148: Kill, or kill

“Why aren’t you escaping?”

The three words carried a hint of a woman’s helplessness, and a touch of irritation.

It seemed she was blaming Jiang Ning for exposing himself so quickly and causing her trouble.

Jiang Ning was very familiar with this voice.

It was Flowing Water’s voice.

Since that time they drank flower tea and chatted in Flowing Water’s small courtyard, the two had not met again.

He hadn’t expected her to appear in Xuanhuang City and help him escape.

Flowing Water’s two powerful Sword Qi thoroughly tore open the barrier, and the shaking “compass’s” repair speed began to slow, giving Jiang Ning ample time to escape.

Meanwhile, in front of him...

Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu’s attacks, dense as raindrops, assailed him again.

Jiang Ning smiled.

He held the Human Emperor Banner in his hand and gently waved it.

Several people emerged from it, among whom the most powerful were the former Commander Zhao Ting and the former Sect Leader Qiong Yu of the Bixiao Sect.

Two Divine Souls, one Mid Golden Core Stage and one Early Stage Golden Core.

They led a group of Foundation Establishment Stage Bixiao Sect Elders and charged towards the Tiance Military Prefecture’s Disciples.

The newly recruited Disciples were hard to distinguish, but the Tiance Military Prefecture’s “old Disciples” all wore the Tiance Military Prefecture’s standard uniforms.

Two Golden Cores and several Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators could form a medium-sized Sect, even in the Xuanhuang Domain.

“Marshal, Jiang Ning will also give you a little something.”

After releasing the Divine Souls from the Human Emperor Banner, he directly rushed towards Commander Xing Zhan.

Xing Zhan, who had originally intended to relieve his Disciples, felt his hair stand on end.

A Nascent Soul Cultivator attacking him, Xing Zhan, how could he possibly contend with that!

The “Divine Soul team” led by “Zhao Ting” and “Qiong Yu” had already entered the fray.

They had no Divine Sense and would only obey orders, yet they could still identify who belonged to the Tiance Military Prefecture.

Daoist Lingbao and Daoist Baihe exchanged glances, then quickly shielded their own Sect members to prevent accidental injury.

With this, the Divine Soul army found it even easier to distinguish who the Tiance Military Prefecture’s Disciples were.

For a time, the Tiance Military Prefecture’s Disciples suffered heavy casualties.

The Disciples of the other two Sects felt lingering fear.

“I thought Jiang Ning was going to kill all of us!”

“Good, good, he only kills Tiance Military Prefecture members.”

“He’s so ruthless, always ready to go on a killing spree. Is this Jiang Ning some kind of Demonic Cultivator?!”

“Isn’t anyone paying attention to those two beautiful Sword Qi?”

“You’re right!”

Su Rao asked Daoist Baihe, “Elder, were those two Sword Qi from a Nascent Soul Cultivator?”

“Mm.”

Daoist Baihe gave Su Rao a deep look.

His mood today had swung wildly.

Good news: the Disciples Yaoguang Immortal Palace recruited were better than those of the Tiance Military Prefecture.

Bad news: the newly recruited Disciple was Jiang Ning’s Disciple... He explained:

“To be able to cut through the barrier, it must be a Nascent Soul-level Cultivator, no doubt.”

“Mm.”

Su Rao nodded.

She felt much lighter at heart.

She hoped Jiang Ning would escape.

However, if they met again, it probably wouldn’t be as harmonious as before.

The other Disciples overheard the conversation and were even more shocked.

“Who is the owner of those two Sword Qi? Is it one of the few well-known Nascent Soul Seniors?”

“A third Nascent Soul has appeared!”

“I’ll be able to brag about this to my friends for a lifetime!”

...By the time Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu noticed, Jiang Ning had already charged towards Xing Zhan.

On one side was a Commander, on the other were Disciples.

Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu did not hesitate, rushing directly to Xing Zhan to ensure his safety.

As for the Disciples, they would have to fend for themselves.

But who knew, as Jiang Ning was attacking Xing Zhan, he suddenly changed direction, and his killing move was aimed at Yun Qingyao!

This was Jiang Ning’s main objective.

If Yun Qingyao wasn’t killed, he would never feel at ease.

Yun Qingyao’s pretty face turned pale.

She didn’t understand how she had offended Jiang Ning.

Why, in such a situation, did Jiang Ning still want to kill her!

Yun Qingyao instantly recalled her time with Jiang Ning and realized she hadn’t done anything excessive.

Why was he fixated on her!

In a moment of crisis, Yun Qingyao shouted, “Marshal, save me! I have the most important secret about Jiang Ning!”

Marshal Bai Hu pondered for a moment.

He used his Spiritual Qi to block in front of Yun Qingyao.

Jiang Ning sighed.

What a pity.

If Yun Qingyao had stood with the other new Disciples, his chances would have been great, but unfortunately, Yun Qingyao had always been close to Xing Zhan.

Never mind.

If he couldn’t kill Yun Qingyao, then he would kill Xing Zhan.

This was Jiang Ning’s choice.

It was also his psychological gambit against Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu.

Xing Zhan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar at that moment.

The Marshal had abandoned so many Disciples for him, yet it turned out he could also abandon him for others.

A Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator, even in a weakened state, was far beyond his ability to contend with.

Xing Zhan forcibly ignited his fighting spirit.

He made his aura infinitely close to the Nascent Soul Realm!

This was a method of squeezing out potential.

But what else could he do?

The next second, he felt his Divine Soul being pulled into a dark room.

He looked down and saw himself transformed into a slightly blackened paper figure.

A somewhat weak “man” looked at him with insidious malice.

The man said, “This time, finally, someone easy to handle has been sent in!”

Xing Zhan initially didn’t understand what he meant.

But then he found himself tied to a rack, and he understood.

As steel needles pierced under his fingernails, as a knife began to slowly carve him piece by piece, Xing Zhan wanted to scream in agony but couldn’t make a sound.

The man holding the knife excitedly said, “Don’t worry, don’t worry, I have many more things waiting for you here. You can’t die too easily.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had someone new here whom I can bully.

Don’t worry, you’ll be just like them later, very happy and at ease.”

Xing Zhan looked over.

In the corner were rows of paper figures with “blush” painted on them... When Xing Zhan’s Divine Soul was pulled into the Bixiao Sect’s Sixth Peak.

His body in the outside world remained motionless.

After refining the Bixiao Sect into a Spiritual Artifact, the strength of the things inside completely depended on his own Realm.

Therefore, Chen Hai, who was only in the Foundation Establishment Realm at the time, was able to suppress Xing Zhan.

This was inherently a struggle between Jiang Ning and Xing Zhan.

However, the Bixiao Sect couldn’t be used indefinitely. When Jiang Ning’s cultivation became higher, under overloaded use, the Bixiao Sect would also be destroyed.

Jiang Ning sensed it.

Xing Zhan’s vitality was rapidly declining at this moment, a situation that only those who had just died would experience.

Not far away, Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu, realizing he had been subjected to various “diversions” and had lost a Commander from their Tiance Military Prefecture’s Xuan Hu Battalion, felt a surge of anger despite his usual calm.

Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu glanced at the startled Yun Qingyao.

He snorted coldly, “You had better have information about Jiang Ning that is more important than a Tiance Military Prefecture Commander, otherwise you will follow Commander Xing Zhan.”

He had chosen Yun Qingyao just now because, in his opinion, Jiang Ning’s threat to the Tiance Military Prefecture was too high.

Information about Jiang Ning had become exceptionally important.

Yun Qingyao felt herself locked by killing intent and dared not move.

Even “Mr. Yan” hidden in her hair was “playing dead.”

Yun Qingyao cursed internally: “Damn Mr. Yan, after giving me ideas, he doesn’t care about after-sales service at all. In this situation, what should I do?!”

Xing Zhan had died in battle, and not far away, their own Disciples were being killed.

The Tiance Military Prefecture’s reputation was truly ruined this time.

“Jiang Ning!”

Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu gritted his teeth.

He directly charged at Jiang Ning with his spear!

But Jiang Ning had already used this time to reach the edge of the barrier.

He waved the Human Emperor Banner.

He collected the Divine Souls of Qiong Yu and the others, then smiled at Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu and said,

“Marshal, we’ll meet again. I hope next time we meet, I can refine you into this banner.”