Heaven Shattering Axe

“From the looks on your face, you probably knew what a runic weapon is. This kind of weapon can only be crafted by runologists. While runology had been around for more than a thousand years, my Fire Fortress Sect owns only three of these runic weapons!!”

Su Zhao said, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth. He then raised the runic weapon for Leng San to see. The runic weapon was a double-bitted axe, engraved with a rune on the blade. The rune’s blue light shone brightly. An oppressive pressure similar to those of users of high-level blue qi was radiating from the axe!!

“This is one of the three runic weapons possessed by the Fire Fortress Sect. It is called the Heaven Shattering Axe, a high-level blue runic weapon. Each and every stroke of the axe isn’t different from a fully-powered attack from a user with high-level blue qi. I have used up all of my qi, but with this axe, I should be able to slice up your body into pieces!!”

Leng San stared at the Heaven Shattering Axe. The boy’s slight frown then transformed into a grin.

‘I might not be able to kill him today. But I will have to get that axe!!’

Leng San bolted towards his opponent. Su Zhao then spun his body to swing the axe at the boy. However, due to severe injuries, Su Zhao’s speed decreased by fifty percent. Leng San ducked his head to evade the axe’s blade by just a few millimeters. The boy then threw his fist at the old man’s stomach once again. But Su Zhao could still remember the previous attack. The old man lowered the axe to protect his abdomen in exchange for some recoil.

Boooommm

Su Zhao scooted five steps backward. The recoil aggravated his injury. Blood dripped from the corner of the old man’s mouth.

The old man was infuriated. He didn’t want to accept the reality of being cornered by a young boy with low-level indigo qi.

“Leng San!! I am ready to give up anything in order to take your life!!”

Leng San softly smiled and slowly walked to the old man.

“Elder Su, this transaction would still be a bit unfair, even if you were to give me your head in exchange for the tip of my toenail.”

“You!! Scumbag!!”

Su Zhao’s face was red with anger. He knew that his body had sustained serious injuries and his qi reserve was depleted. The only thing he could count on was his Heaven Shattering Axe!!

“My original plan was to test my own skill and escape. But now I’ve changed my mind. I will kill you and take your axe with me!!”

The dragon’s blue flame qi radiated from Leng San’s body at once. Even Su Zhao’s formidable fire qi was incomparable. The old man was utterly stupefied. Not even the Fire Fortress Sect that specialized in fire element techniques knew how to create such a powerful blue flame.

“Wh...wh...who the hell are you!!”

The terrifying blue flame had destroyed the old man’s hope to kill Leng San. Now, the old man’s only option left was to escape!! He didn’t care if he were to lose his life for the Fire Fortress Sect. But he couldn’t afford to lose the Heaven Shattering Axe, one out of the three runic weapons owned by his sect, as even his own life wouldn’t be able to make up for one-tenth of it.

Leng San didn’t answer the question. All he did was to give Su Zhao a corner of his smile before darting towards the old man!!

Leng San compressed his dragon’s fire qi into his right hand to transform it into a sharp blade once again, while having his Mountain Dragon Qi up, in the hopes to directly confront the Heaven Shattering Axe with the edge of his hand!!

Su Zhao swung the axe against the edge of Leng San’s hand as expected.

Clinkkkkk!!

The sound of the collision had a metallic ring to it. Stupefied, Su Zhao did not expect that Leng San would be able to parry the Heaven Shattering Axe with bare hands!!

Leng San smirked as his plan went well. The boy did not pull his hand back but flipped his wrist to grab the blade of the Heaven Shattering Axe. He accelerated his qi and flicked his left leg to kick at Su Zhao’s rib cage!!

Boooomm!!

Su Zhao flew tens of meters like a kite that got cut from its string and tumbled several more meters. The old man coughed up a mouthful of blood due to injuries sustained. But what shocked him most was the fact that the Heaven Shattering Axe wasn’t in his hand anymore!!

“Shit!! You idiot, don’t you know that runic weapons are bound to their owner? Even if you try to use it, the rune will not work!!”

“What you said is true, Elder Su. But if you die, I could become its owner!!”

Leng San put the Heaven Shattering Axe into his dimensional ring immediately. However, as he was about to approach Su Zhao and kill him, Freya’s voice echoed in his consciousness.

“Silly kid, time’s up. You have to get away now!!”

Leng San slightly faltered.

“What is it, Freya?”

“Two users of fire qi at the middle level of the green stage are heading here. They should have gone past the west gate by now!!”

“What!!”

Leng San furrowed his eyebrows. He was certain that the two users were the elders of the Fire Fortress Sect. Guards at the wall must have seen him with Elder Su Zhao as they weren’t that far off. However, Su Zhao had seen his trump card. The boy couldn’t afford to let him go.

“Die!!”

Leng San slightly opened his arm to use the edge of his hand to slice off Su Zhao’s head within one stroke. Su Zhao’s face was white as a paper, but he wasn’t ready to die. The old man drew out his last drop of qi to his right arm to create a defensive qi and raised it to receive the edge of Leng San’s hand.

Boommmm!!

“Damn it!! This old geezer still had it in him,” Leng San was surprised.

Su Zhao received the attack, causing his body to skid ten steps backward. The collision made him cough up another mouthful of blood. But the old man ground his teeth and turned his back to Leng San as he launched towards the city gate since he could sense a familiar qi from that direction. His life depended on these users of green qi.

Leng San dashed to follow the old man. All of his qi had been compressed into the palm of both hands.

“Raging God’s Sky Breaker!!”

Immense power exploded from Leng San’s palms and shot at Su Zhao’s body. Just half a step before it reached Su Zhao’s body, the Raging God had collided into two streams of green qi!

Vrooooooooommm!!

The crash resonated across the vicinity. The Raging God’s wave of power disappeared. Once the fog of dust cleared up, Leng San saw two elders standing in front of Su Zhao. One had an intimidating look and a dark face, the other had white hair and a long beard that stretched down to his chest. Green qi radiated from both of them, who were apparently stronger than Su Zhao.

“Elder Hong!! Elder Ye!!”

Su Zhao, who was almost in tears, called out the elders' names in delight. The dark-faced old man frowned as he took a glance at Su Zhao, who was in a wretched condition.

“Why are your injuries this serious? Elder Su, don’t tell me that…”

The dark-faced old man then turned to Leng San and frowned even more. Su Zhao’s opponent was just a young boy, around fifteen to sixteen years old, glowing with just a low-level indigo qi.

“Do not underestimate him, Elder Hong. I am in this condition because I fell into the kid’s trap before the fight even started. Also, his power is comparable to a user of high-level blue qi!!”

Su Zhao explained, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth.

“Elder Hong, you saw his last move, didn’t you? That technique was exceedingly destructive. If you or I were to receive that attack alone, it is possible that we would sustain serious injuries.”

The old man with white hair said as he gently stroked his beard.

Leng San assessed the situation, let out a sigh, and slightly shook his head. He had missed the opportunity to take Su Zhao’s life. The boy then glared at Su Zhao once more.

“Su Zhao!! Remember my words. I will return to this city after one year…”

Leng San released his overflowing killing intent. The blue flame enveloping his body fluttered in the wind.

“When the time comes, I will erase the name of the Fire Fortress Sect out of this continent!!!”