Are you mad?
Hei Yan glared at Ye Xuan, clearly furious!
Damn it!
He’d said he wouldn’t use that sword, yet he suddenly did, catching Hei Yan completely off guard!
Truthfully, Hei Yan had believed Ye Xuan wouldn’t use it. After all, Ye Xuan was a swordsman, how could he resort to such underhanded tactics?
But he hadn’t expected this swordsman to completely ignore the rules!
Careless!
At that moment, Ye Xuan’s lips curled into a slight smirk. The next instant, his thumb flicked lightly.
Buzz!
The Qingxuan Sword slashed through the air!
Hei Yan’s pupils shrank, his heart gripped with dread, as Ye Xuan’s strike was aimed at him.
Now in his soul form, how could he block this sword?
Just then, a purple feather arrow streaked through, striking Ye Xuan’s Qingxuan Sword head-on.
Needle against needle!
*Boom!*
The Qingxuan Sword was halted, but the purple arrow shattered the next moment! By then, Hei Yan had retreated tens of thousands of zhang, putting vast distance between himself and Ye Xuan!
Ye Xuan’s flying sword was terrifying, but at a distance, its threat diminished!
The white-robed man glanced at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Xuan’s hand, murmuring, “It broke my Purple Void… what a sword!”
Ye Xuan looked at the Defier and the purple-skirted woman, locked in a fierce, evenly matched struggle.
He turned back to the white-robed man, “Again!”
As he spoke, preparing to strike, a sudden glint appeared at his throat!
Ye Xuan’s hair stood on end, Damn it, an assassin!
His heart raced, too late to draw his sword, he could only dodge. Reacting swiftly, he retreated hundreds of zhang the moment the glint appeared!
But it was still too slow!
*Swish!*
Blood sprayed from Ye Xuan’s throat!
At the same time, his body began to rot rapidly!
Then, Little Tower spoke, “Little Master, there’s an assassin!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened, “Why not wait until I’m dead to tell me?”
Little Tower sounded aggrieved, “I only just noticed!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
At that moment, the Defier appeared beside him, scanning the surroundings, “Brother Ye, the assassin struck?”
Ye Xuan looked at him, “You knew there was an assassin?”
The Defier nodded, “Yeah! He’s the one who cut off my arm! What, you didn’t know?”
Ye Xuan fumed, “You’re a liability too!”
The Defier: “…”
By then, the wound on Ye Xuan’s throat had fully healed. Though the blade had sliced it open with corrosive power, his undying bloodline kept him alive!
As long as he wasn’t killed instantly, he was hard to kill!
Seeing Ye Xuan’s injury heal visibly, the white-robed man frowned. He hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to survive a throat cut with such corrosive force.
Troublesome!
His expression darkened.
The Defier suddenly asked, “Brother Ye, what now?”
What now?
Ye Xuan glanced at the white-robed man. Even with the Qingxuan Sword, he wasn’t confident he could kill these three, plus the hidden assassin!
His instincts told him the purple-skirted woman and white-robed man still had trump cards!
The Defier said gravely, “Brother Ye, shall we make a run for it?”
Ye Xuan replied, “You cover the rear?”
The Defier’s expression froze.
Then, the white-robed man opened his palm, revealing a dark gold arrow with a blood-red tip!
Ye Xuan vanished, and the Qingxuan Sword pierced toward the white-robed man’s brow!
Dead?
No!
It only struck an afterimage!
The white-robed man’s true body was already a thousand zhang away!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s face darkened, the man’s speed exceeded his expectations!
The white-robed man drew his bow, and an arrow tore through the air!
*Boom!*
The arrow surged like a flood through the starry sky, leaving a thousand-zhang-wide abyss in its wake!
Seeing it, the Defier frowned, about to act, when a powerful divine sense locked onto him!
The purple-skirted woman!
At that moment, Ye Xuan spun and slashed downward!
*Boom!*
A dazzling glint erupted before him, and an afterimage was flung tens of thousands of zhang away!
It was the assassin!
Ye Xuan coldly glanced at the assassin he’d repelled, then spun, sheathing the Qingxuan Sword. His thumb flicked.
*Buzz!*
A sword hum rang out, and the Qingxuan Sword slashed with blinding speed, striking the arrow.
*Boom!*
The arrow was stopped, and after a moment’s pause, the Qingxuan Sword tore it apart, driving straight for the white-robed man!
*Swish!*
The spacetime around the man was ripped apart, but he’d already retreated another thousand zhang!
Ye Xuan’s expression darkened, the man’s speed outpaced his flying sword!
In this situation, getting close or killing him was nearly impossible!
His speed made him virtually untouchable!
Then, the Defier said, “Brother Ye, let’s swap opponents!”
He turned to the white-robed man, “I’ll keep him busy!”
Ye Xuan looked at the purple-skirted woman, “Fine!”
He understood the Defier’s plan. Though the Defier couldn’t kill the white-robed man, he could hold him back!
Facing the purple-skirted woman, with his Qingxuan Sword, Ye Xuan had a strong chance to kill her! She lacked the white-robed man’s speed, and anyone who faced Ye Xuan head-on at his level was almost certainly doomed, unless they had something to counter the Qingxuan Sword!
At that moment, the Defier vanished, targeting the white-robed man!
Ye Xuan disappeared simultaneously, aiming for the purple-skirted woman.
The purple-skirted woman frowned, neither retreating nor able to, nor choosing to clash with Ye Xuan, having seen the Qingxuan Sword’s terror, she knew she couldn’t block it!
Her eyes closed, and a purple light shield enveloped her. Then, Ye Xuan’s sword struck.
*Boom!*
The shield trembled, cracks spiderwebbing across it. The purple-skirted woman was flung ten thousand zhang by the strike, and as she stopped, another flying sword slashed toward her!
The Qingxuan Sword!
Her eyes narrowed, and she pressed her hands downward, conjuring another purple shield!
The sword struck.
*Boom!*
The shield shattered, and the force sent her flying tens of thousands of zhang. Before she could stop, another sword came!
Her pupils shrank, if she couldn’t block this, her soul would scatter!
At that critical moment, a glint appeared before her!
The assassin had acted!
The glint struck the Qingxuan Sword.
*Boom!*
The glint shattered, a dagger snapped, and the purple-skirted woman was flung tens of thousands of zhang. When she stopped, her body cracked, blood spraying, turning her into a figure of blood!
Her expression grew grave!
Damn it!
With that sword, this guy was like a different person! What the hell?
The white-robed man, held back by the Defier, frowned. The Qingxuan Sword’s terror far exceeded his expectations!
From the moment he saw Ye Xuan, he’d noticed the Qingxuan Sword and sensed its extraordinariness, staying cautious. But he hadn’t anticipated that, with it, Ye Xuan’s strength would transform so drastically, it was perverse!
Ye Xuan glanced at the cracked purple-skirted woman, about to strike, when an afterimage appeared behind him, the assassin again. But Ye Xuan spun and slashed, as if he knew exactly where the assassin was!
*Boom!*
The spacetime before him shattered, and a black shadow was flung into a spacetime abyss by the strike. As Ye Xuan prepared to pursue, the assassin vanished!
Ye Xuan frowned, the assassin had slipped far away!
He’d detected the assassin via Little Tower, but now, Little Tower could no longer sense them, meaning they were beyond his range! Still, within a thousand zhang, Little Tower could spot them!
Of course, he didn’t pin all his hopes on Little Tower, it was less reliable than his enemies at times!
With the assassin out of reach, Ye Xuan ignored them, turning to the purple-skirted woman. The Qingxuan Sword returned to its sheath, but then, the distant spacetime tore open, and a man stepped out!
Seeing him, Ye Xuan frowned, glancing at the grim-faced Defier, “You know him?”
The Defier nodded, “That’s Tianchen!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened, Another prodigy?
He said gravely, “Brother, don’t you have any friends?”
The Defier hesitated, then said, “One!”
Ye Xuan urged, “Call them for help!”
The Defier replied, “He’s already here!”
Ye Xuan froze, scanning around, “Where?”
The Defier looked at him, “It’s you!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
