A Hair-Raising Grudge as Deep as the Sea (Continued)

The sword flashed like a dragon, swift as lightning, its wind whipping up Nether Ghost Qi. One Sword aimed at the Vicious Qi Evil Spider, sending it flying. It was Xia Guanxue.

"They arrived just in time; my hair was saved."

Xia Guanxue glanced at the top of Si Ming's head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sorry, I seem to be late."

"I meant my hair in the future, not now!" Si Ming quickly defended himself. "I can grow it back quickly, I don't need your sympathy. Besides, your hairline is obviously much higher than average. Worry about yourself before worrying about others."

"I call this a full and rounded Heavenly Court!" Xia Guanxue said halfway through, then realized her mistake and shook her head. "You've led us off-topic. Now's not the time for this. I've prepared all the materials for the formation according to the list you gave me, and now I'm just waiting for you to activate it."

"So you really did prepare... Sorry, as you can see, I can't get away right now. I can't just leave the God of Law unattended. I have to get Him out of the control of the Remote Heaven Society, otherwise nothing will go smoothly."

Xia Guanxue glanced at the sky and nodded, saying, "Understood. I'll handle this guy. You hurry up; things can't wait much longer over there, and something could happen at any moment."

"Be careful. Although this guy is much weaker than he was in life, he's still a Spirit Transformation level expert, not someone you can easily deal with."

"I know."

On the distant city wall, the guards watched the battlefield where "gods were fighting" and began to discuss among themselves. After all, a battle of this level was not something that could be seen often.

"That person seems to be unable to move. Should we use the ballista to shoot him?"

"Hey, are you out of your mind? Didn't you see the fight just now? You're not afraid of dying, but we're afraid of being dragged down by you!"

"Well... that's not necessarily true. Maybe he's at a crucial moment, and if we shoot an arrow at him, it might cause him to Qi Deviation. Even if we can't hurt him, we can at least stop him from acting, and then the Law God can be saved."

In their view, Si Ming's actions were not purifying the God of Law, but rather eroding it. Their faith, cultivated since childhood, emboldened them, and some even felt that they had to stop Si Ming from harming the God of Law at the cost of their lives.

Just as everyone was getting restless, a steady and powerful voice broke in. "Everyone, don't move. Can't you see? The problem is with the Law God. That person is healing the Law God."

"That voice... it's Old General Wang!"

"Hey, it really is the old commander!"

"Old Commander, you're still alive! I knew you wouldn't die so easily."

The newcomer was Wang Zhong, who had previously served as the Imperial Army. After Su Yingbo advanced to the Nascent Spirit Transformation, he stepped down and gave the position to his disciple. As a result, he held a high position in the Imperial Army and stabilized the situation as soon as he appeared.

"That's strange. Since they haven't confirmed your safety, why did the TV say you were dead?" someone asked, puzzled.

The old general, a seasoned veteran himself, immediately smeared the matter, saying, "It was all a conspiracy by the Remote Heaven Society. They deliberately plotted to harm me. Fortunately, I was rescued by the Mohist Knight Guard, otherwise, this old man would probably be buried in the ground by now."

"I see." Whether they understood or not, everyone had an expression of sudden realization and began to fill in the blanks of the conspiracy in their minds.

"Old Commander, now that you're here, we have someone to rely on. Tell us, what should we do now?"

The old general readily agreed, saying, "I have reliable information that the decrees issued these past few days Remote Heaven Society. The real emperor has been imprisoned by them. We will go and rescue him now."

"So that's how it is. I knew it! How could the French Emperor possibly issue an order to massacre the nobles, throwing the whole country into chaos?"

"What kind of organization is the Remote Heaven Society? The name sounds familiar; I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."

"No matter what organization it is, how dare they attack His Majesty the French Emperor and use underhanded tactics! They must not be let off lightly!"

"That's right. Our country has been thrown into turmoil by them. Countless people have died in the past few days. Even if we were to tear them to pieces, it would not be enough to atone for this hatred."

The old general immediately issued orders, gathering everyone to proceed towards the rear hall of the palace. On the way, he glanced at the Hall of Enlightened Law with worry, praying for his disciple that nothing bad would happen to him, so that he, an old man, would outlive his son.

Although he spoke with great confidence, after actually fighting the Vicious Qi Evil Spider, Xia Guanxue discovered that the opponent was superior to him in both strength and speed, and its greatly weakened cultivation was also stronger. In just a few moves, he had already fallen into a disadvantageous position and was in grave danger.

"The Mountain Ghost Cries in the Wind and Rain!"

Xia Guanxue formed a hand Law Seals with one hand and concentrated Sword Intent with the other. Ghostly hands immediately emerged from the Youming mist and grabbed the Vicious Qi Evil Spider. Then, she unleashed One Sword strike, and the Sword Qi containing ferocious ghostly energy poured down like a torrential rain.

However, without the help of the Hundred Ghosts Devour Immortals Formation, the Vicious Qi Evil Spider roared and swept its arm, smashing all the ghost hands apart. Then it charged towards Xia Guanxue.

The Ghostly Gloom Sword Qi has the effect of devouring life force and eroding the Yang Soul, but the current situation of the Vicious Qi Evil Spider is very special. It has almost no life force, and even its soul is filled with death energy, making it no different from a ghost, let alone Yang energy. The Ghostly Gloom Sword Qi can only cause minimal damage to it, and only the Sword Qi part can play a role.

The Vicious Qi Evil Spider remained unmoved as the Sword Qi energy pierced its body, leaving several bloody holes. It then leaped up and swung its single arm at Xia Guanxue.

Xia Guanxue tried to dodge, but as soon as she moved, she felt a tightness in her ankle. Looking down, she saw that her left foot had been entangled in spider silk.

With no way to retreat, they could only fight head-on. Swords and palms clashed at high speed in a small space, sparks flying. In the blink of an eye, there were hundreds of exchanges. However, Xia Guanxue was good at tactics that combined feints and real attacks, using the mist to conceal her figure and launch unexpected attacks. But now that her figure was restricted, she only had 70% of her skills left.

With a loud bang, the Vicious Qi Evil Spider slapped the sword's edge away with its palm, landing directly on Xia Guanxue's chest. The force of the palm exploded, blood splattered, and the figure staggered backward and fell to the ground.

"How could this be! Wasn't he said to be much weaker than before? Why is he so powerful?"

Xia Guanxue found it hard to understand. He had seen Si Ming punch the Vicious Qi Evil Spider and severely injured it from afar, and thought that the resurrected Vicious Qi Evil Spider was not very strong. He did not expect that the other party could beat him without any power to fight back with just one hand.

With a quick thought, Xia Guanxue instantly understood that it wasn't that the Vicious Qi Evil Spider was weak, but rather that Si Ming was too strong. For Si Ming, an enemy at the edge of the Spirit Transformation stage was a matter of finishing him off with a single punch.

Has this former classmate grown to a level I can only look up to?

Xia Guanxue misjudged the strength of the Vicious Qi Evil Spider because of the pride hidden deep within him. He used himself as a benchmark and believed that no matter how strong Si Ming was, he wouldn't be much stronger than himself after years of hard training. In other words, Murong Qing's level should be the limit for his peers, and he wasn't much weaker than Murong Qing. Based on this comparison, even if he couldn't defeat the heavily injured Vicious Qi Evil Spider, he should be able to fight it to a draw.

"It turns out, it was all my wishful thinking. The world doesn't conform to my ideas, and there are always some people who cannot be judged by common sense..."

As Xia Guanxue was reflecting on himself, he saw the Vicious Qi Evil Spider extend its single arm, spread its five fingers, and point its palm at him. Then, True Qi filled with the aura of death gathered and formed into a large hand that flew towards him.

"Gorilla's howl... Ugh!"

Halfway through the journey, the injuries from the previous battle suddenly flared up, causing Xia Guanxue to vomit blood. Her accumulated inner True Qi instantly dissipated, leaving her with no ability to resist.

Just as he was about to die under the palm strike, a tortoise shield suddenly rushed over and stuck into the ground in front of him. The massive palm energy struck the tortoise shield, producing a dull sound. The runes on the surface of the tortoise shield flickered, dissolving all the True Qi.