When the giant strode out wielding another massive axe, both of them genuinely broke down a little.
Bloody hell!
There’s another axe?!
Ye Guan and Xiao Ge exchanged a glance. In the next instant, they bolted straight for the teleportation array!
Time to run!
But right then, a sharp whistling sound tore through the air!
The giant axe slammed directly onto the teleportation array in front of them.
BOOM!
The array exploded instantly!
Both of their faces froze.
We’re done for!
Ye Guan looked at the giant and said, “Brother Xiao, we have no other choice now!”
Xiao Ge fell silent.
With the escape route gone, there really was no other choice!
They could only fight for their lives!
Xiao Ge glanced at Ye Guan. “I’ll tank him, you look for an opening!”
With that, he suddenly dashed forward and hurled his spear at the giant with all his strength.
Whoosh!
The spear tore through the air, terrifyingly powerful!
At that moment, the giant suddenly spread its right hand. The distant axe flew back to him. Then he swung it down fiercely!
BANG!
With one strike, Xiao Ge’s spear was sent flying. Just then, Xiao Ge leapt high, caught the rebounding spear, spun his body, and thrust once more at the giant!
A spear glow burst from the tip!
The giant showed no expression. It simply raised its axe and smashed down!
BANG!
In an instant, Xiao Ge and his spear were blasted dozens of zhang away!
Almost simultaneously, Ye Guan appeared behind the giant like a phantom and stabbed straight at the back of its neck!
Shhk!
The sword sank several inches before getting stuck!
Ye Guan’s heart jolted. He immediately let go of the qi sword and rolled backwards. Almost at the same moment, an axe swept horizontally across where he had just been, pulverising the surrounding air!
Ye Guan retreated several more zhang, then spread his palm. Another qi sword formed.
The giant fixed its eyes on Ye Guan and prepared to strike. Suddenly, a whistling sound came from behind it. The giant spun around just as a spear thrust towards it. At the same time, Ye Guan rolled forward…
The giant swung its axe!
BANG!
Xiao Ge was sent flying again, this time more than forty zhang. When he crashed to the ground, blood sprayed from his mouth!
In that instant, Ye Guan’s sword stabbed into the giant’s groin!
Dirty?
When fighting for your life, you strike a man right there!
The sword sank several inches, then got stuck again!
Ye Guan was stunned.
What the hell?
It’s stuck there too?
At that moment, a terrifying force pressed down from above. Ye Guan instantly released the sword and performed several backward rolls, narrowly dodging the fatal axe blow. At the same time, he pointed two fingers and guided a qi sword straight at the giant’s throat!
Shhk!
The qi sword left a shallow cut on the throat. But in the next moment, the giant slapped it away, shattering the sword instantly!
Seeing this, Ye Guan’s expression darkened. He stared fixedly at the giant’s throat, deep in thought!
The giant suddenly strode towards Ye Guan. Every step made the ground tremble, utterly terrifying!
Ye Guan suddenly shouted, “Brother Xiao Ge, buy me half an hour!”
“Half an hour?!”
Xiao Ge’s eyes widened. Then he simply lay flat on the ground. “I surrender!”
Ye Guan hurriedly said, “One quarter of an hour! Just one quarter, and I’ll definitely kill it!”
One quarter of an hour!
Xiao Ge fell silent.
Seeing that he still wasn’t moving, Ye Guan quickly added, “One quarter of an hour. I swear I can kill it!”
Xiao Ge gritted his teeth, leapt up, and charged at the giant once more. He was incredibly fast; the cold gleam arrived before he did!
The giant spun fiercely and cleaved down with its axe!
BANG!
Xiao Ge was blasted away again!
At that moment, dozens of qi swords under Ye Guan’s control slashed repeatedly at the giant’s throat!
Boom boom boom boom…
Explosions rang out continuously!
The crack in the giant’s throat grew larger!
Then the giant suddenly swept its axe in a wide circle.
BOOM!
Dozens of qi swords shattered instantly. Right then, Ye Guan appeared before it like a ghost and slashed at its throat.
Crack!
The gash widened several more inches!
Ye Guan did not get greedy. He released the qi sword, performed a backward flip, landed, then retreated several steps to create distance. Almost simultaneously, he pointed at the giant again.
Shhk!
Another qi sword slashed across the throat!
Crack!
The wound opened further!
At this point, the giant finally realised Ye Guan was the real threat. It charged straight at him, axe raised!
Ye Guan’s expression changed drastically. “Brother Xiao, get up front!”
With that, he rolled sideways, dodging the deadly strike!
In the distance, Xiao Ge, covered in blood, let out a furious roar and charged once more!
The giant whirled around and smashed down with its axe!
A deafening explosion of air rang out!
BOOM!
As spear glows shattered, Xiao Ge was hurled over fifty zhang away. When he hit the ground, his body convulsed and blood poured from his mouth…
At that instant, several more qi swords struck the giant’s throat in succession.
Bang bang bang!
With a series of explosions, a huge gash finally appeared in the giant’s throat. At the same time, it staggered back several zhang.
Seeing this, Ye Guan grew wildly excited. “Brother Xiao, hold it a little longer! I’m about to finish it!”
From the ground far away, Xiao Ge’s voice trembled. “I’m a spear cultivator, not a body cultivator!”
At that moment, the giant, now thoroughly enraged, charged straight at Ye Guan!
Ye Guan’s face changed. He immediately turned and ran!
Fortunately, he had trained his fleeing skills on the lower floors!
Thus, even though the giant swung several times, it could not land a hit!
Ye Guan did not dare meet it head-on; his strength was far inferior. If he tried, even if he survived, he would lose the ability to fight!
So he ran while shouting, “Brother Xiao, just one last time! One more push!”
On the ground far away, Xiao Ge, bleeding heavily, looked up. When he saw the giant’s throat was nearly severed, a ferocious glint flashed in his eyes. Gathering the last of his strength, he leapt towards the giant!
The giant spun fiercely and cleaved down once more!
BANG!
As spear glows shattered, Xiao Ge flew nearly a hundred zhang. When he landed, his body convulsed violently.
On the ground, Xiao Ge trembled. “I can’t… I really can’t anymore…”
In the distance, the instant Xiao Ge was sent flying, Ye Guan seized the opening, rushed forward, and plunged his qi sword deep into the giant’s throat.
Shhk!
This time, the sword pierced all the way through. A savage look flashed in Ye Guan’s eyes. He twisted the sword fiercely.
Shhk!
The giant’s head flew off!
Seeing this, Ye Guan finally relaxed. But right then, the headless giant suddenly swept its axe in a wide arc. The axe left its hand, surrounded by terrifying lightning!
Ye Guan’s expression changed drastically. It was too late to dodge!
BANG!
Ye Guan was blasted away. By sheer coincidence, he crashed straight onto Xiao Ge, who was already on the verge of death, and the two slid dozens of zhang across the ground together.
Xiao Ge: “…”
Ye Guan spat several mouthfuls of blood. Ignoring everything else, he hurriedly looked at the giant. It slowly toppled and began fading away.
Only then did Ye Guan let out a huge sigh of relief and collapse beside Xiao Ge.
Ye Guan turned his head. “Brother Xiao, you okay?”
Xiao Ge’s voice shook. “Okay… just almost died!”
Ye Guan grinned. “We won!”
Xiao Ge nodded slightly. “If we hadn’t won, we’d only meet again in the next life!”
Ye Guan laughed loudly.
Fighting like this actually felt pretty damn good!
Just then, the distant glowing gate began trembling slightly. Sensing this, both of their expressions changed. They looked over. A woman slowly walked out!
Both frowned.
The woman was not physical; she was illusory. She wore a long emerald dress, her hair flowing down her back, and carried a sword case on her back.
A sword cultivator?
She walked up to them, looked them over, and smiled. “You two worked together to clear it?”
Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”
The woman studied Ye Guan and Xiao Ge, then smiled. “You’re both excellent. In all the worlds below the Central Divine Continent, you are only the second pair to clear the ninth floor!”
Both were stunned.
Second?
Xiao Ge immediately scrambled up. “Who was the first?”
The woman laughed. “A little girl from the Central Divine Continent named Ji Xuan. Let me tell you, she cleared it alone! And back then, she was exactly the same age as you two: seventeen!”
At those words, Ye Guan and Xiao Ge’s faces instantly fell!
All the joy from clearing the stage vanished without a trace!
The woman suddenly laughed. “Don’t be discouraged. You’ve already done incredibly well! Now, time for your reward!”
With that, she spread her palm. A box appeared in front of them.
Ye Guan blinked. “Just one?”
The woman nodded. “Just one!”
Ye Guan said, “There are two of us. Could we get another?”
The woman blinked. “No!”
Ye Guan was speechless. He opened the box. Inside was a scroll.
Ye Guan asked curiously, “What is this?”
The woman smiled. “An immortal-tier cultivation method!”
Above heaven-tier!
At those words, both Ye Guan and Xiao Ge’s expressions changed!
Even Guanxuan Academy didn’t have anything like this!
Ye Guan and Xiao Ge exchanged a glance. Finally, Ye Guan said, “We can read it together!”
Xiao Ge nodded in agreement!
Ye Guan continued, “After we read it together, it belongs to me.”
Xiao Ge shook his head. No way!
Ye Guan looked at the woman, hesitated, then asked, “Could we get one more copy?”
The woman was about to speak when suddenly her expression changed. She grabbed Ye Guan’s hand directly.
Ye Guan froze!
The woman stared at him, eyes filled with disbelief. “Mad Demon…”
She stopped herself there!
Ye Guan was utterly confused.
After a moment, the woman looked deeply at Ye Guan. Her gaze gradually softened. She released his hand and smiled. “Of course!”
With that, she produced another box and handed it to Ye Guan.
Ye Guan and Xiao Ge were overjoyed.
The woman looked at Ye Guan, her eyes gentle yet complicated.
After a while, she said softly, “This strand of my projection is about to disappear. I look forward to seeing you both at the Main Academy!”
Ye Guan looked at her. “Senior, you’re from the Main Academy?”
The woman smiled. “Yes. The Guanxuan Academy of the Guanxuan Universe. The Main Academy is a lot of fun! Remember to come!”
With that, she gradually turned illusory and soon vanished completely.
At that moment, inside the little tower, the little tower’s voice suddenly rang out. “Ye Yu… I never expected to see her here, in this way…”
The mysterious voice asked, “That’s her?”
The little tower said softly, “When I first met her, she was still a little girl. Who would have thought that now she’s already able to stand on her own…”
