One Against Four

The group wore black mage robes, with the emblem of the Dark Church embroidered on their chests and cuffs. Even the magical beasts they rode bore the mark of the Dark Church.

The two leaders were distinct: one was draped in loose, baggy black robes and rode a rank-nine Two-headed Black Lion, while the other was incredibly robust, standing two meters tall with a greatsword larger than himself strapped to his back, riding a rank-nine Unicorn Elephant.

Beyond these two, there were five other rank-nine experts, demonstrating the sheer power of their lineup.

When their spiritual energy detected the Saint-level Tyrannosaurus, they also spotted Fang Yun, who had made no effort to hide himself.

Two Saint-level experts!

However, even with two Saint-level experts, they were not afraid. In addition to the magical beasts they rode, their respective contracted Saint-level magical beasts were following at a distance, meaning they were effectively facing four Saint-level experts.

Soon, the group approached Fang Yun. At the same time, they immediately noticed the two brothers, Doham and his sibling.

Prequet looked at the few people not far away, releasing its dragon might, which caused the magical beasts of the group to tremble instantly.

The two leaders' expressions turned ugly; they had to resist the dragon might to keep their mounts steady, though the beasts still felt a sense of dread deep within.

The unique dragon might of the dragon race exerted a strong deterrent effect on other magical beasts. This was precisely why other magical beasts were at a disadvantage when facing dragons.

"Who are you? Why are you opposing my Dark Church?"

Fudolin, the leader, spoke first, his voice sounding like that of a child. "Are you not afraid of offending the Lord of Darkness?"

"Enough, stop trying to scare me with that nonsense used to fool people."

Fang Yun waved his hand dismissively. The Lord of Darkness was a Dark Sovereign; if this were the era when Sovereigns vied for faith, perhaps the so-called Lord of Darkness might pay attention to the material plane. But now, even if the Dark Church were wiped out, the Lord of Darkness wouldn't spare it a second glance.

Even if the worst happened and the Lord of Darkness descended, Fang Yun would not be afraid.

"Heh, the Dark Church is just as hypocritical as the Radiant Church."

Prequet spat out a puff of white smoke to the side in disdain.

Within the realm of magical beasts, the only ones they truly cared about were the Temple of Life and War God Mountain; they generally looked down on other factions.

Fang Yun and Prequet's words made Fudolin's face darken further. "Blaspheming the Dark Church is a grave crime! Prepare to accept the Lord's punishment!"

As Fudolin spoke, his body instantly soared into the air.

Clem rose at the same time, surrounded by an aura of darkness.

In the distance, two magical beast figures also flew over rapidly: a Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard and a Blood-eyed Mane Lion, both extremely powerful existences among Saint-level magical beasts.

In the blink of an eye, the two massive beasts grew to tens of meters in height and nearly a hundred meters in length before landing.

The two men stood atop their respective magical beasts.

"Roar~!"

Prequet's body also expanded instantly, transforming into a hundred-meter-tall giant in the blink of an eye.

The atmosphere grew tense in an instant.

Fang Yun's expression remained unchanged as he flew easily into mid-air, facing Fudolin and the other three Saint-level experts. "Let me see what the foundation of the Dark Church is really like."

As for Prequet, it stood beside the two brothers, Doham and his sibling. With it there, the other rank-nine experts brought by Fudolin dared not approach a single step.

"Mr. Prequet, the Lord, he..."

Doham was somewhat worried.

Saint-level experts were the pinnacle of the Yulan Continent, and usually, it was hard to see even one. Now, the Dark Church had dispatched four at once; this power was terrifying.

The mere thought of it filled them with despair.

"Heh, don't worry. The scum of the Dark Church are no match for my master."

Prequet spoke with extreme nonchalance.

Back in the Sunset Mountain Range, Fang Yun had faced multiple opponents at once more than once. It was because of this that Prequet held Fang Yun in awe from the bottom of its heart. Even without the master-servant contract, it would not dare to defy Fang Yun's wishes.

Seeing that Fang Yun had flown up alone and the Saint-level Tyrannosaurus had no intention of helping, choosing only to guard the two descendants of the Bolei Clan, Fudolin's expression grew even gloomier. "Arrogant."

Saint-level strength varied, but even the Pope of the Radiant Church would not dare to face four Saint-level experts from his side alone. Especially since his own strength was at the second level of the Saint-level peak; compared to the Pope, he was not far behind.

"Stop wasting words with him. Blaspheming the Lord of Darkness is a capital offense!"

Clem, standing nearby, spoke directly, then unslung the greatsword from his back, pouring battle aura into it instantly.

Fudolin nodded. "Prepare to strike, finish this quickly!"

Clem responded, then separated from his Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard. Together with Fudolin and the Blood-eyed Mane Lion, they formed a triangular formation to surround Fang Yun.

Fang Yun simply watched them prepare; otherwise, given his speed, they wouldn't have had any time to react.

"Are you ready? If you're ready, I'm going to strike."

Fang Yun's expression was casual.

"Arrogant."

Fudolin let out a cold snort.

Following this, the Blood-eyed Mane Lion beneath him roared wildly, opening its mouth to spew a massive torrent of flame. The flames swirled and intertwined, forming a giant tornado that swept toward Fang Yun.

The ground touched by these flames melted like magma under the high heat, demonstrating the power of the fire.

On the other side, the Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard crackled with countless currents, as if it had transformed into lightning itself, charging toward Fang Yun in an instant.

Similarly, Clem brandished his greatsword, countless strands of black battle-qi transforming into sword beams that slashed toward Fang Yun; each beam could easily level a mountain peak.

This was not their first time coordinating; they had once joined forces to kill a Saint-level expert! Their mutual understanding was incredibly tacit.

The sky, filled with raging flames, flickering electric arcs, and massive black sword beams, instantly converged on the space where Fang Yun stood.

Even the space itself began to tremble.

In the distance, whether it was the experts from the Dark Church or the two brothers, Doham and his sibling, everyone's faces turned deathly pale.

The scene before them was like the end of the world.

Even Prequet wore a grave expression; if he were the one facing such an attack, he would be dead or at least severely wounded.

Likewise, this world-destroying attack caught the attention of many. They all looked toward the combat zone in shock—this was undoubtedly a battle between Saint-level experts!

In an instant, countless gazes were fixed on the area above the nameless hill.

Standing at the center of the attack, Fang Yun felt the intensity of these energies but did not feel particularly nervous.

Although these three attacks looked powerful, they only appeared so to ordinary people; to Fang Yun, they were somewhat flashy but lacked substance.

Let alone Fang Yun, any Saint-level peak expert could easily shatter the combined efforts of these four.

However, while other Saint-level experts could easily break the four-man assault, they would still face some danger if they had to endure the attacks head-on.

Light-elemental energy swirled around Fang Yun's body, forming a defense that easily blocked the flames and sword beams. At the same time, he moved his body, throwing a quick punch that steadily blocked the massive claw of the Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard descending from the sky.

Although there was a massive size difference between Fang Yun and the Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard, the beast was completely unable to harm him. In fact, its massive body seemed to collide with a tremendous force, and a sound like bone cracking even echoed out. Immediately following that was a wild roar.

"Dark Annihilation!"

At this moment, Fudolin stared fixedly at Fang Yun in the center of the assault and shouted.

Dark-style magic rarely appeared on the Yulan Continent; after all, the primary area of activity for dark mages was the Dark Alliance.

Coupled with the fact that the number of Dark Saint Mages was already small, people knew very little about dark magic.

And this Dark Annihilation was one of the forbidden spells within dark magic.

As Fudolin's words fell, the entire sky visibly darkened, as if the light had been directly drained away, becoming even darker than the night.

A powerful pressure exerted itself upon the soul.

For Saint-level experts, the night did not affect their vision, but Dark Annihilation was different; within the range of Dark Annihilation, even Saint-level experts could not see what was happening inside.

The people watching from afar were all shaken to the core by this scene.

Seeing the sky turn completely black, Fang Yun did not expose too much of his true strength. Instead, he took out a longbow he had obtained in the Sunset Mountain Range. "Let's see how powerful you are."

As he spoke, Fang Yun held the bow in one hand and pulled the string with the other. Battle-qi instantly poured into the longbow, and strands of hazy light halos appeared. The halos flowed like moving currents, constantly rotating and intertwining, before forming a phantom arrow composed of battle-qi.

The bow was like a full moon, the arrow like a long spear!

"Whoosh!"

The arrow shadow shot toward the horizon, bringing with it countless rays of light.

The space shrouded by Dark Annihilation instantly emitted a beam of light, which was extremely eye-catching.

The surrounding people all had their attention drawn by this ray of light.

Fang Yun did not pour in too much battle-qi, but the longbow itself was an incredibly powerful divine artifact. With the divine artifact's bonus, even with little battle-qi, it still easily pierced through the Dark Annihilation.

This was the bonus a powerful weapon provided to an attack.

The Dark Annihilation had just shrouded the area, and before the crowd could finish their exclamation, a dazzling light appeared, piercing directly through the darkness. It was as if a small hole had appeared in a black cloth covering a lamp, and immediately after, countless more rays of light appeared.

Looking from afar, it was as if a dark area had erupted with countless beams of light shooting into the sky.

Following that, several extremely loud, thunderous roars echoed out.

The Dark Annihilation was like a tattered rag, dissipating into nothingness in the blink of an eye.

As the Dark Annihilation faded, the scene on the field appeared before everyone.

They saw Fang Yun holding the longbow, his body completely unscathed. The flames of the Blood-eyed Mane Lion had been extinguished, and the ground was still glowing with red magma, emitting white smoke as it slowly cooled...

Clem's greatsword was wedged diagonally into the nearby mountain, and he himself had been slammed into the mountainside, covered in blood.

The Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard had shrunk its size and was being stepped on by Fang Yun, unable to move at all. No matter how much it struggled or exerted force, it could not escape from under Fang Yun's foot. The electric arcs on its body became erratic, and its aura grew withered.

As for Fudolin, who had been on the head of the Blood-eyed Mane Lion, his aura was extremely unstable because his Dark Annihilation had been directly shattered by Fang Yun. Moreover, the arrow seemed to carry a spiritual attack, and his face turned deathly pale; it was clear he had suffered significant trauma.

Doham and his brother had their eyes wide open, their expressions filled with disbelief.

"This... My Lord... He..."

Doham was at a loss for words for a moment.

What had happened? How did things turn into this in the blink of an eye?

Prequet had said that Fang Yun was very strong, and even if other Saint-level experts were no match for his master, but... one against four, crushing them with ease? This...

That's right, in their eyes, this battle record was nothing short of a crushing victory.

It wasn't just the two Doham brothers who were shocked; even Prequet was stunned by this scene.

Master is so strong!

It had tried its best to imagine Fang Yun's strength, but looking at it now, it had still underestimated its master!

Of course, the most shocked of all were the people from the Dark Church.

Fudolin, in particular, had eyes filled with terror.

"You..."

Fudolin's voice trembled, "Who exactly are you!"

Just after he had unleashed Dark Annihilation, he discovered that Fang Yun had pulled out a bow and arrow, and then he felt a terrifying mental shock, as if an ocean had crashed into his mind, nearly causing him to faint.

A purely terrifying and powerful mental attack!

He couldn't resist it at all!

This bow was an incredibly formidable weapon!

Moreover, no one on the continent had ever heard of a powerhouse who wielded a longbow! Even among the reclusive powerhouses, surely no one possessed this kind of strength...

A powerhouse of the light element—could he be from the Radiant Church?

If the Radiant Church had such a powerhouse, the Dark Church would have been wiped out long ago.

But if it wasn't the Radiant Church, who could reach this level of strength in light elemental manipulation?

This was impossible!

Fang Yun stepped on the Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard beneath his feet, his expression casual, "Behave."

After the Thunder-flowing Electric Leopard quieted down, Fang Yun looked at Fudolin, "Tell Affleck that I want these two. Also, I want the Tiger-striped Secret Manual. Yes, that's all."

Fang Yun was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and looked at Fudolin again, "Oh, right, remember, my name is Fang Yun. I come from the South Sea. If you still want to seek revenge, just come find me."

A smile played on the corners of Fang Yun's mouth, "Of course, next time you won't be so lucky."

Fudolin and the others listened to Fang Yun's words, not daring to utter a single sound.

The Dark Church was, after all, one of the most powerful churches on the Yulan Continent and had access to extensive information. If he wanted to find the Tiger-striped Secret Manual, the Dark Church would be much more convenient than searching for it alone.

After speaking, Fang Yun put away his longbow and flew over to Prequet and the two Doham brothers.

The two Doham brothers still had expressions of disbelief, their bodies seemingly trembling with excitement.

Seeing their expressions, Fang Yun smiled casually, "Let's go, there's nothing left to do here. After we tour the Dark Alliance, we'll go tour the Holy Union. I hear there are quite a few interesting places over there..."

"Oh, oh..."

The two Doham brothers hurriedly snapped out of it and nodded subconsciously.

Prequet recovered quickly, shrunk its body, glanced at Fudolin and the others, and then said to the two Doham brothers, "Haha, let's go."

It wasn't until Fang Yun rode away on Prequet that Fudolin and the others dared to breathe deeply; they had been terrified that this man would kill them on the spot.

After all, with the strength Fang Yun had just displayed, even wiping out the Dark Church wouldn't be a difficult task.

When did such a terrifying powerhouse appear on the Yulan Continent? It was as if it had happened without any warning.

Fang Yun?

It seemed that the Yulan Continent had gained another peak Saint-level powerhouse.

Another existence that could not be provoked.

"What... cough, cough, what do we do? cough, cough..."

Clem was still coughing up blood. He had been kicked by Fang Yun, and that single kick had left him severely injured; it was too terrifying.

Fudolin closed his eyes slightly, calmed his injuries, and said, "Give up on these two. Tell Affleck exactly what happened today. Provoking such a powerhouse is a disaster for the Church!"

Fudolin knew very well that even if they managed to snatch the two Doham brothers back and performed the Fallen Angel descent, they would still be no match for Fang Yun.

He was simply too strong.

Dark Church.

Affleck listened to the accounts of Fudolin and Clem, looked at their condition, and fell silent.

Fang Yun from the South Sea? A peak Saint-level expert?

The master of the Saint-level Tyrannosaurus is actually a peak Saint-level powerhouse? And a Light-element one at that?

"What else did the other party say..."

Affleck's tone was somewhat grave.

He was well aware of the might of a peak Saint-level expert; they were existences that absolutely must not be provoked.

Moreover, weren't such beings all in secluded cultivation trying to break through to the Deity-level? Why would one appear in the Dark Alliance?

"He also wants us to give him the Tiger-striped Secret Manual."

Fudolin said directly.

"The Tiger-striped Secret Manual..."

Affleck fell silent for a moment, then spoke directly, "Mobilize everyone, issue a Level-1 Black Blood Order, and search for the Tiger-striped Secret Manual with all our might. Report back immediately the moment there is any news."

The Black Blood Order was something everyone in the Dark Church had to obey, and a Level-1 Black Blood Order, in particular, had not appeared for hundreds of years.

To issue a Level-1 Black Blood Order, the unanimous consent of the Church's high-level officials was required.

However, faced with the demands of Fang Yun, Affleck bypassed the others entirely and issued the Level-1 Black Blood Order. Faced with a peak Saint-level powerhouse, they had no choice but to find a way to mend the previous rift.

Fudolin nodded, unsurprised; as long as Affleck knew of Fang Yun's strength, he would certainly do this.

Whether others would agree or not did not need to be considered at all. As long as they weren't fools, no one would veto it.

No one wanted to be enemies with a powerful peak Saint-level expert.

"As for the South Sea..."

Affleck paused for a moment and said, "I will make a trip there personally."

Merely completing Fang Yun's task was not enough.

Following Fang Yun's defeat of the four Saint-level powerhouses of the Dark Church single-handedly, the name of Fang Yun from the South Sea officially began to rise across the Yulan Continent.

Countless powerhouses began to worship this suddenly appeared expert.

Even ordinary people began to compile Fang Yun's "experiences," turning them into storybooks that spread far and wide.

For a time, Fang Yun's reputation was unrivaled throughout the Yulan Continent.

The nameless little hill where the two sides fought also became a famous site.

Precisely because six Saint-level powerhouses had appeared here during Fang Yun's battle, many people began to call this place "Six Saint Mountain."