But now, he had to act. Su Xiuyi did not dare gamble on whether these people would step in to save Wang Cheng, nor did he want to.
As he watched the great black palm print about to strike Wang Cheng, a Will Character, "Freeze," appeared between Su Xiuyi's brows.
"Hm?"
The instant Su Xiuyi's Will Character appeared, the Heavenly Demon Sect elder's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with terror.
Everything here seemed to freeze. The great black death palm print, formed from demonic Qi, dissolved in front of Wang Cheng.
"Impossible!"
"How could this be? An Invincible couldn't possibly appear here!"
The Heavenly Demon Sect elder thought he was seeing things and roared madly.
But beneath his mask, Su Xiuyi showed no expression at the man's roar. He took a step, unleashing a terrifying force. That single step carried him an immense distance, his great foot coming down above the Heavenly Demon Sect elder.
"Boom!"
The next moment, the Heavenly Demon Sect elder's body exploded, leaving an enormous footprint where he had stood.
Only after the Heavenly Demon Sect elder died did the "Freeze" Will Character disappear.
At that moment, Wang Cheng's gaze fell on Su Xiuyi, who wore a golden mask and stood in the air. His pupils contracted sharply, and both body and mind trembled.
"Senior, please save the other disciples of our academy. If you're too late, there won't be time!"
After his initial shock, Wang Cheng remembered that the other disciples were still fleeing for their lives. He hurriedly begged Su Xiuyi for help, hoping he could save his companions too.
"Come out!"
Su Xiuyi did not answer Wang Cheng. Instead, he spoke indifferently.
Under the influence of death Qi, Wang Cheng's head grew heavy. Unable to hold on any longer, he passed out.
"Who are you? Is he very important to you?"
"You saw through this trap, yet you still came. Why?"
A voice rang out from the air. The next moment, figures appeared eerily one after another, sealing off all of Su Xiuyi's escape routes.
"Want to know?"
"Simple. Come and take off my mask, and won't you find out?"
"If you can't, then shut up."
"I'm in a hurry!"
Though every escape route had been sealed, there was not a trace of fear in Su Xiuyi's eyes. Mount Tai could collapse before him and his expression would not change.
"Is that so?"
"How confident!"
A trace of disdain appeared at the corner of the man's mouth. As his voice faded, he vanished from where he stood and appeared behind Su Xiuyi the next instant, a pair of sharp daggers already pressed against Su Xiuyi's throat.
Only then did two Will Characters, "Instant" and "Shift," appear where he had vanished.
"Kid, do you still think you're so impressive?"
"Of all martial arts under heaven, only speed cannot be overcome!"
With the help of the two Teleportation Will Characters, this man's speed was frightening.
His burly frame stood a full head taller than Su Xiuyi. His hair was disheveled, and a fierce saber scar marked his face, making him look even more terrifying when he sneered.
"I admit that of all martial arts under heaven, only speed cannot be overcome. But unfortunately, you aren't fast enough. You're far too slow. Even if I let you put your blades against my neck, you still couldn't kill me!"
As the man gloated, a trace of disdain appeared at the corner of Su Xiuyi's mouth.
"You...!"
The moment he heard Su Xiuyi's voice, a sense of unease rose in his heart.
The Heaven Patrol Pavilion's order was to kill without mercy.
So he jerked both hands with all his might, intending to cut off Su Xiuyi's head. But the instant he moved, his eyes filled with terror.
He discovered that his movements had slowed.
To his horror, he found that a Will Character, "Slow," had appeared on his hand at some unknown time.
A flash of saber light swept past, sealing his throat with a single stroke.
"You..."
Clutching his throat tightly with both hands, he stared at Su Xiuyi's back in disbelief.
"You talk too much!"
As Su Xiuyi's voice faded, blood spurted uncontrollably through the man's fingers, and his body fell from the air.
"Are you going to come at me one by one?"
Su Xiuyi could not be bothered to look at a dead man. Instead, he swept a glance over the people around him.
"This Will Character is very interesting, very unusual!"
The old man in the lead glanced at Su Xiuyi's Will Character and could not help laughing. The Will Character truly defied the heavens; when experts fought, even the slightest delay could mean a violent death.
"But what can it change?"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Sounds of rushing air rang out as attacks came at Su Xiuyi from every tricky angle.
"A killing formation?"
Seeing these people attack from different directions, Su Xiuyi sneered.
Each of the nine was now activating a Sun and Moon Realm Stage Will Character. The nine Will Characters hung in the air, their presences terrifyingly powerful, while sealing off this space.
"Approach, soldier, fight, person, all, formation, array, forward, march!"
"The Secret Invocation of the Six Jia?"
"Is this your trump card?"
Looking at the unusual Will Characters, Su Xiuyi spoke coldly. Certain people had indeed prepared extensively to kill him this time, even bringing out the Secret Invocation of the Six Jia. Clearly, these nine had long since been trained into a lethal weapon for harvesting lives.
"You actually know the Secret Invocation of the Six Jia. It seems you're no simple figure!"
"So calm. Can you break the Secret Invocation of the Six Jia?" The nine figures rapidly traded places. Empowered by the nine Will Characters, they filled the sky with phantoms, making it impossible to tell one from another. Seeing that Su Xiuyi did not move, they continued gathering strength, preparing to kill him in a single blow.
"No. To take your lives, I don't need a way to break the formation!"
A saber black from end to end appeared in Su Xiuyi's hand.
As his words faded, Su Xiuyi moved. In an instant, he erupted with power, a vast presence surging out as though it would twist the space around him to pieces. Two dark golden dragon silhouettes circled him.
At the same time, a heaven-sweeping saber intent erupted, as though this strike had come from the Nine Nether Purgatory.
"Arrogant!"
The nine felt as though they had been insulted. This was the Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Secret Invocation of the Six Jia, used by nine Peak Sunmoon experts, yet Su Xiuyi had actually looked down on them.
The nine exchanged glances. Icy killing intent erupted as they prepared to kill Su Xiuyi in an instant.
But the next moment, a flash of saber light flared, as though the gates of hell had opened at that very instant. Wherever it passed, all light seemed to be swallowed.
Facing these people, Su Xiuyi naturally would not hold back. So the moment he attacked, he used the Avici Dao Saber Technique.
At the same time, Will Characters appeared one after another.
"Slow," "Still," "Yin," "Trace"...
The saber light swept past. The nine Will Characters suspended in the air had no way to evade it. In an instant, they shattered and dissolved, utterly unable to withstand the strike.
The nine were all aghast at the sight. The shattering of their Will Characters had an immense impact on them as well. The phantoms filling the sky vanished, and the nine were forced into view.
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