Chapter 123: Hand Over the Jade Token

Dongfangxiu and Fang Xiu hurried over.

And the five also noticed the presence of Dongfangxiu and Fang Xiu.

"Senior Brother Dongfangxiu!" one of them shouted excitedly.

The other four looked panicked; they naturally knew Dongfangxiu's identity and strength, and in unison chose to flee.

But the next moment—

A powerful, almost terrifying pressure suddenly struck, freezing them in place, unable to move.

Dongfangxiu walked toward the four with a blank expression.

The four turned deathly pale.

"I'm willing to give you the banner!" one of them quickly said.

Immediately, the other three also spoke up.

"I'm willing too!"

They knew they could not defeat Dongfangxiu, who was at the Nascent Soul Realm; rather than futile resistance, they might as well hand over the banner early.

Immediately, they felt a release, and the heavy pressure receded.

They hurriedly handed the banner to Dongfangxiu.

Dongfangxiu took them and casually sent them into the jade token.

In the blink of an eye, his points increased, and his ranking on the scoreboard rose.

Name: Dongfangxiu.

Points: twenty-seven.

Scoreboard rank: eleventh.

Dongfangxiu glanced at them indifferently, then curled his lips into a smile.

Crack—

The four's jade tokens were shattered by Dongfangxiu's palm.

All four wore expressions of disbelief; before they could react, they were sent out of the secret realm.

Dongfangxiu lowered his hand, about to turn, when he suddenly narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp as he swept toward a certain direction.

He directly gathered power and unleashed a palm strike.

Boom!

Trees were snapped!

A white figure swiftly dodged.

As Dongfangxiu saw the white-clad girl's face, his expression instantly darkened, and memories of the humiliation he suffered in the Wuduan Secret Realm surfaced.

"Long time no see," Dongfangxiu said through gritted teeth.

Having said that, Dongfangxiu reached back and drew his heavy sword with a fierce pull.

He charged toward Yuan Yao's direction.

All he could think of now was to split Yuan Yao's jade token and eliminate her.

Clang—

The two swords clashed, instantly producing a fierce sword resonance.

Yuan Yao lifted her head, stared at Dongfangxiu ahead, and replied, "Indeed, long time no see."

She stepped back a few steps, swung her sword; in an instant the blade tore through the air toward Dongfangxiu, who raised his sword to block.

Dongfangxiu seemed to sense something, his expression slightly shifting.

Her cultivation…

Before he could finish thinking, Yuan Yao had already closed in with her sword; each of her moves was completely unexpected.

Dongfangxiu continually raised his sword to defend.

He tried to use his pressure to suppress Yuan Yao, but didn't expect her to have no reaction at all, as if the Nascent Soul Realm's pressure had no effect on her!

Yuan Yao raised her sword and came down with a fierce slash.

"Myriad Laws—"

"Sword Seals All Phenomena!"

Only to see a massive sword-blade silhouette come crashing down, carrying a mighty force, unstoppable!

Dongfangxiu's brows tightened; he quickly gripped his heavy sword and swung!

"Impermanence Sword!"

In an instant, a vast and unmatched sword qi surged from the blade, like a roaring angry dragon, baring fangs and claws to meet the oncoming sword-blade shadow.

With a booming sound, the two powerful sword qi collided in midair, sparking countless dazzling sword lights and shockwaves.

The surrounding trees, unable to withstand such violent impact, began to sway and tear.

Yuan Yao grunted, her body involuntarily stepping back two paces.

She lifted her head, secretly channeling her mental power toward Dongfangxiu's sea of consciousness.

Dongfangxiu sensed a mental power seeking to invade his sea of consciousness, and immediately swung his sword to try to slash it apart!

But he didn't expect the opponent's mental power to nimbly dodge his attack.

"Senior Brother Dongfangxiu!" the two Tai Sui Sect disciples present changed expression, and urgently said, "We're here to help you!"

"Get back!" Dongfangxiu snapped angrily, his face grim.

He, an early-stage Nascent Soul Realm expert, dealing with someone who hasn't even broken through to the Golden Core Realm—if he needed others' help, wouldn't that be embarrassing?!

The two disciples halted their steps.

Dongfangxiu wanted to settle Yuan Yao quickly; he took a deep breath, gripped his heavy sword, and in a flash appeared before her.

Dongfangxiu raised his sword and swung down; the heavy sword heavily smashed onto Yuan Yao's five-colored variegated long sword, shaking her arm numb and sending a tearing pain to her tiger's mouth.

"Hand over the jade token!" Dongfangxiu exerted force to press down the heavy sword.

Just as his heavy sword was about to strike Yuan Yao's neck—

Suddenly, a wave of intense pain surged through his sea of consciousness, as if being gnawed and devoured.

His mind and spirit were greatly shaken, and the heavy sword he gripped involuntarily loosened a bit.

And at that moment, Yuan Yao lifted her sword and flung it up, shaking his heavy sword aside; then she attacked Dongfangxiu with fierce swordsmanship.

Dongfangxiu, caught off guard, was fiercely slashed on the chest by Yuan Yao.

Slice—

The pain of torn flesh and blood surged, causing him to snap back to his senses.

Dongfangxiu cursed inwardly, then immediately exerted eighty percent of his power and fiercely slashed at Yuan Yao!

With a "Boom," Yuan Yao was blown back dozens of steps by his sword, a dull pain throbbing in her chest.

If it weren't for her Ten Thousand Shroud Robe, her flesh would likely have been torn apart by the sword qi right now.

Dongfangxiu stared grimly at Yuan Yao before him; seeing that she had only suffered a minor injury, his mood grew ever heavier.

Yuan Yao's cultivation is only at the late peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Yet he, an early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, expending eighty percent of his power, still failed to inflict serious injury on her, filling him with shame.

Today, he will surely eliminate her!

To avenge the humiliation Xiao Lingwei suffered that day in public!

Dongfangxiu gripped his sword and rose; the heavy sword's blade was suddenly covered in metallic elements, emitting a startling radiance.

He lifted his sword and slashed toward the position where Yuan Yao stood!

Boom!

With an explosive bang, the ground was instantly split in two by the sword qi, a huge fissure opening; Yuan Yao, at the very center of the sword qi, swiftly dodged to the side.

But unexpectedly—

Dongfangxiu actually unleashed a series of successive sword strikes!

Cutting off her retreat!

Yuan Yao had no choice but to meet him head-on; she leapt up, the Phantom Spirit Sword in her hand flashing with fire, and she unleashed dozens of consecutive strikes!

Sword shadows danced wildly!

But the opponent's Nascent Soul power was too overwhelming; it not only shattered her sword shadows, but also pressed straight toward her!

With a "Boom," Yuan Yao could not block the opponent's sword qi with her sword; she was overturned to the ground, her viscera and blood surging.

She had no time to think, quickly rolled over to evade Dongfangxiu's next attack.

Yuan Yao seized the opportunity, flipped to her feet, and then ran straight away!

If she can't beat him, she has to run!

Dongfangxiu didn't expect her to turn and run!

He let out a mocking cold laugh, "You think you can get away?!"

With a flick of his body, he had already darted forward in pursuit.

As he chased, he launched attacks from behind.

Swish swish swish!

Countless fierce sword qi came from behind Yuan Yao.