How Many Come, How Many I'll Kill

There were three in the sky, two behind, and one in front.

Li Fan could sense that six people had surrounded him and were forming a combined attack formation, rapidly approaching. This wave was also composed of Golden Core cultivators, indicating that they were the same group as the assassins from before.

If all these people had that self-destruct skill, it would be fatal. Li Fan estimated that without relying on equipment to withstand it, he could at most take one more explosion. By the third explosion, he probably wouldn't die immediately, but his True Essence would be exhausted, severely damaging his vitality.

What the hell are these people?! Does Xun Kingdom really have so many fearless experts? Do you know how absurd it is to ask a proper Golden Core cultivator to self-destruct just to complete a mission?! Golden Core cultivator has a lifespan of at least five hundred years! Do you know how difficult it is to cultivate several Golden Core cultivators on Ink Bamboo Mountain? They just exploded like that?!

Fortunately, these six weren't as insane as the Kamikaze Commandos, who would suddenly appear and charge in to take everyone down with them. They maintained their formation, flanking Li Fan from all sides, carefully controlling the distance and not rushing to get closer.

Could it be that they already know Li Fan possesses finger techniques capable of injuring people from a distance, and are testing his attack range? Tsk, so that persistent guy is still directing things from behind the scenes!

Li Fan carried the Princess Quan on his back and ran as fast as he could, squinting as he pondered a solution.

The fact that his spirit could leave his body and his ghostly soul could lurk in the shadows suggests that the person behind it all possessed at least the Nascent Soul Stage cultivation level. Yet, he didn't even attempt to ambush Li Fan in that near-certain death situation, which suggests he wasn't holding back; perhaps he hadn't yet reached the Divine Transformation realm.

Moreover, this person has exceptional eyesight, able to discern Qingcheng's Cultivation Method at a glance. He also possesses a secret sword from the Beichen Sword Sect and is so familiar with the situation in Xun Kingdom that he has likely heard of the Luo Feng lineage's Cultivation Method as well. It's just that this person doesn't recognize the Dalu Jing Tian Finger, which was deduced by the old ghost at the bottom of the Heavenly Demon Cave and has never been revealed to the world. Therefore, he is still cautiously probing.

Hmm, we can't reveal too much about ourselves in front of this person. If he figures out our background, he might even guess the secrets of Ink Bamboo Mountain and Qingyue. Next time we meet, we'll probably be targeted and attacked, which would be dangerous! Damn it, is this what battles at the Central Plains level are like?!

Li Fan's lack of immediate action did not mean these assassins would give him a chance to breathe. They immediately accelerated, taking over from the leader who was blocking their path! The other five also launched their attacks in succession, their Sword Light flashing! They began a rapid assault! In an instant, they even unleashed the aura of the Nascent Soul Stage level!

Li Fan closed his eyes and opened them again. Using the method of "sky-high transformation", two more blood lines split open on the top of his head and the back of his skull, and six eyes grew out. They could see in all directions and hear in all directions. Their pupils stared straight in all directions, chasing the sword qi and sword paths that came from all directions and flashed rapidly.

These Golden Core cultivators used a secret method to stimulate their meridians, instantly unleashing the aura of Nascent Soul Stage level from their Inner Landscape! It was similar to the Dragon Fetus Feathering Pill.

Moreover, these six Sword Light, hanging upside down from the sky, did not attack at the same time, but were slightly different in sequence. This prevented the soaring sword energies from getting mixed up. Instead, they formed an impenetrable sword net that strangled Li Fan!

Frankly speaking, this instant was equivalent to a sword formation launched by six Nascent Soul Stage sword cultivators, which could even kill a true Nascent Soul Stage. But it really had no effect on Li Fan.

Because he'll be able to do it too soon!

"You dare use the Heavenly Gang Formation to kill me, you son of a bitch!"

Li Fan roared, leaping into the air. With Princess Quan on his left arm, he wielded the jade flute in his right hand, gathering the Return to Dust Universal Transformation Sword to unleash his attack! But instead of striking forward, backward, left, or right, he aimed downwards!

That's right! It's not a six-person sword formation! It's a seven-person formation! The first sword actually started from beneath his feet! The assassins who had been lying in ambush, concealing their presence, suddenly emerged from the ground! Their swords were aimed straight at Li Fan's groin!

But it was no use! The moment he exhaled and activated his power, Li Fan detected it with his Divine Sense, and Li Fan's sword was even faster! With a sweep of Sword Light, he directly cut the half-buried assassin in half!

Then he reversed the Sword Light and thrust it three times behind him, piercing the skulls, chests, and internal organs of the three sword cultivators who were attacking him from above like three overlapping shadows! He killed them all on the spot! The speed of his sword was so fast that it was as if the three of them had run into Li Fan's sword and died on their own!

That's right! This Seven Stars Sword Formation isn't a killing move with the first strike, nor is the second assassination. The real killer move is the three consecutive sword strikes that follow! If someone didn't recognize it, they would at least have been stabbed by these three people who descended from the sky. They would either be instantly killed or severely injured! It's just a pity that Li Fan had already memorized this sword formation by heart!

After passing the most dangerous hurdle, the remaining pincer attacks were merely finishing blows to those already weakened. Li Fan dodged left and right, one sword severing the shoulder in two, another severing the thigh and decapitating the head!

With a final, counter-attacking thrust, he was the first to attack, yet the last to arrive, his sword flashing past the swordsman who had condensed his sword energy to its fullest extent! Just before the Sword Light he had gathered could erupt, he severed the sword's head!

The Seven Swords Seven Kills were executed with such fluidity and speed that not a single fancy move was used!

"Trying to pull off the Seven Star Xuanji in front of your father? You're still five hundred years away!"

Li Fan pointed the blood-stained jade flute at the void and cursed, but inwardly he felt a chill, for he knew he had been tested again.

The routine and formation of this sword formation are actually not that difficult, and it is very famous and widely known. Many people know about it, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Ink Bamboo Mountain. However, when these seven people unleashed their sword energy, everyone's breathing was at the same frequency, and the rhythm and coordination of their sword strikes were exactly the same. It is evident that this group of people truly possesses the secret scrolls of the Beichen Sword Sect!

So although Li Fan seemed to break the formation easily, it was actually extremely dangerous, and he was carrying a burden! Once they truly activated the sword formation, how could he possibly escape unscathed? Moreover, what if the enemy entangled him for a while and then suddenly self-destructed?

Therefore, Li Fan had no room for tricks or pretense! He could only use his true skills, killing everyone with his very first sword strike to forcefully break the formation!

However, this method of breaking the law naturally meant that he had to admit he had received the true teachings of the Beichen Sword Sect!

Sure enough, giving Li Fan almost no chance to catch his breath, the third attack directly broke into his Divine Sense range!

Four Nascent Soul Stage!

"Damn it..."

Li Fan, his face cold, knew the other party was serious. He simply cast a Void Retreat Invisibility Talisman on the princess, threw her into the coffin, and then hurled the coffin far into the Li River. He then leaped into the air and jumped onto the clouds to fight.

Honestly, who are these people? Are the cultivators from Xun Kingdom really that skilled? They're way too different from the average cultivators from the Twelve Countries! They're so proficient in the secret sword techniques of the Beichen Sword Sect, and they can even use primordial spirit attacks. Could they be from a cult...? Damn! Flying swords! Four Nascent Soul Stage outside the field of vision released flying swords at the same time!

This time, the other side didn't resort to tricks to test him. If it weren't for Li Fan's blindness enhancing his Divine Sense range, which was larger than that of ordinary people, he probably wouldn't have been able to react at all when the flying sword was right in front of him!

Four against one, a flying sword to behead—this is the real dead end!

Now Li Fan had no choice but to reveal his trump card, so he decisively used the Profound Nether Ice River Escape to escape, creating distance while simultaneously forming the Gold-Avoiding Technique with his left hand to protect himself.

The four Sword Light were as fast as shooting stars. Li Fan fled immediately, and in mid-air, his light flashed, following the long icy trail left by the Dark Underworld Escape Form, and he chased after them directly!

In that instant, the dazzling Sword Light was scattered by the icy air in mid-air, leaving a clearly visible sword path in the icy river! Four Sword Light could be clearly seen, traversing against the icy river, heading straight for Li Fan's head! However, they were blocked by the icy water vapor left by the Profound Nether True Qi, and their order could be vaguely distinguished!

Indeed, different cultivators have different sword-wielding skills, different flying swords are made of different materials, and different environments have vastly different effects on flying swords! These subtle influences and changes, when combined, will have a huge impact on the speed of the flying sword! In sword duels, especially in the deadly situation of being surrounded by multiple attackers, the slight difference between a flurry of swords attacking simultaneously and one attacking in sequence is the key to reversing the tide of battle and turning the tide of battle!

This is the true purpose behind Profound Heaven Sword Intent's first instruction to Li Fan in the Profound Nether Ice River Escape! All the skills Cultivation Method taught by Xuan Tian are designed solely for sword fighting!

"Zha!" Li Fan's six pupils darted around, staring intently at the four Sword Light rushing towards him. He formed a hand seal with his right hand and spat out the flying sword Zhu Hong!

A flash of golden light appeared, Zhu Hong, empowered by the Ruyi Sword Scripture, moved with unparalleled speed! He charged forward, following the trajectory of the icy river! Clang, clang! Two soft sounds rang out, like pearls falling onto a plate, and then reverberated from the sky!

The first Sword Light was directly cut off by Zhu Hong's sword!

The second Sword Light was also struck directly by Zhu Hong's sword tip. The two Sword Light, one above and one below, flipped and folded to the sides, and were forcefully knocked down from the sky!

The third Sword Light flashed and slashed past, but was pulled and deflected by the Undying Body Dao Technique held by Li Fan's hand, narrowly missing his cheek! The sword left a bloody mark on his face!

Only the slowest fourth sword Sword Light remained, and it pierced Li Fan's neck with a clang! But it was useless! He had already covered his neck with black charcoal skin! Although it left a white mark and almost broke Li Fan's neck, causing him so much pain that he couldn't speak, his head was still on his neck!

"We won!"

With a roar, Li Fan grabbed the flying sword from around his neck and snatched it away, using up a hundred of his maximum power!

In the blink of an eye, a sword strike was broken, a sword strike was created, and a sword strike was stolen. The three Nascent Soul Stage cultivators suffered severe mental and physical damage, spitting out blood mist.

Only the third sword, which had been deflected, allowed the master to fight again without hesitation. He immediately made a hand seal to control his sword, pulling back the third sword that Li Fan had deflected with the Golden Avoidance Technique, and then striking again!

But they no longer have a chance!

Li Fan had already realized that the flying swords they were using were definitely not the most profound and basic Ruyi Sword Scripture the Beichen Sword Sect! Perhaps they did have this Cultivation Method, but they hadn't mastered its true fundamentals!

Therefore, no matter how many times the third sword struck, it was useless! Li Fan simply used the same trick again, making a "Avoid Gold" hand gesture with his left hand, directly deflecting the flying sword's Sword Light. This time, it was deflected more than ten feet away, and it didn't even reach him!

"Surrender or not!" Li Fan's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the flying sword he had just retrieved and which was still struggling in his right hand, and roared angrily!

However, the sword continued to struggle desperately in Li Fan's hand, refusing to submit to its master!

"Alright! Show some guts!" Li Fan roared, gripping the sword tip with his left hand and exerting force with both arms. With a loud 'clang!', he snapped the sword in two on the spot!

"Ah!" "Wh-what!" "This guy!" "You bastard! I swear I'll kill you!"

"Hahaha! Good! Don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

Li Fan, already enraged, unleashed his ferocity. He casually flung his short sword, using two rapid dashes to create a vast, icy river of energy, charging straight towards the Nascent Soul Stage of the Third Sword Master. With his right hand, he unleashed the Puhua Sword Method with his jade flute, while his left hand unleashed the Dalu Jingtian -Piercing Wind and Rain techniques in a flurry of attacks! His aim was to force this still-powerful cultivator to neglect his sword control, allowing him to eliminate the greatest threat as quickly as possible!

Fortunately, the other three Nascent Soul Stage didn't have any extra magic weapons, or perhaps their flying swords were damaged or their primordial spirits were injured. So they roared in unison, brandished their swords and magic weapons, and flew straight over to fight Li Fan in close combat!

It must be said that these people, knowing Li Fan's swordsmanship and finger skills, still chose to fight him at close range, which shows they did have some practical combat experience.

By this time, they had realized that Li Fan's escape techniques were superb, and his strength was almost inexhaustible. Although ranged attacks with magical artifacts would be safer, if he really wanted to escape, they absolutely could not catch him easily. If the four of them couldn't kill him even with their flying swords combined, then without risking a close-quarters fight, they would have no chance of taking Li Fan's life.

Moreover, with four against one, the advantage is in our hands.

Li Fan thought so too.

They all must die!

Among the finger strength variations of the Six Forms of the Dalu Jingtian, the Yin and Yang forms emphasize the destructive and gentle finger strength variations, making them suitable for dealing with large monsters with high health and defense. The Obscure and Bright forms emphasize the internal energy techniques of illusion and reality, existence and non-existence, birth and death, and transformation, making them most suitable for one-on-one battles between masters of similar skill and strength.

The Wind and Rain styles are finger techniques used to defeat the many with the few and to overpower the weak with the strong. The Wind style starts with a speed as fast as the wind, and when the finger techniques are activated, they are as swift as a whirlwind. The Rain style stops at a single point, but countless finger forces attack, striking all the vital points and fatal acupoints of the enemy. This chaotic attack of the Wind and Rain styles shows no fear even when surrounded by four Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

On the contrary, his superior finger technique, the Dalu Jingtian, unleashed its full power, completely compensating for the lack of power in the Puhua Sword Method. Conversely, Li Fan, with his solid swordsmanship and the simplified killing Puhua Sword Method, filled the gaps and weaknesses in the finger techniques, and countered each move to deal with the killing moves of the four people around him. There was no set pattern to follow, so naturally there were no so-called weaknesses.

Thus, Li Fan's dual finger-sword skills rapidly improved and became more proficient in actual combat against these high-level opponents! The more he fought, the smoother and more refined his technique became!

The four Nascent Soul Stage grew increasingly weak and fearful with each battle.

Why? How come you're so skilled?! How many times have you been ganged up on to become so proficient?! Whether it's an ambush, a sneak attack, or a group beating, you were the one who struck first!

After the initial explosion, the four of them ganged up on each other, and the two joys overlapped, bringing even more joy. They should have already enjoyed a dreamlike and blissful time, but why did it turn out like this!

"If you're going to fight, then fight properly!" "What are you talking about?!" "This is disgusting!" "Pah!"

Li Fan laughed heartily, ignoring the four's protests, and let out a long roar, "Zhu Hong!"

Zhu Hong arrived! He moved as stealthily as a snake, and suddenly thrust his sword into the back of the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator who had been momentarily distracted!

Yes, even if Li Fan doesn't use his Dao Body clone, he still has the Five Ghosts Sword Control, so at least seven people would need to come together to beat him up for it to be considered a 'gang beating'!

With one less person, the formation that was barely holding on immediately collapsed. The four Nascent Soul Stage had their vital points—heart meridians, dantian, and divine court—shattered one after another by Li Fan! Seeing that they could not hold on any longer, they roared in unison, gave up resistance, abandoned their physical bodies, and allowed Li Fan to sever their heads one by one with his sword. From the severed necks, four beams of light shot straight into the sky!

"Don't even think about escaping! King Zhou will destroy the immortal light!"

Li Fan also opened his eyes and mouth, roaring fiercely, spewing out golden immortal light from his mouth and eyes, scattering the four beams of light, which rolled into four light orbs shaped like infants in mid-air.

"Condensing Soul and Refining Spirit!" Li Fan waved his hand, grabbing the four orbs of light in his palm. He then opened them to reveal four soul jades, each the size of a duck egg and gleaming with a faint white light like pearls.

At the same time, the system also displayed a long message saying 'Li Fan's mood has improved a little'.

We won! But killing a Nascent Soul Stage and only getting a tiny bit of their power is really pathetic...

"So you're from Luo Feng's side..."

What?! What's going on?! Isn't this ghost among these four people?! What kind of supernatural power is this?!

Although Li Fan was shocked, he wouldn't back down, and sneered, "..."

"Come on! Come on, come on! Go ahead and call more men! I'll kill as many as you send!"

Then, with a Divine Sense, Li Fan detected a vast army surging upstream along the Li River.

The army of Xun Kingdom has arrived.

"I'll fucking swear..."

I'm outta here...