(Third Update, Thanks to Alliance Leader "Sunset Flourishing Falls")
Thump thump thump … thump thump thump …
Ye Xing's group of five was riding on their demonic horses. They had heard the news spread by the East Fu Army that they were going to massacre Qingye Town.
Thinking of the tragic state of Wanhe Town, Ye Xing's heart was burning with anxiety. No matter what, he could not let Qingye Town suffer such a disaster.
Therefore, as soon as he heard the news, Ye Xing rushed to Qingye Town. Wei Qingxuan and the other three naturally followed him.
At the same time, another team was also rushing to Qingye Town. It was Team Ambitious and Ruthless, led by Liuchuan Xiao.
Team Ambitious and Ruthless had a total of 23 people. Except for Liuchuan Xiao, who was a half-step Martial Sage, the other 22 people were the same as the other teams. One of them was a 9th layer Martial Scholar, two 8th layer Martial Scholars, four 7th layer Martial Scholars, six 6th layer Martial Scholars, and nine 5th layer Martial Scholars.
However, with the addition of Liuchuan Xiao, who was a half-step Martial Sage, Team Ambitious and Ruthless' strength had more than doubled compared to the other teams.
With the addition of the word Martial Sage, even if it was only a half-step Martial Sage, it was completely different from a 9th layer Martial Dao Realm martial artist. The Dantian no longer had a few Star Rings, but a different form. Moreover, the Inner Strength in the body began to transform into Star Essence.
Star Essence and Inner Strength, the power was not at the same level.
Ye Xing's group of five had heard the news spread by the East Fu Army and rushed to Qingye Town. Compared to Team Ambitious and Ruthless, they were a bit slower.
However, Ye Xing's group of five had taken the shortest route to Qingye Town. Team Ambitious and Ruthless were soldiers of the East Fu Army. They had to pay attention to their whereabouts in the Luo Xing Kingdom. They did not directly take the main road, but took a detour to the Qingyun Mountain Range in the north.
As a result, Ye Xing's group of five had rushed to Qingye Town before Team Ambitious and Ruthless. Seeing that Qingye Town was in good condition, Ye Xing felt relieved.
Ye Xing's group of five didn't arrive much earlier than Team Ambitious and Ruthless. When they arrived at Green Leaf Village, Ye Xing's gaze swept in all directions. Several li to the north, he discovered a group heading towards Green Leaf Village.
There was no time to enter the Yeh family. Ye Xing took Wei Qingxuan and the other three and headed north. He wanted to stop the Dong Fu Country's army outside of Qingye Village.
The two sides soon met.
From afar, Rukawa Xiao had an excited smile on his face. During the siege, Rukawa Xiao had chased after Ye Xing for a while, but Ye Xing had escaped into the city, which made Rukawa Xiao fearful of him.
Now that they had met in the wild, Rukawa Xiao did not believe that Ye Xing would have a chance to escape from him.
"It's him —?"
"Vice Legion Commander of the Liuchuan Corps!"
"He is a Half Step Martial Sage!"
Wan Xingliang, Yang Yun and Lu Chen exclaimed at the same time.
In the past ten days, they had destroyed three groups of the Dong Fu Country's army. Ye Xing had killed three Great Grandmaster Captains. They had great confidence in Ye Xing's archery skills.
However, when they saw Liuchuan Xiao, their confidence was shaken and they started to panic. A Half Step to Martial Sage was not on the same level as a Great Master.
Ye Xing was calm and confident. Wei Qingxuan's expression did not change either.
When the distance between them was about 1500 steps, Ye Xing jumped off his horse and took out the Piercing Heaven Bow and Blue Sandalwood Arrow. With the Gale Archery Skill, he shot out a powerful arrow.
The arrow was like a ray of light. In the blink of an eye, the distance of 1500 steps was covered and it was aimed at Rukawa Xiao's throat.
Rukawa Xiao's lips curled into a cold smile. He urged his horse forward and without slowing down, he stretched out his hand and blocked the arrow in front of his throat. His palm was facing the arrow.
Seeing that Rukawa Xiao had blocked Ye Xing's arrow with his bare hand, Wan Xingliang and the rest were excited.
They knew very well how powerful Ye Sheng's arrow was. Even a ninth-stage grandmaster could be sent flying by the terrifying power contained in the arrow if he used a weapon to defend himself. How could he block it with his bare hands?
Especially when Rukawa Xiao's hand was blocking his throat. If the arrow had pierced through his hand, it would have gone through his throat.
If Rukawa Xiao, a Half Step Martial Sage, was killed, this group would be no different from the others. With Ye Xing's archery skills, the rest of them would not be a problem.
However, Wan Xingliang and the rest had underestimated the strength of a Half Step Martial Sage.
Just as the arrow was about to pierce his palm, a ball of light suddenly appeared in Rukawa Xiao's palm. It was as bright as the stars.
As soon as the arrow hit the ball of light, it instantly stopped. There were no sparks or explosions like when it collided with a weapon. However, the arrow stopped in an instant.
The defensive power of the ball of light was beyond everyone's expectations. Even with the terrifying power of the arrow, it could not penetrate it.
At first glance, the ball of light in Rukawa Xiao's palm was similar to Ren Xiuwu's Origin Returning Force. However, it was much stronger than Ren Xiuwu's Origin Returning Force.
Ye Xing's arrow had a strong penetrating power. Even ten Ren Xiuwu's Origin Returning Force would be pierced through. However, the ball of light in Rukawa Xiao's palm could not penetrate it.
"This … is Star Essence?" Wei Qingxuan murmured.
"A Half Step Martial Sage can only convert half of his Inner Strength into Star Essence. How can it be so powerful?" Yang Yun was shocked.
"What should we do? Ye Xing's arrow can't hurt him. We are no match for him!" Lu Chen frowned, his voice filled with fear.
"Let's fight with them. Even if we die, we have to drag someone down with us …!"
Wan Xingliang's eyes showed no fear. The tragic state of Wanhe Town was still fresh in his mind. He could not tolerate the East Fu Country's army's evil deeds.
Ye Xing's eyes flashed coldly. He raised his hand and took out another arrow.
It was the Exploding Thunder Arrow that Zishan Hou gave him to save his life.
Rukawa Xiao urged his horse to run. With a swing of his hand, the arrow that was blocked by his Star Essence fell to the side.
"Hehe …!"
Rukawa Xiao could not help but sneer. Although Ye Xing's archery skills were strong, it was not enough for him.
Ye Xing nocked the Exploding Thunder Arrow on the Piercing Heaven Bow and pointed it at Rukawa Xiao.
At this time, Rukawa Xiao was a thousand steps away. The rest of the soldiers were a hundred steps behind him.
A thousand steps …
Nine hundred steps …
Eight hundred steps …
Rukawa Xiao rushed forward. The distance between him and Ye Xing was getting closer and closer. However, Ye Xing was not in a hurry to shoot the Exploding Thunder Arrow.
Within the shooting range of the peak power, the closer the distance, the shorter the arrow's time, and the harder it would be for the opponent to dodge.
Although it was basically impossible for Rukawa Xiao to dodge it, Ye Xing still wanted to make sure that he could not dodge it. After all, there was only one Thunderblast Arrow, and he could only shoot it when he was absolutely certain that nothing would go wrong.
Five hundred steps …
When Rukawa Xiao was only five hundred steps away from Ye Xing, he jumped off his horse and rushed towards Ye Xing with a speed that was several times faster than the demon horse's sprint.
For a half-step Martial Saint, the distance of five hundred steps would only take two to three breaths.
At this moment, a streak of light flashed and Ye Xing also shot out the Explosive Thunder Arrow that he had nocked on his bow.
The Exploding Thunder Arrow arrived in front of Rukawa Xiao in an instant. At this distance, there was no way for him to dodge.
Rukawa Xiao did not think of dodging. He gathered celestial essence in his palm and grabbed at the arrow.
The Exploding Thunder Arrow exploded the moment it was blocked by the celestial essence.
Boom —
The explosion shook the sky. Lightning flashed, and a turbulent airwave exploded in the void, covering a hundred steps in radius.
"Ye Xing used the Exploding Thunder Arrow?" The moment the Exploding Thunder Arrow exploded, Zi Shan Hou, who was in Dongshan City, sensed it and immediately summoned the giant eagle with purple flame feathers on its head.
Whether it was Ye Xing's group or the soldiers on the other side, they were all shocked by the explosion. They never expected that Ye Xing's arrow would have such terrifying power.
In the explosion, Rukawa Xiao's scream was completely drowned out. The lightning flashed in the sky, and everyone saw Rukawa Xiao's charred body, his clothes tattered as he retreated.
He spat out blood and was seriously injured. The hand he used to grab the Exploding Thunder Arrow, together with his entire forearm, was blown to smithereens.
Zishan Hou said that the Exploding Thunder Arrow could kill any cultivator below the Martial Saint Realm, and it was true. Rukawa Xiao, a half-step Martial Saint, was blown to such an extent that he was not far from death.
However, Ye Xing did not give Rukawa Xiao any time to breathe. He immediately drew his bow and shot another arrow. Rukawa Xiao was still flying backwards due to the impact of the explosion when Ye Xing's arrow pierced his throat, killing him instantly.
A half-step Martial Saint had fallen just like that.
Wan Xingliang and the others were stunned. They never expected that the situation would take such a turn. Even a half-step Martial Saint was killed by Ye Xing's arrow.
As for the soldiers of the East Fu Nation, they were dumbstruck. This was an outcome that they had never expected.
The Great Martial Master was the first to react. He immediately abandoned his horse and ran away like lightning.
However, no matter how fast he was, he was not faster than Ye Xing's arrow. Ye Xing took out a blue arrow and shot it out with the Piercing Heaven Bow.
The middle-stage Great Martial Master might have been able to block Ye Xing's arrow if he had tried to block it. However, as he was running away, he was naturally killed by Ye Xing's arrow. The blue arrow instantly pierced his back.
"Kill — —!"
Wei Qing Xuan and the other three all reacted, using their light body techniques, their figures were like lightning, rushing towards the Dong Fu soldiers, while Ye Xing, another blue sandalwood arrow appeared in his hand, and he continued to shoot.
This team had rushed to within six hundred steps of Ye Xing's team. Wei Qingxuan and the other three only took a few breaths to cross this distance.
However, once Ye Xing drew his bow, no matter if it was a seven-thousand-man commander or an eight-thousand-man commander, they were all killed with one arrow. In less than fifteen minutes, the Formidable Heroes Team was completely annihilated. All twenty-three of them died.
Never in his wildest dreams would Rukawa Owl have thought that the mission he accepted to wash Qingye Village with blood did not allow him to succeed in killing Ye Xing. Instead, he sent himself and the entire Team of Formidable Heroes to their deaths.
… …
Outside Dongshan City, Zishan Hou sat on the back of the Purple Flame Eagle, flying towards Qingye Village.
"Hua Tianfeng, two armies are fighting and the Martial Saints are retreating. What are you planning to do?"
Just as Zishan Hou left the city, a voice rang in his ears. It was a voice transmission from a thousand miles away.
Zishan Hou glanced towards the Dong Fu army camp and saw a black eagle as big as the Purple Flame Eagle flying towards him.
Zishan Hou glanced at it and retracted his gaze, ignoring it. The Purple Flame Eagle continued to fly towards Qingye Village.
(Hard work is still useful. Finish three chapters at ten o 'clock. Hmm, around twelve o' clock, I should be able to deliver the fourth chapter!)
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