296: Wu Yong was severely injured and fled.

Ji Wuchang reached out and stroked his chin; he hadn't expected this Niu Tao to have such backbone.

He glanced at Zhang Qi not far away with a cold sneer. He knew very well that Zhang Qi was dead for sure; there was no way out for him.

He then looked toward the direction where Wu Yong and that Man in Black had disappeared, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

That Man in Black deserved to die, but Wu Yong deserved it even more; leaving this person alive would only bring trouble upon himself.

Ji Wuchang knew very well that the Man in Black and Wu Yong had similar cultivation bases; the man might not be able to kill Wu Yong, and the two might even end up both being injured.

He decided to go and deliver the finishing blow, playing the role of the mantis-stalking oriole!

Ripples appeared beneath his feet, and with a flicker of his body, he instantly vanished without a trace.

At this moment, Wu Yong was cursing inwardly, wondering what was going on with this group of men in black!

He had come to kill Ji Wuchang, and when the men in black had moved to surround and kill Niu Tao earlier, he had no intention of interfering.

But the Man in Black had actually targeted him, which made him very angry, but even more uneasy.

He pushed his speed to the limit, his body flying into the distance like an arrow released from a bowstring, each step spanning several dozen feet.

However, when he looked back at the Man in Black, he found the man was even faster, and the distance between them was rapidly closing!

Killing intent flashed in Wu Yong's eyes. He knew that today's matter could not be settled peacefully; since he couldn't escape, he would fight.

He simply stopped, a long saber appearing in his hand, his gaze grim.

The Man in Black, at the seventh layer of the Soul Splitting Realm, looked on coldly. A pitch-black iron chain appeared, and the pressure of a seventh-layer Soul Splitting Realm cultivator was revealed.

"Who exactly are you?"

"I have no grievance or enmity with you; I was simply passing through!"

Wu Yong spoke with a solemn expression, wanting to try and see if he could persuade the other party to back off with words.

"Spying on my Hall of Ten Thousand Souls warrants death!"

The Man in Black spoke coldly, raising the iron chain in his hand, which transformed into countless phantom chains that swept toward Wu Yong.

Wu Yong frowned deeply; he had never heard of any Hall of Ten Thousand Souls.

But seeing the opponent attack, killing intent also flashed in his eyes. He raised his long sword and slashed down at the Man in Black.

Wu Yong was one of the prominent figures of Yunchuan Academy, with extremely fierce combat power. Among the older generation of students at Yunchuan Academy, he could be ranked in the top five.

Therefore, as his saber light slashed down, the saber shadows layered upon each other, as if he had delivered over a dozen consecutive strikes!

The saber light was like a rainbow, colliding directly with the iron chain. Amidst the 'clang clang clang' sounds, there was a massive booming noise.

This exchange was a probing attack for both, and violent power swept toward them both.

Wu Yong retreated three steps, while the Man in Black retreated only one step.

At this moment, Wu Yong's face looked extremely ugly, and the expression on his face became increasingly serious.

"Kill!"

The Man in Black and Wu Yong shouted simultaneously and charged at each other with grim killing intent.

The iron chain in the Man in Black's hand transformed into countless phantoms, as if hundreds or thousands of chains were attacking Wu Yong at the same time.

A black aura swirled around the iron chain, which clearly contained poisonous substances.

Wu Yong's expression was exceptionally serious. He slashed down with his long saber, and streaks of saber light poured down like a torrent, endless and inexhaustible.

The saber light and the iron chain collided frantically, and streaks of Protective Aura ran wild, flying toward the ground below and carving ravines into the earth.

Those large trees that required several people to embrace were instantly split in half once hit by the Protective Aura.

The Man in Black raised his left palm and struck out, a palm print rapidly expanding!

Black mist permeated the palm print, filled with grim killing intent.

Wu Yong snorted coldly and raised his left palm. A cold frost spread from his palm as he struck out to meet the Man in Black's palm.

With a loud "bang," the two palms collided, and both men were sent flying back at the same time.

However, the Man in Black only retreated ten or so steps, while Wu Yong retreated dozens of steps; the difference in their strength was clear.

Wu Yong felt a sharp pain in his left palm. He quickly raised his hand to look and his face instantly changed color.

He saw a tiny hole in the center of his palm, surrounded by black Qi.

"Despicable!"

Wu Yong's face turned ashen. Spiritual energy erupted within his body, and this wisp of black Qi was directly forced out by him.

But at that moment, countless iron chains appeared above his head, smashing down toward him.

As the chains fell, a terrifying whistling sound was heard, and a fierce wind swept down from above, making Wu Yong's cheeks sting slightly.

Wu Yong's expression was solemn as he slashed his long saber upward with fury. Streaks of saber light soared into the sky, colliding directly with the iron chains in the air!

With a loud "clang," Wu Yong let out a miserable scream. His right ear was bloodied, directly crushed by the iron chain.

The chain also smashed heavily onto his right shoulder, knocking Wu Yong straight out of the sky and sending him falling downward.

Ji Wuchang stood in a hidden spot a thousand feet away, watching the battle between the two in the sky, quite surprised.

At this moment, he had a preliminary understanding of his own combat power.

If the terrifying speed of the Wind-Thunder Void Step was excluded, his strength should be slightly inferior to the two before him, roughly equivalent to someone at the sixth layer of the Soul Splitting Realm.

Of course, this was only in comparison to ordinary cultivators, not to a Prodigy like Senior Sister Yu Ling.

If he added the Wind-Thunder Void Step, he was confident he could kill both of them in a direct confrontation; even if the two teamed up, he wouldn't care.

Speed pushed to the extreme was itself a form of strength.

"Saber of Yunchuan, Slaying the Azure Dragon!"

Just then, Wu Yong roared, raising his long saber and slashing down.

A streak of saber light spun upward like a top; with every rotation, the power of the saber light grew stronger.

A terrifying slaughtering aura erupted from within the saber light, exceptionally sharp, heading straight for the Man in Black with grim killing intent.

Wu Yong realized the gap between himself and the Man in Black and finally began to fight for his life.

The Man in Black's expression was indifferent. He didn't take Wu Yong seriously at all; he had just been playing with him earlier.

His figure rapidly faded and then vanished without a trace.

"Divine Soul Spike, Soul Extinction!"

At that moment, from between the Man in Black's brows, Divine Soul power surged, and a spike condensed from Divine Soul emerged, pointing straight at Wu Yong below.

The Hall of Ten Thousand Souls' strongest assets had always been Divine Soul attack methods. Now that he was using it, he was no longer prepared to play with Wu Yong.

The Divine Soul Spike moved as fast as a beam of light. Before Wu Yong could even react, it pierced directly into his forehead.

"Ah!"

A shrill scream escaped Wu Yong's mouth. Blood flowed from his forehead, and his Divine Soul felt as if it were about to be torn apart!

At this moment, fear appeared on Wu Yong's face.

A special Jade Slip appeared in his hand, and without the slightest hesitation, he crushed it.

The moment the Jade Slip broke, a passage emerged. He hurriedly stepped into it, and his figure instantly vanished without a trace!

"Still trying to escape? Do you really think my Hall of Ten Thousand Souls is just for show!"

The Man in Black sneered. His body gradually faded and instantly vanished without a trace!