The weather in the Blood Prison Secret Realm was different from that of the outside world.
The sky within the secret realm was forever blood-red, without sunlight.
The enormous blood-colored fist was cleaved apart with a single sword strike, filling the Sunset Dynasty cultivators' faces with terror!
After all, they had held nothing back in that attack!
Its power was enough to kill a Qi Sea Realm expert!
The Bright Yang Sect elder from earlier had died to this very attack.
Yet Ye Qiubai was only at the middle stage of the Violet Palace Realm, below even them!
How could he possibly withstand that punch?
Qiu Libei, standing nearby, thought the same.
Even he would have had absolutely no power to resist that punch.
Yet Ye Qiubai had not merely blocked it-he had cleaved it apart!
At this thought, Qiu Libei's expression turned ugly, though he also felt somewhat fortunate that he had not sought out Ye Qiubai alone.
Ye Qiubai, by contrast, had paid no attention to whether he could withstand the attack.
He had never even considered that question.
Now, his attention remained spread throughout the surrounding space.
Where exactly were those black-clad figures?
Could it be that he was not their target?
Or did they have some other objective?
Ye Qiubai dared not let his guard down.
After all, that group of black-clad figures gave him an extreme sense of unease!
"How did you do that?"
The armored man's expression was ugly as he asked in a low voice, "With your cultivation realm, you clearly shouldn't be able to withstand it."
With the four of them joining forces, they could easily kill even someone in the Qi Sea Realm.
Yet now, they could not even deal with someone at the middle stage of the Violet Palace Realm!
Ye Qiubai said flatly, "I wanted to, so I did."
Seeing Ye Qiubai's breezy composure, the man's expression darkened.
All four stepped forward at once!
The killing intent permeating the air instantly boiled!
The blood-colored killing aura actually condensed into a peerless god of slaughter and strode toward Ye Qiubai!
Ye Qiubai snorted coldly and slashed Dark Demon toward the sky!
An enormous surge of Demon Qi spread continuously!
At that moment, Ye Qiubai resembled a demon god as he abruptly swung the demonic sword in his hand!
It was as though he had mobilized all the Demon Qi in the world.
And gathered it within this single strike!
"Fourth sword!"
With Dark Demon's enhancement, Ye Qiubai could now fully unleash the power of the fourth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon!
Its power was naturally several times greater than the third sword's!
For a moment, its might was utterly terrifying!
Feeling this presence, Qiu Libei's face filled with terror!
There was no mistake!
If he stepped forward to block this slash, he would have no power to resist at all and would be torn to pieces by that force!
At this thought, Qiu Libei's expression turned ugly.
The gap was simply too great!
Moreover, it would only grow wider in the future!
On the other side.
Feeling the overwhelming Demon Qi concentrated within that single strike, the four armored men could not help but pale dramatically!
Was this something a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator could unleash?
Could their opponent have concealed his cultivation realm?
That was the first thought that crossed all four of their minds.
But the slash was upon them in an instant!
There was no time for the four to think.
They shouted simultaneously, actually drawing a drop of blood essence from between their brows!
All four faces turned pale!
They seemed to have become listless and drained.
Those four drops of blood essence merged into the body of the peerless god of slaughter.
Instantly!
Blood-red light blazed!
Wave after wave of killing aura surged into the sky!
Everyone nearby sensed that killing aura and could not help turning to look in their direction!
"Who is that? Such a dense killing aura!"
"Could it be those four from the Sunset Dynasty?"
"With that kind of might, probably no one who entered the Blood Prison Secret Realm is their match..."
Watching this, Ye Qiubai's expression did not change in the slightest, and he slashed Dark Demon once more!
The slash formed from overwhelming Demon Qi struck the body of the god of slaughter condensed from blood Qi!
Rumble!
Instantly!
A tremendous roar rang throughout heaven and earth!
It was as though the earth were cracking and the heavens collapsing!
Countless shock waves swept outward, forcing Qiu Libei to defend himself with all his strength!
This also left Qiu Libei utterly furious.
Merely the aftershocks of their battle required him to defend with all his strength.
Was the gap between his strength and theirs truly so vast?
For a moment, confusion arose within Qiu Libei's Dao heart...
Yet on the martial path, a confused Dao heart was among the greatest taboos...
The four from the Sunset Dynasty were now deathly pale!
They kept thrusting their hands forward to sustain the blood-colored god of slaughter, but it appeared exceedingly difficult.
Ye Qiubai, meanwhile, held his sword in one hand, looking relaxed and effortless!
The overwhelming Demon Qi gathered continuously and slashed out again and again!
Soon, numerous cracks began appearing across the blood-colored god of slaughter's body!
Blood Qi leaked out through those cracks.
"This can't go on..."
The four knew very well that without some other means, this sword strike would kill them!
"Why haven't Shadow Kill's people made their move yet!"
They did not say this aloud, but transmitted their voices through Spiritual Qi.
At that moment, Ye Qiubai murmured, "Time to end this."
With that, he stepped forward, gripped his sword in both hands, and slashed again!
At that very moment, the blood-colored god of slaughter shattered completely!
All four violently spat out a mouthful of blood!
Backlash!
Ye Qiubai clearly would not let this opportunity slip by. He stepped forward, preparing to press his advantage.
Suddenly, Ye Qiubai slashed out!
But his strike was aimed not at the four from the Sunset Dynasty, but above himself!
Immediately, the space above him warped, revealing a black-clad man whose daggers, held in both hands, collided with Ye Qiubai's sword!
"You've finally shown your fox's tail."
Ye Qiubai had kept part of his attention on his surroundings all along.
Because he knew that the group of black-clad figures would surely be lying in ambush for him here.
After all, the Sunset Dynasty's target was him!
When he slashed at the four from the Sunset Dynasty, he too would reveal an opening.
Then his opponents would show their hand!
The black-clad figure said nothing. When his strike failed, he vanished on the spot!
His speed was astonishing!
Moreover, he possessed some method of concealing his presence.
Even Ye Qiubai could not track him!
But what about the other two?
Abruptly!
The surrounding space warped again. Black-clad figures reappeared in front of and behind Ye Qiubai, daggers in hand as they sliced toward his neck!
The black-clad man who had retreated earlier also reappeared, sealing off the space above Ye Qiubai!
These three attacks were exceedingly swift, directly cutting off every direction in which Ye Qiubai could dodge!
He had no choice but to meet them head-on!
Seeing this, Ye Qiubai's expression grew solemn, and he swung Dark Demon!
The fourth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon!
Ye Qiubai dared not be careless. Although his opponents were only at the peak Purple Mansion Realm, the danger they posed far exceeded that of those four!
Overwhelming Demon Qi formed a net of swords that slashed outward in every direction!
But when the daggers struck that sword net!
The sword net actually began to dissipate!
There was something strange about those daggers!
Ye Qiubai's expression shifted in shock. Taking advantage of a gap in his opponents' attacks, he stepped out and rushed toward the black-clad figure in front of him!
The sword in his hand slashed again!
The black-clad figure blocked it with his dagger, producing a metallic clang!
And at that moment, Ye Qiubai vanished from the spot!
The black-clad figure's expression turned ugly, and he said in a low voice, "After him!"
With that, all three likewise vanished from the spot, racing into the distance!