Chapter 25 The Might of a Single Sword
The trees had been snapped in half, the grass had been flattened to the ground, and chaos reigned. Corpses lay scattered in pools of blood, each body grotesquely deformed, some even crushed to a pulp…
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, a large tree over sixty meters tall collapsed, creating an empty space as it fell.
A purple giant snake, over ten meters long, appeared from the woods, its tail coiling around the fallen tree and fiercely sending it flying with a flick.
Whoosh!
The tree blotted out the sky as it swept across, unstoppable.
"Protect the young lady!"
"This beast has actually advanced to the third order, let\'s fight it with all we\'ve got..."
A group of strong protectors roared as they charged towards the purple giant snake.
But the purple giant snake, having just stepped into the lower tier of the third order, was comparable to a First Layer of the Divine Passage Realm powerhouse. Its combat strength was incredibly terrifying, slaughtering those who came to surround and attack it.
Its bloodthirsty eyes fixed on what was ahead, the snake twisted its body and pursued.
From its gaping maw blew a foul wind, causing the other monsters of the forest to flee from afar, not daring to provoke this ruler of the outskirts of the Southern Desolate Mountain Range.
Five black-clad strong protectors were evacuating with a young man and a lady, watching as the purple giant snake came chasing after them. The five turned to the young man, "Qi, we\'ll hold off this beast. Take the young lady and leave quickly."
"Rest assured, I will definitely bring Xue\'er back to Nanhuang City safe and sound!" the young man replied continuously.
He immediately picked up the girl, who was wearing a white dress and floated like a fairy, and ran at breakneck speed.
The girl in the white dress was extremely pale, with a hint of bright red staining her long white dress at the chest. A look of despair filled her eyes, "Brother Tianying, just put me down and go on your own! I don\'t want to drag you down..."
"What nonsense are you talking? I will definitely take you back to Nanhuang City!" Qi Tianying said with a serious face.
A glance over his shoulder caught sight of the fight.
Those five who were blocking the purple giant snake had all been killed, and one of them was even swallowed whole in front of his eyes, causing Qi Tianying\'s face to turn deathly pale as he saw the purple giant snake catching up.
All of a sudden, Qi Tianying threw the girl he was carrying onto the road, ignoring her bewildered expression, and strode away, "Xue\'er, stay here. I\'ll go get help immediately!"
The girl in the white dress, Xue\'er, watched dumbfounded as Qi Tianying dashed into the dense forest, "&*()..."
Go find your own reinforcements!
He was clearly using her as a shield to delay the purple giant snake!
"My life is over..."
A fishy wind swept over her, and as the purple giant snake\'s gaping maw was almost upon her, Xue\'er closed her eyes in despair.
But at that moment...
A bloody sword light descended from the sky, punctuating a fierce wound on the purple giant snake\'s body, causing it to scream incessantly. Its massive body swept across, bringing down a large part of the forest.
Clap!
Xiao Yi, in a green outfit, floated over gracefully. He leapt high off the ground, thrusting the Blazing Wind Pursuit Sword towards the purple giant snake, "Chasing Stars and Moons!"
"Seizing Souls and Lives!"
The edge of the sword radiated a bloody light, each strike effortlessly slicing through the body of the purple giant snake, causing it to wail continuously. Its resentful eyes glared at Xiao Yi as it let out a low growl, intending to flee.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Xiao Yi snorted coldly, leaped up high, holding the sword in both hands as surging qi converged at the tip of the sword.
After ten days of cultivation...
He had already refined one-twentieth of the Golden Core, stepping into the Seventh Layer of the Qi Gathering Realm. With a hundred and forty God Sealing Seeds within him, his combat strength could now fully rival a First Layer of the Divine Passage Realm powerhouse.
The might of a single sword struck terror into the world!
Boom!
The crimson sword edge brutally beheaded the giant serpent, and its enormous body struggled for dozens of seconds before it completely lost its vitality.
Xiao Yi expressionlessly sliced open the belly of the purple giant serpent and dug out a snake gallbladder and a beast core, "The snake gallbladder can replenish Qingzhu\'s vital energy, but this beast core is an unexpected delight. A third-order beast core can certainly allow Qingzhu to step into the Spiritual Realm Cultivation!"
This purple giant serpent was exactly the Purple-Patterned Blood Python he had been seeking.
It had just advanced from a high-level second-order to a low-level third-order.
Fortunately, it had just broken through; otherwise, with Xiao Yi\'s current strength, he really wouldn\'t have been able to handle it.
"Thank you for saving my life, noble sir. May I ask how to address you?" A weak voice came from behind Xiao Yi.
"I hunted this beast because I needed to kill it, not specifically to save you."
Xiao Yi glanced at her and frowned, "Your injuries are severe. Use this to stop the bleeding first!"
"Thank you, noble sir!"
Xue\'er was taken aback, receiving the golden sore medicine Xiao Yi tossed to her. She was about to speak when she heard an overjoyed voice, "Hahaha, Xue\'er, it\'s so good that you\'re safe! I saw that the Purple-Patterned Blood Python didn\'t follow, and I was worried something happened to you, so I rushed back right away to rescue you!"
The person who came was Qi Tianying.
Discovering that the Purple-Patterned Blood Python had not followed and that a fierce fight had taken place, he immediately rushed back.
Seeing the Purple-Patterned Blood Python lying in a pool of blood, he then showed himself.
Xue\'er\'s face darkened as her gaze towards Qi Tianying lost the earlier admiration and grew colder, "You went to find reinforcements, isn\'t that so?"
"Ah ha, it\'s just that I couldn\'t stop worrying about you!"
Qi Tianying laughed it off, showing no guilt for having left Xue\'er to flee alone. His eyes swept over the Purple-Patterned Blood Python behind Xiao Yi, and noticing its split-open belly, Qi Tianying furrowed his brow and said to Xiao Yi, "Young man, you\'ve done a great deed by saving Xue\'er. You can have the corpse of this Purple-Patterned Blood Python as a reward, but that snake gallbladder and beast core must be returned to me. Hand them over!"
Xiao Yi: "..."
Xue\'er\'s complexion turned ugly, "Qi Tianying, have you lost your mind? The Purple-Patterned Blood Python was killed by this gentleman, why should the snake gallbladder and beast core be given to you?"
The most valuable parts of the Purple-Patterned Blood Python were indeed its gallbladder and beast core; as for the body, it wasn\'t even worth one-tenth of the gallbladder!
Qi Tianying frowned and said displeasedly, "What nonsense are you talking about, Xue\'er? If it wasn\'t for me leading everyone to encircle and weaken this Purple-Patterned Blood Python, how could this youngster have taken advantage of it?"
"Shut your mouth!"
Xue\'er glared furiously. What bullshit about leading everyone? As soon as Qi Tianying discovered that the Purple-Patterned Blood Python had broken through to the third order, he stayed far behind, and in the end, he abandoned her and ran away on his own. And now he had the nerve to come and demand the snake gallbladder and beast core?
Xue\'er looked at Xiao Yi with an apologetic expression, "I\'m truly sorry, sir!"
Xiao Yi waved his hand, ready to leave.
But Qi Tianying abruptly stepped in front of him, his expression dark, "Young man, do you know who I am? I am the Qi Family\'s great young master from Shouye City. If you don\'t leave that beast core and snake gallbladder behind today, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you threatening me?"
"Threatening? You can see it that way if you like," Qi Tianying said with arrogance, "My Qi Family..."
Before he could finish speaking.
A sword light flashed before his eyes, severing his right arm at the shoulder, and Xiao Yi looked at Qi Tianying coldly, "I don\'t like being threatened."
"You\'re doomed, my Qi Family will not let you off..."
Qi Tianying clutched his severed arm, his pale face twisted with ferocity.
Xiao Yi sighed lightly, "I already said I don\'t like being threatened."
Thud!
A sword sealed his throat.
Qi Tianying fell to the ground clutching his bleeding neck, convulsing wildly, his eyes filled with despair and regret.
"Miss, are you alright?" came several voices from afar.
Xiao Yi glanced at the stunned Xue\'er and spoke indifferently, "I\'ll take my leave now!"
Whoosh!
Xiao Yi leaped gracefully, disappearing into the jungle and heading straight for Nanhuang City, "Zhang Family, I, Xiao Yi, have returned!"