More than a dozen dead men stood where they were like statues. As the mountain wind swept past, more than a dozen corpses crashed to the ground.
A thread of blood seeped from their brows, and their eyes remained wide open even in death.
Second Brother was, after all, in the Foundation Establishment Realm. The Mountains and Rivers Sword Seal had been divided into sixteen portions, greatly diminishing its power.
He raised his sword with his left hand and slashed out, blocking the Sword Qi that had struck at him.
Yet the powerful spiritual energy still staggered him.
But Zhou Qi gave him no chance to catch his breath.
Though more than half the spiritual energy in his body had been drained in that instant, he still forced himself up and unleashed his movement technique.
The moment the Mountains and Rivers Sword Seal ended, he immediately used Gale Step to flash forward, drawing his blade as he struck.
Another Heaven-Shaking strike.
Second Brother had only just blocked the Sword Qi and had no time to react at all.
This slash carved down along his right arm—his right hand, which had already been left with only two fingers, was now gone along with the entire arm.
"Ah...!"
Another scream rang out.
In the brief span of a cup of tea, Second Brother's right hand had gone from losing three fingers to being severed entirely.
It would have been better to suffer the pain only once.
Only Zhou Qi and Second Brother remained in the clearing, the latter sprawled on the ground with agony written across his face.
Zhou Qi let out a soft breath, carried his blade, and slowly walked before him.
Second Brother's face was deathly pale, but the sharpness in his eyes had not faded as he glared fiercely