Chapter 330: Tearing Through the Siege!
If it were any other time, facing a situation where the Sects of the Qingyun World were in a desperate predicament, a scenario much to the delight of common folk, he would certainly not step forward to protect them.
In fact, he might even seize the opportunity to help their adversaries.
But he alone could not contend with those ancient Sects that had been plotting for many years, especially considering the strength displayed by the enemy in tonight's encirclement battle, which far exceeded everyone's imagination.
Under such circumstances, he could only choose to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Immortal Sects.
Indeed, the Immortal Sects and Sects of the Qingyun World were cold and greedy, but they were still slightly better than those who could even harm their own kin.
This was a rotten world where, in order to avoid the worst, one could only choose the slightly less bad.
With a clang, Ji You stepped out, sword in hand, and with unprecedented solemnity, he fiercely struck at the Wujiang Realm Evil Seed.
His Sword Intent split the heavens, causing explosions in all directions.
At the same time, the Evil Seed swung its claw, pressing down like a mountain, causing the cliff to tremble, and a burst of strong wind and thunder erupted from its venomous sharp claws.
“Boom!!!!”
In the instant the night itself seemed to boil under the pressure, Ji You's sword trembled uncontrollably under the suppression, while the murderous sharp claw, carrying an incredibly terrifying oppressive force, came directly at him.
That was a supreme power, like an instantaneous mountain torrent, like a collapsing mountain, and the air and light between the dark finger-claws were twisting.
In the canyon, countless people fighting the Evil Seed lifted their heads, beginning to gaze at the figure who was single-handedly holding the line.
Undoubtedly, Ji You was the one among the younger generation who caused the most complex feelings among the Sects of the Qingyun World.
He and Chu River entered Tianshu Academy together, but due to the halo surrounding the Chu Family's second son, he had never been favored, and his journey had been fraught with many difficulties.
But no one expected that one day, when an unstoppable disaster struck, it would be he who held the sword and guarded this place.
At this moment, the Disciples of Tianshu Academy were desperately trying to break through to the northeast, preventing the corpse tide from forming an encirclement behind them, while also looking back at the figure who seemed to be blocking a breaching dam, their eyes even more complex and inexpressible than when they had seen him make three quick kills earlier.
Ji You had been in Tianshu Academy for five years and was often used by various Disciples for comparison.
But the place he was in now was completely beyond the scope of any battle he could participate in.
However, when that Wujiang Realm demon, wielding the power of ten thousand Dao and vast expanses, came crashing down, the Guo Family and Tao Family, located behind him, still chose to charge west at the first opportunity, aiming to tear open the tide at the cost of severe injuries.
What they intended was not to escape in one go, but merely to move away from behind Ji You and escape to the rear of Yu Elder and Wang Elder, who were beside him.
Because in their view, even if Ji You came with high spirits, he was the least capable of holding the line here.
Indeed, his combat power was comparable to the Boundless Realm, and even far exceeded imagination due to his Physical Body strength.
But what he faced was a Wujiang Realm demon.
The two Boundless Realm Old Ancestors of the He Family and Zuoqiu Family were struggling together, constantly suffering severe injuries. In their opinion, Ji You's arrival with his sword only slowed down the collapse of the line for an instant, but it was difficult to truly change the battle situation.
Ji You would die, and the line would soon be broken from his position. The positions of their Guo and Tao families would inevitably be the first line where killing intent descended.
“Guo Family Master?!”
“This place is dangerous, you can't handle it, our Guo Family has come to assist you!”
“?!”
Except for Tianshu Academy, which was divided into sixteen teams, other Sects basically charged into the canyon independently.
The Guo Family and Tao Family, moving as a whole at this moment, instantly dispersed the Ma Family and Miao Family who were fighting the Evil Seed nearby, like a reverse current.
There were many Evil Seeds that rushed into the canyon, and the people of the Ma Family and Miao Family were busy dealing with the Evil Seeds' attacks, and were instantly scattered by the crowd behind Ji You.
In such a perilous environment, they naturally knew that the sudden actions of the Guo Family and Tao Family were because Ji You's position was the most vulnerable point of defense.
Even other Disciples from families like the He Family, Zuoqiu Family, Chai Family, and Shi Family, upon seeing this scene, couldn't help but be shocked by the swift and decisive actions of the Guo Family and Tao Family.
However, the Ma Family and Miao Family did not sit idly by; the moment they were pushed aside, they immediately fought back.
Between life and death, Face no longer mattered. These cultivators, who usually maintained a peaceful demeanor, instantly gripped their blades.
A sense of conflict suddenly arose amidst the chaos.
However, the Guo Family and Tao Family were powerful after all, and with the relentless attacks of the Evil Seed, the Ma Family and Miao Family were unable to push back for a while.
Meanwhile, everyone continued to slay Evil Seeds while anxiously looking at the dangers from all four directions: front, back, left, and right.
With Ji You's addition, the almost collapsed front line, though still precarious, held firm again. Over a dozen Wujiang Realm cultivators from Tianshu Academy, along with more than twenty Boundless Realm cultivators, continuously sought opportunities to replenish their Spirit Stone, continuing to confront those evilized powerful beings on the front line.
During this time, some people sacrificed life-saving Magical Artifacts, crashing down, while newly gathered killing light pierced the night, causing cliffs to collapse and surging waves to rise.
“The front won't hold for much longer. If all the Elders die, there’s no meaning in us living a moment longer.”
“Don’t hold back anymore. Follow me and tear open the corpse tide with all your might.”
In the rear formation, He Lingxiu let out a soft cry, leading the Tianshu Academy Disciples to constantly cut their way towards the northeast.
This was the direction they were lured into the valley, and also the only direction not encircled, intended for a trap.
However, with the tide of those who had turned into Evil Seeds, the slaughter here became extremely difficult.
But they had no other options; if they couldn't break out here, they would truly be trapped and besieged.
Wen Zhengxin, Ban Yangshu, and Cao Jinsong also joined in, their Spiritual Qi pouring out frantically, knowing that the sooner they broke through, the sooner Ji You could retreat.
As for the Lu Family sisters, along with Bai Rulong and other Outer Courtyard Disciples, they continuously shattered Spirit Stones in the rear, allowing the refined Spiritual Qi to surge forth, providing timely replenishment to He Lingxiu and the others.
As expected, the Tianshu Academy Elders on the front line were indeed at their last gasp, many already exhausted and covered in wounds.
The Chai Family Old Ancestor even had his arm shattered, with half his body covered in terrifying blood holes.
With a sudden roar, the Shi Family Old Ancestor waved his sleeve and sacrificed a Magical Artifact to fiercely block an attack. Coughing blood, he pulled the Chai Family Old Ancestor back, and then the two of them fought together.
Such a tragic scene made everyone's hearts turn to ashes.
But what was most worrying was the north.
Ji You’s Sword Dao, unleashed towards the heavens, was like fragile Colored Glaze, lasting only an instant before being crushed under the dark venomous claw, scattering countless sparks that instantly vanished into the surging Evil Qi.
The surging killing intent poured down like a tsunami, crushing the sand and stone within a hundred zhang radius into powder, and the venomous claw, with a piercing shriek, pressed down fiercely.
Ji You swung his sword again, but was instantly blasted back ten zhang, a mouthful of fresh blood spurting from his mouth, blossoming into a bloody flower on his chest, which looked particularly jarring against his pristine white sword robe.
But without a moment's respite, the sharp venomous claw, its Aura undiminished, pressed down again, fiercely striking at his head.
Upon seeing this scene, the Guo and Tao families couldn't help but congratulate themselves on their precise grasp of the situation and their decisive and swift change of position.
To be honest, Ji You single-handedly blocking that demon multiple times was already shocking enough.
But this kind of desperate struggle, it was clear, couldn't last for many more times.
However, what they didn't expect was that the battle situation would change dramatically in an instant.
As the Evil Seed struck down from the sky, intending to take his life with its claw, another clear sword cry pierced through the clouds amidst the swirling dust.
Amidst the rolling dust and sand, Ji You's right hand, with fingers like hooks, actually pulled a green-edged sword from the vast yellow sand.
The moment the sword body trembled, the surrounding flying sand and rolling stones suddenly froze.
The rigid Sword Qi penetrated the boiling night, erupting into a scorching white sword light that clashed with a thunderous roar.
He had probably understood the opponent's strength, speed, and Physical Body strength.
The gap was huge; it would be extremely difficult to kill him forcefully.
But fortunately, he wasn't trying to kill this demon; he was trying to buy time for those behind him.
So the key was to make himself last longer, and the only way to do that was to protect himself from severe injury as much as possible.
And sometimes, the best defense was an extremely fast offense.
In an instant, the sword light surged like a pouring galaxy, and the Dao sword named Gui Qu Lai flattened the surrounding dust with extreme speed, striking the Evil Seed's head with a thunderous roar in a flash of lightning.
Ji You's combat power and the evilized demon were not truly Boundless Realm and Wujiang Realm in the strict sense. Unlike the Elders who unleashed Dao techniques imbued with the power of the Heavenly Dao, this battle was more like close-quarters combat.
On the trembling cliff, the Evil Seed turned in horror, its sharp claws, which made the surroundings tremble, fiercely grinding away the Sword Qi in front of it.
The moment the Qi wave exploded, Ji You's left foot shattered the mountain rock, and his figure transformed into a white rainbow, advancing. His third sword had already struck from top to bottom, directly piercing its chest.
The incomparably sharp Sword Intent, like a full moon instantly bursting forth, roared as it pressed forward.
“Boom!!!”
Continuous and magnificent Sword Qi constantly sliced through the night, and the grand sword strikes shook all directions.
Compared to the Evil Seed, which was over two zhang tall with bulging muscles like piled rocks, the scholarly Ji You seemed more like an angry, monstrous beast, constantly closing in and fiercely striking.
The sword light from his swinging arm directly cleaved large sections of the cliff, while the evilized demon roared incessantly, desperately gripping its claws to crush the cunningly angled Sword Qi.
During this time, the demon repeatedly tried to exploit the opening when he drew his sword to advance and directly smash his head, but it never succeeded.
With a roar, Evil Qi surged like waves.
Ji You's lips and teeth were stained crimson, and his incredibly tough Physical Body already bore several terrifying wounds, but the Dao sword in his hand became even swifter and sharper.
The power emanating from his Physical Body surged into his arms. When he gripped the sword and struck, it created ripples in the air, unleashing a force like crashing waves against a shore.
The three Masters-in-charge, who had arrived on Flying Swords, were watching this scene from high in the sky, their expressions extremely solemn.
Standing high, they naturally saw clearly.
They found that when Ji You was continuously making moves, the demonized fiend had many opportunities to forcefully withstand a Sword and suppress him at the same time.
Then Ji You would surely die in an instant, which was why they had been constantly on edge before.
But from the first Sword until now, the fiend had never once tried.
This meant that even though the Evil Seed was already in the Boundless Realm, he still dared not forcefully withstand this Sword.
The three could not help but look at his bulging arm, knowing that the strength of his Physical Body brought not only defense but also terrifying power.
In fact, their guess was correct; Ji You's Boundless combat power was not derived from his Realm, and he had no Dao techniques that borrowed the power of the Heavenly Dao to attack, while the Evil Seed rapidly ascended in Realm by external forces, likely not yet having had the chance to comprehend Heavenly Dao techniques, so the two were more engaged in a head-on clash of Physical Body and power.
And after the fiend took Ji You's first Sword, he understood that with his power and the sharpness of his Sword Dao, taking a Sword head-on was not advisable.
However, the problem was that Ji You was continuously getting injured; even with the support of his Sword speed, he would be worn down to death.
He did not even need to be worn down to death; if his Sword strike deviated by a few points, he could very likely be severely injured.
Sure enough, as a Sword Qi was suddenly dodged, Ji You, who was sent flying, once again spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, causing the three Masters-in-charge's expressions to change drastically.
However, Ji You was still striking with his Sword, his eyes growing firmer, and the Qingfeng in his hand roaring incessantly.
With a hum, the Sword Qi of the Sky-Encompassing Round Slash struck down, fiercely colliding with the poisonous claw, while another Sword pierced through, the Sword techniques flowing continuously.
At this moment, with a loud roar, the demonized fiend suddenly clenched his claw, and a black light shot out, its sharp killing intent directly cutting through his Sword Qi. Ji You showed no desire to prolong the fight, nor any intention of a strong attack; his feet sounded like thunder, and his figure, carrying a scorching Aura, instantly shifted, while he held a floating Sword in his hand, striking like thunder.
Just at this critical juncture, the three Masters-in-charge suddenly noticed a slight anomaly because they found that Ji You's already peak Sword Intent was still rapidly increasing, as if his Sword Heart was continuing to become clear.
"Yu Yi Yi"
Amidst the sudden, clear Sword cry, a magnificent Sword Qi bloomed in the air, reflecting his emotionless and desireless eyes as he unleashed a powerful strike.
This Sword was like a clear stream, or like flowing moonlight, carrying the purest Sword Intent, cutting through the surrounding dark night, causing it to boil endlessly.
【Dao Sword: Si Wu Xie】
Amidst the roar, the Evil Seed, who had been constantly closing in, was cut back a hundred zhang, instantly causing the three Masters-in-charge's eyes to freeze.
He was tempering his Sword Heart through a life-and-death battle.
At this moment, Tianshu Academy Disciples, Sect Disciples, and even Elders who were currently fighting, upon seeing this scene, could not help but reveal a hint of horror, momentarily forgetting to breathe.
The amount of time Ji You had held on completely exceeded their expectations.
But what surprised them even more was that amidst such bitter endurance, he was still able to force the fiend back ten zhang!
The roar and pressure of that Sword Dao all indicated that neither his performance at the Youxian Assembly nor his cutting through the tide of corpses to enter Shengjing City on that day was his full strength.
"Boom!!!!"
The enraged Evil Seed lunged out of the night, a Sword wound stretching across his chin. This was not an injury to him at all, yet it filled him with monstrous killing intent.
Ji You, with his clear Sword Heart, tightened his grip on the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand. As if expecting it, the Aura emanating from his body continuously surged at this moment.
Facing him, the demonized fiend attacked with a force that tore through the air.
But just as he approached, amidst the dust, countless Sword cries roared out in a wail, converging like a Dragon, and with cold light splashing, it attacked like a starry sky.
Then, it pressed down with a roar!
The Guo Family Patriarch and the Tao Family Patriarch also looked on in horror at this moment, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes, yet they did not realize that two figures ahead had spilled blood into the air.
In an instant, a pitch-black cleaving claw twisted together like several mighty killing Swords, pouring down into the valley.
Yu Elder and Wang Elder fell, heavily wounded, and the defensive line was torn open.
Under the pressure like a collapsing mountain, the Guo Family Patriarch watched as the Disciples in front of him were instantly crushed into meat paste, his eyes splitting with rage.
At the same time, his peripheral vision caught sight of the magnificent Sword Dragon wildly slashing without end, pouring down like a torrential rain, accompanied by continuous explosions, forcing the Evil Seed back once more.
Ji You held on, and could even hold on longer; it was their side that collapsed first.
The Tao Family was also left with only a few old men who could resist for a moment. At this moment, they looked at Ji You in horror, recalling how they had shamelessly forced a change of positions with others earlier, and then looking at the scene of dismembered bodies and shattered bones before them, their minds began to buzz with a ringing sound.
"Patriarch!"
"?"
"Go, quickly go!!!!"
Before the Guo Family Patriarch could recover, he saw Elder Guo Huai fiercely pull him, and the crowd behind them had already begun to surge wildly towards the southeast.
It turned out that just now, the encirclement in the northeast direction had finally been broken.
However, evacuation still required time, so even though a gap had been torn open, the Elders in front still could not easily retreat.
But at this moment, Ji You made a move that no one had ever expected.
He, who should have held on for a few more breaths and then retreated with Tianshu Academy, suddenly stepped forward, his entire body's Qi continuously boiling as he pursued the Evil Seed he had previously forced back with his Sword.
He wanted to try to kill that fiend!?
Amidst the clear ringing sound, Ji You, who was rushing away, rapidly switched hands and struck with his Sword, fiercely slashing at the approaching Evil Seed.
Then, he shattered the cliff wall with a bang, his Face contorted, and shot six Swords around him, striking down from the air.
Such an attack was no different from before, having already been tested and proven unable to cause him harm. Those retreating people had no idea what he was trying to do.
However, in the next instant, Ji You did not pursue further. Instead, he uncharacteristically retreated rapidly, instantly withdrawing from the valley.
Accompanying attack.
That's right, sometimes an accompanying attack is also a way to prevent pursuit.
Just as everyone thought they had guessed what was on his mind, the sixteen Swords diagonally inserted into the hillside suddenly began to tremble wildly.
As he turned, a strong Mystic Light surged from within the Sword formation. It was not Sword Qi, nor was it a Dao technique, but a magnificent immortal light spread out in the form of ripples.
In an instant, the Evil Seed, who was planning to pursue, was sent flying out of the hillside under the cover of night.
Seeing this scene, everyone who had recovered and was gazing in astonishment was completely bewildered, unable to understand why the sharp Swords that had been released so long ago would suddenly reveal such a terrifying killing power.
At this moment, the panting Ji You suddenly became much weaker, but his eyes were fixed on the position of the hillside, seemingly observing as well.
After a brief moment, he took a deep breath and pursued the retreating crowd.
Clatter, clatter, clatter. On the escape route, footsteps were chaotic.
There were still countless Evil Seeds pursuing them relentlessly, but after experiencing one encirclement, they were already feeling fortunate about such opponents.
As they rushed, everyone passed a tide of corpses, and with lingering fear, they all could not help but look at Ji You, especially He Lingxiu and other Tianshu Academy Disciples. If not for the continuous attacks from surrounding Evil Seeds, they would probably have already been distracted.
Of course, there were others who focused their gaze on the mere dozen or so remaining members of the Guo Family and Tao Family.
Since breaking through the encirclement, these remaining people had looked distraught, their eyes red with grief.
In fact, at that moment, many people did not think that the Guo Family and Tao Family's judgment of the situation was wrong, but they realized that their own judgment of Ji You had never been accurate.
"Where do we go next?"
"Move east, bypass this area, then go south into Liang Province, temporarily avoiding the areas where the tide of corpses is surging, and look for an opportunity to go deeper from the southwest direction."
Qin Rong was currently scouting the direction ahead. Upon hearing Ji You's question from behind, he immediately spoke.
Hearing this reply, Ji You turned his pale Face to look at the scattered Sects behind him.
Tonight's encirclement had resulted in heavy losses for Tianshu Academy and the accompanying Sects; almost thirty percent of the people had died in it.
And those who survived had probably also had their arrogance shattered, beginning to understand how terrifying the opponents they were pursuing were.
This was a good thing; after suffering a loss, abandoning that condescending attitude would increase their chances of survival.
However, what Ji You was worried about was that such a brutal battle would likely shatter not only arrogance but also courage, and it would not be strange for some Sects to give up and plan to withdraw later.
Just at this moment, everyone suddenly saw a burst of scorching immortal light explode in the south, so much so that the pitch-black night briefly turned into a white day.
The powerful pressure unleashed by the strong wind directly broke the trees all over the mountain, blowing dust and sand across the ground.
Feeling the terrifying pressure, everyone could not help but widen their eyes, panicking like startled birds.
Before long, two figures roared over, their Auras seemingly resonating with the Heavenly Dao, profound and boundless.
Their eyes were solemn, they said nothing, and their sharp Auras continued to flicker.
Ji You had known early on that the Five Great Hall Masters would come. The original plan was for the Disciples to find the traces of those people, and then for them to strike and kill them.
But they had fought for most of the night just now, and had not seen the Hall Masters make a move.
It was only when he now saw Zuoqiuyang and Chai Hu's appearance and expression that he realized they had not failed to make a move; it was just that the battlefield was not here.
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