Chapter 1729
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Nan Gong Qiao, though only at the initial stage of the Star-Plucking Realm, could sense the overwhelming power of Ye Wushuang’s sword strike and thus exerted every ounce of his strength to fend it off.
As the colossal sword descended, the spiritual shield that Nan Gong Qiao had condensed before him resounded with clanging noises, as if it were a fortress under siege. Yet, when the sword’s momentum was finally spent, the shield, though trembling and now riddled with cracks, held firm.
Nan Gong Qiao let out a silent sigh of relief. This Ye Wushuang was truly terrifying. However, before he could even begin to feel a sense of triumph, he looked up and saw hundreds, if not thousands, of sword auras howling towards him.
“How can there be more?” Nan Gong Qiao was utterly dumbfounded.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Hundreds of Tai Xu Spiritual Sword Auras, unleashed in the wake of Ye Wushuang’s strike, shattered Nan Gong Qiao’s spiritual shield and engulfed his figure in an instant.
Eight thousand Tai Xu Spiritual Sword Auras surged forth in a relentless assault, an attack powerful enough to crush someone at the initial stage of the Star-Plucking Realm.
Nan Gong Qiao perished.
Ye Wushuang, gripping his sword, panted slightly. After several encounters with those at the Star-Plucking Realm, he had grown increasingly accustomed to the rhythm and sensation of such battles.
The strength of one’s spiritual energy was where the true power of those at the Star-Plucking Realm lay, surpassing those at the Delusion Realm. Yet, Ye Wushuang, at the Five Tribulations stage, possessed a spiritual energy intensity that was already on par with that of most individuals at the Star-Plucking Realm.
With Nan Gong Qiao slain, Ye Wushuang’s figure flickered as he charged directly into the crowd.
“Yu Dong, right?” Ye Wushuang, wielding the Tai Yuan Spiritual Sword, lunged straight for Yu Dong.
Seeing Ye Wushuang charging towards him, Yu Dong was completely stunned. But now, Qi Zhen Shan, Nan Gong Hao, and the other four individuals at the Star-Plucking Realm from the Qi and Nan Gong families were all engaged in combat. Yu You Rong, Tian Lin Zi, Jin Yi Ling Sun, and Bai Si Qi, who had arrived with three individuals at the Star-Plucking Realm, were also occupied.
At this moment, no one could come to Yu Dong’s aid.
Ye Wushuang, sword in hand, quickly closed in on Yu Dong, who turned pale with fear. How could he, Yu Dong, possibly resist someone who had just slain an opponent at the initial stage of the Star-Plucking Realm?
“Spare me, spare me!” Yu Dong pleaded, his face drained of color. “I was coerced into this. Qi Zhen Shan and Nan Gong Hao forced us to act together. My Yu family is an affiliate of the Spiritual Sword Pavilion; I had no choice.”
“You can take that excuse to your ancestors in hell,” Ye Wushuang retorted coldly.
With a swift strike of his sword, Yu Dong’s body was cleaved in two, collapsing onto the ground.
Soon after, Ye Wushuang turned his attention to the numerous individuals at the Delusion Realm from the Nan Gong, Qi, Yu, and Zhao families. The arrival of Bai Si Qi with more than twenty others completely shifted the tide of the battle.
“Retreat!” Nan Gong Hao said to Qi Zhen Shan, realizing that if they didn’t, none of them would be able to escape.
Qi Zhen Shan was seething with anger. Without the interference of the Bai family, Ye Wushuang would have been dead for sure. But now, the opportunity had slipped through their fingers.
“Retreat!” Qi Zhen Shan shouted.
“Do you think you can come and go as you please?” Bai Si Qi, holding her sword with a cold expression, responded, “You’re dreaming.”
Enraged, Qi Zhen Shan roared, “I’ll come and go as I please. Just you wait, little girl. Interfering with the affairs of my Qi family, we’ll see if you can leave the Burial Sage Cave unscathed!”
“Humph!” Bai Si Qi ignored him, and her sword was immediately enveloped in thunder and lightning.
“Go!” she commanded.
In an instant, the surface of her spiritual sword burst into an endless storm of lightning, forming a colossal dragon hundreds of feet long, charging straight towards Qi Zhen Shan.
This was a dragon purely condensed from sword energy, imbued with the attribute of thunder and lightning.
The dragon surged towards Qi Zhen Shan, who did not dare to take it lightly. He spread his hands wide, and threads of spiritual energy intertwined, forming eighteen different weapons that charged towards the dragon.
Boom… Boom!
The earth shook violently in an instant.
And then, Qi Zhen Shan’s face turned pale as a charred wound appeared on his abdomen. He spat out a mouthful of blood and retreated.
“This woman…” Qi Zhen Shan’s face was ugly with frustration. As he retreated, he threw out thunder bombs without hesitation and fled into the blood mist outside the battlefield.
On the other side, Nan Gong Hao had already fled with several others.
Seeing Qi Zhen Shan fleeing at all costs, Bai Si Qi knew it was not safe to pursue further, so she returned directly. Upon seeing Qi Bang and Qi Peng, she showed no mercy.
“Since Qi Zhen Shan has run away, you won’t be able to escape either,” Bai Si Qi declared as she lunged forward. With just two strikes of her sword, Qi Peng and Qi Bang were both cut down and died on the spot.
Bai Si Qi, at the mid-stage of the Star-Plucking Realm, was able to injure Qi Zhen Shan at the late stage of the Star-Plucking Realm and easily slay Qi Peng and Qi Bang at the initial stage. It was clear that her innate talent and strength were truly extraordinary.
With the two late-stage individuals having fled, the others naturally scattered in disarray. Some were slain by the warriors of the Bai family and did not manage to escape. Out of the more than thirty people who had come, only seven or eight managed to flee in the end.
The main reason was that the Blood Pit was filled with blood mist, making it difficult to pursue. Otherwise, perhaps none of them would have escaped.
Soon, everyone gathered together. Bao Qiu Ling, Bao Yun Er, and Elder He Ding looked quite disheveled and were all injured. Mu Xu and Mu Qinghe, along with three others, appeared disheveled as well, but they were not seriously hurt.
Ye Wushuang arrived with Yu You Rong, Tian Lin Zi, and the Golden-Winged Spiritual Falcon perched on his shoulder, now the size of a palm. Mu Xu and Mu Qinghe were talking to Bai Si Qi when they saw Ye Wushuang and the others approach. They immediately said, “Sister Si Qi, this is Ye Wushuang I told you about.”
Bai Si Qi turned her gaze towards Ye Wushuang. His white clothes were stained with blood, and his long hair was slightly disheveled, but it did not detract from his handsome appearance. His chiseled face, with a hint of youthful innocence, exuded a strong, resolute, and heroic aura.
As Bai Si Qi observed Ye Wushuang, he was also examining her. She bore a striking resemblance to someone he knew. Her eyes and brows were quite similar to those of his fourth brother, Bai Haoyan, while her cheeks were reminiscent of Mu Wen Yao from the Mu family. Bai Si Qi had clearly inherited the excellent qualities of her parents, Bai Haoyan and Mu Wen Yao, and her talent was also remarkable.
Ye Wushuang had noticed Bai Si Qi’s skill during their earlier encounter. Her swordsmanship was impressive, and her strength was undeniable. No wonder Mu Xu and Mu Qinghe had praised her so highly; she was indeed a rare talent.
“Thank you, Ye,” Bai Si Qi said politely. “The favor you did for Mu Xu and Mu Qinghe should be repaid, but it was you who took care of them along the way.”
Ye Wushuang smiled and replied, “It was nothing. Besides, I do have irreconcilable differences with the Yun family.”
Bai Si Qi smiled back. From what Mu Xu and Mu Qinghe had told her, she knew that Ye Wushuang wanted to establish friendly relations with the Bai and Mu families of Tianxuan Continent. She did not feel any aversion to this idea. If Ye Wushuang truly had the ability, she would not mind giving him a chance to see if he could cure her grandmother.
However…
Bai Si Qi looked at Ye Wushuang again and continued, “I understand your intentions. Over the years, our Bai family and the Mu family have also sought out alchemists in the Tianyuan Continent. Even Master Yu Luoying from the Tianyuan Pavilion has tried, but to no avail.”
“Compared to you, Ye, I would rather hope that Master Si Luoyi from your Shengtian Sect could step in. I wonder…” Bai Si Qi paused here.
