"Damn, I've been tricked!"
Ye Wushuang's face immediately changed when he heard the two cries of birds and beasts, realizing he had fallen into a trap.
These three snow wolves were not here to provoke the human Martial arts experts in the town but were forcibly used as bait by even fiercer beasts, aiming to ambush masters like himself!
Because from those cries, Ye Wushuang discerned their strength—it was probably on par with his, also in the Advanced Divine Realm!
"How is this possible? The revival of Spiritual Energy started just over a month ago. It would be reasonable to encounter Ferocious Beasts at the first or second layer of Divine Realm, but how could there be ones that match my strength?"
"Moreover, it seems they have gained intelligence!"
There was no time to think further as Ye Wushuang felt a sharp, violent gust from above and an equally fierce one from behind, as if a giant beast was pouncing at him, accompanied by a stench.
"Ha!"
Ye Wushuang let out a light shout, raised his hand, and immediately, a broom left behind by the cleaning lady who had fled flew into his hand. He trembled his hand, shaking off the twigs, leaving just a bamboo pole that he could use as a make-shift sword to strike back!
"Bang!"
Infused with True Yuan by Ye Wushuang, the bamboo pole, now as strong as a top-grade Magic Artifact and not far from a Magic Treasure, clashed with the beast behind him, ringing out with the sound of metal striking metal.
Ye Wushuang felt his arms go numb from the shock.
"Screech!"
A fierce cry from above grew closer, the violent wind stinging Ye Wushuang's face.
In panic, he retracted the bamboo pole, blocked upwards, and swiftly moved to dodge, escaping the deadly encirclement of the two beasts!
"Crack!"
The bamboo pole, seized by talons and irretrievable, shattered into countless pieces and fell.
Only then did Ye Wushuang, having dashed out of the encirclement, have a chance to examine the two intelligent beasts.
The beast that attacked him from behind was a black Mastiff Beast with a fierce and terrifying appearance, blood-red eyes filled with murderous intent.
The bird that dove at him from above was a golden eagle, its feathers shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight, looking as if they were carved from gold.
It didn't look like a living creature but more like an exquisitely detailed piece of artwork!
"Roar!!"
Seeing Ye Wushuang narrowly escape annihilation, the Mastiff Beast couldn't help but tilt its head to the sky and let out an angry and fierce roar, then it dashed towards Ye Wushuang like black lightning!
"Screech!!"
The golden eagle soaring in mid-air uttered a piercing scream, then stretched its wings, shedding countless feathers that fell like arrows, covering the sky as they flew toward Ye Wushuang!
Ye Wushuang's expression became grave, he had obtained another iron rod and started circulating his Cultivation Technique, vigorously charged his Inner Element, and wielded the iron rod like a heavy sword to slash at the oncoming Mastiff Beast!
"Clang!!"
The Mastiff Beast's blood-red eyes flashed with vicious light, and it suddenly lifted its front claws, claws gleaming with a chilling light, and harshly swiped forward!
In an instant, the claw's Vigorous Qi burst forth, leaving bright red scratch marks in the air, striking directly against the iron rod in Ye Wushuang's hands!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the iron rod, being of inferior material, shattered on the spot!
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!"
At that moment, the golden Divine Feathers, attacking like a barrage of arrows, bore down on Ye Wushuang from behind, murderous and resplendent, forming a golden net that trapped Ye Wushuang, leaving him no way to retreat!
"Sigh!"
Seeing this dire situation, Ye Wushuang felt a wave of regret surge in his heart.
He regretted giving the Leopard Gall Sword Pill to his disciple.
He had thought that this time, upon leaving the mountains, his power had reached the terrifying late stages of the Divine Realm. His goal was aimed at first place in the Divine Rankings. If not first, then second, and he cared little for anyone else.
He believed that even without the advantage of a Divine Weapon, he could easily defeat Yu Shenfeng, so he directly gifted the Leopard Gall Sword Pill to Chen Mo.
But who could have known that upon leaving the mountains again, the world had drastically changed, and he, a mighty advanced Divine Realm powerhouse, would be driven to a standstill by two mere animals!
If he still had the Leopard Gall Sword Pill in his hands at that time, would he have ended up like this?
"Grasses, bamboo, and stones can all be used as swords; this is the bearing of a senior dealing with juniors with such imposing manner."
If it's between two great masters, both at the same realm, but one wields a Divine Sword and the other a Bamboo Sword, it's clear that the Bamboo Sword would be defeated in the end!
After all, in a master's duel, a hair's breadth leads to a difference of a thousand miles!
Ye Wushuang regretted it extremely, but by then, he had no other options left.
Grinding his teeth, Ye Wushuang thought that even if he were to die, he wouldn't let those two beasts have an easy time, and prepared to initiate the Jade and Stone Burn Together secret technique, burning both his essence blood and life essence Qi in a final desperate struggle!
"Shoo!!"
Right then.
A burst of azure sword Qi suddenly streaked through the sky, emanating endless upright and magnanimous energy.
It was utterly devoid of any trace of worldly smoke or murderous aura!
Yet, it was such an ordinary wave of sword Qi that, as it passed through the sky, it effortlessly erased the blood-red scratches unleashed by the Mastiff Beast and, swirling behind Ye Wushuang, drew a Taiji circle akin to a blooming Qinglian. But it was like a meat grinder, completely shredding the myriad of golden divine feathers hurtling toward him, breaking them inch by inch...
"Is this… my senior brother's sword Qi?!"
Ye Wushuang halted the initiation of the Jade and Stone Burn Together technique as he looked at the azure sword Qi, feeling a sense of familiarity.
He could tell that this sword Qi bore him no ill will, and the actions it was taking clearly showed that it was indeed helping him, so Ye Wushuang immediately realized that this was a wave of Qinglian sword Qi casually thrown out by Li Zhexiong!
"Ao howl!!"
"Screech!!"
The golden hawk and the Mastiff Beast, seeing their assaults easily neutralized, emitted uncontrollable cries of fury and roars, ready to attack the azure sword Qi!
However, before they could act!
The Qinglian sword Qi moved again, as agile as a fish, instantly sweeping beside the golden hawk and lightly tracing around its neck!
"Shriek!!"
Golden blood suddenly sprayed wildly into the sky, and then the hawk's head plummeted from the sky, followed closely by the headless bird corpse. Deprived of demonic power, it fell as well!
"Shoo!"
The sword Qi moved once more, quickly striking toward the ferocious Mastiff Beast.
The Mastiff Beast reacted swiftly too, preparing to pounce but, seeing the hawk instantly perish, it immediately turned to flee. However, it was too late!
"Hiss!!"
Another sound, like scissors easily cutting a rope, rang out. The Mastiff Beast, carrying with it a cloud of black demonic wind as it ran, had its head similarly relocated.
The dark black dog blood splattered everywhere, staining half of the street!
"Phew!"
With the deaths of the two animals, the azure sword Qi gradually faded in color and eventually dissipated completely before the utterly stunned Ye Wushuang.
"Creak creak…"
Ye Wushuang gasped heavily, feeling both the relief of a narrow escape and strong discontent, unable to help but clenched his fists tightly!
"Why, why when both at the Seventh Layer of the Divine Realm, can Li Zhexiong effortlessly eliminate a Ferocious Beast of the same rank, while I am so embarrassingly struggling, nearly losing my life?!"