Thump—!
The gaunt man shattered the asphalt with one kick, leaving a deep pit covered with spiderweb patterns. Baili Pangpang staggered away barefoot, yelled twice, and swung his greatsword again.
The sword's shadow moved like a dragon, sweeping across the land.
The gaunt man leaped with all his might, jumping four or five stories high, dodging the sword shadows, and landed lightly on top of a street lamp.
Baili Pangpang's eyes gradually lit up when he heard the explosions coming from afar.
"Cao Yuan! Hold on a little longer, reinforcements are coming... uh..." Baili Pangpang saw in the distance that the madman Cao Yuan had already pinned the three-sword man to the ground, and was dismembering him with his knife while grinning maliciously. Blood splattered on his face, and he looked like a perverted killer.
This scene also made Baili Pangpang wonder who the real villain was...
The berserk Cao Yuan was completely out of his mind. Even though he had already hacked the three-sword man to death, he was still immersed in the pleasure of slaughter and had no intention of helping Baili Pangpang.
In fact, it was already quite good that he didn't just chop up Baili Pangpang.
"Useless thing!" The gaunt man cursed when he saw the man with three knives' miserable state, and his attacks became even more ferocious.
No matter how he attacked, the seemingly clumsy Baili Pangpang was like a nimble eel, always managing to dodge his attacks and then disgusting him half to death with a bunch of strange things.
"Hey! Behold my invincible giant mirror!"
Baili Pangpang pulled an antique-style round mirror from the bath towel and shone it on the gaunt man. The moonlight reflected from the mirror shone on the gaunt man's face, and he suddenly stopped!
At that moment, the gaunt man felt as if his brain had been hit hard with a hammer, his head was buzzing, and his face turned as pale as paper.
"Psychological attack..."
He barely managed to stand up, his eyes filled with anger as he looked at Baili Pangpang. Before he could make a move, Baili Pangpang grinned slyly and swung his greatsword down again!
The dense sword shadows completely engulfed the gaunt man's figure, and a cloud of dust rose up.Baili Pangpang stood there with one hand on his hip, arrogantly touched his nose, and snorted, "A tiny 'Pond' realm, laughable, laughable."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure appeared behind him like a ghost!
The emaciated man's body was covered in blood on one side, his expression ferocious, as if he wanted to devour Baili Pangpang alive! He raised his right hand high and suddenly slashed at the back of Baili Pangpang's neck!
Baili Pangpang felt a chill on the back of his head and knew something was wrong. Just as he was about to dodge, a muffled groan came from behind him.
Suddenly, a person dressed in black cloak with the hood over their face appeared behind him, holding a sword made out of light. The tip of the sword pierced the emaciated man's heart, and blood dripped onto the ground.
The emaciated man turned his head with difficulty and saw the face hidden in the shadows. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but the person simply and decisively stabbed the sword down further. Blood splattered everywhere, and the emaciated man breathed his last.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Baili Pangpang exclaimed in surprise, "Qiye! You're here too? Huh? Oh you are Lin Qiye's sister! Why don't you run away? You're still badly injured!"
Lin Xi Chen coughed a few times, looking as though she had been caught red-handed; she gave Baili Pangpang a thumbs-up to reassure him she was fine—her vocal cords were severely damaged, but they were recovering.
Lin Xi Chen's gaze fell into the distance, her brows furrowing slightly.
Baili Pangpang was stunned. He turned his head and saw that Cao Yuan had stood up from the pool of blood at some point, carrying a straight sword with black flames swirling on his shoulder. He walked towards the two of them with a sinister smile, exuding a murderous aura.
"Luckily you came, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to beat this guy..." Baili Pangpang shuddered as he looked at Cao Yuan, who resembled a demon.
"After advancing to the 'Pool' Realm, his Forbidden Ruins seem even stronger and more ferocious," Lin Xi Chen mumbled, frowning.
Baili Pangpang reached into the box for a while, "Do you need the Forbidden Scroll? I can give it to you."
"From now on, it would be more appropriate to call this thing 'Cao Yuan's Chastity Lock'..."
"..."
Lin Xi Chen's lips twitched slightly. She summoned her sword once more and assumed a defensive stance. Her hair and eyes began to glow, and brilliant golden markings appeared across her body.
The madman Cao Yuan seemed to have sensed Lin Xi Chen was really serious and became more cautious. He stared at her in a distance, stopped dead in his tracks, and seemed to hesitate whether to go forward.
Lin Xi Chen tilted her head to look at him, and in a flash, she appeared above the madman Cao Yuan—moving just like The Flash.
Since the madman Cao Yuan sensed the danger of something and was unwilling to approach, she took the initiative to rush forward and close the distance with him.
Seeing that Lin Xi Chen had taken the initiative to attack, the madman Cao Yuan took it as a provocation. After roaring, he charged towards Lin Xi Chen.
Clang clang clang—!
Even though there was not so much power behind them, her strikes were so fast that they forced him to back off, Lin Xi Chen and the Mad Demon Cao Yuan exchanged dozens of blows, sparks flying everywhere!
Enveloped in malevolent energy, her Fobidden Ruins passive abilities directly neutralize the energy, allowing her to confront opponents directly without any harm.
However, [Black King Annihilation], which has advanced to the "Pool" realm, is also ridiculously powerful. Whether it is the terrifying baleful flames or the crazy battle mode, it is enough to become a nightmare for anyone of the same level.
After a brief stalemate, the madman Cao Yuan easily suppressed Lin Xi Chen's offensive and instantly gained the upper hand.
"Roar roar roar roar roar—!!"
The madman Cao Yuan roared twice, his swordsmanship becoming even faster. Although she could still block attacks quickly enough, Lin Xi Chen struggled to parry his forceful attacks, her brows furrowing slightly.
The next moment, blinding golden chains burst forth from the small portals surrounding Cao Yuan and restraining him!
The divine chains were indeed the nemesis of the madman Cao Yuan. The more he struggled, the more the chains reinforced and tightened, making the madman Cao Yuan realize that the more he moved, the more tightly he was bound.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Xi Chen grabbed Cao Yuan's hand and roughly pulled him out of the black smoke and blood-soaked hands from hell behind his back, and suddenly exerted force!
Boom—!
Under the combined force of the pull and the momentum, Lin Xi Chen lost her grip; she inadvertently flung the madman Cao Yuan over her shoulder, sending him flying until he crashed into a nearby low-rise building.
"Oops..."
Thick smoke billowed up as Lin Xi Chen stood there, scratch the back of her head and squinting at the low building.
After a while, Cao Yuan, who had regained his human form, struggled to climb out of the window, coughed a few times, and slowly untied the tape around his neck.
"Lin Xi Chen...? Could you be a little gentler next time...?"
Cao Yuan rubbed his face, which had been bruised when he was thrown into the building and landed on his face, and looked at Lin Xi Chen with a wronged expression.
"Ehe... My bad...."
Lin Xi Chen gave him a wry and guilty smile as her thumbs circled with each other, unable to find an excuse. At this moment, the [Boundless Void] had been broken, and there was no trace of the burning hotel rooftop being extinguished.
She remembered that she had sneaked away from Team 136 to help Lin Qiye and his friends, and she was planning to run away.
Before she could, a hand with a familiar aura rested on her shoulder. It was Lin Qiye; a quick glance at the bandages peeking out from his sister's neck revealed that she had been seriously injured that morning and had sneaked away to help him.
"Qiye! Where have you been?" Baili Pangpang's eyes lit up when he saw Qiye, and he came panting over to them.
"Just take down someone.... We have finished dealing with this area." Lin Qiye patted Lin Xichen's head as he spoke, then took off his hat.
"The instructors' battle is still ongoing, and they're currently fighting enemies from the 'Chuan' realm... Luckily, we jumped down directly." Cao Yuan sighed as he watched this scene.
Lin Qiye picked up the black box from the ground and turned to walk towards the other side of the street.
"That kind of enemy is beyond our capabilities. Instead of standing here and increasing the risk of exposure, we might as well... go get a bowl of noodles."