At the same time, Wu Ruoxian was swiftly darting through the air.
Instantly, her path was blocked by one of the Trio, who sent a wave of flame towards her.
Immediately, her hand cut through it, and a golden circle appeared before her.
Zen Defense!
Instantly, the attack that hit the shield rebounded towards the man, but he immediately defended against it with a golden barrier
Wu Ruoxian clapped her hands forcefully, and both her palms glowed with an intense red light. A large black shadow appeared behind her, and her eyes and hair transformed into burning red.
The eyes of the three men widened. One of them spoke in shock, "Asura Physique! I thought this technique was lost... but its flaw is that it limits the Death Qi abilities within a person's body , be careful!"
As Wu Ruoxian's eyes ignited in red, the air temperature around her rose. She gave her opponents no chance to react, charging forward with immense speed, leaving a fiery trail behind.
"A direct attack?!"
The first man was surprised by her aggressive reaction, but he wasn't weak. He extended his hand, and a dense layer of flame shaped like a shield formed around him, ready to block any incoming attack.
But Wu Ruoxian didn't stop there!
Three Thunder Patterns, Lightning Flash.
As soon as she closed in, blue sparks erupted along her arms.
Her palm struck the flame shield directly, causing a violent electric shock that pierced the defense and sent a rebounding lightning bolt towards her opponent!
"Tch!" The man retreated backward, but he wasn't fast enough. The lightning surged over his body, making him stagger momentarily in mid-air as he tried to regain his balance.
Meanwhile, the second man seized the opportunity to attack from behind, sending a blood spear towards Wu Ruoxian's back to catch her off guard.
But it didn't succeed.
The moment she sensed the attack, she turned swiftly, and another golden circle appeared before her.
Zen Defense.
Boom!!
The spear rebounded towards its attacker, forcing him to leap aside to avoid being hit by his own attack.
She raised her palm high, and suddenly, a massive black shadow appeared behind her! From the void, a gigantic demonic hand extended, its fingers covered in a dark aura.
Giant Demonic Hand – Suppression.
The hand descended rapidly, targeting the man who had retreated moments earlier. He tried to dodge, but wasn't fast enough. The demonic hand slapped him powerfully, sending him tumbling across the ground, shattering rocks until he turned into a pool of blood.
As the second man fell and turned into a pool of blood, the two remaining men realized Wu Ruoxian was not an opponent to be taken lightly. Tension rose in the air, and the heat generated by the Asura Physique made the atmosphere stifling.
"We can't let her continue like this!" one of the men shouted, forming a complex seal with his hands.
In the next moment, a chain glowing with a bloody hue appeared from the void, coiling around his body and his companion's. Suddenly, their energy surged noticeably, and Death Qi began to emanate from them.
Without wasting time, the two men rushed together, one from the front and the other from the back, adopting a synchronized attack style to paralyze her movements.
Three Thunder Patterns – Thunder Dome.
She suddenly raised her palms, and electric sparks erupted from her body, forming a dome of lightning around her, forcing the attackers to halt momentarily, hesitating to penetrate it.
She moved with unexpected speed, leaving a trail of fire, and appeared behind one of the men before he could react.
She delivered a direct punch to his stomach with a fiery lightning bolt, piercing his body and causing a small internal explosion.
"Guhh..!" The man spat blood, his eyes wide in shock, before falling towards the ground, his body burning slowly.
As for the last man, seeing his companion fall before him, he realized he had no chance of survival. His body trembled, but he tried to use his remaining energy. "No... I can't die here...!"
He quickly turned and flew away, but suddenly, a black blade cut him in half.
Wu Ruoxian was surprised by the situation and turned her gaze towards the source of the blade. Zhang Yong was standing on the ground while she was hovering in the sky.
Zhang Yong stood there calmly, holding his sword coated in Death Qi with a frown on his face.
Wu Ruoxian smiled quietly. "It seems he's upset because I almost let one escape."
While in reality, the real reason for Zhang Yong's frown was:
"Tsk! ,What a Trash , they couldn't even kill one girl," Zhang Yong cursed as he snorted coldly.
Wu Ruoxian landed quietly beside Zhang Yong and noticed the injury on his hand, where a piece of cloth was tying a dagger to his palm.
Wu Ruoxian raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhang Yong's injured hand. "Your hand..."
Zhang Yong didn't respond immediately, merely looking at her before moving his injured hand aside.
The cloth showed some bloodstains. "It doesn't matter. We still have to save the others. I heard the leader is coming. We need to hurry."
Wu Ruoxian nodded as she released her flying sword and extended her hand towards Zhang Yong.
Zhang Yong took her hand, and they soared forward through the sky.
Shortly after they started flying, Wu Ruoxian immediately noticed, "There's an illusion array and a defensive array."
Zhang Yong asked, his gaze intensely observing the area, "What grade is it, and how long will it take to break through?"
Wu Ruoxian looked and studied the situation with her eyes before saying, "Fifth-grade. Shattering it will take half an hour."
Zhang Yong gritted his teeth in displeasure. "That will take too long. Fly me into the sky."
Wu Ruoxian ascended with Zhang Yong towards the sky. There was now a significant distance between him and the ground.
"What do you plan to do?"
Zhang Yong smiled tensely and took out a talisman from his storage. "You said one of the ways to break arrays is brute force..."
Wu Ruoxian's eyes widened upon hearing that. "Wait, a fifth-grade array's backlash will be dangerous! Plus, even if you fall from here, you'll only meet your death!"
Zhang Yong patted her shoulder calmly. "Trust me and drop me on them. I won't die. But immediately after breaking the array, search for them while I deal with the rest."
Wu Ruoxian looked at Zhang Yong with a complex expression, but she finally sighed and prepared to drop him.
"If you die, I'll curse you in hell!" she said sharply before beginning to descend rapidly from the sky.
As she descended with him at high speed, Zhang Yong gripped the talisman tightly, and his Heavenly Eyes moved rapidly to analyze the array before him.
'Five... four... three...' he counted in his mind, directing his energy towards the talisman.
When they neared the array, Wu Ruoxian didn't hesitate and let him go completely, sending him plummeting directly towards the ground like a blazing meteor.
Immediately, Zhang Yong placed the talisman on his chest. It was a Mountain Defense Talisman, which increases a person's weight to grant strong defense. But at this moment, all it did was increase his weight.
'Come on, Newton, help me out. Mass times gravity times height, come on!'
He was in an extremely precarious situation, but he had no time to worry about details.
As Wu Ruoxian watched the fall, her heart was in turmoil. Even though she knew Zhang Yong had special plans, the risk was extremely high.
Zhang Yong reached the point of no return, now right before the array. The force of his weight created a powerful shockwave that struck the defensive array.
A loud, thunderous explosion echoed as the ground shook and the sky above trembled. The defensive array, which would have taken time to breach slowly, collapsed completely, as if mountains had crumbled under the weight of the attack.
Moment after moment, Zhang Yong suddenly rose amidst a cloud of flying dust.
He was submerged in the center of a crater fifty meters in diameter and fifteen meters deep.
Nevertheless, Zhang Yong was as if he were in a courtyard. The place was a headquarters, with surrounding walls and a giant tower in the middle.
At this time, the array was broken. Immediately, Wu Ruoxian shot through the place towards the most obvious location—the top floor of the seven-story tower.
The Pagoda.
As Wu Ruoxian shot towards the top floor of the pagoda, Zhang Yong remained standing in the center of the crater, surrounded by thick dust.
He had barely regained his balance when he began to hear panicked screams from inside.
"The defensive array is shattered! This is impossible!"
"How could anyone breach it this fast?!"
Zhang Yong gave them no chance to comprehend the situation. He leaped powerfully and appeared before one of the guards, grabbing his head and smashing it against the ground. "Alright, let's clean this place up."
Zhang Yong looked at the guards surrounding him, raised his hand to his hair, and tied it back with a piece of cloth. "Let's have some fun, shall we?"
Meanwhile, Wu Ruoxian reached the top floor of the pagoda and shattered the ceiling inward.
Debris scattered in all directions, and dust filled the place momentarily.
"You're finally here," a faint voice echoed in the room. Wu Ruoxian quickly turned towards the sound.
"Sword General!" she muttered in shock, memories flashing through her mind.
The First Talisman Expert and a Swordsman Master, who reached the Heart Sword stage at the age of 40, and also an elder of the Demonic Destiny Sect.
When Wu Ruoxian remembered, she knew that the Demonic Destiny Sect was a sect that gathered many demonic sects under its banner, and the Demonic Spring Sect was no different.
But she didn't expect to meet him here.
The Sword General laughed softly as he sat in his place. Smooth white hair, a slender yet muscular body covered in hard muscles, and a long black sword hanging on his back. "I didn't expect to meet the Asura Physique, said to be lost."
Wu Ruoxian smiled coldly, observing the man sitting before her. "I don't care about that. You must release my sisters."
The Sword General sighed in disappointment. "Just a peak Guru? How disappointing. You're not even worth drawing my sword."
"I'm not worth drawing your sword?" She narrowed her eyes, and her body trembled violently. At her current level, even with the Asura Physique, she couldn't do much.
The Sword General slowly raised his hand, and as soon as he moved his fingers, dozens of golden talisman papers flew from his body, hovering in the air around him.
"I don't fight those weaker than me, but... if you insist on fighting, I don't mind teaching you a lesson."
Heavenly Suppression Talisman.
Golden chains shot from the void, heading towards Wu Ruoxian with immense speed. She tried to dodge, but the chains possessed a relentless tracking ability, coiling around her wrists and ankles before tightening forcefully, stopping her body's movement and lifting her into the air, where she was pulled by all four limbs.
Immediately, flames ignited around her to melt the chains, but to no avail.
"Damn!" She gritted her teeth, trying to break free, but the energy restraining her was abnormally dense.
"The Asura body is the only interesting thing about you. But if we could tamper with your memories... forget it. All we need is your brain, and we'll extract the technique from it and create an army of disciples. So, I can kill you here and now as long as I preserve the brain."
The Sword General finally stood up, but he didn't draw his sword. Instead, he extended his right hand forward and began drawing a talisman in the air with his finger, leaving traces behind. "Talismans drawn in the air are tiring but fast."
At the moment the Sword General was about to complete his talisman, a black blade shot directly towards him.
Immediately, a defensive barrier was created around him.
The black blade collided with the defensive barrier, causing a violent energy explosion that shook the top floor of the pagoda. The floor beneath the Sword General's feet cracked, but the defensive barrier held.
The Sword General raised an eyebrow coldly, staring at the source of the attack. From the ceiling opening, Zhang Yong appeared, holding his ordinary sword in his left hand and his black dagger, which had turned into a sword due to the Death Qi aura, in his right.
"Were you about to finish your talisman?" Zhang Yong muttered with a faint smile, spinning his swords and raising them before him. "Seems like you were planning something annoying."
The Sword General's eyes narrowed, but he showed no disturbance. "So, you're the other intruder... I didn't expect you to use Death Qi."
Zhang Yong rushed forward quickly, closing the short distance between him and his opponent, who in turn launched the talisman towards the ground.
New chains of golden light emerged again and shot towards Zhang Yong with astonishing speed.
But he didn't need to escape. He raised his black sword and cut through the chains.
Exactly as he expected, the chains couldn't cut through Death Qi.
But despite that, the chains moved rapidly towards Zhang Yong, coiling around his body swiftly.
However, with an explosion—
Death Qi erupted through his entire body, covering him completely.
Yet at that moment, a large ball of flame exploded in his face.
Immediately, he crossed his swords and received the blow, being pushed back five meters before stabilizing his body on the ground.
Yet the next second, the Sword General appeared directly before him, and a lightning shot exploded on his body.
Zhang Yong managed to evade the last attack by twisting his body's trajectory, where the shot almost pierced him. However, with the Death Qi aura covering his body, he was able to correct his position at the last moment before taking the blow fully.
At the same time, his powers multiplied and improved abnormally under the enhancement of Death Qi.
The Sword General lightly tapped Zhang Yong's forehead, sending him flying across the room and smashing through the wall.
A smile appeared on the General's face. "I admit, you have some ability, but just because you possess Death Qi doesn't mean you're invincible or special"
Zhang Yong lifted his body from the ground, Death Qi rising from him.
"Let me give you some advice, boy. Currently, you're trading your life for this power. It's a fair bargain. Every second you spend like this, you're wasting a second of your life energy."
Zhang Yong frowned and took a fighting stance, roaring, "So what?"
The General sneered. "If you're going to sacrifice your life, then amplify the Death Qi. Either become strong at once or get a slight enhancement that takes the same time."
Zhang Yong's eyes widened then. "You! Why are you telling me all this?"
The Sword General smiled. "I want to draw my sword from its sheath, but the moment I do, the fun ends. So become stronger now and entertain me. My advice to you is: enhance every particle of your being!"
Zhang Yong's expression changed quietly as he lowered his swords. 'What guarantees he won't attack me if I try? Moreover, what guarantees he's telling the truth? I can buy time until 'she' gets here, but will I stay alive?'
Nevertheless, Zhang Yong shook his head. It was worth a try.
He closed his eyes and pulled the Death Qi aura back into his body once more.
His heart was producing Death Qi.
Thump! Badump!
His heart beat powerfully. The heart transports blood to the extremities, but what if... he made Death Qi flow through the whole bloodstream!
Zhang Yong's thoughts raced as his heart beat powerfully, and Death Qi flowed through his bloodstream. He felt a strange euphoria; something else was moving.
Blood Nest!
However, the Blood Nest seemed unstable for some reason. There seemed to be a shadow inside the Blood Nest, resembling a snake, but that wasn't important.
A terrifying power was growing inside his body. He felt every part of his body stimulated, but also... his life was gradually diminishing.
Zhang Yong opened his eyes again, and at that moment, Death Qi ascended from his body with greater density than normal, appearing thicker and stronger.
Zhang Yong struck the ground with his feet and charged towards the Sword General with a deafening explosion.
The Sword General smiled coldly. "Good, you didn't disappoint me." At the same time, he moved his hand quickly and began drawing talismans.
And at the moment the Sword General was completing the talismans, he felt a sudden change in the surrounding environment. In an instant, Zhang Yong appeared before him and struck with force, cutting!
Even with the Sword General's barrier, he couldn't block his attack, forcing him to retreat.
For the first time, he was forced to retreat.
Immediately, the Sword General let out a laugh—one long, mad laugh that echoed throughout the floor.
"Good, you're good. But can your body withstand it?"
At this time, blood flowed from Zhang Yong's nose. He was right; Zhang Yong's body wasn't strong enough to handle the pressure he was imposing on it.
Zhang Yong gripped his swords tightly and gathered Death Qi at the tip.
"If that's the case, I'll get serious." The Sword General's hand rose to the hilt of his sword and the moment he touched it it turned red , and he drew a bloody red sword!
Demonic Sword!
As the Sword General raised his bloody sword, the atmosphere filled with an aura of terror, and the blade pointed forward.
Zhang Yong steadily raised his black sword and charged forward, ignoring the pain beginning to surge through his body.
He knew time wasn't on his side and that the only option was to attack with all his might before the Sword General could fully unleash his sword.
With a sudden explosion, Zhang Yong leaped towards his opponent to such an extent that all his muscles screamed with desire, and blood erupted from his feet. But he felt something strange accelerating inside him.
Death Qi flowed faster through his bloodstream, as if pushing him beyond his limits.
However, the Sword General wasn't weak. He blocked Zhang Yong's strike and moved with speed difficult to follow with the eyes.
He pushed Zhang Yong back with a devastating blow. Two fingers pierced Zhang Yong's stomach, and immediately he flew backward before forcefully moving his body and sent a flying blade towards a direction far from the General.
As Death Qi intensified in his body, Zhang Yong launched his blade towards Wu Ruoxian, directly at the chains restraining her.
The blade moved astonishingly, surpassing the speed of the talismans in the air, to destroy the golden chains surrounding Wu Ruoxian.
The golden chains exploded in a moment synchronized with Zhang Yong's movement, shattering the restraints holding Wu Ruoxian in the air. The shattered parts scattered, and she was freed.
At this moment, Wu Ruoxian was breathing heavily, but she managed to stand at the right moment. "You... did it!" she whispered softly, but there was a brightness in her eyes.
But the Sword General was displeased. He raised his sword high, and a bloody aura gathered around his body. "You two are still weak. Perhaps if it were five or ten years later, you might barely stand before me."
Zhang Yong struck the ground with his foot and charged towards the Sword General with force.
The Sword General swung his sword powerfully, and with a single strike, he sent the wall and ceiling of the floor flying away.
Zhang Yong moved powerfully, but not without injury.
At the moment he moved away from the attack's path, he couldn't escape completely, as his left wrist flew into the air and didn't fall, as he continued pressing forward on the ground.
At that moment, Zhang Yong felt greater power—by discarding a part, he saved the Death Qi consumed by this limb!
And at that moment, a hellish idea occurred to him. He moved his sword and cut off his own elbow, sending that part flying into the air, which shocked the Sword General for a moment.
Zhang Yong reached before the Sword General and swung powerfully. Death Qi swirled madly around his sword, thirsting for blood, and the sword descended with a single strike on the Sword General.
His attack was loaded with all his remaining Death Qi energy, which concentrated in his final blow to turn it into a lethal attack.
It cut through the General's defensive barrier and succeeded in cutting off his left arm.
Immediately, the General raised his sword with his other hand and cut through Zhang Yong's body with force, sending him flying far away!
As Zhang Yong felt himself flying through the air, pain blazed in his body after the powerful blow he received from the Sword General, where his body flew towards Wu Ruoxian.
Wu Ruoxian hurried to catch him at the last moment, her hand gripping him. "Don't die, Zhang Yong!" Immediately, she began transferring her spiritual energy to heal him.
At that moment, the atmosphere on the floor cooled abnormally, and the silence increased alarmingly. Icy air currents crept through the walls, swirling around the edges.
Wu Ruoxian could see her breath in the midst of this.
"Is it good to bully the young?!" A powerful voice echoed strongly in the place.
And suddenly, the entire ceiling was shattered as a giant ice sword appeared, flowing from the cold air.
A single strike split the entire building, and the sword pierced through the place.
The General managed to move in time to avoid the attack.
But the attack was strong enough to cause deep cracks in his defenses.
As the General felt the cold trace in his body, his nervous laughter led him to look at the sky.
She had that kind of emotionless icy glow around her, but she was indeed beautiful. If someone said she was thirty, they would be considered a liar. She looked like someone in her twenties, in a loose sky-blue robe that hid her hands, with black hair tied in a large white-striped sky-blue hair crown. She was the Silver Frost Peak Elder
The General took a step back, watching the sky intently, and sighed bitterly as he felt the icy aura filling the place.
This sudden attack showed immense power. He avoided the ice attack, but he couldn't help but feel respect for what he was facing.
And through her sky-blue scarf, a group of people could be seen. More clearly, there were four of them: Chu Ning, Ning Xiao, Yi Lin, and Fang Qiulao.
She descended quietly before Wu Ruoxian. "Your mistress is here now, don't worry."
The Silver Frost Peak Elder's palm rested on Zhang Yong's head, and soothing spiritual energy made its way through his body, healing his most dangerous injuries.
And immediately, Zhang Yong lifted his body from the ground. "Oh damn! I'm still alive?" Zhang Yong felt intense pain surging through his body.
Wu Ruoxian punched his shoulder without any real intent to harm. "Not yet, you fool!"
However, that simple punch caused unbearable pain for Zhang Yong, and he screamed, "Ahhh!" clutching the area of the punch forcefully.
Wu Ruoxian looked at Zhang Yong with a complex expression. Did she hurt him that much? However, looking at his condition, he had already lost an arm.
"Stop screaming, aren't you a man?" she said in a low voice, even smiling invisibly, but in that smile, there was a tone of worry.
Zhang Yong snorted coldly. "Try losing an arm and pushing yourself to the abyss." Zhang Yong lifted his body and stood.
Meanwhile, the Silver Frost Peak elder
stood before the Sword General, and her spiritual energy flowed violently. "You will die today."
The Sword General sneered. "Oh, really? Even if you're clearly stronger, I can still defeat you."
The Silver Frost Peak Matriarch closed her eyes for a moment. "You didn't understand. Look at your hand."
However, when the Sword General looked, his arm had frozen and fallen to the ground in pieces of ice. This was the effect of the previous strike!
"I think that's enough." Suddenly, a deep voice appeared in the place.
A black shadow appeared behind the Sword General. Immediately, the General turned and bowed. "Greetings, Sect Leader!" Then he turned and laughed. "You are all doomed. With my union with the Sect Leader, we are—"
However, before he could finish, the shadow struck the back of his neck, knocking him unconscious. "Alright, that's enough. We're leaving."
An unreadable expression appeared on the elder's face. "When did I permit you to leave?!"
The shadow sighed quietly. "Elder of the Purple Star Sect, you are no match for me. Perhaps if the Sect Leader himself were here, I might have retreated. But there is a time for everything."
Zhang Yong shuddered when he looked at the shadow before him, and with it, his entire body shook, making his vision become extremely blurry.
However, when he looked at his left arm, blood was flying like a waterfall from his left side. His left arm had been completely torn out!
The shadow had passed through everyone with phantom speed and torn out Zhang Yong's arm.
The shadow looked at Zhang Yong's arm in his hand. "You have a strong body, as I see. I'll take this part for study. And now, I'll see you in the future."
These were the last words Zhang Yong heard before losing consciousness.