Who Gave You the Damned Gall to Touch My Woman?

"Lineage Head, the Third Elder and I will carve a bloody path out and help you escape! Return to Flame Dragon City, find your husband, and ask the City Lord's Manor and the Treasure Pavilion to intervene!"

The Shen Second Elder roared, his eyes blood-red.

He and the Shen Third Elder guarded Shen Qianxun between them, one on either side. One wielded a spear, the other a saber. Saber light crisscrossed the air, and spear light flashed with matchless sharpness. Their attacks were wild and fierce, utterly fearless of death.

Four of the Shen's eight elders had already died.

Although some of them had ordinarily sided with the Grand Elder, once they learned that he had betrayed the Shen and colluded with the Li Family, they had chosen without hesitation to live or die with their lineage.

Four elders had already fallen in battle protecting Shen Qianxun.

Among the Shen elders, only Shen Wan and Grand Elder Shen Zhong had reached the Dao Foundation Realm. The others were all at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, but they had spent countless years steeped in that realm, and their strength was formidable.

The Li Family and the Black Dragon Stronghold had deployed over a hundred Spirit Sea Realm experts this time, their strength far exceeding the Shen's. The battle had been nothing short of horrific to reach this point, with all four elders dying in combat.

"If we leave, we leave together! I am the Shen Lineage Head. I will never abandon you!"

Shen Qianxun's eyes were red, brimming with fury and resolve.

She held the Flame Dragon Sword, spiritual energy continuously surging from her body into the blade and transforming into sharp sword light that swept in every direction with terrifying destructive power.

Shen Qianxun's cultivation had already broken through to the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm.

This was all thanks to Huo Xiyan's Spirit-Tempering Pill, which had vastly increased Shen Qianxun's mental power and allowed her cultivation to break through its bottleneck.

They had also extracted some spirit stones from the Spirit Stone Mine, refining them as they fought to replenish the spiritual energy within their bodies. That was how they had managed to hold out until now.

"Trying to escape? Hahaha... You have no idea what death awaits you! You probably still don't know, do you? We've already laid an ambush for that useless live-in son-in-law, Ning Chuan. By now, those two Dao Foundation Realm experts might already have killed him!"

Standing opposite Shen Qianxun was none other than Li Zhenfei. He laughed loudly, his eyes full of cold mockery.

Not only had his injuries healed, but his cultivation had also broken through to the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. Even the aftereffects of the Blood-Burning Spirit Pill had vanished.

It was all thanks to the spirit pill Chen Lin had bestowed upon him, which had not only healed his injuries but also caused his cultivation to soar.

Now, he wielded the Clouds Sky Sword, a low-grade spirit artifact. Its sharp sword light blurred into afterimages as he attacked Shen Qianxun relentlessly.

Although they were at the same cultivation level, Li Zhenfei still suppressed Shen Qianxun with a low-grade spirit artifact in hand.

"What?! Your Li Family is utterly despicable!"

Shen Qianxun trembled, towering fury and murderous intent filling her eyes as anxiety gripped her heart.

She had never expected the Li Family to send two Dao Foundation Realm martial artists after Ning Chuan. Although his combat strength was extraordinary, his cultivation was far too low. He surely could not contend with Dao Foundation Realm martial artists.

"Despicable? Shen Qianxun, your Shen brought this upon yourselves! Ning Chuan dared to kill my younger brother? Today, he'll pay with his life! As for you, don't worry. I won't kill you. Senior Brother Chen Lin specifically asked for you, so you'd better serve him well!"

Li Zhenfei laughed viciously.

"Treacherous scum, die!"

Shen Qianxun's eyes were blood-red as she suddenly shouted in fury. The Flame Dragon Sword in her hand burst with dazzling radiance. In an instant, sword qi surged forth like a crimson flood dragon, lunging at Li Zhenfei.

Flame Dragon Sword Technique, Flame Dragon Break!

Seeing the crimson flood dragon hurtling through the air toward him, Li Zhenfei's gaze sharpened involuntarily. Giving spiritual energy physical form was a method reserved for the Dao Foundation Realm. He had never expected Shen Qianxun to unleash it.

Legend had it that the Shen's Flame Dragon Sword Technique concealed a great secret. It seemed that might well be true.

At that thought, the murderous intent in Li Zhenfei's eyes grew ever more intense.

"Kill!"

He suddenly roared. The Clouds Sky Sword in his hand hummed and trembled as blazing sword light erupted from it. Boundless baleful energy spread outward, instantly taking the form of a black tiger that pounced at Shen Qianxun.

A profound-rank low-grade martial technique, Wind Tiger Sword Art!

As the saying went, clouds followed the dragon, and wind followed the tiger. The Wind Tiger Sword Art possessed matchless power. Bolstered by the Clouds Sky Sword, it even took physical form, its might astonishing.

Rumble!

In the air above, the crimson flood dragon and the black tiger collided in an instant. The impact thundered and shook like a lightning storm, radiant light extinguishing amid the terrifying tumult.

But Li Zhenfei's low-grade spirit artifact made his manifested tiger even more terrifying. After a brief stalemate, it tore the crimson flood dragon apart, and a sharp streak of sword light slashed toward Shen Qianxun.

Shen Qianxun's expression changed, and she hurriedly raised her sword to block.

Clang!

An immense, godlike force struck her. Shen Qianxun's arm went numb, and the Flame Dragon Sword nearly flew from her grasp. The blade's radiance dimmed, and a crack appeared along it, leaving it considerably damaged.

Blood sprayed, and a deep, bloody gash opened across Shen Qianxun's body!

"Shen Qianxun, surrender obediently. Ning Chuan can't save you this time!"

Li Zhenfei sneered, his eyes utterly cold. With the Clouds Sky Sword in hand, he lunged at Shen Qianxun.

"Lineage Head!!!"

At the sight, the Shen Second Elder, Third Elder, and the others were so enraged their eyes nearly split, their gazes filled with shock and fury. But a group of Spirit Sea Realm martial artists had them tightly surrounded, leaving them no chance to rescue Shen Qianxun.

"Who gave you the damned gall to touch my woman?"

Just then, a thunderous voice exploded through the air, brimming with towering fury and murderous intent.

In the distance, a black-clad youth raced toward them like a galloping horse, the Purple Thunder Spear in hand, wind and thunder surging around him.

His eyes were utterly cold, filled with fierce murderous intent. He leaped into the air, and the Purple Thunder Spear flew from his hand, shooting toward Li Zhenfei like a bolt of lightning!