Chapter 517: Senior Brother, Mixed Doubles
Bloody killing aura coiled above Tian Bei City, forming the outline of a giant serpent’s eye like a new sun, stirring the heaven and earth’s killing aura and causing strong winds to rage.
Ye Anping, standing on his flying sword, glanced back at the giant serpent’s eye in the sky. He roughly calculated the time and continued to rush towards the south of the city with the two Nascent Soul demonic cultivators he had obtained from Gong Yimo.
The six protectors left behind by Gong Yue for Gong Yimo were not to be trifled with.
One of the two he had specifically requested was a man with a sword scar on his face, whose physique perfectly matched Yun Jiujiu’s aesthetic. His name was “Wei Fa,” a Nascent Soul stage body cultivator. The other, who appeared like a senile old man, was named “Lu Wuyi,” a Nascent Soul stage law cultivator.
In the game, these two were also elite BOSSes of Tian Bei City, hand-picked by Gong Yue and lured from the Hundred Souls Sect and Flowing Light Sect in the Eastern Domain with significant wealth.
If these two were not drawn away from Gong Yimo, it would be difficult for him and Gu Mingxin to handle all six of them alone.
Now that the forces were divided, Gu Mingxin could handle the four people by Gong Yimo’s side without much issue.
Roar—!!
A dragon’s roar shook the city. With a single sweep of its tail, the golden dragon uprooted several buildings below the city gate, scattering them into fragments in mid-air.
Following that, several beams of golden spirit sword light shot upwards. Several Core Formation Stage City Guards were slain by a white figure.
Seeing the silver-haired girl wielding a sword, Wei Fa’s eyes filled with disdain. He glanced at Ye Anping in front of him and Lu Wuyi beside him, then said,
“Elder Lu and Elder Liang will deal with that golden dragon. This silver-haired girl is mine.”
Lu Wuyi raised his hand and stroked his beard, chuckling,
“I have no objections. At my age, I don’t want to spar with sword cultivators.”
Ye Anping glanced sideways upon hearing this and replied calmly,
“I am also a sword cultivator. I will deal with that sword cultivator girl alongside Elder Wei.”
Wei Fa was clearly dismissive of Ye Anping’s strength. He twitched his lips and said,
“Then don’t get in my way, or my fists won’t know…”
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Anping gripped “Bai Yue” in his hand, leaped off his flying sword, and used the Body Movement spell to fly directly towards Feng Yu Die, who was currently slaughtering the South Gate City Guards below.
Wei Fa behind him was visibly surprised by his speed but didn’t say much. He pursued Ye Anping, charging down together. Lu Wuyi, however, stopped his flying sword beneath his feet and shifted his gaze to the hundred-foot-tall golden dragon beside him.
“Saint Emperor Dragon Body, huh…”
After a cold snort, Lu Wuyi subtly moved his sleeve, and several beams of killing aura emanated from his chest, forming countless crimson law spears behind him, which shot towards the golden dragon’s head.
…
Above the city walls, Feng Yu Die held her spirit sword, easily cutting down two Core Formation Stage demonic cultivators in front of her. Seeing another group of people surrounding her, she felt annoyed. She prepared to twist her sword and kill the surrounding demonic cultivators as she had done before.
However, at the same time.
Roaring———
Countless beams of killing aura collided with the side of the golden dragon’s head and exploded into dazzling light.
The golden dragon was clearly thrown off balance by this powerful spell, but since Old Nine was unkillable, Feng Yu Die wasn’t worried. Instead, she took the time to look in the direction from which the killing aura had come.
She saw a senile old man suspended in mid-air, appearing to be a Nascent Soul stage law cultivator.
Ye Anping had reminded her earlier that once the golden dragon was summoned, Nascent Soul cultivators from Tian Bei City would surely come. He had told her not to drag out the fight and to kill as many as possible, keeping the number of Nascent Soul cultivators present at two or less.
Otherwise, if she faced three Nascent Soul demonic cultivators alone, she would inevitably be at a disadvantage.
Feng Yu Die took a deep breath. Ignoring the Core Formation Stage demonic cultivators surrounding her, she wielded her sword, cutting down two obstructing figures, and prepared to fly up to help Old Nine deal with the senile old man.
And it was at this very moment.
“Yu Die! Above you!!”
Xiao Tian, who was beside her and keeping an eye on the demonic cultivators’ movements, shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Feng Yu Die, without any hesitation, raised her spirit sword above her head.
Ding—
A dark shadow fell from the sky like a meteorite and landed directly on her spirit sword, which she held above her head. The force of the blow caused Feng Yu Die to grit her teeth and bend her knees slightly. The brick on the city wall beneath her feet cracked, forming a small pit.
Boom—
Spiritual light exploded, blowing away several Core Formation Stage demonic cultivators on the city wall.
Feng Yu Die gritted her teeth slightly, initially thinking it was a powerful body cultivator like Yun Jiujiu. She was about to use her agility to repulse the person pressing down on her sword, but as she looked up, the calm in her golden eyes instantly turned to bewilderment.
“Young Master Ye…”
“Anping?!”
Neither Xiao Tian nor Feng Yu Die understood why Ye Anping would suddenly attack them with his sword. However, Ye Anping merely rolled his eyes and gestured with his gaze to the side, then shouted,
“Die!”
Feng Yu Die immediately understood. She was expected to cooperate, and more likely, someone had already slipped behind her.
Although Xiao Tian was momentarily stunned by Ye Anping’s sudden appearance, she quickly recovered. Seeing a Nascent Soul stage body cultivator sneak up behind her, she immediately shouted,
“Ah… Yu Die, behind you!!”
In this pincer situation, dealing with one person would inevitably leave her back exposed to the other.
Feng Yu Die, without thinking, retracted her sword and turned around.
Hum—
A scarred fist was now directly in front of her nose. The gust of wind from the punch blew her bangs upwards like a sunflower, revealing her broad forehead.
Feng Yu Die reacted extremely quickly, dodging her head to the side. Then, finding an opening, she swung her sword horizontally towards Wei Fa’s waist.
Seeing that he couldn’t dodge, Wei Fa immediately raised his right leg, retracted his right fist, and used his elbow and knee to clamp down firmly on the body of Feng Yu Die’s spirit sword mid-air.
“Hmph…”
Wei Fa’s eyes were calm. He looked at Ye Anping, who was behind Feng Yu Die. Seeing that the spirit sword in his hand was already at Feng Yu Die’s neck, he felt that it was over.
Now that Feng Yu Die’s sword was trapped by his elbow and knee, a sword cultivator without a sword was practically no threat. Even if Feng Yu Die let go of the sword hilt and dodged “Elder Liang’s” spirit sword, they would still be in control.
However, just as Ye Anping’s spirit sword was about to touch Feng Yu Die’s neck.
Hum—
The sword body trembled slightly, and then, unexpectedly, changed from a diagonal slash to a direct thrust, brushing past Feng Yu Die’s cheek and heading straight for his brow.
Wei Fa’s eyes widened in surprise. He didn’t understand why “Elder Liang’s” sword was suddenly coming at him, but his reaction was quick.
Just as Feng Yu Die dodged his fist by tilting her head, Wei Fa also immediately dodged Ye Anping’s bizarre thrust by tilting his head.
“You?!”
While Wei Fa was still in shock, Ye Anping and Feng Yu Die simultaneously released their grip on their spirit swords.
“Bai Yue,” which had brushed past Wei Fa’s ear, was caught by Feng Yu Die and retracted, while Ye Anping bent down and grabbed the spirit sword that Wei Fa’s elbow and knee were clamping, positioning himself between Wei Fa and Feng Yu Die.
Swish swish—
The Nine Heavens Sword Art and the Inquiring Sword Art seemed to merge into one.
In an instant, nearly six diffused sword lights appeared among the three who were entangled, easily slicing through the bricks on the ground and several Core Formation Stage demonic cultivators on either side.
Shua—
Blood spattered. Wei Fa’s hand, claw-like, dug into the ground, leaving five-finger gouges tens of feet long on the bricks of the city wall before he managed to stop himself by bowing down.
“Hiss—”
Wei Fa slowly stood up. His left shoulder, now barely attached, slid off his shoulder, hitting the ground with a splattering of blood.
He looked at his bleeding shoulder, then looked up in anger at the two figures ten feet away, one holding a spirit sword and standing one behind the other, narrowing his eyes slightly:
“Elder Liang? What is the meaning of this…”
Ye Anping tested the weight of the spirit sword Feng Yu Die had taken from Xiao Yunluo, then pointed his sword at Wei Fa, shielding Feng Yu Die behind him and said,
“As you can see, this girl is mine.”
“……”
Wei Fa’s eyes were calm, showing no emotion at Feng Yu Die severing his left hand.
At this moment, Lu Wuyi, who was still fighting the golden dragon in the distance, had also unleashed his killing technique. A blood-red lightning bolt descended from the sky, engulfing the entire golden dragon.
Roar—
Old Nine’s roar was deafening.
Old Nine was already at his limit, fending off hundreds of Core Formation Stage City Guards and taking Lu Wuyi’s killing technique. After receiving a telepathic message from Old Nine, Xiao Tian hurriedly warned:
“Anping! Old Nine is having trouble holding on…”
“Hoo…”
Ye Anping let out a long breath, shifting his gaze from the golden dragon back to Wei Fa.
Wei Fa also shifted his gaze back to Ye Anping and Feng Yu Die, who stood to his side. He took a deep breath, then took a step forward.
“Heh… Then I’ll send you both on your way!”
Wei Fa’s eyes were bloodshot. A dense bloody aura erupted from his entire body. His figure flickered, and with brute force, he appeared before Ye Anping, swinging his fist at his face.
The speed was astonishing, to the point where Wei Fa’s figure and fist appeared blurry in Ye Anping’s eyes.
A Nascent Soul stage body cultivator, much like Yun Jiujiu’s sword techniques, emphasized raw power. However, compared to Yun Jiujiu, his strength and speed were only higher.
This punch contained no technique; it was a simple straight punch.
However, it was condensed with all of Wei Fa’s Nascent Soul bloody essence. Ye Anping dared not attempt to block it head-on like he had against Wu Tianci in the Northern Region, to create an opening.
However, if he didn’t expose a weakness, by the time Lu Wuyi reacted, it would be unknown how long it would take for him and Feng Yu Die to defeat the two of them.
Ye Anping made up his mind in a flash. He raised his right spirit sword to block the wind from his fist.
Ding—
Flesh met metal with a resounding explosion.
The spirit sword Feng Yu Die had gotten from Xiao Yunluo shattered into fragments under the force of the punch without a doubt.
The unhindered punch directly hit Ye Anping’s abdominal muscles.
“Heh… Overestimating yourself!! Haa—!”
Wei Fa took a forward step and thrust forward with his inch-force, shaking Ye Anping so hard that his back clothes exploded, releasing a blast of killing aura.
Xiao Tian was so scared she froze the moment she saw this:
“Ah? Anping?!”
But the next moment, Ye Anping gritted his teeth and used both hands to forcefully twist around the fist embedded in his stomach, his eyes wide with rage:
“Yu Die…”
Wei Fa intended to send him flying with a single punch. However, seeing that after his punch, Ye Anping’s feet had only slid back ten inches, shock filled his eyes.
“You!!”
He knew that the white-haired girl would definitely take this opportunity to get behind him and decapitate him.
But he hadn’t expected “Elder Liang Wu Liu” to be so tough. Although he immediately shook Ye Anping’s arms off after reacting, that less than a breath of time was enough for Feng Yu Die to swing her sword.
As Wei Fa turned around, a sword light had already flashed past his right shoulder.
Feng Yu Die’s brows furrowed. After severing Wei Fa’s right arm, “Bai Yue” in her hand didn’t stop. In three breaths, she unleashed dozens of sword lights, each landing on his vital points.
Shua—
By the time Feng Yu Die retracted her sword, Wei Fa’s body, as if riddled by a fishing net, instantly tore into pieces and scattered.
Ye Anping, gritting his blood-stained teeth, took a deep breath. He immediately took out a talisman from his storage bag and threw it on the ground, then turned his gaze towards Lu Wuyi, who was still entangled with the golden dragon.
Lu Wuyi seemed not to have noticed what happened on their side.
“Yu Die!”
He called out. Ye Anping scattered seven spare spirit swords from his storage bag, formed a sword finger in front of his chest, and channeled his spiritual energy.
The seven spirit swords instantly seemed to gain sentience and gathered behind him, fanning out like a peacock’s tail, then flew out from behind him in unison, shooting towards Lu Wuyi in the sky.
Feng Yu Die looked at Ye Anping, her mouth full of blood. Although she was worried, she didn’t hesitate. She stepped onto a spirit sword and, using Ye Anping’s sword control technique, sent herself towards Lu Wuyi.
“Heh… Nothing special.”
Lu Wuyi, suspended in mid-air using his movement spell, looked at the golden dragon whose scales had lost their original golden spiritual light, his face full of disdain. But he noticed a white light flying from his left. When he reacted and looked over, Feng Yu Die had already arrived before him, stepping on a spirit sword.
“Hmm?”
Lu Wuyi immediately formed a hand seal, and killing aura condensed into a spirit shield in front of him.
Clang—
The seven spirit swords from Ye Anping collided with his killing aura, creating a ring of spiritual light that bisected the city gate tower.
But while Lu Wuyi was still wondering why both Elder Liang Wu Liu and Wei Fa had failed, Feng Yu Die’s “Bai Yue” in her hand easily cut through his protective spirit shield.
Shua—
A golden light landed on his right shoulder, then diagonally downwards, cutting across his left waist.
“Wh—”
Before he could comprehend what had happened, Feng Yu Die twisted and swung her sword again, entering from the right waist and exiting from the left shoulder. Two beams of golden spirit sword light formed an “X” on his body, causing him to split open.
Lu Wuyi’s Nascent Soul immediately detached, preparing to flee.
However, the next moment, a spirit sword shot out from the direction of the city wall. After severing a strand of Feng Yu Die’s silver hair, it accurately struck his Nascent Soul and then, in a parabolic trajectory, pinned it to the center of the street.
Ye Anping saw this and immediately asked Xiao Tian beside him:
“Xiao Tian…”
Xiao Tian followed with her spiritual sense and quickly replied:
“He’s dead!!”
Only then did Ye Anping breathe a sigh of relief and turn to look at the surviving city guards nearby, who were staring at him with bewildered expressions.
He immediately grabbed a spare spirit sword and prepared to finish them off. But as soon as he took a step, he felt his strength leave him, and he knelt on one knee, unable to stand.
“Tsk…”
Those people were still wondering what had happened, but seeing that Ye Anping had just drawn his sword to kill them, they understood that this person was likely a spy sent by the immortal cultivator. Their eyes revealed killing intent, and they charged towards him holding their spears.
Ye Anping looked at them, his expression unchanged.
Although he knew that he had almost no strength left to fight back after taking Wei Fa’s punch head-on, he was not worried that these people’s spears would reach him.
After all—
Shua—
A snow-white figure descended from the sky. With a single sword light, the Core Formation Stage demonic cultivators were sliced in half.
Feng Yu Die bit her lip angrily and glanced at the few people. She then quickly ran to Ye Anping’s side, placed a hand on his shoulder, and asked,
“Young Master Ye… you… woo—”
But before she could finish speaking, Ye Anping, using his remaining strength, pressed down on Feng Yu Die’s head and kissed her, startling Feng Yu Die, who’s golden eyes widened.
However, she quickly reacted, her widened eyes slowly narrowing, then closing as she transferred her spiritual energy into Ye Anping through their lips.
Just like when she had dealt with Wei Fa and Lu Wuyi, as long as Ye Anping called her name or made a gesture, she understood what Ye Anping wanted her to do…
The two of them squatted on the city wall, kissing, surrounded by the bloody corpses of demonic cultivators.
Above the Gobi Desert outside the city, Yun Tianchong and Gong Yue’s battle caused the sky curtain to erupt with spiritual light and incessant thunder.
Roaring—
Amidst the earth-shattering roars, a group of over forty Core Formation Stage City Guards arrived on flying swords from the west of the city. They were momentarily puzzled upon seeing the two figures beside the shattered city gate tower, but quickly recovered and attacked them with killing techniques and talismans.
Seeing this, Xiao Tian immediately formed a sword finger and shouted:
“Old Nine!! Hold on a bit longer!!”
Old Nine, who had been besieged by the demonic cultivators for a long time, heard this. A trace of helplessness appeared on his dragon face as he turned and opened his massive maw, charging towards the group of Core Formation Stage demonic cultivators in the sky, scattering them.
Roar—!!
Ye Anping felt that it was about time. He finally released Feng Yu Die’s lips, used her shoulder to support himself, and stood up. He commanded:
“Yu Die, break through the city gate as soon as possible…”
“Ah… Young Master Ye…”
Feng Yu Die was stunned for a moment. As she reached out to grab him, Ye Anping had already leaped off the city wall using his Body Movement spell, transforming into a dark silhouette heading towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
She pursed her lips, savoring the taste of Ye Anping on her lips. Then, gripping “Bai Yue” in her hand, she stood up, leaped off the city wall, and proceeded to break the next restriction on the city gate.
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