42: How am I not as good as her?

A strange arc curved at the corner of her mouth; Zhao Yaqian seemed to have thought of an indescribable scene.

In her mind, she recalled the happy times she spent fighting alongside Xu Xi and discussing riding skills.

“Pah!”

“Shameless! You’re on the verge of death and still thinking about such things.”

Looking at Zhao Yaqian’s flushed face, Ye Xueqing knew exactly what she was plotting without needing to think.

“Are you really just after that reward? I’m too embarrassed to expose you!”

Spitting lightly in disdain, Ye Xueqing’s face gradually turned pale.

Constantly channeling spiritual power to maintain the formation, Ye Xueqing was under immense pressure; Xuan Ye’s strength was extraordinary.

As the first true disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, Xuan Ye’s strength was even greater than Xun Ya’s.

And it was a sneak attack; Ye Xueqing and the others should not have been able to defeat these people.

“What, can’t you hold on?”

“Still distracted? As expected, I overestimated you Xuanjian Sect people. Just like your Sect Master, you deserve to die!”

“Cloud Breaker!”

Continuously increasing his offensive, Xuan Ye held nothing back, believing that only by killing his opponents in the shortest time could he ensure foolproof success.

However, a question still lingered in Xuan Ye’s mind: how did these people manage to kill Elder Teng Nuo, a Spirit Forming cultivator of the sixth realm?

Even if Teng Nuo was among the weakest of the Spirit Forming cultivators, he was not someone Ye Xueqing could kill.

The long spear in his hand rapidly approached the defensive barrier; the light shield, already covered in cracks, looked even more fragile.

After just one strike from Xuan Ye, it was already overwhelmed.

“Crack, crack ~”

The sound of shattering echoed in everyone’s ears; even the most foolish person knew that the defensive formation could not hold.

“Die for me!”

Seeing the situation, Xuan Ye’s offensive momentum became even fiercer; after a single thrust, he now delivered several more consecutive spear strikes.

Finally, with Xuan Ye’s relentless effort, the formation completely failed.

Having lost the cover of the defensive formation, Ye Xueqing and the others appeared utterly dejected.

Moreover, they were also backlashed by the formation, losing too much spiritual power. At this moment, they were like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.

Sharp spear glints flashed, reflecting a chilling killing intent under the light.

“Remnant Heart!”

At the moment of despair, finally, the savior arrived.

A familiar dark purple Cán Xīn Sword Qi streaked across the sky, breaking Xuan Ye’s long spear and then sweeping across Xuan Ye’s right arm.

The soaring, muscular arm entered everyone’s vision; in that instant, Xu Xi was light.

“You’re quite fast. My formation plate is shattered. Since that’s the case, I’ll take your life to compensate for my formation plate.”

The tall figure stood in front of Ye Xueqing; Ye Xueqing, who had collapsed to the ground, instantly found salvation, her eyes filled with admiration for Xu Xi.

“Entering… Entering Profundity!”

The terrifying sword qi shocked every person from the Xiaoyao Sect. The terrifying power of the detached sword qi, Xuan Ye’s severed arm—all indicated the fact that Xu Xi was an Entering Profundity expert.

Their mouths gaped, pupils dilated, and bloodshot veins appeared around their eyeballs, as if they had seen a ghost.

“No, not Entering Profundity!”

“Spirit Refinement peak!”

“What kind of monster are you, to be able to unleash detached sword qi?”

The incident happened suddenly, in just an instant.

The pain from his broken arm was completely suppressed by Xu Xi’s power.

Xuan Ye couldn’t understand; the familiar figure before him seemed like a different person.

Xuan Ye had fought Xu Xi before.

But compared to today, Xu Xi was like a completely different person.

Such powerful suppression, even among the genius disciples of the Central Plains, Xuan Ye had never experienced.

“One must look at a scholar with new eyes after three days. It seems you still don’t understand this principle.”

“But the dead don’t need to know so much. When you reach the underworld, someone will naturally teach you what to do.”

Looking coldly at Xuan Ye, the opponent had already been marked for death by Xu Xi, with no chance of survival.

Another sword qi swept past; before he could react, Xuan Ye was cut in half at the waist, his body split in two, piled on the ground, looking desolate.

No one could have imagined that the tables would turn so quickly.

So quickly that the Xiaoyao Sect disciples didn’t even have time to react before they were also killed.

Under the Cán Xīn Sword Qi, there were no survivors.

“Such killing intent, if it had been unleashed on me from the start, I might have died on the spot.”

A look of astonishment appeared on Ling Ning霜’s face, who had come with Xu Xi, finally witnessing Xu Xi’s terrifying power.

Of course, her admiration for Xu Xi in her heart grew even more.

“Ding, target Ling Ning霜’s favorability has overflowed. After the number of battles reaches ten, a reward increase will be granted.”

As Ling Ning霜’s heart stirred, the system's prompt followed, quickly cooling Xu Xi’s originally agitated mood.

“There are gains and losses; overall, it’s not a loss.”

“It’s a good thing Tang Wan’s small flying ship was fast.”

With a weight lifted from his mind, Xu Xi finally smiled. His face, originally terrifying with killing intent, now looked sunny, like a cheerful, bright young man.

“It’s all your fault for pestering me to decide a winner and refusing to admit defeat, otherwise, we wouldn’t have cut the time so close.”

Glaring at Ling Ning霜 in annoyance, after relaxing, Xu Xi vented all his dissatisfaction on Ling Ning霜.

Originally, the moment his sensing array was attacked, Xu Xi wanted to rush to the Spirit Stone Mine.

But the battle hadn’t ended, and no winner had been decided; Ling Ning霜 refused to give up.

It was only after Xu Xi, relying on his formidable strength, made a powerful move that he finally subdued Ling Ning霜.

Then, he had Tang Wan take him here, rushing as fast as they could to arrive just in time.

Xu Xi cast a grateful glance at Tang Wan, then showered Ye Xueqing with concern.

“Xue Qing, are you alright? Can you stand up?”

Kneeling to help Ye Xueqing up, Xu Xi displayed gentlemanly conduct. Of course, under Ye Xueqing’s tattered clothes, her exquisite figure was also fully revealed to Xu Xi.

“Mm, I’m fine, I’m alright.”

Her smiling face instantly turned crimson. Even though she had just experienced a life-and-death battle, her special attribute had been continuously affecting Ye Xueqing.

At such a moment, if something were to happen between her and Xu Xi, Ye Xueqing dared not imagine how exciting it would be.

“Pah!”

“Just hooked up with me, and now you’re already dismissing me.”

“Indeed, men… Hmph!”

After being glared at by Xu Xi and seeing his cheap expression, Ling Ning霜’s attitude, of course, couldn’t be good.

Coupled with Ling Ning霜’s competitive personality.

“In what way am I inferior to her?”

Carefully examining Ye Xueqing’s entire body, at least in terms of figure, Ling Ning霜 couldn’t find anywhere she might lose.

Her own peaks were even more magnificent.