Suddenly, the carriage exploded and the camels and the traveller ended up dead and the carriage destroyed. I looked around and all I could see was abandoned buildings. I could barely stand then I brought out my blue blossom blade in case of any danger. Suddenly, bandits started coming out from the abandoned buildings and surrounded me. One of them on expensive looking jewelry approached me. "Hey there, I can't believe you survived that. Woah, you look like you're not from around here and that blade you got there looks expensive.
So, let me make you a deal, why don't you drop the blade and join our 'lil family and ... you get to keep your life," he said proudly.
I replied him, "For you to talk like that, you must really think I'm weak." He laughed and said, "You survived a bomb but you should know that this isn't the Jianxu. If you are done chatting, why don't me and my brothers show you the great power of the Mongol." They all rushed at me with swords and I noticed that there were some archers around. I have to make this quick without making the soul to react. This guy seemed cool, but it would have to end here.
"Advanced blood art: Blood Blade Fall"
There were about a hundred bandits, let me see how they do against a hundred and twenty blades. In an instant, they all died leaving only their leader alive. "What .. what .. what the heck did you just do?" He said in shock. "If that is all, I'll be taking my leave," I said as I turned backwards to leave. "Where the heck do ya think ya going. Ya think ya can just kill my brothers and go free. NEVER!!!" He said loudly as he brought out a horn and blew it. Immediately the horn was blown, hundreds of bandits rushed out of the abandoned buildings and surrounded me. Shit, how do I get out of this, I .. I can do it, I just have to use blood blade fall about five times.
"Oh no you don't, you haven't seen me dance and you already cooking a plan. Why don't I give you something to eat." He said with some kind of dark aura around him. Then he said, "Rage art: Sounds of Sorrow." Immediately, I started hearing sound and they were saying words in my head. "You are going to keep dying ... You will never find a cure ... You're just a scared weakling." The voice kept talking and it got louder and louder, dispelling the qi I used in controlling my core. I fell to the ground, holding my ears, trying not to hear the sound, but it was no use. I – think I'm gonna lose it ... No, I have to make it to the blade master, I must.
"Advanced blood art: Blood Mist rain"
"Advanced blood art: Blood-energy burst"
I was using my core at a high level so I have to get this done really quick. Even when I used my blood arts, the voice didn't go away, I tried my best not to lose it even when dealing with both my core and the voice and it was obvious that I wasn't going to last ... "You forgot about me boy!" Their leader said with a light voice behind me. He tried to use a sword to slash out my head but I dodged. -- "Too slow," he said with a smirk as fire rushed out of his sword giving me a slash in my chest. Damn, this hurts, how could he be using an artifact all along and I didn't know. Such an injury in a battle like this puts me in the disadvantage.
No, forget about holding back, I have to leave here alive.
"Advanced blood art: Maximum energy burst"
I used blue blossom qi to prevent myself from hearing the sound and continued using the blood mist rain. Their leader was ready to unleash another attack but I was already prepared for him.
"Blue blossom blade technique: Imperial steps - Infinite steps"
I sprinted at him and used my best blade technique. He tried to use his artifact but I didn't give him the time. I kept attacking until he tried to block with his artifact but it broke. He fell to the ground then I put my blade on his neck for him to surrender. "Ha, ha, ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hah! Ha! Ha!!?, you actually think you can have me so easily, punk. Rage art: Bells of doom ...." Aahh!! . I can't .. stand it. I held my ears and fell to the ground. Everything looks so blur and all I could feel were the bells. I could hear them, I could see them, I could touch them, I could even smell the bells.
My techniques all dispelled immediately, and I kept shouting in pain. I .. I started feeling something else. Something rumbling inside of me .... Aahhh .. I flew to the sky uncontrollably and all my qi bursted out of my core. Suddenly, lightning came out of my veins, gradually electrifying me. Some of the bandits ran away in fear, but their leader and some others stood. Their leader then threw his artifact at me to finish me off then ... BOOM..... The electricity that leaked out of my veins grew bigger and bigger and filled the whole area, electrifying anyone and anything it touched ...
Aaagh!! . Don't .. tell me . I'm going to die again. Make it stop please. The electricity continued for a while and then started fading gradually. I fell back to the ground and was not able to move even a muscle on my body. I looked at the hot sun above me ... and then I felt a liquid rolling down to my ears ...
Wait ... Was I crying right now. Now that I even think of it, throughout my horrible life, I never cried no matter the situation. I guess everything has changed. Which is better, being dead or living this horrible life, I just want to be happy, is that too much to ask? Answer, you stupid gods. Why would you choose such an evil fate for someone, don't you have a conscience? ANSWER ME!!!!!
I stayed still for about an hour under the hot sun until I could get some energy back. The Blade Master .. I have .. to get to .. the blade master. I struggled to walk towards the western abandoned sect while using my blade as a walking stick. "To the blade master," I kept saying as I walked through the desert. I kept walking without knowing the distance remaining or the time I have spent walking. I wanted to keep walking, but I couldn't. I fell to the ground and ... ... ...
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**???**: Are you sure he's alive?
**???**: Of course he is, help me take him back to grandpa.
**???**: Why would I do that, isn't it your idea?
**???**: Just help me.
**???**: Fine .. Fine.
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