633: Turning against each other

The space here wasn't large, but it was exceptionally stable and astonishingly dense.

If something moved at the speed of light in the outside world, here it would be countless times slower than a turtle's crawl.

Only Quasi-Saint level beings like them could maintain a certain degree of supernormal speed here.

However, this speed was also limited to below the speed of light, roughly equivalent to the Mortal Realm's limit.

It's a legacy. There should be trials, right?

The five of them thought this, understanding perfectly well that simply letting them take the legacy for free was absolutely impossible.

"What does Alliance Leader Xie think?"

At this moment, Xuan Ni suddenly spoke up.

Moreover, his words carried a somewhat provocative tone, pointed directly at Xie Feng.

Simultaneously, Xie Feng felt the gazes of the other four converge entirely upon him.

Clearly, since entering, the five of them had been divided into two groups.

One consisted of Xie Feng alone, the other of Chen De and the other three.

Of course, Chen De and the others could be further subdivided among themselves.

But while Xie Feng was still present, they were still considered one group.

Furthermore, Xie Feng obviously knew more than they did; the backup plans he hadn't prepared earlier might very well be here.

With all these factors combined, Chen De and the others couldn't help but be wary.

If they didn't deal with Xie Feng first, who would they save him for?

Li Xi then spoke up, "That's right, Alliance Leader Xie. We agreed to cooperate and share. Since you've brought us all here, why not tell us everything you know?"

"After all, this legacy was left for all of us by the Sacred Ring Ancestor."

Chen De shrugged, looked left and right, spread his hands, and said with an innocent face, "I don't understand. I'll just follow everyone's lead."

Ci Bing silently walked to a position opposite Xie Feng. Although she didn't speak, her meaning was crystal clear.

Obviously, all four besides Xie Feng believed he posed a tremendous threat to them.

He had to be dealt with early, to nip this danger in the bud.

Xie Feng clearly understood this too, but he seemed unconcerned, not even drawing his sword.

He smiled faintly, "We've just entered, we haven't even reached the trial grounds yet. Are the four of you already unable to hold back? Don't forget the conditions for the legacy."

Xuan Ni shook his head, "Just as the Alliance Leader said earlier, the condition requires at least four or more Quasi-Saints. Without you, we still have four."

Xie Feng added, "But with only four, the success rate will undoubtedly drop significantly."

This time, it was Li Xi who spoke, "That condition exists, and it's true more people might increase the success rate.

But if it means getting rid of you, I'm willing to sacrifice some of that success rate."

"Sigh, if that's the case..."

Chen De also sighed, took out his prison nether mirror, and said with an expression of utter grief, "Commit suicide."

Ci Bing had already summoned her heavenly ice spear, "Alliance Leader Xie, I think there's no need for any more pointless talk between us."

The current situation appeared to be one against four.

In reality, if the three corpses were included, it was two against eight.

Not only had the gap not narrowed, it had actually widened considerably.

"Heh."

Xie Feng had known even before entering that they would inevitably have to fight here.

So, after a cold laugh, he also drew his chanyu sword.

Sword Heart Art - Sword Division Style, Sword Shadow Style!

Using both styles simultaneously allowed one to summon several phantoms with strength equal to the user, lasting for ten breaths.

They could also use martial techniques from the Sword Heart Art, but the Ultimate Nine Swords couldn't be used; only the original body could manage that.

Because the phantoms themselves lacked comprehension of martial arts, even their slashes were little more than ordinary attacks.

Xie Feng's skills were not yet perfected; after years of cultivation, summoning three was already his limit.

Adding his original body, that made four in total. But the opposing side, including one corpse, had eight.

But don't forget Xie Feng also had a corpse, which could also manifest three.

Thus, a temporary situation of eight against eight was formed.

However, the one who could use the Ultimate Nine Swords was still only his original body.

Immediately, both sides began to fight.

This time, Xuan Ni's dou yuan halberd neither stabbed nor chopped; instead, it swung directly at Xie Feng.

Among the four, apart from Chen De, he was the one who had personally fought Xie Feng and was the most wary of him.

So, from the start, he went all out, the immense force sending Xie Feng reeling backward step by step.

Without using the Ultimate Nine Swords or the Sword Heart Art, the combat power of the Ten Sect Masters was virtually equal.

Xuan Ni, now attacking with his own strengths, naturally gained some advantage.

Both the prison nether mirror and the heart-imprisoning tower primarily focused on suppression.

Their functions overlapped partially, but because they originally belonged to the same spiritual treasure, they didn't conflict when used together.

The prison nether mirror's function was that anything external reflected in the mirror, whether living or dead, would be immobilized, along with some additional functions.

The heart-imprisoning tower, if the prison nether mirror suppressed the body, then it suppressed the spirit, also with some additional functions.

If an enemy couldn't withstand it, their soul might be directly captured and refined into nothingness.

Even if not captured, they would be severely affected, unable to focus on anything else.

Apart from some overlap in their secondary functions, the primary functions of these two spiritual treasures complemented each other perfectly.

One targeted the body, the other the spirit; together, they could suppress someone utterly.

The heavenly ice spear, like the dou yuan halberd, was one of the Ten Great Spiritual Treasures focused on killing and destruction.

Ci Bing, holding the heavenly ice spear, seized the opportunity created by Chen De and Li Xi's suppression to thrust directly at Xie Feng.

The icy chill made the suppression effects on Xie Feng grow increasingly sluggish.

The coordinated, merciless attacks of the four were almost impossible to withstand for someone of the same realm.

Therefore, Xie Feng naturally didn't hesitate either, directly unleashing the Sixth Sword of the Ultimate Nine Swords.

This was the most powerful move in his arsenal that didn't incur excessive consumption.

Boom!

The final result didn't disappoint Xie Feng; Chen De and the other three were all forced back together.

Seeing this situation, Xuan Ni took a deep breath. This move again.

Last time at the Dou Yuan Hall headquarters, he had been defeated by this very move and even sustained some injuries.

But this time... the four stood there unharmed, tightened their grips on their spiritual treasures, and attacked Xie Feng once more.

Their respective Lifebound Spiritual Treasures manifested the corpses they had severed, each wielding their own Lifebound Spiritual Treasure as they assaulted Xie Feng.

Their original bodies were not far behind, advancing together with their respective first corpses.

As expected, in their second round of attacks, Chen De and the other three directly employed the first corpse they had severed.

At first, after appearing, Chen Heng was clearly reluctant. After all, as the evil corpse, it was normal to be unwilling to follow Chen De in doing good deeds.

Especially on a day like today, concerning such a major event for the entire Sacred Ring Domain.

But the underlying logic of being an evil corpse prevented him from defying Chen De's commands, even if he had grievances against Chen De.

Simultaneously, Xie Feng had also summoned his good corpse.

The situation of eight against two was fully formed!