Hearing Xiao Ta’s words, Ye Xuan’s face instantly darkened!
This fellow had a rebellious streak!
It seemed he’d need to find a chance to discipline this guy, lest he rebel later.
At that moment, Xiao Ta hesitated, then said, “Little Master, I was just joking!”
Ye Xuan chuckled, “Xiao Ta, speaking of which, I still don’t know what changes you’ve undergone!”
Xiao Ta fell silent.
Ye Xuan grew curious, “What’s wrong?”
Xiao Ta sighed softly, “Little Master, I need to keep a low profile. I used to talk too much, and then…”
It trailed off.
Ye Xuan was about to say more when a white light suddenly appeared before him and Zong Bai.
Boom!
With a resounding boom in their ears, the two found themselves in a field of ruins.
Ye Xuan scanned the surroundings. They stood at the centre of the ruins, surrounded by broken walls and debris, with heavy black clouds looming overhead, oppressively thick.
In the distance, at the horizon, remnants of swords floated.
Swords?
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. Could this have once been a sword cultivator sect?
Sensing something, he abruptly turned his head. Hundreds of zhang away, there stood a hundred-zhang-long stone tablet with a sword embedded in it!
Ye Xuan’s gaze fixed on the sword: four feet long, two fingers wide, entirely pitch black.
Zong Bai suddenly cautioned, “Be careful.”
Ye Xuan nodded and looked at the distant tablet, saying, “Let’s go take a look!”
Zong Bai nodded.
The two walked toward the tablet. Along the way, Ye Xuan glanced around, noticing something. His eyes narrowed slightly, his left thumb gently pressing against the Qingxuan Sword.
Zong Bai’s right hand slowly clenched.
Soon, they reached the tablet.
Ye Xuan looked at it. Engraved on the tablet were three large characters: Demon Sword Sect.
Demon Sword Sect!
Ye Xuan murmured, “It really was a sword cultivator sect!”
He hadn’t seen one in ages!
Zong Bai said softly, “This place must have seen a great battle!”
Ye Xuan nodded, looking up at the black sword atop the tablet. He opened his palm, “Come!”
The black sword didn’t budge, unresponsive!
Ye Xuan froze, then rotated his right hand slightly, “Come!”
The black sword still didn’t move!
Ye Xuan’s lips twitched. What the hell?
Zong Bai looked at Ye Xuan, saying nothing.
Ye Xuan’s face flushed slightly. He suddenly vanished, reappearing before the black sword. He studied it, frowning, as he couldn’t discern anything remarkable about it.
Ye Xuan reached out and grasped the black sword.
Boom!
The moment he gripped it, his pupils contracted sharply. His eyes turned pitch black, and a burst of black qi erupted from his body. His body began corroding bit by bit!
Ye Xuan’s heart jolted. He quickly activated his battle armour.
Boom!
As the armour appeared, the black qi was repelled, but to his horror, the corrosion continued within his body.
The armour protected against external threats, not internal ones!
Ye Xuan calmed himself and activated his bloodline power.
Boom!
His blood surged within him, and a terrifying bloodline power erupted, slowly suppressing the black qi inside.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan sighed in relief.
Just then, the black sword trembled violently. It broke free from his grasp and stabbed toward his forehead.
Ye Xuan didn’t dodge, letting it aim for his brow.
At the critical moment, a hand suddenly seized the blade!
It was Zong Bai!
A ferocious glint flashed in Zong Bai’s eyes. She snatched the black sword and flung it aside, her right hand splitting in two as the sword left her grip.
As the black sword flew, it suddenly turned back, stabbing toward Zong Bai’s forehead!
Zong Bai’s eyes narrowed, ready to act, when a sword light struck the black sword.
Boom!
A burst of sword light erupted, both swords knocked back.
Ye Xuan appeared beside Zong Bai. She stared at the black sword, her expression grave, “This sword is fearsome!”
Ye Xuan glanced at Zong Bai’s severed hand, then said, “Heal first!”
Zong Bai nodded slightly, swallowing a pill, but it had no effect! Worse, she noticed her hand was still corroding.
Seeing this, Zong Bai frowned, “This…”
Ye Xuan suddenly grabbed her arm, channeling a surge of bloodline power into it.
Boom!
A blood-red light swept over her arm, and the lingering black qi at her wound vanished.
Ye Xuan released her, saying softly, “It’s fine now!”
Zong Bai looked at Ye Xuan, her eyes full of shock, “Your bloodline power…”
In that moment, she’d clearly felt how terrifying Ye Xuan’s bloodline power was!
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “Mad Demon Bloodline, ever heard of it?”
Zong Bai shook her head.
Ye Xuan grinned, then looked into the distance where the Qingxuan Sword was clashing with the black sword.
He suddenly realised the Qingxuan Sword’s solo combat ability was strong, exceptionally so! But this black sword was terrifying too. The Qingxuan Sword was arguably the top sword among three, yet this black sword could hold its own!
Just then, the black sword trembled violently, unleashing thousands of sword qi from within.
Swoosh…
The sky was torn into countless gashes!
The Qingxuan Sword trembled slightly, then shot out as a streak of sword light.
Breaking through with precision!
Boom!
A burst of sword light exploded in the distance, both swords retreating thousands of zhang. Where they passed, space-time shattered inch by inch, the sky torn into a massive spiderweb, utterly horrifying.
Ye Xuan stared at the black sword, frowning, shocked. What was this sword’s origin to withstand the Qingxuan Sword?
Suddenly, the black sword trembled again. The space before Ye Xuan split, and the sword stabbed toward his forehead!
That same black sword!
Going for the leader first?
Ye Xuan froze. This sword had ideas, knowing to take out the leader!
“Careful!”
Zong Bai’s voice rang in his ears. Her hand seized the sword’s hilt, stopping it less than half an inch from Ye Xuan’s brow!
A ferocious glint flashed in Zong Bai’s eyes. She flung the sword aside and charged forward, throwing a punch!
Boom!
A terrifying fist imprint struck the black sword, sending it thousands of zhang away!
Zong Bai’s eyes flashed with ferocity. Turning to Ye Xuan, she snapped, “Why didn’t you block? Don’t you know how dangerous this sword is?”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when the black sword turned and vanished at the horizon.
It fled?
Zong Bai frowned.
Ye Xuan glanced at the horizon, his brows also furrowed. That sword was something else, its origins extraordinary!
Zong Bai pointed into the distance, “Look!”
Ye Xuan followed her finger. At the edge of his vision, a ruined hall floated, with the black sword hovering above, emitting sword cries as if taunting them!
Zong Bai said gravely, “It’s deliberately provoking us, luring us over!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Then let’s go!”
He started toward the sword.
Zong Bai froze, then grabbed his arm, “You…”
Ye Xuan looked at her, a bit无奈, “Didn’t you trust me before? Why don’t you now?”
Zong Bai hesitated, then said, “This place is dangerous. You’re strong, but we should be cautious! This sword’s taunting us to go over, something’s off!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll tell you responsibly, I’m actually quite strong! Really… If it attacks me again, don’t interfere, got it?”
Zong Bai: “…”
Seeing her stunned look, Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile, “Come on, let’s go!”
He led Zong Bai toward the distance.
Zong Bai’s right hand clenched, her eyes full of caution.
Ye Xuan turned to her, “You think it’s dangerous?”
Zong Bai nodded.
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “I might be exaggerating to say invincible, but I fear no sword cultivator! The only ones who could kill me are my sister, my dad, or my big brother. So, don’t worry, got it?”
Zong Bai: “…”
Ignoring her, Ye Xuan led her to the ruined hall. Suddenly, a shadow emerged from the black sword, looming over Ye Xuan and rasping, “Sword cultivator!”
Ye Xuan looked at the shadow, “What?”
The shadow snarled, “I want you dead!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Can you give me a reason?”
The shadow said, “You annoy me, is that reason enough?”
Ye Xuan thought, then smiled faintly, “Plenty of people find me annoying. Who do you think you are?”
He raised a finger, laughing, “I won’t bully you. Come, I’ll stand still and let you strike once. I won’t defend or dodge!”
The sword snarled, “You sure?”
Ye Xuan grinned, “A gentleman’s word, unbreakable!”
The sword trembled violently, transforming into a long spear. It tore through the air, stabbing toward Ye Xuan.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression froze. Damn, this sword wasn’t playing by the rules!
