Chapter 497: Chapter 497, Thunder Giant
Two hours later, Chu Ming could no longer see the trace of the sea. All around him, greenery gradually appeared. He had underestimated the concentration of spiritual power in the Green Blood Secret Realm. As he walked, he could clearly feel the spiritual power in the air increasing gradually.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud booming sounds erupted in front of Chu Ming. The spiritual power of heaven and earth within a radius of more than ten miles went wild, as gray currents surged from all directions in the sky.
Chu Ming pulled out the Concealing Robe from his Storage Ring and draped it over himself. He scanned the area with his soul power and found that even he could barely detect his own presence. A slight smile of satisfaction appeared on his face. He had obtained the Concealing Robe at Sword Peak; it was a high-tier Earth Level magical treasure.
Swish!
Chu Ming slowed down and cautiously moved towards the direction of the fight, the rules of power on the surface of his skin circulating to block the fighting’s airwaves.
As he approached within a thousand meters of the fight’s center, he scanned with his soul power and saw two figures, one black and one white, intertwining in the sky. Between the two, sword lights shot out and collided, creating countless sparks that flew everywhere.
Both were swordsmen, each strike deadly. In the blur, Chu Ming couldn’t see their faces clearly, only vaguely sensing that the white-clothed swordsman’s sword techniques were agile and filled with killing intent. Each move gave a sense of birds soaring freely in the sky.
The black-clothed swordsman was quite the opposite. His strikes were heavy and powerful, steady and unwavering, as if harmonizing with the sword momentum of heaven and earth, making it impossible to resist. The whole space had become dominated by black and white.
"These two must be two of the five young master swordsmen, but I don’t know exactly which two they are."
Looking at the two figures in the sky, Chu Ming mused. There were many famous young prodigies in the Central Divine Domain, but those skilled with a sword were the five master swordsmen. Of course, this didn’t include some hidden geniuses.
Swish!
The black-clothed swordsman pointed his longsword to the sky, and unexpectedly, countless lightning bolts emerged, connecting to its tip. The powerful sword momentum enveloped the entire scene. With one slash, the entire kilometer radius fell into a domain of lightning, sword intent and lightning interwoven, the ground shattered.
Chu Ming dared not stay long. He turned and quietly left. After just over five hundred meters, he felt a sharp edge filling the space, and a black vortex suddenly appeared in the sky.
Pshh!
A terrifying sword light burst out from the lightning domain, cleaving the entire domain in half. The remaining sword intent spread far and wide.
Chu Ming did not slow down. Compared to the five master swordsmen, his strength was still somewhat lacking. The sword intent of the five master swordsmen had at least reached Tier Six, comparable to the three Great Blade Masters.
His advantage lay in his exceptionally strong body refining, his physical body formidable, and his blood energy surging. Even if injured, it wouldn’t affect him much.
After flying for another half an hour, spirit grass began to appear on the ground. There were a great number of these spirit grasses, but they were of low grade, just some Yellow Level spirit grass, equivalent to weeds on this grassland.
Boom!
A terrifying roar came from ahead. Chu Ming quickly looked up to see a colossal Thunder Giant, thousands of meters tall, walking slowly. Huge footprints were left on the ground, and the thunder elemental power in the sky rapidly gathered.
Chu Ming felt a tremendous pressure from the Thunder Giant. Based on his intuition, the Thunder Giant had at least the combat power of the Realm of Transcendence. A casual strike would be beyond what most people in the secret realm could withstand.
Chu Ming was not the only martial artist who saw the Thunder Giant. He sensed many powerful auras following behind the Thunder Giant. Donning the Concealing Robe once more, Chu Ming trailed the Thunder Giant.
"This time, I really struck gold! To actually find traces of a Thunder Giant in the Green Blood Secret Realm!"
A young man in a purple robe, full of excitement, muttered to himself as he quickly flew in the direction of the Thunder Giant.
Unbeknownst to him, a concealed figure passed by him, listening to his every word. Although Chu Ming didn’t know what was special about the Thunder Giant, the reactions of the others indicated that this was no simple matter.
Swish!
Chu Ming pushed his speed to the limit, flying past several people in an instant. At this moment, there were only a few people ahead of him.
The three in the lead were a charming woman in red on the left, who, with a smile, could stir a person’s heart. In the middle was an old man wearing a tattered bamboo hat and a raincoat, with vulture-like eyes and a shallow knife scar near his temple. His expression was cold and detached, and as he flew, a fiery turbulence radiated from him, making him conspicuous in the sky.
On the right was a swordsman in green, appearing to be in his thirties or forties. Holding a wine jug, he looked slovenly, gazing blankly at the sky while occasionally drinking.
These three were all very strong, at least that’s what Chu Ming thought. They seemed to have reached the invincible limit of the Guiyuan Realm. Even Luo Donghai, one of the three Great Blade Masters, who was also invincible in the Guiyuan Realm, couldn’t compare to them.
Chu Ming was sure Luo Donghai wouldn’t survive more than ten moves against these three.
In terms of talent, Luo Donghai naturally far surpassed these three, but with time, their killer moves and the purity of their spiritual power had far outstripped Luo Donghai.
In martial arts cultivation, one should never underestimate anyone, especially geniuses. They might not die at the hands of other geniuses but be killed by martial artists who are less talented than them.
Behind these three were two martial artists of the Guiyuan Realm at the level of the three Great Blade Masters. Dressed in gray, they flew side by side without expression, like marionettes.
Although Chu Ming’s speed was not inferior to theirs, he did not fly recklessly but followed obediently behind the five.
"Hee hee, Yin Wind Blade Elder, among those who discovered the Thunder Giant, only the three of us are truly competitive. How about we drive away the others and monopolize the treasure guarded by the Thunder Giant?"
As they flew, the charming woman in the palace attire flirtatiously played with her hair, suggesting with a bewitching smile.
"Not interested!"
The Yin Wind Blade Elder, the old man wearing the bamboo hat and raincoat, snorted coldly, dismissively replying.
"Just like that fool, no sense of fun at all."
The charming woman in the palace attire glanced at the swordsman in green and said helplessly before flying toward the Thunder Giant.
The Yin Wind Blade Elder gave the charming woman and the swordsman in green a chilling look. "This time, I will bury both of you here."
The three had been roaming the Green Blood Secret Realm for a long time and were well-acquainted, harboring deep mutual distrust.