Chapter 62 - 60: Joining Forces to Slay, Jiang Hao Takes Action

Chapter 62: Chapter 60: Joining Forces to Slay, Jiang Hao Takes Action

The moment Tang Yan saw that figure, his body jolted, his eyes filled with astonishment.

In that instant, the various past events that had occurred in the Xingyue City Earth Realm three years ago flashed rapidly through his mind. He still remembered that the first time he met Jiang Hao was inside the Divine Pill Pavilion Inner Cabinet Hall. Back then, he had followed Tang Xiao, the elder of the Tang Family, to see Bai Wufeng and witness the so-called Nine Revolutions Life Extension Pill.

Now, after three years, he unexpectedly saw that familiar figure again.

Upon hearing Tang Yan’s exclamation, all the young prodigies from the Xingyue City Earth Realm followed his gaze, each of them dumbfounded as if struck by lightning.

"Jiang Hao. It really is Jiang Hao."

"He’s actually not dead?"

"How is that possible? The person the Celestial Sword Sect wanted to kill is still alive after three years?"

For a moment, whether it was Ye Xiaotian, Wang Jiang, or all the young men and women of the Xingyue City Earth Realm, everyone was utterly shocked.

They originally thought they would never cross paths with that figure again in this life. After all, if they were Jiang Hao, the very first thing they would do after leaving the Xingyue City Earth Realm that day would undoubtedly be to get far away from the Eastern Domain. At the very least, they wouldn’t remain right under the nose of the Eastern Domain Celestial Sword Sect.

But they never expected that the young man would still be in this region. Furthermore, it seemed his current status had become even more terrifying. At the very least, the ark the young man stood on right now was countless times more luxurious and massive than theirs.

"Brother, let’s follow them." Beside Tang Yan, Tang Xun’er immediately spoke up.

Upon hearing this, many other youths from the Xingyue City Earth Realm also chimed in.

"Brother Tang, follow Jiang Hao’s ark. Hurry!"

"Right, right, follow Jiang Hao! No matter what, he is still a peerless genius who walked out of Xingyue City. If we follow him, he might look after us in the ancient ruins for the sake of us being from the same hometown."

Tang Yan did not hesitate. He immediately steered their ark closer to the Qin Family’s ark.

Jiang Hao had long become a household legend in the Xingyue City Earth Realm. The events that happened back then had filled Xingyue City with endless regret. If it weren’t for the incident with the Qi Family’s Qilin Child three years ago, the one leading them today would very likely be that World-Shocking Sword Cultivator who possessed a Ninth-Grade Celestial Tier Martial Soul.

Taking a step back, if the Qi Family’s Qilin Child hadn’t clashed with Jiang Hao, the ones entering the genius hegemony today wouldn’t just be Tang Yan as their sole pillar, but rather two world-shocking geniuses—the Qilin Child and Jiang Hao.

Unfortunately, Xingyue City failed to keep either of those two peerless geniuses back then. The Qilin Child died under Jiang Hao’s sword, and Jiang Hao broke away from them after being abandoned by the entire city.

While Tang Yan and the others steered their dilapidated little ark closer to the Qin Family’s ark, the front section of Jiang Hao’s ark had already entered that terrifying curtain of light.

"Everyone, hold your swords tight. When we charge in later, follow me closely, and whatever you do, don’t fall behind," Qin Xiangying said, her breathing heavy. She tightly gripped her ancient sword, her beautiful eyes fixed intensely on the Lin Family’s ark, which was sticking to them as persistently as a leech.

At this moment, the distance between the two parties was less than a hundred meters.

"Hahaha, Qin Xiangyuan, they say you are one of the top ten female prodigies of the Celestial City Earth Realm. Today, I finally have the chance to see for myself whether this so-called top ten female prodigy is just an empty reputation!" Lin Chen declared, his eyes filled with endless desire as he looked at the figure in the pink dress on the Qin Family’s ark.

Qin Xiangyuan was not only one of the top ten female prodigies of the Celestial City Earth Realm but also one of its ten great beauties. Countless astounding geniuses wanted to bow at her skirt, and Lin Chen was naturally no exception.

However, unlike the others, what Lin Chen craved was only that body.

Sensing the offense in his eyes, Qin Xiangyuan drew her sharp sword, a trace of icy coldness flashing across her stunning face.

Countless young men and women on the surrounding arks looked at her elegant figure, their eyes filled with amazement.

"What a gorgeous Fairy. Could she be the proud daughter of the Qin Family from the Celestial City Earth Realm, Qin Xiangyuan?"

"Why do I feel like I don’t dare to profane her when facing her? With such grace, I’d believe it if you told me she was a Fairy descended to the mortal world."

"It’s a pity, though. She seems to be targeted by Lin Tai and Lin Chen of the Lin Family. Even a Fairy has to face life-and-death trials in this hegemony."

"You should first think about how to survive this upcoming ordeal. If you lose your own worthless life, you won’t be able to look at any beautiful Fairy anymore."

Qin Xiangyuan’s appearance was like a bright moon, attracting everyone’s attention. However, the current situation was highly unusual. Even upon encountering the Qin Family’s Fairy, few had the state of mind to admire her grace.

The moment the arks completely entered the curtain of light, Jiang Hao and the others subconsciously shielded their eyes. The piercing light was so bright they could barely keep their eyes open.

When everyone passed through the light curtain and regained their vision, they instantly froze like wooden chickens.

Behind the light curtain was an endless primitive jungle, unimaginably vast. An aura of desolation and wildness rushed at their faces, followed by Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi so rich it almost felt tangible, enveloping their entire bodies.

However, after a brief shock, everyone seemed to instantly recover their hearing.

Earth-shattering roars and battle cries made their eardrums throb with pain. Everyone followed the sound and looked over.

They saw that this world had already turned into a terrifying battlefield. The army of Cultivators who had entered first had already descended into absolute chaos, slaughtering one another. Above the peaks of the primitive mountain range, Sword Qi ran rampant, and blood rained down the sky. Arks were shattered into pieces by heaven-shaking Sword Qi, and countless Cultivators fought with red-rimmed eyes, as if engaged in a holy war.

Even in the primitive mountain forest below, towering ancient trees were crashing down. The battle was brutally intense beyond imagination.

"Heavens, they’re crazy! Everyone’s gone completely mad!"

"Charge through!"

Looking at the flames of war that had already spread for who knew how many miles, Qin Xiangyuan and the others instantly snapped back to reality and made a decisive choice.

The scene inside exceeded everyone’s imagination. This was no longer just a slaughter between the Qin Family and the Lin Family, but a vast, hellish free-for-all. All the young geniuses had lost their minds. Murderous intent filled everywhere they passed. In such an unimaginably chaotic slaughter, who had the time to distinguish between mortal enemies and strangers?

Just as the Qin Family’s ark was crossing through the void...

"Heh heh, everyone else is crossing on their own two feet, so what right do you have to ride an ark? Get down!"

BOOM!

Qin Xiangyuan had barely steered the ark less than a hundred meters when a hundred-foot-long Sword Qi suddenly tore through the void, slashing toward them.

"Oh no! Run!"

In an instant, the expressions of many Qin Family youths changed drastically. They abandoned the ship, scattering in all directions to dodge the strike.

Even though Qin Xiangyuan and Qin Ye sequentially took action and blocked that sword strike, the terrifying, unparalleled aftershocks of the Sword Qi still blasted the ark to pieces, causing it to disintegrate in midair.

It wasn’t just the Qin Family’s ark that came under attack; almost every ark that flew out of the light curtain suffered varying degrees of assault. Even if an ark managed to cross several miles, it would still be struck down by the combined efforts of others.

Obviously, no one wanted anyone else to seize the initiative to enter the depths of the ancient ruins.

"Haha! If I don’t get to cross on an ark, then no one gets to cross! If you won’t let me drink the soup, I’ll flip the whole table!"

For a time, countless arks exploded in the void.

The Lin Family’s ark was no exception. The moment it entered the ancient ruins, it was instantly blasted to smithereens, and the group of Lin Family geniuses scrambled to evade.

"Damn it! What the hell is going on?"

"Curse it all!"

The members of the Lin Family flew into a rage, but they soon noticed the members of the Qin Family, who had also lost their ark.

The two sides locked eyes.

The next moment...

"There’s no need to tangle with people from other factions. Our target is them!"

"Kill! Kill as many as you can! Don’t let them advance deep into the ancient ruins easily!"

"Die!"

BOOM!

Suddenly, countless young men and women from the Lin Family drew their swords and charged toward Jiang Hao and the others.

The two sides were already mortal enemies, so no words were needed. Seeing this, the members of the Qin Family also radiated towering murderous intent. Just as the Lin Family didn’t want them to venture deep into the ancient ruins and obtain fortuitous encounters, they felt exactly the same way.

"Everyone, enter the primitive jungle! Do not fight in the void! It won’t be that easy for the Lin Family to venture deep into the ancient ruins!"

"Fight them to the death! Trading one life for one is an even deal, and killing two is a profit!"

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Facing the Sword Qi slashed out by the Lin Family crowd, Qin Xiangyuan and the others immediately led everyone flying downward. Fighting high in the sky in this situation would undoubtedly attract too much unwanted attention.

BOOM!

In an instant, the two groups entered the primitive jungle, and the battle erupted on contact. Terrifying power ravaged the area, and in the blink of an eye, people were already falling in pools of blood.

However, both sides’ goals were not just to kill as many of the opponent’s genius Cultivators as possible, but also to madly push toward the depths of the ancient ruins.

The very moment the slaughter broke out between the Qin Family and the Lin Family, Tang Yan and his group’s ark also entered the light curtain.

"Such rich Spiritual Qi!" Wang Jiang had only just sighed in awe when a massive saber descended from the sky, cleaving their ark into pieces.

The group of youths from the Xingyue City Earth Realm quickly reacted, their faces turning pale with shock.

"It’s Jiang Hao and his group!" In the urgency, the sharp-eyed Tang Xun’er spotted the white-robed figure in the jungle below.

But at this moment, the area had already descended into dark, chaotic battle. A storm of Spiritual Power almost swallowed the entire primitive jungle.

Tang Yan did not hesitate and instantly soared through the air. "Follow Jiang Hao and his group! Find an opportunity to break away from the battlefield and enter the depths of the ancient ruins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone flew toward that direction. Wang Jiang and Ye Xiaotian hesitated for a moment before quickly following suit.

Everyone wanted to know just what realm that young man had reached after three years of separation, and whether he had truly become a peerless genius of a region.

Inside the primitive jungle...

"Qin Xiangyuan, it is an honor for you to fall into the hands of us brothers! Hahaha!"

After Lin Tai and Lin Chen killed two Unity Realm Cultivators from the Qin Family, they teamed up and attacked Qin Xiangyuan. Both of them were experts at Unity Realm Perfection or above. Even though Qin Xiangyuan’s strength was extremely terrifying, the two naturally wouldn’t miss such a rare opportunity now that they had finally caught her isolated and struggling alone.

Right now, they were in the ancient ruins of the genius hegemony. Even if the two failed to kill her, merely inflicting heavy injuries on her would be a fatal blow. In an environment like this, it went without saying how dangerous it was for a peerless genius to be injured.

Seeing the two peerless geniuses besiege Qin Xiangyuan, the expressions of many youths from the Qin Family changed drastically.

"Oh no, they want to team up against Fairy Qin!"

"Damn it, Young Master Qin Ye is being held back by several geniuses from the Lin Family! Two against one, Fairy Qin is in grave danger!"

"It’s all that Qin Fan’s fault! At this critical moment, not only is he unable to help Fairy Qin, but he also shamelessly stays by her side seeking protection. He’s simply too shameless!"

Watching the two figures surrounding and attacking Qin Xiangyuan, many of the Qin Family’s Cultivation geniuses looked desperate. Although they believed Qin Xiangyuan wouldn’t be killed that easily, once she was injured, what awaited them next would be a bottomless abyss.

However, just as Lin Tai and Lin Chen simultaneously swung their swords at Qin Xiangyuan...

"Brother Qin Fan, I will hold back Lin Chen! I’ll leave Lin Tai to you! If you can kill him, that would be for the best," Qin Xiangyuan said. Gripping her sharp sword, she took the initiative to meet Lin Chen’s attack like a startling swan, exposing her back entirely to Jiang Hao.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao’s eyes burned like torches. At this moment, him hiding his cultivation base played a crucial role. Obviously, this was Qin Shiming’s plan from the very beginning. The goal was to lure and kill a rival team, but it just so happened that the ones who crashed into them were from the Lin Family.

Seeing Qin Xiangyuan expose a flaw, Lin Tai was slightly puzzled but didn’t think much of it. He immediately swept his sword across.

"Fairy Qin, it seems we brothers truly overestimated you. Die!"

Thrilled, Lin Tai didn’t pay any attention to the unremarkable Jiang Hao. Instead, he madly attacked Qin Xiangyuan.

Countless young men and women from the Qin Family watched this scene with ashen faces.

However, in this critical, life-or-death moment, a terrifying surge of Sword Qi pierced through the primitive jungle.

It intercepted Lin Tai’s fatal strike.

The moment the Sword Qi erupted, everyone jolted in shock.