Chapter 361

Chapter 361: The Might of That Sword

Lou Yun’s words struck the seven like a death decree from the King of Hell, sending chills down their spines each.

Luckily, Yu Zili possessed greater courage and forcibly suppressed his fear, shouting loudly, "Lou Yun, prepare to die!"

As his voice faded, Yu Zili charged forward at the head of the group. His shout jolted the other six from their daze, and they roared in unison, following closely behind Yu Zili as they rushed toward Lou Yun.

The gesture Yu Zili had given the others earlier signaled that the seven should unite to confront Lou Yun together. They all knew that anyone who dared to dream of capturing Lou Yun alone to claim credit now would surely die the quickest. Thus, temporarily setting aside their differences, they joined forces to attack Lou Yun.

Lou Yun had anticipated a combined assault from the seven. Instead of panicking, he calmly raised his Dream Emperor Sword with a gentle smile.

Star-tier upper-level weapon technique, Sword Dance of Wind and Thunder!

He had first unleashed this technique when facing three Giant Fire Wolves alone. Now, confronting seven magical weapons masters each at Earth level or above in the magical weapon realm, Lou Yun deployed it once more.

However, compared to before, he had made a slight modification to this weapon technique.

Flames erupted abruptly from the Dream Emperor Sword’s blade. Within the fire, the ferocious head of a wolf appeared, its bloody maw gaping wide, surrounded by countless dancing lightning bolts.

Boom!

The sound of thundering shook the earth, echoing from the sky.

The Dream Emperor Sword vanished!

In its place, seven bolts of lightning crackled into existence mid-air, each seeming to carry cataclysmic power capable of annihilating heaven and earth.

Crack!

Streaking forth with devastating force, seven flashes of lightning struck each of the rushing members of the Seven Families, finding their marks unerringly.

Seven agonized screams rang out almost simultaneously. Seven silhouettes were sent hurtling backward faster than they’d charged.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The sounds of impact came in rapid succession as each figure plunged into the water below.

At that moment, a figure shot skyward from Lou Yun’s original small boat. Accompanied by the tinkling of bells, it raced toward Lou Yun, shouting mid-flight, "Brother Lou! I’ve come to lend you a ha—!"

It was Chang Feng, naturally. Though he’d promised to stay on the ship protecting the sailors and Yi Xuan, he couldn’t help worrying for Lou Yun facing nine enemies alone—no joke, especially after hearing such commotion. Unable to resist any longer, he hastily instructed Mo Bingju and recklessly flew out atop his magical weapon.

Chang Feng’s shout cut off abruptly mid-flight. Looking around, he saw only Lou Yun standing on a strange floating Mat mid-sea. Eight identical Mats bobbed nearby in churning waves—all empty. The others were nowhere in sight.

But Lou Yun’s state was hardly better. Just moments before, when unleashing his modified Sword Dance of Wind and Thunder, he’d drained nearly all his internal energy—even exhausting the power of the three Heavenly Flames!

Now, Lou Yun’s body felt utterly hollow. Though he still stood sword raised, the slightest nudge might topple him straight into the water.

Exhausted as he was, fierce joy surged within Lou Yun. The gap between practicing this move in air and unleashing it with a sword was immense! That he, a human-level magical weapons master, could fell seven Earth-level opponents in a single strike—who else under heaven could achieve such a feat?

Four of the seven died outright beneath that slash. Three survived, gravely wounded—their lives hung by a thread without swift aid.

Chang Feng sensed faint energies rising desperately through the water before three splashes brought three gasping figures onto three Mats nearby. Wheezing heavily, they looked nothing like proud Seven Families descendants, only ordinary people nearly drowned.

Lou Yun, too, fiercely drew upon Heaven and Earth energy. Yet his mind eased—that strike had given him a true measure of his might. Though it consumed immense energy, he could unleash it at least once a day. Even against Heavenly or king rank adversaries, this refined Sword Dance of Wind and Thunder could unleash terrifying force!

Chang Feng gaped in disbelief, recalling sensing all nine opponents’ earlier auras—each matching his own strength! Despite knowing Lou Yun’s prowess, he’d never imagined one man defeating nine such masters solo. Six dead! Three crippled!

Lou Yun intended to absorb enough energy to finish the survivors. Yet after silently gathering power for roughly the burning time of one incense stick, he knew the trickle of energy barely sufficed to move a few steps. Resigned, he called to Chang Feng, "Brother Chang, two favors, please!"

Chang Feng rushed to his side instantly. "Brother Lou, just say the word!"

Lou Yun said with a bitter smile, "First, besides bringing Yu Zili onto the ship, kill the other two for me, and also, gather all these mats!"

"Alright!"

Chang Feng moved immediately at the words. He cleanly killed the two severely injured people, then grabbed Yu Zili, who had no strength to resist, by the collar with one hand. With the other hand, he waved repeatedly to gather all eight mats into his grip. After that, he took Yu Zili and the mats to the ship and unceremoniously threw them down.

After finishing this, Chang Feng swiftly flew back to Lou Yun’s side and said, "Brother Lou, what is the second thing?"

"The second thing is that I’d like you to help me onto the ship as well…"

"Huh!"

With Chang Feng’s assistance, Lou Yun was able to return to the ship. For now, he had no strength to deal with other matters; he just told everyone to watch Yu Zili closely to prevent his escape, and then he directly closed his eyes and lay down flat!

To others, it naturally seemed that Lou Yun was exhausted and had fallen asleep, but in reality, he was absorbing the energy of heaven and earth in a unique way.

After a full day passed, Lou Yun finally refilled his body with the energy of heaven and earth fully, and at this point, it was only one day’s journey to the Divine Weapon Island.

With his spirit restored, Lou Yun walked directly to Yu Zili, who was tied up tightly like a dumpling. Looking at the ropes crisscrossing his body left and right, Lou Yun couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Surely, this was the crew members’ doing. Luckily, Yu Zili was severely injured now; otherwise, relying only on these ropes to restrain him would have been absolutely impossible!

Yu Zili survived because he had played a small trick earlier. Despite being the first to charge toward Lou Yun, he actually controlled his speed to be the last in line. As a result, the lightning bolt that hit him from the seven bolts transformed by Lou Yun’s Dream Emperor Sword had the weakest force.

Seeing Lou Yun appear before him, Yu Zili’s face clearly showed fear. After witnessing the power of that sword strike from Lou Yun, such a reaction was natural for anyone who wasn’t a fool!

Without knowing that in Yu Zili’s eyes he was already like a demon, Lou Yun crouched in front of Yu Zili with a faint smile and said, "Yu Zili, I have a few questions to ask you. Of course, you can choose not to answer, but if so, you’ll receive my finest hospitality."

After finishing, Lou Yun gave Yu Zili no time to think. He picked up a mat from the ground and asked, "What exactly is this thing used for? Was it invented by your Yu Family?"

Although Yu Zili didn’t want to speak, after pondering briefly, he decided to tell the truth: "Yes, it was invented by our Yu Family, because we live under the sea, so we must…"

"Hold on!" Lou Yun waved a hand to cut off Yu Zili’s words: "You said your Yu Family lives under the sea, beneath the ocean?"

"Yes! Since coming to Spirit Weapon Star, our Yu Family has lived almost entirely under the sea!" Yu Zili stated firmly, nodding.

Lou Yun was utterly shocked by this. Though he had seen people living under the sea, that was because of Shui Lingluo, a member of the five element clan people who could control sea water. Within the Yu Family, there definitely wasn’t anyone as skilled in controlling water—so how did they manage to live underwater?

Even now, although Lou Yun could stay underwater for a short time, actually living there would be impossible for him!

But Lou Yun didn’t doubt Yu Zili’s words because Yu Zili’s face and skin were extremely pale, an abnormal white, exactly like that seen on people who rarely get sunlight for years.

"How are you all able to live under the sea?"

Yu Zili hesitated for a moment and then responded, "Our Yu Family can control all sorts of beasts. We help ourselves live by controlling various sea creatures, especially the large ones hidden in the deep ocean."

Lou Yun didn’t quite grasp the meaning of those words, but he didn’t think deeply about it. After all, beast control was the Yu Family’s specialty, honed over countless years; in theory, using sea beasts to aid their underwater life should be possible!

"So, for your Nine Tribes to exterminate our Lou Family this time, it appears you intend to do it by using this thing your Yu Family invented, lurking in the sea?"

Yu Zili was about to reply, but suddenly raised his head in surprise and asked, "How do you know that our Nine Tribes plan to exterminate your Lou Family?"