144: Chapter 144 Battle of Dou Zong, A Glimmer of Hope

Pfft...

A muffled groan escaped his throat. His face turned slightly pale, and a trace of bright red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He had not expected his avatar to be destroyed...

Due to the soul connection, she suffered significant injuries. Miss Xiao Yuer vibrated her figure and chased after Hun Tiandi like lightning.

Old Monster Yan was not to be outdone and followed closely behind.

Before the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion mountain range, dozens of violent figures were locked in a chaotic melee.

With multi-colored Dou Qi energy, the battle in the sky reached white-hot intensity. The Dou Zong melee had ignited the most explosive confrontation between experts.

This battle involving dozens of Dou Zong-level experts set off a peerless conflict that shook the entire Central Plains.

Immediately, gusts of wind gathered around him. At Jian Liuxing's fingertips, the sword aura flickered, becoming increasingly blindingly sharp.

"Sword Dance Meteor."

As the energy solidified at Jian Liuxing's fingertips, a beam of light shot into the sky. One transformed into a hundred, a hundred into a thousand, and a thousand into countless specks. Infinite sword aura enveloped the experts from Starfall Pavilion and the Xiao Family.

Wherever the sword aura passed, space vibrated, spawning pitch-black cracks that looked extremely terrifying.

This terrifying Dou Technique was Jian Liuxing's signature move; no one knew how many experts had been killed by it.

When Jian Liuxing attacked, his energy swept across. Once "Sword Dance Meteor" was unleashed, the faces of the Dou Zong experts present changed drastically. They immediately surged their Dou Qi to condense energy defensive shields, as if they had seen something terrifying.

They hurriedly retreated, as they had long known the terror of this Dou Technique.

Ding-dang...

On the energy defensive shields, countless sword auras collided like raindrops, emitting crisp sounds and causing the sturdy defensive shields in front of them to ripple and distort.

"Lunatics, the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion are all lunatics..." the Xiao Family's Dou Zong expert cursed inwardly, his figure retreating violently toward the distance.

Their mission was to hunt down Hun Tiandi, not to engage in a life-or-death duel with these lunatics from the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.

"Let's go..." They exchanged a glance, then turned and chased in the direction where Hun Tiandi had fled.

"Withdraw..." The Starfall Pavilion experts' eyes were filled with shock. Jian Liuxing's previous move had caused them significant injuries. Without further ado, they chased after Old Monster Yan.

"Pursue..." At this moment, Wang Yun and the other elders wanted to give chase, their faces full of anger. This time, the Xiao Family and Starfall Pavilion had come to their doorstep, trampling upon the dignity of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.

"Wait." Jian Liuxing was currently in a difficult position. The Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion had been attacked at their doorstep; no matter what they did, the reputation of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion would drop to freezing point today.

The reason Jian Liuxing had struck was to save face. Once word got out, the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion would have no face left.

"We have done what we could. The rest depends on whether Yun Tian himself can escape alive."

Jian Liuxing said suddenly, his gaze looking sharply into the distance. His cold light was like a sword, and the hand within his sleeve was clenched so tightly it creaked.

"The Xiao Family? Starfall Pavilion?" Jian Liuxing gritted his teeth. This grudge was now set and unsolvable.

However, whether Hun Tiandi could escape remained unknown. The two major factions would never let an enemy with limitless potential leave; they would definitely strangle him in the cradle.

"Heh, Elder of Starfall Pavilion, your reputation is undeserved!"

Hun Tiandi, who was fleeing in the distance, sneered. The Human Puppet beside him blocked Old Monster Yan's attack. As the energy swept and diffused, his delicate face was full of smiles.

Old Monster Yan looked at the unscathed Hun Tiandi and took a deep breath.

After a while, he said coldly: "Friend, this is a matter between our Starfall Pavilion and Yun Tian. I ask that you do not interfere. Our Starfall Pavilion will surely reward you handsomely."

The previous several attacks had all been blocked by the Black Robed Man, so Old Monster Yan wanted to deal with the Black Robed Man first, invoking the reputation of Starfall Pavilion.

He wanted to make him retreat in the face of difficulties.

But the Black Robed Man remained silent and gave no face at all.

"Elder Yan, it seems the reputation of Starfall Pavilion doesn't work well in the Central Plains!" Hun Tiandi teased.

"Hmph, don't get cocky. You will definitely not escape today. However, I believe that the power from before absolutely does not belong to you, and it is not without a price. As long as I drag you down, I don't believe you can possess this power forever."

"You have become mortal enemies with Starfall Pavilion; I will never let a tiger return to the mountain."

"Letting someone who could become a Dou Zong expert in the future escape, grow up, and destroy Starfall Pavilion."

Old Monster Yan's chilling killing intent made the calm Hun Tiandi's expression turn truly ugly.

Silence.

Old Monster Yan's words indicated that he had developed a killing intent toward Hun Tiandi, even if it meant paying a great price.

Hun Tiandi's power came from Elder Dan and was not completely under his control. For Elder Dan, who was a soul entity, consuming power like this was extremely dangerous.

"Old Monster Yan, you are courting death..."

Suddenly, in the sky, Miss Xiao Yuer, wearing a silver dress that moved with the wind, had eyes filled with crazy killing intent, as cold as thousand-year black ice.

With a flip of her hand, she took out a jade box branded with runes, from which a scorching temperature gradually rose.

"That is... Five-Colored Fire Lotus?"

Hun Tiandi looked at the jade box in Miss Xiao Yuer's hand, his voice trembling. He had been fortunate enough to see it once; a crystalline Five-Colored Fire Lotus on Qifeng Mountain had severely injured the Golden Snake King.

Miss Xiao Yuer's pretty face was as cold as frost. Her long hair behind her floated up. She undid the runes, opened the jade box, and a Five-Colored Fire Lotus floated above her palm.

The temperature in the sky rose, making one's mouth dry.

"Miss Xiao Yuer, are you crazy?" Old Monster Yan's face changed drastically. He scolded coldly, his Dou Qi surging out. Green light flickered in his eyes as he also prepared a trump card.

"Spirit Vine Dance."

He formed seals with both hands, forming a light orb a zhang long in front of him, from which countless emerald, thorny vines spawned, as if ten thousand snakes were dancing wildly.

They shot into the air, winding toward Miss Xiao Yuer.

Swish...

Miss Xiao Yuer flicked her finger, and the Five-Colored Fire Lotus turned into a stream of light, dragging a tail of fire as it streaked across the void, colliding fiercely with the spirit vines.

Fire burns wood; under the burning of the Heavenly Flame, the spirit vines turned into ashes one after another.

Old Monster Yan's aged face changed. He operated his Dou Qi with all his might to block the manic flames. The terrifying energy expanded, forming a fire vortex between the two.

It spun crazily. Wherever it passed, whether it was ancient forests or vast mountain peaks, everything was torn, sucked into the vortex, and pulverized.

Ah...

Old Monster Yan retreated crazily, but unfortunately, he was still struck by the sweeping energy and severely injured. His bones shattered, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and the five-colored flames blotted out the sky.

The fallen Old Monster Yan had despair in his eyes.

In the distance, purple flames rose around Hun Tiandi. Under Elder Dan's protection, he was not injured, though his blood was churned by the shock.

"Go and bring him over..."

Hun Tiandi's mind stirred. The Human Puppet turned into a black shadow, rushed into the destructive energy, and disappeared.

He looked up at the woman in the sky, his pitch-black eyes filled with complexity.

Sigh...

In the end, they had still ended up on opposite sides. However, Hun Tiandi was definitely not someone who would give up his goals for a woman. Anyone or anything blocking his path would be cleaved open by the sword in his hand to carve out a path to survival.

Swish...

A black shadow walked out of the flames, carrying Old Monster Yan in its hand, and flickered to Hun Tiandi's side.

"Not dead?" Miss Xiao Yuer said coldly.

Looking at the dying Old Monster Yan beside Hun Tiandi, her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise.

"Let's go!" Hun Tiandi turned around, intending to leave, but the beautiful figure in the sky flew over.

"Yun Tian, come back to the Xiao Family with me. Don't force me again..." Miss Xiao Yuer said coldly, flipping her hand to take out a white longsword, pointing it at Hun Tiandi.

"Today, you only have two choices: first, kill me and bring back my corpse; second, let me leave..."

Hun Tiandi did not turn around. He spoke indifferently, then said no more, his figure flickering and disappearing into the mountain forest.