281: Chapter 281 Battle in the Forest

Nie Ning revealed a sneer: "The ones who should be running are you."

Hearing this, Alex immediately felt that something was wrong.

But by this time, Nie Ning's right hand was already resting on the hilt of the blade at his waist.

As the xueyan bladeless was unsheathed, a cyan-green bolt of lightning flashed, and in an instant, a five-meter-long Wind-Thunder Blade struck toward Alex and the others.

The speed of the Wind-Thunder Blade was already at the limit of top-tier Tier 3 wizardry, not to mention that it was under the enhancement of the xueyan bladeless.

In the blink of an eye, the Wind-Thunder Blade had appeared before Alex and the others.

Sensing the energy fluctuations within the Wind-Thunder Blade, the expressions of Alex and the others changed; unable to care about casting spells to attack Nie Ning, they hurriedly activated their own defensive techniques.

The Wind-Thunder Blade flashed and vanished, and the defensive barriers of the group shattered instantly.

At the same time as their bodies were cut in two, they were also scorched by the power of the thunder and lightning.

However, a flash of blue light shone on Alex's body.

As the jade pendant at his waist shattered, Alex was sent flying backward.

A look of regret appeared in Nie Ning's eyes.

"Die!"

Seeing this, Vimos's eyes turned slightly red, and he let out a furious roar.

As the magic power within his body surged, a red magic circle formed in the air, and immediately after, a red ray shot toward Nie Ning.

Nie Ning's speed was extremely fast, and he dodged the attack of the red ray.

But at this moment, the red ray suddenly twisted and wound, instantly transforming into a giant fire snake that bit toward Nie Ning.

Seeing that it was too late to dodge, the god-forbidden ring on Nie Ning's wrist flew above his head.

Booming energy erupted, and the energy from the god-forbidden ring formed a translucent, colorful barrier around Nie Ning.

'Boom!'

The fire snake swallowed Nie Ning and the person with him, and the resulting explosion destroyed the surrounding trees.

Under this blow, the colorful barrier shattered, the blood mist around Nie Ning dissipated, and he was sent flying by the force of the massive explosion.

Nie Ning climbed up from the ground, covered in dirt and looking disheveled, then looked at Saya in his arms.

Fortunately, the girl was fine; she had just been knocked unconscious.

Seeing this, Nie Ning inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

With an outsider present, he was somewhat restricted in his actions, which was the reason why he had killed Alex and the others first.

Nie Ning glanced to the side out of the corner of his eye.

Due to the direction of the explosion, Nie Ning had been blasted near Alex.

Alex looked at Nie Ning with a face full of terror.

After all, this was a ruthless person who could kill three Transcendent peers with a wave of his hand.

Without any hesitation, flames gathered around Alex, transforming into a large fire bird as he leaped into the air.

Nie Ning couldn't help but find it a bit funny.

He touched his handsome face—was he really that scary?

At this moment, Vimos landed near Nie Ning, his eyes constantly sizing up the blade in Nie Ning's hand and the white ring floating in the air.

For a moment, he actually couldn't distinguish which ones were the Transcendent artifacts forged by Nie Ning.

Or were they all of them?

"Kid, it's impossible for you to beat me. You should just give up. As long as you take out the items on you and sign a contract to serve me, I can spare your life."

Vimos said, narrowing his eyes.

After all, he was a genius at forging Transcendent artifacts; if he could be used for his own purposes, that would be much better than just killing him.

"Sometimes I really don't understand you people. Those tools and equipment are ultimately just external objects. Isn't it better to cultivate properly yourself?"

Nie Ning shook his head slightly and couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh? Then why don't you hand over the Transcendent artifacts to me? Anyway, with your aptitude, your cultivation speed is very fast, and you won't need these tools anymore."

Vimos reached out his hand, his words full of mockery.

"Haha, jokes aside, some things are not yours to take, and besides..."

Nie Ning changed the subject and said with a smile: "I was stalling for time, what were you doing?"

As Nie Ning's voice fell, a giant beam of white light erupted from the depths of the forest.

Vimos only had time to activate a defensive technique before he was sent flying by the terrifying energy beam, only stopping when he crashed into the formation barrier.

Having suffered such a heavy blow, Vimos's clothes were tattered, his entire body was scorched black as if burned, and a chunk of flesh was missing from his waist.

Vimos couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, his heart filled with terror.

It was just a little bit, just a tiny bit!

If not for the defensive technique that came with his robe, that blow just now would likely have killed him instantly.

But even so, facing the sneak attack of a Tier 4 Transcendent creature, Vimos had been severely injured.

Xiao Guang walked out of the forest, carrying specks of starlight.

Just now, while Nie Ning was circling the forest, he had found an opportunity to let Xiao Guang down.

After all, he was facing a peak Tier 4; the difference in rank for a wizard is not so easy to overcome.

Even with the amplification of two god-forbidden rings, in a head-on confrontation, he could at most fight a late-stage Tier 4.

Only by using all his means and dragging out a heavy injury might he have a chance to win.

Nie Ning assumed a lunge-thrust stance, the mud and stones beneath his feet cracked, and his entire body shot toward Vimos like a rocket.

As a peak Tier 4, Vimos was naturally not so easy to kill.

Seeing Nie Ning rushing over, Vimos summoned two beast-shaped puppets from his spatial ring, wanting to block Nie Ning, while he hurriedly took healing pills.

At this moment, green light flashed around Xiao Guang, and a ten-meter-long green fox light avatar appeared, opening its bloody maw to tear toward Vimos.

For a time, both sides were locked in a chaotic battle.

...

Facing Vimos's Tier 4 puppets, Nie Ning's face remained as indifferent as water.

Puppets were ultimately just puppets; they were far inferior to Vimos.

And under the enhancement of his Transcendent physique and the xueyan bladeless, the puppets were no match for Nie Ning at all, and were quickly shredded by the xueyan bladeless in Nie Ning's hand.

On the other side, things had fallen into a stalemate.

Xiao Guang's strength was weaker than Vimos's, and wizards were notoriously difficult to deal with.

Vimos had an extreme number of tools on him, and for a time, Xiao Guang was unable to do anything to the heavily injured Vimos.

On the other hand, Vimos's heart was filled with anxiety.

Given his current physical condition, wanting to kill the rare exotic beast before him was not so simple.

Vimos summoned a fire snake to trap the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox, and immediately afterward, he deactivated the Gale Spirit-Concealing Array.

If he continued to fight, the outcome would be dire; he had to leave this place as quickly as possible.

Without the obstruction of the formation barrier, flames around Vimos transformed into fire wings, and he soared into the sky, preparing to leave quickly.

But just at this moment, a giant glowing with five-colored light appeared, and a nine-meter-long giant blade of light slashed down toward Vimos's head.

'Bang!'

Vimos was smashed into the ground by this blow.

As the colorful giant dissipated into specks of light, Nie Ning's figure was revealed.

And the skill he had used was Xiao Guang's skill.

Light Shadow Fox Spirit Avatar!

However, this skill consumed a lot, and he was only a Tier 3 Wizard; he could only use it by borrowing the energy within the god-forbidden ring.

Nie Ning quickly landed on the ground.

In the pit over ten meters deep, Vimos lay covered in blood.

Blood flowed ceaselessly from his head, his eyes were unfocused and dim, and he had fallen into an unconscious state.