Chapter 2434: Bond of Life and Death

Sha Erman at this moment truly does not dare to expend too much True Essence.

Originally his remaining True Essence was already scarce, and Zhou Tong and Liang Yuan were lurking nearby, so when he fought, he also did not dare to waste it recklessly.

Fortunately, over at Zhou Tong and Liang Yuan's side, a ferocious beast was attacking them, preventing them from coming over to confront Sha Erman directly for the time being.

Sha Erman, panting heavily, slew those two wolves and immediately began grasping the Crystal Stone to replenish energy.

At this moment, Zhou Tong and Liang Yuan had finished their current fight and were moving toward here.

"You two, do you really insist on meeting me in combat?"

Sha Erman asked them coldly.

"Hmph, you usually run roughshod in the army, and now you speak with such bravado?"

Liang Yuan no longer concealed anything and prepared to strike outright.

Zhou Tong said in a sullen tone, "You can also take off your Storage Ring and hand it to us, and we'll leave immediately."

Sha Erman merely replied, "You may hand over mine, but not my friend's!"

"So that's that, then?"

Zhou Tong retorted with a wicked grin.

He was actually just testing Sha Erman; seeing him lower his head confirmed that Sha Erman lacked the strength to resist them.

Sha Erman also understood their intent, but he said, "I truly am not your match now, but I can still fight to the death against one of you!"

Hearing that, Zhou Tong's steps immediately slowed.

He also feared Sha Erman might fixate on a single person to the death, and even more feared that the person Sha Erman fixed on could be him.

"What are you afraid of?

As long as the two of us work together, rest assured no one will get hurt!"

Liang Yuan, however, paid no heed to Sha Erman's threat.

"Is that so?"

Sha Erman coldly retorted, and thrust a spear directly at Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan immediately met the attack.

But Zhou Tong was more shrewd, merely providing support from the side, not intending to provoke Sha Erman's hatred toward him.

Hence Liang Yuan felt greater pressure.

Sha Erman also deliberately sowed discord between the two, hoping to eliminate one quickly.

"If you don't act now, I'll leave!"

Seeing this, Liang Yuan immediately began blaming Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong thought for a moment, not wanting to miss the chance, but in the blink of an eye, he also caught sight of Ye Liuyun.

Then, with a flash of inspiration, he suddenly struck, attacking the protective shield that was guarding Ye Liuyun.

Though the shield could protect Ye Liuyun, if it were hit, Ye Liuyun's sudden enlightenment would surely be disrupted.

Sha Erman instinctively intercepted Zhou Tong's attack, and Liang Yuan seized the chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Zhou Tong, aren't you being too shameless?"

"If you have the skill, come at me; don't you think this move is disgraceful?"

Sha Erman directly scolded Zhou Tong.

"Hmph, you should first take care of yourself!"

Zhou Tong was unfazed, and together with Liang Yuan, attacked him again.

Occasionally he also launched an attack toward Ye Liuyun, forcing Sha Erman to defend.

Sha Erman, enraged, cursed loudly, yet Zhou Tong remained unchanged, and when Sha Erman countered once, Zhou Tong seized the chance and struck him with a sword.

Sha Erman's armor blocked the blow, so it didn't pierce his body, but he still felt the shock and staggered backward repeatedly.

"Despicable! Truly a disgrace to a soldier's face!"

Sha Erman cursed bitterly.

"Winning in battle is the true way!"

Zhou Tong said triumphantly.

Sha Erman, faced with such shameless people, was helpless; under these circumstances he could not fight properly, often having to rush to aid Ye Liuyun at critical moments, and consequently was repeatedly ambushed by Liang Yuan and Zhou Tong.

In no time, his armor was completely destroyed.

Yet he still persisted in protecting Ye Liuyun, until those two finally beat him down so he lay before Ye Liuyun's protective shield, unable to rise.

He used his last bit of strength to pat Ye Liuyun's protective shield.

"You lucky kid, I've already given my all!"

Sha Erman finished speaking, then closed his eyes, ready to await death.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Tong let out two cold sneers, brandishing his sword as he approached.

As for Ye Liuyun, the two paid him no real attention, deeming his cultivation level too low to threaten them.

But suddenly, Zhou Tong's heart tightened, and a sense of danger surged.

Then a white blade flash reflected in his eyes, shooting out from Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, slashing between his eyebrows.

Afterwards, the Demon Slaying Sword also emitted a hum, rushing toward Liang Yuan faster than the eye could catch.

Liang Yuan subconsciously blocked with the shield on his armor, holding the Demon Slaying Sword, but the sword emitted a black blade intent that pierced the light shield, slashing diagonally into Liang Yuan's body.

Zhou Tong's whole body instantly split open at his forehead, dividing into two.

The white flash shot far outward, carving a deep groove in the ground, before rushing back into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

Within that white light, the blade shadow was Ye Liuyun's blade intent seed.

Ye Liuyun was awakened by Shalman, discovered the danger, and immediately wanted to draw his sword.

But he was then comprehending sword intent, so the moment he thought, the sword-intent seed launched an attack.

And the Demon Slaying Sword, after the sword intent was strengthened, actively carried out an attack according to his will.

Moreover, after encountering an obstruction, it also actively released a sword-intent attack.

Liang Yuan's body was also diagonally split in half and fell down.

At this time Ye Liuyun also walked out of the protective light shield, immediately gave Shalman a drop of Life Spring Water to drink, then moved him inside the protective light shield to protect him.

Shalman's last words to Ye Liuyun, he heard them all.

So he immediately understood that during his moment of enlightenment, it was Shalman who was protecting him.

"Rest now, it's my turn to protect you!"

Ye Liuyun comforted Shalman.

"Am I still alive?"

At this moment Shalman's internal injuries were quickly healing.

He, who had already fainted, immediately regained consciousness.

"Otherwise?"

"You thought we both died together?"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

Shalman slightly released his Divine Sense, discovered the corpses of Zhou Tong and Liang Yuan, and then put his mind at ease.

"To protect you, kid, it really took my life! My protective shield and armor are ruined."

"I only have this much wealth! This life-saving favor of yours makes us even."

Seeing that there was no danger, Shalman also started joking.

"It was you who risked your life to protect me; I should be the one indebted to you!"

Ye Liuyun also felt grateful for his protection from the heart.

"Alright, stop being long-winded; it's your turn to go out and stand guard, let me also experience the feeling of being protected!"

Shalman didn't let Ye Liuyun thank him, but instead drove him out.

Ye Liuyun also smiled, left him to recover, reached out to summon back the Demon Slaying Sword, and casually threw Zhou Tong and Liang Yuan's Storage Rings to Shalman as well.

He also took a set of double-layer soft armor crafted by Tong Xin and two defensive light orbs captured from Xiao Mulin, and threw them all to Shalman.

"What's this for?"

"Is this considered thanks?"

Shalman retorted.

"Your strength is too weak; I'm leaving this for you to preserve your life!"

Ye Liuyun laughed.

He also knew Shalman had a strong-willed personality and didn't want him to use things to thank him, so he deliberately provoked him with that sentence.