Chapter 153 - 153 Repaying Kindness with Ingratitude

153 Repaying Kindness with Ingratitude

The air slash reflected a bright arc in Lin Ran’s pupils.

Lin Ran’s pupils dilated. Almost instinctively, he swung Army Breaker horizontally. With a loud clang, a violent force instantly sent him flying!

After being sent flying for nearly 100 feet, Lin Ran flipped over and landed on the ground. His right hand that was holding the sword was trembling slightly. Although he had tried his best to reduce the impact, his arm was still injured by the air slash. Liu Hongshan was too strong.

“Phew—”

Lin Ran took a long breath. After trying his best to control his trembling right hand, he glanced at the sword—it was not damaged!

Although Army Breaker’s sword body looked thin, it was actually harder than the Yin-Yang Sword. This made Lin Ran more confident.

“Don’t be in a hurry to fight! I have something to ask you!”

Lin Ran shouted and silently activated the Three Essence Sword Technique in his heart.

This was the first cultivation technique he had obtained from the system, and it was also the most powerful cultivation technique he could use at the moment.

The Three Essence Sword Technique was divided into Starlight, Moonlight, and Sunlight. With his cultivation at that time, he could only cultivate the Starlight Technique. However, as long as he cultivated it to perfection, he would have the strength comparable to a Senior Grandmaster.

He could only cultivate Sunlight after entering the Saint Realm. Lin Ran’s current cultivation was still a little below that, but if he could cultivate the Moonlight to perfection, he might have a chance of winning!

At the same time, Liu Hongshan had already raised the Dragon Roar Dagger again. However, when he heard that Lin Ran had something to ask, he slowly put it down. “Since you’re going to die anyway, I’ll be merciful and let you die knowing why!”

“Then I’ll ask!”

As Lin Ran spoke, he quickly thought of a time-consuming question. “Although you’re the orphan of the Great Yong Dynasty’s royal family, you grew up in the Heavenly Saint Dynasty. All your friends and brothers are here… Why did you betray them?!”

Hearing this question, Liu Hongshan’s expression clearly stiffened for a moment, but it quickly returned to normal. “I didn’t betray them. You were the ones who said I betrayed them!”

“But you let the prisoners of war of the Great Yong Dynasty go!”

“I didn’t let them go!”

Liu Hongshan suddenly roared, his eyes immediately turning red, as if these words had touched a sore spot in his heart. “That day, the sixth prince of the Great Yong Dynasty requested to talk to me in private. He exposed my identity and threatened me to let them go, but I refused!”

“Later, the people of the Great Yong Dynasty came to rescue the prisoners late at night. Because of my negligence, it was already too late when I discovered it. As the person in charge, I was imprisoned and interrogated. During this period, my deputy general couldn’t take the torture and said that I have the blood of the Great Yong Dynasty’s royal family…”

At this point, Liu Hongshan suddenly stopped.

Lin Ran waited for a moment but didn’t hear him continue. He couldn’t help but ask curiously, “What happened after that?”

“Does it matter?”

Liu Hongshan sneered, a hint of disdain on his face. “The prisoners of war of the Great Yong Dynasty escaped, and I’m a member of the Great Yong Dynasty. I was naturally the one to pin the blame on.”

“Since you all think that I’m one of the Great Yong Dynasty, I might as well join the Great Yong Dynasty. At the very least, they won’t bite the hand that feeds them like you all!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hongshan raised the Dragon Roar Dagger again. A soul-stirring cold light slowly appeared, flowing around the blade. It was a sign that the sword energy had been compressed to the limit!

Seeing this, Lin Ran frowned. He had just activated the Three Essence Sword Technique to the critical stage. If he was not careful, he would suffer from Qi Deviation. If Liu Hongshan attacked now, he would not even be able to protect himself!

Lin Ran’s mind raced. However, before he could think of a way to deal with the situation, Liu Hongshan’s Dragon Roar Dagger was already landing from the sky!

Clang!

With a dragon roar, the Half Moon Air Slash instantly shot through the air!

This Air Slash was only 2-meter-long and did not seem to be as majestic as Liu Hongshan’s previous strike, but the violent power contained in it made Lin Ran’s hair stand on end!

The Air Slash whooshed through the air and instantly arrived in front of Lin Ran. The cold light on the surface of the sword energy that was compressed to the limit seemed to have materialized.

At the critical moment, Lin Ran had no time to think. As he decisively stopped the circulation of his internal energy, he jumped up and raised Army Breaker to block the cold light in front of him!

Ding!

Army Breaker and the sword energy collided in the air, producing a crisp sound like a silver bell.

Then, to Lin Ran’s surprise, Army Breaker suddenly split into four. The four blades shared the brunt of the Air Slash and reduced the impact greatly.

“So this is the correct way to use Army Breaker?”

A thought flashed across Lin Ran’s mind. Then, he was sent flying by the remaining force of the Air Slash.

However, with his previous experience, Lin Ran did not take the strike head-on this time. Instead, the moment the tip of the sword touched the Air Slash, he let go all the strength in his body and allowed himself to be blown away like a dandelion in the wind.

It was also because of this that Lin Ran was sent flying more than 300 feet back this time. However, because he did not exert his strength to resist, his injuries were lighter than last time.

The moment he landed on the ground, Lin Ran let out a grunt, and the ground under his feet instantly exploded!

Whoosh—

A figure charged out like an arrow leaving the bow and instantly traveled 300 feet, heading straight towards Liu Hongshan, who was still at the Meridian Gate!

Seeing that Lin Ran seemed to be only slightly injured, Liu Hongshan was clearly a little surprised. However, when he saw that Lin Ran was charging at him, the surprise in his eyes was replaced by mockery.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“It seems that you still don’t know the difference between us!”

Liu Hongshan sneered and raised the Dragon Roar Dagger. However, just as he was about to attack, Lin Ran, who was already within a hundred steps, suddenly disappeared into thin air!

Before Liu Hongshan could react, Lin Ran suddenly appeared a hundred steps to his right. However, when Liu Hongshan turned around and was about to slash, the figure disappeared again like the morning fog.

“Is he that fast?”

A question arose in Liu Hongshan’s heart. His sharp eyes darted around, but he couldn’t keep up with Lin Ran’s speech. Even if he expanded his divine sense, he could only catch a glimpse of Lin Ran when he appeared.

Even Liu Hongshan had to be careful when dealing with such shocking speed.

However, he did not notice that in the rolling dust in the distance, a pair of eyes was staring at him coldly.