Chapter 302: Breaking Convention

A young man leaned against the chair, wearing a loose white robe with wide sleeves, revealing his fair skin and collarbones. He lazily propped his cheek with his left hand, half of his delicate face exposed, while the other half was concealed by a butterfly-shaped mask with chains.

When the palanquin stopped outside the Xue Nu Chang, all the evil cultivators half-kneeled before the young man on it, their expressions fervent and admiring.

"Greetings, Field Master!"

The voices of thousands of evil cultivators almost shook the heavens.

This made Yao Linglong and the others present finally realize that the young man before them, Huyan Cheng, was the master of the Two Provinces Area.

Huyan Cheng lifted his hand to part the gauze, his gaze falling on Xiao Lingwei and Ying Wuji's faces.

He had seen their portraits.

He naturally recognized them as disciples of Thousand Jade Mountain.

He suddenly laughed, his meaning unclear.

"Since you've come, stay."

"As Field Master, I'd like to see whether your master will come to this filthy place."

"Dongxi, Nanbei, seize them. Any other blood slaves… if they dare to step out of the Xue Nu Chang, they will be killed without mercy!"

His voice was hoarse, as if injured, especially unpleasant.

As his words fell, two figures descended from the sky.

Two men who looked identical, with thick brows and large eyes, tall builds, and a hint of simple honesty on their faces.

These two were the other two guardians of the Xue Nu Chang—Dongxi and Nanbei.

Upon hearing the order, Dongxi and Nanbei's eyes sharpened; they summoned their weapons.

Dongxi wielded a meteor hammer.

Nanbei wielded a giant axe.

The two almost simultaneously attacked toward Xiao Lingwei and Ying Wuji.

Xiao Lingwei's face sank instantly; she swept her gaze at the hesitating 'blood slaves' and said, 'You all retreat first.'

These blood slaves had previously been tortured, their bodies extremely weak, lacking any combat strength.

If they were allowed to charge out, they would surely be slain by the evil cultivators.

Upon hearing this, the 'blood slaves' all retreated.

Seeing this, the evil cultivators present couldn't help but laugh mockingly.

"You orthodox Cultivators really have no backbone!"

"If you have the ability, step out of the Xue Nu Chang and fight us!"

The evil cultivators kept shouting.

The faces of the 'blood slaves' alternated between green and pale.

At that moment, the two chief guardians Dongxi and Nanbei closed in, each facing Xiao Lingwei and Ying Wuji, and they began a fierce battle.

Seated in the palanquin, Huyan Cheng narrowed his eyes, staring at Ying Wuji's sword technique; after a moment, he let out a muffled laugh from his throat.

"Indeed, he inherits the teachings of Thousand Jade Mountain."

"This sword technique is truly extraordinarily powerful."

Huyan Cheng recalled everything from the past, his eyes gradually turning cold.

How many years has it been since he last saw Thousand Jade Mountain?

About a hundred years, perhaps.

He remembered Thousand Jade Mountain's junior disciple Yuqingxue, that once arrogant and unrestrained youth, who eventually became obscure with the passage of time, unnoticed by anyone.

He suddenly laughed.

…

Inside the Xue Nu Chang, chaos reigned.

Yuan Yao and Song Yan were sparring with Sikong Yi.

Cang Li and Xue Jin were dealing with Wuming.

As for Zong Yu'er and Lin Xuechen, they supported Ao Su, intending to first escape the Xue Nu Chang, but were blocked by layers of guards.

Zong Yu'er specialized in medicine and alchemy, her strength not high. Lin Xuechen was a Talisman Cultivator, his strength not high either, but he had previously crafted many intermediate talismans; he flung out a talisman.

Bang!

He flung out another!

Bang!

Seeing the guards blown up, they angrily charged toward Lin Xuechen.

"Oh my mother!"

Lin Xuechen was startled; he hurriedly kept throwing talismans.

Bang bang bang!

The explosions continued, blasting the entire layer into ruins.

Not far away, the Third Hall Officer's face turned green; he flashed forward, gathering power in his hand and slamming his palm toward Lin Xuechen and the others.

The Third Hall Officer's cultivation was at mid‑Nascent Soul Realm; as he struck, even though Lin Xuechen deployed a defensive talisman to block it, it was of no avail.

With a booming 'Boom!', Lin Xuechen, Zong Yu'er, and Ao Su were overturned to the ground.

Lin Xuechen took the brunt, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

"Senior Brother Lin!" Zong Yu'er exclaimed in surprise.

Just then, the Third Hall Officer was advancing step by step, condensing surging power in his hand for an attack; as he was about to blast Lin Xuechen—

Suddenly, an anomaly occurred!

A pitch‑black giant dragon appeared, roaring toward the Third Hall Officer; in an instant, the dragon's roar reverberated throughout the layer, and the Third Hall Officer was shaken back a distance.

Black Dragon Mo Yang immediately circled Lin Xuechen and the other two, assuming the posture of a guardian.

The Third Hall Officer was shocked; he could keenly sense the immense pressure emanating from the giant dragon, something he could not handle.

Seeing the Third Hall Officer staring at it, Black Dragon Mo Yang grew displeased and let out a roar, spewing flames at him.

The Third Hall Officer snapped to attention, immediately gathering his strength to resist.

With a booming explosion, the Third Hall Officer was shaken back several steps once again.

Here, Yuan Yao and her Eldest Senior Brother teamed up to deal with Sikong Yi, their coordination seamless, their sword moves fierce, exchanging blows with Sikong Yi back and forth!

Yuan Yao knew this battle had to be settled quickly, so she had no intention of dragging it out with Sikong Yi!

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

She called out.

Song Yan instantly understood her gaze, and he gave a slight nod.

Soon, Song Yan raised his sword and slashed at his own neck.

This sight startled Sikong Yi, who thought Song Yan was about to commit suicide, but she quickly realized her thought was too narrow.

Because Song Yan's black hair turned white in an instant, and the aura of his power surged, sending a chill down one's spine.

In the next instant, the long sword in Song Yan's hand turned blood-red.

He swung his sword and slashed at Sikong Yi!

With one sword strike, the airflow of the entire space twisted!

All items on that layer exploded!

Sikong Yi's eyes changed in shock; she raised her heavy sword to block.

The two forces collided violently!

Boom!

Actually, there was no clear victor!

And just then, Yuan Yao swung her sword.

"Onefold Drunken Life and Death Dream!"

A sword infused with mental power erupted with terrifying pressure, crushing irresistibly toward Sikong Yi!

Sikong Yi tried to raise her sword to block, but she was caught in a frenzied pincer attack by the two!

In just a moment, she actually fell into a disadvantaged position.

Sikong Yi's heart was filled with shock.

How is this possible?!

Clearly one is a Golden Core Realm cultivator and the other a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, yet they can overcome her level and deal with her!

These two's cultivation methods, each more bizarre than the last!

Their way of attacking also left her utterly unable to predict!

Sikong Yi stared at the two, her expression shifting, when suddenly she recalled the Field Master's words: "In this world there are many geniuses, and geniuses are not frightening; what is frightening are those monsters that surpass geniuses."

Monsters always break the rules.