Chapter 1283 - 1283: The Real and Fake Tiger Duel

Shino Fumiki didn't collapse instantly after being stabbed by the sword; instead, he disintegrated into dust in two steps.

In the first step, a surge of Power of the Dragon Veins erupted from his body, which was swiftly absorbed by the Xuanyuan Sword, transforming into pure energy that merged with the Sword Spirit.

It's important to know that the inherent Sword Spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword is Dragon Qi, so the Power of the Dragon Veins is naturally a treasure that can aid in its rapid fusion.

In a way, this was an unexpected surprise for Liu Zixuan.

Thinking it was over, he hadn't anticipated a second step.

After the Power of the Dragon Veins in his body was absorbed by the Xuanyuan Sword, the veins on his skin burst suddenly, his meridians shattered quickly, and a mist of blood wafted out, all converging onto the scarlet blade of the Nine-fingered Blade Demon.

In other words, the Inner Strength contained within his meridians and Dantian was swallowed by the scarlet blade.

What remained was just a shell of clothing, unable to resist the corrosion of Sword Intent and Sword Gang's Intent, instantly turning into dust scattered on the ground.

In this way, after Shino Fumiki died, there wasn't even a speck left of him!

Liu Zixuan cast a deep glance at the scarlet blade: "What a domineering blade!"

Nine-fingered Blade Demon paused his hand, and the scarlet blade quickly shrank back to his fingers, waving twice at Liu Zixuan: "This blade is also an artifact from Ancient Times."

"No wonder its power and speed do not fall far short of the Xuanyuan Sword!"

Liu Zixuan shifted his tone, cupping his hand with a smile towards the Nine-fingered Blade Demon: "Thank you, senior, for your assistance."

"Just call me Nine Fingers!" Nine-fingered Blade Demon waved his hand with a smile: "Before, that lass Princess already gave us old guys a heads up, ensuring we protect the Star Sea Martial Artists within the relic, and she specifically mentioned you, young man. You sure aren't simple, to have our Alliance of the World's little princess so charmed by you."

Liu Zixuan scratched his head awkwardly: "Sister Princess is also considering the bigger picture."

"I heard from Senior Nine Fingers that someone here was impersonating me?" Tiger, bruised and battered, wobbled over from the side, asking unhappily.

Liu Zixuan gestured towards the pit's location with a smile: "I've already trapped him inside an Array."

"Damn, I want to see which fool dared to impersonate Grandpa Tiger!" Tiger cursed loudly, ignoring his injuries, and headed straight towards the pit.

Liu Zixuan hurriedly leaped forward, pulling Tiger back: "Look at the state you're in now. Even if you went down to fight him, could you defeat him?"

Tiger grinned: "But I can't just let him strut around like that!"

"Open your mouth!" Liu Zixuan grumbled in exasperation, fishing out two Elixirs from his pocket.

Tiger instinctively opened his mouth and swallowed them, feeling the medicine's power swiftly repairing his injuries within, he couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Xuan truly is a divine doctor; even treating these elixirs like candies can heal my wounds!"

Several black lines appeared on Liu Zixuan's forehead: "I painstakingly refined these Elixirs, and you call them candies?"

Tiger scratched his head: "They just taste good!"

Having said that, he pointed to the Array: "Brother Xuan, remove the Array. I want to have a chat with him!"

The word "chat" practically squeezed out from between Tiger's teeth. It seemed that he was ready to vent his anger on the puppet below, having been captured and frustrated by Shino Fumiki before.

Liu Zixuan smirked, waving his hand to instantly dissipate the Array he had set up, with the Ghost Gate Needle he used for the Array's formation also returning to his hand.

The fake Tiger jumped up from below cluelessly, rushing towards Liu Zixuan before he clearly saw the situation: "Brother Xuan, has the danger above been eliminated?"

"What the hell, who are you, yelling 'Brother Xuan' and acting so shamelessly!" Tiger chastised.

The fake Tiger glanced over, raised his eyebrows, and urgently played the villain's part first, shouting at Liu Zixuan: "Brother Xuan, the one next to you is fake."

He said, raising his arm: "Look, I still have the mark you put on my arm!"

"The truth will reveal itself through a competition between you two."

This puppet put on quite a show, but lacked brains. Even though Shino Fumiki was dead, he still kept acting; it was pathetic.

However, Liu Zixuan didn't bother to fuss over such matters. Since this issue started with Tiger, it should naturally be resolved by Tiger as well. He could also take the chance to rest a little.

The real and fake Tigers exchanged glances, with the real Tiger extending his fist towards the other: "Today, I'll let you taste Grandpa Tiger's Tiger Form Fist!"

"You fake, as if I'm afraid of you!" The fake Tiger, desperate to survive, recklessly charged towards Tiger.

In fact, the two of them, in such a stance, indeed had a bit of that Real and Fake Monkey King drama about them!

Watching them fight, Liu Zixuan walked over to Nine-fingered Blade Demon: "Senior Nine Fingers, have you been here for a long time?"

"Indeed, since I came out of the relic passage, I've been stationed in this area, originally being down by that mountain over there."

Nine-fingered Blade Demon pointed to the mountain housing the suppressed demon, smiling bitterly: "Didn't find any treasures, but I did encounter several Soul Bodies from Ancient Times. Initially, I could handle them, but later on, ones of extreme strength appeared. During the battle, I fled here; I intended to go west to find others, but ran into those guys instead."

"After listening to their conversation, I learned they planned to ambush some people, so I hid in the shadows, hoping to see if I could encounter our Star Sea Martial Artists."

"You hadn't met any of our people before?" Liu Zixuan shrugged.

Nine-fingered Blade Demon shook his head: "No, although Shino Fumiki was puzzled, he was correct in believing that it wasn't due to his lack of strength that he couldn't find me; it was due to a unique Cultivation Technique I practice which prevents unwanted detection. When I saw you, it was intentional."

Liu Zixuan realized: "I see, I thought as much since Shino Fumiki is a Life and Death Realm expert; it was impossible for him not to notice you."

"I've long heard from Princess that you are a resourceful young man, and I happen to dislike using my brain. So, I'll accompany you along the way now." Nine-fingered Blade Demon continued, "Judging by your intentions, you likely are heading straight for the Northwest Region."

"Correct. We've encountered very few of our own people along the way, and not just our own, but even foreign martial artists have been sparse, making me suspect that something major possibly happened in the Northwest Region." Liu Zixuan speculated.

"I've overheard some things from the few martial artists that died before." Nine-fingered Blade Demon chuckled.

"Please be straightforward, Senior Nine Fingers." Liu Zixuan's main concern now was news about the others.