Three youths descended from the skyborne vessel, precisely Chai Lian and his two junior brothers.
The moment the onlookers from Jingshan recognized their attire, a wave of cheers erupted. They were familiar with the uniforms of the Five Elements Hall disciples, as well as the wind and rock insignias within the pentagram.
Disciples from the Wind Hall and the Earth Hall!
"It's disciples from the Five Elements Hall! Excellent, we're safe now."
"Hmph, these two scoundrels have committed unspeakable atrocities, burning and looting our Jingshan. The righteous Five Elements Hall has finally come to bring them to justice!"
Fang Xiaoyu gripped her sword tighter. Her opponents were three Tai Heng realm powerhouses. Of course, if they were ordinary Tai Heng realm cultivators, Fang Xiaoyu could hold her own, fighting to a stalemate, and at the very least, retreat unharmed.
But these were disciples of the Five Elements Hall.
They had witnessed the formidable prowess of the Five Elements Hall disciples during the battle in the Molten Death Domain.
Similarly, if one were to take a hundred Tai Xu realm cultivators, ordinary ones could be hunted and slaughtered by their group of seven without any casualties.
However, when their opponents became disciples of the Five Elements Hall, they needed to set up immortal realms, utilize heavenly tribulations, and employ every means possible. Even if they managed to kill thirty to forty of their foes, they would still be on the defensive.
This illustrated the vast difference between disciples of the Five Elements Hall and ordinary cultivators.
Facing three Tai Heng realm disciples from the Five Elements Hall, she had no confidence in victory.
Yet, she couldn't leave. Wan Lei was still here. If she left, what if the people here joined forces to trap Wan Lei? Or what if these Five Elements Hall disciples waited outside to capture Wan Lei?
Under immense pressure, Fang Xiaoyu had no choice but to fight to the death.
Chai Lian wore a practiced, fake smile, while the two behind him had stern expressions.
Indeed, they possessed the demeanor of enforcers.
"Fang Xiaoyu, you are suspected of provoking trouble, engaging in brawls, and the violent demolition of Jingshan's legal structures. We are now ordered to arrest you.
Will you come with us willingly, or must we apprehend you?"
The ice-like beauty naturally wouldn't waste another word on him. She pointed her sword at him.
"Oh? It seems you intend to resist arrest violently. Excellent."
Chai Lian's smile widened.
"After we arrest you, we'll go after that Wan Lei."
As soon as Chai Lian finished speaking, his two junior brothers immediately charged towards Fang Xiaoyu from either side.
Fang Xiaoyu's body was instantly engulfed in flames, followed by a gust of wind. Wielding her dual swords, she attacked the two Five Elements Hall disciples.
"There's fire and wind at once. I can't quite discern your attribute."
Chai Lian chuckled lightly. He produced a fan made of Xuan paper and, with a gentle flick, a fierce wind surged towards Fang Xiaoyu.
Fang Xiaoyu, who was currently locked in combat with the two Five Elements Hall disciples, suddenly felt a violent wind assault her. The force was immense, kicking up clouds of dust and shattering her protective gale, directly striking her body.
Fang Xiaoyu immediately retreated. The two Earth Hall disciples pursued her. Each of them had condensed the power of Earth attribute laws within their hands. They moved as a pair, one to each side, manipulating earth power to directly suppress Fang Xiaoyu.
Feeling the terrifying suppressive force appearing all around her, Fang Xiaoyu had no time to ponder. She instantly transformed into a hurricane and surged upwards.
Upon reaching the sky, Fang Xiaoyu's eyes ignited with flames. Then, the flames emanating from her body surged, and the flames, carried by the gale, formed a fiery storm around her.
Once the fiery storm materialized, its immense power pressed down upon the two Earth Hall disciples. Fang Xiaoyu, meanwhile, transformed into a hurricane and merged into the fiery storm, making it impossible for her opponents to discern her true location.
Chai Lian's gaze sharpened, though his smile remained undiminished. He suddenly enlarged the fan in his hand and swung it rapidly, directing it towards the fiery storm.
A straight stream of wind collided with a tornado. To Chai Lian's disbelief, he watched as his unleashed gale was completely absorbed by Fang Xiaoyu's fiery storm, and it even slightly augmented the storm's power.
"This is somewhat interesting."
Chai Lian's smile grew more enthusiastic. With a snap, he closed his fan. Immediately, sharp gusts of wind erupted around his body, charging towards the fiery storm.
Chai Lian plunged headfirst into the fiery storm and soon found his two junior brothers, who were disoriented by the winds.
They were unharmed, but they were desperately resisting the wind's force, being blown about helplessly, unable to steady themselves to unleash their divine abilities.
Chai Lian grabbed them and threw them out. Once they were clear of the fiery storm, Chai Lian, using the wind's power, began searching for Fang Xiaoyu within the storm.
After a quarter of an hour, despite the oppressive force of the origin fire and the gale causing considerable damage to Chai Lian's physique, he still hadn't located Fang Xiaoyu's true form.
"To be able to merge oneself into a hurricane? What kind of divine ability is this? Or perhaps a special physique?"
Chai Lian thought of the top-ranked individual in the Wind Hall. This person was an invincible existence among the Tai Heng realm cultivators of the Wind Hall. His formidable combat strength and exceptional talent constantly weighed heavily on Chai Lian's mind whenever he thought of him.
The reason that individual was so powerful was due to his physique: the Innate Wind Body.
"Impossible, how can an Innate Wind Body be so common? If she possessed the Innate Wind Body, wouldn't that make the Wind Body as common as street-side cabbage?"
Chai Lian shook his head, dismissing these thoughts. Suddenly, a soft sword appeared behind him, aimed directly at his back.
The surrounding winds from Chai Lian's body issued a warning of danger. The hairs on his body stood on end. With no time to turn, a fist formed of wind power materialized behind him, smashing the sword away.
"Found you!"
Chai Lian turned, a sinister grin on his face, and swung his fan at the sword. Sword energy, formed of wind, attacked the sword.
However, the sword abruptly vanished. Chai Lian swung at empty air.
Chai Lian's eyes narrowed. He inwardly lamented that he couldn't hit the opponent who could merge with the storm; he could only force her out.
Having made up his mind, Chai Lian flew directly into the mouth of the storm. He closed his eyes and swung his fan rapidly, creating a tornado even more ferocious than the fiery storm.
Unlike the fiery storm, this tornado was in the opposite direction.
Once Chai Lian's storm appeared, Fang Xiaoyu's fiery storm immediately became chaotic, then collapsed entirely. Fang Xiaoyu's figure was also sent flying backward.
Fang Xiaoyu, crushed by the storm, coughed up blood. Before she could steady herself, she felt a crisis approaching from behind.
Behind her, a Five Elements Hall disciple was thrusting a spear at her.
The opponent was Earth-aligned, possessing immense strength.
Ever since Fang Xiaoyu and Wan Lei had their armor shattered by the nuclear explosion formed by that flat surface during their battle with the Demon Lord, they had rarely used their physical bodies to withstand enemy attacks directly.
Fang Xiaoyu knew she couldn't take the hit. Without time to think, she immediately performed the Wind Blade遁术 (Dùn Shù - escape technique) to dodge the attack.