Chapter 83

　　Their auras surged, and both Ye Hongyi and Bai Xifeng’s power continued to rise. Ye Hongyi’s crimson robe and Bai Xifeng’s white robe fluttered in the wind, and the surrounding sand and stones floated in mid-air. Under the crushing force of their powerful auras, they crackled and exploded into powder!

　　This is a true clash of masters!

　　Qi Fei looked at Ye Hongyi, who had her back to him, and couldn’t help but feel a little worried for her.

　　Knowing that they were no match for the enemy and still going to fight was not a wise move, but the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released. Even if it were Qi Fei, he would have fought too.

　　At this moment, the onlookers widened their eyes again, eager to witness the duel between these two grandmaster-level experts. Who would prevail: the injured Ye Hongyi or the Bai Xifeng in his prime?

　　Ye Ruiyun grabbed Yao Youwei’s sleeve with a worried expression and said, “Mother, Father’s condition is not good right now, what should we do?”

　　Yao Youwei sighed and said, “Now, not only is his situation bad, but all of us are in a bad situation. Today… we can only leave it to fate.” Ye Ruiyun looked around and suddenly realized that Taoli Mountain was surrounded by people, all wearing gold and silver armor and carrying swords. They were all Golden Armor Dragon Guards and Silver Armor Imperial Guards under the command of the Ninth Prince.

　　She suddenly realized that this time, the other party’s goal was not only to challenge and kill Ye Hongyi, but also to wipe them all out. The other party had been planning this for a long time and had made thorough preparations. They were not here to participate in any martial arts tournament, nor were they here to have a fair duel with them.

　　Ye Ruiyun was furious. His right hand rested on the hilt of the long sword at his waist, ready to strike at any moment.

　　”Ha!”

　　Ye Hongyi let out a loud shout, her figure turning into a series of afterimages as she quickly pounced on Bai Xifeng. The Golden Crow Blade in her hand unleashed a series of powerful sword strikes, the broad blade light like a tidal wave, continuously slashing down on Bai Xifeng’s head with great force, each strike heavier than the last!

　　”Good timing!”

　　Bai Xifeng laughed heartily, his white rainbow sword gleaming, and pillars of sword light stood before him. Just then, Ye Hongyi’s blade fell, colliding with his pillars of sword light.

　　”Boom boom boom!”

　　The two collided, producing a series of explosions. The powerful force swept in all directions, destroying the surrounding rocks, vegetation, and trees, turning them all into dust, with none spared.

　　Those watching the battle retreated to avoid the powerful shockwave, fearing they would be affected. Even from more than ten feet away, people felt a cutting sensation on their skin. Some martial artists with weaker internal strength even felt chest tightness, dizziness, and nausea, and could barely stand.

　　In the blink of an eye, Ye Hongyi and Bai Xifeng had exchanged dozens of blows. All the onlookers could see was a flurry of sword flashes and afterimages, making it impossible to discern their moves or even catch a glimpse of their figures!

　　Only a few people at the scene could clearly see this master-level duel: Qi Fei, Feng Jianqing, the Ninth Prince Wei Dongxiang, Yao Ye beside Hua Yushu, the girl beside Mei’er, and a dwarf man standing behind Wei Dongxiang.

　　All six of them were completely focused, their eyes glued to the battle in the arena. The figures and moves of Ye Hongyi and Bai Xifeng flashed rapidly through their pupils.

　　”They’ve already exchanged over a hundred moves…”

　　Qi Fei was deeply impressed as he watched the exquisite moves of these two grandmaster-level experts.

　　Back then, in the imperial palace prison, he learned from Hua Zhenbei that Xuan Tian Dao Ren’s fist, Kong Ming Chan Shi’s palm, Wang Tianlong’s spear, Hua Zhenbei’s halberd, Ye Hongyi’s knife, Bai Xifeng’s sword, and Feng Liyao’s foot were all invincible in the world.

　　While in the palace, Qi Fei had already witnessed the life-or-death duel between Wang Tianlong and Hua Zhenbei. The exquisite skill and power of their moves were truly unmatched. He felt that there were no moves in the world more powerful than Wang Tianlong’s “Dragon God Skill” and Hua Zhenbei’s “Red Sun Shines on the World.” Now, seeing Bai Xifeng’s “White Rainbow Sword Technique” and Ye Hongyi’s “Raging Wind Saber Technique,” he gained even more knowledge and deepened his understanding. The sword and saber techniques of these two were definitely no less lethal than Wang Tianlong’s “Dragon God Skill” and Hua Zhenbei’s “Red Sun Shines on the World.”

　　Furthermore, the power of their swordsmanship and saber techniques is greatly enhanced by the two divine weapons, making them almost capable of destroying everything. Only when these two fight can they block each other’s moves; otherwise, the outcome would be decided in an instant!

　　The two grandmaster-level experts fought from the ground into the air, standing suspended in mid-air. They fought for a long time without landing, which completely defied the common understanding. It could only be vaguely understood that this was a unique skill of the Heavenly Realm experts – levitation.

　　As the fight between the two intensified, the effects of Ye Hongyi’s injuries became apparent. During the fight, his severed arm was ruptured by internal force, and blood gushed out. Even sealing his acupoints could not stop the bleeding!

　　Before long, Ye Hongyi’s movements slowed down, and she had fallen into a disadvantageous position. Her moves could not keep up with the changes, and she was restrained at every turn. Several wounds appeared on her body, all caused by Bai Xifeng’s White Rainbow Sword.

　　”Brother Ye, you’re no good anymore, are you? You’re no match for me after all!”

　　Bai Xifeng chuckled mockingly, and with a flick of his longsword, four sword lights separated from it, pointing upwards, downwards, left, and right, and rushed towards Ye Hongyi like streaks of light.

　　Facing the four sword lights, Ye Hongyi shouted and soared into the sky. Holding her right hand high, she cleaved down with overwhelming force, and a ten-zhang-long sharp blade light fell from the Golden Crow Blade, colliding with Bai Xifeng’s sword light. The blade light and sword light shattered and disappeared into nothingness.

　　Bai Xifeng also leaped forward, raising his White Rainbow Sword high. A sword light as thick as a bucket rose from it, enveloping his entire body. He became one with the sword and crashed into Ye Hongyi.

　　The unity of body and sword is almost the highest achievement in swordsmanship!

　　This is Bai Xifeng’s true reliance in dominating the world!

　　Correspondingly, there is the unity of man and sword in the realm of swordsmanship, which Ye Hongyi has reached, but at this moment he is completely powerless to unleash it.

　　However, Ye Hongyi was no ordinary person. Facing Bai Xifeng’s supreme sword strike, he roared and poured all his true energy into the Golden Crow Blade, slashing at Bai Xifeng’s body and sword as one!

　　”Let me show you the final move of the Gale Blade Technique—Sweeping Across the World!”

　　In Qi Fei’s eyes, Ye Hongyi’s sword suddenly changed direction, and she slashed around several times with an extremely strange technique. Finally, these slashes merged into one, and a huge scarlet tornado appeared out of thin air, centered on Ye Hongyi and the Golden Crow Blade, enveloping her and then sweeping towards Bai Xifeng!

　　Qi Fei suddenly realized that this was no ordinary sword technique, but a combination of sword technique and the power of nature, a peerless move formed by combining the power of heaven and earth!

　　He suddenly remembered the special feature of the “Bright Moon Phoenix” divine skill: on the night of a full moon, it could draw upon the power of the moonlight to double its power.

　　The Great Law of “Red Sun Shines Over the World” can be greatly amplified on a sunny day by taking advantage of the sun’s radiance.

　　If Hua Zhenbei had fought Wang Tianlong in broad daylight, when the sun was shining, he might have actually won that battle.

　　Faced with Ye Hongyi’s attack imbued with the power of nature, Bai Xifeng was quickly swept up and, along with Ye Hongyi, was caught in the tornado. Ye Hongyi was like a tiger with wings in the tornado, while Bai Xifeng was like a fish trapped in mud!

　　At this moment, Bai Xifeng remained calm and shouted, “White Rainbow Pierces the Sun!”

　　A ray of sunlight fell upon the blade of his white rainbow sword, followed by a long white rainbow that stretched across the sky, carrying unparalleled power, radiating brilliance and radiating energy. It forcefully dispersed the tornado that Ye Hongyi was capable of “sweeping across the world,” and the gale scattered, blowing away dozens of spectators who were nearby.

　　”It’s the power of nature again.” Qi Fei clenched his fists, feeling his palms sweating profusely.

　　He suddenly understood that the true strength of a Heavenly Realm expert lies not in the power of their internal energy, nor in the exquisiteness of their moves, but in their ability to integrate the power of nature into their martial arts and into themselves. In this state, the power they display is no longer just martial arts, but a majestic power that cannot be resisted by human strength—the power of heaven and earth!

　　How can human power possibly contend with the power of nature and the power of heaven and earth?

　　”Well!”

　　Ye Hongyi shuddered, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and fell rapidly downwards.

　　Anyone could see that he had already lost!

　　This does not mean that his martial arts skills are inferior to Bai Xifeng’s. It’s just that he was injured beforehand and could only exert 70% of his strength. Under such circumstances, it is already remarkable that he could fight Bai Xifeng for so long.

　　”Hmph, today’s battle is a fight to the death!”

　　How could Bai Xifeng let him go? He turned around, head down, feet up, sword tip pointing downwards, and swooped down as if his body and sword were one, chasing after him!

　　The moment she landed, Ye Hongyi shifted her body and barely managed to stand firm, avoiding a fatal fall.

　　At this moment, Bai Xifeng had already caught up in pursuit. He mustered his inner energy, raised the Golden Crow Blade, and charged forward once again.

　　Seeing that the battle had already been decided and had almost turned into a chase, Ye Taixuan was extremely anxious. He hurriedly said to Hua Yushu beside him, “Yushu, if my elder brother dies in battle, none of us will be able to escape. We will all die here!”

　　Hua Yushu gripped the iron fan in his hand. He knew Ye Taixuan was right. At this moment, he had no choice but to fight desperately and find a way to stop Bai Xifeng. He winked at Yao Ye.

　　Yao Ye nodded, flew into the arena, and his slender right fingers glowed with golden light as he attacked Bai Xifeng, intending to use a diversionary tactic to relieve the siege of Wei.

　　Upon seeing this, Wei Dongxiang, the Ninth Prince, immediately leaped up and pounced on Yao Ye, saying, “Yao Ye, you dare to disrupt their fair duel! I’ll send you to your death!”

　　Seeing that Wei Dongxiang had made a move, Ye Taixuan knew that things would not end well today. He shouted loudly, “Heroes of the martial world, you have all seen what happened today. Bai Xifeng was the one who was treacherous and lacked martial ethics. Please join forces to save my elder brother!”

　　”Rescue Hero Ye and kill Bai Xifeng!”

　　”Kill Bai Xifeng!”

　　”Kill Wei the eunuch!”

　　”These henchmen of the imperial court oppress the people and commit all sorts of evil deeds. Let’s kill these henchmen of the imperial court together!”

　　At this moment, in addition to the experts from Red Leaf Manor, the various heroes from the martial arts world invited by Hua Yushu and Ye Taixuan also responded and rushed towards the arena together.

　　They were all from sects and were experts who had not yet been recruited by the imperial court. They had long harbored resentment towards the court, and now, under these circumstances, they had no reason not to vent their anger.

　　With them taking action, the people from Kun Kingdom, as allies, naturally couldn’t stand idly by and immediately joined in.

　　These three parties together number over a thousand people.

　　As soon as they made their move, the people from the opposite Aojian Manor also sprang into action. This included the Imperial Guards and Silver Armor Guards brought by Wei Dongxiang, as well as some martial arts masters and sects recruited by Wei Dongxiang. More than four thousand people drew their swords and attacked the group.

　　In an instant, the entire Peach and Plum Mountain was in utter chaos, with all sorts of people in disarray, as different masters clashed and fought each other.

　　With over a thousand people facing over four thousand, the Red Leaf Manor naturally had no advantage in numbers. However, the Red Leaf Manor had more experts, while the people from the Proud Sword Manor and the Imperial Palace were relatively weaker individually. Therefore, for a time, the two sides were evenly matched.

　　At this moment, Qi Fei was also eager to fight. Holding the Panlong Sword, he charged forward alone, specifically targeting the people coming from the palace. The Golden Armor Dragon Guards and Silver Armor Imperial Guards were the ones he hated the most. Back then, the Diancang Sect was almost destroyed because of people like Wei Dongxiang.

　　Qi Fei’s martial arts skills are now extremely high, almost reaching the level of a Heavenly Realm expert. When he encounters experts below the Heavenly Realm, he can kill them with a single sword strike. He has no chance against them. Even a Xiantian expert like Wei Yimu cannot last more than a few moves against him.

　　One after another, the golden-armored dragon guards and silver-armored imperial guards had their necks slashed by the Panlong Sword and fell into pools of blood.

　　Qi Fei moved through the arena with ease. When he looked up, he saw Feng Jianqing, Leng Shuxue, Li Yuyao, Ye Ruiyun, and Yao Youwei not far away. Each of them was facing several enemies. However, the four beautiful girls had greatly improved their martial arts skills. Yao Youwei was already a master of innate martial arts. They were not afraid of being surrounded and attacked. People kept falling at their feet.

　　At the same time, Qi Fei also spotted several familiar figures. Among the crowd led by Fang Huaxian, Yu Youyang, and Ji Qiujun, there were several exceptionally voluptuous women, each with extraordinary skills. With every move they made, powerful innate qi surged forth, killing the surrounding enemies one by one.

　　Qi Fei looked closely and was overjoyed to find that it was Gu Yinzhang, Li Huiyu and Shen Xiangxiang. She also noticed that Mei’er was among them, and next to Mei’er stood a beautiful young girl with a veil. The two of them remained motionless, while the surrounding enemies were dealt with by Gu Yinzhang and the others.

　　”I didn’t expect Master’s wife and the others to be here too! How come I didn’t notice them earlier!”

　　Qi Fei was both happy and worried. He was happy that he could finally see them, but worried that they might be in danger. However, judging from the current situation, at least they could protect themselves.

　　Qi Fei was particularly surprised to find that Gu Yinzhang and Li Huiyu had both made great progress in their martial arts, having already reached the Innate Realm, which was truly rare!

　　In the very center of the arena, Bai Xifeng was still chasing Ye Hongyi. At this moment, Ye Hongyi was covered in blood and had no strength to continue. Fortunately, with the help of Ye Taixuan, Yao Ye, Hua Yushu, Ye Jingyun, and disciples of Red Leaf Manor, such as Peng Shaonan and other experts, she was able to barely hold on.

　　However, the other side also had helpers: Jiang Hailing, the Left Envoy of Aojian Manor; Bai Bufan, the eldest young master; Wei Dongxiang from the Daqian Imperial Palace; Wei Yimu, the leader of the Golden Armor Dragon Guard; Lei Biao, the leader of the Silver Armor Imperial Guard; and Tie Yizhou, the current leader of Danxia Sect, along with his disciple Zhang Jingzhu and a host of other martial arts masters, none of whom were easy to deal with.

　　Fortunately, Red Leaf Manor had the help of Chen Chijiao, Song Guang, Lu Nianyi, Shi Dayin, Wu Donglai, Lei Chihu, and Hua Zun, otherwise they still wouldn’t have been able to withstand Bai Xifeng’s fierce sword moves.

　　At this moment, Bai Xifeng and Ye Hongyi had just finished a fierce battle, and Bai Xifeng’s true energy was severely depleted. The power of his sword moves was not as great as before, otherwise, sending more people would have been suicide.

　　In a fierce battle, thousands of people died in an instant, and more and more fell into pools of blood. The whole scene was extremely chaotic and bloody, with blood flowing everywhere, staining the peach and plum trees all over the mountain red, and a rusty smell wafted over.

　　This great battle was not only a struggle between Aojian Manor and Hongye Manor, but also a struggle between the Daqian Dynasty and the Kun Kingdom. It also drew in all the martial arts sects and masters of the two countries. No one who came to participate in this martial arts tournament was spared!

　　Even if someone wants to stay out of trouble, they are not free to do so. The enemy doesn’t care whether you want to fight or not. As long as they see someone who is not on their side, they will draw their swords and start cutting without saying a word!

　　In this situation, you can only fight back, because if you’re not ruthless, others will be ruthless to you!

　　The people of Aojian Manor all wore white, while the Imperial Palace Dragon Guards wore golden armor and the Silver Armored Imperial Guards wore silver armor, making them easy to identify.

　　Qi Fei wielded the Panlong Sword, slashing in all directions and killing over a hundred people in an instant. No one could stop him, and he was probably the one who killed the most people present.

　　Secondly, there were the people of the Five Immortals Sect. Fang Huaxian led her disciples and commanded the Five Poisons. One after another, poisonous snakes, scorpions, centipedes and other poisonous insects emerged from the ground and grass, and jumped down from the trees. They bit almost anyone they saw. Even martial arts masters who were bitten and poisoned could only lie on the ground and try to find a way to detoxify. But often, before they could finish detoxifying, they would be killed by the enemy.

　　”I wonder if that bastard Wang Hongyu has come yet.” Qi Fei looked around, eager to settle scores with Wang Hongyu.

　　At that moment, a familiar figure appeared not far ahead, protected by several imperial palace guards, besieging the sisters Fu Guang and Lue Ying.

　　”Wang Hongyu, take this!”

　　Qi Fei’s eyes lit up. That kid was none other than Wang Hongyu. He was determined to kill him today!

　　When Wang Hongyu saw Qi Fei, he was startled and turned to run away.

　　Several imperial guards blocked Wang Hongyu’s path, stopping Qi Fei, but were killed by Qi Fei’s swords in a few strikes. They were no match for him.

　　Just then, several figures flew over from the front, protecting Wang Hongyu and blocking Qi Fei.

　　There were eight people in total. One of them was a barefoot girl in a red dress. The other seven had different appearances and were armed with various weapons. Although they were not the Imperial Guards or Silver Armor Guards, they had gold badges on their waists that were only found in the Imperial Palace. These badges were used to prove their identities. Qi Fei recognized them at a glance. These eight people were the Thirteen Protectors under the Emperor. He had killed five of them last time, leaving eight people. One of them was Zuo Meihong.

　　When Zuo Meihong saw Qi Fei, she smiled slightly, revealing two adorable dimples, and said sweetly, “Little brother, this time, you won’t be so lucky. I won’t go easy on you, watch out—”

　　As she spoke, a red ribbon flew from her hand and swept towards Qi Fei.