The duel between masters should have been earth-shattering, but the scene at this moment was a weird mixture of two moving and two still.
Among the four fighting pairs, the most normal one was Yan Huixin and Yagyu Shizuo. Yan Huixin took off her signature jade belt soft sword, and like a spirit snake, she kept entangled with Yagyu Shizuo's dark green Japanese sword and fought. For a moment, it was difficult to tell who was better.
Compared to Yan Huixin, He Jiyue seemed to be at a loss. After just a few glances, Pang Jun whispered to Huangfu Junyi beside him: "This He Jiyue's level is probably similar to Yu Lingfeng back then, but he will be defeated in fifty moves. Yu Lingfeng is known as the 'new generation strongest in Songshan'. I wonder if there are any younger generations in the Five Mountains Sword Sect who can beat him?"
Huangfu Junyi nodded and said, "In the Huashan Sect, Ling Su had a disciple named Ye Wuya. Compared to Ling Feng's aggressiveness, he was kind-hearted and more focused on swordsmanship. But I don't know how he is now..." She called him "Ling Su" instead of husband in order to draw a clear line between them and Pang Jun so as not to displease Pang Jun. After all, they, mother and daughter, had become Pang Jun's forbidden love. When Murong Chuyu heard what the mother and daughter said, she couldn't help but spit inwardly. This little bastard really had a way to train this pair of chivalrous mother and daughter to be as docile as female slaves. But she was immediately relieved, recalling the scenes between herself and Pang Jun in bed, it was no wonder that the mother and daughter were like this.
Back in the arena, Shaolin's new generation leader Xu Nian faced off against the Yin-Yang illusionist Abe Hideaki. To outsiders who were not at that level, Abe Hideaki looked at Xu Nian with a smile like a fool, while Xu Nian put his hands together, closed his eyes, and muttered to himself. The two did not move, and did not seem to be fighting, but in the eyes of masters, they had already been competing, and what they were competing was Abe Hideaki's Yin-Yang illusion and Xu Nian's method of breaking it. Xu Nian had to break through the layers of illusions set up for him by Abe Hideaki one by one, like peeling off silk from a cocoon, to see whether Abe Hideaki was at his wit's end or Xu Nian was trapped to death in the illusion.
Compared with the other three battles, the one between Mu Qi and Musashi Gorin was the quietest. However, the quietest place is often the most dangerous. Everyone present did not dare to step into the thirty feet around the battlefield between the two men, because this area was already filled with the fighting spirit and murderous intent of the two masters. Once locked by their sword intent, they would die without a burial place.
"Six Paths of Reincarnation..." Suddenly, Muchi finally moved. A strong murderous aura lingered around the sword, drawing a snow-white arc in the air. The sword pointed to Musashi Gorin, who was holding "Mikazuki Munechika". It seemed that he did not dare to confront the sharp edge and dodged everywhere. Muchi's sword energy danced wildly, and the hair of the people watching around him was blown back wildly. Pang Jun watched him intently, not daring to miss any details. His understanding of kendo came from the "Edgeless Sword" sword technique passed down in his family. The profound world of kendo seemed to have opened the door for him to enter another realm because of this battle.
"This is Mu Qi's 'Six Paths of Reincarnation Sword Technique'," Huangfu Junyi said softly, "He has lived in seclusion in the Sword Cliff of Songshan for decades. Every time I see him use this sword technique, it feels like he has become more powerful. If he is given some more time, I'm afraid he will have a place on the Heavenly Ranking."
Seeing that Musashi Gorin seemed to be suppressed by Mu Qi, the other people present couldn't help but have a thought: Could it be that the myth of the Heavenly Ranking was broken today?
Suddenly, Musashi Gorin cut through the sky amid Muchi's sword dance, passing Muchi by in a brilliant arc. In addition to the brilliance of the sword, there was also a trace of scarlet blood that followed the sword shadow. The difference between victory and defeat, life and death, was already determined. Muchi's sword had indeed returned to its original state, but was Musashi Gorin, known as the "God of War", really defeated? Pang Jun shook his head secretly, sighed, and stared at Muchi's slightly trembling body and the shocking bloodstain on the ground.
"You are indeed very strong, Mu Qi. Just based on this last sword, you deserve to be the number one under the Heavenly Ranking." Musashi Gorin turned around and said lightly. He gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his fingers, his face slightly pale.
Influenced by the battle between Mu Qi and Musashi Goron, the two pairs of opponents, Abe Hideaki and Monk Xu Nian, and Waka Lingyin and He Jiuyue, had their fighting rhythm interrupted and stopped unconsciously. Only Yan Huixin and Yagyu Shizuo still maintained their own rhythm and fought slowly.
Suddenly, from a distance, there was a rapid sound of "dangdangdang" of bells. Hearing the bells, Abbot Tianjie's face changed slightly and said, "Someone is invading Shaolin Temple. Shaolin monks, return to the temple and check the situation first!" He glanced at Qin Jiuyuan who remained expressionless, and then said to Zuo Xuanzhen, "Master Zuo, something happened in my temple and I have to return first. Excuse me." After that, he ignored Zuo Xuanzhen's attitude and led the monks directly to Shaolin Temple.
At this time, Musashi Gorin looked at Liu Sheng Jingyun who was fighting with Yan Huixin and said, "Liu Sheng, you can't beat this girl for the time being. Go back today. Three days later, follow me to Shaolin Temple again."
Yagyu Shizuo, who was fighting fiercely with Yan Huixin, was slightly shocked when he heard Musashi Gorin's words. He took the opportunity to jump out of the position while making a false move. He glanced at Yan Huixin with a complicated expression and said in a low voice, "Yagyu obeys your command." Then he followed Musashi Gorin and left.
Seeing that the two major forces had left the venue, the rest of the major sects and individual people all planned to take advantage of the situation and leave. As for Zuo Xuanzhen's proposal of "working together to expel Tianyi Dao", they planned to deliberately muddle through it. Zuo Xuanzhen was furious, but Mu Qi was seriously injured at this time, and he alone could not pose much deterrence. He stared at Qin Jiuyuan hatefully, as if he wanted to kill that woman with his eyes.
Qin Jiuyuan covered his mouth with his hands and smiled, and said to his men: "It seems that Sect Leader Zuo is not very welcoming to us. Let's go." After that, he left with his men from Tianyi Sect.
As for Pang Jun, Huangfu Junyi's mother and daughter, Murong Chuyu and the other three, they had sensed something was wrong when the bell rang. They were afraid that Su Ying and her group would be discovered by the people from Shaolin Temple, so they immediately left the venue and rushed to the designated meeting point to meet Su Ying and her sister, as well as Gong Ziyun and the others.
When he arrived at the meeting point, he breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Yun, Gong Ziyun, Wangyue Qianluan, and the sisters Su Ying and Su Yan were all there, but the sisters Su Ying and Su Yan seemed to be seriously injured. He asked, "What happened? What happened to Aunt Ying and Aunt Yan?"
Gong Ziyun said, "We just succeeded when we ran into old monk Tianhong and started fighting. They were fine against Tianhong alone, but then old monk Tianye also came. In the end, they were still severely injured by the two old monks. Fortunately, Qianluan brought the "retreat smoke" with her, otherwise we would probably all die in this damn place, Shaolin Temple."
Pang Jun said: "I feel something is wrong. This place is not a safe place. Let's leave quickly..."
"Do you still want to leave now? Duke Qin..." A delicate voice sounded from outside. As the voice reached the person, Qin Jiuyuan walked out of the woods, accompanied by another tall and strong middle-aged man.
Su Ying looked at them weakly and said, "Dragon King, Fox King, you..."
Pang Jun looked at the middle-aged man whom Su Ying called "Dragon King". This man was tall and strong, wearing a light blue round-necked robe, with a full beard, looking very majestic, and his bulging temples showed that his internal strength was extraordinary.
Pang Jun said, "It seems that someone in your Tianyi Sect has become disloyal."
"Hehehe," Qin Jiuyuan laughed tenderly, "Duke, you have wronged me. I am loyal to the Emperor of Dao, but it is you, Duke. Since you met the Emperor of Dao, his health has been getting worse. The Dragon King and I suspect that you colluded with the two Goddesses to poison the Emperor of Dao. We are only here to arrest you and bring you back for interrogation. Please cooperate with us, Duke Qin. Otherwise, in addition to the two extremely beautiful Goddesses, the three delicate beauties around you, Duke, will have to suffer a little."
Pang Jun looked around. On his side, except for himself and Huangfu Junyi's mother and daughter, the rest of the people, except Su Ying and Su Yan who were seriously injured, Shi Yun, Wangyue Qianluan, and Gong Ziyun, were all slightly injured to varying degrees. Not to mention the hundreds of shrimp soldiers and crab generals on the opposite side, even the "Red-tailed Fox King" Qin Jiuyuan, two of the four heavenly kings of the "Tianyi Divine Sect", and the "Green-scaled Dragon King" Huo Wuji, no one of them could be easily defeated by him.
"What exactly do you want?" Pang Jun asked.
"Hehe," Qin Jiuyuan said, "I am a greedy woman who wants everything. Originally, I just wanted to be a woman beside the Dao Emperor peacefully, but unfortunately the Dao Emperor is old, and he inexplicably took a fancy to you and wanted to give you everything. What about us who followed him to conquer the world? Except for changing a master, we got nothing. Duke Qin, do you think this is fair?"
"When has this world ever been fair? Don't you think your reasons are far-fetched?"
Qin Jiuyuan wanted to say something, but at this time, "Green Scale Dragon King" Huo Wuji stepped forward and said, "Duke Qin, you don't have to waste time any longer. No one will come to save you. The people here are all my confidants. I know that the Emperor Dao has given you the whereabouts of the treasure of the previous dynasty. Hand it over, and I promise to let you live."
"A way out?" Pang Jun looked at Huo Wuji without comment and said, "I'm afraid this way out is not so easy, right? Since you are so ambitious, how can you let me go so easily? Even if you get the treasure of the previous dynasty, with the motley crowd of Tianyi Sect, plus the numerous factions within, it will be difficult to unify the world smoothly with the small area of Lianghe. I think your plan should be to secretly control a force that has the capital to unify the world, such as... King Zhao, and then use a method to control me, a wandering... warlord, and secretly control the four states. Nan Feifei is yours, and Nan Xiangwu is also under your control. Yang Sheng and I are just your puppets."
"Duke Qin is indeed a smart man. In just a few words, he told me and the Dragon King's plan in detail. But you don't have to worry. It's just a small control. I won't disturb your beautiful wife and family and your luxurious life. Even if you are willing, I can come with Fei'er and the imperial concubine to serve you and enjoy the greatest happiness in the world. Isn't it wonderful?" Qin Jiuyuan said temptingly.
"Hmph, it sounds great, and I am also very tempted by the Fox King's proposal. However, there are some things that I'd better get myself." Pang Jun rejected Qin Jiuyuan's proposal without thinking.
Qin Jiuyuan was not angry at Pang Jun's rejection, but said with regret: "Oh, since the Duke doesn't appreciate it, then I can only let the Duke and the beautiful ladies suffer a little. Look at the brothers under me, they are all strong and powerful, and they can definitely make you feel like you are in heaven." After that, she waved her hand, signaling her men to start attacking!