Chapter 661 (3): Surrounding One Person? Or Being Surrounded by One Person?

Yu Si could guarantee his ability to stay alive for the moment, but he definitely wouldn't feel good.

Apart from using his flying swords to kill enemies, the young Hidden Official could also take advantage of his isolated small world to suppress his opponents' flying swords. Meanwhile, Chen Ping'an's flying swords would enjoy increased freedom and fluidity in this lawless land, and his fists and saber strikes as a pure martial artist would also become increasingly elusive.

A huge chunk of flesh was taken off Yu Si's cheek by Chen Ping'an's saber, and his body was already riddled with wounds.

Thankfully, there was no sword qi circling around Yu Si's critical acupoints, nor was there fist aura coursing through his body. He possessed the physique of a sword cultivator, after all, so he wasn't facing any life-threatening wounds.

Granted, Yu Si no longer looked as carefree and dashing as when he had first appeared. The difference was as stark as could be.

A sudden sword strike burst through the sky.

A sword was sent outside the isolated small world, and Zhu Qie relied on the wisps of remnant sword intent to find this location.

Chen Ping'an disappeared from the spot and channeled the power of heaven and earth. He had purposely left a wisp of sword intent behind in anticipation of this sword strike.

It was difficult to track the presence of Liu Bai's bonded flying sword, whereas Zhu Qie's sword intent appeared much like a firefly in the night, hovering right in front of Chen Ping'an's eyes.

Chen Ping'an couldn't move Yu Si, who was protected by a waterfall of sword qi, so he folded heaven and earth and manipulated the environment around the demon sword cultivator. Yu Si was busy defending against more than one hundred flying swords from the so-called reflected moon, and he was coincidentally placed in the path of the vigorous sword light.

"Yu Si!" Zhu Qie exclaimed using his mind's lake.

He didn't say anything else, so he technically wasn't revealing any secrets.

Everything was reliant on tacit understanding.

Yu Si didn't disappoint Zhu Qie, and he reached forward to grab the arc of sword light.

The sword light surprisingly twisted like rope, and Zhu Qie controlled his thoughts and sword intent to vigorously pull backward. Yu Si was tightly clutching the sword light, and he was almost pulled out of the isolated small world, which was essentially a large cage.

In order to avoid derailing the rescue and having Chen Ping'an seize the opportunity to attack the retreating Yu Si, whose path was exposed, Liu Bai summoned her bonded flying sword without needing any verbal reminders from Zhu Qie. This was a flying sword that seemingly didn't exist in the world.

Zhu Qie was standing on the shoulder of the Divine Maiden Dao Manifestation when he unleashed his sword strike.

Chen Ping'an heaved a soft sigh, allowing Zhu Qie to rescue Yu Si. They shouldn't have interfered with each other, and he should have been allowed to kill Tun Tan.

It was important to be fair when making transactions — they should have focused on rescuing their companion, and Chen Ping'an would have focused on killing their other companion.

Since Zhu Qie had foreseen this circumstance, however, Chen Ping'an could only take a step back and settle for less.

First and Fifteenth finally reappeared together after traversing countless mountains and rivers with Chen Ping'an.

A Dao Manifestation in azure, which was even larger and more majestic than the previous one, suddenly appeared behind the Divine Maiden Dao Manifestation, with its hands coming together to form one large fist that slammed down at the latter's head.

Zhu Qie swung his sword at the sky.

A ray of crescent sword light burst from his sword and severed the hands of Chen Ping'an's Dao Manifestation.

Since he was being stopped from killing the weakest of the five demon sword cultivators, Chen Ping'an would give his opponents a surprise and kill their strongest member.

Chen Ping'an forcefully changed the thickness of heaven and earth, placing himself amid the folding mountains and rivers. Drawn forward by Pine Needle and Lightning Devourer, and further accelerated by his Land-Shortening Talismans, Chen Ping'an arrived behind Zhu Qie in an instant.

A fist slammed into Zhu Qie's back, causing him to tumble off the shoulder of the Divine Maiden Dao Manifestation and crash into the ground far away.

Meanwhile, Chen Ping'an was struck in the abdomen by a backward stab from the falling Zhu Qie. Zhu Qie could have dodged Chen Ping'an's attack, but he had clearly chosen to exchange wounds instead.

First and Fifteenth had already engaged in more than one hundred exchanges with Liu Bai's bonded flying sword.

This naturally wasn't the limit of Chen Ping'an's power, and two more talismanic rivers materialized between heaven and earth, glowing with golden light as they ferociously thundered toward Yu Si.

Zhu Qie was sent flying by Chen Ping'an's punch, but he still manipulated his sword light and commanded it to draw a large arc in the sky, doing his best to drag Yu Si toward him.

Meanwhile, Liu Bai grabbed Tun Tan's shoulder and continued to block First and Fifteenth with her bonded flying sword. She flew into the distance with Tun Tan, not giving Chen Ping'an any opportunity to rush over and engage in close-quarters combat.

Sure enough, the young Hidden Official rushed after Yu Si.

"Liu Bai!" Yu Si roared in fury.

Her mind went completely blank, and she instinctively threw Tun Tan away. She was just about to self-destruct her golden core before commanding her bonded flying sword to pierce through her heart, yearning to kill herself before she killed the young Hidden Official.

However, Chen Ping'an's fingers wrapped around her neck and pulled backward, lifting her up before violently twisting her around and directly breaking her neck.

His other hand clenched into a fist and ruthlessly slammed into her back, with his fist aura seeping into her body and shaking violently, shattering her aura and affecting her thoughts. This caused Liu Bai's bonded flying sword to pause for a split second after completing its planned route.

Chen Ping'an was just about to throw another punch in an attempt to blast a hole through Liu Bai's back. Not only did he want to shatter her spine and destroy her golden core, but he also wanted to comprehensively destroy her bridge of immortality.

Unexpectedly, however, Chen Ping'an's figure was forced to dissipate as he was seemingly struck in the forehead by a hammer blow.

Liu Bai's physical body was essentially destroyed, but she ultimately managed to safeguard half of her foundation of the Great Dao. Of course, trying to advance to the Upper Five Tiers, especially the Immortal Tier, would be almost impossible in her lifetime. Doing so would be as difficult as ascending the heavens.

Chen Ping'an rapidly shot a glance near Liu Bai's head.

It was Tun Tan who had secretly placed a talisman on Liu Bai.

Tun Tan suffered wounds on top of wounds for the sake of channeling that life-saving talisman, causing him to heave and vomit blood. His face was also caked in blood, making his vision blurry. Even so, he still mustered his strength to vigorously beckon at Liu Bai, using his damaged talisman to collect her golden core and soul, which he eventually placed inside his sleeve. Tun Tan was on the verge of fainting after doing this, but he relied on his last wisp of consciousness to reach forward, hell-bent on retrieving Big Sister Liu Bai's physical body no matter what.

Columns of light suddenly appeared in the isolated small world, and it was unknown whether they were sword light or celestial light. In any case, these columns of light enveloped Zhu Qie, Yu Si, Tun Tan, and even Liu Bai's lifeless body.

Chen Ping'an had just dodged Liu Bai's first attack, but he was surprisingly unable to dodge this subsequent attack despite being inside his own isolated small world. He was also struck by a column of light.

As for Liu Bai's lifeless body, it crumbled completely inside the corresponding column of light.

Chen Ping'an was sent plummeting to the ground by the column of light, but he tumbled in a disheveled manner in mid-air, dodging another column of light that was following him like a shadow. He then folded the mountains and rivers again, instantly reappearing several kilometers away.

Li Zhen was hovering in the sky, making him appear like a primordial deity who had traveled through the river of time. Right now, he was holding the seven stars of the Big Dipper in his two hands, somehow removing them from the night sky.

The stars slowly orbited, causing the isolated small world to also cycle through the four seasons. There was the rumbling of spring thunder, the scorching heat of summer, the cutting wind of autumn, and the heavy snow of winter. The circulation of the Great Dao was like a turning millstone that brutally crushed all matter.

During this time, the countless wisps of sword qi summoned by Zhu Qie also became increasingly intense and incisive, with his sword intent transforming into beads of water that eventually joined together to form an expanding river of sword qi. The river swayed vigorously, roaring through the sky like a torrential flood.

Chen Ping'an had two options: either retract the bonded mystical ability of his flying sword, Caged Sparrow, or be dragged into a difficult battle with Li Zhen, where they competed to see who had more divine intent to burn through.

Chen Ping'an's figure flashed around the isolated small world, disappearing and reappearing again and again.

He slid dozens of meters sideways before instantly standing still.

Caged Sparrow, which had manifested into a small world, condensed into a sword and flew into Chen Ping'an's bonded acupoint.

The isolated small world disappeared along with the flying sword.

Chen Ping'an stood on the sloped wall of the colossal crater, while Li Zhen hovered in midair above it. The crater was dozens of meters wide, and Zhu Qie stood at the center bottom with a sword case on his back. Not far from him, Yu Si supported Tun Tan, and the two stood at the crater's top edge.

The sword formation that Zhu Qie had buried underground was just about to activate.

Heaven and earth transformed again.

This time, the isolated small world was far more cramped than the vast expanses of the previous one.

It measured just a measly few kilometers in diameter.

This was an eerie world with graves and tombs everywhere, yet there were also swaying willows surrounding the innumerable burial grounds.

Was this the genuine mental state of the young Hidden Official?

Zhu Qie, who had remained calm and composed the entire time, suddenly exhibited a hint of rage in a rare display.

Yu Si used his flying sword, Waterfall, to protect himself and Tun Tan, gritting his teeth in glowing fury as he did so.

Was Chen Ping'an truly this difficult to kill?!

Li Zhen could casually raise a hand to touch the boundary of the sky if he so desired, and he clicked his tongue in wonder and said with a chuckle, "The Hidden Official cherishes his life the most, but he genuinely doesn't plan on escaping this time?"

Afterward, Chen Ping'an could at most finish his job of killing Tun Tan and perhaps kill Yu Si as well.

As for Li Zhen and Zhu Qie, they didn't lack powerful flying swords in this messy battle, and they had simply held back from using their full strength.

Chen Ping'an swayed slightly as he stood surrounded by enemies, and it was clear that summoning Caged Sparrow twice and facing five enemies by himself was too arduous a task. His physique as a martial artist was worn down, his spiritual energy was drained by his two bonded flying swords, and his mental energy was also sapped from the intensity of the conflict. Chen Ping'an was already on the ropes.

Li Zhen shook his head, with his eyes expressing pity as he remarked, "You're draining the pond to catch the fish — you're treading a path to ruin."

Chen Ping'an forcefully slammed his fist into his palm and said with a faint smile, "Let me send you all on your way. Enjoy your final trip."

Starting from the boundaries of heaven and earth, countless Moons in the Well materialized in the isolated small world and slowly advanced toward the four demon sword cultivators.

This was another unreasonably powerful bonded flying sword!

There was deep astonishment and alarm in Li Zhen's mind.

Was this madman genuinely trying to ensure mutual death?

Zhu Qie furrowed his brows. Was the young Hidden Official refusing to be killed by an enemy's flying sword even though death was inevitable? And he was hell-bent on dragging one more person to the grave with him?

A short moment later, Chen Ping'an leaned back and fell down.

Caged Sparrow and Moon in the Well both returned to his acupoints in an instant.

And thus, Li Zhen couldn't help but curse after learning the truth.

As it turned out, Chen Ping'an had fallen back to the foot of the Sword Qi Great Wall.

This meant that Li Zhen and the others had all been tricked by this godforsaken Hidden Official.

Fighting to the death using his two bonded flying swords was just for show, while folding the mountains and rivers to move the battlefield was his true aim.

However, the next string of events came as a huge surprise to both the Savage World and the Sword Qi Great Wall.

Firstly, a great demon from the twelve thrones shed its disguise and appeared on the battlefield, sweeping its large sleeve and drawing the young demons into the subspace inside, including Zhu Qie, who had already launched an attack, as well as Li Zhen and the others who were already attempting to retreat. At the same time, the great demon also snapped its fingers.

Sword Immortal Wei Jin from the Wind Snow Temple swung his sword and swatted aside the immortal technique from the great demon that was targeting Chen Ping'an.

Lu Zhi was just about to leave the city wall.

A great demon with a big beard and carrying both a sword and a saber directly used his fists to push away two sword immortals atop the golden river. After arriving at the battlefield near the Sword Qi Great Wall, he placed a hand on the hilt of his saber before looking up at Great Sword Immortal Lu Zhi.

He wouldn't draw his saber as long as Lu Zhi didn't draw her sword.

This naturally wasn't the so-called huge surprise.

Chen Qingdu looked up and smiled.

The old man in gray walked out from the Jia Zi Tent, seemingly wanting to witness some scene with his own eyes.

A column of spectacular light that was as thick as a mountain burst through the sky above both the Savage World and the Sword Qi Great Wall, shattering the magnificent restrictions of the world and landing directly on the battlefield. This huge column of light didn't land near the Sword Qi Great Wall, and it instead chose to land in the heart of the demon tribe's colossal army, which was located to the north of the golden river.

The earth within a radius of hundreds of kilometers instantly quaked and split, throwing up innumerable demon soldiers and resulting in a huge number of injuries and deaths.

A man from beyond the heavens bent his knees slightly before standing up straight. Standing in the middle of the battlefield, he raised his hands and placed them on his forehead, after which he slowly ran them back and smoothed his hair.

The man looked around at the sea of demons surrounding him before laughing heartily and exclaiming, "All of you have been surrounded by me!"