271 Beheaded in a Single Slash! (2/2)

Bai Yixue flew a hundred feet away as he spat three consecutive mouthfuls of blood; he looked weak, a sign of rapidly diminishing combat power.

Venerable Lord Saber spun in the air, his saber light turning into a whirlwind as it went after He Hanqing. His cultivation base was formidable indeed. It was just after a breather but his combat skill gained some recovery; the killing threat had passed now, he still had to try leaving with He Hanqing.

He Hanqing was feeling groggy once more. It was worse than the last now, he had entirely lost control over himself.

Venerable Lord Saber’s hand was about to grab onto He Hanqing’s rob when a brutally radiant saber light materialized from thin air between both of the men.

The brilliance of the saber light was akin to a meteor that hurtled through the galaxy.

Majestic justice was overflowing within the energy of the saber. Where the saber light passed, there was only obedience to God’s will; where the saber light went, there was only destined fate!

However, it was still an ambush.

Venerable Lord Saber was shocked, retracting his arm in a hurry. He could feel the chilling murderous intent brimming from the saber light in that split second, moving back immediately once the thought formed in his mind.

Slash!

A sharp saber light sliced its way through the lower abdomen of Venerable Lord Saber; a pang of pain shot seized his heart immediately.

Venerable Lord Saber let out a loud cry, fear arising in his eyes. What sort of saber was it that could tear through his mystical Qi protection and wound his lower abdomen?

The momentary doubt allowed him to feel an escalating pressure on his chest like his internal organs were being squeezed out from the gash on his lower abdomen. Venerable Lord Saber could not help the petrification that rang within him as he got himself a strip of cloth to bandage his wound securely.

He cultivated his mystical Qi without reservation to protect his wound then, finally relieved when he no longer felt his safety threatened by the injury.

However, when Venerable Lord Saber lifted his head again, all that greeted his eyes was a ray of saber light splitting through He Hanqing’s neck gracefully.

He watched unblinkingly as He Hanqing’s head flew off, before being grabbed hold by the person who had made a sudden appearance.

He Hanqing’s body that had lost his head dropped onto the ground like an emptied sack, his broken legs jerking twice.

The person had appeared too suddenly; the force within his skill was stronger than anything Venerable Lord Saber had seen in his life.

It was so clean and direct - beheaded with a single slash!

With that, He Hanqing died.

Venerable Lord Saber felt his mind going blank.

For so many years, this was the first time the Four Seasons Tower had lost a higher authority like the four Supreme Lords.

When they had faced Ling Xiaozui then, they had never suffered such a loss.

Yet today – right now, Supreme Lord Spring Frost of the four Supreme Lords had died right before him.

The saber light glinted again. Venerable Lord Saber could feel a piercing saber energy flying towards him with a faint sense of himself being its target.

He was weighed down both externally and internally now, about to lose his competitive edge. If he were to stay any longer, he might end up like He Hanqing.

From the moment the Concourse of the Underworld began its hunt, wave after wave of ambushes came unceasingly; each time more surprising than the last and each time more brutal than its predecessor!

This last gleam of saber light had far exceeded Venerable Lord Saber’s knowledge of saber art.

He no longer had any intention to fight.

Who knew if there were stronger opponents waiting for him afterward? Besides, He Hanqing was dead. It simply did not make sense for him to stay and fight.

With a long howl, Venerable Lord Saber soared into the sky as a ray of saber light, reaching far into the clouds and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

A resentful voice came from afar. ”Concourse of the Underworld, School of Spring and Autumn! This is not done yet!”

Not done yet?

Yun Yang materialized from thin air and patted down He Hanqing’s dead body before snorting and said, ”Let’s leave!”

He then left speedily with Fang Mofei and Bai Yixue.

Not done yet? I’m more afraid that you fellows will want it to end right here!

Yun Yang and the other two men disappeared into the forest hastily.

Only a while later, the ghastly wind and clouds surged over – the ten people from Concourse of the Underworld had finally arrived. They were never known for their speed and what transpired here had been too swift. It was only an instance before everything had ended.

Therefore, when these ten people arrived at the scene, they only managed to catch a glimpse of blurry shadows disappearing into the forest. It was then quiet all around.

There was also a headless corpse on the ground.

The ten kings sucked in a cold breath in unison.

The corpse….

”This is He Hanqing!” King Qinguang exclaimed as he drifted downwards to identify it in confusion.

The headless body was indeed Supreme Lord Spring Frost He Hanqing himself.