Chapter 91 – Close Combat (2/2)

None of these stances would have left a scratch on Jin Yan, but the sheer amount of them were making it impossible for the Golden Bear stance to gain an advantage. It only took moments before the Golden Bear crumbled into blinding runic lights.

Staring at the stances flying towards him, Jin Yan could not be rash. Surprise was evident on his face as he flew backwards and deflected stance after stance that rushed towards him; he couldn’t understand why he was suddenly the common enemy of this many Warriors.

“Little bro, are you okay?” Hong Xun went in front of Ye Wei and patted his shoulders then he turned back around to Jin Yan. There was a determined glow in both Ye Wei’s and Hong Xun’s eyes.

“Thank you so much!” Ye Wei exclaimed gratefully. If Hong Xun and the others didn’t step in, he wouldn’t even have the time to talk while fighting Jin Yan.

“Hahaha! Little bro, did you forget we made an oath? We can’t just stand back and watch even if we feel lazy!” Hong Xun said jokingly.

Jin Yan’s face darkened as he pointed his spear at Ye Wei and the Warriors then said, “All of you, piss off! Consider yourselves warned. From this moment I will not hold back!” Although he was facing this many Warriors, he didn’t seem to be scared.

The Warriors down on the ground rose up.

“Humm… He’s a ten-star Warrior right. I’ve never used a scroll before, and I really want to try it, to be honest. Now is as good a time as any!”

“This low-grade arm, I just got it back in the chamber and I don’t really know what stance is in it! I want to try my new stuff too!” Confidence comes with numbers and armed with scrolls and weapons the Warriors were not as scared as they were when they first met Jin Yan at the rune barrier. They were actually prepared to fight if Jin Yan wanted to do anything to Ye Wei.

Jin Yan stared at the Warrior who flew between him and Ye Wei then turned his focus to the Warriors on the ground. ‘They are all holding mystic arms or scrolls…’

Undoubtedly Jin Yan was one of the strongest cultivators here. He could easily take on ten Warriors by himself on a typical day, but when there were hundreds of armed Warriors in front of him, he could not just ignore them.

Unless he was a condensed prime Warrior, and even then he would need a miracle to defeat this large armed group of Warriors and come out unharmed.

Every single one of these Warriors were armed with some kind of powerful item, and furthermore, they were bonded together by the heavenly oath. If he wanted to fight one of them he needed to be prepared to fight all of them.

Facing so many people even Jin Yan, confident and powerful as he was, knew better than to take this group of Warriors lightly.

Lin Zi Yan leaped backwards and stared at the Warriors who were shielding Ye Wei then glanced towards the rest of the group. ‘All these weaklings are from different powers and families, why would all of them help Ye Wei as if he was one of their own people. Even I wouldn’t want to fight someone like Jin Yan!’

‘What happened after I separated with these guys? I guess I’m glad they found these weapons and scrolls and somehow are now fond of little Wei. Jin Yan shouldn’t be dumb enough to make a move now.’ She was relieved as she could see Ye Wei was in safe hands.

While Lin Zi Yan was distracted by Ye Wei, Mo Ya spotted this moment of opportunity. He wiggled his fingers and flung his Qi sword at Lin Zi Yan’s blind spot when she was looking away!

“I told you I do not want to fight, but I guess there are no other ways to shut you up!” Lin Zi Yan leaped into the air, and her dress flowing in the wind made her look like a mythical goddess descending from the heavens. Her eyes were burning with a purple flame while her hands formed many complex hand seals.

Lin Zi Yan was suddenly surrounded by a blinding purple light, and her presence exploded. Just when the green Qi sword was inches away from her body, she lifted up two fingers then they clamped onto each side of the sharp Qi sword!

Her slender fingers were packed with power and with a crisp cracking sound, the enormous green sword shattered like glass. Lin Zi Yan then quickly wrapped her purple Qi around the shattered pieces and flung them right back at Mo Ya.

It took less than a second for Lin Zi Yan to react to Mo Ya’s strike. The Qi sword was sent back to him before he even registered what had just happened. In a panic, Mo Ya pulled his sword in front of his chest to defend himself.

Flashes of purple landed on the sword, and a burst of violent force exploded at the point of impact.

The enormous recoil force knocked Mo Ya back. He flew backwards like a kite without a string; he couldn’t stabilize his balance until he was fifty meters behind where he got hit.

“What strength!” Mo Ya looked down at his bleeding hand; he had never been this concerned all his life. He raised his head to look at Lin Zi Yan, and this was the moment of his life he would later recall as ‘The first time I tasted genuine fear.’

Lin Zi Yan was way stronger than he expected!

Mo Ya did not pursue her. It was clear that even with his three-star medium-grade sword, there was no point to carry on their fighting as Lin Zi Yan possessed power that can not be compared to any fighting techniques he was taught.

Mo Ya flew back to Jin Yan’s side, and Lin Zi Yan retreated to Ye Wei’s side.

Ye Wei, Lin Zi Yan, and the Warriors were on one side with Jin Yan and Mo Ya on another. The atmosphere became heavy as nobody said anything.

“What should we do now?” Jin Yan looked at Ye Wei cautiously as he consulted Mo Ya in a whisper.

‘Mo Ya can’t do anything to Lin Zi Yan, and I got myself stuck… I can’t fight all of them on my own!’ Jin Yan was extremely frustrated as he did not want to give the pills to Lin Zi Yan.

“Lin Zi Yan, I can’t just let you have the pills like this! Let’s hear a deal from your side; let’s be civil and we can negotiate like adults!” Mo Ya looked up and said with a slight stutter. He was not used to asking for favors at all.