Heaven-Swallowing Salamander!

"Sister Tian Yan, since that's the case, then follow your own wishes."

A trace of coldness appeared in Jiang Lin's eyes as he spoke slowly.

"Kid, you really want me to handle this myself? Do you know what that means?"

A hint of surprise flashed through Tian Yan's eyes. She had not expected Jiang Lin to give her that answer.

What did it mean? Of course Jiang Lin knew.

Tian Yan had once been a terrifying assassin whose fierce reputation spread across the seven kingdoms. Now that they had come to ambush and kill them, with Tian Yan's personality, she certainly would not swallow this insult easily. She would definitely go on a killing spree.

Jiang Lin did not like killing, but since these people had dared to come, then in his heart, they had to pay the price for their actions!

"Go on, Sister Tian Yan. Do whatever you want. Just bring Xiao Shan's head back in the end."

"Alright. Then this will count as my first move."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tian Yan leaped straight out the window. Her hand clenched through the air, and a strangely shaped longsword with a lotus-shaped hilt and a salamander-shaped guard appeared in her palm.

This sword was none other than the Jingni Sword, one of King of Yue's Eight Swords!

As Tian Yan landed on the ground, the hundred armored soldiers who had already surrounded the area immediately spotted her.

Just as they wondered who she was, a middle-aged man in silver armor atop a black warhorse instantly recognized Tian Yan and roared.

"That woman is the murderer who killed the eldest young master! All of you, attack! Do not let her escape!"

"Kill!"

Upon receiving the middle-aged man's order, the hundred armored soldiers immediately brandished their weapons and charged toward Tian Yan.

"Escape? Heh. The ones who should be running are you."

There was not the slightest fear on Tian Yan's face. Her Autumn-Water Clear Eyes Martial Soul activated instantly, turning her pupils pure gold.

The charging figures of the hundred armored soldiers immediately seemed to move in slow motion before her eyes.

"Web Life-Taking Sword!"

The soul power within Tian Yan's body immediately flowed through her meridians along a complex route before surging into the Jingni Sword.

The next moment, pink mist spread from the Jingni Sword. Just as the hundred armored soldiers stared in confusion, Tian Yan moved.

With a single leap, she arrived before them. Then, the pink mist transformed into translucent pink threads. As Tian Yan's figure shifted continuously, in the blink of an eye, the threads had woven a vast net around the hundred armored soldiers!

"Not good! Retreat!"

Feeling the icy thread around his neck, the silver-armored commander's expression changed drastically.

He immediately summoned his Fire Tiger Martial Soul. Three Soul Rings—one white and two yellow—appeared around him. Just as he was about to merge with his Martial Soul and break free of the threads, he discovered that the thread around his neck suddenly tightened, slicing a bloody mark into his skin in an instant!

Standing atop the pink net, Tian Yan looked coldly at the people below. Then, with a light sweep of the Jingni Sword, piercing tearing sounds instantly spread from the silver-armored commander's neck.

"No!"

After a miserable scream, a head with unwillingness filling its eyes fell to the ground. Then, as if triggering a chain reaction, the armored soldiers all went black-eyed and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Th-this fast? With just one move, she killed them all?"

Looking at the hundred mutilated corpses below, Jiang Lin sucked in a sharp breath, his face filled with shock.

Xiao Wu: "Sister Tian Yan's strength is terrifying!"

Little Dragon Girl: "Sister Tian Yan is truly strong. Even Master might not be a match for Sister Tian Yan."

Xu Yan: "Whew, it seems my Gathered Delicacies Tower is saved. But where did this young lady come from? How could she be so powerful?"

"Damn it! How could this woman be so strong? Those were a hundred fully armed soldiers!"

The several silver-armored commanders watching from afar wore grim expressions, their eyes filled with wariness toward Tian Yan.

"Commander Ye, what do we do now? This woman killed a hundred City Guard soldiers so easily. Her strength may be far beyond what we imagined."

"Hmph, what is there to fear? We only lost a hundred men. Pass down the order: other than the Arrow Battalion, send everyone forward! With so many people, we can wear this woman to death if nothing else!"

Although the others were reluctant, they still chose to obey his orders.

That was because Commander Ye, Ye Xiao, was not only Xiao Shan's most trusted confidant, but also a level-41 Soul Ancestor—the strongest person present!

Thus, the second wave of encirclement arrived. Compared to the initial hundred men, this force had increased tenfold. A thousand armored soldiers crushed toward Tian Yan like a steel tide.

"Jiang Lin, are we really not going to help?"

Although Tian Yan's single move had killed a hundred people and deeply shocked Little Dragon Girl, the encirclement by a thousand people still made her worry.

"Mm, Sister Long, keep a close watch on the battle below. If Sister Tian Yan is in danger, go down and save her immediately."

Although Jiang Lin did not think these people could hurt Tian Yan, he still had to make some preparations just in case.

At the same time, below.

Looking at the crowd charging toward her, Tian Yan did not care in the slightest. Her expression remained as calm as before. With a light flick of the Jingni Sword in her hand, all the pink threads remaining on the corpses retracted.

Her slightly weakened aura instantly returned to normal. Not only that, compared to before, Tian Yan's aura had actually grown a little stronger!

The next moment, Tian Yan slowly closed her eyes. An aura as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea gradually spread from her body.

Then, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened again. Faintly, the cry of an infant drifted down from the depths of the sky.

"Wuyi—wuyi—"

"Wh-what is that sound?"

The armored soldiers closest to Tian Yan all turned solemn and stopped in their tracks. Some even quietly retreated several steps.

"Commander Ye, this woman doesn't seem simple."

"Hmph, she's just putting on a show!"

A trace of disdain appeared on Ye Xiao's face, and he immediately ordered everyone to continue the encirclement.

Helplessly, the armored soldiers who had stopped could only continue forward.

However, before they had taken more than a few steps, an enormous, half-real and half-illusory shadow emerged from the depths of the sky.

It was an ancient giant salamander thousands of zhang long. Its head was flat and broad, its mountain-sized limbs pressed close against its body, and its enormous tail blocked out the sky and sun. With a mere flick, endless gales surged forth!

"Th-this is Tian Yan's Martial Soul—the Heaven-Swallowing Salamander?"

Jiang Lin stared at the terrifying phantom, his eyes filled with shock.

He admitted that he was a little jealous. Although he knew it was because Tian Yan's cultivation was too high, and that his King's Power Sword and Pure Yang Flame might not be unable to reach such heights in the future, intense envy and jealousy still rose in his heart!