Sun Hai slipped into the darkness, while the other three dodged in different directions.
Bang!
The walls, along with half the roof, were shattered by the sword energy, leaving half the room exposed to the night sky.
Ignoring the group, Ye Qing swung his sword again, slashing them against the edge of the building, which then reformed into a dark purple wall of flames.
Liu Xiaogang glanced sideways and clicked his tongue softly. Their combat awareness was indeed impressive; they even knew to block their movement to prevent them from escaping.
Several more sword energies and blade flashes came slashing down, and Ye Qing, like a tireless machine, kept launching attacks at them.
All three tried desperately to dodge, making it impossible for them to get close.
Ye Qing's shadow began to writhe, Sun Hai's figure appeared Wusheng, slashing a sickle at Ye Qing's neck Wusheng sound.
Ye Qing brandished the blade, seeing his own demonic reflection and Sun Hai behind him.
His gaze sharpened, and sharp bone spurs sprouted from his back. Sun Hai's figure once again vanished into the darkness, disappearing into the shadows.
But Ye Qing seemed to know Sun Hai's abilities very well, and released lasers at his own shadow.
The laser illuminated the shadow, and Sun Hai raised his sickle to shield himself.
Sizzle--!
The scorching laser struck the blade of the sickle, only to be reflected to both sides by the smooth edge.
Sun Hai's body was forced backward by the powerful laser beam, and his black scythe began to slowly turn red due to the high temperature.
He kept looking around, but thanks to Ye Qing's attack, which was entirely fueled by fire, the surroundings were illuminated by the raging flames, leaving no dark place and not even a shadow.
Taking advantage of the moment when Ye Qing was not attacking, Liu Xiaogang was the first to approach him and thrust his spear directly into his eye socket.
The laser beam dissipated instantly, Ye Qing slashed at the spear almost simultaneously.
The sound of metal clashing rang out as the blade and spear tip collided precisely. Ye Qing increased the force in his hand, flicking the spear forward and aiming it at Liu Xiaogang, then slashing straight down.
Liu Xiaogang immediately held his spear in front of him, blocking the blade in front of him.
[ Black Crow ] was flung away by Sun Hai and spun towards Ye Qing.
A thick, spine-like bone whip rose from the ground and swung violently, sending a scythe flying out of the building.
Sun Hai had already arrived beside Ye Qing.
With a swift movement of his hand, the [ Black Crow ] that had already flown away returned rapidly to his hand, and he slashed at Ye Qing's neck once more.
A pair of laser beams shot out, forcing Liu Xiaogang, who was holding Ye Qing back, to dodge.
Ye Qing quickly turned her head and stretched out her arm to shield her neck.
Ye Qing's left hand was easily severed by the sharp scythe, and he fired another laser, forcing Sun Hai back.
Seeing Ye Qing's hand being severed, Xing Lan's face lit up with joy. For a swordsman, losing an arm is like losing half his life, which increases their chances of winning.
Ye Qing stared at her empty arm and bent over in pain.
But then the skull earrings on her ears emitted a faint glow, and her arm, which had fallen to the ground, quickly withered away.
The severed hand suddenly grew back from the wound.
All four were startled at the same time, and Sun Hai also recognized the earrings on their ears.
"[ The Curse of Undying ]..."
Ye Qing roared and unleashed a flurry of attacks on the group.
Sword energy, bone spikes, lasers, and blade flashes—a barrage of attacks nearly covered the entire floor.
The wounds on their bodies began to accumulate, and the intense pain from the burns slowed their movements.
On the contrary, the flames on Hela's body grew smaller and smaller, and the speed remained unchanged from beginning to end, but only Hela herself knew that the little energy left in her body was being consumed frantically.
We can't delay any longer!
With that thought in mind, Hela found a direction where the attacks were relatively weak and rushed towards it without hesitation.
The flying sword energy severed her arm, and her body grew back and then decayed again, but her speed remained unchanged.
Once inside the bone whip's attack range, it swiftly swung the four thin, blood-red whips on its back, aiming them at Ye Qing's body.
Pfft!
Ye Qing's abdomen was pierced by the bone whip, and a mouthful of blood flowed from his mouth. Then, Hela grabbed him and stabbed the bone blade made of flesh and blood into Ye Qing's arm that was holding the knife. She then ran forward wildly, making it impossible for him to react.
"Let go of me!"
Ye Qing grabbed Hela's hair, trying to make her let go, but Hela held on tightly, even biting Ye Qing's shoulder.
Xing Lan gripped her knife and sprinted towards the two of them. This was a golden opportunity that Hela had risked her life to create, and she absolutely couldn't miss it!
He suddenly leaped towards the person, and with all his might, swung a faint crescent-shaped sword at Ye Qing's neck.
The moment he was struck, a layer of bone protected his neck, and the Xing Lan blade became stuck in the bone, unable to cut any further.
But Xing Lan still didn't let go, her whole body suspended in the air, her hands constantly exerting force to cut the knife in.
Since Ye Qing rushed to protect his neck, it means that as long as his head is cut off, he will die.
Despite her efforts, Xing Lan, whose strength was already depleted, could not get the blade stuck in her bones.
"Hold on, I'm coming right away!"
On the other side, Liu Xiaogang passed through the wall of fire, grabbed the end of his spear, and came to Xing Lan Xing Lan's side, striking her blade with his spear.
Click--
The bones shattered instantly, and the blade sliced through the bone, touching Ye Qing's vulnerable neck.
"Roar--!"
A roar like that of a wild beast came from Ye Qing's mouth, and Sun Hai, who had just arrived, immediately realized that something was wrong.
He bit [ Black Crow ] with his mouth, quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xing Lan and Liu Xiaogang by the back of their collars, and pulled them back.
The instant he withdrew, countless bone spurs burst forth from Ye Qing's body, making him look like a white sea urchin, enveloped in bone spurs.
Hela, who was holding Ye Qing, was instantly stabbed into a bloody pulp.
Sun Hai felt a chill run down his spine. This reckless attack method—if he had been even a fraction slower, Liu Xiaogang and Xing Lan would probably have been turned into mincemeat like Hela. But Hela had regenerative abilities, while the two of them did not.
A bone spike transformed into a skeletal hand, grabbed Hela, who was no longer recognizable as human, pulled her out of the spike, and tossed her aside.
Hela!
Xing Lan hurriedly ran towards Hela. At the same time, all the bone spurs on Ye Qing's body turned to ashes, revealing his true form.
At this moment, he was covered in blood, from the cut on his neck, the wounds on his shoulders and abdomen inflicted by Hela, but the most blood came from the wounds caused by the bone spurs he had just created.
The skull earrings glowed, and before the wounds could heal, Ye Qing angrily slashed a sword aura towards Hela.
Xing Lan quickly hugged Hela, who hadn't recovered yet, and rolled to the side to avoid her.
Ye Qing stomped his foot, and countless giant skeletal arms reached out to grab Liu Xiaogang and Sun Hai.
The person hurriedly tried to dodge, but was still restrained.
Ye Qing sheathed the blade and lowered his body into a striking stance.
The next moment, with a flash of purple light, Ye Qing used Iaijutsu to strike Xing Lan like lightning.