In the distance, the white-robed man suddenly said, “It seems you’re determined to interfere!”
Ye Xuan turned to him, grinning, “This is my sect brother, how can I stand by while you target him? Unless, of course, you’re willing to pay extra!”
Hearing this, the Defier, who had been somewhat touched, froze, tugging at Ye Xuan’s sleeve, “Brother Ye… don’t do this, I’m getting nervous!”
He was genuinely uneasy!
If Ye Xuan abandoned him, he’d be as good as dead!
These three were beyond his ability to handle alone!
The white-robed man looked at Ye Xuan and, after a moment, said, “More money’s out of the question, but I can arrange for you both to be buried together!”
With that, he drew his bow and fired!
Where the feather arrow passed, spacetime ignited, then rapidly disintegrated!
From afar, Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed, a hint of gravity in his gaze. His left thumb flicked, and the sword in its sheath slashed out.
This time, he wielded his bloodline power, so the sword carried not only its own momentum and aura but also the force of his bloodline.
Where the blood sword passed, spacetime dissolved into nothingness!
*Boom!*
The golden feather arrow was halted by the sword, but then a long spear thrust straight down toward Ye Xuan’s head. When it was mere inches away, a mysterious force enveloped the spear. The next moment, it vanished, reappearing above the purple-skirted woman, now carrying several times its original power.
The purple-skirted woman frowned, opening her palm and gently lifting it. An invisible force blocked the spear, but the spacetime above her head caved in like a pot’s bottom, utterly terrifying.
At that moment, the Defier slammed his right hand downward.
*Boom!*
The spear above the purple-skirted woman trembled violently, a powerful force surging through it, crashing down.
*Boom!*
The space around her twisted into a bizarre vortex, but she swept her right hand lightly, and a purple light shield enveloped her. Within it, she stood unscathed! Not only that, the Defier’s potent defying power began to dissipate bit by bit upon touching the shield.
Seeing this, the Defier frowned, slowly clenching his right hand.
Just then, the purple-skirted woman reached upward, seizing the spear. The next instant, she vanished.
*Swish!*
In a flash, the space before the Defier tore open, and the spear shot out, aiming for his brow with lightning speed.
The Defier remained calm, clenching his fist and punching forward. A surge of defying power erupted, and in an instant, he swapped places with the purple-skirted woman!
Defying spacetime!
*Boom!*
The space before her was pierced into a massive black hole by her spear, but as she spun to thrust again, the Defier had already swapped places once more…
The purple-skirted woman’s eyes narrowed. Without turning, she drove her spear downward.
*Boom!*
A burst of purple light exploded from the spear’s tip.
*Boom!*
The starry sky boiled, countless starlights extinguished!
Meanwhile, the Defier had dissolved into countless afterimages, retreating. When he stopped, the afterimages merged back into him, while the purple-skirted woman had eerily retreated ten thousand zhang!
Gazing at the Defier, she vanished again!
The Defier stepped forward, disappearing as well, and in an instant, countless afterimages filled the spacetime!
Ye Xuan withdrew his gaze, turning to the white-robed man. One-on-one, the Defier could hold his own against the purple-skirted woman, and Ye Xuan was no less a match for the white-robed man. But the problem was, this wasn’t a fair duel, it was three against two!
This put him and the Defier at a disadvantage!
The white-robed man suddenly drew a black feather arrow, but at that moment, Ye Xuan’s thumb flicked, and a flying sword slashed out.
He wouldn’t stand idly waiting for an attack. An archer’s greatest weakness? Close combat!
He’d strike first!
Yet his sword struck empty air!
As the Qingxuan Sword reached the white-robed man, he shifted slightly left, and that small step made Ye Xuan’s sword miss!
Worse, a black feather arrow was already before Ye Xuan.
His left thumb flicked again.
*Boom!*
A burst of sword light erupted before him, and Ye Xuan retreated thousands of zhang instantly. Before he could stop, the black arrow came again!
The same black arrow!
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed, and he closed them slowly. In that moment, the world fell silent!
A tranquil heart!
He’d entered this state before, fighting Hei Yan, and in it, his sword’s power surged immensely!
A tranquil heart, all things clear!
Though his eyes were shut, he could sense every detail of the arrow, even the quivering of its fletching.
At that moment, his thumb flicked.
*Buzz!*
A clear sword hum rang out, and a sword light struck the arrow.
*Boom!*
The arrow was stopped cold, unyielding, but Ye Xuan’s sword held firm too. The two locked in place, though the spacetime around them began to dissolve!
The sword and arrow were evenly matched, but the surrounding spacetime couldn’t withstand their force!
Then, the white-robed man drew another black feather arrow, and a sharp tearing sound echoed through the scene!
Ye Xuan remained calm, thumb resting on his sword hilt. As the arrow reached a few zhang away, he flicked his thumb, and the sheathed sword slashed out!
This sword was different, calm and effortless, as if drawn casually.
It struck the arrow, which trembled violently and was flung a thousand zhang away.
Seeing this, the white-robed man frowned, eyeing Ye Xuan with a trace of gravity.
Change!
Since their clash began, Ye Xuan’s swordsmanship was evolving, showing signs of a breakthrough.
Realising this, the white-robed man turned to Hei Yan, who was watching, “Are we here to spar with them?”
Hei Yan froze, then shook his head, “Of course not!”
The white-robed man said, “If not, why aren’t you acting?”
Hei Yan’s expression stiffened. He hesitated, then grabbed his long blade and charged at Ye Xuan!
Ye Xuan frowned.
He didn’t fear Hei Yan, but as Hei Yan rushed him, another black feather arrow shot forward. This one was different, where it passed, everything turned illusory!
Hei Yan!
The arrow!
Ye Xuan’s brow furrowed. In that moment, he felt a flicker of irritation, or perhaps urgency, and urgency bred irritation, disrupting his tranquil heart!
Noticing his shifting mindset, Ye Xuan was alarmed. If he grew agitated now, it’d be dangerous, these two were no ordinary foes.
With no time to adjust, he flicked his thumb.
The sword left its sheath!
But this sword was weaker than before. When it met the arrow, it shattered instantly, and the arrow drove straight for Ye Xuan. At the same time, Hei Yan’s blade reached his head.
Ye Xuan drew his sword and slashed.
With Hei Yan so close, it was melee now. If his flying sword couldn’t break the enemy’s force, he’d be at a disadvantage.
Draw the sword, decide life or death!
The sword flashed, a burst of sword light erupting before him, engulfing them both. The next moment, they both retreated!
Ye Xuan flew back ten thousand zhang, a black feather arrow lodged in his left chest!
The arrow quivered, ravaging his vitality, but at the critical moment, his bloodline power surged, fiercely resisting the arrow’s force.
Ye Xuan was stunned.
He hadn’t realised his bloodline had such a function!
Without thinking, he tried to pull out the arrow, only to find, to his horror, it wouldn’t budge!
He tried using his aura and sword momentum to force it out, but it still wouldn’t move.
Thus, his bloodline power and the arrow’s force waged a fierce battle within him.
The white-robed man drew another black feather arrow, looking at Ye Xuan, “I know your sword is exceptional. Are you sure you won’t use it?”
Clearly, he meant the Qingxuan Sword!
Ye Xuan scoffed, “I disdain external aids!”
The white-robed man nodded, “Gutsy!”
With that, he fired another arrow, and almost simultaneously, Hei Yan appeared before Ye Xuan, slightly faster than the arrow, clearly shielding it!
At that moment, Ye Xuan drew and slashed.
This time, he used not an ordinary sword, but the Qingxuan Sword!
The slash landed.
*Boom!*
A burst of blade light shattered, and Hei Yan was sent flying tens of thousands of zhang. When he stopped, his physical body was gone!
Not only that, the arrow was also shattered by Ye Xuan’s strike!
The white-robed man’s eyes narrowed, and behind him, a purple feather arrow in his quiver trembled slightly!
Elsewhere, Hei Yan looked at Ye Xuan, dazed, “You… didn’t you say you wouldn’t use it?”
Ye Xuan replied earnestly, “I lied! Are you mad?”
Hei Yan’s expression froze, “…”
