Chapter 14224 The Three Swordsmen Blocking the Way
Chapter 14224 The Three Musketeers Blocking the Way
"In this world full of danger and uncertainty, life is the most precious thing."
"Only with life can you pursue other things; what use is money if you don't even have life?"
"Let's go!" Ling Xiao waved his hand and took another step forward.
Ling Bi and Xiao Lianzhu exchanged a glance and followed. The three of them gradually disappeared into the dark alley, leaving only silence and the gradually cooling corpse.
The three strolled leisurely through the city once more, their pace neither hurried nor slow, yet exuding an air of composure.
Ling Xiao's expression was cold and stern. His divine sense spread out silently in all directions like an invisible yet dense and resilient net.
As his divine sense spread, he felt more and more that the city exuded an indescribable eerie aura.
On the streets of the city, the number of pedestrians was so small that they were like ghosts wandering in the dead of night, their figures sparse and lonely.
They all exuded a deep aura, as if concealing endless secrets. They moved with hurried steps, as if afraid that if they lingered in the city for even a moment longer, they would encounter something terrible.
The stall owners who set up their stalls along the street were all powerful individuals with unfathomable auras. They exuded a chilling pressure that made people dare not approach them easily.
The items displayed and sold at the stalls were all rare and precious, at least from the edge of the Great Sun Realm. Each item shimmered with a mysterious and alluring light, as if telling the legendary stories they had experienced.
Ling Xiao had sharp eyes and was secretly making plans in his mind.
He secretly used the divine crystal to pave the way. The divine crystal emitted a soft and pure light, like a hidden thread, quietly establishing a subtle connection with the stall owners.
He negotiated with the stall owners calmly and, with his exceptional eloquence and skills, successfully acquired two Great Sun Realm treasures that contained different kinds of malevolent energy.
The moment Ling Xiao touched these two treasures, he felt a cold and powerful force, which made his hand tremble slightly.
He put the treasure into his storage ring, and felt the ring become even heavier, as if it were carrying endless wealth and power.
As the three of them approached the city gate, before they had even stepped out of the area shrouded in a huge shadow, a sense of oppression rushed towards them.
Three withered figures, as gnarled as ancient branches, abruptly blocked the city gate like gatekeepers, obstructing the three people's path.
These three figures were hunched over, yet they exuded a powerful and chilling aura.
Their long, gray hair danced wildly in the starlight, like a tangled mess, giving off a chaotic yet frenzied feeling.
Two pairs of cloudy old eyes were fixed on Ling Xiao and the other two, their gazes seemingly trying to see through them. The objects they held in their hands were two ancient longswords with concealed sharpness.
The two longswords had ancient blades, covered with mysterious runes. Their sword energy was drawn but not released, yet it had already subtly torn apart the surrounding space, with tiny cracks appearing and disappearing in the air, as if they were gateways to another world.
"You...killed him!" The old man on the left spoke in a hoarse voice, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth. His eyes were bloodshot, as if burning with the flames of rage.
Ling Xiao remained calm and fearless as he met the menacing gaze, his eyes revealing a firmness and indifference: "I killed him."
"Do you have any objection?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it struck the old man's heart like a heavy hammer.
The old man on the right laughed in fury, his smile twisted and ferocious. His withered fingers clenched the sword hilt so tightly that it cracked, as if he wanted to crush it: "What an arrogant brat!"
"Such ruthless actions, leaving no room for compromise!"
"I will make you pay the price today..."
The words have not yet been spoken!
Ling Xiao's figure vanished from the spot like a wisp of smoke, his speed so fast it was dazzling, as if he had never existed.
"laugh--!"
A faint yet piercingly sharp sound rang out in the air, like a blade scraping against glass, sending chills down one's spine.
The old man on the left suddenly stiffened, as if he had been frozen in place, and the crimson dot between his eyebrows rapidly expanded and spread, like a strange red flower blooming.
His eyes widened like saucers, filled with disbelief, as he stared intently at the empty space before him. His throat gurgled as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out: "No...no..."
His body slumped down, falling to the ground like a withered leaf, raising a cloud of dust.
Seeing his companion on the left die a horrible death on the spot, the old man on the right was terrified, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
He let out a strange cry, a sharp and mournful cry, as if it came from hell.
Immediately afterwards, his spiritual power surged, and his figure instantly transformed into a sharp sword rainbow. The sword rainbow flashed with a cold light, carrying him as he tried to escape into the sky and flee from this terrifying place of death.
He had only one thought in his mind: escape as quickly as possible, get as far away from this killing god as possible!
However, Lingxiao's Bloodthirsty Blade was even faster!
The bloodthirsty blade seemed to possess its own sentience, transforming into a streak of blood-red lightning under Ling Xiao's control.
Another invisible blade of energy seemed to have already anticipated the old man's escape route on the right, and suddenly appeared from a certain point in the void.
This blade of energy was silent, yet it contained boundless killing intent, like the scythe of death, swirling in the air!
"puff!"
A muffled sound rang out, and a head with bristling hair and beard flew high into the air, tracing a blood-red arc.
His face was frozen in extreme terror and bewilderment, his eyes wide open, as if he still couldn't believe that he had died.
The headless corpse continued to rush forward for several feet, still running due to inertia, before finally crashing to the ground, splashing blood everywhere.
Looking at the person in the middle, he had already been killed by Ling Bi.
Ling Bi was graceful and her swordsmanship was sharp, like a thorny rose blooming on the battlefield.
The sword in her hand gleamed coldly, and in an instant, it took the life of the man in the middle. He didn't even have time to put up any resistance before he fell into a pool of blood.
Ling Xiao's expression was cold and stern. He raised his hand and made a gesture that was both elegant and composed.
Three ancient-looking storage rings flew up from the pool of blood, as if drawn by some invisible force, and landed steadily in his palm.
These three storage rings are covered with mysterious runes and emit a faint glow, presumably containing many precious treasures.
"Go!" Ling Xiao shouted in a low voice, his tone carrying an undeniable decisiveness.
The three of them leaped up again, their figures like three nimble birds, plunging deeper into the Tianyuan Dynasty.
Behind them, the colossal, crouching silhouette of Holy Bone City rapidly shrank, gradually disappearing into the darkness.
In the shadows of the city, several pairs of eyes that had been watching for a long time slowly withdrew their gaze. These eyes gleamed with a sinister and cunning light, as if they were hiding countless secrets.
Whispers flowed through the deathly silent streets like the flicking tongues of venomous snakes:
"The bait used by the remnants of the Sacred Tree Sword Sect... has been swallowed whole..."
