Chapter 198: Martial Enthusiast

The barefoot man, hearing this, became enraged! This woman, already struggling to protect herself, dared to repeatedly challenge his limits!

“Fine! Fine! Fine!” he uttered three times in a fit of furious laughter.

“Then today, you shall die here!”

With that, he pointed at the giant silver sword. The sword immediately flared with brilliant light, emitting dazzling sword energy, then mercilessly descended upon the young woman's head with the force of Mount Tai.

Seeing this, the young woman gritted her teeth and hastily commanded her silk handkerchief to transform into a wheel-sized yellow disc, which she sent to block the attack head-on.

With a ripping sound, this top-tier magic artifact, already at the end of its power, was struck by the fully powered silver greatsword and shattered into countless pieces, scattering across the sky. The silver sword, its light flashing, continued its descent without hesitation under the man's control, aiming for the young woman below, who was now smiling bitterly.

With a clear clang, the silver sword was intercepted about ten feet above the young woman's head by a golden flying blade that shot in from the side. It then danced into a ball of golden light above the young woman, stubbornly preventing the silver sword from descending an inch further.

“Who's there? Get out here!” The barefoot man's face darkened. With a wave of his hand, he recalled the silver sword. Then, his gaze, sharp as lightning, swept to the side and fixed on a large boulder, for he had clearly seen the golden blade emerge from behind it.

“Hehe! The weather's really nice today! Why fight and kill when we could all sit down and talk properly instead?” A figure flashed from behind the rock. A yellow-robed youth with an ordinary appearance emerged. He scratched his scalp, then looked up at the sky, and yawned as he spoke.

However, a helpless expression was plastered across the youth's face! This was Han Li, who, upon seeing the young woman in mortal danger, couldn't help but intervene and save the green-robed girl.

Han Li was speechless, looking up at the sky, contemplating his impulsive action of intervening the moment he saw the young woman's desperate plight. This truly went against his long-standing principle of self-preservation, senselessly inviting such trouble. What a femme fatale!

Yet, Han Li also knew that this was mainly because the woman had left too deep an impression on him. He couldn't just stand by indifferently and watch a woman he rather liked die before his eyes! It seemed his heart wasn't entirely hard; he wasn't the ruthless, unforgiving type of hero. Han Li smiled bitterly, his thoughts running wild.

However, since trouble had already been stirred, he had no choice but to brace himself and deal with it. Fortunately, after his encounters with Duo Bao Nü and Feng Yue, Han Li had gained some confidence in contending with these elite disciples. Thus, he wasn't panicked. He had already gripped several items in his hand.

“Is that you?” Only then did the green-robed young woman clearly see Han Li's face. She couldn't help but gasp, covering her mouth, an expression of disbelief on her face!

Han Li found it both amusing and exasperating that the young woman was only now recognizing her savior, displaying such a bewildered expression.

But outwardly, he simply gave the young woman a slight nod, then turned back to the barefoot man and continued:

“Sir, what do you think of my suggestion? Why not let this young lady go? You can go your way, and I'll go mine; we'll mind our own business. Wouldn't that prevent any unpleasantness?”

Han Li still held onto the hope of avoiding a fight, which was why he spoke those words! After all, engaging in a senseless battle with a 'master' could potentially be life-threatening and was certainly not a wise decision!

However, Han Li never imagined that the barefoot man opposite him would ignore his words completely, instead staring intently at the golden blade in Han Li's hand, which seemed to interest him even more.

This action from his opponent secretly annoyed Han Li! He suppressed his displeasure, just about to say something more, when the man opposite him suddenly spoke, and what he said instantly stunned Han Li.

“This golden blade in your hand, it should be part of the same set of magic artifacts as the one in the air, right? And it was able to block my silver sword's attack without breaking immediately. That must mean it's a top-tier magic artifact! Am I correct?” The barefoot man from the Greatsword Sect asked slowly, his eyes shining brightly, his aura suddenly rising to an astonishing degree!

Han Li blinked, a little confused, unsure what the other party meant! But he casually replied:

“You're right, sir, they are indeed a set of top-tier magic artifacts, and...”

“Enough! Knowing that much is sufficient. Make your move, sir! If you can defeat me, not only will I spare this woman's life, but all the spiritual herbs within this stone house will also be yours!” The man immediately interrupted Han Li before he could finish, then, with a fanatical expression, spoke words that left Han Li dumbfounded!

This person was actually a 'martial arts fanatic' of the cultivation world! At this moment, Han Li suddenly realized this, and a wave of exasperation welled up within him, leaving him utterly speechless!

“Take this!”

Without waiting for Han Li's reply, the big man, without even releasing a protective shield, immediately directed the silver sword to turn from the young woman's direction and aggressively lunged towards Han Li.

Knowing the man's true nature, Han Li understood that further words would be useless. He immediately flicked the main blade in his hand, and the other seven sub-blades flew out from his storage pouch, transforming into seven golden streaks of light that met the opponent's silver greatsword without showing any weakness.

However, Han Li did not pull out a defensive talisman to cast a protective shield on himself.

This was because, after witnessing the silver sword shatter the young woman's silk handkerchief, Han Li clearly understood that the silver sword's power was truly terrifying. An ordinary protective shield would be utterly destroyed and useless against a single strike from it, leading to instant death. Given this, it was better not to use a defensive spell at all; that way, he could rely on the unpredictable nature of his movement technique to counter the opponent's surprise attacks!

As Han Li pondered, the seven sub-blades, excluding the one guarding the young woman, had already become entangled with the silver greatsword, like seven golden snakes ceaselessly rolling and biting with a giant python, neither yielding to the other!