The azure Sword Qi, cutting through the sky, arrived without a trace of the Aura of Slaughter, light and faint like a wisp of green smoke, yet it easily repelled the pursuing Mu Jinyu!
"Bang!"
Mu Jinyu felt as if he had been swept up by a hurricane, his body completely beyond his control, as he was thrown backward!
He could only watch helplessly as the azure Sword Qi, nearly depleted of strength, carried Ye Wushuang away.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
Mu Jinyu immediately understood that Li Zhexiong had taken action. Having seen Li Zhexiong's recent combat video, Mu Jinyu held apprehension towards him, but he could not simply allow Li Zhexiong to take Ye Wushuang away.
This fellow's character, as he had come to understand today, was of someone who held themselves in high esteem, putting on airs as a "master" and disdaining to fight with "inferior" juniors, so as not to diminish his status.
But at the same time, he was vindictive. Today he had stooped low to retaliate against Mu Jinyu, and if Mu Jinyu failed to kill him and let him go, fearing his rage from embarrassment, Ye Wushuang would likely stop at nothing to take his revenge!
Thus, Mu Jinyu bellowed angrily, leaping into the air once again, chasing after the rapidly fleeing Ye Wushuang!
"This guy, he actually dares to follow, hmph, truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth!"
Ye Wushuang had fought with Mu Jinyu for nearly ten minutes; his True Yuan was greatly depleted, almost to the point of collapse. Now, relying solely on Li Zhexiong's Sword Qi for aid, he was able to escape at high speed. When he saw that Mu Jinyu was still relentlessly pursuing him, he couldn't help but sneer.
At the same time, an idea struck him; he gave up on recalling the Leopard Gall Sword Pill that had fallen to the ground during his fight with Mu Jinyu. Instead, he hatched a new plan to use this Sword Pill to execute a feint, and harshly retaliate against Mu Jinyu!
Over at Yinlong Mountain.
Su Zijin and the others witnessed the blood-drenched battle between Mu Jinyu and Ye Wushuang, and as it continued with the chase against Ye Wushuang, although they were very concerned for Mu Jinyu's safety, they dared not rashly go to help him pursue Ye Wushuang!
They saw Yu Shenfeng's condition growing more critical, breathing weakly, as they all helped Qiu Bai and Chen Xiuying take care of him, taking turns using their True Yuan to stimulate him, preventing him from falling into unconsciousness, and waiting for Mu Jinyu to return and save him!
For a moment, feeling that Ye Wushuang had left and that there was temporarily no danger here, they also forgot to immediately bring back Jian Ruyan, who was still frozen in place.
Even more so, they failed to notice that the Leopard Gall Sword Qi that Ye Wushuang had accidentally dropped before hastily leaving was now gently rolling under the influence of some force, heading straight for the immobile Jian Ruyan!
At this moment, a beautiful and moving figure quietly appeared within the distant visual range.
Su Zijin, hearing footsteps, looked up and saw the figure, focusing her gaze and realizing it was Wen Rou returning.
However, she glanced and also saw Jian Ruyan still stiff in the same spot, and immediately slapped her forehead, calling out with a mix of apology and urgency to Wen Rou, "Xiaorou, can you please bring Ruyan back…"
"Huh? What happened here? What a mess?!"
During this time, Wen Rou had slain several Ferocious Beasts. Since she hadn't heard of any more beast attacks in the area she was responsible for, and just as she happened to return near Jiangnan Province, she took the opportunity to check on Mu Jinyu and everyone else.
The moment she returned to Yinlong Mountain, she was confronted with the craters left by intense battles nearby. Her brows knitted tightly, wondering if Yinlong Mountain had also suffered a ferocious beast attack.
At that moment, she heard Su Zijin's words, turned to look, and saw Jian Ruyan, frozen at the edge of the battlefield. Her brows shot up, and even though she didn't exactly understand the situation, she knew it wasn't the time for questions and quickly responded, "Okay, Mom, I'll bring Sister Ruyan back right away."
No sooner had she said this than Wen Rou quickly walked towards Jian Ruyan!
"Shick!"
Just then, suddenly, a sharp brilliance burst forth from beneath Jian Ruyan's feet, a cold light flashing, aimed straight at Jian Ruyan's heart!
With no time to react, amidst the shock of the onlookers, the sharp brilliance pierced through Jian Ruyan's heart!
"Spurt!"
Blood instantly flowed from Jian Ruyan's heart, and with the force undiminished, she was also thrust backward!
"Thud!"
Jian Ruyan fell heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
As the sharp object at her chest throbbed, a Sword Pill unfolded and shot into the sky, inflicting a secondary wound on Jian Ruyan's heart causing Sword Qi to burst forth, blood spraying across the sky!
It was the Leopard Gall Sword Pill that Ye Wushuang had left on the battlefield!
After flying out of Jian Ruyan's chest, the sword pill unfurled once more, its sword qi raging and cutting edge unmatched, slicing straight for Jian Ruyan's neck, intending to decapitate her!
"No!!"
At this moment, Wen Rou finally reacted, her face turning deathly pale. She deployed her movement technique and rushed towards Jian Ruyan in an instant, her jade hand raising and throwing an oddly-shaped rock at the Leopard Gall Sword!
This was one of the magic treasures that Mu Jinyu had given them for their safety when she sent them to face the ferocious beast, the Tai Sui Stone!
"Bang!!"
The Tai Sui Stone truly was a miraculous rock, hurled at great speed towards the Leopard Gall Sword; it collided with it in the nick of time!
"Crack!"
Suddenly, the Leopard Gall Sword, as a magic treasure, not only failed to destroy the Tai Sui Stone but was instead subjected to a rebounding force and immediately disintegrated, turning into a heap of iron filings scattered by the wind!
"Sister Ruyan!"
Wen Rou, having shattered the Leopard Gall Sword, did not bother to check on the Tai Sui Stone. She let out a cry of despair and hurried towards Jian Ruyan, lying on the ground like a wilted flower in the rain.
...
Mu Jinyu was pursuing hundreds of miles away.
Suddenly, she felt her heartbeat quicken and she sensed an unsettling feeling appearing inexplicably.
"What's happening? Has something gone wrong?"
Mu Jinyu's Divine Sense was sharp, and she knew she would not have this sense of urgency for no reason—someone close to her must be in trouble.
But she did not know whether the trouble had befallen Gu Xiyan and the others, who were far away fighting a ferocious beast, or Su Zijin and the others, who were closer to Yinlong Mountain?
Feeling uneasy, she could not ascertain the situation of the women thousands of miles away, but she could make it back in time to Yinlong Mountain.
Thus, Mu Jinyu glanced at Ye Wushuang, who was leaping ahead of her, clenched her teeth, and considered letting him go first.
Suddenly!
"Splurt!!"
Ye Wushuang, who was being carried forward by the sword qi at great speed, suddenly halted, and forcefully spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
After that, his qi, already weakened by the great depletion of his True Yuan, became even more feeble, as if he had been dealt a heavy blow.
Consequently, the speed at which the sword qi carried him forward also slowed as his cooperation vanished!
"Hm?!"
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu's gaze sharpened. She then lifted her arm and condensed a robust strike of True Yuan, chopping it forward regardless of whether it hit Ye Wushuang or not, and turned around to transform into a streak of light heading back towards Yinlong Mountain!
"Shhh!!"
After striking out casually, Mu Jinyu no longer paid attention to Ye Wushuang's situation, but things aligned perfectly as the slowdown in Ye Wushuang's pace had positioned him just right to be struck squarely in the Dantian of his lower abdomen!
"Sizzle!!"
"Bang!!"
In an instant, Ye Wushuang's Dantian was shattered by Mu Jinyu!
"Wow!"
With his Dantian broken, Ye Wushuang was like a deflated ball, unable to stabilize his form, and he fell straight from the sky!