Chapter 234

Chapter 234: Wen Hou vs Xiao Qingyu (Part Two)

The next scene greatly surprised Lou Yun and the others. They saw two huge wings suddenly extend from Xiao Qingyu’s back. With a light flap, he soared directly into the air. The mirror fragments shot from his Thousand Feathers Cloak all struck the tree at the spot where he had been standing before.

Xiao Qingyu stood on a branch of the tree, holding something shiny in his hand. Clearly, it was a fragment of the mirror that Wen Hou had just shot.

After examining it back and forth several times, a broad smile appeared on Xiao Qingyu’s face as he said, "Oh, I see. The shape of these mirror pieces you shot is different each time. The first time, they were probably just ordinary shards. But this time, they were all triangular-rhombic pieces, so sharp. No wonder they could pierce my Thousand Feathers Cloak!"

Wen Hou laughed and nodded. "Your eyesight is good!"

Xiao Qingyu laughed loudly and said, "Thanks for the compliment, but I’m not interested in playing with you any longer. So I’ll finish you with one move next. Prepare to die!"

After his words fell, Xiao Qingyu suddenly began to form various hand seals rapidly. Seeing this, Lou Yun couldn’t help but think in his mind that it seemed most of the abilities or weapon techniques practiced by people from the Nine Clans were at Kun-level or above. Moreover, whenever Kun-level weapon techniques were used, hand seals must be made because their activation was linked to the energy of heaven and earth.

As Xiao Qingyu finished the hand seals, an extremely noisy clamor of all kinds of bird calls suddenly sounded over the entire forest. Immediately after, countless pristine white feathers appeared in the air. Instead of fluttering downward, they were suspended in mid-air, completely still.

Suddenly, Xiao Qingyu waved his hand fiercely. The feathers immediately began to descend, still very slowly. Each feather resembled an elegant dancer, with graceful postures, changing dance moves with the wind, gently falling down from the sky.

Kun-level Upper Stage weapon technique, Thousand Feather Dance Kill!

Wen Hou stood there with his hands behind his back as if he hadn’t anticipated any danger at all. Watching the pristine white feathers drifting down all over the sky, a faint smile crossed his face, just like a tourist leisurely admiring the beautiful scenery.

However, his composure secretly impressed Xiao Qingyu because only Xiao Qingyu himself knew that when his Thousand Feather Dance Kill was activated, wherever the feathers covered, a faint aura would emanate. When so many feathers gathered together, the aura formed became intensely strong, too much for ordinary people to bear.

As the feathers drew closer and closer to Wen Hou, until the first one was almost at his head, the countless feathers abruptly sped up.

The sound of "swoosh swoosh swoosh" instantly filled everyone’s ears. The feathers that were originally falling elegantly turned into sharp arrows. The tail of each feather flickered with a faint cold light. They shot toward Wen Hou, who still stood with hands behind his back, at a terrifyingly fast speed from every direction and angle.

After witnessing Tie Sha’s power burst earlier, now that he saw Wen Hou in such a tense situation, Lou Yun’s heart was not as nervous as before. If Tie Sha was a reckless brute, then Wen Hou was definitely a wise man. He wouldn’t foolishly wait for death or just resign himself to it. Therefore, facing this Thousand Feather Dance Kill, he must have a way to counter it.

Sure enough, Wen Hou finally moved. Unexpectedly, his hands were also forming hand seals. As he completed them, an intensely potent force erupted violently around his body. This force was even stronger than the one Tie Sha emitted earlier after opening his eyes.

In other words, in terms of true strength, Wen Hou should be slightly superior to Tie Sha.

Lou Yun understood that the hand seals Wen Hou formed were not for activating any weapon technique, but for unsealing the power within him. What he revealed now was his true force.

Feeling this display of force, Xiao Tong and the others all turned pale instantly. Jiang Wuyue couldn’t help exclaiming, "What backgrounds do these two youngsters have? How can they possess such overwhelming force inside them and conceal it so well!"

Helian Tiebi frowned and said, "I don’t know. I’ve never heard of such a young expert on Spirit Weapon Star before."

Suddenly, Xiao Tong pointed and said, "Look, quick!"

They saw Wen Hou’s hands rapidly forming seals once more. Simultaneously, four mirrors suddenly appeared around his body, each diamond-shaped. They fully encased him. Thus, if the feathers wanted to kill Wen Hou, they had to penetrate through these mirrors first.

Although Xiao Qingyu was also shocked by how drastically Wen Hou’s force had changed in an instant, he wasn’t flustered. He had great confidence in his own Thousand Feather Dance Kill. Even with mirrors protecting him, Wen Hou couldn’t possibly block his feathers that could slip through almost any gap.

However, Xiao Qingyu was wrong. The mirrors that appeared around Wen Hou weren’t merely for defense.

Kun-level Middle Stage weapon technique, "Mirror Confusion" – Mirror’s Reflection!

The feathers filling the sky like flying arrows rushed almost simultaneously to the mirrors surrounding Wen Hou. Then, a strange sight appeared: ripples suddenly arose on the smooth mirror surfaces, like water stirred by wind. And the feathers actually all plunged into the mirrors!

Everyone was dumbstruck. Since they stood at different angles, each could see the reflection in the mirrors showing the opposite scenery – definitely genuine mirrors!

But their eyes witnessed the feathers flying into the mirrors. The mirrors didn’t shatter; not even a single crack appeared. While ripples remained on the surfaces, the reflections still showed the landscape beyond, with no sign of any feathers. What was going on?

Xiao Qingyu was the most astounded because he knew very well the power of his Thousand Feather Dance Kill. Those thousands of seemingly fragile feathers were actually as sharp as swords; each could kill. And so many fired at one person simultaneously!

Yet the fact before him was this: his prized Thousand Feather Dance Kill had mysteriously been fully neutralized by Wen Hou’s mirrors.

Before Xiao Qingyu could figure it out, his eyes suddenly widened. Not only his; at that moment, all eyes widened in shock, fixed on the four mirrors beside Wen Hou.

In the mirrors, what had been reflections vanished, replaced instead by thousands of pristine white feathers – obviously those that Xiao Qingyu had launched.

Sheltered under the four mirrors, Wen Hou’s mouth corner curled upward into a charming smile. As his smile emerged, the feathers in the mirrors suddenly stirred – first swirling and dancing erratically, then abruptly accelerating madly. They burst suddenly from the mirror surfaces, targeting directly at Xiao Qingyu far away.

The weapon technique he had unleashed was now turned back against himself!

Xiao Qingyu couldn’t believe his eyes at all. What kind of weapon technique had Wen Hou used? How could Wen Hou control these feathers formed purely of Xiao Qingyu’s own spiritual energy and command them?

Not only Xiao Qingyu, others including Lou Yun were incredulous. Even Shui Lingluo, a newcomer just stepping into the cultivation world, knew: it was utterly impossible for anyone to control another person’s magical weapon or spiritual energy, no matter how high their cultivation might be.

While Xiao Qingyu was stunned, all the feathers had already flown out from the mirrors. Just like before, each emitted sharp whistling sounds, tails gleaming with eerie cold light. They shot straight at Xiao Qingyu like arrows!

Finally coming to his senses, Xiao Qingyu whipped the two huge wings on his back forcefully. His body abruptly rose by about three meters from its spot at astonishing speed, barely dodging the "Thousand Feather Dance Kill" aimed at him.

Just as he was about to sigh in relief and demand how Wen Hou had reversed his weapon technique to attack him, Xiao Tong suddenly roared, "Watch out behind you!"

Hearing Xiao Tong’s warning, Xiao Qingyu paused first, then spun around frantically. His pupils dilated, because before his eyes, thousands more pristine white feathers appeared, transforming into arrows that shot straight toward him!

These feathers arrived silently and at such incredible speed. Xiao Qingyu hadn’t expected an attack from behind after dodging the frontal assault. So at that moment, his perpetually smiling face twisted into an expression of unspeakable shock and resignation. He slowly closed his eyes.

He knew he couldn’t evade it. Understanding the full power of this technique all too well, he felt certain that he was about to die.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Thousands of feathers pierced through Xiao Qingyu’s body at various points, splattering arcs of red blood upward into the sky.

White feathers and red blood mixed together, creating an oddly beautiful scene. And that beauty was the final sight Xiao Qingyu ever saw in his life.

Xiao Qingyu spread his arms open and slowly toppled backward from the air!

"Qingyu!"

Xiao Tong let out an explosive roar and charged forward. He caught Xiao Qingyu just as his body was about to hit the ground.

But it was too late. The magical weapon inside Xiao Qingyu was already full of holes, just like the wings on his back. There was no possibility of survival left.

Thus, one of the top talents of this generation from the Xiao Family of the Nine Clans met his end – killed by his own most powerful weapon technique, Thousand Feather Dance Kill!