Chapter 152: Blue Lightning

“Wait!”

The swing of the sword abruptly stopped in front of me, losing its power as White backed down a little bit. He seemed confused but he tried not to show it too much. “What is it?” He asked in slight annoyance as he glared at me, I could tell that he was itching to fight me head-on. After cutting him off like that by shouting ‘wait’, I did expect him to take it negatively but I never imagined he would take it with contempt.

“You must be thinking that you can get your way either way, right? Even if you lose, you could just overpower me and make me spill everything I know about the mysterious power you were talking about, right? Of course, it’s natural for you to think that since I’m relatively weaker than you. That’s why I’m going to propose something that would ensure that both sides will get what their want according to the rules set in stone.”

“Fine by me.” White smugly answered as he raised his chin. He probably thought that whatever I come up with, he would always find a way to work around it. His satisfied expression exuded overconfidence and for a split second, I wanted to slap his head with the palms of my hand for disrespecting a Sect Master but I can’t do that. That would just ensure a swifter death for me.

“What kind of agreement do you like? Swearing an oath? I give you a handicap? Or do you want everyone else here as witnesses? Or maybe you want to ensure that you won’t lose even though you will clearly lose? How would you go about it? Pray, tell me.” White continued, grinning.

A smile almost plastered on my face but I held it in. He would’ve thought that I don’t have anything up my sleeves right now. Well, he’s in for a surprise.

“With the good graces of the heavens have we been granted life. Life flows like a river, never flowing rearwards. As such blood flows, and blood flows continuously… ” I started.

Everyone probably knew what I was doing since they all gasped as I started my chant. With wide eyes of disbelief, everyone around us held their breath as they feared for the worse. They knew what would happen if I ever say something incorrectly.

Gah~ I shouldn’t think about it too much. I can’t afford to make a mistake here and die a pointless death. I mean, I’m already dead but dying again might be a bit more painful than normal.

“Blood is the essence of life and blood is the core of life. With this blood, I swear an oath that will never be broken. This oath will be in place and none can alter nor reject it. The contract is in place, and the necessary blood is here.”

It was a simple yet deadly oath that is impossible to be broken the Blood Oath. The Blood Oath can be used by anyone and it is the simplest oath to ever exist. Of course, the drawback of using such an oath is huge as well. In simple terms, using this oath causes the user to die five seconds after using it. That’s why cultivators use it as a last resort.

But I know that even if I used it, I won’t be affected by it, to say the least. I already died five years ago so it won’t work on me. Although it was quite a risk to use it. I know that it was worth it.

Wide-eyed, White and the others were still holding their breath as I finished the Blood Oath. They knew that I would die in five seconds. Usually, the Blood Oath is used to two people, making the user sacrifice his life so the oath will fall to the two parties. And usually, the Blood Oath doesn’t work since the intent of the user was not that strong. Of course, who would want to die for the ske of an oath between two parties? Any sane person wouldn’t. That’s why the Blood Oath never worked.

<Ti-ring!>

<You’ve successfully used the Blood Oath.>

<The Blood Oath is a sacred oath that would kill the user>

<Notice: The user will now undergo death>

<Error, the user has the constitution of an undead>

<User has negated the effect of the Blood Oath>

<The throes of death was canceled. The Harbinger of Death is now watching you at a close distance>

Suddenly, White’s face became twisted as the blood vessels swelled all over his body. No on knew why such a thing was happening to him but it was clear that it was an effect of the Blood Oath. Since the Blood Oath was successful, it’s only a matter of time before his body explodes into shreds as all his blood vessels get ruptured. Unless he acknowledges the Blood Oath, the death is the only thing that awaits him.

The same thing happened to me, but I quickly agreed to the Blood Oath so I won’t have to suffer. After four seconds, White’s face returned to normal as his blood vessels were reduced to their normal size. He panted as if his body was badly damage. Honestly I also don’t know if I would be able to endure what he just went through.

“Now we can begin.” I muttered.

“That Yongrui, did he just successfully used the Blood Oath?”

“Man, that scared the hell out of me. I thought we were all going to die when he started chanting those words.”

“It honestly gave me the creeps. My heart stopped beating for a split second back there.”

“So I wasn’t the only one who was holding my breath. That’s reassuring.”

As the audience started talking, Shen Rong approached me. This was the first time he spoke out loud. “Yongrui, be careful!” He shouted.

At first, I thought he would ask for an explanation on the Blood Oath but surprisingly, he didn’t ask anything. He just concernedly voiced out his worries and Shi Yanmei nodded along with him.

Let’s not forget about Wu Jia as well. Until now, she still sat in the arena, unmoving, as she watched the entire ordeal. In her eyes, I could see that she already accepted my death as well as everyone else’s. She was clearly scared out of her wits.

If I were in her position, I would’ve acted the same.

“Blood Oath or not,the bottom line remains the same. As long as I win, I get what I want. It’s impossible for me to lose. At your level, you won’t even close the gap between us. You may have a few hidden tricks in your sleeves but they’re useless against me. I’ve already seen most of your cards.” White tried to intimidate me but sadly, it wasn’t working.

After all, I’ve already planned everything from the start. He should’ve stopped me from using the Blood Oath. Had he done so, he wouldn’t need to suffer a lost against one of the weakest enemies he had to face.

“Then, let’s begin.”

A flash of lightning echoed all throughout the arena as White disappeared from my sight. He was so fast that his afterimages were like a crowd of people surrounding me. Even though I’m confident with my speed, I know that I can’t match his own speed. It’s basically impossible.

Furthermore, his footwork was something close to extraordinary. The tip of his feet barely touched the ground as a ripple of air breaking the sound barrier formed underneath it. Every step he took produced a sonic boom, which was matched by the thunderclaps that could be heard every time his sword releases blue lightning.

“If you don’t start attacking, then I’ll take the first bite.” White called out as a hand, shaped like a claw, attempted to dig itself on my back.

Since my senses are heightened to almost its maximum potential. I managed to dodge the attack… just barely.

“Impressive. Then how about this!”

Suddenly, lightning came down from the skies as a huge thunderclap resounded all throughout the arena. I quite underestimated the size of the lightning since I thought it wouldn’t be that intense… but as it turned out, the lightning covered the entire stage. Fortunately, Shen Rong and Shi Yanmei managed to dodge the lightning, scooping Wu Jia out of the way as they exited the arena. I had no idea how they managed to move like that, but I’m guessing the pressure emanating from White were all concentrated on me and that’s how they regained their senses.

I wasn’t the lucky one though. Since I got a bit preoccupied with Shen Rong, Shi Yanmei, and Wu Jia’s escape, I wasn’t able to act quickly.

Since I was a step too late, I didn’t manage to dodge the lightning. It hit me squarely on my well, it hit me squarely on my whole body. And it wasn’t your regular run-of-the-mill lightning

it’s BLUE LIGHTNING!

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