Chapter 197: Terrifying Blind Man

Xu Xiaoshou, however, ignored all of it.

He dared to act so presumptuously for two reasons. Firstly, Lei Shuangxing was merely a Sword Sovereign; no matter how strong, he had his limits. Xu Xiaoshou's Grandmaster body was clearly no less formidable than the blind man before him. Secondly, Ye Xiaotian, a Throne cultivation expert, was watching from behind. No matter how angry Lei Shuangxing became, he would have to think twice before truly making a move.

"Do you dare make a move?"

"If you really dared to move, you wouldn't just be putting on a show; you'd have attacked directly."

As Xu Xiaoshou watched Lei Shuangxing's aura grow increasingly domineering, his mind was clear as day. This guy was just like Ye Xiaotian—a paper tiger who could only talk the talk.

He lifted Luo Leilei, intending to step forward, but found the girl was still restrained. He couldn't help but look at the Dean.

Ye Xiaotian didn't hesitate and immediately removed the restraints. It was clear that at this point, Luo Leilei couldn't escape Xu Xiaoshou's grasp.

"One-on-one, a trade?" Xu Xiaoshou took a step closer.

Lei Shuangxing struggled internally. He desperately wanted to do the same to the unconscious person floating in the air, but he was afraid of provoking this unpredictable fellow in front of him. If he struck again, wouldn't Luo Leilei be finished?

"Alright."

Lei Shuangxing beckoned with a hand in the air, and the "floating corpse" landed in his grasp. He couldn't afford to gamble. The entire Heavenly Sang Spiritual Palace combined wasn't as important as a single strand of Luo Leilei's hair!

The two approached each other, both surprisingly intending to complete the exchange face-to-face.

Ye Xiaotian was a little worried and transmitted his voice, "Shall I do it?"

Xu Xiaoshou gently shook his head, tilted it, and winked at him.

Ye Xiaotian: "..."

"What does that mean?"

"A signal?"

"But I don't understand. Giving me a signal without discussing it beforehand—do you think I can read minds?"

Passive Value increased by 1: Suspected.

He could only slightly heighten his vigilance, secretly becoming more cautious. Obviously, this exchange wouldn't go as smoothly as imagined.

The two in the field drew closer. Lei Shuangxing's aura was overbearing, and he showed no sign of backing down. For every step Xu Xiaoshou took, he took a step forward as well.

But soon, the blind youth's formidable aura suddenly halted, and he was forced to stop.

Whoosh.

Xu Xiaoshou's hot breath was directly exhaling onto his face. His face slightly flushed, Lei Shuangxing was forced to take a step back. He truly couldn't stand such close proximity. With that single step back, his previously accumulated dominating presence instantly crumbled.

Lei Shuangxing gritted his teeth, finally unable to hold back. "Xu Xiaoshou, how do you want to conduct this exchange?"

"A person for a person, hand to hand!"

"Give me Luo Leilei first."

"Okay."

Luo Leilei, who had been pierced through the chest a second time, was now unconscious from excessive blood loss. Xu Xiaoshou, with a sincere expression, directly extended his blood-stained hand. "To show sincerity, shall we shake hands first?"

Luo Leilei was hanging from his wrist...

Lei Shuangxing nearly exploded on the spot. He gripped his staff, trembling, constantly reminding himself to get the person first.

"Hold on, just hold on!"

"It won't make a difference now!"

"Xu Xiaoshou, right? Just for that strike today, you won't live much longer..."

One hand holding the Grandmaster, his other hand trembled as it let go of his staff. In that moment, he seemed to forget his treasured purple staff, letting it fall directly to the ground as he extended his hand to touch Luo Leilei.

Just as he was about to touch the girl's delicate body, Xu Xiaoshou pulled his hand back.

"You don't want to shake my hand, you don't intend to give me the person, and yet you want to take Luo Leilei back," Xu Xiaoshou scoffed. "You dream beautifully, Lei Shuangxing. Why don't you just call yourself 'Lei True Beauty'?"

Lei Shuangxing's lips trembled; he seemed unable to speak. He magnanimously tossed his person to Xu Xiaoshou, then fiercely snatched Luo Leilei back.

Xu Xiaoshou showed no intention of stopping him. He was a man of his word; if he said he'd trade, he'd trade and wouldn't go back on it. His gaze inexplicably fell upon the purple staff on the ground, seemingly transfixed.

"Speaking of which, your staff is quite unique..."

Lei Shuangxing was stunned for a moment. The air seemed to freeze for half a second, and then a startled roar echoed across the sky.

"Xu Xiaoshou, die!"

Charge! Attack!

Instantly, two towering sword qi nearly simultaneously pierced through the nearby duo. Surprisingly, both were powerful "man-as-sword" control techniques! Lei Shuangxing was astonished. This kid knew he would strike and even knew how he would strike. So he mimicked it exactly? But how could he also know this move? Wasn't this the Head's signature technique? Almost instantly, Lei Shuangxing's mind recalled the suppressed sword dao dust from earlier.

"Damn it!"

He had been deceived by this guy's hateful facade! He should have deduced long ago that he was a sword cultivator, and one with extraordinary sword intent at that!

Passive Value increased by 1: Suspected.

Xu Xiaoshou had a playful expression on his face. He had already given Ye Xiaotian a signal, believing that even if it only restrained for half a second, the Dean would be enough...

Why was there no movement?

His "Perception" saw the blank look on Ye Xiaotian's face, and Xu Xiaoshou knew things were bad. The Dean couldn't understand his signal at all? What the hell? There's no chemistry between us!

He struggled with some horror. With just sword intent, he couldn't match this Sword Sovereign yet! As expected, in less than half a breath's time, Lei Shuangxing had forcibly broken free. With one hand, he pulled back, holding Luo Leilei, and with the other, he raised a jade stone.

At the crucial moment, Xu Xiaoshou finally used his Grandmaster body to forcibly break free. His chest jolted, and an iron ball shot past, surprisingly striking Lei Shuangxing's face and drawing blood before he could crush the jade stone.

"Dean!"

After a startled shout, there was still no response. At this point, Xu Xiaoshou realized something was wrong; the Dean was definitely being held back by something. His "Perception" saw that although Ye Xiaotian was standing still, his eyes had transformed into one black and one white, with black and white mists swirling around them, completely controlling his mind.

"Illusion? Eye technique?"

Xu Xiaoshou was dumbfounded on the spot. What level of spiritual ability could control a Throne? And there was no one else present... His heart suddenly sank. When he looked at Lei Shuangxing again, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Blind man, eye technique... No way, this guy isn't just a Sword Sovereign?

"Damn it! He's playing me!"

Such a miscalculation due to unequal information could almost cost someone their life. Xu Xiaoshou immediately wanted to fly away from the place.

At this critical moment, the purple staff lying on the ground actually trembled slightly, emitting a vibrant sword hum. With a crackling sound, the staff's surface surprisingly cracked inch by inch, revealing an extremely slender...

The sword-staff's blade was silver, slender and conical, with dragon patterns carved on it. At first glance, it actually pricked one's mind. It even seemed to draw one's spirit into an unnamed illusionary vortex within the blade.

An expression of horror appeared on Xu Xiaoshou's face. This feeling, he had only experienced it with Su Qianqian's "Tombstone City Snow."

"A Named Sword?!"

"Holy crap!"

Tens of thousands of divine beasts galloped through his mind. At this moment, Xu Xiaoshou even wanted to curse. What kind of backgrounds did these "Holy Slaves" have?! At first glance, it seemed they had sent a Sword Sovereign with no cultivation, supposedly to save someone, but mostly just to stall for time. In reality, this Sword Sovereign could even control a Throne! Even more terrifying was that this guy actually possessed a Named Sword; there were only twenty-one of them on the entire continent!

This guy... everyone underestimated him! He was absolutely not simple; he should even hold a pivotal position in the "Holy Slaves"!

"Don't worry, it's over..." Lei Shuangxing, not far away, caressed Luo Leilei's pale cheek, murmuring softly.

He didn't even turn his head. He didn't even want to perceive the young man opposite him, not even a faint outline with his spiritual sense.

Blindness didn't affect one's ability to kill at all!

With a hook of his hand, the purple staff transformed into a sword, drawing a silver afterimage before vanishing into the world.

"Goodbye!"