122: Chapter 122 Shen Yi: No? Who is the real protagonist?

Inner Disciple Hu Lie had sensed the crisis behind him early on... He turned around, revealing only a look of disdain.

He slowly raised his palm... The Sword Qi within the Formation gathered onto his sword!

The sword light poured down... slashing casually toward the rear!

"Petty tricks, daring to show off before an expert!"

The sword light suddenly annihilated the fire spell... but that single poison thorn broke through the flames.

It nailed itself into Inner Disciple Hu Lie's shoulder!

A flash of relief crossed Shen Li's eyes... as Inner Disciple Hu Lie's shoulder suddenly turned a deep, iron-blue color!

"Good!"

"It's working!"

A glimmer of hope couldn't help but appear in everyone's hearts!

Yet, Inner Disciple Hu Lie merely sneered and performed a shocking action!

He tore open his robe... and then, using his own sword, he gouged out that piece of poisoned flesh!

Drops of blood soaked between his fingers... He tossed it beneath his feet with a calm expression.

As if it wasn't his own flesh, but something utterly worthless!

His aura became increasingly stern and overbearing... He gave a cold laugh.

He truly possessed the noble air of a Badao Sword Sect Prodigy.

"I thought it was some formidable technique."

"Turns out... it was nothing but a mere Second-Rank spell!"

"Two at the Qi Refining Early Stage, one at the Qi Refining Middle Stage... plus these Dao Soldiers."

"And you harbor the delusion of killing me here."

"A nice thought, indeed..."

"But unfortunately... ants do not know the might of Heaven."

"And they know even less about the power of my Badao Sword Sect!"

Boom!

The Formation began to shift toward where Shen Yi was located; it was clear that Inner Disciple Hu Lie wanted to kill him!

Shen Yi's expression turned as dark as water as he retreated repeatedly!

No wonder those First-Rank Families dared not come here... This Inner Disciple Hu Lie was truly terrifyingly fierce!

With over seven hundred Dao Soldiers, Second-Rank Dao Soldiers, plus himself and Steward Zhao providing cover, they still couldn't easily take him down!

It was truly terrifying!

A jade pendant crushed at will could condense a sword Formation!

Within the Formation, he was invincible... such a means was comparable to the extraordinary!

He had thought that with superior numbers, he could surely steamroll over the entire Wanren Cliff!

Yet he hadn't expected... to encounter an Inner Disciple Hu Lie who was practically a boss!

But since the fight had already started, he couldn't just turn coward and run!

If he ran and let Inner Disciple Hu Lie make a comeback, his Qinghe Town would definitely not be able to withstand the suppression of this Third-Rank Family!

Although Pei Lingshu was in Qinghe Town, she had her own unspeakable difficulties.

So no one could save him!

Therefore... he had to suppress and kill Inner Disciple Hu Lie on the spot!

Not just for the Legacy of Wanren Cliff, but also so that he himself... could live in the future!

The battle became incredibly bogged down... The first to be completely wiped out were the Hu Family Dao Soldiers!

Inner Disciple Hu Lie didn't care about the lives of his own Dao Soldiers at all... he was single-mindedly focused on slaughtering the Rakshasa Dao Soldiers!

There were over seven hundred Rakshasa Dao Soldiers, and now over a hundred had perished, with casualties still rising!

Steward Zhao unleashed Talismans one after another.

But the Badao Sword Sect's Formation was immensely powerful... Although Inner Disciple Hu Lie couldn't control the Formation to distinguish friend from foe.

As the master of the Formation, it could still automatically protect him.

So before Steward Zhao's Talismans could even reach Inner Disciple Hu Lie, they were worn away by the Sword Qi!

Failing to attack for a long time... seeing the situation deteriorating, Shen Yi could no longer hold back!

Just as Shen Yi was about to activate his trump card and summon Pei Lingshu here... he saw Yan Shu, who had been hiding among them, suddenly appear at Inner Disciple Hu Lie's feet!

His palms were covered in blood-colored patterns, which condensed into a miniature Formation.

He pressed it fiercely onto the empty ground beneath Inner Disciple Hu Lie!

In an instant... all the gleaming Stone Demons looked over.

All of them were attracted by this thick pillar of Sword Qi light!

Seeing this, Shen Yi shouted repeatedly.

"Retreat!"

The heaven-reaching pillar of light suddenly enveloped Inner Disciple Hu Lie... those Stone Demons threw themselves at the light pillar as if their lives depended on it!

Like piling up a small mountain, they enveloped Inner Disciple Hu Lie within!

Inner Disciple Hu Lie's aura suddenly weakened!

Yan Shu, face full of exhaustion and covered in sword marks from head to toe, returned to Shen Yi's side and bowed, saying.

"I have not failed the mission!"

Shen Yi nodded solemnly...

"You've worked hard!"

Just as Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief... a hair-raising heartbeat suddenly rang out across the silent battlefield!

It wasn't a specific sound... but a rhythm that affected the hearts of everyone present!

They saw that abrupt stone pillar suddenly explode from within...

Inner Disciple Hu Lie, covered in cuts from Sword Qi, dressed in rags, and bathed in blood like a beggar, stood holding his sword.

His aura was withered.

But within his body... a kind of ultimate sharpness was emerging!

Then Inner Disciple Hu Lie raised the long sword in his hand... and his left palm fiercely grasped the blade!

The sharp edge cut his palm.

Blood dripped down recklessly!

His voice became increasingly ethereal within the Formation.

His tone was ferocious, yet also carried a hint of gratification.

"Hahahaha, a blessing in disguise!"

"Inner Disciple Hu Lie must thank you 'Zheng Family' properly!"

"Under normal circumstances, I would probably have to wait until after reaching the Dao Foundation to comprehend Sword Intent by relying on the immortal foundation I forged!"

"Yet I never expected... that you would force me with Wei Bushe's Sword Qi, causing the Badao Sword Sect's Tiger Soul Sword Qi within my body to condense... condensing into the prototype of Sword Intent!"

"Good, good, good! Good, good, good!"

"Inner Disciple Hu Lie has no way to repay you!"

"So I shall send you all... to the Yellow Springs together!"

Boom!

A heaven-shaking, piercingly cold light appeared, tearing through the clouds!

A ray of light poured down from the sun, which had been shrouded by Evil Qi behind the clouds.

Almost everyone at Wanren Cliff saw this scene.

The Second-Rank Family and First-Rank Family, who had been killing each other, couldn't help but stop and stare in shock... looking at this scene in horror!

That Second-Rank Family laughed wildly... while the Zheng Family members all looked ghastly.

"Hahahahaha! It's actually Sword Intent! This aura, it's Inner Disciple Hu Lie! Inner Disciple Hu Lie has awakened Sword Intent!"

"Good, good, good!!! You thieves of the First-Rank Families... wait to be liquidated!"

Steward Zheng's expression was ugly to the extreme.

"It's over!!!"

"How on earth did this damned Hu Family... mess things up like this!!!"

On the main battlefield!

Inner Disciple Hu Lie had a ferocious expression, constantly absorbing the Sword Qi of the entire Formation...

His Physical Body swelled continuously, his muscles became engorged with blood, and his chest heaved as if there were raging waves...

He gripped the sword with both arms... the sword annihilated inch by inch.

Only the hilt remained.

And replacing the blade was a streak of heavenly light!

Seeing this situation, Shen Yi... had more than just a 'damn it' in his mouth.

His face was iron-blue, he gritted his teeth, and cursed.

"Why am I so unlucky?"

"The people I encounter are all big shots, all Prodigies!"

"The last one was a heretic who could summon evil gods for no reason!"

"And now there's one who makes a Breakthrough in the middle of a fight and cultivates a prototype of Sword Intent!"

"Who exactly is the protagonist here, them or me?"

On the stage of cultivation, you can only make it if you have hacks!