Chapter 558: Midnight Surprise, The Hundred-Battle Killers

Just past the Hour of the Rat, the night patrol disciples of the Star Moon Sect were patrolling their usual route. Tonight's moonlight was exceptionally gloomy; thick cloud layers obscured the bright moon completely, with only faint starlight spilling onto the earth.

Senior Brother Li, responsible for the East Gate patrol, was observing the surroundings with focus when he suddenly felt an unusual fluctuation of spiritual power. Just as he was about to transmit a warning, a cold light flashed from the darkness, sealing his throat instantly.

"Urgh..." Senior Brother Li's eyes widened, fresh blood gushed from his mouth, and his body slowly collapsed.

In the darkness, the figure of Jianying emerged like a ghost. He looked coldly at the fallen patrol disciple, without a shred of pity in his eyes: "Move!"

Following his order, dozens of Black-Clothed Persons appeared simultaneously from the woods, mountain rocks, and the shadows of buildings. A cold, murderous aura radiated from them; they were clearly elite killers who had been through a hundred battles.

"First squad takes the East Gate, second squad takes the South Gate, the rest follow me to take the main hall directly!" Jianying ordered in a low voice, "Remember, you must eliminate the targets before reinforcements arrive!"

Just as the assassination squad began their action, intense explosions erupted simultaneously on the west and north sides of the Star Moon Sect. The elite troops of the Flying Cloud Sect and the Taiji Gate arrived as promised, launching their attacks according to the pre-arranged plan.

Feiyunzi personally led his sect's elites, flying on swords to charge directly at the Star Moon Sect's mountain-protecting Dharma Array: "Xingchenzi, you old scoundrel, tonight is the end of your Reform Alliance!"

The Sect Leader of the Taiji Gate, Taijizi, launched his attack from another direction. He wore a white Daoist Robe and held a primitive Taiji sword; wherever the sword light passed, the defensive Dharma Arrays of the Star Moon Sect shattered one after another.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, the entire Star Moon Sect was engulfed in the sounds of explosions and slaughter. Under the three-pronged attack, the mountain-protecting Dharma Array began to tremble violently, emitting groans of being unable to bear the burden.

Inside the main hall, Lin Xuan, Xiao Yuan, Muerxiu, and the others were awakened by the massive explosions. Xingchenzi rushed into the hall with a grave expression: "Not good! The enemy is here, and they are not coming from just one direction!"

"What?" Lin Xuan immediately sobered up, "Wasn't it said that their plan was for three days from now?"

"It seems the spy we caught was just a smoke bomb," Xiao Yuan said with a pale face, "They deliberately let us discover false intelligence so they could launch their attack early!"

Muerxiu had already deployed the Void Path to scout: "Senior Brother, the situation is very bad! There are enemies in the east, west, and north, at least three hundred of them. Moreover, they are using special concealment Magic Treasures, and I cannot accurately determine their specific locations!"

Xingchenzi made a prompt decision: "Evacuate immediately! Your safety is the priority; everything else is secondary!"

"Sect Leader Master, we cannot abandon the sect disciples!" Lin Xuan said firmly.

"Now is not the time to play the hero," Xingchenzi said sternly, "You are the Core of the Reform Alliance; if anything happens to you, the entire alliance will collapse!"

Just as they were arguing, intense sounds of battle suddenly came from outside the main hall. Several Star Moon Sect disciples rushed into the hall covered in blood: "Sect Leader! It's bad! Assassins have broken through the inner courtyard defense and are charging toward the main hall!"

"What? So fast?" Xingchenzi was shocked.

The words had barely left his mouth when the hall doors were split open by a sword aura. Jianying rushed in with a dozen black-clothed killers; they were covered in blood, clearly having fought their way through a bloody battle.

"Lin Xuan, Xiao Yuan, Muerxiu, tonight is your death day!" Jianying sneered and raised his Long Sword, the blade flickering with an eerie green light.

"Everyone, be careful! That sword is poisoned!" Xiao Yuan immediately warned.

Lin Xuan did not waste words, directly unfolding his Taiji footwork, his figure rushing toward Jianying like flowing water: "If you want to kill us, ask my fists first!"

"Taiji Fist—Yin-Yang Mutual Aid!"

Lin Xuan's fists were wrapped in black and white spiritual power, rotating like a Taiji Diagram, with astonishing power. Jianying dared not take it head-on and flashed his figure to dodge the blow.

"The brat's strength is indeed not bad," Jianying sneered coldly, "But it's a pity that you are destined to die tonight!"

He waved his hand to signal, and the remaining killers immediately dispersed, launching attacks from every angle simultaneously. In an instant, sword light danced throughout the main hall, and spiritual power surged.

Xiao Yuan took out her emerald bamboo flute, and a melody of "New Green on Spring Mountain" began to play; countless vines immediately grew in the surroundings, entangling several killers. But these killers were clearly well-trained and soon used special Magic Treasures to cut the vines.

Muerxiu utilized the Void Path to conduct guerrilla warfare; his figure flashed constantly through space, and every time he appeared, he could severely injure an enemy. But the killers soon found a way to counter this and began using area-of-effect attacks to seal the space.

The battle was exceptionally intense, but the Reform Alliance side was clearly at a disadvantage. These killers were not only well-equipped but also coordinated perfectly, clearly trained specifically to deal with them.

"Boom!"

Just at this moment, a large hole was blown into the wall of the main hall, and Feiyunzi and Taijizi arrived together. They were followed by a large number of elite disciples, surrounding the main hall completely.

"Xingchenzi, you traitor, tonight is your death day!" Feiyunzi roared.

Xingchenzi's expression was grave, but he did not retreat in the slightest: "If you want to touch my disciples, get past me first!"

He unfolded the Star Moon Sect's ultimate technique, the "Starry Sky Great Art," and his entire person was instantly surrounded by starlight, as if a Star Lord from the heavens had descended.

An even more intense battle erupted. Xingchenzi fought two opponents alone, engaging in a life-and-death struggle with Feiyunzi and Taijizi. All three were top-tier experts at the Golden Core Stage, and every strike possessed world-shattering power.

"Fellow junior brothers, protect the three alliance leaders as they retreat!" Xingchenzi shouted during the fierce battle.

But at this critical moment, an accident occurred. A young Star Moon Sect disciple was struck by a killer's attack and fell to the ground, severely injured. That killer raised his poisoned sword, preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

"No!" Seeing this, Xiao Yuan rushed over without hesitation, using her own body to block the path in front of that disciple.

"Puchi!"

Jianying's poisoned sword pierced through Xiao Yuan's left shoulder, and the eerie green venom immediately began to spread along the wound. Xiao Yuan's face turned deathly pale in an instant, her body swaying unsteadily.

"Xiao Yuan!" Lin Xuan and Muerxiu exclaimed simultaneously.

"I didn't expect you little girl to be so sentimental," Jianying sneered, "But that's even better; let you watch her die with your own eyes!"

"You are courting death!"

The moment he saw Xiao Yuan poisoned, the rage in Lin Xuan's heart erupted completely. His eyes turned blood-red, and the Taiji true power in his body surged out like a volcanic eruption.

"Taiji True Art—Yin-Yang Boundless!"

This was the highest realm of Taiji Fist that Lin Xuan had never used before. Black and white spiritual power rotated crazily around him, forming a massive Taiji Diagram. The entire main hall was shaken by this terrifying power.