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Chapter 29 The Seed of Sword Intent, the Power of the Nine-Character Mantra Seal

"Arrogant! Do you really think you can act with impunity just because you killed Li Baichuan!"

"Today I'll show you what it means to have a world beyond your own and a person beyond your own."

Before he finished speaking, Fang Yuan's longsword was instantly drawn from its sheath. With a flick of his wrist, a streak of cold light shot out, faster than lightning.

There was no overwhelming momentum, only an absolute sharpness that could cut through everything and break through nothing, as the longsword hurtled towards Zhou Qing.

At the same time, Zhou Qing also slashed out with his Xuan Tie sword, a blue blade light bursting forth from its edge, and a chilling aura spread out, as if even the air itself was about to freeze.

At this moment, before the swords clashed, two different forces collided first.

The power of momentum is a clash at the level of the mind.

When martial artists who have mastered the power of momentum clash, their momentum will collide first. If the momentum of momentum weakens and the martial artist is at a disadvantage, the martial artist may suffer a mental shock, causing their fighting spirit to collapse and directly affecting the performance of subsequent moves.

Simply put, in a fight between martial artists, once one's momentum falls behind, the battle is already half lost.

scoff!

On a spiritual level, the moment Zhou Qing's icy aura collided with his sword aura, the terrifying sharpness was unstoppable, tearing the icy aura apart almost instantly.

"That sword momentum!"

Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.

The sword aura that Fang Yuan unleashed was far more powerful than the Blood River aura wielded by Blood Hand Butcher, and even more terrifying than his freezing aura.

It should be noted that his freezing power has reached perfection.

However, Fang Yuan's sword technique seemed to have surpassed perfection, but it had not completely transformed into a state of mind; rather, it remained somewhere between technique and state of mind.

No wonder the other party dared to pursue him even though they knew he had killed Bloodhand Butcher Li Baichuan; it turns out he had mastered the power of momentum beyond the perfect level.

Perhaps, it can no longer be called the power of momentum.

However, although his momentum was broken by Fang Yuan's sword momentum that surpassed perfection, Zhou Qing did not panic.

"Acalanatha Seal!"

Zhou Qing directly unleashed the Immovable King Seal of the Nine-Character Mantra.

hum~~~
In an instant, Zhou Qing's internal energy, blood, and spiritual power converged to form a golden Vajra Barrier protecting his body, providing absolute defense.

This defense is not only physical, but can also withstand mental attacks.

clang!
Fang Yuan's longsword struck Zhou Qing as if it had struck an incredibly hard piece of black iron, sending sparks flying.

"what!"

Fang Yuan's expression changed slightly.

His all-out attack failed to harm Zhou Qing in the slightest, and a recoil force struck, causing Zhou Qing's blood to churn.

It should be noted that he has been studying and cultivating the sword intent and divine intent for many years, using the true sword intent in the divine intent to hone his sword style. His sword style has already taken a further step towards perfection.

When the sword technique reaches perfection, the next step is the condensation of the sword intent seed. It has already begun to transform in the direction of sword intent. One day, the sword intent seed will be nurtured and matured, transforming into true sword intent.

Even with his so-called perfect power, he could shatter the seed of sword intent with a single sword strike.

But at this moment, Zhou Qing somehow used some secret technique to block the attack of his sword intent seed, which surpassed the power of perfection, without affecting his mind.

"It seems I underestimated you."

Fang Yuan took a deep breath, steadied himself, and prepared to attack again.

However, Zhou Qing wasn't going to give him that chance.

"Great Vajra Wheel Seal!" Zhou Qing instantly formed a hand seal with his left hand and blasted it towards Fang Yuan.

The Great Vajra Wheel Seal with the character "兵" (Bing) is primarily for attack, and can compress internal force to unleash an ultimate attack.

In an instant, nearly half of the Xuanbing internal energy in Zhou Qing's body was drawn away. All of this Xuanbing internal energy was compressed and condensed at his fingertips, and an even more terrifying chill spread out, causing ice crystals to appear directly in the void.

"cold!"

Before the finger even landed on him, Fang Yuan felt an incredibly terrifying chill invade his body, seeping into his body through his pores. Even with his internal energy protecting him, he still felt the cold.

Nearly half of Zhou Qing's Xuanbing internal energy was extracted and condensed into a single strike. The compressed internal energy was like solid ice, exuding a heart-palpitating aura.

The power unleashed by this compressed internal force, even if it is not as great as innate true qi, is probably not much different.

The true energy mastered by innate grandmasters is actually a higher form of power derived from absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, integrating it into their internal strength, and then continuously refining and compressing it.

At this moment, Zhou Qing activated the Great Vajra Wheel Seal within the Nine True Words Seal, drawing half of the Xuanbing internal energy from his body. The attack he unleashed was already extremely close to true qi.

As soon as the finger touched Fang Yuan, a thick layer of ice crystals immediately appeared on his body, turning him into an ice sculpture.

Flesh and blood, bones, and even the sharp internal energy were all frozen.

Although Fang Yuan's sword intent seed was strong and could easily shatter the power of momentum at the perfect realm, it was ultimately just a sword intent seed and had not transformed into true sword intent.

If it's not sword intent, then it cannot interfere with reality.

If it is true sword intent, then in a single thought, sword intent can mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to transform the illusory into the real, manifest itself, and sever everything.

Sword techniques can only affect the mind.

For inanimate objects, the force of momentum has no effect whatsoever.

For example, using sword strikes to attack inanimate objects like rocks and trees will have no effect whatsoever; only sentient beings can be affected.

However, sword intent leaps from the level of the mind to interfering with reality.

At this moment, Zhou Qing's finger strike completely froze Fang Yuan. The flow of his blood and internal energy in his body stopped instantly, and he became like an ice sculpture, devoid of any vitality.

Click!

The next moment, Fang Yuan's body, which had been turned into an ice sculpture, shattered and turned into ice shards that scattered in the air.

"Is that all you can do?"

Zhou Qing withdrew his finger, his tone indifferent.

Although the Great Vajra Wheel Seal of the Soldier character consumed internal energy, drawing away half of the Xuanbing internal energy in a single strike, the power it unleashed satisfied Zhou Qing.

When used at a crucial moment, it can turn the tide of battle.

"what!"

"This...this is impossible!"

Seeing the Red Wolf Commander Fang Yuan turn into ice shards, the other two Red Wolf Deputy Commanders stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape enough to fit fists, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Fang Yuan, the leader of the Red Wolf Clan, is not just an ordinary top-tier martial artist; he has comprehended the seed of sword intent.

Wanzhou has a total of sixteen prefectures. Among all the Red Wolf commanders, Fang Yuan ranks among the top three. In the list of people released by the Jianghu force Fengmanlou, Fang Yuan is also ranked thirty-seventh.

Even a notorious criminal like Li Baichuan, the Blood-Handed Butcher, would run away with his tail between his legs at the mere mention of Fang Yuan's name, and wouldn't dare to even face him.

Ordinary first-rate martial artists are no match for Fang Yuan.

However, at this moment, Fang Yuan shattered like porcelain, turning into ice shards. How could they not be shocked?

(End of this chapter)