"Xiu!
However, there were two white figures that were even faster than them. Xiao Chen and Zhong Li had arrived the instant the intense explosion occurred. The instant the intense explosion occurred, they both somersaulted and executed their exquisite Movement Techniques, dodging the shock wave and flying forward.
Their figures shot out like arrows, tearing through the sky. The two of them chased after the fleeing Lone Wolf.
When the two were about to reach the city gates, Lone Wolf suddenly stopped and turned around. Suddenly, his undamaged left hand transformed into a wolf claw and smashed at Zhong Li.
Zhong Li, who was in hot pursuit, did not expect Lone Wolf to be so crafty. Despite fleeing in such a panic, Lone Wolf still dared to stop and fight.
Zhong Li quickly raised his saber and formed a screen of saber light filled with ice. However, the strength of Lone Wolf's transformed arm clearly surpassed that of a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
The sharp claws tore through the screen of saber light and tore through Zhong Li's protective Quintessence. Then, they left five horrifying claw marks on Zhong Li's chest and knocked him back.
Lone Wolf's horrifying strength was astonishing. It was not that Lone Wolf could not put up a fight. It was just that his arm was injured and he did not want to take the risk.
Lone Wolf's masked face revealed only a pair of scarlet eyes. After knocking back Zhong Li, he turned around and the baleful aura in his eyes turned solid, heading towards Xiao Chen and entering Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness.
Then, Lone Wolf laughed maniacally and sent out a pitch-black Quintessence palm with his left hand at Xiao Chen. It was like Lone Wolf was certain that, given Xiao Chen's cultivation, Xiao Chen would die without a doubt.
After doing all this, Lone Wolf once again fled out of the city without looking back.
The Mental Energy in Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness surged and roared. It shattered the various illusions of the other party's baleful aura, causing them to vanish.
The baleful aura of loose cultivators, which made the sect disciples tremble in fear, was useless before Xiao Chen.
A resplendent saber light lit up in the dark night. Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and sent out a dense electric saber Qi. The electric light exploded out and shattered the Quintessence beast claw flying at him.
Zhong Li, whose chest was injured, fell to the ground in a sorry state. When he saw this scene, he frowned slightly. An imperceptible cold light flashed in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense had been paying attention to Zhong Li's expression. When he saw this scene, he seemed to understand something. Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. When he saw that Lone Wolf was not difficult to catch up to, he gave up on giving chase.
"Damn it, he escaped again!"
The rest of the troops caught up. When they saw that Lone Wolf was only a small black dot left, they all cursed.
The somewhat pale Qiu Yi revealed a contemplative light in his eyes. He said, "Let's return to the inn first. Everyone should recuperate."
On the rooftop, the original members of the team gathered together again. After checking, he found that several martial artists had suffered serious internal injuries and needed to recuperate for a long time.
They would definitely not be able to fight for the next few days. Thus, the strength of the team had been weakened.
"This Lone Wolf is really crafty. If he does this every day, our team will be weakened again tomorrow."
"He has a half-Face Body. He recovers much faster than us. If this drags on, we will not be able to hold on."
Everyone analyzed the results of the battle. They all felt somewhat dispirited. It looked like Lone Wolf's harassment over the past few days had greatly damaged their mental states.
Zhuo Ping said, "I feel that this Lone Wolf is becoming more and more familiar with Qiu Yi's and my moves. It is like when we fought, he could see our attacks from every angle.
"It is getting easier for him to deal with our combined attacks. At the start, he did not have any spare energy to attack the others."
Qiu Yi nodded and said, "I feel the same way. Perhaps his comprehension ability is astonishing. However, this is not the time to think about this. We do not have many chances left.
"Lone Wolf is extremely cautious. He will only appear for five days. Tomorrow is the last day. If we cannot take him down by then, he will disappear again."
After saying that, Qiu Yi looked up at the silent Xiao Chen. He said, "Brother Xiao, I saw that you easily broke Lone Wolf's baleful aura. Do you have any good ideas?"
Following Qiu Yi's reminder, everyone recalled Lone Wolf's baleful aura. Xiao Chen had not been affected at all. This person was definitely not as simple as he looked.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and shrugged. "I was just lucky. I do not have any good ideas. Ask Brother Zhong Li. He sealed Lone Wolf with one saber strike."
Zhong Li smiled bitterly and said, "That was also because Young Master Qiu and Miss Zhuo delayed Lone Wolf. That was how I had the opportunity to seal Lone Wolf. Just look at the wound on my chest, and you will know the result."
Seeing that the two were unwilling to say more, Qiu Yi did not ask any further. He discussed the arrangements for tomorrow night before announcing that everyone should go back and rest.
After the others left, Qiu Yi said to Zhuo Ping, "Those two fellows are not simple."
Qiu Yi did not say their names, but Zhuo Ping knew who he was talking about. She smiled and said, "I don't know whether they are simple or not. I only know that you are not simple. You have not even killed them, and you are already thinking of burning the bridge after crossing it."
Qiu Yi smiled unconcernedly and said, "Tomorrow is our last chance. The two of us cannot hold back anymore. We cannot give the two of them any chances."
The moon hung high in the sky like a silver plate. After the huge battle, the night sky of Heavenly Water City returned to normal.
Perhaps some of the cultivators in the city could sense the horrifying energy fluctuations from earlier. However, to this small city, cultivators at the level of Xiao Chen's group were not people they could come into contact with.
Even if they knew, they would not dare to have any thoughts about it. If they were not careful, they might lose their lives.
As for the ordinary citizens, they had already fallen asleep. To them, that was a distant world. It would be difficult for it to interact with their lives.
The lamp in the guest room flickered. Xiao Chen did not cultivate, nor was he in the mood to sleep.
He thought about what he had seen today and came up with a vague answer in his heart.
Xiao Chen searched the Universe Ring for a long time before he finally found what he was looking for. With a flip of his palm, half a piece of Spirit Wood appeared in his hand.
The Spirit Wood was a branch of an ancient Spirit Tree, the Wutong Tree. Xiao Chen vaguely remembered that he still had some Spirit Wood. Indeed, he had found it.
Revealing a faint smile, Xiao Chen took out a carving knife and carefully carved the Spirit Wood, which was only half the length of his palm.
The flickering light from the lamp illuminated Xiao Chen's delicate and fair face, making him look very focused.
Bits and pieces of spirit wood fell with the rise and fall of the carving knife.
However, these bits of wood did not turn into dust or soil like they usually did. Instead, they turned into motes of crystalline light that drifted into the guest room.
The enchanting light was very bright and dazzling, making the simple guest room look like a dream.
Xiao Chen was completely focused, not paying attention to his surroundings. In his eyes, there was only the wooden sculpture in his palm. His mind was calm; there was nothing else.
When the wooden sculpture was completely formed, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He felt incredibly dizzy, so he checked the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness.
Just a simple wooden sculpture had actually exhausted most of his Mental Energy. No wonder he felt even more tired than fighting.
The wooden sculpture was of Xiao Chen himself. He wore white clothes and had a saber hanging at his waist. His eyes were intelligent and clear, like a miniature version of himself.
"Spirituality and temperament are sufficient. It still lacks a bit of life."
Xiao Chen thought for a while and sent a drop of essence blood into the wooden sculpture. In that instant, a spiritual light flashed in the wooden sculpture's eyes, and red blood flowed through its body.
It was like real blood flowed through the blood vessels in its body. This wooden sculpture was no longer an inanimate object.
Only at this moment did Xiao Chen reveal a satisfied smile. He looked around and discovered the dreamy motes of light in the room. He smiled gently and said, "Unexpectedly, after not practicing for a long time, my carving skills have improved. It looks like carving also tests one's mental state."
For the sake of this small wooden sculpture, Xiao Chen had exhausted too much Mental Energy. He did not waste any more time and circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to recover his Mental Energy.
Xiao Chen only recovered his Mental Energy when the sky turned dark the next day. After making some preparations, he opened the door and met up with Qiu Yi and the others.
"Hey, is that Brother Xiao?"
The moment Xiao Chen left the room, he ran into Zhong Li, who was also going to the roof. The white-haired, white-robed Zhong Li had already recovered from his injuries and looked very spirited.
Xiao Chen turned around and smiled. "Brother Zhong Li, are you looking for me?"
Zhong Li carefully sized up Xiao Chen. He felt that today's Xiao Chen was somewhat different from yesterday. However, he could not pinpoint what was different.
Zhong Li collected his thoughts and smiled gently. "It's fine. If I did not see wrong, Brother Xiao's saber strike last night should have grasped a perfect forty-percent-comprehended saber intent. At such a young age, you already have such comprehension abilities. You are truly admirable."
These words were not just flattery. Xiao Chen looked like he was only twenty-one years old. In the Kunlun Realm, where thirty-odd years old were considered youths, twenty-one years old was considered very young.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, "It is just a forty-percent-comprehended saber intent. How can it compare to Brother Zhong Li's perfect fifty-percent-comprehended saber intent? Furthermore, you have the state of ice that surpasses the limits."
After one's state reached the limits, it was extremely difficult to raise it to a will. If one wanted to increase the might of one's state, one had to think of other methods.
The Extreme Yin Sect's Wan Feng's secret technique and Xiao Chen's immortal state of thunder were similar methods. Clearly, this Zhong Li had grasped such a secret technique as well.
A proud look flashed in Zhong Li's eyes. He said, "I am just a few years older than you. We are both bladesmen. If there is a chance, we should exchange pointers with each other."
"I would be delighted to. I have long wanted to exchange pointers with bladesmen of the same generation," Xiao Chen replied calmly without changing his expression.
When Zhong Li saw Xiao Chen's serious appearance, he felt some disdain in his heart. A perfect fifty-percent-comprehended saber intent was much stronger than a forty-percent-comprehended saber intent.
Zhong Li's state and cultivation were both stronger than Xiao Chen's. Did Xiao Chen really think that he could compare to him?
As the two spoke, they arrived at the rooftop. The peak inner sect disciple of the Full Moon Pavilion, Qiu Yi, and the peak inner sect disciple of the Thousand Mystery Sect, Zhuo Ping, had been waiting there for a long time already.
The moon was round on the fifteenth. Tonight's moon was indeed rounder and larger than the previous night. As the bright light shone down, it made Heavenly Water City appear gentle and peaceful.
No matter how beautiful the moon was, no one was in the mood to appreciate it. They all stood at the side lazily, resting for the final battle.
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