"Senior!"
"Ye Ling!"
As Wu Shuyi unleashed his full power, Xu Xiaoqing and Feng Ke, who were asleep in the room, felt an immense pressure and were jolted awake, leaping onto the rooftop.
The sun had already set. The sun formed by Wu Shuyi's flying sword illuminated the sky above Fulong Town, its scorching heat making the entire town incredibly hot.
Xu Xiaoqing and Feng Ke felt waves of heat wash over them. Even with their spiritual energy to resist, they felt as if their bones were melting, and they were instantly drenched in sweat.
"You're awake."
Ye Ling glanced back at Xu Xiaoqing and Feng Ke, immediately shielding them with his spiritual energy to block the heat.
"Thank you, Senior..."
Xu Xiaoqing recovered and quickly bowed to Ye Ling. She then hurried to Ye Ling's side, looked at Wu Shuyi in the sky, and asked Ye Ling, "Is that person the mysterious swordsman from the mural?"
"No, just a passerby."
Ye Ling still had a headache. Wu Shuyi's appearance was a fact, and the swordsman hidden behind the scenes must have noticed the changes in Fulong Town. If nothing else happened, it would be impossible for him to lure that swordsman out.
"A passerby?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Xu Xiaoqing was stunned, not understanding for a moment.
What did that mean?
"What exactly happened?"
Compared to Xu Xiaoqing, Feng Ke was even more bewildered, completely unaware of what had transpired.
Her memory was still stuck at drinking tea from the innkeeper and settling into Xu Tianling's room.
Now, after just one night's sleep, she woke up to find the entire Fulong Town an empty city, with an incredibly powerful mystic in the sky...
All of this was happening too fast; she couldn't accept it!
"During your unconscious period, quite a few things happened. The townspeople of Fulong Town have all died. There are no more spiritual bodies in this town."
Ye Ling briefly explained to Feng Ke, but he did not mention what the townspeople of Fulong Town had been doing in secret, nor the sacrificial ritual where the black dragon had caused their souls to scatter.
"Completely dead?"
Feng Ke was a little dazed. Before she could even ponder the meaning of Ye Ling's words, Wu Shuyi in the sky erupted with an even more terrifying aura, pressing down on her, leaving her no time to think.
"Ye Ling, you still dare to be distracted at this point? You don't take me seriously at all!"
"You will definitely pay the price for your arrogance!"
Wu Shuyi roared in a deep voice, his aura continuously soaring. The ten thousand flying swords in the sky trembled violently, spewing flames that shot towards the sky, burning the entire night sky a deep red.
"Golden Crow Sword Art - Ten Thousand Swords Scorching the Sun!!!"
Wu Shuyi roared, his voice exploding in the night sky. Ten thousand swords descended like a torrential rain, carving streaks of fiery meteors in the air, brilliant yet dangerous.
"A rather good move. If this move were to land, let alone Fulong Town, I'm afraid Fulong Mountain itself would be leveled."
Ye Ling watched the ten thousand flying swords rapidly approach and clicked his tongue in admiration, but his gaze remained unchanged.
"Unfortunately, the person using this move is too weak."
He shook his head, and demonic energy surged from his body, condensing into countless dark flying swords around him, their blades swirling with black flames.
"Go."
Ye Ling uttered a soft word, and those dark flying swords all shot out like black streaks in the air, heading towards the rain of swords falling from the sky.
In an instant, a large number of swords collided. Black fire and golden flames intertwined, transforming into the clash of black dragons and golden crows in the air!
However, in just a moment, the golden crows were devoured by the black dragons. The ten thousand flying swords condensed by Wu Shuyi were like paper, instantly shattering upon contact with those dark flying swords!
"How is this possible?"
Wu Shuyi's eyes widened. unwilling to accept defeat, he even began to burn his life essence, attempting to suppress Ye Ling's attack.
Under Ye Ling's crushing power, he felt as if his centuries of cultivation were meaningless.
At this point, he no longer hoped to defeat Ye Ling in combat, only to save face.
At the very least, he wanted to win one move!
However, as Wu Shuyi began to burn his essence and attempt to unleash his power, a dark flying sword broke through the air, piercing through his spiritual energy barrier and stopping at his throat.
The sword tip had pierced his skin.
One more inch forward, and he would surely die!
Feeling an extremely terrifying aura, Wu Shuyi's pupils contracted sharply, and his body became incredibly stiff.
"Still coming?"
Ye Ling's figure slowly materialized in front of Wu Shuyi. He reached out and grasped the sharp sword, looking at Wu Shuyi and asking with a smile.
"You, you..."
Wu Shuyi stared at Ye Ling in utter terror, his mind completely blank.
Total defeat...
From the very beginning, he had been utterly defeated!
Although Wu Shuyi was unwilling to accept this fact, he had to admit that there was no comparison between him and Ye Ling!
If Ye Ling wanted to kill him, it would only take one move!
"I lost... Dispose of me as you wish."
Finally, Wu Shuyi deflated, completely giving up his resistance.
Below, Xu Xiaoqing and Feng Ke watched in a trance, staring blankly at Ye Ling above, unsure how to describe their feelings.
The Golden Crow Sword Art unleashed by Wu Shuyi just moments ago seemed to possess world-ending power in their eyes. It was a power that humans should not possess!
Yet, such an attack that surpassed nuclear weapons was so easily neutralized by Ye Ling, and Wu Shuyi's defeat was so inexplicable...
Neither of the two women understood the battle.
What exactly had happened?
Ye Ling held the sword against Wu Shuyi's neck and asked calmly, "I'm very curious now, what are you doing here in Kunlun?"
Wu Shuyi's expression was dejected, and he replied in a low voice, "After cultivating for so long, I haven't been able to break through to the Red Dust Immortal realm. I accidentally learned of a divine medicine in Snow Hidden Valley on Kunlun Mountain that can help me break through my bottleneck."
"I was preparing to go to Snow Hidden Valley and happened to pass by this place. Seeing a black dragon injured, I had the intention to kill it and take its gall for medicine."
"Snow Hidden Valley?"
Hearing Wu Shuyi's words, Ye Ling was startled and immediately confirmed, "The place you said you were going to, is it Snow Hidden Valley?"
"Yes." Wu Shuyi nodded. "Legend has it that there is a long-lost Dragon Saliva Fruit in Snow Hidden Valley, which is the main ingredient for refining the Ascending Dragon Pill. I am going to Snow Hidden Valley this time to try my luck."
"So that's how it is..."
Ye Ling's brow furrowed slightly. He had initially thought Wu Shuyi's presence here was a coincidence. However, from the current situation, he might just be a pawn being manipulated.
It was just that he was unaware of it.
Ye Ling pressed further, "Where did you get this information?"
Although Wu Shuyi didn't understand why Ye Ling was asking this, he honestly replied, "It was from a friend of mine. He has always enjoyed traveling the world and venturing into dangerous and secret realms, so he knows about many good things."
"He went to Snow Hidden Valley once and saw the Dragon Saliva Fruit, so he told me the news."
Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. "What is your friend's name?"
Although this matter seemed incredible, he had a premonition that the friend Wu Shuyi mentioned was the mastermind behind everything that had happened in Fulong Town!