Chapter 503: Will You Still Accept Me?

The battle erupted in an instant!

Xue Xue Fengchen held an axe in his left hand while his right hand suddenly shot out, grabbing the arm of the woman beside him: "Sister Yan!"

Gao Gao Yunyan was in her early thirties, tall and slender with long limbs, sporting a pretty short haircut and heroic eyebrows.

On each of her earlobes, she wore large, circular silver earrings.

They flashed repeatedly.

They matched her heroic and flamboyant demeanor perfectly.

Gao Gao Yunyan turned her head to see Xue Xue Fengchen's determined eyes as he said in a deep voice: "Don't go!"

She raised an eyebrow, but before she could speak, another angry shout came from afar: "Little Gao! Little Xue! Don't just stand there, get moving!"

Xue Xue Fengchen tightly gripped Gao Gao Yunyan's arm with his large hand and shook his head.

Gao Gao Yunyan stared straight into his eyes: "Little Chen, do you know what you are doing?"

Xue Xue Fengchen's tiger-like eyes shone brightly: "This world should not be like this."

"Whoosh!!"

The sandy sea surged, and frost spread everywhere.

Although the two were not at the center of the battlefield, they were still caught in the aftermath.

Energy churned beneath Xue Xue Fengchen's feet, churning up the yellow sand.

Xi Huang Shen Fa·Western Desert Sandy Sea!

"Whoosh!"

The two stood atop the sandy sea, their figures rising and falling with the sand waves as they retreated backward.

From start to finish, Gao Gao Yunyan offered no resistance.

She allowed him to pull her back and asked again: "Then do you know what the consequences of our actions will be?"

Consequences?

Once they failed, or if the news leaked, the two would face endless pursuit from the Huangshanyi Sect.

Within Huangshan Mountain, experts were as numerous as the trees in a forest.

They even possessed more than ten great experts of the Ming Hai Jing realm!

Those at the Jiang Jing realm were like ants before the vast ocean.

"Wrong is wrong." Xue Xue Fengchen's expression grew even more resolute. "I don't want to become someone even I would despise!"

"Heh." Gao Gao Yunyan suddenly laughed.

The wild wind blew, messing up her short hair and brushing across the self-mocking smile on her face.

"Previously, for the sake of survival, we had no choice but to join Huangshan Mountain." Xue Xue Fengchen gripped Gao Gao Yunyan's arm even tighter.

Gao Gao Yunyan said: "Is that genius surnamed Lu really worth you taking such a risk?"

Xue Xue Fengchen said seriously: "If you had entered the mountain two months later, you would know exactly what kind of person Lu Ran is!

He is the head of the Great Xia geniuses and furthermore the mortal Lu Zongzhu of the Xianyangyi Sect!"

Hearing this, a glint of surprise flashed through Gao Gao Yunyan's eyes.

There was no time to ask further questions; at this moment, the entire world was filled with swirling yellow sand!

Xi Huang Shen Fa·Drifting Sand!

Before reaching the Fa Zai He Pin realm, this technique could only raise sand forward to obscure the enemy's vision.

But after advancing to the Jiang Pin realm, this technique underwent a qualitative transformation!

Believers of the Western Desert could summon sandstorms that not only obscured the enemy's vision but also allowed them to perceive everything within the dust.

"Little Gao, Little Xue... you two! Are you fucking trying to defect?"

Guo Guo Yize cursed loudly, yellow sand surging beneath his feet to push him into a rapid retreat.

He was furious, his curses growing increasingly vicious: "Xue Xue Fengchen! Gao Gao Yunyan! You two treacherous scumbags!

Have you forgotten that it was our Huangshan Mountain that provided you shelter?"

"Heh." Jiangjiang Ruyi's cold voice was extremely penetrating, filled with thick mockery: "For vicious criminals, what talk of righteousness is there?

Betraying Huangshan Mountain?

It is your Huangshan Mountain that has betrayed the entire human race!"

"What a sharp-tongued little girl!" Amidst the thick dust, Guo Guo Yize shouted angrily, "You wish to die? This old man will grant your wish!"

Another male believer of the Western Desert, Cao Cao Rongcheng, also activated Xi Huang Shen Fa·Drifting Sand and hurriedly said:

"You two join the fight quickly; don't be foolish!"

Xue Xue Fengchen gripped Gao Gao Yunyan's arm tightly: "Genius Lu is merely a catalyst; the root cause lies with me! I just don't want to sink any further; I don't want to become a sinner!

Sister Yan, you are different from those people in Huangshan Mountain; let's leave together!"

Gao Gao Yunyan pressed her lips together, releasing Drifting Sand: "Leaving won't work."

Xue Xue Fengchen's heart tightened!

The sandstorm was too thick; he could no longer see her face clearly.

Yet within the perception of the Divine Art·Drifting Sand, he sensed that Gao Gao Yunyan's right hand had already gripped a battle axe!

Divine Art·Shattered Desert Axe!

"Sister Yan." Xue Xue Fengchen's expression was very ugly. "Ever since I joined Huangshan Mountain, you have been leading me; I know you are different from them..."

Gao Gao Yunyan interrupted: "We must kill these two old bastards first before we can leave.

Only then can we go further!"

Xue Xue Fengchen's words came to an abrupt halt.

Gao Gao Yunyan suddenly leaned forward and pressed her lips heavily against his.

Xue Xue Fengchen:???

Amid the thick dust and sand, he only felt a warm, soft sensation on his lips.

This...?

"I'll go mad with you!" Gao Gao Yunyan licked her sand-covered lips, exerted force with her arm, and broke free from Xue Xue Fengchen's grip.

Although there was much sand on her lips, it was not dirty.

After all, these fine grains of sand came from the Divine Art: Drifting Sand, meaning they were made of divine power.

"Charge!" Gao Gao Yunyan, perceiving everything within the dust cloud, surged forward in great strides.

"Good!" Xue Xue Fengchen tightened his grip on the Mountain-Splitting Axe and followed closely in great strides.

She was right; since they intended to escape the demonic nest, they must eliminate these two Xihuangyi Sect believers.

They absolutely could not allow them to bring intelligence back to Tianhuang Mountain!

"You..." Cao Cao Rongcheng's expression suddenly changed!

The omnipresent dust and sand informed him that Gao and Xue were killing their way toward him!

"You little bastards, I'll f***ing kill you all!" Guo Guo Yize had completely exploded in rage.

Originally, it was four Named River Estuary Realm, fifth-stage disciples of the Xihuangyi Sect arrayed against five believers of Master Yu Fu at low-to-mid stages of the Named River Estuary Realm.

Among Master Yu Fu's squad, the one with the highest cultivation realm was merely Jiangjiang Ruyi at the fourth stage of the Named River Estuary Realm.

Now look at the situation!

A four-versus-five fight had directly turned into a two-versus-seven!

How could they possibly fight this?

As for the Shanweiyi Sect disciples...

The Xihuangyi Sect believers truly did not take them seriously.

In truth, believers of the Fourth-Rank Deity: Another Shanwei were not actually too weak.

Alas, the Xihuangyi Sect naturally countered the Shanweiyi Sect; one axe strike shattered everything, leaving no way to handle it.

The Shanweiyi Sect, however, possessed remarkable support capabilities, holding the Divine Art: Will of the Mountain, which allowed them to perceive all living beings within a certain range that were touching the ground or hiding beneath it.

Xiong Xiong, Wang Wang Xuyang, and the others kept reporting positions nonstop, which truly made the two Xihuangyi Sect believers extremely annoyed!

Guo Guo Yize wished he could use his great axe to split these fellows into pieces alive.

But how could the disciples of Master Yu Fu let him have his way?

Strike after strike of Frost Talismans were thrown down, determined to freeze them into old ice pops!

Guo Guo Yize used the Sand Sea to attack and bury the Shanweiyi Sect believers alive, while the opponents used Mountain Stone Walls to erect high barriers of stone and earth.

"Retreat! Old Guo, retreat quickly!" Cao Cao Rongcheng shouted loudly, turning his head and fleeing.

"Old scoundrel, you're not going anywhere!" Gao Gao Yunyan let out a sharp cry.

Beneath her feet, the Sand Sea churned, raising waves like a surging ocean that violently propelled her forward.

In the nearly two years since joining Tianhuang Mountain, she had witnessed too many cruel scenes of torturing captives.

The group known as Xihuangyi Sect believers mostly consisted of domineering and tyrannical individuals.

From a certain perspective, they merely possessed higher intelligence, more stable mental states, and stronger self-control than the clan of Barbaric Female Droughts.

Yet here in the lawless Holy Lingshan, the ferocity in the hearts of the Xihuangyi Sect believers had been thoroughly ignited.

The degree of cruelty with which such people treated captives and slaves was simply outrageous!

Gao Gao Yunyan was insignificant and her words carried no weight; she lacked the power to change anything.

Indeed, if you did not display a side of arrogance and recklessness, you would appear out of place, as though you did not endorse Tianhuang Mountain.

But today...

Go mad!

Xue Xue Fengchen was right; Lu Zongzhu Lu was merely an opportunity, a choice; the true root cause lay within oneself!

I do not want to live like this anymore.

"Gao Gao Yunyan! I should have kicked you off the mountain back then!" Cao Cao Rongcheng shouted in anger, wielding the Desolate-Splitting Axe with both hands to hastily block.

"Bang!!"

Two identical Desolate-Splitting Axes collided heavily together.

Exploding with a boom!

Both sides possessed the Divine Art: Power of the Western Wasteland, maximizing their attribute of strength!

Both sides also possessed the Divine Art: Shattering the Eight Desolates, capable of splitting mountains, crushing rocks, and breaking the earth!

After such an axe strike, whose weapon could remain intact?

"Take this!" Xue Xue Fengchen roared, connecting seamlessly with Gao Gao Yunyan and charging straight at Cao Cao Rongcheng.

Cao Cao Rongcheng was startled in his heart; he exerted his spells to the utmost, causing the Sand Sea beneath his feet to surge fiercely toward Xue Xue Fengchen.

However, Xue Xue Fengchen also arrived carrying a Sand Sea!

The instant the two Sand Seas crashed together, Xue Xue Fengchen split a path forward with his axe; his shoulder became a potent weapon, striking Cao Cao Rongcheng while simultaneously executing a turn.

This collision caused Cao Cao Rongcheng to lose his balance.

Furthermore, it made Xue Xue Fengchen's movements flow as smoothly as floating clouds and flowing water!

A Mountain-Splitting Great Axe swung from back to front, forcibly carving out a full moon.

The motion was continuous and pleasing to the eye.

Not only was the action swift, but it also carried immense power and weight!

What the f*** is called a summer genius!

Cao Cao Rongcheng's face turned deathly pale, his heart hanging right up in his throat.

In the flash of lightning and spark of flint, as he leaped backward fiercely, he subconsciously activated the Divine Art: Body of Xihuang.

In merely an instant, Cao Cao Rongcheng transformed from a flesh-and-blood body into a construct of yellow sand.

This technique was similar to a Golden Body.

Its defensive power was shockingly strong!

Yet the Xihuangyi Sect happened to counter him!

The axe swung by Xue Xue Fengchen was filled with the Power of Xihuang, and the axe itself was imbued with the Divine Art: Shatter the Eight Wastelands!

"Crack!!"

The terrifying axe blade slashed across Cao Cao Rongcheng's chest.

Although it failed to split this yellow sand body in two, it still tore open the opponent's chest.

"Aaaah!" Cao Cao Rongcheng let out a mournful, shrill scream; the instant he reverted to his flesh form, his chest split open and blood gushed forth.

"Hmm?" Jiangjiang Ruyi, her eyes closed, suddenly turned her head.

She possessed no Perception Technique, but she held the Divine Weapon: Liangye Sword in her hand.

Cao Cao Rongcheng had been struck flying backward?

His feet had left the ground; he was no longer treading upon the sand sea?

"Whoosh~"

Jiangjiang Ruyi suddenly flung her hand upward; the Liangye Sword shot forward rapidly, and stuck at the junction of the hilt and blade was still an Electric Binding Talisman.

"Zzzzt~ Zzt!"

The next moment, with a thought from Jiangjiang Ruyi, she detonated the Electric Binding Talisman.

A sphere of lightning with a radius of fifty meters abruptly manifested, enveloping Cao Cao Rongcheng within it.

Cao Cao Rongcheng:!!!

His body went stiff, his entire form numb and tingling.

Before he could make any other reaction, the Liangye Sword had already pierced through his skull.

Xue Xue Fengchen, treading upon the yellow sand and giving chase, sensed the longsword attacking; he immediately raised his Mountain-Splitting Axe to block before him.

"Ah! Aaaaaah!"

Guo Guo Yize, his pupils flooded with blood, had already perceived his teammate's death through the sandstorm.

At this moment, his entire body was already covered in frost and snow.

Although the disciples of Master Yu Fu could not see the battlefield clearly within the sandstorm environment, the spreading range of the Frost Talismans was vast.

Moreover, Song Yu, An Sister Xian, Zhu Yuan, and Zhang Zhang Zhenghu, the four of them, were all surrounded by the Great Formation of Master Yu Fu; they could move freely within the frost range without being frozen stiff.

"Whoosh!!"

Amidst Guo Guo Yize's furious roar, a battle axe of terrifying scale abruptly appeared high in the distant sky.

The Xihuangyi Sect's Jiang Jing ultimate move: Divine Axe of Xihuang!

"Hmph." Gao Gao Yunyan let out a cold snort, raising one hand high.

Xue Xue Fengchen likewise raised his hand high; the two moved in unison, divine power churning in their palms.

High in the sky, a second and then a third massive Divine Axe of Xihuang successively materialized!

However, the latter two battle axes were not meant for offense, but for interception.

"Traitor! Shameless traito—mph!" Guo Guo Yize cursed furiously, his mouth full of frost, "Ptooey!!"

Guo Guo Yize's body was frozen immobile; he could only summon the sand sea beneath his feet to shove him, borrowing the force to thrust forward the Divine Weapon: Mountain-Splitting Axe.

But because he was frozen too solidly, his hand and the axe haft failed to release immediately.

Yet shortly after, the Mountain-Splitting Axe vibrated with all its might and still broke free.

"Boom-boom-boom!!"

High in the sky, the pair of axes steadily intercepted the descending Divine Axe of Xihuang.

Gao Gao Yunyan, however, grew anxious in her heart; she leaped to Xue Xue Fengchen's side, gripping both sides of his waist with her hands: "We cannot let the Divine Weapon escape!"

If this axe returned to Tianhuang Mountain, then all would be lost!

Sensing the location of the Divine Weapon Axe within the sand and dust, she filled her hands with the Divine Art: Power of Xihuang and shoved Xue Xue Fengchen forward fiercely.

"Whoosh!!"

Xue Xue Fengchen, like a cannonball, charged straight ahead, speeding through the sandstorm and bursting into the zone where sand dust and frost snow mixed.

"Bang!" A massive sound rang out!

Gao Gao Yunyan's terrifying power had earned Xue Xue Fengchen absolute speed.

He killed his way out to block the path, grabbed the fleeing Mountain-Splitting Axe, and clutching this heavy Divine Weapon, smashed heavily into the ground.

"Mmph! Mmm-mmm!"

Guo Guo Yize wanted to say something, but his mouth was filled with frost and snow.

Within the thick frost and snow, five disciples of Master Yu Fu circled in flight; following the enemy's muffled cries, they fiercely flung volley after volley of Frost Talismans.

Very quickly, Guo Guo Yize fell completely silent.

Even though the Frost Talismans were merely control-type techniques and could not freeze a target completely in one go, the members of the Master Yu Fu squad were simply too numerous, and their output frequency was extremely fast.

"Snap!"

Jiangjiang Ruyi firmly gripped the Liangye Sword and stabbed diagonally downward.

"Crack!!"

A body completely frozen by frost instantly shattered.

Jiangjiang Ruyi stood where the enemy had once stood; beneath her feet was nothing but frost, and furthermore, the ground was littered with shattered fragments of ice and snow.

The battlefield instantly fell silent; all dust had settled!

Though victorious, her face showed little joy.

Holy Lingshan.

Filthy, ugly, cruel, filled with scheming.

And as for herself...

Jiangjiang Ruyi slowly closed her beautiful eyes and gently exhaled.

Earlier, she had slain Gu Zhang, using a method akin to torture—freezing and burying him alive—yet her heart remained utterly unmoved.

Now, she had exhausted every trick in her arsenal.

She had invoked the name of a prodigy to demand answers, leveraged Lu Ran's reputation and influence, and spouted nonsense like "I know where Lu Ran is," successfully turning the Western Wasteland disciples against their allies mid-battle.

She had also pierced her enemies until they shattered into fragments scattered across the ground.

Cruelty, scheming...

Jiangjiang Ruyi slowly lifted her head, gazing at the churning sea of clouds in the sky, a trace of bitterness flashing in the depths of her eyes.

How much longer must I walk this path to find you?

And what form will this Holy Lingshan twist me into?

If one day truly comes,

if I have not died and you are still alive, and we truly meet again—

will you still accept me, the me who has become like that?

"My lord! My lord, please spare our lives!"

"We were forced, Lady! We had no choice..." Two Another Shanwei believers, knowing there was no escape, rushed over, knelt, and begged pitifully.

Jiangjiang Ruyi looked at the two trembling figures begging for mercy, but having no mind to deal with them, she turned her gaze to the distance.

She had intended to summon Xiong Xiong to handle the matter, but the crowd of Another Shanwei disciples misunderstood her intent and immediately dropped to their knees in a mass.

Behind her veil, Jiangjiang Ruyi's face revealed a bitter smile.

I am not... I am not that kind of person; I do not wish to enslave my own people.

This mountain,

it is far too filthy.

"Boom—rumble!!!"

High above in the heavens, a earth-shaking, sky-rending roar suddenly erupted.

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