Among those who understood the situation, only two truly grasped the nature of that attack…

The first, naturally, was the one who launched it: Xu Huai Shang.

And the second was Feng Bujue.

Jue-Ge merely glanced back and gleaned the specific information about the skill from the data level:

[Name: Xiao Bo. Feng Yue Zhan (Wave-Quelling. Wind and Moon Slash)]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Combat]

[Effect: Burst of Qi, Rush, Rotary Consecutive Slash (Can only be activated with a bladed weapon, cooldown time of twelve minutes; “anger” emotion can increase the power of the move by 1-20%)]

[Consumption: Stamina Value 700]

[Learning Condition: Combat Specialization A]

[Remarks: An extremely fast rushing combo that can deliver fatal slashes before the opponent can even defend.]

This was undoubtedly a rather special skill, because its effect had a certain connection with the uncertain factor of “emotion.”

This was also a trend… In the later stages of the game, similar skills would become more and more common, and the boundaries on the data level would become increasingly blurred. The contest between top experts… would unfold on a higher level.

"Where… where did these people come from…” At this moment, Ji Xuanzong’s expression had become serious. He thought to himself, “First, that sword-wielding woman… casually blocked my Saint Essence Impact; then there was that Feng Bujue… using strange sorcery to help my little sister escape the Star Universe Immortal Execution Formation; and now, that dual-wielding woman has killed a master of the Saint Essence Unbounded Realm with just one move…”

Thinking of this, a sense of unease arose in his heart…

For someone like Ji Xuanzong, who was unfathomable, far-sighted, and unscrupulous, the most unacceptable thing… was for the situation before him to be beyond his control.

Therefore, once this happened, he would do everything in his power to correct it.

“Palace City Guards, listen to my orders!” Now, Ji Xuanzong was taking things seriously. “Quickly capture Ji Fenglong, Su Xiaoxiao, and Lin Que!”

He was indeed brilliant. In this chaotic situation, the first thing he thought of was… using his own numerical superiority to attack the weakest link in the opponent's formation. Even if those cannon fodder didn't succeed, they would still serve to contain them.

“Despicable villain!” The next second, a delicate shout rang out immediately.

Ji Xuanzong followed the sound and found that the person who cursed him was the last of the four from Broken Sword Teahouse.

At this moment, Hua Jian had walked to the side of Ji Fenglong and the other two, and had already begun to use her healing skills to treat their injuries. She didn't expect… Ji Xuanzong to be preparing to attack these injured people so quickly, so she instinctively turned her head and cursed.

“Hmph…” Ji Xuanzong didn’t respond to Hua Jian’s words, but snorted coldly and reissued the order, “Capture all four of them!”

However… after this order was issued, no one acted for a long time.

Not only did the dozens of people around the carriage not move, but even the soldiers surrounding the street didn't move at all.

“Hmm?” This time, both Ji Xuanzong and Yin Loulan revealed expressions of doubt.

“Palace City Guards, listen to my orders!” Ji Xuanzong shouted again, but the soldiers nearby seemed to be deaf, without the slightest reaction.

This strange phenomenon caused Ji and Yin’s hearts to tighten suddenly. They both understood… that there was another situation happening beyond their control.

“There’s no need to waste your breath, they’re no longer under your control.” Suddenly, a woman’s voice rang out, breaking the brief silence.

Before she could finish speaking, all the surrounding soldiers… silently and quickly retreated to both sides of the street in an orderly fashion. What was even stranger was… even the Bai Ze Saint Horse responsible for pulling the carriage (since the Kui Dragon Imperial Carriage had been destroyed, the reins had naturally been broken) also retreated with the soldiers…

“Heh… so, you’ve finally arrived…” Feng Bujue said, looking up in the direction the voice came from.

On the roof of a building facing the street, two graceful figures stood tall and slender. The one who had spoken just now was one of them.

“We’ve been here for a while.” Twenty-Three continued, “It’s just… there are a lot of targets to control, and the data strength of each individual is very high…”

“…Furthermore, we’re not in our best condition right now.” Lu Te picked up her words, saying, “So it took a little more time.”

“Thank you both for your hard work.” Feng Bujue nodded to them with a smile.

“We can only help you to this point.” Lu Te replied.

Twenty-Three also said, “You’ll probably have to rely on yourselves to deal with the remaining targets.”

“A piece of cake.” Feng Bujue responded, turning his head and looking at Yin Loulan again. “The division into three routes is complete, and I’m about to implement the second step.”

“Brother Yin, we can’t be careless anymore, let’s join forces and kill that Feng!” At this moment, a hideous murderous intent appeared on Ji Xuanzong’s face.

As one unexpected scene after another played out, Ji Xuanzong vaguely felt that the "three steps" that Feng Bujue had mentioned might very well become reality.

“Alright! Kill!” Yin Loulan also understood that Ji's words were not a joke, and he acted as he responded.

In an instant, the twin swords were drawn, and the sword light flashed. Yin Loulan merely drew his swords, and two cuts several meters long appeared on the ground on either side of him.

“Ma Sun!” Feng Bujue appeared to be arrogant, but he had been keeping a tight rein on his heart. As soon as he saw Yin Loulan make a move, he immediately summoned Ma Sun, preparing to meet the enemy.

“Kill!” On the other side, Ji Xuanzong also swayed his body, trying to bypass the people in the middle and flank Jue-Ge.

However—a flash of cold light stopped him.

When Ji Xuanzong’s figure reappeared, he had only moved a short two meters to the side and front.

A wisp of cold sweat suddenly flowed from his temple, streaking across his cheek.

A piece of broken cloth separated from his hem and fell at his feet.

“Not bad.” Ruo Yu’s cold voice rang out, and her eyes were equally cold as frost. “Your reaction is quite fast.”

With the assistance of [Perceptive Prophet], Ruo Yu could easily predict the opponent’s movement route. It was almost impossible for Ji Xuanzong to bypass her…

“It seems… I have no choice but to take you as my opponent…” Ji Xuanzong quickly calmed himself down, secretly gathering Saint Essence, and said in a deep voice.

“No.” Ruo Yu looked directly into Ji Xuanzong’s eyes, the coldness in her eyes seeming to freeze the other party’s soul. “You are not my opponent.”

The moment the last word “opponent” was spoken, Ruo Yu had already moved.

Spiritual Qi vortex, butterfly shadow dance.

Sword brilliance blooms, divine might soars.

One move [Butterfly Spirit Divine Shadow] unleashed layers of phantoms and lit up layers of sword light.

Although Ji Xuanzong was prepared, he was still shocked and his expression changed by Ruo Yu’s attack.

In that short two seconds, it was as if he was being besieged by several swordsmen of the same level as Yin Loulan, and he couldn’t cope at all.

However, Ji Xuanzong was, after all, a Yuan Saint cultivator, and his Saint Essence Force was unfathomable; moreover, he had the Heavenly Book Bamboo Slip in his hand, which could draw upon the world’s spiritual energy from the Heavenly Book world to assist him… Therefore, relying on his incomparably thick defensive energy, he barely held off this round of fierce attacks.

“Hoo…” After exhausting her moves, Ruo Yu’s figure reappeared. She took a breath and muttered expressionlessly, “You’re not dead yet…”

Ji Xuanzong’s face was pale, but he tried to remain calm and replied with a cold smile: “Heh… you think you can hurt me with this kind of move?”

Ruo Yu ignored him, and just continued to mutter to herself: “Oh well… I’ll just attack your weakness then.”

“What did you say…” When he heard the words “weakness”, the corner of Ji Xuanzong’s mouth twitched involuntarily. “Do you know what you’re saying…”

Before he could finish speaking, Ruo Yu interrupted with a cold tone: “It’s at the fifth cervical vertebra, right?”

Hearing this, Ji Xuanzong was immediately stunned. At this moment, he really wanted to ask: “What kind of expression should I use?”

If his opponent was Feng Bujue, Jue-Ge would definitely tell him in a mocking tone: “Just smile.”

Fortunately, his opponent was Ruo Yu, the Li heroine wouldn’t do such a thing… She took advantage of the fact that her opponent was still in shock (Feng Bujue would usually wait until the other party was humiliated by him) and suddenly struck.

But all that could be seen…