Interception

The wind howled incessantly as two burly figures moved swiftly through the dense forest.

Shi Feng lay on the tiger's back, his body rising and falling with the tiger's movements, his face pale.

Shi Xiao rode ahead on another large tiger, his beard and stubble already a mess, his mouth agape and eyes red, and he remained silent.

"Fourth Uncle, let's rest for a bit." Shi Feng mustered his courage and called out. The two tigers were indeed spirit beasts, but they had just fought a battle, and traveling like this would be tiring.

Furthermore, even if a spirit beast could withstand it, a cultivator wouldn't be able to keep up at this pace.

When riding the tiger, the cold wind around my body was as hard as knives. If I didn't activate my spiritual energy shield, my flesh would be scraped clean in no time.

However, maintaining this spiritual energy shield for a long time is actually quite tiring.

"With such a huge misfortune happening in the family, you beast still want to rest?" Shi Xiao scolded his nephew with a stern face and without even turning his head.

If the matter hadn't been so urgent that not a moment could be wasted, why would he have left Kang Dabao and the Xue Household cultivators unattended?

If you still want to rest, go back to your mother's womb and rest there.

After being reprimanded by his uncle, Shi Feng dared not speak again and could only keep his head down and continue on his way.

"Hit!" The big tree beside Shi Feng seemed to come alive. After a series of "swish, swish, swish" sounds, several branches as thick as an adult's thigh swung at him from all directions.

Shi Feng didn't even have time to react, but the tiger beneath him moved, raising its two front paws and waving them several times.

A dozen or so streaks of silver light flashed by, and branches and twigs fell to the ground one after another.

Just then, another sharp magical Law Artifact struck from afar, slowing down Big Tiger's movements.

The Law Artifact slipped through the gap in the tiger's raised paw, piercing through Shi Feng and carrying him several feet away before pinning him to a giant tree behind him.

"Fourth Uncle!" Shi Feng was terrified after being seriously injured in a vital spot. He felt all his strength drain away and he couldn't even make a struggle.

There was no need for Shi Feng to shout; Shi Xiao had already located the attackers' direction.

With a change of hand seal, two large tigers pounced forward. The former took out a dark, black child's leg bone and chanted an obscure shamanic incantation.

The child's leg bone left a lotus pattern, which, in a flash of light, transformed into twelve poisoned arrows that shot swiftly toward the enemy's hiding place.

Pei Yi dodged the pounce of the two tigers, but twelve poisoned arrows, gleaming with a dark light, came hurtling towards him again.

He strode to the spot he had chosen earlier, stepped onto the exposed roots of a giant tree, and vanished in a flash, his body transforming into a blue light.

"Wood Release Technique!" Shi Xiao exclaimed in surprise. This man was probably invited by that Kang Dabao. He hadn't expected that even after being spared, this scoundrel would still have the audacity to chase after him.

That brat! If I had known it would have taken so much effort, I would have just gone to the trouble of getting rid of him and the Xue Household back then; it would have been much easier.

The twelve poisoned arrows lost their way and hovered aimlessly in the air before crashing haphazardly into several giant trees, turning them into black liquid that flowed all over the ground in moments.

Shi Xiao made another hand seal, and the two large tigers summoned their Chang Ghost, which flew to the middle of the air and began searching in the dense forest.

Pei Yi's Law Power was not high, and his escape technique could not be sustained. When he revealed himself, he was found by several Chang Ghost, who killed him with a wave of their hands. However, the two large tigers still managed to find him.

With the Bright Light Spike still piercing Shi Feng's body, Pei Yi lacked a suitable magical Law Artifact. After a short while, he was already at a disadvantage and had little chance of winning.

"Clang clang clang!" A cyan flying sword, carrying a sharp aura, shot over. Shi Xiao summoned his snake staff and parried it.

The two Law Artifact clashed in mid-air more than a dozen times in a short while. The snake staff clearly had the upper hand, but it was difficult to suppress the flying sword for the time being.

Yuan Jin, who was still lying in ambush nearby, secretly regretted that Shi Xiao hadn't fallen into this trap.

Then, following the pre-arranged plan, he left Jiang Qing to deal with them while he put on his boxing gloves and went to help Pei Yi fight the two tigers.

Shi Xiao sneered. Did they think Shi Household grandfather was caught off guard by their ambush?

What a joke! Didn't you see Shi Feng hanging from the tree, bleeding almost to death, and you didn't even glance at him?

The young cultivator before me is quite skilled with his flying sword; he's a formidable opponent. He's Jiang Qing, and he lives up to his reputation. It won't be easy to subdue him in a short time.

However, a change has occurred within the clan, and we can no longer delay. We can only hope that he is young and inexperienced and cannot withstand a fierce battle, so that we can find a weakness soon.

Thinking of this, Shi Xiao felt a growing anxiety.

After fighting Jiang Qing for several more rounds, Shi Xiao gradually sensed something was wrong.

"That jade-faced young cultivator opposite me possesses ruthless and vicious swordsmanship; he was just holding back! If I hadn't relied on my significantly higher Law Power, my snake staff would probably have already cost me my head."

"His Swordsmanship is incredibly fierce; he's a seasoned killer, not some ordinary youth. The Chongming Sect actually has such a figure! He must not be allowed to remain alive next time he comes!"

"But now I can't even escape! Two First-Tier Superior-Grade tigers, along with a group of Chang Ghost, are fighting two mid-stage cultivators to a draw, with no sign of them gaining the upper hand. Meanwhile, this kid's flying sword is becoming increasingly sharp, making my internal energy circulation sluggish."

"No way! Young men are full of Blood Qi and fight harder than they can handle. I probably won't be able to take him down in a short time! Even if I did manage to defeat him, who knows how long it would take? The situation at home is extremely precarious right now; we can't afford any more delays!"

Shi Xiao's serpent staff once again deflected the Three-Turn Azure Edge Sword. Although he didn't know why such a powerful expert was still using a low-grade flying sword, now was not the time to be surprised.

A resolute look appeared on Shi Xiao's face. He then touched his Storage Bag, and a flash of white light appeared, leaving a piece of fine yellow paper suspended in mid-air.

Shi Xiao spat out a mouthful of black blood, which splattered onto the yellow paper. He then pinched his fingers together to form a sword, dipped the blood in it, and drew a mysterious rune on the fine yellow paper.

With only half the runes drawn, Shi Xiao's face had lost most of its color, yet he continued working.

With Jiang Qing by his side, how could he allow him to cast his spell with ease, and even discard the Three-Turn Azure Edge Sword?

With a flick of his finger, the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword appeared in the air, and three waves of Fire Wave Technique were unleashed simultaneously, baking away all the surrounding moisture and scorching the stray hairs on Shi Xiao's face!

Jiang Qing's eyes blazed with hatred, almost overflowing from them. "You cowardly bastard, you dare to hurt my senior brother? Don't even think you can get away with dying so easily!"

Shi Xiao cursed inwardly, "This kid was actually holding back just now! He had such a powerful flying sword but was unwilling to use it! He's determined to take your life!"

At this crucial moment in the spell, he could only ignore it, letting his face crack and bleed from the burns, while his fingers continued to wander freely across the yellow paper.

The serpent staff emitted a dark light that barely separated the two Fire Wave Techniques, but was caught by the third Fire Wave Technique, and the spiritual patterns on the staff kept flashing.

Even the snake head on the staff looked listless, clearly indicating that the Law Artifact's essence had been damaged. However, the pain in Shi Xiao's eyes only flashed for a moment.

The surging flames continued unabated, rolling in relentlessly. But Shi Xiao's eyes remained resolute, and the runes in his hand finally took shape.

At this moment, the yellow paper standing in the air swelled in the wind, and the runes on it flashed with a mysterious light. Then, the mysterious light was projected onto the yellow paper. The mysterious light and runes chaotically gathered into a black light screen the size of a pumpkin, which fought against the fire wave and was evenly matched.

The Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword itself stirred up a gust of wind and came again, a dark light shooting out from the light curtain, landing and taking shape.

As soon as it landed, more than a dozen bone spikes shot out from the back of the dark, evil creature, crashing into the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword one after another, forcing it to fall back into Jiang Qing's hands.

Only then did Jiang Qing see the ugly appearance of the evil creature before him clearly—it was another Witch Beast!

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