248 Nightmare Stallion (1/2)

Bai Tianyi unleashed the full might of his dao with the next attack. The grey energy sword that he had created from combining spiritual energy with the sword energy was a volatile cocktail filled with strength, and when it erupted everyone found their eyes drawn to the seemingly humble grey energy.

His massive sword blocked the spiritual energy blade controlled by the four-eyed person before it turned into a thousand smaller swords.

Every one of them started heading straight for the woman with four eyes, their speed so fast that they turned into a blur.

They ripped through the air, and their sharp edges cut through the defensive layers on the woman's body like a hot knife through butter, but it was not enough as new layers sprang to life around her immediately after.

Xue Wei had regained full control over his body. His soul was aching slightly and remnant trace of blood could be seen on the corner of his lips.

The Seed of Mirage that he had grown, had sprouted; a second Xue Wei appeared out of the seed after it had absorbed enough ambient heaven-and-earth essence.

The second Xue Wei was instantly sent to aid Hei Gou, who was being pushed back constantly by his opponent. And although Lin Xiao was not in a great state either, he was doing better than Hei Gou.

Xue Wei took a moment to survey the battleground. Bai Tianyi had forced the four-eyed woman on the defense.

Seeing that Bai Tianyi was able to suppress the woman, Xue Wei felt relief in his heart, but that relief was quickly replaced when he saw that Bai Tianyi was no longer as energetic as he was before.

Using so much sword energy was a strain on his body and mind. The more he used, the weaker his body would become.

Seeing this, Xue Wei rushed at the woman with his transformed arms, ready to deal an attack.

Arcane Fist!

Shattering Mountain Palm!

One fist and one palm attack descended down on the woman's energy shield, one at a time. As soon as the Arcane Fist landed on the shield, it ripped it apart, creating an opening that allowed Xue Wei to send in a Shattering Mountain Fist.

Just as his hand entered into the energy shield, the scales on his arm felt as if they were being ripped off. Blood flowed down in steady streams, and wounds appeared on his arm under the scales because of the energy shield's pressure.

The Shattering Mountain Palm collided with the chest of the woman inside the shield, and she was sent reeling backward from the impact. After retreating several steps she came to a standstill and steadied her body.

The blood in her body roiled, spilling out from her mouth and her nose. Her physical body was weak like the others; it was merely at the Heavenly Warrior rank. So while Xue Wei's palm had barely connected with her, the power behind his attack had caused her serious injuries.

Seeing the woman injured like this, the two men on her side started relentlessly fighting back. Their attacks were much more ferocious than they had been before, they stopped caring about defending and focused fully on attacking, trading wound for wound.

Hei Gou had managed to breathe more easily after the Seed of Mirage had joined him, but now the situation suddenly turned against them again.

Lin Xiao was also being pushed back. His opponent had grasped his weak point, and although he did not have any spiritual energy attacks that focused solely on the soul, he had abilities that attacked body and soul at the same time, so Lin Xiao was being pushed back.

Xue Wei focused on the woman. He could not help his comrades if he could not get rid of the woman first.

She was one of the few four-eyed experts in the bandit group and her status amongst the bandits could not be low. From this thought, Xue Wei understood that she was worth a lot of merit points. His motivation soared!

Kick of the Forgotten Kings!

Before the woman could conjure her shield again, Xue Wei had sent out a kick that sent her tumbling even further back.

Although it seemed as if Xue Wei and Bai Tianyi had the clear advantage in the fight, the truth was that they were both severely injured.

Bai Tianyi could not command any more sword energy, as it would have some serious after effects. On Xue Wei's side, one of his hands was unusable.

The arm that had used Shattering Mountain Palm earlier had taken so much damage that he could barely lift it now. Although it was not broken, all the muscle, the flesh, and the meridians that had penetrated into the shield had been severely damaged.

He had also received damage to his soul that would take a bit of time to heal. Although they were now seemingly in control of the situation, the price for this had been high.

”Finish it!” Bai Tianyi yelled, exhaustion evident in his voice. Xue Wei nodded his head. As soon as his Kick of the Forgotten Kings had caused her to tumble backwards, Xue Wei followed with Forbidden Rush before launching his final attack.

Inner Might: Qi Sword Style!

Windwolf Sword Slash!

Following that, the Qi sword swung out with the full might of an Ordinary Knight.

Disbelief and horror crept into all four of the woman's eyes. She had never thought that Xue Wei and his friends were capable of threatening them. It seemed that what they had learned was not the entire truth; spiritual energy was not everything that mattered in a fight of life and death.