Chapter 157

Chapter 157: We’re About to Jump Them!

Seeing Wei Jing make his move, the Sword Sect’s sect master narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his hand, slashing out with his sword.

Boom!

The sky and space suddenly collapsed, and wave after wave of terrifying force rippled outward in all directions, utterly horrifying.

Just as the two were exchanging blows, Qing Shu suddenly turned and entered the main hall. She looked at Ye Tianming, “We need to leave right now.”

Ye Tianming didn’t ask where. He simply nodded, “Alright.”

Qing Shu turned to look at Nan Yuan and Wei Qian nearby, “Both of you, I need your help.”

Nan Yuan nodded, “Just give the word, miss.”

Qing Shu said, “I need to take him to the Tianlong Clan, and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion and Guanxuan Academy certainly won’t let this go. So I ask that you all escort us for a stretch.”

Wei Qian was a little puzzled, “The Tianlong Clan?”

Qing Shu nodded, “There’s no time to explain. While the people from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion and Guanxuan Academy haven’t fully assembled yet, we move now.”

With that, she grabbed Ye Tianming by the arm, “Come with me.”

In no time, every powerful expert within the Tianxing Civilization shot into the sky in unison. At the same time, every grand formation and every trace of Tianxing Fire within the civilization was activated.

The circle-breaking realm experts standing guard outside were instantly alarmed. Was the Tianxing Civilization launching a counterattack?

Just as everyone was confused, a voice suddenly rang out from nearby, “Stop that chief executive officer. She’s trying to escape with Ye Tianming.”

Escape!

The experts snapped to their senses, and soon many circle-breaking realm experts charged straight toward Qing Shu.

Nan Yuan and the others fought desperately to hold back the experts from the Guanxuan Universe and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, buying time for Qing Shu.

Qing Shu had no intention of lingering in battle. She took Ye Tianming and shattered the space directly, entering a space-time tunnel. Behind her, countless Tianxing Civilization experts covered their retreat, and wave after wave of terrifying explosions thundered continuously above the Tianxing Civilization.

After Qing Shu entered the space-time tunnel with Ye Tianming, she pushed her speed to the absolute limit. In truth, she knew a fair amount about the Tianlong Clan. They had once been a super-clan of the Guanxuan Universe, but later committed a grave error and were branded a criminal clan. Over the years, their strength had grown considerably, yet it was still far from enough by the standards of the Guanxuan Universe.

The Tianlong Clan had a supreme powerhouse?

Qing Shu didn’t dwell on it. When it came to Wei Jing’s words, she trusted them unconditionally.

But she and Ye Tianming hadn’t traveled far before a terrifying aura locked onto her.

Qing Shu narrowed her eyes slightly and pulled Ye Tianming behind her in one swift motion. She gripped her sword with both hands and slashed forward with full force.

Slash!

The sword light tore through space, and the space-time tunnel ahead was ripped open by that single strike. But almost immediately, her sword was blocked by a long spear.

Boom!

The space-time tunnel shattered completely.

Qing Shu fell back to Ye Tianming’s side. With the tunnel destroyed, the two of them found themselves in an unknown star region.

A thousand zhang ahead of them stood an old man in black robes, holding a long spear, his aura vast and boundless as the sea.

Qing Shu fixed her gaze on the old man in black, her right hand gripping her sword tightly.

The old man in black glanced at Qing Shu and said in a hoarse voice, “Worthy of being the chief executive officer of the Tianxing Civilization. At such a young age, to possess such power truly puts us old ones to shame.”

Qing Shu said, “You’re not from Guanxuan Academy.”

The old man in black smiled without warmth, “Naturally not. I’m simply someone who takes money and kills on another’s behalf.”

With that, he glanced at Ye Tianming nearby, “Miss, I have no desire to make an enemy of your Tianxing Civilization. As long as you leave him behind, you may go whenever you wish.”

Qing Shu said, “You don’t want to be entangled in karma, but you should understand that this young master Ye is no ordinary person either. If you kill him, the karmic consequences will likely be far greater than making an enemy of my Tianxing Civilization.”

The old man in black was silent for a moment, then let out a quiet sigh, “This old one naturally understands that reasoning. However, what Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion are offering is far, far too much. So much that this old one simply cannot refuse.”

Qing Shu was somewhat curious, “What exactly did Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion offer?”

The old man in black looked at Qing Shu, “Passage to the Real World.”

As he spoke those words, the sharp edge in the old man’s eyes suddenly blazed with intense heat, and his voice carried a note of excitement.

The Real World!

For circle-breaking realm experts, advancing further in this universe was extraordinarily difficult. But once they reached the Real World, they could improve greatly, because in the Real World one could come into contact with “true intent.”

Therefore, passage to the Real World was an irresistible temptation for circle-breaking realm experts. They simply could not refuse.

Hearing the old man in black’s words, Qing Shu’s expression immediately darkened. She hadn’t expected Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion to have made such a promise.

Something seemed to cross her mind, and her expression turned visibly grim.

The old man in black gripped his spear and walked slowly toward Qing Shu and Ye Tianming, “Miss, do you know how many circle-breaking realm experts are now siding with Guanxuan Academy and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion? Nearly eighty percent of the circle-breaking realm experts in this universe cannot resist this temptation, and more and more are on their way……”

As he spoke, his right hand tightened around the spear, “Miss, this person has no ties of blood or bond with your Tianxing Civilization. Why must you throw your life away for him? And drag your Tianxing Civilization down with you.”

Qing Shu was about to respond when the old man in black vanished from where he stood like a phantom.

Boom!

The space directly in front of Qing Shu collapsed, and then a long spear came thrusting out like a bolt of lightning.

Qing Shu’s gaze remained calm. Between her brows, the life tree appeared. In the next instant, she gripped her sword with both hands and slashed forward with full force.

Ten thousand zhang of sword light blazed forth, and the sword’s cry rang throughout the entire stellar universe.

Bang!

Qing Shu’s sword forced the old man in black to retreat, but in the next instant, a long spear came driving down hard from directly above her head.

Qing Shu snapped her head up, opened her palm, and her sword shot skyward, slamming hard into the descending spear.

Bang!

The spear was stopped dead in the sky above by Qing Shu’s sword, but the old man in black vanished like a phantom once more. In an instant, black pillars of light began to emerge all around, and from within those pillars came roaring cries that surged toward Qing Shu like raging demons.

A fierce light flashed in Qing Shu’s eyes. She swept her sleeve, and thousands upon thousands of sword qi shot outward, flying straight at those black pillars of light.

Boom boom boom

Explosion after explosion rang out across the field. The star region began to crack, then shatter.

Qing Shu’s figure suddenly trembled, and she transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang beam of sword light that shot into the sky, then came straight back down, slashing hard at the old man in black.

Faced with Qing Shu’s terrifying strike, the old man in black did not retreat. He stepped forward, extended a finger, using it as a spear, and wave after wave of fearsome spear radiance surged from his fingertip. The moment their forces made contact, a series of deafening explosions erupted across the field.

Countless beams of sword light and spear radiance shattered continuously, and shockwave after shockwave spread outward in all directions.

Ye Tianming was protected by the Tianxing life tree and was unharmed.

Soon the shockwaves in the field dissipated. The old man in black was now ten thousand zhang away, staring at Qing Shu standing before Ye Tianming, his expression extremely grave. The strength of this chief executive officer of the Tianxing Civilization had somewhat exceeded his expectations.

Just then, the space around the old man in black suddenly cracked open, and eight powerful experts stepped out one after another.

Every single one of them was at the circle-breaking realm!

At the sight of this, Qing Shu’s expression immediately darkened.

The old man in black grinned, his smile utterly sinister, “Miss, we’re about to gang up on you.”

Qing Shu showed no fear and was about to make her move, but just then, the space nearby split open and a woman slowly stepped out.

Everyone in the field turned to look at the woman emerging from the space rift.

The woman wore a long robe of moonlit white, her hands clasped behind her back, radiating an aura that blanketed the entire area.

When Qing Shu saw this woman, a flash of surprise crossed her eyes. She recognized her. This woman was none other than Na Sifan You of the Past Sect from the Third Era.

They had once been spoken of as equals.