Chapter 447 - 207: Star Shifting and Constellation Changing Heavenly Killing Demon Skill

If this internal aura invaded me, my already limited lifespan would surely be cut even shorter.

But at this moment, it was already too late to resist.

The grayish-black Gang Qi had already entered through his palm... Jiang Ran felt a faint chill creep in, and then... then nothing happened.

He checked the qi and blood within his body, puzzled.

His qi and blood were vigorous, his Inner Strength was overflowing, and there wasn’t a single part of him that didn’t feel perfectly at ease.

He even took the opportunity to open his system and check his lifespan.

[Remaining Lifespan: Four years, five months, and seven days.]

"I haven’t lost a single day..."

Seeing this, Jiang Ran finally relaxed.

Then, he had a feeling of déjà vu...

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a fierce gale of Gang Qi swept past him. The man in black, having missed his first strike, was pouncing on him again.

As Jiang Ran’s mind settled, he spun the Shattered Gold Saber in his hand and sheathed it with a CLICK.

He then stepped forward and clenched his fist, as if grasping half the sky.

He threw a thunderous punch that collided with the fist of the man in black.

As their fists met, a series of sharp CRACKS echoed.

The bones in the man in black’s hand instantly shattered. Jiang Ran’s punch had obliterated the lower half of his arm. The man spat a mouthful of blood, his guard completely broken.

Jiang Ran’s hand shifted, his fist opening into a palm as he struck the man’s chest and abdomen with the Heaven-Covering Divine Palm.

PFFT!

A blast of energy erupted from the man’s back, shredding his black clothes and leaving a massive palm print seared onto his skin.

Only then was his body sent flying, smashing violently against the wall.

He was dead before he hit the ground.

Jiang Ran looked at his own palm, then turned his gaze to the man sitting in the pavilion.

"Still nothing special."

The leader remained perfectly composed, as if the one who had just died was not his son, but some irrelevant stranger.

He spoke softly.

"The pallor of death is already upon you. You don’t have long to live."

"If you have any last words, now is the time to speak them."

"Wasn’t that your son who just died?"

"To trade the life of a son for the life of the Shocking God Saber... that’s a worthy exchange by any measure."

The leader chuckled.

"Does the Shocking God Saber have time to worry about others?"

"Don’t you feel your own body growing weak, your strength failing as old age closes in?"

"Not at all."

Jiang Ran casually grabbed a lock of his long hair.

"Do you see a single strand of silver here?"

......

The leader’s brow furrowed.

Then Jiang Ran laughed.

"This technique of yours... it wouldn’t happen to be from the Eighteen Celestial Demon Records, would it?"

"How do you know?"

The leader’s expression shifted. "Who exactly are you?"

"The man who’s here to put you in your place."

Jiang Ran gave a knowing smile.

He’d felt it earlier—this scene was strangely familiar.

Back in Cangzhou Prefecture, Li Feiyun of Feiyun Stronghold had cultivated the Blood Cauldron Scripture, mastering a form of Blood Cauldron True Qi.

That True Qi was so vicious and potent that anyone who came into contact with it was certain to die.

Yet Jiang Ran had been completely unconcerned. He had let the True Qi enter his body, allowed it to invade him, even as the saber in his hand was corroded beyond recognition.

But nothing at all happened to Jiang Ran.

At the time, he’d assumed it was his Creation Heart-Rectifying Scripture, which must have perfectly countered the Demon Sect’s Eighteen Celestial Demon Records.

But now, it seemed the real key to the mystery lay in what happened that night at the Tang family estate.

To this day, Tang Huayi had never told him the truth of what happened that night.

But in his entire life before the incident with the Tang family, he had never once met a member of the Demon Sect.

He wouldn’t believe for a second that the strangeness didn’t originate from that night.

Tang Huayi had said they originally wanted to save him.

But as for *how* they planned to save him, she remained maddeningly vague.

’Thinking about it now, did they do something else after they failed to "save" me?’

’Is that why the utterly malevolent True Qi and Inner Strength from the Eighteen Celestial Demon Records have no effect on me at all?’

"You’re at death’s door and still dare to play these games!"

A sudden rage flared within the leader.

When pushed to emotional extremes, people often display reactions completely contrary to their true feelings.

For example, extreme fear sometimes manifests as anger.

Extreme sorrow turns into laughter.

The leader’s emotions had been stable until now. Even when facing the legendary Shocking God Saber, he had not shown the slightest hint of fear.

But when he realized that the divine skill he commanded seemed utterly useless against Jiang Ran...

...his composure shattered in an instant.

His emotions burst forth, and he shot to his feet.

The presence that had just filled the area, shrouding the entire courtyard, surged forth once more.

It was as if the entire world had been enveloped in a grayish-black mist.

The leader stepped forward. Without any discernible motion, he was suddenly in front of Jiang Ran.

He pointed a single finger, aiming for the center of Jiang Ran’s brow.

Though it was but a single finger, it seemed capable of plucking stars from the heavens. The constellations themselves seemed to tremble, and for a moment, it was as if every star in the sky had transformed into a finger, each one reaching to extinguish Jiang Ran’s life.

Jiang Ran’s eyes flashed.

VMMMMM!!!

Where his gaze landed, a brilliant golden light streamed forth, dazzling the heavens.

The saber left its sheath in an impossibly strange arc. In that instant, the sky full of finger-like apparitions was utterly severed!

The surrounding grayish-black mist shattered like glass, vanishing without a trace.

A muffled grunt escaped the leader’s lips. He staggered backward, staring at the severed finger that had fallen to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"This is impossible..."

"How could the Star Shifting and Constellation Changing Heavenly Killing Demon Skill lose to your Nine Shocking God Sabers?"