I Beg You to Stay
Sang Ying originally planned to use the Floating River Sword to fight the enemy, but after thinking about it, she realized that the Dragon Abyss Sword was a divine weapon after all, and it would be more convenient to use the Dragon Abyss Sword to deal with these strange monsters.
And just as she had predicted, the Dragon Abyss Sword had been by her side for many years and had long since become one with her. Even though Sang Ying's cultivation was insufficient to unleash the full power of the Dragon Abyss Sword, her Swordsmanship, inherited from Gu Wangchuan, was enough to make up for these shortcomings.
So, just as the five-tailed fox bared its teeth at Sang Ying and before it could launch its first attack, Sang Ying thrust her sword forward, piercing its heart and limbs, silencing the ferocious Devil Creature and causing it to vanish in the blink of an eye.
With the five-tailed fox dead, Sang Ying pressed on and quickly dealt with the three-headed dog.
Her arrival greatly eased the pressure on Jiang Zhuoxue and Bai Nianchou. Even when Sang Ying offered to borrow the Dragon Abyss Sword to deal with the giant snake, Bai Nianchou generously let her take it.
With the surrounding danger averted, Jiang Zhuoxue casually found a relatively safe spot and kept a close eye on Sang Ying's leaping figure.
He soon discovered that Sang Ying, who had comprehended the Sword Intent, seemed to be quite different from before.
Although Sang Ying's Swordsmanship was excellent before, she clearly possessed the sharpness of a sword cultivator. It's not that this was bad, but her aura was too overt.
But now Sang Ying's aura is restrained, and her every move has the imposing presence of a master. Even her sword techniques are simpler and more concise than before, giving a sense of returning to simplicity.
Jiang Zhuoxue couldn't help but smile as she looked at it. Bai Nianchou noticed and teased her, "Your taste is quite good. I haven't even achieved a connection with the Dragon Abyss Sword yet, but that female cultivator you like, although only Human Race, can wield the Dragon Abyss Sword so well with her mere Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivation. Now that this sword is in my hands, it's been wasted."
The Dragon Abyss Sword is indeed very powerful, and because it was created specifically to annihilate the Devil Race, it can be considered the nemesis of demons.
However, if such a divine weapon is not used properly, it is merely sharper than ordinary weapons, without much difference.
Seeing how powerful this sword is in Sang Ying's hands, it's far more useful than if I were to wield it myself!
Jiang Zhuoxue knew that they probably wouldn't be able to leave the Upper Realm anytime soon, and that Sang Ying would likely end up like him, running around on the Gods and Devils Battlefield.
Having the Dragon Abyss Sword would at least provide her with some protection, so he didn't refuse Bai Nianchou's suggestion. Instead, he said, "Wait a bit and see what Sang Ying says when she gets back."
The giant serpent may appear incredibly powerful, but it also has weaknesses.
The Dragon Abyss Sword, which was in perfect harmony with Sang Ying's mind, quickly pointed out the location of the giant serpent's heart, allowing her to easily slay the enormous monster.
Bai Nianchou, who was not far away, saw this scene and immediately clapped and cheered for her.
But while their crisis was over, the other Dragon Race warriors were still in trouble. The three of them, without taking a break, hurried back to the place where a large number of Devil Creature had gathered.
This was precisely when the number of Devil Creature was at its peak. A large number of Devil Creature swarmed towards the Dragon Race warriors, nearly causing Qing Shou, who had brought reinforcements, to have his neck bitten off.
Fortunately, Bai Nianchou and his group returned in time and managed to rescue the person.
After they had eliminated all the Devil Creature, the group immediately collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to utter a single word.
The Dragon Race has suppressed the Devil Race for so many years, and countless members of their clan have died. Now, the Devil Race is undergoing strange changes, resulting in so many casualties, that the number of warriors is far from enough.
Qing Shou staggered to his feet and led his clansmen who had come with him to search for Devil Creature on the battlefield, and also retrieved the corpses of his clansmen from the wreckage and took them away.
These are all their people; they can't be left to languish on the battlefield.
After the corpses were all cleared out, many of the Dragon Race had tears in their eyes.
Qing Shou could hardly contain his anger. "This time, a total of fifty people have died at the hands of the Devil Creature! Our Dragon Race has lost too many young and strong men in recent years. If such fierce attacks continue a few more times, I'm afraid we will really drag the Gods and Devils Battlefield down with us."
Bai Nianchou patted him on the shoulder, a rare occurrence for him. "Don't say such discouraging things, we'll be fine."
But Bai Nianchou also knew that the current situation was not something that could be resolved simply by him talking about it.
However, they managed to withstand this enemy attack.
After packing up, everyone returned to the camp with weary steps.
As a major contributor to eliminating several mutated Devil Creature, Sang Ying was immediately summoned for questioning by several clan leaders.
She didn't reveal what she saw in the Sword Intent, only saying that the Sword Intent left behind by the immortal had greatly inspired her, enabling her to improve her swordsmanship so much in such a short time.
After learning about this, the clan leaders even wanted Bai Nianchou and the others to try to comprehend the Sword Intent as well, to see if they could achieve such good results and get closer to the Dragon Abyss Sword as soon as possible.
After a moment of silence, Old Patriarch Bai suddenly spoke up, "Young friend Sang, I actually have a favor to ask of you."
The Old Patriarch Bai's attitude was so earnest and humble that it truly startled Sang Ying.
"Please just say what you want to say. This is too much of a polite formality," Sang Ying quickly said. However, she didn't immediately agree to Old Patriarch Bai's request, after all, what if she couldn't possibly fulfill what he was asking?
Fortunately, Old Patriarch Bai quickly spoke up, "I want to ask you to stay temporarily and use the Dragon Abyss Sword to slay some of the Devil Creature for us. I know this request is excessive and dangerous. I don't want you to stay and fight for the Gods and Devils Battlefield indefinitely. You should also know that a passage has appeared in the Lower Realm. We need to find this passage as soon as possible."
"I only ask that you stay and help us until you find the entrance to that passage." Before Sang Ying could reply, Old Patriarch Bai hurriedly said, "I know you are now Spirit Transformation, and staying in the Upper Realm for too long will cause you harm. I am willing to send you to our clan's sacred Annihilation Spring to temper your bones and muscles, and I am also willing to offer up a treasure of my White Dragon Tribe to help you improve your cultivation."
His words persuaded Jin Man and Hong Yan, who had initially expressed strange expressions and disagreed with the matter. They bowed to Sang Ying and pleaded, "This matter originally had nothing to do with you, but today we still shamelessly beg you, young friend Sang, to help us this once again!"
They are neither stupid nor blind. The two most powerful people in the clan Bai Nianchou and Jiang Zhuoxue, are not chosen by the Dragon Abyss Sword. They hold the sword as if they are guarding a treasure vault without a key; it's just for show.
But Sang Ying is different. She only has the cultivation level of Spirit Transformation, yet she was able to kill several powerful Devil Creature in one go while wielding her sword. If they could be kept alive, they would be the greatest help to them.
Even though it's shameless, for the sake of the Dragon Race and the Lower Realm, they have no choice but to be shameless!