Chapter 314: Who Says I Can’t Wield Swordsmanship

Jiang Fan was also stunned. Previously, he had only used the Immeasurable Ring inadvertently on the clouds in the sky. He hadn't yet realized how powerful its gravity suppression was. Only now did he understand its terrifying potential!

Furthermore, this was despite most of its energy having been wasted earlier. If the Immeasurable Ring had been at full power, Leng Gu wouldn't even be a speck of dust now. Yet, gravely wounding a ninth-level Core Formation beast king was already enough to pleasantly surprise Jiang Fan.

He activated his movement technique and swiftly flew over. He immediately unleashed the Sword of Lamentation, striking at the immobile Leng Gu from a distance. He aimed to finish it off while it was weak! He would not give it any chance to recover!

*Chirp—* But just then, the black raptor was drawn by the commotion, and upon noticing the scene below, it decisively swooped down!

Jiang Fan's expression changed. This black raptor was also a mid-stage Core Formation beast. The power of its talons was not much weaker than the Silver-Winged Thunder Roc. He quickly sidestepped and leaped away.

*Boom—* An incredibly powerful gust of wind nearly sent Jiang Fan flying. Fortunately, he managed to dodge it. What made his expression change, however, was this: Leng Gu was gone from the deep pit! Looking up, he saw the black raptor clutching Leng Gu with its talons, carrying it away to safety!

Leng Gu, having narrowly escaped death, looked back at the increasingly distant Jiang Fan on the ground with a mix of shock and fury, roaring: "You lowly human! You won't leave this place alive! Black Hawk, ignore my injuries. Follow this human and tell the other beast kings to hurry here! This boy must be killed! Otherwise, the consequences will be endless!"

The thought of the Nascent Soul strike talisman in Jiang Fan's hand sent shivers down its spine. It couldn't imagine the repercussions if this child appeared with the Nascent Soul talisman during a critical moment in the war between humans and demons. In its view, this child needed to be eradicated more thoroughly than even Xu Qingyang. Even if he managed to escape today, in the future, it would mobilize the demon race's power to relentlessly hunt him down and kill him. No potential threat could be left alive!

Jiang Fan's murderous intent also surged. If Leng Gu escaped, the fact that he possessed a Nascent Soul talisman would no longer remain a secret. At that point, whether the demon race would pursue him was secondary; the Giant Sect, for one, would certainly not let him off the hook!

"Still want to kill me? Do you think you can get away?" Jiang Fan scoffed coldly. Spiritual energy surged wildly within him, forming a sword-like shape. The Sword of Lamentation on his back trembled incessantly, as if eager and excited.

Leng Gu scoffed, "Xu Qingyang couldn't kill me. You, a mere human, think you can take my life from a distance?" The sky had always been forbidden territory for humans. No matter how powerful a cultivator, they were powerless against the sky. Only Xu Qingyang's sword-controlling technique could inflict damage on airborne demon beasts. However, his sword-controlling technique was unique to him; no one else in the world knew it. Outsiders simply couldn't learn it. Let alone the mere human before him?

But the next moment, Leng Gu's expression froze. Jiang Fan was seen taking a long sword wrapped in a cloth bag from his back. He gripped the hilt and gave it a shake. A peerless purple radiance instantly shredded the cloth, revealing a long purple sword exuding immense spiritual pressure!

Even from such a distance, Leng Gu felt waves of chilling coldness emanating from the purple sword. A feeling of dread spread throughout its entire body. "Could it be a spiritual artifact?" Leng Gu gasped, taking a sharp breath. It felt a strong sense of unease. If it weren't currently airborne and fearless of this sword, it would have long retreated and maintained its distance.

But the next moment, a scene that sent shivers down Leng Gu's spine unfolded! Jiang Fan raised his hand and tossed the purple sword into the air. Then, he formed a sword-finger gesture and pointed it remotely at Leng Gu. The purple sword transformed into a beam of purple light and instantly shot towards it!

"Sword Control Technique!!!" Leng Gu let out a shriek of utter terror. The next instant, it was struck by the purple sword, along with the black raptor.

Leng Gu had a fleeting hope that its indestructible body could withstand this sword. However, it discovered in despair that its body was like paper before the purple sword. It was instantly sliced open! What was even worse was that the black raptor's head was directly pierced through. Its massive body plummeted powerlessly, dragging Leng Gu with it, crashing back to the ground.

*Thud—* Flesh, blood, and feathers splattered everywhere. The already dying Leng Gu was shattered to pieces, with only its bloody eyeballs in its head still weakly twitching. Its mouth opened and closed, uttering sounds of pleading: "Let me go..."

*Splat—* A purple light descended from the sky, piercing its head and utterly crushing it. It was Jiang Fan, controlling the purple sword, delivering the final blow to Leng Gu.

Jiang Fan retrieved the purple sword and stared coldly at Leng Gu's corpse. How could he be soft-hearted and let it live?

Only after confirming Leng Gu was completely dead did Jiang Fan approach its corpse, a fervent glint appearing in his eyes. "This was a ninth-level Core Formation demon beast. Its beast core must be incredibly valuable, right?"

After searching for a while, Jiang Fan finally found a white demon core the size of an eyeball inside its head. Compared to other demon cores, this one was noticeably smaller. Yet, the energy it contained was a hundred times greater than that of other demon beasts. Holding it in his palm, he could feel a suffocatingly immense power surging within.

Jiang Fan secretly rejoiced, "Thankfully, I have the Immeasurable Ring, otherwise I might have been doomed today." Jiang Fan was deeply impressed by how powerful Leng Gu truly was. The green-robed old man with incredibly formidable swordsmanship hadn't succeeded in killing it. His ability to kill it was entirely thanks to the power of the Immeasurable Ring!

Only then did Jiang Fan have time to examine the Immeasurable Ring, discovering it had turned completely snow-white, devoid of any green tint. This indicated it had lost all its power. "I need to find a way to restore some of its energy," Jiang Fan muttered to himself. Witnessing the astonishing power of the Immeasurable Ring filled him with joy. He now considered it his ultimate life-saving trump card, second only to the Nascent Soul talisman.

After tucking away Leng Gu's beast core, Jiang Fan also extracted the Black Hawk's inner core and urged, "Let's go quickly! It's not safe to stay here for long!" He pulled Xu Yining along, directly employing his movement technique to swiftly traverse the mountains and forests.

Xu Yining was still reeling from the shock of what had just happened. Shadow Guard Number One, alone, killed a ninth-level Core Formation beast king? When had he become so terrifyingly powerful? Even Jiang Fan couldn't be this formidable, could he?

By the time she snapped out of it, they had already traveled a considerable distance. The rest of their journey was much smoother. They encountered no more beast kings.

Several days later, the two, weary from travel, arrived at Sword City, located at the foot of the Myriad Sword Sect's mountain. Unlike other cities, Sword City was under strict lockdown today. All travelers needed to present identity jade tokens. Non-residents of Sword City and disciples not from the Nine Sects were denied entry. This was undoubtedly related to the upcoming Sword Forest event. With such an important event approaching, the Myriad Sword Sect was concerned about malevolent individuals infiltrating and threatening the safety of the Nine Sects' disciples.

"It's our turn," Xu Yining said. When it was her turn in line, she unhesitatingly took out her identity token. After her verification was complete, she watched Jiang Fan without blinking. Her beautiful eyes brimmed with intense curiosity. Shadow Guard Number One's true identity was about to be revealed.

Jiang Fan felt a slight headache. He hadn't expected to need an identity token to enter Sword City, and even worse, Xu Yining was right beside him. If she found out that Shadow Guard Number One was Jiang Fan, heaven knew if she would have a breakdown.

As he hesitated, a somewhat cold voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "What's your name?"

Jiang Fan turned his head to look. He saw a vividly red-dressed girl standing behind him, though he hadn't noticed her approach. Her skin was as fair as snow, and she had long, wavy golden hair. In her deep-set eye sockets were two sapphire-like eyes. Her alluring figure was particularly striking. She was an exotic beauty with a captivating appearance and a fiery physique.

She leaned close to Jiang Fan and sniffed him. This left Jiang Fan utterly bewildered. What baffled him even more was that after sniffing, the red-dressed girl's expression suddenly turned cold. Her eyes, fixed on him, held an inexplicable hostility.