(PS: Today's third update is for Piao Hong of "Long Kong 666/66" Alliance.)
The Southeastern Swordmistress couldn't help but be shocked.
What did Qing Shuzi dying at Yan Zhaoge's hands signify?
This meant that if she were to clash with Yan Zhaoge, she would very likely be slain.
A late Immortal Bridge Martial Saint had been slain by a Seeing Divinity Martial Saint?
Before today, this was something that was practically unimaginable to the Southeastern Swordmistress.
But now she had to recognize the problem.
This was especially so when, according to Yan Zhaoge, it was not just Qing Shuzi who had perished in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. Zhang Shuren and Peng He had also perished.
These two had both died beneath Yan Zhaoge's Cyclic Heavenly Seal. Their heads were battered and bleeding, their skulls shattered as their appearances could only barely be distinguished.
After being corroded by the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, his body was no longer as strong as before.
Others would find it hard to distinguish her from her outer appearance and clothing, but the Southeastern Swordsmistress was no stranger to her.
As a senior elder of the South and Southeast Sects, she had been in contact with Zhang Shuren and Peng He for a long time.
If one were to say that Yan Zhaoge had forged a corpse, with the deceased Qing Shuzi by the side, there was clearly no need for that.
This caused the Southeastern Swordsmistress to feel even more shocked.
Zhang Shuren and Peng He were both late Immortal Bridge Martial Saints as well.
The martial arts they practiced were all passed down from Phoenix Ritual Mountain's Wutong Slope. Each of them had their own specialties, and their strength was extraordinary.
The Southeastern Swordsmistress could not guarantee that she would definitely be able to kill Zhang Shuren or Peng He in a one on one battle.
And now, they had clearly all died at Yan Zhaoge's hands.
"Could it be that the might of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation he set up far surpasses expectations?" The Southeastern Swordsmistress was bewildered.
Previously, even though they had truly barged into the formation, when the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation had just appeared and the situation was unclear, the Southeastern Swordsmistress had once probed the might of the grand formation.
While it was very powerful, being able to suppress even the cultivation bases of late Immortal Bridge Martial Saints, it was still impossible for it to slay a martial practitioner like him within a short period of time.
Moreover, Qing Shuzi and the other two were traveling together?
And from the looks of it, there were other southern martial artists as well.
The Southeastern Swordmistress swept her gaze around, already seeing Yuan Xiancheng!
'Phoenix Pupils' Yuan Xiancheng, the disciple that the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen was most proud of, a peak figure amongst the younger generation experts of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
However, such a figure had also perished at Yan Zhaoge's hands.
"Immortal weapon?" Now, the Southeastern Swordsmistress thought of another possibility. While it was similarly inconceivable for a Seeing Divinity Martial Saint to wield an Immortal Artifact, the Southeastern Swordsmistress really could not think of any other methods that Yan Zhaoge could employ to slay Qing Shuzi and the others.
However, she could not sense the remnant aura of the Immortal Weapon.
This contradicted her deduction once again.
Even though the Swordmistress was experienced and knowledgeable, she was still at a loss at this moment.
Yan Zhaoge ignored everyone's gazes that seemed like they were looking at a monster as he continued, "Apart from Qing Shuzi's trio, there was also Wutong Slope's Yuan Xiancheng and another person of Illusory Coming Peak."
"It's Daoist Leading Mist, Emperor Qian's direct disciple," the Southeastern Swordmistress said bitterly.
She had never seen Daoist Leading Mist in person, but she had seen images of him.
While the Heaven Emperor did not have many personal disciples, all of them were renowned in the World beyond Worlds.
The Southeastern Swordsmistress looked at those corpses, already recognizing Daoist Leading Mist.
"In the Announcing Peace Mountain Range to the west of Circumference Mountain, I actually first clashed with Zhang Shuren and Yuan Xiancheng. Afterwards, they retreated to Circumference Mountain, with Qing Shuzi, Peng He and the others chasing after me." Yan Zhaoge said, "Fortunately, the river of the Dynasty River flowed through Circumference Mountain, allowing me to establish the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. Otherwise, I really would not have been able to do anything to them."
"The Nine Bends Yellow River Formation enveloped the entire Circumference Mountain Range. Besides Zhang Shuren and Qing Shuzi's group, the other martial practitioners of the south who lived here were all drowned by me as well."
The surging waters of the yellow river had previously flooded the entire Circumference Mountain Range, truly resembling an apocalyptic flood.
Still, under Yan Zhaoge's control, while the river water was ferocious, it did not invade the commoners of the secular world.
Wherever there were signs of human habitation, the flood bypassed them as it was just a false alarm.
Still, the other martial practitioners were not so fortunate as they were all washed by the Nine Bends Yellow River.
While Yan Zhaoge did not mind killing people, he was not bloodthirsty as well.
While those sects had been plundered, no one had been killed or injured as only their grand formations had been destroyed.
The true casualties had all been concentrated on the Wutong Phoenix Perching Formation and the martial practitioners on the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel.
"If the southeast wants to take over the region of Circumference Mountain, the remaining local martial practitioners would probably be powerless to resist." Yan Zhaoge said, "Over at the Announcing Peace Mountain Range, a considerable number of martial practitioners of the south have been slain by me as well. Vast Spirit Mountain, one of the two peak sects, had their headquarters broken down by me, their Chief Daoist East Spring slain by me as well."
"Advancing towards the Announcing Peace Mountain Range from the southeast, there should not be much resistance there."
In order to prevent the martial practitioners of the southeast from receiving them or making use of this chance to launch an attack, the southern Blazing Heaven Territory had previously kept the news of Yan Zhaoge's battle strictly under wraps.
Only now did the people of the southeast learn of this matter.
A Golden Court Mountain martial practitioner beside the Southeastern Swordsmistress said with a dazed expression on his face, "Announcing Peace Mountain Range's Vast Spirit Mountain, Daoist East Spring. I seem to have heard of this person before. He should be a mid Immortal Bridge Martial Saint?"
"That's right." As Yan Zhaoge said so, a thick iron whip that resembled the tail of a dragon appeared in his hand, "This is the supreme treasure of his Vast Spirit Mountain."
At the same time, a sword that flickered with purple light appeared in his other hand, "Apart from that, there was another person at Vast Spirit Mountain who possessed rather outstanding sword arts. Still, he did not seem to be a martial practitioner of the Announcing Peace Mountain Range."
Everyone was simultaneously shocked, "Two high-grade Sacred Artifacts?!"
The Southeastern Swordsmistress stared at that sword for a moment before suddenly saying, "The Purple Sea Sword, the sword of the 'Purple Tide Swordsman' Zhao Zhen of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory's Bright Connection Sea."
She paused for a moment before continuing, "He was also a mid Immortal Bridge Martial Saint."
She gazed at Yan Zhaoge.
Hearing Yan Zhaoge's words, she already understood.
Yan Zhaoge had been able to establish the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation at Circumference Mountain because he had borrowed the geographical advantage of the Dynasty River.
Still, the Announcing Peace Mountain Range did not have a great river like the Dynasty River!
Thus, Yan Zhaoge had only been able to repel Yuan Xiancheng there, slay Daoist East Spring and Zhao Zhen and even repel Zhang Shuren of the ninth level of the Martial Saint realm!
Even if he possessed high-grade Sacred Artifacts like the Extreme Yang Seal or even an Immortal Artifact, it would still not change a single fact.
Yan Zhaoge himself was currently merely a late Seeing Divinity Martial Saint.
It was said that a three-year-old child wielding a sabre would first injure himself before harming others.
However powerful a treasure was, if its wielder was too weak, it would not be able to display its power.
Yan Zhaoge had once pursued Shen Lingzi of the eighth level of the Martial Saint realm in the Royal Reed Sea.
The Southeastern Swordsmistress and the martial practitioners of the southeast all knew about this.
Ever since then, they had long since known that this youth before them was extraordinary.
Still, one against many and one against many were two completely different things.
Facing an encirclement alone, he had still defeated and slain a host of mid Immortal Bridge Martial Saints.
Borrowing the power of the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, he had slain Qing Shuzi and the other two late Immortal Bridge Martial Saints.
Such battle accomplishments still left everyone dumbfounded and tongue-tied.
A living legendary figure was nothing more than this!
Someone could not help but mutter, "Fallen Deity descending into the mortal realm ah …"
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