Chu Xisheng soon encountered his fourth opponent-or, to be precise, his fourth and fifth.
They were a duo: the Twin-Winged God-Killers, Situ Tiansheng and Situ Diguo, who ranked twenty-seventh on the Heavenly Ranking.
Both looked around twenty, with tall, slender figures and refined faces as beautiful as women's.
They wore thin, gleaming silver-white breastplates and each held a long, narrow war saber as they hovered high in the sky. Their murderous saber intent spread a thousand li, driving all birds and beasts from that range.
Each had a pale golden wing on his back, one on the left and the other on the right.
"The Twin-Winged God-Killers: Left-Wing Saber King Situ Tiansheng and Right-Wing Divine Saber Situ Diguo. They say these twin brothers have half-demon blood, a cross between humans and Golden-Winged Great Peng Birds. They're the most terrifying assassins in the world today."
Ye Zhiqiu looked at the two figures thirty li away, her brows deeply furrowed. "These two rank twenty-seventh on the Heavenly Ranking, but not because their combined strength reaches that position. Each one alone has the strength to rank twenty-seventh.
"They're also said to share a mental link and possess a powerful set of joint combat techniques. Supposedly, their combined combat strength can enter the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking, or even surpass them."
"Junior brother!"
Zong Sanping pressed a hand to his sword. "It looks like they intend to join forces, two against one. There's no honor in winning that way! Why not let me fight alongside you?"
His hands were itching a little, and he also wanted to see how large a gap remained between him and the Heavenly Ranking.
Chu Xisheng shook his head slightly. "Just stay on guard, Senior Brother Zong, and be ready to help at any moment. Though that