Chapter 586

That sword strike震慑ed all the powers under heaven, so that none of them dared to deal with the Qinglong Society openly, or even in secret.

After all, beneath a single sword strike, a hundred thousand troops were annihilated.

If that sword strike were thrown upon any of the imperial cities, wouldn't it mean the destruction of a nation?

The two times the Sword Realm was opened, both were opened with unmatched power.

Each time it opened, it produced an enormous impact on the Nine Provinces.

But now, hearing what Emperor Wenlong said, these six people of the Xuanwu Lord had trapped Seeing Ao Jue—was it all for the sake of opening the Sword Realm a third time?

Why?

Although Seeing Ao Jue's strength was formidable, having ascended to the Nine Provinces' Heavenly Dao Combat Power Ceiling List, ranked twenty-sixth!

Yet he need not be compared to Ximen Wudi; even at his full power, he could not match Prince Zichu with He Shi Bi upon him.

Thinking of this, Can Ji stared at Emperor Wenlong in horror and said,

"Senior, how could this be possible? Junior Brother's strength is not enough to open the Sword Realm, is it?"

"It is not enough!"

Emperor Wenlong smiled faintly and nodded directly,

"But the person behind these six can use a secret art to stimulate the battle intent and battle heart of the seven people within the battle formation."

"As long as the battle intent soars high and the battle heart burns fierce, even at the cost of consuming and overdrawing potential, they can barely open the Sword Realm."

Hearing the words "overdraw," Can Ji's heart skipped a beat, and she asked,

"Overdraw? Then after the Sword Realm is opened, what then? Will Junior Brother suffer any aftereffects?"

"If no one looks after him, then he will die!"

Emperor Wenlong said coldly.

400 Who exactly is this person?

"Ah? How could it be like this!"

So in the end, everything still led to Seeing Ao Jue's death!

The intentions of these people of You Dongying were so vicious—to open the Sword Realm, they did not hesitate to use themselves as bait to lure Seeing Ao Jue here.

Then they used a great formation to trap Seeing Ao Jue, making him continuously raise his battle intent and stimulate his battle heart.

Waiting for Seeing Ao Jue, exceeding his own burden, to open the Sword Realm for the third time.

He would then burn out like a lamp running dry of oil, and die here at this Bai Long Creek.

The source of all this—was it actually herself?

Hearing this, Can Ji felt both self-reproach and grief in her heart.

"Alright! Little girl, this stimulating of the battle heart and raising of the battle intent, although it has a bit of a feeling of pulling up seedlings to help them grow."

"But as long as he gets through this hurdle, it will absolutely be of great benefit to his martial Dao path!"

Emperor Wenlong saw Can Ji's worry and gently comforted her.

At this moment, another squad of ten You Dongying warriors crept over.

This time, the strongest among these You Dongying warriors was only at the late stage of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

It was just that they were all adept at erasing their own auras, hiding their tracks and concealing their movements.

Unless one's strength exceeded theirs by a major realm, absolutely no one could detect them.

Clearly, the people of You Dongying discovered that the situation on this side was amiss, and deliberately dispatched these people to come and spy on the situation here.

Unfortunately, Emperor Wenlong's cultivation was roughly two major realms higher than theirs.

After clearly sensing the positions of the ten people, Emperor Wenlong suddenly reached out toward Can Ji's hair.

Can Ji was startled, still thinking what Emperor Wenlong was about to do.

It was just that her cultivation, compared to Emperor Wenlong's, was almost the difference between an ant and a great tree.

Emperor Wenlong gently reached out, snipped a bit of broken hair, and then directly scattered it out.

Every strand of broken hair contained a sword Qi.

Every You Dongying warrior hiding their tracks faced at least ten or more strands of broken hair.

There was no time for any reaction; these You Dongying warriors who had crept over were all killed by Emperor Wenlong.

Looking at the ten corpses suddenly appearing in the distance all around, drenched in fresh blood, Can Ji then understood the profound intention behind Emperor Wenlong's action just now.

"This old man is too terrifying…"

Killing with sword Qi—many experts of the Heavenly Being Realm could do it.

All kinds of sword Qi emerged in endless variety.

But being able to attach sword Qi onto broken hair, silently and without a sound, and strike suddenly.

This Emperor Wenlong was still the first person Can Ji had ever seen do so.

After sighing with emotion, Can Ji thought again of her junior brother still in peril, and felt somewhat troubled once more.

"Alright! No need to be sad. Since I am here, I will not let Seeing Ao Jue die."

Emperor Wenlong rarely sighed and said,

"It's just that from now on, I will never be able to return to how I was before."

"Senior, then please save Seeing Ao Jue. No matter what you want, we will agree to it."

Hearing Emperor Wenlong's words, Can Ji immediately regarded him as the last lifesaving straw.

Emperor Wenlong's performance was far above Seeing Ao Jue's.

If he made a move, he might truly be able to save Seeing Ao Jue!

"Alright, the timing is about right!"

Emperor Wenlong suddenly pointed toward the distance and said,

"Follow this road, and you can leave the White Dragon Creek."

"But—"

Can Ji did not understand why Emperor Wenlong had suddenly said such a thing.

"With you here, both Seeing Ao Jue and I would have to split our attention to look after you."

"But in the great battle to come, neither of us can spare that attention. Do you understand?"

Emperor Wenlong sensed an extremely powerful aura, like a fierce beast, rushing toward them.

Without waiting for Can Ji's reply, he simply flicked his sleeve.

A gentle force of energy blew Can Ji deep into the thick forest.

It turned out that everything just now—Emperor Wenlong had been playing a waiting game, waiting for the You Dongying warriors to walk right into his net.

Although his cultivation was high, tracking down these You Dongying warriors one by one, who were like rats—

Not only would it be time-consuming and laborious, he might not even kill them all cleanly.

Staying put, given the You Dongying people's temperament, they would surely come to investigate regardless of life or death.

As long as he killed enough of them—especially those You Dongying warriors capable of moving stealthily—

Only then could Can Ji's safety be guaranteed.

Having decided to atone for his younger brother, Emperor Wenlong would naturally consider everything thoroughly.

Having resolved this worry at the rear concerning Can Ji, he saw Master Cangwu's tall figure already walking in, carrying the Immortal Blade.

Seeing in the thick forest a scene of carnage like a hell on earth—

Even though Master Cangwu's killing intent burned fiercely, at this moment his scalp still tingled.

He vaguely understood that the skinny old man standing in the distance before him was the strongest opponent he had encountered since coming to Yunzhou.

"You Dongying's Xuan Cang martial way—Master Cangwu, blade named Immortal!"

Master Cangwu always showed respect to a true expert.

"No need for chatter! You alone are no match for me."

It was not that Emperor Wenlong looked down on Master Cangwu, but rather that there was still a gap between Master Cangwu and him.

Moreover, Master Cangwu had just fought fiercely against Seeing Ao Jue, splitting his attention to look after others—his expenditure was actually very great.

"Come! I'll go with you to meet your Forest Luo Six Harmonies Formation!"

Emperor Wenlong's figure moved, charging straight at Master Cangwu.

Seeing Emperor Wenlong so underestimate him, Master Cangwu could not help but fly into a great rage.

Immortal Blade Swamping Heaven!

This strike was the strongest killing move within Master Cangwu's Earth Martial Art.