Nine Paths of Asura-Original Wuxia

Chapter 81 - The Hanged Man Pt.5

So I've once again noticed that the format looks terrible when I read the story outside of the editor. Seriously guys, is the text readable or are the paragraphs all lumped together? Let me know if you're having troubles reading and I'll find a fix.

Wang!

A tremendous gale appeared as the blue robed man raised a gust of wind which quickly spun into a small tornado. Inside were numerous blue runes which interlocked and whirled in endless circles. Each of these runic circles was strong enough to trap a weaker cultivator and combined into a 999 circle formation which could rip apart even strong Chosen's defenses! The members of the Li family immediately switched their attention to this new Chosen.

"If you guys want to settle your family differences do it somewhere else, that platform belongs to I, Jian Te!" The tornado spun and though the three Li members combined managed to disperse it they were all pushed to the edge of the platform. Instantly Jian Te leaped up with a swirl of his blue robes and a scepter with a cats-eye jewel on top appeared in his hands. 

"Now do you want to leave peacefully or shall I show you the difference between our births?"

His arrogant words immediately caused several Chosen to scowl. Their entire lives they had always been of higher birth, higher status and had enjoyed the privileges associated with it. So though his disparaging words were true that only made them angrier. They could only hold their rebuttals deep in their chests and pray that their anger did not form into internal devils one day however. 

The trio of the Li family quickly allied themselves against this foreign enemy. Jun Li's hands glowed with dark attraction and he immediately channeled it into his massive battleaxe casting a pall across the atmosphere of the entire area. Sai Li's shield suddenly sprouted several snake heads across the surface and its emerald glow could compete with Jun Li's darkness. As for Ya Li, she drew a deep breath and raised her flute to her lips once more. A melodious tune soon came out and as if upon signal Jun Li and Sai Li unleashed simultaneous attacks towards Jian Te! First Jun Li swung his battleaxe and a devastating whirlwind which seemed to twist in and out of itself spun into existence. Its attractive forces were incredibly profound and would definitely have overwhelmed Lineir before he comprehended his Madness Rain. On top of this, Sai Li unleashed his own attack, an emerald beam shot out of the middle of his scale shield and rushed towards Jian Te. Its light was so powerful that even looking at it induced a sense of paralysis as if one's senses were being turned to stone. Lastly, as Jun Li and Sai Li's twin attacks neared Jian Te, Ya Li's melodious tunes suddenly transformed into a terrifying beast. A huge winged chimera phantom appeared and also sped towards Jian Te. However, facing the simultaneous attacks Jian Te did not retreat or show hesitation.

"Hmph. Perhaps if your older brother Ji Li was here I'd be unable to do anything but cower. He is not however, and with my family's Heaven Swallowing Scepter, even if you three come at me together it is useless. Come back when your cultivation is higher!" He waved his scepter and a blue-runed tornado twisted into existence again. However, it was twice the size of the first and the circles of runes combined together not into formless masses but into giant skulls.

"Heaven Swallowing Wind!"

First Jun Li's own whirlwind crashed into Jian Te's Heaven Swallowing Wind. However, though the mysteries were profound, it was quickly defeated. There was simply a power differential. Then Sai Li's emerald beam came. For a moment, the Heaven Swallowing Wind became sluggish but moments later the beam was simply swallowed by the rune skulls. Lastly, the Chimera phantom came but with a pitiful gasp it too was battered and swallowed whole by the tornado and its skulls. All three members of the Li family suffered backlashes from having their techniques destroyed, but stood firm swallowing blood in their mouths. Immediately they casted protective spells and wards while pumping their defensive Qi to the max but when the Heaven Swallowing Wind came they were blasted off the platform their Second Hearts sent into internal chaos and were unable to stop themselves as they were flung many meters away. There on the ground they lay there family conflicts forgotten as they stared at Jian Te. However, rather than following up Jian Te simply advanced to the platform and beckoned to his minions.

"Unless anyone else wishes to make a challenge and waste their lives, my followers and I will be leaving first. I trust that no brothers or sisters wish to die by my scepter today?" Jian Te didn't even bother looking around to see if anyone was stepping up. He began to kneel and enter meditation on the platform. However, before he could kneel a blast of emerald light flashed in front of him. Jian Te easily crushed it with his palm the light fragmenting and shattering. 

"Li family bastard. I gave face to your older brother by letting you live. But I see you truly wish to be disciplined. Very well. Your older brother cannot blame me for teaching you a lesson when you asked for it!"

The Heaven Swallowing Wind appeared again and shot out from Jian Te's scepter directly towards Sai Li! Jun Li immediately rushed over despite numerous bloody wounds all over his body and placed himself in front of his brother.

"What are you doing! I don't need your protection!" Sai Li practically hissed at Jun Li but Jun Li simply hefted his battleaxe and stood firm like a human bear.

"The Li family stands firm! Ya-er! I know you have your issues with my lil bro but now is not the time! Come!" He called out to Ya Li but she simply looked at Sai Li and smirked.

"Jun-er, I know you love your lil bro but I too have a younger sister to protect and this man sought to do her harm!" She stood there seemingly ambivalent to whether or not the two brothers died together. Jun Li's face fell and he simply sighed.

"It doesn't matter... even if you came we couldn't stop Jian Te. But that won't stop me from trying! Haaaarrrrrgh!" Jun Li released a mighty swing of his battleaxe and a fresh whirlwind twisted into being warping space itself. Sai Li stared at the back of his brother and also tossed up his emerald scale shield which emitted a scintillating beam. However, their two attacks were not as powerful as their previous attacks when they were at full power and Jian Te's Heaven Swallowing Wind quickly tore them apart. At the last second, Ya Li's expression changed and she quickly blew her flute trying to intervene. However, the phantom Chimera it formed was also torn to pieces and the tornado came relentlessly. It clashed into Sai Li's emerald shield which was floating in front of the brothers and instantly the shield exploded. Then it reached Jun Li's battleaxe. The battleaxe was wrenched from Jun Li's hands and tossed away though it did not break. The tornado reached the brothers and they closed their eyes as they desperately tried to circulate their defensive Qi barriers. Ya Li could only watch helplessly from the side.