Man and Sword as One

"That Yang Haoran, he's really ruthless!" Yi Yun cursed inwardly.

This canyon leads to the depths of Falling Star Abyss. Logically speaking, after Yang Haoran left the canyon, he should have headed towards the edge of Falling Star Abyss to find a place to camp for the night.

After encountering this terrifying beast, he should have tried to escape. If the monster hadn't been willing to Falling Star Abyss, he might have survived.

However, Yang Haoran made the exact opposite choice; he fled into Falling Star Abyss.

Clearly, Yang Haoran felt that the hope of escaping directly from Falling Star Abyss was very slim, so he shifted the blame to others, asking them to cover his retreat.

"Yi Yun, what exactly happened?"

Chu Xiaoran asked, but by the time she finished speaking, Yi Yun didn't need to answer.

Because she had already seen Yang Haoran rushing towards them, and behind Yang Haoran was a huge golden spider, its body covered with tiger-shaped stripes, with three pale green eyes on its head, and its whole body was faintly glowing.

"That's Three-eyed Spider!?"

Chu Xiaoran searched through all the information in her mind, and the Three-eyed Spider was the closest thing to this monster, but the Three-eyed Spider did not have tiger stripes and its body did not glow.

Could it be a mutation?

Chu Xiaoran gasped. The wild beasts in the Divine Wilderness were endless and diverse. Sometimes, when these wild beasts encountered some strange opportunity, such as devouring Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or for other reasons, mutated individuals might be born.

These mutated individuals are mostly stronger than the original individuals!

The Three-eyed Spider was already very strong, Chu Xiaoran knew she was no match for it, let alone Mutated Three-Eyed Spider!

No wonder Yang Haoran wanted to run away!

They were now trapped in a canyon with only one path. If they couldn't outrun the mutated spider, they would likely all die here!

"Don't run away, everyone! Stop and fight this monster with me!" Yang Haoran shouted from behind Chu Xiaoran and the others, his voice breaking in the howling wind. "I just fought this monster. Although I wasn't its match, I was close. With your help, we'll definitely win! If we keep running, it will kill us one by one!"

Yang Haoran roared, Chu Shan almost wanted to stop for a moment. Yang Haoran was right. They were running deeper into Falling Star Abyss, and the deeper they went, the more numerous and powerful the monsters became. It was practically suicide.

If we stop and fight with our backs against the wall, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

Don't believe him!

Just as Chu Shan hesitated, he heard Yi Yun's stern shout. "He just wants you to slow down and cover his retreat. I guarantee that if you stop, he'll overtake you and be the first to run away!"

Through his Purple Crystal vision, Yi Yun could sense the immense power of this Mutated Three-Eyed Spider; it was far beyond what a group of children like them could handle!

Perhaps only Human Race Hegemon could stop this Three-eyed Spider.

"Twenty miles ahead lies a deep pool, its water icy cold and bottomless. Perhaps we can escape from there!"

As everyone fled, Chu Xiaoran calmly said that she was originally a martial artist who cultivated the law of ice and was very familiar with the extremely cold place in Falling Star Abyss.

"Have you explored that deep pool?" Yi Yun asked urgently.

"No! I only went down a few hundred feet. The water below was pitch black, and I didn't know where it led, so I didn't continue diving. It's probably connected to an underground river!" Chu Xiaoran quickly gave her analysis.

"Twenty li, that should be enough time. Let's give it our all!"

Yi Yun made up his mind: with their strength, even if they ran at full speed for twenty miles, it would only take them a hundred or two breaths!

Chu Shan and Chu Luo both had the support of the speed-traveling formation, so they could keep up. Otherwise, Yi Yun wouldn't be able to take care of them, as Yi Yun himself was in dire need of protection.

Yang Haoran was getting closer and closer from behind; he was faster than anyone else.

"These little beasts are cunning, but it's no use. I can still surpass you!" Yang Haoran gritted his teeth. He also knew that the Cold Pond was an escape point!

Twenty li, fifteen li, ten li...

They were getting closer and closer to the Cold Pond, but the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider was also closing in!

Just then, a black, giant ape-shaped wild beast appeared without warning in front of Yi Yun and the others.

Azure Blood Ape!

Everyone was shocked. The Great Wilderness that Yang Haoran had lured and killed with the Beast Luring Grass was none other than the Azure Blood Ape!

Yang Haoran was powerful, but it still took him several moves to kill him.

For Qiu Niu and Chu Xiaoran, killing the Azure Blood Ape would be extremely difficult, as its overall defense is much stronger than that of the Iron Fire Ant.

The Iron Fire Ant has its antennae as a weakness, Azure Blood Ape has no weaknesses at all!

Its appearance at this time, blocking everyone's view, is a nightmare!

"Oops!"

Time is life. As Chu Shan and Chu Luo watched the Azure Blood Ape appear, a trace of despair flashed through their hearts!

If they linger here even for a few breaths, they'll be torn to shreds by the Three-eyed Spider behind them! Even Yang Haoran took ten breaths to kill this monster; how could they possibly pass through it?

Just when the group was almost in despair, a figure flashed and rushed to the front of the group. Yi Yun, holding the Thousand Army Saber, leaped into the air!

At that moment, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes, yet his mind remained utterly calm. The thirty-two characters of Blade Tomb flashed through his mind, and the intent of the blade within them became crystal clear in an instant.

Boom!

Behind Yi Yun, the Radiant Sun True Qi burst forth, forming a magnificent scroll painting of Tang Valley, Yi Yun's blade also emitted a roar like a dragon's cry and a tiger's howl. The Thousand Army Saber seemed to have become an extension of Yi Yun's flesh and blood, merging with Yi Yun as one!

"The Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters: Man and Sword as One!"

Yi Yun, along with the Thousand Army Saber, transformed into a dazzling blade of light, slashing straight at the Azure Blood Ape!

The Azure Blood Ape roared and slammed its paw at Yi Yun!

With its incredible strength, one slap from it could easily collapse a small mountain!

However, Yi Yun was too fast. So fast that before the Azure Blood Ape's attack could even land, Yi Yun's blade had already reached the Azure Blood Ape's eyes!

"Whoosh!"

A crimson blade of light swept across the sky, seemingly swallowing up all the light, causing the surroundings to darken, as if only this one blade remained in the world!

The Azure Blood Ape's body shuddered violently, blood spurting out Yi Yun's Azure Blood Ape cleaved it in two from head to toe!

Under the powerful shockwave, the two severed parts of the Azure Blood Ape's body flew out in two directions and crashed heavily onto the rocks.

Yi Yun was pierced through the body along with the knife, his entire body covered in blood!

Um!?

Behind Yi Yun, Qiu Niu and Chu Xiaoran were shocked. Chu Shan and Chu Luo could hardly believe their eyes. Although Yi Yun was good at killing wild beasts before, he mostly used tricks and attacked the weak points of the wild beasts. He had never done anything like this before, cleaving an Azure Blood Ape with terrifying defense in two with a single head-on slash!

Not to mention Chu Xiaoran and the others, even Yang Haoran, who was running behind, felt a jolt in his heart.

That strike was terrifying! Even if he used his strongest move, it would probably only have this effect!

Of course, attack power is only one aspect of combat strength. Yang Haoran also possesses many advantages that Yi Yun lacks, such Dharma Aspect Totem, Law Comprehension, and Total Yuan Qi. Even so, it still terrified Yang Haoran!

Could a martial artist at the Purple Blood Realm truly possess such attack power?

He suddenly realized that he had offended this person today, and if he survived, the person would likely retaliate against him even more severely in the future.

Thinking of this, a murderous intent flashed through Yang Haoran's mind.

"Yi Yun, are you alright?!"

Chu Xiaoran spoke as she sped away using her movement Movement Technique.

After unleashing this strike, Yi Yun was completely exhausted. This was the strongest strike he could deliver after two months of dedicated study of the sword path in the Blade Tomb!

The Way of the Saber Slaughter as the Heart; if there are no enemies in one's heart, then one is invincible!

The most terrifying aspect of the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters left by the Blade Tomb is its attack power, and the sword intent driven by the Radiant Sun True Qi can undoubtedly bring this attack power to its extreme!

However... with Yi Yun's Purple Blood Realm cultivation, sustaining this strike would be too taxing!

With a single slash, nearly half of his vital energy was consumed, making it difficult to continue fighting.

If his cultivation reached the Origin Foundation Realm, he could unleash the same strike ten times without any problem. It is for this reason that Yi Yun is still unable to spar with a mid-stage Origin Foundation Realm expert ranked in the hundreds on the Earth Ranking.

After Yi Yun killed the Azure Blood Ape with a single strike, Chu Shan, Qiu Niu, and the others were greatly encouraged and rushed towards the Cold Pond!

At that moment, Yang Haoran let out a strange cry behind them! (To be continued~^~)