The sword aura was radiant and sharp.
The only person who could have struck with such sword qi was Yuan Jian Yi.
Li Qiu Ran waved his sword to block the sword qi. However, he was only as strong as Xiao Chengming, or even less than Xiao Chengming.
Xiao Cheng Ming could not block Yuan Jian Yi’s sword, and he, Li Qiu Ran, could not do the same.
The blocking longsword was cut off, and the sword qi was unimpeded, leaving a sword wound on Li Qiu Ran’s upper body that ran diagonally across his right chest to his left waist, similar to and opposite to the one on Xiao Cheng Ming.
Like a swallow with a broken wing, Li Qiu Ran fell from mid-air.
Yuan Jian Yi joined his fingers into a sword, his sword qi extending into a sword of true qi, “Framing me, will you be able to escape.”
From before the fight with Qing Xu until now, Yuan Jian Yi had not said a single word, just quietly watching the developments.
It was only now that he suddenly struck. This time, it was a thunderous strike that took the life of the person who had framed him, fully demonstrating what it means to be ruthless and not talk too much.
And —— don’t beep if you can do it.
This sword down, Li Qiu Ran will certainly die.
“‘Sword Son’ why do you need to be angry?” A black shadow steeply appeared in front of Li Qiu Ran, its speed, in Qing Yu’s a*sessment, was no less than Luo Yan, and even close to his own.
The black shadow raised his hand and made a move, his right hand shifting and transforming into countless hand shadows, as real as illusion, intercepting Yuan Jian Yi’s sword qi from every angle.
“Ding, ding, ding–”
In an instant, countless crunching sounds were emitted at the same time, yet the levels were staggered without confusion.
When the crunching stopped, Yuan Jian Yi’s sword qi had already disappeared in front of the black shadow.
“Illusory Haze Heavenly Demon Hand! Demon Prince!!!”
Although draped in a black cloak, with his face completely shrouded under the wide brim of his hat, his signature martial arts skills allowed the crowd to recognise the identity of the black shadow.
The Devil Prince, whose real name is unknown, is third on the Dragon and Phoenix Rankings, but his true strength is unknown. As it had never fought with Shi Jue or Yuan Jian Yi in front of him. He is a member of the Devil Dao, but no one knows, which of the six sects of the Devil Dao he is from.
Of the six sects of the Devil’s Dao, excluding the Yin Devil Sect, which has been the only female sect since Yin Tian came to power, the remaining five sects are all likely to be the sect of the Devil Prince.
Strangely enough, none of the other five sects acknowledge that the Demon Prince is from their own sect. However, the Demon Prince had dealings with all six sects of the Devil’s Way, and sometimes one could see some of his disciples being commanded by the Demon Prince.
“You can’t stop me.” A short sentence, just a declaration, Yuan Jian Yi did not give the Demon Duke time to reply, his hands joined his fingers to form a sword, his sword qi condensed into a sword of qi and killed the Demon Duke.
‘True qi taking form, another fellow who can take form with true qi at the Innate Realm, and more terrifying than Qing Xu who had achieved this effect with the effect of his gong method, Yuan Jian Yi!’ Qing Yu secretly thought.
Then, Qing Yu’s gaze turned from Yuan Jian Yi and the Demon Prince, who had already started to exchange blows, to Li Qiu Ran, who was struggling to get up, ”Li family’s leftover seed, it’s better to die. It doesn’t matter if I keep my identity hidden, but Li Xin should not be too obvious. Keeping this leftover seed is a threat after all. A family just needs to be whole, otherwise your family will miss you underground.’
Qing Yu still attached great importance to Li Xin, the first loyal henchman after he left the mountain. Moreover, Li Xin had also asked Luo Yan to send back the Great Soul Searching Needle from Heaven and Earth, showing that his loyalty remained unchanged despite the pa*sage of time.
Such a loyal subordinate was hard to find. So, it was better to help him eliminate a scourge.
At this moment, Yuan Jian Yi had already begun a violent exchange of blows with the Demon Prince, sword qi running rampant. Sharp sword qi, against the hands of ten thousand illusionary devils, battled in a ball.
Although the strength of the Devil Prince is unknown, although he is the third on the Dragon and Phoenix Ranking, people in the Jianghu world are speculating that he is no less than the top two, or at least no less than the second, Yuan Jian Yi.
From his performance so far, it seems that such claims are not just empty talk, as the Demon Prince and Yuan Jian Yi are fighting on equal footing, back and forth, with no sign of losing out.
In this situation, the Demon Prince has no time to worry about Li Qiu Ran’s safety.
As the strongest duo battled it out, the rest of the crowd stared intently at the two fighting. After all, this battle was to set the tone for the unknown Demon Prince.
Perhaps, after today, the top three on the Dragon and Phoenix Rankings would have to change their rankings.
And so, Qing Yu made his move.
Reaching out, he pressed the bracket, and the sword box popped open an opening, ‘Ten Thousand Worlds of Enlightenment’ slid out and landed in his hand.
Death!
Qing Yu’s eyes shone brightly, his figure gliding as if flat on the ground, not seeing his feet move, he abruptly disappeared in place, swift and shadowless, instantly sweeping past the exchanging Yuan Jian Yi and the Demon Prince next to him, as well as — Li Qiu Ran who had just gotten up.
“Bare–”
A few breaths later, a flat slit opened up between Li Qiu Ran’s neck and his head tilted forward, landing on the ground, bright red blood spurting out from his missing neck with a faint “bared” sound.
Then, without the control of his brain, Li Quran’s headless body also fell to the ground.
Not far behind him, the tip of Qing Yu’s sword pointed diagonally at the ground as he turned around.
There was no blood on the sword, both because the ‘Ten Thousand Worlds of Zhaoming’ had inherited the Tai Ming Sword’s characteristic of not staining the blade with blood, and because Qing Yu’s sword was too fast for blood to stain it.
The two people engaged in the battle also stopped at this point and looked at this shadow that had suddenly swept by.
“Who are you?” The Devil Prince asked with a sullen anger.
Could one not be angry? The person he had just saved had just been killed in the blink of an eye, anyone else would be angry.
“A nobody, not enough to worry about.” Qing Yu’s ordinary face at this moment, with an ordinary smile, said modest words.
However, no one would dare to really take this seemingly ordinary person as really ordinary.
“Brother Yuan, helping you kill this framer is a kind of thanks for staying overnight these few days.” Qing Yu said with a bright smile.
“Hm.” Yuan Jian nodded his head as a sort of response —— although he did not look too reluctant.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want Qing Yu to kill Li Qiu Ran, but he didn’t want to give up the chance to fight the Demon Prince.
The cause of the battle between the two sides had already been erased, and the next, it could be difficult to continue.
“Humph, a nobody,” grunted the Devil Prince, “a nobody should have the awareness of a nobody, a nobody who meddles in his own affairs can’t live long.”
He said, his demonic aura lingered and his aura pressed towards Qing Yu.
“I’m not afraid, I have Brother Yuan to cover me.” Qing Yu pressed the machine bracket and put the ‘Ten Thousand Worlds of Zhaoming’ into the sword box, smilingly saying.
“You will protect me, right, Brother Yuan.”
“Naturally.” Yuan Jian Yi’s face held a hint of excitement as he responded.
As long as the Demon Prince was allowed to stay and continue fighting, nothing would be a problem.
How could the Demon Prince not feel Yuan Jian Yi’s battle intent, yet he did not have the idea to continue. His own strength was comparable to that of Yuan Jian Yi, so if he continued to fight, it would be difficult to tell the difference between the two, and instead he would have to watch out for sneak attacks by others.
The Devil Prince would never think that people in the righteous path would not play with sneak attacks, even if those weak chickens could hardly hurt themselves, being disturbed would probably lead to his defeat at the hands of Yuan Jian Yi.
What’s more, there was this so-called nameless pawn. That thunderous strike just now already had the ability to injure or even kill himself.
“You just expect Sword One Yuan to protect you all the time.”
With that thought, the Demon Prince left behind this rather low threat and dashed away.
