Volume 16 Chapter 31: Impossible to Win

The flying sword carried lava-like titan blood with it as it hacked fiercely into the chest of this armor suit.

Even though the two Flame Titans' bodies reduced a bit of the sword's strength, under Nangong Weiyang's quick soul force infusion, this was still this world's most powerful sword.

It was as if a deep sea smashed into a rock.

Before the small sword even made contact with the armor's surface, countless crashing wave like sounds already erupted between that small gap.

The sharp sword intent battered the shining armor surface, instantly forming over a thousand streaks of bright fiery light. Under the friction of countless streaks of fine sword energy, It was as if this entire set of armor was going to be set aflame.

But immediately afterwards, the surface of this armor suddenly released endless streaks of runes. Those endless golden runes that were even finer than the edge of a blade seemed to have erupted with endless fireworks at the same time, suddenly bursting with innumerable streaks of golden strands.

The flying sword finally made contact with the surface of the armor. Where the sword edge and armor met, a sword scar that was even more clear shone brilliantly. Immediately afterwards, the endless sword energy scattered in the middle of this sword scar, clashing with the innumerable golden threads on this armor, producing endless vital energy disturbances and explosions.

Concentrated hacking noises, explosion sounds and lightning rumbling noises converged into an incomparably chaotic stream of sound. The ground beneath Zhang Ping suddenly deformed, caving in, but this seemingly incomparably heavy armor instead left the ground, moving backwards.

Even this type of heavy armor was forced back by Nangong Weiyang's sword.

However, when the armored Zhang Ping leapt backwards, Nangong Weiyang's eyes narrowed.

That bright sword scar on the surface of the azure armor was currently disappearing.

Not only were there no sword scars left on the armor's surface, it didn't even cave in the slightest.

Even if it was Green Luan Academy's most powerful battle armor, the armor Jiang Xiaoyi previously wore[1], there was no way it would remain completely unharmed from her strike. However, this armor achieved precisely this.

If it was only the armor not suffering any damage, this wouldn't have been enough for Nangong Weiyang's expression to become so grave, because a powerful impact could still kill. It was just like how she could still kill an enemy sword controlling Sacred Expert purely through the clash of flying swords.

Yet when Zhang Ping was struck by her sword, from the moment he jumped away from the ground, none of the runes on the armor's surface dimmed. There were still innumerable golden strands winding about his body.

This could only mean that Zhang Ping's soul force flow remained steady this entire time.

An uninterrupted flow of soul force could only mean that Zhang Ping didn't suffer much damage from this exchange at all.

When she sensed that her own sword was useless, Nangong Weiyang's sword floated in the air without moving.

Boom!

Zhang Ping landed on the ground. The ground beneath him caved in once more, dust and dirt flying everywhere.

Countless strands of 'hair' immediately surged behind the armor's head, dancing in the air.

These transparent strands of hair were faintly discernible within the sapphire blue and golden radiance, making this armor seem even more like a living devil.

Lin Xi recognized what this 'hair' was. His heart became even colder.

This was originally something he, Tong Wei and a few others only obtained from Great Desolate Swamp after fighting an extremely bitter battle.

"This armor was what the academy prepared to use against Purgatory Mountain Patriarch."

"You've always said that this armor couldn't be completed, yet you actually already completed it in secret."

Lin Xi looked into this sapphire blue armor's eyes, coldly saying, "The academy has done so much for the sake of this armor. Who knows how many people sacrificed their lives? Yet you are actually using this armor to fight against us?"

...

This was also the first time Zhang Ping truly donned this armor in battle.

The first battle he experienced inside this armor was against this world's most powerful Sacred Expert Nangong Weiyang, yet her sword could only knock him back a few steps.

Within this armor, he felt exceptionally safe, exceptionally warm. At the same time, he felt exceptionally powerful.

This type of feeling really was great.

When he heard Lin Xi's words, he could also tell that Nangong Weiyang was searching for his weakness.

As such, he didn't immediately reply to Lin Xi, instead shaking his head in sympathy. "It's useless."

"You are searching for this armor's weakness, but my armor doesn't have any weaknesses."

"This armor is already not only the armor designed by Green Luan Academy's great craftsmen, it also bears the metal smelting technique and ancient runes I acquired from Sky Devil Prison Plains, it has undergone the modifications of Purgatory Mountain's great craftsmen... That is why this armor has already accumulated the power of all of Yunqin and Great Mang's craftsmen, the most perfect amalgamation of modern and ancient cultivation worlds. This armor is already endlessly close to the powerful armor used during the peak of the Immortal Devil War. I believe that in the past, this was precisely the type of armor many cultivators used."

"Moreover, I, who has acquired Sky Devil Palace's true inheritance, am also the perfect match for this armor. My body is the most powerful body in this world. Even if the armor cannot neutralize all power, the remaining bit of power already cannot injure my body in the slightest."

"So, what could you all possibly have to defeat me? The only thing you can do now is bow down."

Zhang Ping's voice rippled out through the metal suit of armor, his voice exceptionally deep and callous.

...

Sword cries sounded again.

Before Zhang Ping's final 'bow down' two words sounded, Nangong Weiyang's sword in the air already smashed heavily into the armor's face.

Her strike was even more powerful than before, as if it tore through the ocean before arriving.

She still couldn't locate this armor's weakness, and she also understood fully well that this strike had no chance of bringing any results. However, she couldn't stand Zhang Ping's attitude and tone. She wanted him to shut up.

That was why her sword smashed straight into that armor's mouth.

Endless sword light and golden strands instantly clashed on the armor surface.

Amidst the tremendous explosions of sound, Zhang Ping's body was pushed backwards, his feet knocked off the ground again.

However, in this instant, Zhang Ping's hands reached out, the sapphire blue metal fingers gripping Nangong Weiyang's flying sword with absolute precision.

This was a type of terrifying perception and reaction speed.

Zhang Ping immediately felt extremely proud.

"I forgot to tell all of you something... This is a strengthening of the body, but similarly a strengthening of perception and reaction speed. In the past, those demon cultivators had far greater perception and reaction speeds than those at the same level, similarly much greater than modern world cultivators. Moreover, as the body's strength continuously increases, their perception and reaction speeds will only grow more powerful."

The blood in his body began to boil from Nangong Weiyang's previous strike. However, he still couldn't help but explain this.

Golden arcs of electricity began to emerge on the golden fingers, cutting into the power of Nangong Weiyang's flying sword.

The flying sword's radiance quickly dimmed under the enclosure of those metal fingers. If external force was cut off from this flying sword, this flying sword would be crushed into scrap metal due to an innate inferiority in material.

However, at this instant, another streak of sword light appeared in front of Zhang Ping.

This streak of sword light hacked fiercely into the crack of one of Zhang Ping's arms, forcibly reducing this arm's speed.

In this extremely short amount of time, Nangong Weiyang's flying sword suddenly trembled. It rigidly freed itself from those fingers.

Zhang Ping moved backwards, looking at this flying sword that suddenly appeared.

This flying sword belonged to Lin Xi.

"You finally couldn't hold yourself back from attacking me." He sneered. "You finally couldn't treat me as a friend anymore, don't you wish to save me anymore?"

The existence of Huang Huoxiao from Great Desolate Swamp's battle had already practically disappeared from Lin Xi's mind. He definitely couldn't have imagined that Huang Huoxiao would appear in Thunder Academy, nor did he know that Gao Yanan and the others were able to promptly escape before Thunder Rolling Mountain collapsed. He believed that the wife he truly loved and his best friends already perished in Thunder Academy. This type of grief, together with Zhang Ping's twisted betrayal, made him feel as if there were endless ice-cold flames blazing within him, as if countless ants were eating away at his body.

However, in this instant, he still knew what he had to do.

"Withdraw!"

When faced with his mockery, he only said this single word.

Hua Jiyue and Qin Xiyue immediately withdrew as fast as they could.

Lin Xi raised his head slightly.

His flying sword that was flying around Zhang Ping instantly clashed against the armor around Zhang Ping five times.

Thrust, hack, slice, prick, swipe, every single sword was different, doing everything it could to test out the armor Zhang Ping wore.

Nangong Weiyang's flying sword also clashed with Zhang Ping's armor countless times. Moreover, every single strike struck down on the same point, the armor's underbelly.

Zhang Ping's expression became even colder.

He exclaimed inwardly in astonishment. Right now, his perception already exceeded even that of Nangong Weiyang, yet he couldn't stop Lin Xi and Nangong Weiyang's flying swords from striking him even once, unable to restrict their swords like what he did just now.

Nangong Weiyang and Lin Xi's strength still exceeded his expectations.

Only, he still didn't believe that this could change anything. He still didn't believe that the people before his eyes could escape from Central Continent City.

His hands reached downwards.

A wave of whirling force sucked in dozens of black and red chains. These chains entered his hands while the flying swords continuously left blasts of sword radiance and fiery light on his armor.

One end of these dozens of black and red chains was still left within the two Flame Titans' bodies.

When the black and red chains entered his metal fingers, they suddenly became entirely red. They began to burn, releasing purple-red flames.

The inside of the two Flame Titans' bodies suddenly released countless flame sizzling sounds.

The two dead Flame Titans stood up. Under Lin Xi's eyes, they became like deathsworn knights, their bodies burning like demons.

"Just some Thousand Devil Nest small tricks."

Zhang Ping's ice-cold voice sounded again.

1. Green Luan Wargod Armor B13C40