Jiang Han had spent the past few days racking his brain in deep thought, making several plans for this very day.
He had also prepared for the worst outcome-to perish here!
He had not chosen to directly ambush the carriage holding Jiang Li. He knew very well that it would take two or three breaths of time to burst from the ground and take his sister away. That would be more than enough time for Han Shiqi to run both him and Jiang Li through with a single sword strike.
At first, he had considered negotiating, offering to throw himself under Han Shiqi’s command and sell his life in exchange for Jiang Li’s freedom.
Unfortunately, Han Shiqi had refused. Then, upon spotting Han Renfeng, he thought to take the disciple hostage and trade a life for a life.
But when he saw the cold indifference in Han Shiqi’s eyes, he knew it was meaningless. Han Shiqi did not care whether Han Renfeng lived or died. Trying to use Han Renfeng to threaten him was nothing but a waste of breath.
His Power of Frenzy divine ability could only last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn with each use. He had no time to waste.
So, he decisively beheaded Han Renfeng.
Just as he had declared-since he had come, he never planned to leave alive.
If he had to die, he would drag a few people down with him to cushion his fall!
His figure charged frantically toward Han Shiqi. At this moment, Han Shiqi caught Han Renfeng’s severed head with one hand.
Looking at Han Renfeng’s twisted face and those eyes that refused to close even in death, Han Shiqi’s body trembled slightly. Endless Killing Intent billowed from his form, making the surrounding air feel as though it had frozen solid.
“Ah!”
He threw his head back and let out a furious roar. Tossing Han Renfeng’s head aside, his body shot explosively toward Jiang Han. The ten attendants beside him no longer held back, charging at Jiang Han from multiple directions.
“Die-“
Seeing Jiang Han charge over, Han Shiqi roared and thrust his sword out. But Jiang Han’s figure merely froze in place, slowly dissipating in the next second.
Swish!
Behind a Yunmeng Pavilion martial artist rushing forward with his sword raised, Jiang Han’s figure materialized, instantly bringing his blade down upon the man.
This Yunmeng Pavilion martial artist was at the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm and possessed decent combat strength. He drew his sword back in a diagonal parry, using the momentum to roll toward the front left.
Clang!
Jiang Han’s war blade cleaved against the man’s longsword. A wave of tremendous, frenzied force crashed down, knocking the longsword flying.
Having cultivated bitterly for days and nights, completely refining over twenty bottles of Pills, Jiang Han had broken through to the seventh level of the Purple Mansion Realm. With his realm elevated, his strength had naturally increased. Under the effects of the Power of Frenzy, his physical might was now comparable to the first level of the Profound Nether Realm.
“Ah-“
After knocking the man’s longsword away, Jiang Han’s blade continued its forward arc. The Yunmeng Pavilion martial artist could not dodge this time. The blade struck his neck, and he fell to the ground, screaming miserably.
Blood gushed from his neck like a fountain. It was clear he would not survive.
“Kill-“ This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
In the distance, Jiang Changfeng, the captain of the Jiang family’s hunting patrol, sprinted over with more than twenty patrol elites.
Jiang Xiaotian, however, did not charge in with them. Instead, his body suddenly launched into the air, leaping directly atop the guard tower of Jiang Family Town. His spatial ring flashed, and a black longbow along with a black feathered arrow appeared in his hands.
He drew the bow and nocked the arrow, his gaze locking onto Jiang Han below like a cold, venomous snake. He was in no rush to attack; he was waiting for the right moment.
This bow was a High Grade Profound Artifact. It fired with extreme speed and held astonishing power.
However, this bow required time to gather energy. After firing a single arrow, it needed the time of an incense stick to recharge. Thus, he would not fire it lightly. He had to wait for the absolute best opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Jiang Han.
On the battlefield below, Jiang Han’s figure flickered continuously, activating the Phantom Shift divine ability over and over.
This divine ability could not be used indefinitely. If released too many times in succession, Jiang Han would suffer severe mental exhaustion. He had estimated that if he used it thirty consecutive times, he might simply pass out.
At this moment, however, he could not afford to care about such limits!
More than twenty people from the Jiang family were charging in, and more were continuously rushing over from the town. On the Yunmeng Pavilion’s side, including Han Shiqi, there were ten people. Three of them were in the Profound Nether Realm, with Han Shiqi at the formidable fifth level.
Enemies surrounded him on all sides. If he paused for more than two breaths of time, a weapon would absolutely pierce his body. Therefore, he could only continuously use his divine ability. Whether a strike succeeded or failed, he had to relocate immediately.
Clang!
“Ah-“
The ringing of clashing metal and agonizing screams echoed out. In just a dozen breaths of time, Jiang Han used the Phantom Shift divine ability more than a dozen times.
His figure flickered ceaselessly like a ghost. Every time he appeared, he immediately unleashed a blade strike. No matter the outcome, he would instantly teleport away.
His strategy was highly effective.
Each time, he avoided the attack ranges of Han Shiqi and the other two Profound Nether Realm experts, specifically targeting those in the Purple Mansion Realm. In those dozen breaths, he struck out more than a dozen times, killing six people and wounding five.
The battle results were spectacular!
There were simply too many people, and the battlefield was completely chaotic. Such a situation actually worked in his favor.
Han Shiqi and the two Profound Nether Realm martial artists were utterly enraged, yet they struck empty air several times. Their movements were even hindered by their own men, leaving them severely restricted.
Buzz-
Jiang Han executed Phantom Shift once more. Perhaps due to continuous use, he had drained too much of his mental energy. The moment his body materialized, a wave of intense dizziness washed over him. He swayed, nearly collapsing to the ground.
Now was the moment-
A sharp light flared in the eyes of Jiang Xiaotian atop the guard tower. The black longbow in his hands suddenly emanated a terrifying aura, rippling with streaks of black light.
Jiang Xiaotian abruptly released the bowstring. A beam of black light shot out like a meteor chasing the moon, arriving before Jiang Han in an instant.
Jiang Han sensed the deadly crisis. He jerked his head to look, only to see a beam of black light rapidly expanding in his vision. Great terror seized his heart. My life ends here, he thought.
The arrow’s speed was simply too fast. Having used Phantom Shift continuously, his mind was still swimming. He had no way to teleport away again.
It was too late to dodge. He could only swing the blade in his hands with all his might, hoping to strike the long arrow.
“Ugh…”
“Alas!”
The martial artists watching the battle from the surroundings had long noticed Jiang Xiaotian and knew he was waiting for an opening. They were all well aware that the moment Jiang Xiaotian fired that arrow would be the moment Jiang Han perished.
“Hehe!”
But the pretty girl with the twin buns laughed. Her gaze turned toward the other end of Jiang Family Town’s wall.
A white-haired old man draped in a thick cloak and leaning on a staff had appeared on the wall at some unknown point. His clouded eyes watched Jiang Han below, his face, spotted with age, twitching slightly.
Buzz-
The staff in his hands lit up with a faint green glow. In the next instant, thick vines grew frantically in front of Jiang Han, forming a dense wall of vines in the blink of an eye.
Boom!
The black long arrow tore through the air and slammed into the wall of vines. The vine wall was blasted to pieces, but the arrow’s terrifying momentum was largely exhausted. Jiang Han swung his blade, knocking the arrow away.
“Uh…”
Jiang Han blanked for a moment, his gaze instinctively turning toward the left wall. Seeing the benevolent smile on the face of the cloaked, white-haired old man, his heart trembled. “First Elder?” he cried out in shock.
“You old undying fossil, what are you doing?!”
Jiang Xiaotian snapped out of his daze and roared in furious outrage.
The cloaked old man ignored Jiang Xiaotian. He took a deep look at Jiang Han, then cast his gaze toward the distant mountains, murmuring, “Henshui, this is as far as I can help your son…”
With those words, the cloaked old man pitched backward, falling stiffly against the top of the wall. His eyes slowly closed, and the aura of life on his body began to rapidly fade.
“First Elder!”
Seeing the First Elder collapse backward, Jiang Han cried out in a sorrowful voice.
He understood that the First Elder had expended the very last trace of vital essence in his body to use the divine ability ‘Bramble Overgrowth’, blocking the fatal strike for him.
Swish!
The whistling of a blade tearing through the air came from his left. Jiang Han jolted back to reality and activated the Phantom Shift divine ability once more.
When he reappeared this time, he did not attack. A dark golden light enveloped his hands as his body shot straight down into the earth, vanishing underground in an instant.
“Trying to escape? It won’t be that easy!”
Jiang Xiaotian tossed his longbow aside and dove from the guard tower, plunging directly into the hole where Jiang Han had disappeared. Jiang Changfeng and the others snapped to their senses and quickly followed, rushing underground.
“Chase him! After him!”
Han Shiqi roared in absolute fury. “If you let him escape today, this old man will kill every last one of you!”