Turning the Tables on the Robbers
A wisp of black mist appeared, Shen Ge suddenly appeared behind the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, instantly freezing him in place with a single sword strike.
The other three Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators turned terribly grim upon seeing this.
"Still a tough nut to crack." The Nascent Soul Late Stage cursed, then immediately attacked.
Once one person moved, the other two wouldn't stand still either. All three moved, and in an instant, a vast spiritual pressure swept across the entire mountaintop.
A sword light, a fire dragon, and a barrage of ice spikes—three attacks hurtled towards Shen Ge from three different directions.
As expected of those who frequently robbed travelers, their teamwork was quite seamless. The three attacks completely blocked all of Shen Ge's escape routes, forcing him to face one of them.
Seeing the three attacks, Shen Ge smiled contemptuously, then threw the person he was controlling directly into the sword light, and followed closely behind.
"Fifth Brother." The person who unleashed the sword light called out in a low voice, but did not stop attacking.
"Big brother, no!" The man who was restrained looked at the approaching sword light with fear on his face.
The sword light flashed, cleaving the man in two. With his defense, Shen Ge didn't even need to defend; he simply waved his hand and shattered the remaining sword light.
Just as Shen Ge had rushed a short distance away, a "ding" sounded behind him. The Nascent Soul Middle Stage who had been cut in half earlier had now merged back into one, grinning maliciously at Shen Ge.
Although his sneak attack failed this time, now that they are outnumbered four to one, what is there for him to panic about?
After temporarily escaping the encirclement, Shen Ge held a Storage Bag in his left hand and frowned as he glanced at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
To heal from a severed waist so quickly, that guy must be quite something. It's possible he was deliberately controlled before, with the aim of launching a sneak attack.
Sure enough, since this group of people dared to rob so openly, they must have some skill.
But so what?
Shen Ge started to get serious.
At that moment, a tiny fire snake approached Shen Ge without anyone noticing. Almost instantly, the fire snake, only as thick as a thumb and resembling a spark, transformed into a fire dragon and lunged at Shen Ge.
Shen Ge didn't even look, he simply flicked his fingers, and two Sword Qi, one black and one white, intertwined and directly annihilated the fire dragon.
The person whose attack was broken sneered, "Heh, not bad at all."
"Third brother, you go and rescue those three brothers first. The three of us will hold this guy off. Then, the seven of us brothers will gang up on him. I don't believe he can turn the tables!"
At this moment, Shen Ge's long black robe fluttered, and a soaring Sword Intent erupted from his body. The sharp Sword Intent even directly blocked the sword light that the leader was slashing at.
"Oh, so you're a swordsman of sorts, and it looks like you've even grasped the Sword Heart." The leader, who had hidden his face under his hood, sneered, his voice carrying a hint of madness.
Shen Ge had no habit of chatting during battle. With a wave of his hand, dozens of Swordsmanship shot out from a Storage Bag at his waist. These flying swords, carrying a portion of the surrounding Sword Intent, formed a sword array and attacked the Nascent Soul Middle Stage had previously launched a sneak attack.
"Sword formation? So many Swordsmanship?" the leader exclaimed in surprise, but his eyes immediately filled with greed. At that moment, he had already planned how to divide the spoils.
The man was stunned, but Shen Ge was not. Now there was an opening, and if Shen Ge didn't seize the opportunity, then all his years of cultivation would have been in vain.
"Big brother, it's up to you guys. This sword formation is quite troublesome. I might not be able to help much this time." The Nascent Soul Middle Stage trapped and surrounded by the sword formation shouted, then frantically dodged the various sword lights.
Then Shen Ge raised his hand and pressed down, and a palm-sized Yin-Yang Diagram flew out spinning. In the blink of an eye, the Yin-Yang Diagram transformed into a Yin-Yang Millstone and fell towards the second brother.
In an instant, a terrifying pressure pressed down on the second brother, making his legs go weak and his knees buckle uncontrollably.
Perhaps feeling humiliated, the second brother growled in a hoarse voice, "Get out of my way!"
A raging fire dragon shot out from above the man's head, and for a moment it actually stopped the Yin-Yang Diagram from falling.
Shen Ge sneered and shattered the whistling sword light. He looked at the person who was locked in a stalemate with the Yin-Yang Diagram with disdain. If the Yin-Yang Diagram could be stopped so easily, then this technique would not be worthy of being recorded in the Samsara Method.
Sure enough, the black and white energies of the Yin-Yang Diagram vibrated, and the raging fire dragon that had come from above was crushed inch by inch into wisps of flame.
"Second Brother!" the eldest brother exclaimed, quickly rushing to the second brother's side to help.
Although the two of them could definitely break the Yin-Yang Diagram together, how could Shen Ge let them have their way!
Shen Ge closed his eyes and a divine light burst forth from his body. A sword light, seemingly capable of splitting the heavens and earth, emanated from his forehead, and for a moment, time seemed to freeze.
In an instant, the second brother was cleaved vertically in two, his entire body obliterated by the Yin-Yang Diagram, while even the eldest brother had a terrifying bloodstain on his chest.
The eldest brother wasn't too saddened by the death of his second brother. At this moment, he stared at Shen Ge with a somewhat terrified expression. That divine thought attack was almost on par with the Nascent Spirit Severing Realm, not only killing his second brother but also shattering his will to fight.
This sword light originated from the Six Paths of Samsara Visualization Method recorded in Shen Ge's Samsara Method. This method is a divine thought attack. Although Shen Ge has mastered it, he cannot unleash its full power. Otherwise, what would emerge would not be this simplified sword light, but a deity.
The third brother, who was attacking the formation, was so shocked that he stopped attacking. He glanced at the spot where the second brother had been, then at the eldest brother, and then turned around without hesitation, transforming into a streak of light and heading straight for the horizon.
They run pretty fast, though.
These highway robbers are all incredibly astute; their style of running away at the first sign of trouble is truly consistent.
That makes sense. If you don't have a keen eye for these things and don't know when to run and when to kill, your grave will be overgrown with weeds by now.
Shen Ge didn't stop the third brother from escaping, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't. After all, if he stopped one, the other would escape. Compared to the third brother, the eldest brother was obviously more appealing.
The three trapped in the formation looked at their third brother, who had already disappeared into the horizon, and their faces turned ashen. It seemed that they had met their match this time, and they were all doomed.
Ah~
The fifth brother, who was trapped by Shen Ge's sword formation, was distracted by this scene and was immediately pierced by thousands of swords, letting out a shrill scream.
However, the scream went unnoticed by anyone, because from the moment he was trapped by the sword formation, his fate was sealed; only if his companions won would they have a chance of survival.