Barren Ancient Mountains.
As Ye Xuan stepped into the Barren Ancient Mountains, terrifying forces surged skyward from within the range, shaking the peaks.
A battle!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression darkened. His figure flickered, transforming into a streak of sword light that vanished into the depths of the mountains.
In the mountains, a woman faced a massive beast. The creature, as large as a mountain, resembled an ape with six arms, its gaze radiating ferocious intent, ready to devour.
Before it stood a woman in simple cloth garments, a small cloth bag hanging at her waist, wielding an oddly shaped weapon.
It was Qin Guan!
The beast loomed over her, its voice booming, “Woman, leave the item, and I’ll grant you a quick death. Otherwise, I’ll make you beg for life and death alike!”
Qin Guan glanced at the beast, smiling. “Little demon, didn’t we agree? If I broke the Demon God’s seal, everything inside the secret realm is mine. What, you’re backing out now?”
The beast glared. “That belongs to my demon clan. How can it fall to a human?”
Qin Guan blinked. “So, you’re going back on your word!”
The beast sneered, leaning forward. “So what if I am?”
It swung a massive arm down at her!
Boom!
The strike shook the heavens and earth, as if hammered by iron, terrifyingly powerful.
Qin Guan remained calm. As the beast attacked, she raised her weapon, aimed, and pulled the trigger!
Boom!
A white light shot out!
Boom!
With a deafening blast, the beast was hurled thousands of feet away. As it landed, countless white beams followed!
Boom, boom, boom!
In an instant, the beast was engulfed by the white light, its screams echoing from within.
Suddenly, a cataclysmic force erupted from the light, shattering it. The beast charged out, bloodied and mangled, barely recognizable.
Furious, it glared at Qin Guan, ready to strike again. But Qin Guan hoisted a long black tube onto her shoulder, aiming at the beast.
The beast froze. What was that?
Qin Guan pulled the trigger.
Boom!
A fiery light surged from the tube!
Seeing it, the beast’s pupils shrank. It raised both arms to block.
Boom!
Instantly, the beast was blasted tens of thousands of feet away, crashing through a dozen mountains before smashing into the ground, creating a massive crater.
Qin Guan stowed her weapon and turned to leave.
But a shadow flashed by!
Qin Guan frowned, turning as a fist hurtled toward her. Just half a foot away, a blue light shield blocked it!
Boom!
The shield trembled violently.
Before her stood a woman in beast hide, long hair cascading, muscles bulging explosively.
A demon beast!
The woman’s lips curled ferociously. She thrust her right hand forward.
Boom!
The blue shield shook, and the earth began to crack and collapse, but Qin Guan stood unmoved.
The woman frowned, about to strike again, when Qin Guan aimed another weapon at her and pulled the trigger!
Boom!
A fiery light shot out!
The woman’s pupils shrank. She blocked with her right hand.
Boom!
She was blasted thousands of feet away. As she stopped, Qin Guan fired again!
Boom!
The woman’s pupils shrank again. With a ferocious glint, she charged forward, punching out!
Space and time quaked!
Boom!
She was forced back again, tens of thousands of feet, crashing through a mountain before stopping.
Qin Guan prepared to leave, but the earlier beast climbed from the abyss, its body ravaged, bones exposed.
Standing, it roared at her!
The mountains trembled, and countless beasts charged toward her!
Qin Guan turned to the beast, which snarled, “Woman, I’ll see you dead!”
As its voice fell, countless beasts surrounded her, an endless tide.
The beast pointed at Qin Guan. “Tear her apart!”
The horde charged!
Qin Guan frowned. Just then, a sword light landed before her, revealing Ye Xuan.
Seeing him, Qin Guan froze.
Ye Xuan drew his sword and slashed.
A sword aura shot forward!
Swish!
Instantly, tens of thousands of beasts were cleaved in half, blood spilling across the ground!
Ye Xuan swept his sword again.
Swish!
The sword aura sliced through, and hundreds of thousands of beasts fell, blood dyeing the earth red!
But it wasn’t over. Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword shot out as a streak of light. In a blink, countless beast heads soared, blood gushing like fountains, a spectacular sight.
In moments, hundreds of thousands of beasts were slaughtered, the ground littered with corpses, rivers of blood flowing.
In the distance, the great beast stood frozen, now gripped by fear!
The female beast, seeing the situation turn dire, turned to flee. But as she did, a sword pierced her chest!
She was pinned in place!
Ye Xuan looked at her. “Did I say you could leave?”
She turned, glaring ferociously, her right hand clenching to strike. But the Qingxuan Sword trembled, and she was erased!
Ye Xuan recalled the sword and turned to the great beast, who stared in terror. “You…”
Ye Xuan waved his sleeve.
Boom!
The beast trembled and was erased!
Ye Xuan turned to Qin Guan. “You okay?”
Qin Guan smiled. “I’m fine! Why are you here?”
Ye Xuan said, “Heard you were in trouble, so I came!”
Qin Guan smiled softly. “Let’s go!”
Ye Xuan nodded.
They turned to leave, but an old man in beast hide blocked their path.
He glanced at them. “Leaving just like that?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Yes!”
The old man stared. “Sword cultivator, this is the Barren Ancient Mountains!”
Ye Xuan glanced at him. “Move!”
The old man’s gaze grew cold, his right hand clenching. But Ye Xuan vanished!
At the same moment, the old man punched out!
The punch shook the heavens!
Swish!
A tearing sound rang out as the old man’s right hand was ripped apart, the Qingxuan Sword piercing his body!
He retreated rapidly. As he stopped, ready to speak, the Qingxuan Sword shot out.
Swish!
He was torn into countless pieces.
Just then, space tore open, and a middle-aged man in a luxurious robe stepped out, his towering presence making space tremble and turn illusory.
Ye Xuan glanced at him. This must be the Barren Ancient Demon King!
The man looked at Ye Xuan, then at Qin Guan. “You must leave the Demon God’s legacy!”
Qin Guan smiled. “Didn’t we agree? If I broke the Demon God’s seal, everything inside is mine!”
The man stared. “The legacy stays!”
Qin Guan laughed. “So demons break their word too!”
The man shook his head. “Humans, too greedy, lose their lives. Understand?”
Qin Guan smiled. “You could say that to yourself!”
The man looked at her, then clenched his fist and punched!
Crack!
The punch shattered the heavens, plunging everything into darkness!
Ye Xuan pulled Qin Guan behind him, slashing forward with his sword!
Boom!
A burst of sword light erupted but faded instantly!
Ye Xuan and Qin Guan were forced back a thousand feet!
The man didn’t move an inch!
Ye Xuan stopped and looked at him. The man glanced coldly. “Not convinced?”
Ye Xuan grinned. “Begging to be killed!”
The man stared. “I’ll grant your wish!”
He clenched his fist and punched, a torrent of fist aura surging forth.
Boom!
Before it, the heavens seemed insignificant!
Before Qin Guan, Ye Xuan stepped forward, gripping his sword. Countless Mortal Sword Intents surged from him!
After a moment’s pause, he charged, slashing down!
A cascade of sword light poured out!
Boom!
A catastrophic shockwave erupted, sweeping millions of feet, flattening countless mountains!
Before Qin Guan, Ye Xuan stood with his sword, Mortal Sword Intent flowing endlessly.
In the distance, the man frowned, a trace of shock in his heart.
This Order Realm cultivator could fight him evenly!
So strange!
Suddenly, the space before Ye Xuan and Qin Guan tore open, and Nanman’er stepped out. She smiled at Ye Xuan. “We meet again!”
Ye Xuan froze.
Nanman’er said seriously, “You go. I’ll cover you!”
Ye Xuan hesitated. “Is that okay?”
Nanman’er said earnestly, “It’s fine. I need you to owe me a favour. Go, I’ll handle the rest!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Did she have to be so blunt?
He wanted to say more, but Nanman’er waved her sleeve, sending him and Qin Guan away!
She turned to the Demon King, who stared. “Meddling?”
Nanman’er, expression calm, waved her sleeve without a word.
The Demon King’s face changed. “Heaven Knowledge Realm…”
In a breath, his head landed before Nanman’er.
Her face remained expressionless. She glanced around, then lightly patted her face, making it pale. She bit her fingertip and smeared blood on her lips…
After preparing, she “weakly” said, “Oh… I’m so injured… I might die!”
The Demon King: “…”
