Hero saves the beauty?

Chapter 2: Hero Saves the Beauty?

Primordial Continent, Azure Kingdom, White Tiger Wasteland.

The fierce wind howled, and the sound of orderly footsteps made the sand and gravel on the ground tremble.

Three hundred soldiers, clad in dark, solemn and murderous armor, were advancing rapidly through the wasteland.

In the center of the neat formation, four experts with exceptional lightness skills were carrying a luxuriously decorated sedan chair, traversing the rugged mountain path as if it were level ground.

Suddenly, a giant sword descended from the sky.

"BOOM!"

The giant sword smashed into the ground amidst the soldiers, sending rubble flying, and the earth shook violently.

"Enemy attack!"

"Quick! Protect the Princess!"

Three hundred soldiers roared, drawing their weapons and standing ready.

The four experts carrying the sedan chair's gazes darkened, and they all drew the swords at their waists.

A burly figure, clad in a tiger-skin coat, landed lightly on the giant sword like a dragonfly skimming water. He crossed his arms, looking proudly at the hundreds of soldiers before him, and declared in a deep voice, "Ji Hongxue, someone wants your life."

The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted by a pair of fair, jade-like hands.

A woman in red, with a dignified appearance that held an indescribable allure, elegantly emerged from the sedan chair.

Her phoenix eyes were dazzling, her lips like painted cherries, and her gaze seemed capable of captivating the soul. Her black hair cascaded down to her waist, tied with a faintly glowing ribbon. Her exposed skin was fair with a rosy hue, and her face was exquisite and flawless, the kind of top beauty found only once in a million.

She was the Third Princess of the Azure Kingdom, Ji Hongxue.

Seeing such a beauty, the man in the tiger-skin coat showed a look of pity, as if he had a deeper understanding of the phrase "beauty is fleeting."

Ji Hongxue noticed the strange red flowers on the burly man's tiger skin and frowned, speaking softly, "The flower blooms on the other shore, yet there is no shore; the soul falls into the river of forgetting, yet it remains in the river... Are you an Earth-grade assassin from the Other Shore Pavilion?"

"Heaven-grade," the burly man replied.

Ji Hongxue's long eyelashes trembled.

The complexions of the three hundred soldiers turned ashen. Some faces were already covered in fear and despair.

The Other Shore Pavilion was a super-large assassin organization spanning over a dozen countries. Their Heaven-grade assassins possessed strength that was top-tier in any small country, and they were all top experts with a 100% mission success rate.

"A Heaven-grade assassin... My brother truly thinks highly of me," Ji Hongxue said with a bitter smile.

The burly man floated to the ground, drawing the eight-foot Mysterious Iron Greatsword. "Since you already know who sent me, I have nothing more to say. The one who will kill you is the Other Shore Pavilion's Heaven-grade assassin, Tyrant Tiger. Princess Ji Hongxue, prepare to die!"

Whoosh!

Tyrant Tiger charged into the formation of three hundred soldiers at extreme speed. The Mysterious Iron Greatsword whistled through the air, and with a single swing, he shattered the armor of over a dozen soldiers clad in steel, sending their bodies flying into the sky. They fell to the ground, already dead.

"Protect the Princess!"

"Kill!"

These soldiers were the Princess's personal guard. Even facing a Heaven-grade assassin from the Other Shore Pavilion, they charged at the burly man without fear of death.

Tyrant Tiger mowed them down like a bulldozer. With a casual swing of his sword, over a dozen soldiers died.

It was important to note that these elite soldiers, the Princess's personal guard, were at least capable of fighting a hundred ordinary soldiers. But before Tyrant Tiger, they were no different from common soldiers, with over a dozen dying with each swing. He could wipe them all out in a dozen swings.

The four experts exchanged glances and simultaneously attacked Tyrant Tiger. Their long swords erupted with incredibly sharp Sword Qi. They were all top martial arts experts, capable of projecting their True Qi externally to cause immense destructive power.

"No matter how many trash come, it's useless," Tyrant Tiger laughed upon seeing the four experts charging at him. The Mysterious Iron Greatsword in his hand was suddenly enveloped in golden light, and he slashed at the four with even more domineering force.

One of them saw the giant sword coming and immediately crossed his sword to block. Then, with a "bang," his sword broke, and he was cut in half.

Tyrant Tiger continued to swing his sword, one by one, one by one...

The four experts were quickly cut in half.

The remaining soldiers couldn't hold on for even a minute before they were all slaughtered.

Wreckage was everywhere, and blood flowed like a river.

The smell of blood permeated the wilderness.

Tyrant Tiger stepped on the corpses of the fallen soldiers and walked towards Ji Hongxue step by step. "Truly a captivating beauty, it's a shame to kill you like this..."

His gaze roamed over her delicate and alluring figure.

Ji Hongxue approached Tyrant Tiger with graceful steps, her autumn-water eyes gradually becoming lively and spirited. She spoke in a charming, seductive tone, "I really didn't expect... Brother Tyrant Tiger to be such a tender and considerate person..."

Tyrant Tiger looked at Ji Hongxue, who had walked up to him. His body suddenly felt hot, and a bold idea surged into his mind.

Just then, a flash of red light!

A sense of crisis instantly flooded his entire body.

He saw a sharp edge, filled with chilling Killing Intent, lunging towards his chest at extreme speed!

It was too late to block with his sword!

Almost at that instant, driven by a killer's instinct, Tyrant Tiger used his hand to shield his chest and quickly retreated.

Ji Hongxue, holding a crimson dagger, moved like a swallow, quickly following up. The dagger transformed into an incredibly sharp red gleam.

"Splat!" The sharp edge pierced through her palm, driving deeper!

But at that moment, Ji Hongxue felt an indescribable immense force resisting her charge. Her dagger was firmly gripped by her own closed fist. Though her palm was bloody from the stab, it didn't budge, holding the blade tight.

"How is this possible..." Ji Hongxue froze, a look of despair finally appearing on her face.

"Heh heh... I never expected the Third Princess, rumored to be as fragile as a breeze, to be a cultivator at the Profound Body Sixth Layer. I almost fell for it. Your aura concealment is truly impressive..." Tyrant Tiger gazed at the woman before him, his eyes suddenly turning fierce as he bared his teeth and smiled. "Too bad for you, I'm at the Profound Body Eighth Layer."

His fist came crashing down, smashing directly into the woman's abdomen.

Boom! A wave of energy surged.

Ji Hongxue was sent flying back dozens of meters, spitting blood from the impact of the punch. She smashed into the sedan chair behind her, utterly destroying it before rolling onto the ground in a sorry state.

The fierce gaze of the Woman in Red gradually faded, replaced by despair. She had only one chance, and she had missed it. There would be no opportunity for a counter-kill...

"You actually injured me. How do you think I should repay you?" Tyrant Tiger sneered, walking step by step towards the fallen Woman in Red, his gaze burning with predatory desire as it roamed over her.

He had initially intended to finish his target with a single sword strike, but now he had changed his mind.

The princess had given him a surprise, so naturally, he had to give the princess a surprise as well.

Ji Hongxue tightly pursed her lips, the dagger in her hand trembling slightly.

She had one last option. To avoid being humiliated by the enemy, she would end herself first! Seeing Tyrant Tiger approaching, she finally made up her mind and raised the dagger, plunging it towards her own heart!

At that very moment.

In the sky above, a massive void suddenly appeared.

"Boom!"

A white light, like a thunderclap, descended and struck the ground in front of Tyrant Tiger!

The energy exploded violently.

Tyrant Tiger let out a scream as his massive body was sent flying by the shockwave of the explosion.

Ji Hongxue's hand, holding the dagger, froze mid-air. Her beautiful eyes widened, her heart began to race, and a very peculiar guess inexplicably surfaced in her mind.

A hero saving the beauty?

Yes! It must be a hero saving the beauty!

What woman wouldn't dream of a hero arriving on a cloud of auspicious colors to save her from dire straits when she was at her most desperate?

Now, this absurd thought had actually come true!

A slightly weak voice interrupted Ji Hongxue's reverie.

"Cough, cough, cough... Is this the mortal realm?"

"Don't even mention Immortal Qi, even Spiritual Energy is so scarce..."

"This is bad, I'm going to suffocate..."

A White-robed Youth lay sprawled on the ground in a crater, his hair disheveled, gasping weakly.

Ji Hongxue opened her delicate mouth, staring at the scene before her in disbelief.

My peerless hero, why is he lying face down?

The plot of a hero saving the beauty seemed to be different from what she had imagined?

After a brief moment of wild joy, Ji Hongxue fell back into despair.

She could clearly see the young man's cultivation level – merely at the Profound Body Third Layer!

Judging by his age alone, reaching the Profound Body Third Layer at such a young age was indeed a genius within the entire Azure Kingdom. But it was useless here. He was no match for Tyrant Tiger at all. This wasn't a hero saving a beauty; it was him coming to his doom!