Encircling and Killing One Man, and One Man Encircling and Killing

Only his voice could be heard; his body was nowhere to be seen.

Liu Bai had been watching the surrounding battlefield closely. She swiftly said through Inner Voice, "This happened suddenly. No Sword Immortal has come to our aid for now. We still need to end this quickly."

This female sword cultivator, who had emerged from Zhou Mi's Literary Vein alongside Sword Immortal Shou Chen, had served as Chief Muji's deputy in the Jiashen Tent all along. To this day, she had yet to draw her sword.

Tan was the first to unleash his Natal Flying Sword. It skimmed close to the ground, tracing a sword-light firefly trail around the rim of the enormous pit that lingered without fading.

"We must force him to show himself!"

Tan wore twin swords at his waist, both hands resting on their hilts as he focused on the dust-filled bottom of the pit. A little dust and sand could not obscure a sword cultivator's sight, yet he had no idea what brilliant Illusion Technique the enemy had used. He simply could not find the young Yin Guan. Still, Chen Ping'an had absolutely not left this place. Tan communicated with his companions through Inner Voice: "No matter. Since my eyes cannot see him, I'll go down into the pit and investigate personally. I won't give him time to tend his wounds. Zhu Que, watch for movement in the mountain roots underground. Liu Bai, watch for a chance to intercept and kill Chen Ping'an with your sword."

Tan leaped down, using his Natal Flying Sword, "Armored Cavalry," to lead the way. As the sword light faded from the entire rim of the pit, thousands upon thousands of fully armored iron riders appeared, densely packed together in formation. Each rider was only palm-sized and looked almost comical,