Chapter 117: Whoever Dares Lay a Hand on Senior Brother Xia Must Step Over My Corpse First!
Danmu Wanxin’s heart sank. It seemed that offering spiritual herbs would not sway these three men.
“Gentlemen, we bear no grudge against you. Why must it come to this? Moreover, if you dare to commit murder, are you not afraid that the sects beyond the mortal realm will seek retribution?” Danmu Wanxin said coldly.
“Hahaha!”
The three burst into laughter. “Pretty lady, are you truly foolish or just pretending? The top hundred sects beyond the mortal realm have issued a bounty for Xia Jiuxuan’s death. Killing him grants two half-step sacred artifacts. You still naïvely believe those sects will protect you? Ridiculous!”
Danmu Wanxin was momentarily stunned.
No wonder these three were so brazen—they had orders from the outer sects to kill Senior Brother Xia!
“So, there’s no room for negotiation?”
Danmu Wanxin drew her spiritual sword, ready to fight to the death.
“Hold on, pretty lady.” One of them cast a lecherous glance at her. “My brothers and I can give you a chance. If you serve us well, we’ll spare your life. But Xia Jiuxuan? He’s as good as dead.”
“To hell with you, scum!”
Knowing this battle was unavoidable, Danmu Wanxin forced herself to take the initiative.
Whoosh!
Three fiery sword shadows shot toward the lecherous man.
Releasing these three sword shadows was already the limit of Danmu Wanxin’s current ability.
She had to kill all three in a single strike; otherwise, she would have no strength left to fight back.
“This sword technique is formidable, be careful!”
The three felt the terrifying sword aura and, alarmed, each drew their weapons, igniting their fighting spirit.
Clang!
Their battle swords clashed against the three fiery sword shadows.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Within several breaths, the three could not withstand the overwhelming sword aura and were blasted flying.
“Kill!”
The three fiery sword auras converged and stabbed toward one of the men.
No choice—the three had returned to the Mortal Departure Realm, their strength formidable.
Besides, Danmu Wanxin could only exert less than ten percent of her power now, so she had no chance to kill all three simultaneously.
She chose to kill one first!
“Damn, this woman’s sword is terrifying!”
Panicked, the man activated his bloodline, a golden glow swirling over his body.
Clang!
The fiery sword struck his body, shattering the golden aura.
“Slash!”
He wildly swung his blade, the fierce blade intent clashing against the fiery sword shadows.
Step by step, he retreated dozens of paces, nearly pierced through the chest by the sword shadow.
The other two charged forward and combined their efforts to shatter the fiery sword shadows.
Seeing this, Danmu Wanxin’s face turned pale.
Her first strike hadn’t even killed one, leaving her with almost no chance afterward.
“You woman are truly fierce! Have any other moves? Bring them on—brothers, I’ll play with you to the bitter end!”
The three brandished their battle knives and charged.
Boom!
A mighty blade intent descended from the sky, cleaving the air with explosive sound.
At this moment, Danmu Wanxin had no way to resist. With no choice, she summoned all her strength, lifted Xia Jiuxuan, and leapt toward the cliff.
“Even if I shatter to pieces, I will not let you dogs succeed!”
Clenching her eyes shut, she whispered in despair.
The three cursed furiously at the sight.
“That stubborn woman!”
“Hmph, we’ll chase after her. Even if she dies, we won’t let her off!”
They landed at the cliff’s edge, preparing to descend and investigate.
“Miss Danmu! Senior Brother Xia!”
Suddenly, a shout echoed through the canyon.
Whoosh!
A figure glowing with azure light swooped down from above.
Grasping Danmu Wanxin’s shoulder, the person surged with true qi, flying upward with great effort, landing steadily at the cliff’s edge.
“Friend, Xia Jiuxuan was discovered by us first!”
“Smart ones don’t meddle in this. Three against one—do you think you stand a chance?”
The three were somewhat surprised by this sudden appearance but not afraid. After all, three against one was an assured victory.
“Mu Feng! You’ve arrived just in time!”
Danmu Wanxin finally snapped out of it and saw that the rescuer was her teammate, Mu Feng.
Mu Feng nodded, then looked at the pale-faced Xia Jiuxuan. “Miss Danmu, how did Senior Brother Xia get so badly injured?”
Danmu Wanxin’s face was filled with sorrow. “It’s a long story. How much have you recovered? Can you handle these three?”
Mu Feng turned, eyes fixed fiercely on the three. “I’ve recovered to the ninth level of the Spirit Sealing Realm. Killing them will be like slaughtering chickens.”
“Good, kill them! Take down these three beasts!” Danmu Wanxin said bitterly.
Mu Feng nodded, stepped forward, and pointed his spear at the three. “You three beasts dared to force Miss Danmu to jump off a cliff—kneel and prepare to die!”
The three ignored Mu Feng’s scolding.
This guy had only recovered to the ninth level of Spirit Sealing—trash.
“You, a mere ninth level Spirit Sealing, dare challenge us? You must be dying for a fight!”
“Attack! Kill him and then deal with that woman!”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three exploded with battle intent, unleashing savage attacks.
Mu Feng’s body trembled, an azure glow swirling over him. He charged forward, sweeping his spear fiercely.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three’s ferocious blade intents were shattered by the spear sweep.
With a touch of his spear tip, Mu Feng pierced one man’s head.
The next moment, spear intent surged out, grinding the man’s head to pieces!
“That bastard! He killed Zhang Tao!”
“Now, give it your all!”
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The remaining two erupted with battle intent and bloodline power.
“Die!”
Red-eyed, they wildly slashed at Mu Feng.
Mu Feng’s figure flickered, his spear striking like a swimming dragon.
Bang! Bang!
The two’s protective aura was shattered.
“Dragon’s Roar Technique!”
Mu Feng murmured softly, and a dragon’s shadow appeared on his spear.
“What!”
“This guy’s spear technique is terrifying!”
The two were shocked and tried to retreat.
Pfft!
The spear body seemed to teleport, piercing both through their chests simultaneously.
“Ahhh!”
The two screamed and collapsed, utterly defeated.
“Miss Danmu, these two beasts are yours to kill now.”
Mu Feng sheathed his spear and turned to Danmu Wanxin.
“All right, take care of Senior Brother Xia.”
Danmu Wanxin, slightly recovered, drew her sword and stepped forward.
“Spare me, miss…”
One strike!
Two strikes!
Three strikes!
Danmu Wanxin almost carved the flesh off their bodies piece by piece.
“Beasts!”
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