The heavy sword snapped in Ye Qiu’s hands.
Gumu’s eyes turned bloodshot.
This sword, his companion for over a decade, was like a partner to him.
And Ye Qiu had destroyed it before his eyes.
Unbearable.
“I’ll kill you!” Gumu roared, charging at Ye Qiu, his fists raining down like a storm.
Ye Qiu stopped retreating, meeting the onslaught with his own fists.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Their fists clashed fiercely, each impact resounding like bursting firecrackers.
They fought head-on, battle fervor surging.
Their exchanges grew faster, blurring into shadowy figures intertwining.
Over a hundred clashes passed.
Whoosh!
A sword’s cry pierced the air.
Gumu staggered back, a five-centimeter blood mark on his face.
“You cheated!” he snarled, grinding his teeth.
In their fierce fistfight, Ye Qiu had suddenly unleashed a sword qi from his fingertip. If not for Gumu’s quick reaction, it would’ve pierced his skull. Even so, the qi’s residual force grazed him.
“Cheating? No rule says I can’t use other moves besides fists,” Ye Qiu retorted, glancing at Asaman, who was drawing closer.
His heart sank.
“Ye Qiu, end it quickly,” Ye Wudi urged.
Ye Qiu knew he had to finish Gumu fast. If Asaman and Gunuir joined forces, they’d be in grave danger.
Xiao Jiu, badly injured, could barely muster half his strength.
Among the Brahmin trio, Asaman was a God List master, Gunuir’s strength unknown. Gumu was the easiest to kill.
Ye Qiu beckoned Gumu with a taunting finger. “Honestly, I don’t want to kill you.”
“Curious why?”
“Not because I can’t, but because I’d dirty my hands!”
The words struck Gumu’s core.
His eyes blazed scarlet, like a beast’s, radiating murderous intent.
“Go to hell!” Gumu roared, charging. As he neared, he leaped, his feet sweeping toward Ye Qiu’s head with crushing force.
Ye Qiu rushed forward, ducking low as Gumu’s feet approached, sliding beneath him to appear behind.
Mimicking Gumu, Ye Qiu leaped high, kicking at Gumu’s head from behind.
Gumu hadn’t expected Ye Qiu to dodge and counter so swiftly.
Midair, with no time to land, Ye Qiu’s attack was imminent.
What now?
In this critical moment, Gumu roared, defying physics to twist midair, facing Ye Qiu.
With an improbable angle, he dodged Ye Qiu’s kick.
Ye Qiu’s feet grazed past.
Seizing the moment, Gumu grabbed Ye Qiu’s ankle, his face twisting with menace.
Trouble!
Ye Qiu, caught off guard, didn’t hesitate, unleashing Six Meridians Divine Sword.
Whoosh!
Gumu, holding Ye Qiu’s ankle, had the advantage, but the sword qi came again.
Having faced it multiple times, he knew its terror—an invisible, swift, razor-sharp force that could strike if he faltered.
In a panic, Gumu released the ankle, reluctant to let the hard-won chance slip.
His right hand, freed, clenched into a fist, aiming for Ye Qiu’s other leg.
But Ye Qiu’s body plummeted from the air, causing Gumu’s punch to miss.
The miss left Gumu unable to hold his position, and he too fell.
At that moment, Ye Qiu flicked a golden needle.
Splatter!
It pierced Gumu’s sole.
“Argh!” Gumu screamed, looking down to see the needle emerge from the top of his foot, racing toward his face.
If he didn’t block, it would pierce his eye, blinding him at best, killing him at worst.
At the critical moment—
“Roar!”
A lion’s bellow, carrying a shockwave, sent the needle flying.
Ye Qiu turned to see not the lion but Asaman, atop it, had roared.
Twenty meters away, a single shout deflected the needle, revealing Asaman’s terrifying power.
Distracted, Ye Qiu missed Gumu’s right foot stomping down.
“Careful!” Ye Wudi shouted.
Before the words landed, Ye Qiu’s figure vanished from the spot.
Boom!
Gumu’s foot hit the ground, cracking it over a meter long.
Searching for Ye Qiu, Gumu froze—Ye Qiu had appeared behind Gunuir, who was observing.
“Father, watch out!” Gumu shouted.
Sword qi shot toward Gunuir.
Ye Qiu unleashed Six Meridians Divine Sword without holding back.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh…
Six sword qi targeted Gunuir.
Gunuir, vigilant while watching, hadn’t anticipated Ye Qiu’s sudden attack.
He dodged hastily.
But Ye Qiu’s move wasn’t impulsive—it was calculated.
As Gunuir tried to evade, a thunderous boom erupted, lightning striking from the sky.
The unexpected bolt caught everyone off guard, including Gunuir.
Why would lightning strike out of nowhere?
Ye Qiu gave no quarter, his right hand flicking dozens of golden needles.
Gunuir, evading the sword qi, faced the needles, then was hit by the Five Thunder Curse.
He was cornered.
Ye Wudi seized the moment, drawing his Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and slashing.
Gunuir reacted quickly, dodging Ye Wudi’s strike.
But he underestimated Ye Qiu’s arsenal.
“Freeze!”
Ye Qiu cast the Binding Curse.
Gunuir’s body stiffened, as if bound by ropes, immobile.
It lasted only five seconds, but those five seconds cost him his life.
The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow flashed across his throat.
Thud!
His head hit the ground.
