Night fell with a cool breeze, and the west wind rose.
Under the snow-white moonlight, there was a small town. Lights were sparse in the town, and all was silent.
In this town, there was a luxurious mansion. Inside the mansion was an array altar, and around the altar lay several corpses on the ground.
“Sizzle!” At this moment, in the centre of the array altar, a glow lit up. Then, a figure appeared on the altar.
This figure was none other than Lin Xiao. After a long time in the space tunnel, Lin Xiao finally emerged smoothly from Zhoujiapo and arrived here.
Lin Xiao scanned his surroundings. Seeing the corpses, he could not help but frown. “What happened here?”
Lin Xiao immediately became cautious. Corpses appeared right as he arrived. It was possible that the forces controlling this mansion might mistake him for the killer.
Without hesitation, Lin Xiao flew out of the array altar. He quietly soared over the surrounding courtyard walls and into other courtyards.
To Lin Xiao’s surprise, the other courtyards also had many corpses.
Out of curiosity, Lin Xiao flew around a large area and discovered that the entire mansion had no living person.
Everyone in the mansion was dead.
All the corpses had sword wounds. It was one person with one sword. No one had a storage ring on them.
This mansion had likely been blood-washed. Judging from the blood on the bodies, it seemed to have happened not long ago.
Though puzzled, Lin Xiao did not continue investigating. Instead, he took out the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings and embedded over a hundred Blue Spirit Stones into them. He flew directly towards the northwest.
Although he had just exited the teleportation array and Linghuang Valley probably had not reacted yet, he could not be sure when people from Linghuang Valley might pursue him. The faster he left, the better. The farther he was from this place, the safer.
Of course, activating the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings consumed wealth, and Lin Xiao was reluctant to do so. He did not have much wealth left.
But it was still better than being chased by a high Seventh Grade Spiritual Controller.
Moreover, something had happened in this mansion. The forces controlling such a large array were probably not weak. The Zhou family on the other end had an Eighth Level Martial Emperor powerhouse and some background.
This mansion was likely not much weaker. If he got involved, it would be another big trouble.
Deep into the night, around the hour of the tiger.
In a desolate area with no human habitation, not even the roar of beasts or the chirp of cicadas, brilliant bursts of light kept blooming in the sky. Waves of vast energy fluctuations surged out endlessly, accompanied by constant rumbling sounds.
At this time, nine middle-aged men and elders were besieging a woman.
Nearby, three groups of young people were watching. They were on guard against each other.
The woman in the battle was of unknown age, but she had the appearance of a woman in her twenties. Her face was stunningly beautiful, her expression cold. She wore a dark robe, her waist slender like a snake, her figure graceful and full. Even with some bloodstains on her lips and body, it could not hide her alluring charm that was utterly refined and otherworldly.
The young people watching could not help but secretly praise the woman’s beauty.
“Hmph, hand over the item. Otherwise, you will die today without doubt!”
At this moment, a Sixth Level Martial Emperor elder let out a loud shout. A palm strike containing a scorching, yang force shot towards the woman from mid-air.
However, the woman said nothing. Her response to the elder was a powerful strike.
A terrifying force erupted, shaking the elder back.
“Fighting nine at once, even if your combat power is strong, you will not escape our attacks in the end.”
Another middle-aged man at the Fifth Level Martial Emperor realm surged with powerful aura. He punched out, and rolling black qi surged forth. A powerful black fist beam blasted towards the dark-robed woman.
The dark-robed woman slapped her palm, igniting a massive black palm force. Not only did it blast towards the fist beam, but it also swept horizontally in one direction, striking towards the others.
Then, the dark-robed woman flashed to another position, dodging attacks from others in another direction.
Nine people fought one: three Sixth Level Martial Emperors and six Fifth Level Martial Emperor powerhouses against a First Level Martial Emperor. Yet, they had not taken her down for a long time.
The woman showed no signs of exhaustion. It was as if her dantian was even more vast than theirs.
“This woman is so strong. I do not know where she came from!”
“She only emits the cultivation of a First Level Martial Emperor, yet she has such powerful combat strength. Even among our three sects’ geniuses, none can reach this level.”
“Could she be from the Two Gates or the Ji family? But from beginning to end, she has not said a word.”
“It is almost impossible for her to be from the Ji family or the Two Gates. This is the southern region. Even for our three sects to come here takes great effort. Geniuses from the Ji family or the Two Gates would not come all this way.”
Around them, discussions and speculations from the three groups of watching youths arose. Their three sects’ geniuses were not lacking, but none could fight across so many levels.
Even among the older generation, there was no such figure.
“Swish!”
At that moment, a streak of light flashed across and suddenly stopped in the void.
The three groups of onlookers all turned their gazes over.
At this time, they saw a youth who looked only about twenty years old, standing on a pair of wings in the void. This made the group secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
It was neither a powerhouse coming to her aid nor a strong expert from another sect. It was just a youth, posing no threat to any of their sides.
“You Yu!” Seeing the battle before him, Lin Xiao’s heart could not help but tremble.
He had never expected to encounter Feng Youyu here, and moreover, that she was being besieged by nine Fifth and Sixth Level Martial Emperor powerhouses.
Lin Xiao’s face turned cold instantly. A chill emanated from him as he angrily shouted, “Nine Fifth and Sixth Level experts besieging one woman. This is truly bullying too much!”
As soon as these words were out, the three groups of youths around him were all stunned.
Where did this hot-headed youth come from?
Bullying too much?
In front of so many people from their three sects, during a fight over an item, he said they were bullying too much. Was there something wrong with his head?
“What, do you want to stand up for her?” At this moment, a Third Level Martial Emperor youth from the Demon Void Sect could not help but mock.
“Hahaha, this side is the Incinerating Sun Sect, that side is the Demon Void Sect, and over there is the Cold Moon Sect. Our three sects’ elders are besieging a woman. How do you plan to stand up for her?” From the other side, a mocking voice also rang out.
“Led by lust, forgetting what you are upon seeing beauty. Trouble from the mouth. You dare claim our three sects are bullying too much. Now, see how you end this!” From the other side, a female youth said disdainfully, her face full of disgust.
“Hehe, kid, if you really want to stand up for her and cannot beat the ones above, you can come beat us. We will stand still for you to hit, hahaha.”
“That’s right. Defeat us, and you can stand up for her, hahaha.”
Laughter rang out one after another. They had been watching the ten-person battle intently, wary of each other, with tense spirits. Unexpectedly, this clueless hot-head appeared, making them all burst into laughter.
However, the youth sighed. “It seems this is the only way.”
