He stood in mid-air, clenched his fist, and unleashed a punch. Ten thousand fist shadows roared out, striking the formation with lightning speed. Inside the formation, Sun Qian desperately channeled her divine power, but she couldn't withstand Pi Donghua's single blow. The entire formation shattered.
Others surged into the city from all directions, swords flashing, killing anyone they saw.
Seeing Sun Qian fall to the ground, Pi Donghua decided to finish her off, and threw another punch at her.
At this moment, a red shadow floated in and entered Sun Qian's body.
It was Zhu Yan!
Ye Qingqing sensed the danger from Sun Qian's direction and had sent Zhu Yan to assist her.
Sun Qian suddenly flipped over and got up, forming a hand seal. A towering spider silhouette appeared behind her. The spider opened its mouth and spat out ten thousand white silk threads, which whistled forward, layering upon each other to form a dense web that shattered the fist shadows. The white silk continued its unstoppable advance, determined to pierce Pi Donghua through.
Pi Donghua's face turned ashen. He never expected the seemingly weakest person to suddenly become so powerful.
However, he had also clearly seen the red shadow appear above Sun Qian's head and guessed most of it. This was likely not the original person.
"Who are you?" Pi Donghua couldn't help but ask.
As he spoke, he drew his hands in an arc before his chest, conjuring a black barrier. The white silk struck the barrier, shattering inch by inch, but the barrier itself shook violently, forcing Pi Donghua to retreat rapidly.
Zhu Yan pursued without hesitation, its body moving at extreme speed, pushing the white silk forward.
Pi Donghua began to rotate the black barrier, forming a massive black hole into which the white silk was inevitably drawn.
Feeling no pressure, Pi Donghua continued his assault.
Fist shadows like a tidal wave surged towards Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan's body moved forward rapidly, like lightning. The silhouette behind it extended a pair of hooks towards Pi Donghua. After a brief exchange, both sides were sent flying backward, retreating several steps before slowly regaining their balance.
Pi Donghua was truly surprised. Who was this person, so formidable?
No wonder the Red Leaf Empire had risen so quickly; it had such powerful experts guarding it.
After卞之焕 (Biàn Zhīhuàn) entered the city, he was met with the combined resistance of the Little Blood Man and Ye Xiaowei. However, Biàn Zhīhuàn was already a Saint Monarch in cultivation, and they were no match for him. With a single clash, Ye Xiaowei fell, unconscious on the ground.
The Little Blood Man proved more tenacious. After consuming a large amount of stimulant pills, it was repeatedly knocked down by Biàn Zhīhuàn, only to rise again and again.
Biàn Zhīhuàn was enraged. What kind of demonic beasts had he not encountered in his hundreds of thousands of years? How could he be helpless against such a blood-splattered creature?
He then unleashed his ultimate move, "Myriad Woods Dancing!"
Ten thousand trees erupted from the ground, and countless branches extended from them, penetrating everywhere, forming a dense, inescapable barrage that struck the Little Blood Man. The Little Blood Man's sprays of blood could not dissolve the branches, and it was eventually constricted and squeezed by the branches until it exploded.
With a boom, blood splattered, scattering into the void.
Biàn Zhīhuàn thought it was over and retracted his divine ability. The myriad of sky-obscuring trees vanished instantly.
As he was about to advance further, he suddenly noticed something amiss. He had silently entered a strange space.
The entire space was pitch black, dotted with countless starlight, twinkling on and off.
Upon closer inspection, he realized they were not starlight at all, but countless eyes. From these eyes, blood-red swords shot out in all directions, dense and numerous.
A faint, echoing voice sounded, "Ten thousand tribulations are coming, the sky will collapse and the earth will sink!" It sent a chill down his spine.
Biàn Zhīhuàn hastily reinforced his golden body and once again unleashed "Myriad Woods Dancing," enveloping himself within it. The myriad branches arranged themselves in an orderly fashion, waving continuously to form an impenetrable wooden curtain, preventing the blood from entering.
Initially, the wooden curtain appeared fragile, as the blood surged and pounded against it, causing it to sway precariously. Biàn Zhīhuàn felt a pang of unease, but he did not forget to continue channeling his magic power.
After a moment, the surging force of the blood gradually subsided. Biàn Zhīhuàn clearly felt that the Little Blood Man was weakening and struggling to hold on. Biàn Zhīhuàn rejoiced and pointed his hand. The branches rapidly rearranged themselves into a high-speed rotating windmill, pushing the blood tide away.
Some branches shot out and struck the eyes in the sky. The eyes were pierced, bleeding profusely. The entire space trembled and rapidly shrank, soon becoming as small as mice, fleeing madly on the ground.
Biàn Zhīhuàn grabbed a branch and chased after them…
Meanwhile, Kang Shiji, one of the Four Great Mentors, encountered the Little Squat and the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors. He held an absolute advantage, dominating the entire fight.
Although Er Bao could not defeat his opponent, he was incredibly tenacious, falling down time and again, only to rise again and again.
This greatly annoyed Kang Shiji. With such absolute strength, he couldn't kill his opponent, giving him a feeling of being held back.
Wu Zhongsheng encountered Xiao Yi and the Fire Demon, facing a similar situation. He held an absolute advantage but couldn't advance an inch.
Yu Yuanbao encountered Yao Shuang. At this moment, Yao Shuang was enveloped in a layer of black mist. She formed a hand seal, and countless red orbs appeared in the air. From around these red orbs, numerous red tentacles extended towards Yu Yuanbao.
Yu Yuanbao swung his sword, cutting down the tentacles, but for every one he cut, more appeared. Eventually, they became so dense that he was surrounded.
Yu Yuanbao was furious and unleashed his ultimate move. He threw his sword into the air, where it spun endlessly, emitting a dazzling light that severed all the approaching tentacles.
However, the tentacles remained dense, and Yu Yuanbao could no longer find Yao Shuang! This greatly angered him. His cultivation was so much higher than hers, how could he be so helpless against her? Wouldn't people laugh at him?
He therefore urged his magic power more desperately, the light filling the air and severing the tentacles over a wider area.
What he didn't realize was that the blood mist was quietly spreading, subtly plunging him into an illusion, making him feel as if he was constantly in a dense encirclement. In reality, Yao Shuang was not far in front of him, and the red orbs had merely managed to surround him.
However, Yao Shuang dared not act rashly, nor could she be too aggressive. If she revealed herself, unforeseen consequences would follow.
But even this stalemate made her extremely uncomfortable. Her divine power was being consumed at a great rate, and she soon felt dizzy and on the verge of fainting.
Ye Qingqing encountered Yuan Linjin and was no match for him. She was immediately knocked to the ground. As Yuan Linjin prepared to finish off Ye Qingqing, a figure flashed, and Zi Luo descended from the sky, clashing with Yuan Linjin. She was also no match for him.
Zi Luo fled, carrying Ye Qingqing.
Carried by Zi Luo, Ye Qingqing struggled fiercely, "Let me go! I can't escape! If I leave, everyone will scatter. I can't escape, I must help my brother defend the country."
"Defend what country? Your brother cares most about you," Zi Luo said as she fled.
"But everyone is fighting, I can't run away alone."
"As long as the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn. They will flee if they can't hold on. If you don't lead the escape, they'll feel ashamed to run, and then everyone will die here. That's the last thing your brother would want!"
Yuan Linjin did not pursue Zi Luo and continued his advance into the city.
At this moment, the Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies encountered no opposition. They moved freely within the city, causing chaos and killing anyone they saw.
The city quickly descended into pandemonium, with people fleeing in all directions towards the city gates.
The Tianfu Palace did not have a large army besieging the city, and the number of attackers was small, so many people managed to escape.
Thus, the vast city soon became an empty shell.
The Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies set fire to the city, looted several elixir shops, and not yet satisfied, they headed for the imperial harem.
Someone had apparently told them that the harem was full of beauties.
Consort Xian helped Wanyan Ting disguise herself as an ordinary person and escape amidst the crowd. She herself was caught red-handed when she tried to gather some belongings before leaving.
The Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies, seeing Consort Xian's stunning beauty, were overcome with lust and prepared to assault her.
Unable to bear the humiliation, Consort Xian committed suicide.
The Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies felt bored and went out to search for people again.
At this point, apart from the few people still fighting, there was no one else in the city.
As the Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies were filled with rage, they were astonished to find that the beauty fighting Yu Yuanbao was incredibly stunning, especially when the black mist around her eyes turned crimson, highlighting her fair and delicate skin.
The Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies were instantly captivated!
Some were also attracted to Sun Qian, but the Palace Master was fighting Sun Qian to a standstill. Who would dare to seek trouble?
Thus, they all set their sights on Yao Shuang, slowly encircling her.
At this moment, Yao Shuang, who was already finding it difficult to trap her opponent and could be caught off guard by a sudden counterattack, felt countless eyes burning into her. She turned her head and saw that she was surrounded by people.
At this time, Zhu Yan, who was possessing Sun Qian, shouted while fighting, "Flee quickly, we can't hold on."
The Little Blood Man, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, Xiao Yi, Little Squat, and the Fire Demon all fled.
Yao Shuang's figure flashed, moving with a seductive grace between two Heavenly Prodigies.
"You think you can escape? It's not that easy," the Heavenly Prodigy He Shi said with a smile.
As he spoke, he spread his hand, and two threads shot out. Yao Shuang transformed into red silk, wriggling in mid-air, but she was still caught by the two threads. He Shi pulled his hand, and Yao Shuang reverted to her original form, pulled back, and fell to the ground.
Cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd.
At this moment, Yu Yuanbao flicked his sword, about to strike and kill Yao Shuang, but He Shi stopped him. "Such a beautiful young lady, wouldn't it be a pity to kill her?"
Others' eyes gleamed, and they all nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes!"
Yao Shuang felt an unprecedented sense of helplessness. She raised her palm, intending to shatter her own celestial spirit, but another Heavenly Prodigy, Mu Gua, stepped on her hand, rendering her immobile.
"Beauty, why be so disheartened? You should be happy to have so many people accompanying you."
At this moment, Pi Donghua, who was fighting Sun Qian, shouted, "Kill her, leave no loose ends."
The Ten Great Heavenly Prodigies' hearts sank by half. However, they had to obey the Palace Master's orders, and everyone hesitated.
Finally, Yu Yuanbao stepped forward, preparing to deliver the fatal blow.
At this moment, the sky became overcast, the wind howled, and dark clouds gradually gathered, swirling in a vortex.