Chapter 366: 369. Chapter 369: Their Respective Battles

369. Chapter 369: Their Respective Battles

Before Li Yi even approached Shoushan Village, he was discovered by the warriors of Shoushan Village. Accompanied by the striking of the alarm bell, warriors of all sizes in Shoushan Village gathered together to prepare to meet the enemy, while all the women and children gathered under the large tree in the middle of the village to avoid disaster.

Such a big commotion made Li Yi feel a bit puzzled.

He had been a defeated opponent before, and now that he had returned, the other party logically shouldn't know that his strength had transformed, so why were they so battle-ready?

Besides, he was alone and weak, was it necessary to use the strength of the entire village to deal with him?

"Forget it, since I'm already here, no matter what, I have to rescue Jiang Mingtian and the others today."

Li Yi thought to himself, then he rode Niu Niu and continued to move forward, while ordering the Thunder Fighter to start charging its main cannon, ready to open fire at any time.

"It really is that evil outsider. He's here, and he's brought two exotic beasts. One is Shanyi, and the other is that beast. These two exotic beasts are still in their infancy, and their strength isn't very strong, so don't worry. Instead, it's this evil outsider; compared to a while ago, he seems to have changed quite a bit."

At the village entrance, that giant man nearly three meters tall stood motionless holding a large saber, protecting Shoushan Village like a door god.

And beside him, that High Priest named Mai Sui had a gloomy face, and his expression wasn't very good: "The other party has come with hatred. Notify Ju Jiao, no matter what, we cannot let him go again today. We have already lost three young warriors, and two other warriors were seriously injured because of this. If this matter cannot be dealt with, Shoushan Village will never have peaceful days again."

"Of course, I won't show mercy like last time. For an enemy who has stained my clansmen's blood, I, Notify Ju Jiao, will definitely cut off his head."

Notify Ju Jiao grinned, revealing his stark white teeth, like a man-eating beast, his tall body exuding a violent aura.

When Li Yi rode Niu Niu to the village entrance, immediately, a dozen burly men clad in leather armor nearby, holding large sabers, axes, and bows, surrounded him tightly.

Afterward, Notify Ju Jiao pulled up the large saber standing on the ground and walked over with large strides: "Evil outsider, I didn't expect you to dare to appear in Shoushan Village. I once considered you a warrior and respected you for defeating Zhong Chi, giving you the respect you deserved. But you are like a hungry wolf that cannot be tamed, actually killing the children of our Shoushan Village and attacking our Shoushan Village's High Priest. Today, this blood debt must be collected from you no matter what."

"Boss, kill him, kill this evil outsider, and avenge Zhu Huan and the others."

"That's right, cut off his head and make his skull into a wine vessel."

"I want to pull out his bones to use for shoveling dung."

The nearby Shoushan Village warriors were all furious and indignant, viewing Li Yi as a demon and a murderer, wishing they could skin him alive.

Li Yi frowned upon hearing this: "Notify Ju Jiao, if you want to make a move, just do it. Why slander someone's innocence? I'm evil? You people of Shoushan Village are the ones who are truly born evil. My companions and I came out to adventure, and you were the ones who took the initiative to attack us, destroy our weapons and equipment, beat us into serious injuries, capture us, and plunder the armor and weapons on our bodies."

"You bunch of barbaric robbers, how dare you talk about me?"

"I originally wanted to cut off your head with one saber, but after you said that, I, Notify Ju Jiao, am very unconvinced."

Notify Ju Jiao stared at Li Yi, having no intention of making a move immediately: "I know well that a village that casually forms hatred cannot prosper for long. You outsiders don't know the taboos here and offended the canyon where the gods sleep. We people of Shoushan Village can not hold it against you, but you killed our Zhu Huan, Tie Zu, and Lie Shi—that is a blood debt that cannot be erased. How do you argue?"

"That was a battle between warriors; isn't death normal? This is the rule of your Shoushan Village, and it was that bear child named Zhu Huan who took the initiative to challenge me. If you don't believe me, you can go ask a woman named Shan Guo." Li Yi said.

Notify Ju Jiao was stunned upon hearing this, then turned and shouted angrily: "Shan Guo? Is that how it happened?"

Soon, that woman named Shan Guo ran out from the village behind. Her state was very bad, her body's injuries had not yet recovered, and at this moment, hearing the boss's inquiry, she could only bite the bullet and say: "Yes, it is like that. Zhu Huan and the others did indeed take the initiative to challenge this evil outsider."

Notify Ju Jiao was silent for a moment.

It wasn't just him who was silent; even the warriors who had previously shouted to avenge Zhu Huan and the others suddenly shut their mouths.

If it was a battle between warriors, there was nothing to say about being killed, just like when Zhong Chi was defeated before.

Li Yi sneered again: "As for attacking your High Priest? It seems your village's High Priest was the one who made a move on me first. I was just taking back what belonged to me."

Notify Ju Jiao fell silent again, then glanced at the High Priest.

High Priest Mai Sui said in a deep voice: "Right now, right and wrong are no longer important. For the sake of the village, this outsider must die. Don't forget, we have already sold his companions as slaves. The seeds of resentment have been planted, and only when the other party is completely dead can this crisis be overcome. This time, fortunately, only he came alone. If he had brought a group of evil Earth Prisoners this time, Shoushan Village would be finished."

He didn't know from which captured person he had learned some information about the Earth Prisoners.

Being told this, the silent Notify Ju Jiao's gaze suddenly became firm, and then he stared fixedly at Li Yi: "The High Priest is right. Today, no matter what, I cannot let you leave. For the sake of Shoushan Village, I must kill you."

"I didn't expect that my companions were actually sold by you as slaves?" Li Yi's gaze also turned cold instantly: "I originally thought about whether I could use communication and trading to make you release my companions, but now it seems there is no need for that. Let's use slaughter to decide right and wrong."

"If I die, naturally no one will seek revenge on you again, but if you, Notify Ju Jiao, lose, the entire Shoushan Village might be destroyed because of it. Can you afford such a price?"

"I easily defeated you before; I know your strength. You won't be my match." Notify Ju Jiao gripped his large saber tightly, his killing intent thick.

Li Yi said: "There are many ways to win or lose. Just like how you suddenly ambushed us, I have my own certainty of victory in coming here."

However, just as he finished speaking, a burly man's figure suddenly stomped on the ground, making a loud noise, and rushed over. Accompanied by a series of rattling sounds from bone-tooth necklaces, that warrior named Zhong Chi, who had now recovered from his injuries, roared and smashed over with a punch. His punch was still as swift and vigorous as before.

"Today, I, Zhong Chi, will wash away my previous shame."

After his defeat last time, he was unconvinced and had a shadow cast over his heart. To break this shadow, he had to defeat Li Yi head-on again.

Facing the Shoushan Village warrior's attack, the exotic beast Li Yi was riding roared immediately, wanting to fight it.

But Li Yi himself moved first. He saw his entire arm suddenly flash with silver radiance; this radiance condensed and intertwined, turning into a substantial silver saber light, and then he swung it out instantly.

The silver saber light arrived in an instant.

Seeing this scene, Notify Ju Jiao's expression changed drastically: "Zhong Chi, be careful."

However, it was already too late.

The silver saber light was sharp, no longer what it used to be. Although his realm after awakening the god's bloodline was still the Soul Realm, his strength had undergone an astonishing transformation. At this moment, a strike of saber Gang was definitely not something a flesh-and-blood body could contend with.

The saber light flew past.

Blood splashed. Zhong Chi, with his formidable physique, was actually split in half from the middle. Afterward, his tall body suddenly fell to the ground. He opened his eyes wide, still clenching his fist wanting to swing it, but it was to no avail; he could only swallow his last breath with unwillingness.

This sudden scene stunned everyone.

"Zhong Chi is dead?"

It was unimaginable that one of the most powerful warriors in Shoushan Village was actually slashed away so easily by the evil outsider.

Clearly, he had been able to fight the other party to a draw before.

In just over ten days, why had such a big change occurred?

This change in Li Yi was very difficult for the other Shoushan Village warriors to understand.

"You couldn't beat me last time, and you were suppressed by my fist intent, yet you still dare to come and seek death." At this moment, Li Yi's expression was indifferent. He was not surprised at all by this result. In his view, the only person in this Shoushan Village qualified to fight him was Notify Ju Jiao alone.

Although that High Priest had a certain threat, he had already seen it last time: the High Priest only knew magic, and his physique was not strong, so the threat was very limited.

"Avenge Zhong Chi."

However, Zhong Chi's death did not make the other warriors feel fear; instead, it completely ignited their bloodthirst and hatred. At this moment, they roared and made their moves one after another.

Some pulled the large bows in their hands and shot at Li Yi, some raised the axes and halberds in their hands and slashed over. They were all extremely brave and full of momentum.

"Life and death battle, each according to their own fate."

Li Yi let out a long whistle and killed his way out. His entire body surged with silver radiance, burning like a flame. Under the condensation of the Hundred-Refined Gang Qi, he seemed to have put on an indestructible silver battle armor, resisting the arrow attacks without injury. With every gesture, silver Gang Qi slashed out.

Seeing this, Notify Ju Jiao did not dare to be careless. He roared and attacked instantly, holding his large saber. The ancient large saber slashed, forcefully shaking away several silver Gang Qi, saving the lives of several Shoushan Village warriors, and then his nearly three-meter-tall body arrived across the air.

The large saber whirled, its momentum heavy, heading straight for Li Yi's head.

But this time, Li Yi reacted.

His silver vertical pupils glowed; he saw the other party's attack clearly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yi grabbed with his hand, and the silver saber Gang turned into a precious saber. He heard the saber blade whistling, as if a gust of wind was sweeping, and he met the attack as well.

The sound of metal clashing echoed.

The next moment.

The silver saber Gang in Li Yi's hand suddenly shattered, and then the large saber's remaining power, undiminished, slashed onto his shoulder, forcefully cracking the silver battle armor on his body. Li Yi's body was also forcefully sunken by more than half a meter due to this immense power, shaking his body numb.

"What a savage power." However, Li Yi raised his head and revealed a wild smile: "But, your saber is not as sharp as before; it can't kill me."

Relying on the awakened god's bloodline, he withstood the other party's full-force strike.

This scene stunned Notify Ju Jiao. He doubted whether his strength had regressed; the person he could easily blow away with one punch before had actually grown to this point now.

But his rich combat experience made Notify Ju Jiao react suddenly, then he pulled back his saber and turned around, preparing to strike again.

However, Li Yi suddenly grabbed that thick large saber with one palm. Silver radiance condensed, dazzling and extraordinary. A divine power surged out from within his body, grabbing that large saber that was about to be pulled away tightly, and then another punch was suddenly delivered.

The silver fist Gang intertwined rapidly like lightning.

The awakened god's bloodline allowed Li Yi to erupt with unimaginable fist strength at this moment.

"Not good." Notify Ju Jiao's expression changed drastically, and he raised his arm to block.

Boom!

A thunderclap exploded, air waves swept, and silver radiance spread toward all directions like ripples.

The unbelievably powerful strength actually forcefully knocked Notify Ju Jiao, this three-meter-tall burly giant, back by half a meter, and left a clearly visible fist mark on his arm. The area around the fist mark was stained with blood, breaking through the strong physique the other party was proud of.

Pain came from his arm.

Notify Ju Jiao felt the power of that punch. Although it was unbelievable, it was undeniable that the enemy in front of him had grown almost to the point of being close to his own level.

But the more this was the case, the more he could not let this enemy leave here.

Notify Ju Jiao roared, gripped his saber with both hands, his muscles bulged, and a terrifying power was vented, forcefully pressing Li Yi down by another half a meter, attempting to slash off half of Li Yi's arm.

Li Yi's shoulder felt pain, the silver battle armor completely shattered, the flesh and skin were slashed open, and while blood flowed out, silver bones were also revealed. These bones were indestructible, forcefully blocking the other party's large saber.

Seeing these silver bones, Notify Ju Jiao was stunned. The divine power erupting from his massive body suddenly leaked, and his face carried an expression of disbelief.

Not just him, the High Priest Mai Sui, who was waving the emerald-green staff in his hand and preparing to use magic, also opened his eyes wide when he saw Li Yi's silver bones, revealing a look of horror.

But the battle did not stop because of the two people's changes.

At this moment, the exotic beast Niu Niu he was riding also roared and charged out. Just in one encounter, it knocked away a Shoushan Village warrior. That warrior flew out like a cannonball, smashed the ground, and fell into the mud; in the blink of an eye, there was no movement.

This exotic beast also possessed extraordinary divine power. After eating the silver exotic fruit, its tendons and bones were strong, and its power was even greater; it was not something ordinary warriors could take down.

The cry of Shanyi echoed in the sky. This exotic beast was as swift as lightning and pounced over. A warrior was instantly knocked to the ground. Although that warrior roared and prepared to counterattack, Shanyi's giant beak had silver radiance intertwined, and it pecked instantly. That warrior's head exploded immediately, and blood splashed all over the ground.

But immediately afterward, an axe and halberd carrying violent power attempted to slash off Shanyi's head.

However, Shanyi flapped its wings, its figure pulled out afterimages, moved out of thin air to avoid the axe and halberd's attack, and pounced toward the second Shoushan Village warrior. ===== CHAPTER 367 =====