Chapter 53: Return to the Sword
The first meeting between the two ended in an instant.
Xie Shien's sword failed to pierce Ning Jian's throat, and Ning Jian failed to take Xie Shien's sword either.
Everyone only saw that after the two separated, Ning Jian suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Xie Shien stood on his own with a sword, a bead of sweat on his forehead sliding down his cheeks.
"Isn't it a duel with the same realm, why was Ning Jian injured as soon as he fought?"
"I didn't see him stabbed by a sword anywhere?"
"Hmph, if you want me to see, that Jinyang Sect disciple is humble. Even if they are all Spirit Pattern Scholar Nine Ranks, how can a layman who grope alone compare to the senior disciples of the Jinyang Sect. ”
Suddenly, doubts and discussions sounded in the crowd, and they were not optimistic about Ning Jian.
Xie Shien knew that Ning Jian's injury was not too serious.
Ning Jian's eyes were fixed on the other party, and he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. The spiritual consciousness is sensing the aura in the body.
"This is sword qi. ”
Xie Shien nodded and said, "My gladiolus can highly compress its own aura and hide it in the sword. ”
He was still humble. The purity of this sword qi is no less than that of the Spirit Pattern Master realm. What's even more terrifying is that it also comes with the unique sharpness and destructiveness of the sword body, even Ning Jian's gluttonous spirit pattern failed to effectively absorb this damage in the first place.
After eighteen breaths, the sword qi in the body was completely wiped out by the spirit pattern. But in Ning Jian's eyes, there was a little more determination.
"Come again!"
In the face of Ning Jian's initiative, Xie Shien's brows furrowed even tighter.
This time there was no sword flower, and Xie Shien used the second form of the seven-star sword. The wrist exerted force, the sword body twisted left and right like a swimming dragon, and the tip of the sword kept shaking. In this style, the emphasis is on defense.
Ning Jian seemed to have forgotten what he had just experienced, and his hands still faced the sword body. Only this time, both palms are on the right side, cutting into the side of the sword. The palms clapped together, and the strength in his hands was transmitted to Xie Shien's wrist through the sword body.
Xie Shien withstood this wave of impact, and his hand holding the sword was still very steady. The highly concentrated aura, or sword qi, that had long been hidden in the sword, once again invaded Ning Jian's body.
The gluttonous spirit pattern wrapped this sharp sword qi, and at the first time, it still allowed three points of its strength to escape, directly acting on Ning Jian's arms.
In an instant, several wounds opened from under the skin of the young man's arm from the inside out, splashing out a few wisps of blood.
Ning Jian didn't pay attention to it, he even handed over the sword qi in his body to the gluttonous spirit pattern, and the five fingers of his hands were bent into claws, and he actually grabbed the sword body directly.
Xie Shien successfully struck a blow and decisively retreated to retract his sword. It's still so smooth, no matter how strong Ning Jian's hand is, it's hard to clamp this sword in the slightest.
As the sword body recovered, the two blades cut the calluses in Ning Jian's palm, directly cutting the flesh and blood. The sword that had already been withdrawn half an inch was soaked in blood.
Ning Jian increased the strength of his grip a little more, not caring about the deepening of the wound at all.
At this time, Xie Shien saw a flash of light in Ning Jian's eyes, and his heart was not good. Without waiting for him to further speed up the retreat in his hand, Ning Jian's legs were forced, and his center of gravity was even more towards him.
Under the force of Ning Jian's arms, the sword body bent.
One retreated, the other advanced, Xie Shien's speed was not as fast as Ning Jian's, and the bend of the sword body was getting bigger and bigger. When he finally reacted, the sword had been bent in a semicircle, and the tip of the sword was pointing at him.
The second sword qi had not yet arrived, and Ning Jian had already known Xie Shien's flaws. It takes time to compress the aura, and what Ning Jian wants is this blank time.
Facing the tip of the sword that was getting closer and closer, Xie Shien's mind finally lost. The curved sword body not only severed Ning Jian's palm, but also made his wrist unstable.
Finally, the tip of the sword pierced into Xie Shien's left shoulder, but the bend of the sword body was also to the limit, and only two inches were pierced.
A discerning person could see at this time that Ning Jian's means had been exhausted, and such a large amount of effort was only exchanged for this slight injury from the other party. The situation where you chase me back is over, what should Ning Jian do at this time?
If he retreated, once the opponent's second sword qi was prepared, Ning Jian would once again become the prey. If he let go and attack again, Xie Shien only needed to draw his sword and use the rebound sword body to cut off Ning Jian's hands.
It seems to be incomprehensible, just because no one knows about the existence of the gluttonous spirit pattern.
I saw that Ning Jian was still holding the sword blade with both hands, and the spiritual energy in his hands was surging and the gluttonous spiritual pattern was stimulated, as if opening the gate to release water, and the sword qi hovering in his body finally came out of trouble.
The sword qi returned to the familiar sword body, and Ning Jian's hands also let go. Just when everyone thought that Xie Shien was going to draw his sword to fight back, Xie Shien felt the familiar impact burrow into his body from the wound in his shoulder.
As if they had discussed, Xie Shien also spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the whole person was blasted out of the main hall of Ning Mansion, shattering many potted plants in the courtyard.
He was seriously injured by his own sword qi.
Without the gluttonous spirit pattern protection, Xie Shien's injuries were much more serious than Ning Jian's. That sword qi stabbed everywhere in his body, and it had already hurt his internal organs.
At this point, the second encounter between the two ended.
All the onlookers inside and outside the Ning Mansion who had been holding their breath and not daring to speak out only shouted at this moment.
"What's going on, that's the end of the fight?"
"I don't know, but that's what Master Matchups are all about. ”
"That's not right, Ning Jian was still alive after being stabbed by a sword, so why was the Jinyang Sect stabbed by his own sword and injured like this?"
Laymen can't see the excitement naturally, but there are many monks in the crowd with vicious eyes, and they are also confused.
Xie Shien's hand was still clenched to the hilt of the sword, but his face was as pale as paper, and beneath him were scattered fragments of potted plants and dirt.
"I really can't beat you. Thank you, though. ”
At the last moment, Ning Jian let go and let Xie Shien be injured by the sword qi, and did not take advantage of the victory to pursue. They all knew this to each other, and it was Ning Jian's subordinates who showed mercy.
But what Ning Jian didn't know was that Xie Shien finally caught a glimpse of that flash after this battle. The inspiration for breaking through the tattoo priest's promotion to the tattoo master has been found by him.
In the sect, he did not have the decision of Ning Duwu to close the pass, so he followed him down the mountain to seek a breakthrough. Fighting against Ning Jian today can be regarded as repaying Ning Duwu's kindness, and what is even more valuable is that Ning Jian also gave him this opportunity.
After today, Xie Shien firmly believes that he can be promoted to Spirit Tattoo Master within half a month. Say thank you, too.
Ning Jian no longer looked at Xie Shien, who fell to the ground, and turned his head to look at Ning Hanlin: "Die, then pay back the money, or I'll let them come to raid the house." ”
As soon as they heard this, the eyes of many families outside the door lit up, and they couldn't wait to hug Ning Jian and shout that the living Buddha was alive.
Mrs. Liu Yunfeng scolded: "Ning Jian, you are not as good as a beast! My Ning family provided you with food and shelter and raised you, you white-eyed wolf is so vicious! I knew that I should have killed you back then!"
Ning Jian naturally didn't pay attention to this shrew's scolding, since Ning Hanlin couldn't make up his mind, let him do it.
Bang!
Suddenly, there were a few loud sounds, and Ning Jian saw three figures flying in the crowd outside the door, and they were directly killed by bombardment.
The rioting crowd couldn't help but flee and dodge, and the entrance of Ning Mansion instantly opened up a lot.
Outside the door, Ning Duwu rushed back.