Bai Zihe's face flickered with solemnity.
He felt a powerful threat from these light swords.
"Whoosh!"
Without hesitation, Bai Zihe suddenly vanished from his spot.
"Puff!"
"Bang..."
"Crash—"
The next moment, a sky full of sword rain descended.
The area where Bai Zihe had stood, spanning five to six zhang, was thoroughly ravaged by the brilliant sword light.
Bombarded relentlessly, with no blind spots!
In an instant, the luxurious inner palace floor was riddled with ravines and scarred under the onslaught of the sword rain, not a single spot remaining intact.
This demonstrated.
The immense power of this sword rain.
"Whoosh!"
After this round of sword rain fell.
A figure appeared between Bai Zihe and Zhuge Sheng.
This person...
His beard and hair were all white, his face expressionless.
He wore a simple blue cloth gown, which appeared unadorned, yet exuded an immense sense of pressure.
As if...
He himself was a peerless treasure sword, poised to soar into the heavens and break through the nine skies.
As if...
He was the leading figure of the sword path, a single strike capable of blocking a million soldiers, invincible and eternal.
His sharpness was fully revealed, piercing and aggressive!
Just looking at him, one could feel the palpable sharpness that threatened to cleave the entire world and sky in two.
"Guardian, you've arrived just in time!"
With reinforcements, Zhuge Sheng's confidence surged. He pointed at Bai Zihe and roared, "This person trespassed into the imperial city's forbidden area, slaughtered countless beings, and disregarded the majesty of the Great Xia Imperial family..."
"He even killed the Crown Prince on the spot..."
"Please be sure to suppress him here, to pacify the realm and awe the villains, thereby restoring our Great Xia's prestige!"
Guardian?
Bai Zihe's pupils contracted sharply.
As a royal guardian, this person's strength was likely not weak.
Bai Zihe felt no fear whatsoever.
On the contrary, the Hellish Blood within him stirred faintly, surging and cheering, urging, urging Bai Zihe to battle him!
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, the Guardian attacked without hesitation, not a single wasted word.
With a wave of his right hand, a three-foot-long light sword appeared in his palm. He then casually pushed it forward, and the light sword streaked towards Bai Zihe with unparalleled speed.
"Shu—"
Its speed was so great that it produced a sonic boom.
In the blink of an eye, it had traveled from ten zhang away to Bai Zihe's face.
Its aura...
Destructive, seeking to annihilate everything in the world.
Its brilliance...
Dazzling, striving to rival the sun in the sky.
Sword energy?
Bai Zihe's heart tightened slightly.
He had encountered many sword users before, but none could be called masters.
The strongest, the Sword Master, walked an unorthodox path, not a true disciple of the sword. His achievements were naturally limited.
But now.
Bai Zihe had met a true sword master!
"Whoosh!"
Without a second thought, Bai Zihe raised his hand to block the sword energy.
At his level of strength.
Even with a mortal body, as long as it was reinforced by his internal energy, its sturdiness was not much weaker than that of a genuine divine weapon.
"Clang..."
Like metal striking stone, sparks flew.
With a resounding clang, the sword energy was directly deflected by Bai Zihe.
However, it was not over!
"Whoosh!"
From a distance, the Guardian suddenly made a sword gesture with his right hand.
The sword energy immediately turned back in the air, attacking Bai Zihe again at an extremely tricky angle, its speed even faster than before.
Bai Zihe's pupils contracted slightly.
As expected, the Guardian had something up his sleeve.
"Boom!"
The next second, Bai Zihe clenched his right fist, surging with powerful energy that continuously erupted outwards.
Then, he ferociously slammed it towards the sword energy.
This punch was like a dragon soaring and a phoenix dancing, one to the left and one to the right, truly magnificent.
"Roar!"
The sword energy and the fist wind collided in mid-air.
Gusts of wind raged, and light flared!
A deafening sound ensued, and surging energy scattered everywhere, instantly clearing away all the furnishings in the inner palace.
And Bai Zihe and the Guardian both took a step back.
A draw!
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh..."
The Guardian was not satisfied with the result and immediately unleashed three more sword energies.
The three sword energies twisted in mid-air, condensing into the forms of "Heaven," "Earth," and "Human" in the Three Powers formation, unleashing immense power in an instant.
Even at five zhang from Bai Zihe, the sharp sword energy radiated endless sharpness.
It was enough to shock the gods and break the courage, chilling to the bone!
"Well come!"
Bai Zihe roared, suddenly planting himself on the ground.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Bai Zihe unleashed punches with both fists, alternating left and right.
Four solid shadows suddenly appeared in the void, representing the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise!
The Azure Dragon emerged from the abyss.
The White Tiger grew wings.
The Vermillion Bird rose from the phoenix tree.
The Black Tortoise charged from the Northern Sea.
The Four Symbols sacred beasts unleashed their full power in mid-air, their might irresistible and their majesty unchallengeable.
Their divine power was resplendent and boundless.
The Three Powers sword energy also did not yield, its light flaring instantaneously, brilliantly illuminating the sky.
"Boom—"
As the two collided, the ensuing explosion of light illuminated the entire area in a blinding white haze.
There was no longer any sword energy, nor the phantom images of the Four Symbols sacred beasts.
Nor were Bai Zihe and the Guardian present.
Only a vast expanse of white remained.
It wasn't until more than ten breaths later that the light gradually subsided, and the commotion in the area slowly calmed.
And Bai Zihe and the Guardian...
Neither had gained an advantage, each retreating five steps.
It was a perfect tie.
Bai Zihe's heart grew solemn.
This royal guardian was indeed formidable, at least at the Soul Transformation realm.
Furthermore, this person had immersed himself in the sword path for countless years, his swordsmanship truly unrivaled. He was the strongest person Bai Zihe had encountered, aside from his master.
"Whoosh!"
"Crash!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
While the Guardian held off Bai Zihe, all the experts in the imperial city converged on this location, without exception.
These people...
Some possessed a majestic aura like mountains.
Some had an aura as vast as the ocean.
Some were mysterious.
Some were grim.
Some wielded high-tech weapons, while others held priceless treasures whose names were unutterable.
Without exception.
These were all peak experts of the imperial city, normally capable of killing ten men with a single step, each a match for a thousand!
At this moment, they gathered together, intending to jointly eliminate Bai Zihe.
Bai Zihe's face was indifferent.
He fixed his cold gaze on the Emperor and said flatly, "Zhuge Sheng, you are fortunate today, but your luck will not last forever!"
"I, Bai Zihe..."
"Will sooner or later demand an explanation, otherwise, I will not hesitate to level the imperial city!"
With that said.
With a few swift movements, Bai Zihe departed from the scene.
The imperial city's guardian was truly formidable.
With neither side willing to fight to the death, Bai Zihe was certain he could not defeat him.
Coupled with the arrival of so many experts, he could only retreat for now and find an opportunity to get an explanation from Zhuge Sheng later.
Staying...
Would be meaningless.
Seeing Bai Zihe leave, the imperial city's guardian also vanished.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, we arrived late."
"Your Majesty, are you unharmed?"
"Your Majesty..."
Numerous experts arrived before Zhuge Sheng, all kneeling on the ground.
Zhuge Sheng's face was as dark as ink.
If the Guardian had not arrived today, he would have undoubtedly been captured by Bai Zihe, and the consequences were simply unimaginable!
"Issue my decree!"
"Order the First, Second, and Third Legions to mobilize all their forces. Using the Celestial Eye as intelligence, with the Shadow as vanguards, march south and annihilate Bai Zihe!"
Zhuge Sheng's face held no trace of emotion.
His mind was filled with only one thought.
That was to kill Bai Zihe!
As long as Bai Zihe lived, he, Zhuge Sheng, would never know peace.
"Report—"
Just then, an imperial guard officer ran in and knelt directly before Zhuge Sheng.
"Your Majesty."
"Just now, an earth-shattering event occurred outside."
"Led by the Southern War Zone and the Western Border Wolf Army, the Medical Association, Xuan Tian Pavilion,侠盗神偷, and the Dark Night Assassin Organization, among other factions, have jointly issued a warning."
"They stated that if Your Majesty dares to make a move against Bai Zihe, they will mobilize all their forces and march directly towards the imperial capital, to demand an explanation for Bai Zihe."
"At that time..."
"The flames of war will ignite, and chaos will engulf the world, leading to widespread suffering, all at Your Majesty's whim."
"Once a war breaks out, Your Majesty..."
"Will be an eternal sinner of Great Xia!"