Elder Alex felt an intense pull, begging him to rip the sword from Justin's hand for him.
Having experienced such a phenomenon for the first time, he felt uncomfortable.
He questioned, "What's wrong with that sword?!"
Unfortunately, Justin couldn't experience the same thing due to his physique. He shrugged his shoulders silently, preparing to attack.
At first, he was planning to use one of the Void Piercer arts, but then he changed his mind.
His newly unlocked skill applied the space law without costing him any Qi or Chaos Charges, making it better in comparison.
Yes, using both at the same time was perfectly fine. However, he wanted to asses the skill's effectiveness.
[Skills]
–Shatter (Passive)
–Information: Shatter the space when using slashes, swings, and overheads.
–Chaos Consumption: N/A | Cooldown: N/A
"Better prepare yourself, senior!" Justin shouted, intending not to hold back.
The old man nodded, yet the voices erupting from the sword were quite distracting.
Justin smiled, raising his sword high. He focused his intent on the old man, then swung his sword down, casting an overhead.
Suddenly, the space before him began to crumble.
Alex's face turned grim, the attack appearing as a wall of howling ghosts rushing at him.
Everything before him was suffering from the effect, getting crushed in the process.
His feeling changed, turning into pure terror, his instinct pushing him to the extreme.
He exerted his physical strength, erected his Qi barrier, mobilized his ice element, and prayed it was worth it.
The ghost horde arrived, slamming against the icy thorns, reducing them to rubble.
It roared, ignoring and passing through his barrier before passing through him.
"Arghhh!" He gritted his teeth, trying his best not to scream.
His organs were screaming at him, his ribs were howling in agony, and the blood was soaking his body.
He stuck his sword down, supporting his weight as Justin froze, shocked by the outcome.
'What is happening?' Justin thought, diverting his attention from the elder.
He sensed the shift in the atmosphere, the clouds spreading across the horizon as the wind howled.
"Curses! They are coming!!!" Elder Alex screamed, spitting a mouthful of blood.
His words explained the phenomenon to Justin, causing him to rub his hands excitedly.
"Allow me to heal you, senior!" He screamed, cupping his hands.
A creepy smile painted his face, making Alex scream, "Noooo, please don't!"
Justin asserted, "No, I must!", rushing to the damaged elder.
He placed his hand on Alex's head, activating his False Bestowal as the prompt appeared before his face.
[7,000 Chaos charges will be used to force a breakthrough. Do you wish to proceed?]
"Yeeeeeeeees!" Justin screamed as the crimson lightning surged through, invading Alex's body.
He jumped back as Alex howled, clenching his hands. The chaos was healing him, but the pain was unbearable.
His aura began to change, resembling something close to Justin's.
His skin was crawling, disintegrating, and falling as fresh skin took its place.
It was purplish, more like scales than skin.
He eventually calmed down as the pain faded slowly. He opened his eyes, feeling strange.
"What did you do?!" He questioned Justin, wary of his newly fond strength.
While it felt nice to break through, his blood lust was on a whole new level.
The chaos gave him an unseen level of pride and arrogance. He wanted to fight, crush his enemies, and felt like his life depended on it.
"I just healed you, but what are we gonna do about these guys?" Justin responded, changing the subject momentarily.
He pointed at the sky, where seven figures stood.
"Oh, nothing worth concern. Just some old insects, haha!" Alex shouted, feeling a mix of confidence and excitement.
The one at the center frowned, "Oh, really?", his eyes narrowing in response.
It was an old man dressed in purple, with lush, scattered black hair.
"Hoho, even the western dogs can bark today. What brought you? The secret realm?" Alex responded, taking an offensive stance.
He jumped, taking off and charging at the enemy, seemingly uninterested in the answer.
"Hmph, young men these days... Allow me to teach you a lesson!" The enemy responded, stepping forward and charging at Alex.
Alex responded, "Heh, I'm older than your dead mother!", swinging his damaged sword at the enemy.
"Oh really?! Let's see if your strength is as good as your mouth!" The enemy snickered, deflecting Alex's blow, shattering the sword in the process.
He continued, "Oh no, looks like you are incapacitated."
"Silence, you insect! You would be a corpse if I only had a proper weapon!!!" Alex roared in anger.
He mobilized his ice element and punched his opponent.
The outcome was devastating as the purple ice shot through the enemy, piercing through his defences.
Alex roared, "I'm fucking invincible!", stasfied with the damage he inflected.
Meanwhile, Justin was deeply shocked.
'A thousand for a single strike? What about the kills?' He muttered as the notification appeared before him.
He looked at his sword, thinking about handing it over to Elder Alex to support him.
However, he held himself back, believing it was more favorable if Alex lost.
The reason was simple, Alex's loss meant the sect a misfortune in one way or another.
Meaning a greater profit!
"Where did your arrogance go, insect?!" Alex shouted and charged at the enemy once again.
He punched, aiming for the head this time.
Unfortunately, one of the figures interfered, stabbing Alex with his spear before pulling their ally back.
"We are not here to play, we will merely repay what you've done to our people." Another spoke, pointing his index finger at Justin.
He continued, "You killed our disciples; today, we will kill yours.", shooting a lightning beam interwoven with flames.
'Shit shit shit,' Justin screamed internally, the incredible speed of the beam allowing him no time to escape.
He held his sword in a defensive stance, taking on the beam.
It struck the sword, resulting in a horrific explosion as the smoke clouded the entire sect.
[-1115 Health | Remaining Health: 1735]
[Congrats, you've gained 17,500 Chaos Charges and 17,500 Experience for Azure Sword Sect's misfortune!]
[Congrats, you've...]
Justin felt the pain, making him extremely angry for the first time since his transmigration.
"We shall dance!" Justin shouted in anger, knowing he could easily destroy them.
He no longer cared about the profit, he wished to tear the seven apart here and now!