Chapter 1284 Hidden Secrets of the Phoenix Palace Treasure, Cold Blade Shadow Shakes Heroic Souls (Part 3)

The president of the Iron Saber Association, Hong Tianba, roared as he brandished his heavy Profound Iron Saber and charged forward: "Shi Feiyang, meet your fate!" Shi Feiyang neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the blade to touch his skin, only to see the profound iron blade spark like it hit a diamond.

"The Iron Saber Association, guilty of countless evil deeds, must end," Shi Feiyang backhanded a palm strike. The palm blade of "Heaven’s Edge," carrying the might of Mountain-Splitting Rock-Breaking, cleaved Hong Tianba and his saber in half, blood gushing like a fountain over the battlefield.

Guo Dunyi, seeing things going wrong, turned to flee.

Wu Zhong had already set up the modified Thirty-Six-Barreled Thunderfire Gun, sneering, "Lord Guo, where are you off to?" As the trigger was pulled, lead bullets rained down, shredding Guo Dunyi’s cloak to pieces.

Shi Feiyang approached, stepping through the air, his skin like glazed glass exuding a chilling cold: "Guo Dunyi, who is behind this?" He clasped Guo Dunyi’s life gate in his palm, cold True Qi spreading along his meridians, instantly forming frost on his face.

"I... I am just following orders..." Guo Dunyi’s teeth chattered, "It was... Governor Cao of the Eastern Depot..."

Before he could finish, Shi Feiyang exerted force, and Guo Dunyi’s body flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily beneath the command flag of the Ming Army Camp.

In late spring, Wind Chanting Mountain was shrouded under leaden clouds, the vermilion gates of the Iron Saber Association’s headquarters marred with bloodied handprints, grinning like wicked ghosts in the twilight.

Shi Feiyang stood at the front of the formation, as the Bright Jade Technique circulated, his glazed skin reflecting the lightning.

He swept his gaze over the heroes behind him and said in a deep voice, "The Iron Saber Association has plundered civilians and colluded with the Tatars; today this den of evil will be reduced to dust!"

Liao Pei’s Long Arm Fist套 vibrated the air with a humming sound: "Grand Squad Leader, I volunteer as the vanguard!" Before he could finish speaking, the Iron Saber Association’s copper bells suddenly rang, and hundreds of minions rushed out from the stockade walls wielding Splashing Wind Sabers.

Lie Quan’s Heaven and Earth Saber carved out a semi-circular cold moon, the clashing of sabers alarming the cold crows on the mountains: "Great! These old bones have been itching for a fight!"

"Seven Cultivation Sword" Kong Triangle unsheathed his long sword, the blade engraved with the Beidou Seven Stars Map glinting coldly: "Watch me break their Dog Head Formation!" The sword momentum was like a swimming dragon, instantly toppling three minions. "Xingyi Fist" Fan Shi rooted into a horse stance, his aura imposing like a mountain, delivering a "Fierce Tiger Pouncing on Prey" that shattered the blue stone obstructing the path, throwing minions like kites with broken strings.

A sharp whistle suddenly sounded, signaling the appearance of the Iron Saber Association’s Vice Squad Leader.

This man looked ashen as iron, with a Nine-Sectioned Soft Whip coiled at his waist, the tip laced with green poison, widely known in Jianghu as the "Poisonous Dragon Whip," Wan Qi Zheng.

He sneered, "The Heroic Sakura Association sure has nerve, daring to tread on the god of plagues’ head! Fine, saves me the trouble of visiting; soon, I’ll dig pits over there and bury you all."

He twitched the soft whip, which snaked straight for Shi Feiyang’s throat.

Shi Feiyang pushed both palms in the "Red Dust Slash" of the "Hundred Victories Saber Technique," sending nine arcs of ice-chilled golden saber Qi sweeping in a fan shape.

Wan Qi Zheng’s whip was instantly shredded by the saber Qi, his expression drastically changing as he hurriedly retreated.

Yet, Xiao Lingling’s Mandarin Duck Saber danced into a veil of snow, shouting, "Scoundrel, watch the blade! Have you dug the pit yet? Make it bigger, you need to bury a whole lot of villains." The dual blades clashed with a clear ring, aiming directly at Wan Qi Zheng’s lower body.

Liu Yehua’s "Hundred Leaves Saber" suddenly transformed into thirty-six steel flying leaves, pelting the Iron Saber Association’s crossbowmen like a downpour.

"Tai Chi Saber" Southwest Wind stepped with Yin Yang Fish footwork, deflecting the incoming arrows to either side.

He loudly declared, "Grand Squad Leader, watch me break their arrow formation!"

The long saber swung out, executing "Tai Chi Cloud Hand," converting saber Qi into a soft force, redirecting the dense rain of arrows skyward.

Wu Zhong’s Profound Iron artificial limb unfolded the Thirty-Six-Barreled Thunderfire Gun, roaring, "Scoundrels, taste the power of the Great Ming Firearms!" Lead bullets rained down, riddling the Iron Saber Association’s wooden stockade wall with holes. Suddenly, dozens of experts burst forth from within the stockade, led by the "Blood Saber Twins" — the elder brother Gao Kui wielding a Serrated Blood Saber and the younger brother Gao Xiong holding Judge’s Dual Pens, their cooperation seamless, unleashing successive killing strikes.

Shi Xiong wielded the White Rainbow Sword and charged into the enemy formation, his swordsmanship not yet mastered but winning in its eccentricity.

"Iron Flute Scholar" Xiang Kun played "Ambush from All Sides," the Sound Wave Technique transforming into invisible blades that rattled the Iron Saber Association members’ eardrums.

Jin Liufu suddenly broke through the water of the moat, entangling Gao Xiong’s legs.

Gao Xiong was startled, frantically stabbing with his dual pens, only to be dragged into the water by Jin Liufu.

Gao Kui, seeing his brother in danger, howled with red eyes, charging at Jin Liufu.

Shi Feiyang seized the opportunity, circulating the Bright Jade Technique to "Supreme Forgetting Emotions Ice Soul Cold Prison," encasing his body in a hundred-zhang ice wall.

He unleashed "Slashing Heaven and Earth," the ultimate killing strike of the "Hundred Victories Saber Technique," a golden saber arc piercing through heaven and earth, cleaving down with a roar.

Gao Kui’s Serrated Blood Saber shattered inch by inch in the saber Qi, sending him flying dozens of zhang, crashing heavily onto the stone steps, spewing blood from his mouth, dead.

Wan Qi Zheng, seeing the unfavorable situation, attempted to flee, only to be blocked by Xie Wen as if appearing out of nowhere. "Flying Eagle Detective" Xie Wen cast the Celestial Silkworm Silk Net, enveloping Wan Qi Zheng, executing Eagle Claw Technique, fiercely gripping Wan Qi Zheng’s "Jianjing Acupoint" with precision.

Shi Feiyang strolled over, his glazed skin emanating an icy blue light, "Tell me, where is the evidence of your collusion with the Tatars hidden?" He lightly tapped Wan Qi Zheng’s Chest Acupoint with his fingertip, the cold True Qi instantly invading the meridians.

Wan Qi Zheng, his face contorting in pain to a purple hue, trembled, stammering, "In... in the secret chamber..."

Before finishing his sentence, Shi Feiyang shatters his skull with a palm strike.

As the members of the Heroic Sakura Association shouted in unison, the villains of the Iron Saber Association’s headquarters were all slain.

Mountains of money and grain were counted out from the stockade, and the members of the Heroic Sakura Association gazed at these resources, their eyes filled with joy.