Chapter 14 — A Prodigy
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 6 of 6
Everyone paled. Tian Lingsu alone, though startled, was not flustered. She swept her hands before her breast to trace a Taiji diagram in the void, and in a moment the layers of red silk returned before her, becoming countless barriers. The sound of shattering came without cease as the Dragon-Cleaving Sword pierced layer after layer of red silk; its momentum slowed somewhat, yet its indomitable force did not diminish in the least. It seemed the two were about to decide life and death, victory and defeat.
"Zheng!"
A wave of chill passed, and the Dragon-Cleaving Sword rebounded as if striking rotten cotton. Lin Jinghong paled with shock and looked up: in that instant a wall of ice had formed between him and Tian Lingsu, the cold assailing them. For all the Dragon-Cleaving Sword's terrible power, it could not break through that ice wall. And Qi Hao, none knew when, had already leaped in front of him and pulled him back a full zhang.
On the other side, Tian Lingsu's face was pale, but Su Wan had in the blink of an eye darted forward to gather her in her arms and retreat to Tian Buhui's side.
In the hall the two immortal treasures, no longer controlled, gradually lost their radiance and flew back each to its master's hand.
In the Shoujing Hall, all was silent.