291: Chapter 291 Sword Intent Soars to the Sky

After about half a tea's time, a commotion broke out outside the villa. A squad of Xuanjing Division guards, dressed in black martial attire with silver mirror insignias embroidered on their chests, arrived escorting a middle-aged man with a pale, beardless face and a heavy, composed Aura.

It was the Deputy Commander of the Xuanjing Division, Leng Wenzhou!

Behind him, besides the Xuanjing Division elites, were several notable figures in various styles of clothing. They appeared to be representatives of other prominent factions within Yunni City, clearly "invited" by him to "observe the ceremony."

“Pavilion Master Ling, Deacon Qiu, Leng has arrived a step late. Please forgive me.”

Leng Wenzhou stepped onto the execution platform and slightly cupped his hands toward Ling Juexiao and Qiu Qianchuan. His tone was flat, betraying no emotion.

His gaze swept over the three tied to the wooden stakes, lingering for a moment on Ye Tian, a strange glint flashing deep in his eyes.

“Deputy Commander Leng, we are honored by your presence. Forgive us for not welcoming you sooner,”

Ling Juexiao stood up and returned the gesture coolly. “I wonder what instructions the City Lord has for us?”

“The City Lord is merely concerned about this matter and ordered me to come and observe, ensuring that procedures are followed correctly so as not to cause too much unrest or damage the reputation of our Yunni City.”

As Leng Wenzhou spoke, his gaze turned toward Ye Tian. “Is this the young friend Ye Tian who has been stirring up trouble lately?

Indeed, young and headstrong. It is just a pity he took the wrong path.”

Ye Tian looked at him coldly without saying a word.

He trusted no one now.

Leng Wenzhou did not mind. He took a seat in a newly prepared chair next to Ling Juexiao, and the representatives of the various factions also took their seats, curiously observing the scene.

“Since Deputy Commander Leng has arrived, and the evidence is conclusive and procedures are followed, then let the execution proceed.”

Ling Juexiao did not want to delay any longer and signaled to Qiu Qianchuan.

Qiu Qianchuan had long since grown impatient. Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up again and strode toward Hou Xiaojie!

“Little bastard, let's see who can save you this time!”

This time, he wasted no more words. A flash of blade light struck directly at Hou Xiaojie's shoulder, intending to take off an arm first!

He wanted everyone to see the consequences of resistance!

“No!”

Hou Xiaojie let out a desperate scream.

Ye Tian’s eyes nearly split from rage. The suppressed True Yuan and ancient sword pill within his body struggled frantically, causing the Spirit-Suppressing Chains to clatter loudly as runes flashed violently!

He couldn't wait any longer!

Trump cards, timing—none of it mattered anymore!

At the very instant Qiu Qianchuan's blade tip was about to pierce Hou Xiaojie's flesh, the blood-colored sword-bane mark on the Dragon Ape's right claw suddenly erupted with a monstrous red light, instantly breaking through the suppression of the Spirit-Suppressing Chains and bathing nearly half the execution platform in blood-red light!

A terrifying Sword Intent, one that made even Sea Transformation Realm experts like Ling Juexiao, Qiu Qianchuan, and Leng Wenzhou feel a sense of dread, suddenly exploded!

“Roar!!”

It wasn't the roar of the Dragon Ape, but an illusory howl filled with a desire for destruction that emanated from the blood-colored mark, soaring straight into the clouds!

The next moment, the blood-colored mark violently detached from the Dragon Ape's right claw and transformed into a streak of blood-colored sword-bane, shooting into the bodies of the two "demonic" Disciples below the platform who had previously been corroded by the Dragon Ape's breath!

“Puff, puff!”

The bodies of the two unconscious Disciples jerked violently as blood-bane Qi suddenly sprayed from their seven orifices, their eyes instantly turning as red as blood!

Their Auras surged at a terrifying speed, instantly breaking through the shackles of the True Martial Realm to reach the Early Stage of the Huahai Realm, and they were filled with a chaotic will to slaughter!

“Heh... Kill! Kill them all!!”

The two "demonic" Disciples let out snarls and violently broke free from their restraints. Like Vicious Beasts, they brandished their longswords and pounced indiscriminately toward the nearest living beings on the platform—Qiu Qianchuan and several nearby Sword Pavilion Disciples!

Their offensive was one that disregarded death!

“What?!”

Qiu Qianchuan was caught off guard. Just as he was about to strike Hou Xiaojie, a lethal threat suddenly came from behind!

He was, after all, a Middle Stage Huahai Realm expert. His reactions were extremely fast. He whirled around, his left short sword transforming into a curtain of blade light to protect himself!

“Clang, clang, clang, clang!”

Although Qiu Qianchuan blocked most of the attacks, he was still shaken by the frenzied strikes of the two "demonic" Disciples, his blood and Qi churning as he was forced back repeatedly!

What alarmed him even more was that the blood-bane Qi could actually corrode his protective True Yuan!

“Vile creatures! How dare you cause such chaos!”

Ling Juexiao’s expression changed drastically. He slammed the table and rose, unleashing an unparalleled Sword Qi with a wave of his hand toward one of the "demonic" Disciples!

Leng Wenzhou also stood up abruptly, his eyes flashing with sharp light as he stared at the blood-colored sword-bane and the Dragon Ape, seemingly realizing something.

The entire execution platform instantly fell into chaos!

No one had expected such a situation to occur so suddenly!

At that moment, Ye Tian, tied to the wooden stake, felt the Spirit-Suppressing Chains restraining him weaken because they had taken the impact of the blood-bane Sword Intent at close range!

A sharp light erupted in Ye Tian’s eyes!

This was the turning point!

“chaos bead! Help me!”

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the chaos bead sensed Ye Tian’s intent and suddenly erupted with a clear glow, instantly surging into Ye Tian’s limbs and bones, injecting a stream of energy into his Meridians!

“ancient sword pill! Break for me!”

At the same time, he exerted all his strength to communicate with the ancient sword pill in his Dantian!

The sword pill jolted violently, erupting with a golden sword light as bright as a scorching sun, battering against the Seal of the Spirit-Suppressing Chains!

“Crack... Bang!”

Under the internal and external pincer attack, the Spirit-Suppressing Chains shattered!

“Roar!”

Ye Tian threw his head back and let out a long howl, his voice filled with boundless fury and killing intent!

Terrifying True Yuan exploded!

It formed a golden pillar of Qi that soared into the sky, churning the clouds above the execution platform into a mess!

He shook his arms, and the remaining fragments of the chains on his body snapped inch by inch!

He took a step forward, and the wooden boards of the platform beneath his feet exploded!

His long hair danced wildly and his robes fluttered, making him look like a god of slaughter!

His cold gaze swept over the shocked and furious Ling Juexiao and Qiu Qianchuan, the solemn Leng Wenzhou, and the countless dumbfounded onlookers below the platform.

Finally, his gaze fixed on the stunned Qiu Qianchuan. “Qiu Qianchuan, Ling Juexiao... was the play just now enjoyable?”

Ye Tian’s cold voice boomed over the execution platform. With the dark-gold Qi pillar reaching the sky and churning the wind and clouds, he stood there bathed in blood with a surging Aura. Where was there any trace of the pathetic state he had been in while imprisoned?

His cultivation at the Middle Stage of the Eighth Level of the True Martial Realm, mixed with the Sword Intent of the ancient sword pill, actually formed a heart-stopping pressure that made many True Martial Realm Cultivators near the platform feel their breath hitch!

“Impossible! How could the Spirit-Suppressing Chains...”

An Elder of the Wanren Sword Pavilion near the platform cried out in shock, his face full of disbelief.

Those chains were specially made to imprison Cultivators below the Huahai Realm; they had never failed before!

Ling Juexiao’s face instantly darkened, and for the first time, a look of gravity appeared in his eyes.

He realized he seemed to have underestimated this junior's hidden depths.

But that was all. Breaking the chains only meant he had turned from a "sheep for the slaughter" into a "grasshopper that could jump a few times."

“Little bastard, you certainly have many tricks! No wonder you could sever one of my arms!”

Qiu Qianchuan had already been suppressing a stomach full of rage, and now he felt a violent fury at being provoked by an ant. “But do you think that by breaking the chains, you can turn the world upside down?

This Deacon will let you know today what true despair is!”

He clenched his left hand, and his bone-shaving knife erupted with a piercing cold light. A bloody scent spread as he stopped caring about the two "demonic" Disciples and lunged straight for Ye Tian!

His speed was astonishingly fast as he slashed directly at Ye Tian’s neck!

Ling Juexiao did not strike immediately. He remained seated, but a green Sword Qi had already condensed at his fingertips, ready to be unleashed.

As the Pavilion Master, he maintained his status, but he also wanted to see exactly how much weight Ye Tian carried.

Facing Qiu Qianchuan’s rage-filled strike, Ye Tian did not panic. He shifted three feet to the side, evading the blade light, and at the same time, he pointed a finger at the opening in Qiu Qianchuan’s ribs!

“Swoosh!”

A dark-gold Sword Qi instantly crossed several feet and pierced toward Qiu Qianchuan’s ribs!

“A mere True Martial Realm!”

Qiu Qianchuan roared, his cultivation exploding fully. His protective True Yuan thickened several times over as his left knife whirled back to slash at Ye Tian’s wrist. He actually intended to trade a light injury for one of Ye Tian’s arms; his experience was truly seasoned!

However, Ye Tian’s finger strike was just a feint!

The moment Qiu Qianchuan pulled back his knife, Ye Tian bent his legs and swept past the blade. His target was not Qiu Qianchuan, but the wooden stakes where Hou Xiaojie and the Dragon Ape were!

His primary goal had always been to save them!

“Stop him!”

Ling Juexiao’s eyes sharpened, and the Sword Qi he had been preparing shot out from his fingertip, aiming directly for the center of Ye Tian’s back!

The power of this sword strike was definitely not something a True Martial Realm Cultivator could block!

“Senior Brother, watch out!” Hou Xiaojie screamed.

With his back to that lethal sword strike, Ye Tian was already prepared.

His forward momentum did not slow as he suddenly twisted his body. He opened the five fingers of his right hand, and in his palm, a speck of dark-gold light suddenly flared—it was the ancient sword pill!

At this moment, he actually summoned the physical form of the ancient sword pill to use as a shield!

“Clang!!”

The shockwave produced by the collision of the two terrifying Sword Qis ripped up large sections of the wooden boards on the execution platform!

Ye Tian let out a muffled groan as he was violently pushed forward by the rampant force. Blood sprayed from his mouth, but he used this counter-force to increase his speed by another thirty percent, instantly reaching the wooden stakes of Hou Xiaojie and the Dragon Ape!

His hands moved together, sword light flickering from his fingertips. With two "cracks," he severed the Spirit-Suppressing Chains binding Hou Xiaojie and the Dragon Ape!

“Xiao Jie, take the little dragon and jump down from the east side immediately. Run toward the dense forest outside the villa!

Don't look back!”

Ye Tian sent a hurried voice transmission while simultaneously channeling a stream of True Yuan into Hou Xiaojie’s body to temporarily stabilize his injuries. He then shoved the unconscious Dragon Ape into his arms.

“Senior Brother! Then you...”

Hou Xiaojie held the shrunken Dragon Ape, tears streaming down his face.

“Go! I can escape! Trust me!”

Ye Tian gave him a violent shove, pushing him and the Dragon Ape off the east side of the execution platform.

Hou Xiaojie knew this was no time to be indecisive. Gritting his teeth and holding the Dragon Ape, he used Ye Tian’s push to roll off the several-zhang-high platform. Upon landing, he performed a roll and, without looking back, ran desperately toward the dense forest on the eastern outskirts of the villa.

Several nearby Sword Pavilion Disciples tried to intercept him, but they were forced back by a few backhanded Sword Qi strikes from Ye Tian.

“Thinking of running? In your dreams!”

Seeing Ye Tian actually trying to save people right under his and Ling Juexiao’s noses, Qiu Qianchuan was so angry his hair nearly stood on end. He simply abandoned Ye Tian and gave chase to Hou Xiaojie.