"Six Devils of the Snow Region! It's you!"
Xu Ziyi stared coldly at the five men who had suddenly appeared.
"That's right, it's us. There are only five of the Six Devils of the Snow Region left, and you're the reason!"
The short, stocky man at their head looked at Xu Ziyi, his eyes filled with hatred.
Xu Ziyi said calmly, "You're bandits, and I'm a constable of the Six Doors. It's only right that I kill you."
The Six Devils of the Snow Region had once been bandits active around the Snow Region. They specialized in robbing people's homes and were extremely brazen, so naturally, they had ended up on the Six Doors' wanted list.
Xu Ziyi had led a team to capture them. After a fierce battle, he killed the First Devil, but the other five escaped and later joined the Taiping Sect.
"That's right. It was only right for you to kill us, and it's only right for me to kill you!"
The Second Devil's face twisted with rage, murderous intent surging in his eyes. The other four Devils wore equally icy expressions.
Tang Ying sneered at Xu Ziyi. "Xu Ziyi, I told you that you wouldn't catch me. This is where you'll meet your end!"
"Let's see where you can run now!"
The Second Devil roared, charging at Xu Ziyi with the other four.
"If you want to kill me, then come and try!"
Xu Ziyi lowered his head, stepped two yards forward, and abruptly clenched his five fingers into a fist, punching out.
With just that one blow, the Fourth Devil was lifted off the ground and sent flying four or five meters. He spat blood, his face pale and his breathing instantly weakened.
After throwing the punch, Xu Ziyi's speed only increased. Like a ferocious tiger charging into a sheep pen, he barreled forward, sending three men flying in the blink of an eye. He seemed to have the upper hand.
"Xu Ziyi should have undergone Four Blood Changes... The six of them are all Martial Artists with Blood Qi Like an Ox."
Watching his combat prowess, Lu Yuan made an estimate.
At that moment, Xu Ziyi displayed strength that surpassed all six of them. His fists and feet seemed unstoppable.
However, although he was stronger than any one of them, he couldn't overpower any of them.
"Die!"
The Second Devil roared and leaped three yards into the air. His short, stocky body became a gigantic iron hammer, carrying a gale as fierce as an overturning mountain, and hurtled toward Xu Ziyi.
Body as Hammer!
The blow was ferocious, fierce winds swirling around him. It was just like a mighty general on the battlefield, charging in on horseback and swinging a war hammer—fierce to the extreme.
Bang!
Xu Ziyi grunted and staggered back four steps. After landing, the Second Devil retreated six or seven steps, touching his smooth, bald head and sucking in a breath.
"This Six Doors constable, Xu Ziyi, is in trouble."
Lu Yuan had watched the whole fight and could tell Xu Ziyi was relying on a single surge of energy to maintain his advantage for a short while. But he couldn't keep it up. Facing six opponents, he had already begun to fall behind.
In other words, as soon as that surge of energy dissipated, he would be defeated and killed.
Still, the six men surrounding him weren't faring well either.
Tang Ying's right shoulder was already injured and couldn't move. His strength was probably less than half of what it had been at his peak.
The Fourth Devil had been badly wounded in a single exchange.
The other three Devils had also suffered serious injuries in their clashes with Xu Ziyi.
At first, Lu Yuan hadn't even thought of stopping to watch the fight. He'd wanted to leave at once. But since one side of the fight belonged to the Taiping Sect, he would step in if he got the chance.
The Third Devil struck Xu Ziyi in the chest with his palm. Xu Ziyi grunted in pain and nearly fell to the ground. Seeing him hurt, the attackers immediately intensified their assault.
Strike while he's down and finish him off!
"I've broken a rib..."
The pain brought beads of cold sweat to Xu Ziyi's forehead. Alarm bells rang in his mind. If this went on, he would surely die. He had to find a chance to escape!
He wasn't foolishly stubborn. He understood that as long as the green hills remained, there would be no shortage of firewood. He didn't want to die alongside these people.
But from the very beginning, the six men had guarded against him closely, giving him no chance to escape.
"I have to take another wound if that's what it takes to get away!"
"Of these men, Tang Ying is the weakest link in their defense!"
Xu Ziyi calmly assessed the situation. A thought crossed his mind, and blood surged into his face, making it look as though he was about to use his secret technique to unleash another burst of power.
Tang Ying had seen him unleash it before. Seeing Xu Ziyi look as if he planned to drag him down to the underworld, he panicked and hurriedly dodged away.
He didn't know that using that secret technique twice in one day would be tantamount to suicide.
"Now!"
Xu Ziyi's eyes lit up. He seized his chance and rushed away.
The six men weren't about to let him go. Without a second thought, they chased after him.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath and slowly gripped the hilt of his saber with his right hand. He lowered himself even further, nearly sinking into the undergrowth, and kept his eyes fixed on the six pursuing men.
If this hadn't happened, he wouldn't have risked his life to save Xu Ziyi. But now that Xu Ziyi had run past him, he had a chance to lend him a hand.
Anyone standing beside Lu Yuan would have seen his body bent like a drawn bow. His muscles and tendons were like bowstrings pulled taut, and his bones cracked loudly.
An immense force rapidly gathered, waiting only for the moment to erupt.
His blood qi surged.
Lu Yuan gave a low shout. In the next instant, the saber strike he had been building up for a long time burst forth.
In the dim forest, a bright, cruel flash of saber light flickered and vanished.
Accompanied by a piercing shriek, the saber light swept across three men's throats.
"Hm?"
"What's going on?"
"Someone's ambushing us!"
The instant the saber flashed, the Second Devil, Tang Ying, and the others felt a chill sweep through their bodies. Their skin seemed to tear apart in a way they couldn't describe, as though they were about to be hacked to pieces the next moment.
Who was attacking them from hiding?
As a tremendous danger bore down on them, panic and shock appeared on the six men's faces.
But their attacker had taken them by surprise. Faced with the vicious, merciless flash of saber light, they had no chance to react.
"Who killed me?"
The Second Devil, the Fourth Devil, and Tang Ying had much the same thought. A flicker of disbelief passed through their minds.
The next moment, three heads flew through the air. Blood sprayed as they crashed heavily to the ground.
"Second Brother! Fourth Brother!"
The Third Devil, Fifth Devil, and Sixth Devil cried out in shock, while nobody spared Tang Ying a thought.
Xu Ziyi was overjoyed and turned back without hesitation.
"He killed Second Brother and Fourth Brother! Kill him!"
"Kill him and Xu Ziyi to avenge them!"
After their brief shock, the three remaining Devils erupted. Without hesitation, they charged at Lu Yuan and Xu Ziyi.
It had to be said that the brothers cared deeply for one another.
Even after seeing Lu Yuan cut off three heads with one strike, they didn't flee. Instead, they continued fighting with reckless fury.
"If you won't run, then don't bother!"
Xu Ziyi let out a long breath. His entire body crackled like a string of exploding firecrackers, and he grinned savagely as he charged to meet them.
The remaining three Devils were reckless in their resolve, but reality was cruel.
After only a few exchanges, Lu Yuan beheaded the Third Devil with a single saber strike, while Xu Ziyi punched through the Fifth Devil's chest and sent him flying.
The madness and hatred in the Fifth Devil's eyes gave way to panic. On his last breath, he roared, "Sixth Brother! Run!"
The Sixth Devil, still stunned, jolted as if waking from a dream. Breaking out of his frenzy, he immediately bolted toward the forest.
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