Duan Tianya’s Demonic Severing Blade, though self-created, was ultimately influenced by the techniques of the Heavenly Blade Sect. Many aspects of it bore similarities to the sect’s blade techniques, a fact that Duan Tianya himself had mentioned in his blade manual.
“Brother!”
Before Xu Taiping could ponder further, his thoughts were interrupted by a girl’s frantic scream.
Looking up, he saw the girl kneeling on the ground, her hands infused with True Qi pressed against her brother’s chest.
Despite her efforts, blood continued to gush from her brother’s chest.
It turned out that although she had blocked Murong Song’s sword strike, the sword energy had still pierced through her brother’s chest.
“How dare you disrespect the young island master! Little girl from the Heavenly Blade Sect, you and your brother can die together.”
At that moment, two young men standing behind Murong Song suddenly leaped forward.
One wielded a sword, the other a saber, both carrying fierce sword and blade energy as they slashed towards the girl.
The girl continued to press her hands against her brother’s chest wound, seemingly indifferent to her own fate.
“Boom!” At this critical moment, a massive fist shadow flew out from behind her, landing heavily on the two young men with the sword and saber.
With a loud “bang,” the two young men were sent flying backward, crashing straight into the dilapidated hall.
The one who threw the punch was naturally Xu Taiping.
Although it was just an ordinary punch, after three years of honing his fist intent, even his simplest punch was not something ordinary cultivators could withstand.
“Kid, you’re courting death.”
Seeing this, Murong Song, who already had a strong dislike for Xu Taiping, was instantly enraged. He prepared to unleash his flying sword from his waist to attack Xu Taiping again.
“Roar…”
But at that moment, low growls echoed from the dense forest behind Xu Taiping and the others.
Turning to look, they saw green eyes glowing with bloodlust surrounding the entire plaza in front of the hall.
“It’s the Wind Feather Green-Eyed Wolves!”
“Wait, aren’t Wind Feather Green-Eyed Wolves spirit beasts? It’s said they even help cultivators when they encounter demonic beasts.”
“Can’t you see the sky has changed? Something abnormal must have happened!”
Many cultivators inside the hall began to discuss.
Murong Song, however, smirked slightly and said:
“Everyone, you must have noticed that these crazed Wind Feather Wolves are circling around this hall. So as long as you stay with me inside the hall, you’ll be safe.”
To him, this scene was undoubtedly the best way to intimidate everyone in the hall.
After this incident, these people would surely follow him loyally.
“And the fate of those three is the result of not heeding my advice.”
Murong Song crossed his arms and looked smugly at Xu Taiping and the siblings, who were now surrounded by the Wind Feather Wolves.
“Brother…”
At this moment, the girl from the Heavenly Blade Sect suddenly collapsed to the ground in despair.
Her brother’s breath was completely gone.
“My condolences.”
Xu Taiping didn’t offer much comfort, only saying these two words without looking back, while placing his hand on the Spring Tiger saber at his waist.
“Big brother, thank you for earlier. I’ll help you clear a path; you find a way to escape.”
The girl stored her brother’s body in her storage ring, then stood up with a somber expression, gripping her saber with lifeless eyes.
“No need. Follow me; I know a safe place.”
Xu Taiping shook his head.
“Howl!…”
At that moment, a crazed Wind Feather Wolf couldn’t hold back any longer and leaped towards Xu Taiping and the girl.
“Swish!”
Xu Taiping swiftly drew the Spring Tiger saber, and with a “boom,” he decapitated the Wind Feather Wolf in one strike.
This scene shocked everyone inside the hall.
Though they were far away, they could still sense the aura of the Wind Feather Wolf. Each crazed Wind Feather Wolf had at least the strength equivalent to the peak of the Opening Realm.
“Good thing we kept this kid outside the hall. Otherwise, having such an opponent would be troublesome.”
Murong Song snorted coldly.
Even though the Immortal Gourd Secret Realm was currently in chaos, he knew it wouldn’t be long before the Nine Mansions restored order. After all, throughout the history of the Nine Mansions, the Jade Gourd competition had never been interrupted.
“Howl!…”
At that moment, as a massive Wind Feather Wolf howled, thirty to forty Wind Feather Wolves charged towards Xu Taiping and the girl.
“Swish!”
Before Xu Taiping could strike, the girl suddenly turned and stood in front of him, slashing down a crazed Wind Feather Wolf with a “swish.”
“Big brother, you go quickly. Leave this to me. Save your strength for the demonic beasts on the way!”
The girl, already resigned to her fate, shouted to Xu Taiping while fending off one Wind Feather Wolf after another.
Xu Taiping frowned at this sight.
If it weren’t for the fact that this girl was likely a descendant of the senior Duan Tianya, he might have really left.
“Consider it repaying a favor to Senior Duan Tianya.”
He said this while taking a deep breath, then planted one foot firmly on the ground, gripping the Spring Tiger saber with both hands, and spun around, slashing at the surrounding Wind Feather Wolves.
“Chirp!—”
With a sound like a cicada’s cry, dozens of transparent blade shadows, like cicada wings, flew out from Xu Taiping’s position.
As the blade shadows flew out, the force of Xu Taiping’s long saber felt like heavy hands pressing down on the Wind Feather Wolves.
“Swish!”
Amidst the piercing sound of the blade cutting through the air, the girl watched in shock as dozens of crazed Wind Feather Wolves were slaughtered by Xu Taiping in one strike.
The Wind Feather Wolf King was also decapitated by Xu Taiping himself.
Seeing this, everyone inside the hall was in an uproar.
Murong Song’s face turned pale, for even he couldn’t claim to kill so many crazed Wind Feather Wolves with a single strike.
“Good thing we didn’t let that kid in here!”
He thought to himself again with relief.