Ye Ling appeared beside Xu Xiao Qing, firmly gripping the executioner's great saber.
A gentle breeze blew, causing Ye Ling's long hair and black robe to flutter slightly.
Silence enveloped the surroundings.
The Shu Shan disciples on the plaza stared blankly at Ye Ling, their gazes vacant.
At this moment, Ye Ling was like a king stepping out of an ink wash painting.
Seeing Ye Ling appear, Xu Xiao Qing's pupils contracted slightly. She couldn't believe it and stammered, "Se-senior?"
Memories of her time in Fu Long Town flooded back to Xu Xiao Qing.
She couldn't believe that it was Ye Ling who had appeared at this critical moment to save her!
"Let go!" The executioner's face darkened as someone blocked his execution. He tugged twice more, but the great saber held by Ye Ling remained unmoving.
It was as if the saber had been embedded in a massive boulder!
Ye Ling swept a dismissive glance at the executioner, effortlessly snatched the saber from his grasp, and then casually flung it away!
*Ching!*
The saber sliced past the executioner's neck. The executioner's head flew off, landing steadily on the plaza along with the saber.
Blood splattered, and the executioner's headless corpse slowly collapsed onto the ground, submerged in crimson blood.
The surroundings grew even more silent.
One could hear a pin drop.
The executioner... was dead just like that?
"Senior..."
Xu Xiao Qing stared blankly at Ye Ling's retreating back. After a long moment, she finally reacted and quickly called out to Ye Ling, "Please, senior, save our Shu Shan!"
Xu Xiao Qing had personally witnessed Ye Ling's strength in Fu Long Town!
His world-shattering abilities were unmatched by anyone in the world!
Although Shu Shan was currently in crisis, with the Sect Master and Grand Elder captured, and the entire sect controlled by Second Elder Xu Gui and Third Elder Xu Chang, the situation seemed irreversible.
However, if Ye Ling were to intervene, perhaps Shu Shan could truly be saved from the brink!
Xu Gui, seated on his throne, maintained a calm expression. He stared at Ye Ling on the plaza below and asked indifferently, "Who are you? How dare you act so presumptuously in my Shu Shan?"
"This is your Shu Shan now? Your Sect Master and Grand Elder are still here, and you're still just the Second Elder, aren't you? Do you think by allying with the great demons of the ancient demon town, you can truly act with impunity in Shu Shan?"
Ye Ling looked at Xu Gui and chuckled lightly. With a snap of his fingers, all the Shu Shan disciples kneeling in the plaza were freed from their restraints. Even the meridians that had been sealed within their bodies were restored!
The Shu Shan disciples, freed from their bonds, were momentarily stunned before their faces lit up with ecstatic joy.
"We're saved!"
With their strength restored, the Shu Shan disciples drew their flying swords and confronted the Shu Shan disciples at the edge of the plaza, plunging the entire area into chaos.
Seeing Ye Ling's display, Xu Gui's brows furrowed, and his expression turned grim.
Although he didn't recognize Ye Ling, based on Ye Ling's actions, he understood that Ye Ling was either an ally or someone looking for trouble!
"Since you insist on seeking trouble with me, Daoist friend, then I shall not stand on ceremony."
Xu Gui said calmly and beckoned with his hand. Immediately, two tiger demons, over two meters tall, emerged from the Main Hall behind him.
The two tiger demons stood behind Xu Gui like two colossal mountains, exuding an immense oppressive aura!
The Shu Shan disciples on the plaza, both those in the center and those at the edges, revealed a flicker of fear in their eyes upon seeing the two tiger demons appear.
It was evident that these two tiger demons had left a profound psychological scar on them!
Xu Gui looked indifferently at Ye Ling and said, "Although I still don't know who you are, since you are so eager to die, there's no need for me to know your name."
"Kill him."
As Xu Gui finished speaking, the two tiger demons behind him roared and charged towards Ye Ling!
"Roar!!!"
A ferocious aura swept across the plaza!
Xu Xiao Qing quickly warned, "Senior, be careful! Those two tiger demons are direct disciples of the Demon King Tiger Demon, and their strength is formidable..."
*Ching!*
Before Xu Xiao Qing could finish her sentence, a sword gleam flashed past. The two charging tiger demons were cleaved in half mid-air!
Crimson blood bloomed into beautiful scarlet flowers in the air!
Ye You descended from the sky, sword in hand, and stood beside Ye Ling, smiling, "Brother, you're being a bit unfair. How can you be a hero all by yourself?"
"You should bring me along when you're showing off!"
Xu Xiao Qing's words were choked in her throat. She stared at the two corpses lying on the ground, her mind a blank slate.
Dead?
Not only Xu Xiao Qing but all the Shu Shan disciples present were stunned into silence.
Xu Gui, in particular, was so shocked that he stood up from his seat, his face filled with horror!
The Shu Shan disciples had a deep understanding of how powerful those two tiger demons were!
Yesterday, when Xu Gui had suddenly allied with the great demons of the ancient demon town to attack the Sect Master, those two tiger demons had led the charge, causing immense casualties to Shu Shan!
Both tiger demons were of the seventh rank, and their coordination was exceptionally high. The two tiger demons working together could even contend with an eighth-rank cultivator!
Yesterday, over a hundred Shu Shan disciples had died at the hands of these two tiger demons!
But...
These two tiger demons, capable of fighting against an eighth-rank cultivator, had been instantly killed by Ye You?
How strong was Ye You?
Everyone dared not imagine!
Seeing Ye You arrive, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, "You little girl, where were you just now?"
Ye You said, "I went to check the surrounding situation of Shu Shan. The important locations in Shu Shan are occupied by monsters. Those monsters seem to be searching for something?"
"Searching for something..." Hearing Ye You's words, Ye Ling pondered for a moment, "Perhaps what they are looking for is related to the anomalies in Shu Shan and the ancient demon town."
"To find out what it is, we'll need to find someone to ask."
Seeing Ye Ling and Ye You discussing openly in front of him, Xu Gui's face grew increasingly grim. He felt utterly insulted!
"You audacious brutes, how dare you disregard me!"
Xu Gui roared, soaring into the air. A flying sword materialized before him, then transformed into thousands of swords in the air. "I'd like to see just how capable you two are!"
Xu Gui, with his eighth-rank cultivation, unleashed a power that could awe every Shu Shan disciple on the plaza!
Under Xu Gui's command, the flying swords shot towards Ye Ling and Ye You like a torrential downpour, attempting to slay both of them along with all the Shu Shan disciples in the plaza!
"A mere trifle!"
Ye You smiled slightly as she saw Xu Gui attack in a frenzy, and casually unleashed a sword energy, easily severing one of Xu Gui's arms!
Xu Gui fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground, the myriad of sword rain in the sky dissipating.
All the Shu Shan disciples present stared at Xu Gui, who had fallen to the ground, with wide eyes.
This...
They looked at Ye You, their faces filled with disbelief, no longer knowing how to describe their feelings.
Second Elder defeated in an instant?