Killing

Tang Tianyuan's murderous aura grew heavier and heavier, with layers of blood mist emanating from his body. Faint, shrill howling sounds could be heard, as if countless resentful souls were struggling and wailing within.

Shen Bai, who had just escaped disaster, looked quite grim. Taking a sword from his junior sister, he turned to Xia Ci, and cupped his hands in salute: "My friend, shall we join forces to kill this fiend?"

Xia Ci nodded slightly and said, "That was precisely my intention."

Xia Ci wasn't someone who liked to show off heroics. Earlier, before Shen Bai had arrived, when he was the only one with fighting capability present, he had no choice but to face the enemy alone. Now, having Shen Bai's assistance as a skilled fighter was naturally a good thing.

Especially now that Tang Tianyuan was truly powerful,

With a hundred years of Blood Cauldron True Energy, plus a Wugou Sword that could cut through iron like mud, he had essentially maximized both attack and defense.

In the martial world's deadly battles, it wasn't like playing a game where you just compare health points.

Although Xia Ci had great confidence in the defense of his Nine Yang Divine Skill and the attack power of his Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, it didn't mean he would become so arrogant as to think he was invincible and could act recklessly.

Tang Tianyuan snorted coldly and said, "What does it matter if you join forces? Even if ten more of you came, you would still certainly die today. Blind fool, you've repeatedly ruined my plans. Now I'll kill you first!"

Tang Tianyuan made the first move, heading straight for Xia Ci.

"Watch out, brother!"

Shen Bai, perhaps accustomed to playing the hero, didn't have the habit of hiding behind others. Even though Tang Tianyuan was now attacking Xia Ci, he still rushed forward, immediately using the top killing move from the Cloud Flowing Sword Technique—White Clouds at Dawn. His body moved suddenly, his sword turning with his body, just like the radiance of the sun breaking through clouds. His sword stance started gently and smoothly, like white clouds drifting leisurely, seemingly casual but actually hiding profound mysteries. The sword tip lightly pointed, like cloud wisps brushing the face, yet capable of hearing thunder in silence, subtly blocking the enemy's retreat.

Tang Tianyuan still wore that contemptuous expression. His Wugou Sword suddenly turned, fierce and unmatched, like angry thunder breaking through the sky. Each sword stroke produced a wind-breaking sound, like rolling muffled thunder, or like demons roaring, majestic and murderous, causing people to feel fear.

Shen Bai didn't dare clash directly with Tang Tianyuan because Tang Tianyuan's Wugou Sword could cut through iron like mud. He could only continuously avoid while attempting risky moves to strike Tang Tianyuan's vital points.

However, Tang Tianyuan not only had reached a terrifying level of power, but his swordsmanship was also strong. His moves were vicious, and with a divine weapon in hand, he completely suppressed Shen Bai.

Therefore, when Shen Bai tried to dodge and retreat,

He directly gave Tang Tianyuan an opportunity. Tang Tianyuan quickly slashed out with his sword, a huge sword energy directly forcing Shen Bai back. Immediately after, he thrust his sword toward Xia Ci.

"Blind fool, die!"

This sword thrust from Tang Tianyuan was truly a hateful one, sending sand and stones flying, creating chaos all around, permeated with the aura of death and despair, causing heaven and earth to lose color and all things to be alarmed.

"Quickly retreat, don't clash directly!" Shen Bai hurriedly warned Xia Ci.

However, Xia Ci didn't back away. He slightly bent his left leg, curved his right arm inward, and after his right palm drew a circle, pushed outward. The palm wind howled, accompanied by what sounded like a dragon's roar. Everything in its path sent sand and stones flying with astonishing power, like an enraged giant dragon charging toward Tang Tianyuan with the force of moving mountains and seas.

"Roar..."

At that moment, a dragon's roar erupted in the air,

As Xia Ci struck out with that palm, his energy condensed into a dragon that surged forward.

Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms: Proud Dragon Has Regrets!

A trace of vigilance flashed in Tang Tianyuan's eyes, but the sword in his hand maintained its momentum, erupting with billowing blood light, stabbing directly at the dragon formed by energy.

When sword energy and palm wind collided,

The people around only felt a mountain-toppling force coming toward them, making their breathing stagnate, involuntarily staggering back several steps.

The sword in Tang Tianyuan's hand actually bent slightly. He immediately mobilized all his power, raising his left palm to strike the sword hilt, and relying on the sharpness of the Wugou Sword, pierced through the palm wind to stab toward Xia Ci.

But Xia Ci suddenly leaped into the air, tumbling through the air with his head down and feet up, his arms waving, his wide sleeves fluttering like dragon wings spreading. He used the Flying Dragon in the Sky move, striking down at Tang Tianyuan's head.

Tang Tianyuan also quickly raised his palm above his head. The vigorous palm power erupted like a raging mountain flood. The nearly hundred years of Blood Cauldron True Energy was revealed at this moment, the surging energy making the surrounding air emit a "hissing" sound, as if ignited by this power.

Shen Bai seized this opportunity to quickly thrust his sword,

Seeing this, Tang Tianyuan roared, curved his palm, and pushed back, lifting the sand and stones from the ground to form a huge vortex. The palm power seemed to carry a thousand-pounds force, knocking Xia Ci away from above his head, then he swung his sword at Shen Bai, quickly striking Shen Bai back with two sword moves, and then turned to attack Xia Ci again.

At this moment, Xia Ci had just landed on the ground when he sensed Tang Tianyuan coming to kill him. He quickly struck out with both palms, clashing directly with Tang Tianyuan. Using the Six Dragons at the Right Time move, six dragons emerged together with magnificent and vast momentum, covering the earth and filling the sky, the most righteous and powerful move in the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms.

Tang Tianyuan's sword cut through two dragons, but he was still hit by the other four energy streams, sending him flying backward, spitting fresh blood. He asked with shock: "What martial art is this?"

Shen Bai was also greatly surprised, thinking to himself: What a powerful palm technique!

Xia Ci didn't speak, using the "Sudden Strike" move once again on Tang Tianyuan, with extraordinarily swift movement, attacking the unprepared, achieving victory through surprise, with speed pushed to the extreme.

Tang Tianyuan hadn't reacted yet before forcibly taking this palm strike, flying backward again.

But,

His nearly hundred years of Blood Cauldron True Energy was indeed profound.

After taking Xia Ci's two consecutive Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms strikes, he still wasn't dead, kneeling on one knee, holding the Wugou Sword with one hand, his hair disheveled, staring at Xia Ci with eyes full of unwillingness, saying in a deep voice: "Who exactly are you?"

The others also looked at Xia Ci with great confusion. By now, even Tang Tianhao and Tang Buyi, father and son who knew Xia Ci's identity, were questioning whether the information they had investigated about Xia Ci was real or not—he was ridiculously powerful.

While Shen Bai and his junior sister were genuinely curious.

All eyes were on Xia Ci.

"Bounty Hunter, Xia Ci." Xia Ci said calmly.

"Impossible, impossible," Tang Tianyuan roared: "With your martial arts, how could you be a nobody? Impossible! Who are you really? Why are you against me? Why? What grudge do we have?"

"Sorry," Xia Ci said: "I really am a bounty hunter. I came to Zhushan County to kill Flying Dragon, it's that simple."

"No... ugh..."

Tang Tianyuan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes bloodshot, staring fixedly at Xia Ci, falling to the ground full of unwillingness, unable to close his eyes in death.

Xia Ci then quickly went to remove the poison from Xia Xiayin.

Xia Xiayin's power wasn't deep, and she hadn't participated in the battle, so her poisoning was very mild. With Xia Ci's Nine Yang internal energy, he quickly dispelled the poison.

Xia Xiayin immediately jumped up, drew her saber and ran to cut off heads, saying with great joy: "Brother, we're rich! Flying Dragon's head is worth a lot of money, and these other two are worth several hundred taels too! Hahaha, I'm going to buy a big mansion!"

Everyone: He really must be a bounty hunter!