Within Songyue Academy.
Hu Daoyuan and the other deans, along with the instructors, could not spare attention for anything else. They hurriedly mobilized their True Yuan, shielding the mortals and low-level cultivators within the academy.
Before such Killing Intent, Out of Body stage cultivators and those at higher realms could still hold on for a while.
But anyone with a lower cultivation realm would die on the spot upon encountering it.
In the blink of an eye, the Killing Intent filling the heavens condensed into an enormous, razor-sharp blade radiance.
The blade radiance descended from the sky, seeming poised to cleave apart heaven and earth.
Seeing the might of this move, Cloud Dragon and White Tiger exchanged glances, their expressions visibly turning far more solemn.
From within that blade radiance, both little ones sensed a fatal threat.
Yet as Demonic Essence surged through their bodies, neither retreated even half a step.
Behind them, Su Shi'er remained seated cross-legged in midair, without making a single unnecessary movement.
"Hmph! You fool who doesn't know life from death, and even now you still don't try to evade disaster.
"Then today, you will die beneath this old man's blade!"
Takeda's gaze fell upon Su Shi'er as the corners of his mouth curled upward, his disdainful voice ringing out.
It was obvious that Su Shi'er's current state was wholly unsuitable for fighting.
But for cultivators, no matter how crucial a juncture they might be at in cultivation, it could never outweigh the urgency of a life-and-death crisis.
Were it him, he would certainly pay any price to break out of his current state.
Even if it meant suffering injuries, he would still seek to resolve the fatal danger and fight for a Ray of Vitality.
Su Shi'er's choice, by contrast, made Takeda shake his head