Chapter 1274: Slaying Dragons Amidst Angry Seas, Chaos Unleashed—The Blood-soaked Chivalrous Souls Cleanse the Stench (Part 3)

She gazed at the icy blue True Qi flowing all over her husband’s body, bitterness rising in her throat. “Don’t push yourself…” She turned the worry that never left her lips into a melody; the Nine-headed Serpent Gu hissed and flicked its tongue, yet she did not know whether this Gu poison could withstand the Ninja’s venom‑soaked kunai.

Shi Xiong gripped the White Rainbow Sword, the old wound at his tiger’s mouth seeping blood again under the pressure of the hilt.

He recalled those years ago, when Shi Feiyang had guided his hands, teaching him the “Thirteen Life-taking Swords.” Now the blade hummed, yet in the crossing shadows of sword-light he caught a glimpse of the Asura mask at the enemy Ninja’s waist—that was the mark of Fuma Xiaoyezi’s Personal Guard unit.

Hatred burned in his chest like raging fire, but was forcibly pressed down by reason: “I must not act rashly; I must guard the Grand Squad Leader’s flank!”

Shan Zhi hid in the shadow of the mast, his knuckles clenched so hard they turned white.

The specially made Phosphorus Fire Darts left scorch marks in his palm, yet he felt nothing.

Ten years ago at Cangzhou Pier, he was nothing but a bun‑stealing beggar; it was Shi Feiyang who saved his life with a single Plum Blossom Dart.

At that time, Shi Feiyang had only just founded the Heroic Sakura Association, and was leading a portion of his elites back from Liaodong.

Now, watching the golden saber aura the Grand Squad Leader cleaved out in midair, Shan Zhi swore silently, “Even if it costs me my last dart, I must keep everyone safe!”

When Kumada Jiro’s Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber tore through the air, Shi Feiyang’s pupils shrank sharply.

The Bright Jade Technique instantly circulated to the “Supreme Forgetting Emotions Ice Soul Cold Prison”; beneath his jade‑like skin, he could clearly feel the hidden wounds roaming his meridians.

“I can’t drag this out for too long.” He thrust out both palms, unleashing “Heaven and Earth Share the Same Lifespan”; at the instant saber aura met steel, he caught a glimpse of Bai Zhi being forced to the ship’s rail by Ninjas, and it turned into a sky‑filling killing intent. In the moment Bai Zhi’s jade flute snapped, cold sweat soaked his back.

She stared at the approaching Ninja, her fingertips trembling as they groped for the poison pouch at her waist.

Though the Miaojiang Secret Technique could subdue the enemy, it would also drain her vital essence. “I must not die here…” She recalled how Shi Feiyang had said he would take her to see the snow at Changbai Mountain; biting down on her silver teeth, she scattered the entire packet of poison powder over the sea, while the Nine-headed Serpent Gu seized the chance to coil around the enemy’s ankles.

When the edge of Shi Xiong’s White Rainbow Sword rolled, he nearly broke down.

He roared as he unleashed the killing move “God-slaying Buddha Destruction” from the “Thirteen Life-taking Swords”; at the instant the sword wind swept past the Ninja’s neck, he tasted the salty tang of blood at the corner of his mouth—uncertain whether it was the enemy’s or his own.

When Shan Zhi hurled his final Plum Blossom Dart, his heart nearly leapt out of his chest.

Watching the dart nail itself into a Wokou’s throat, he staggered and braced himself against the mast. The image of the young Grand Squad Leader who had once taught him to read overlapped with the blood‑soaked figure before him. “I can still fight!” He drew out the broken sword at his waist, his breath catching—this was the sign of the poison flaring.

Shi Feiyang executed “Cleave Heaven and Earth” of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique, and as he watched Kumada Jiro being split in two, eerie flute music rose from the depths of the sea. He clenched his fists. “Even if I die, I’ll tear a hole open in this conspiracy.”

A bloody wind carried the howling roar of the Mystic Tortoise across the waves; the ancient runes on its shell burst forth with a strange violet light, dyeing the entire firmament an uncanny dark purple. Shi Feiyang stood upon the crest of the waves; the Xu Fu Immortal Pill dissolved into flowing golden radiance within his Dantian, the Kunlun Heart Inquiry Technique drew upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and the oppressive might of the Divine Dragon Pagoda awakened from the depths of his bloodline. The icy blue True Qi coiling about him actually took on threads of golden light, as though a Celestial God had descended to the mortal world.

“Shi Feiyang! Today shall be your burial ground!” Kumada Jiro’s mangled remains transformed into a blood‑red puppet, controlled by a hundred witches using a Secret Technique; the broken blade in its hand suddenly extended three zhang. “Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array, activate!”

In an instant, nine pitch‑black stone pillars rose from the seabed, the chains coiled around them piercing the Mystic Tortoise’s shell, turning it into the array’s core.

The seawater rolled back toward the heavens, forming a massive black vortex; countless Wokou corpses were sucked into it, and in midair they reassembled into a hundred‑zhang‑tall golem.

Bai Zhi’s jade-like face lost all color, and with the half‑broken jade flute in her hand she blew a hurried melody. “Shi Lang! This is the Fusang Forbidden Technique ‘Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts’!” The Gu insects she had driven forward were corroded to nothing by a strange black mist the moment they touched the golem.

Shi Xiong’s White Rainbow Sword shook out a dragon’s roar, yet when it struck the golem it only sent up a spray of sparks. “Grand Squad Leader, this monster is impervious to blade and spear!” Shan Zhi flicked out his last three Phosphorus Fire Darts, their light against the golem’s surface like ants trying to topple a great tree.

Shi Feiyang’s expression was as cold as frost; the Bright Jade Technique circulated to the extreme of “Ice Soul Cold Prison,” his jade‑like skin nearly transparent, the Divine Dragon bloodline within him boiling, actually sketching golden dragon patterns across his skin.

He slowly raised his palm, a phantom image of the Divine Dragon Pagoda appearing at its center. “Ants shaking a great tree, and you dare speak of suppressing demons?”

Before his words had fallen, “Sun and Moon Shining Together” of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique roared forth; a golden saber light that pierced heaven and earth, wrapped in Ice Soul chill, cleaved toward the golem as though Pangu himself were splitting the sky.

The golem let out a heaven‑shaking roar, swinging its fist to meet the strike. Yet at the instant the saber light touched it, the black mist vanished like snow plunged into boiling water, and the golem’s body shattered inch by inch.

Shi Feiyang’s toes tapped lightly, his figure weaving like flowing light; wherever he passed, the Wokou puppets exploded one after another. Kumada Jiro let out an inhuman shriek. “Impossible! Why do you not fear the deadly poison of this ‘Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Blood’?”

“With the divine body upon me, no poison under heaven can harm me.” Golden light flared brilliantly around Shi Feiyang, the phantom Divine Dragon Pagoda shrouding a radius of ten li. “Today, I will let you all understand what evil the very heavens and earth will not tolerate!” He thrust out both palms, unleashing “Heaven’s Edge” of the Hundred Victories Saber Technique; eight streams of saber aura infused with the power of the stars spread out in the eight trigrams positions, the sea itself being cleaved into eight petals by force, and the runes upon the Mystic Tortoise’s back shattered inch by inch within the saber aura.

The Mystic Tortoise howled in pain, its massive jaws opening to spew forth a black poison mist containing a thousand years of resentful qi.

Yet Shi Feiyang neither dodged nor evaded; the Bright Jade Technique’s vortex-like pull turned into a golden giant mouth, swallowing the poison mist in its entirety.

He strode through the air, each step leaving a golden dragon-shaped imprint in the void, until he stood atop the Mystic Tortoise’s head.