A massive blood-colored formation sealed off the entire town like a prison.
Above the formation, two figures—one clad in white, the other in red—collided like meteors and quickly separated again!
Each time they clashed, heaven and earth trembled as if the void itself might shatter!
The white figure’s sword strikes carried the roar of thunder and overwhelming sword intent, relentlessly assaulting the red figure!
Wherever her sword wind passed, the buildings below were crushed into ruins in an instant!
Even from Bai Xiaoxue’s position, she could feel the gale blast against her face. Any closer, and she might’ve been shredded on the spot!
“What terrifying sword intent… Who on earth is fighting down there?”
She was too far away to see the figures clearly, their speed far exceeding what her eyes could follow.
But that unrivaled sword intent sweeping across the battlefield captivated her deeply. Compared to the faint remnants in Absolute Sword Valley, this was far more vivid and intense!
“No, it’s still too far… just a little closer…”
After a brief hesitation, Bai Xiaoxue decisively leapt down the cliff, determined to get nearer and feel the sword intent more clearly.
Meanwhile, the battle above the town raged on, with Yan Bei steadily gaining the upper hand over Lu Xian’er.
“So, Young Mistress, what do you think of my little trap?” Yan Bei laughed wildly, his scythe dancing like the reaper himself, aiming to harvest her life!
Forced back by another strike, Lu Xian’er’s face darkened. The strange formation had elevated Yan Bei’s strength to near Dao Condensation Realm!
It even allowed him to heal, regenerating severed limbs. Unless he was slain in one blow, he was practically unkillable—an immortal cockroach!
With this advantage, Yan Bei fearlessly traded injuries and soon gained dominance over her.
Lu Xian’er asked coldly, “You’re just a wandering demonic cultivator—how did you afford to set up a formation like this?”
She could tell this was an extraordinarily powerful array. But such power came at an immense cost.
And this had clearly been a trap set specifically for her.
But Yan Bei was known to be hunted by Bloodfiend Demon Sect Dao Condensation experts. If one of them showed up instead of her, he’d be dead even with the array.
She didn’t believe he’d bet everything on such a reckless gamble.
Yan Bei smirked. “Of course I couldn’t do it alone. But hey… I found myself a great backer.”
“Backer?” Lu Xian’er frowned, and with her sharp mind, she instantly grasped the truth. Her voice turned even colder. “The Bloodfiend Demon Sect chasing you… it was all an act?”
“As expected of the Young Mistress—so clever. Everything was just part of my arrangement with Her Majesty.”
Yan Bei grinned. “Let me put it this way—your solo acceptance of this mission was already within Her Majesty’s calculations.”
“She gave me this formation and had me bait the hook. We’ve been waiting for you to bite.”
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This conversation was only a tactic to break her mental defenses!
Lu Xian’er narrowed her eyes. “Aren’t you afraid that once word gets out, Joyous Harmony Valley will declare war on Bloodfiend Demon Sect?”
“Oh? But I heard that just half a day ago, Her Majesty recalled all Emperor Realm cultivators back to the sect.”
Yan Bei grinned mischievously. “Right now, all their Emperor Realm experts are being ‘inspected’ by Her Majesty herself. How could any of them be out killing the Young Mistress?”
He wasn’t wrong. Every sect had spies inside others. With this setup, even if Joyous Harmony Valley wanted to retaliate, they’d have no evidence.
“Looks like Her Majesty really went to great lengths to kill me.”
“Well, she did say she’s wary of your talent.”
Yan Bei licked his lips, eyes gleaming. “But it’s not like there’s no way out.”
“If you’re willing to surrender, I won’t lay a finger on you. I’ll take you away from all this. We’ll vanish together.”
“In the future, we can explore the wonders of dual cultivation, grow stronger together, and even rise up to destroy the Bloodfiend Demon Sect!”
Lu Xian’er sneered. “So, you’re saying you’d betray Her Majesty for me?”
“That old woman? I’ve been sick of her for years.”
Yan Bei’s eyes gleamed. “I can swear to the heavens—if you wish it, I’ll help you tear her limb from limb!”
As the tide of battle turned further in his favor, Yan Bei ramped up his seduction tactics.
The moment Lu Xian’er’s will faltered would be the moment he struck to kill!
Noticing her shift from offense to evasion, he pressed harder.
“So? Give it some thought?”
“I could even walk the path of redemption for you—live only to atone!”
“We don’t even have to dual cultivate right away… only if and when you want to.”
…
But as he rambled, Yan Bei began to feel something was off.
She was only dodging—completely silent.
He scowled and growled, “What are you waiting for? Even if you stall, no one’s coming to save you!”
At that moment, Lu Xian’er stopped moving. She looked at him calmly and said, “What am I waiting for?”
“Naturally… I’m waiting for the one strike that will kill you.”
As her words fell, a flash of silver gleamed in her eyes.
She raised her longsword high. Radiant silver light exploded from the blade!
Unimaginably powerful spiritual Qi and supreme sword intent surged into her sword.
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The blade trembled violently.
From its tip, a blinding beam of light shot toward Yan Bei!
Wherever it passed, the air shattered. Nothing could survive—Yan Bei felt such overwhelming dread he couldn’t even raise his weapon!
If it landed, it wouldn’t just take off a limb—it would annihilate him completely!
“Shit, this woman!” Yan Bei was truly terrified now. This woman… she was a monster!
Without thinking, he activated the last thing he ever wanted to use!
“Bloodfiend Array—Detonate!”
At his roar, the entire blood mist over the array began to collapse inward like a black hole!
All the power stored in the formation converged into a single point—and in the next instant, it exploded outward with devastating force!
From her hiding spot, Bai Xiaoxue watched as a wave of crimson light, accompanied by a terrifying hurricane, swept across everything within several kilometers!
Luckily, she had taken shelter in a pit earlier. Otherwise, she’d have been blown away by the shockwave.
When the red storm finally faded, Bai Xiaoxue poked her head out.
There was no one left in the sky. Everything was quiet.
“Is it… over?” she murmured.
After thinking a bit, she decided to head over. Maybe there were some exploded treasures she could loot?
Before long, she arrived at what was left of the town.
To be precise—it was now a massive crater hundreds of meters wide!
At the bottom of the crater lay a woman in a white dress and a man in black. Their weapons were scattered far away.
What was shocking was… they were still alive!
Their auras were extremely weak, but they hadn’t died.
Apparently, the explosion had caused Lu Xian’er’s fatal strike to miss its mark.
Both glared at each other coldly, but neither could move.
They were gravely injured, their spiritual Qi depleted. Now it was a waiting game—who would pass out first, or recover just enough to kill the other?
Just then, both of them noticed Bai Xiaoxue nearby.
Seeing she was just a little girl, Yan Bei’s eyes lit up. Enduring the pain, he shouted, “Little girl! Quick, help me kill her! I’ll give you anything you want!”