"Is he okay? Ren Pingsheng!" From a distance, Kong Zhan and the others called out with concern.
"Everyone get ready. If Ren Pingsheng can't hold on, we'll fight alongside him," Zhu Tianchao said with a serious expression. For him, the Azure Wind Sword Sect was everything, and he would not allow it to be destroyed. Even if the opponent was an unstoppable powerhouse, he was willing to fight.
"Whoosh..." Just as Tianjiang was laughing maniacally, a white Sword Qi suddenly flashed from the previously still Pit, appearing right in front of him, causing the entire Void to freeze. He wanted to dodge in shock, and his Sword Momentum surged forth, breaking free from its restraints in an instant, but it was still a moment too late. He was directly struck away by the Sword Light.
"Ah..." Just moments ago, he had been laughing triumphantly, but now the Sword Light pierced through his left chest, leaving a large transparent hole, and blood gushed out.
At that moment, Ren Pingsheng flashed into the air, twisting his Windscar Sword, unleashing Storm Rising. He aimed at the severely injured Heavenly River, launching an attack.
The entire sky darkened; Thunder roared, fierce winds howled, and dark clouds swirled. Just as Tianjiang had managed to stop the bleeding, his expression changed. Countless flames erupted around him, clashing with Ren Pingsheng's Storm of Wind, Cloud, and Thunder.
"Slash!" He would not let this fleeting opportunity slip away. The third style of Heavenly Sword Three Styles descended in an instant. The entire Void fell silent again as the Sword Qi appeared before Tianjiang as if it had teleported.
Tianjiang barely had time to block with his sword before being sent flying. The flames surrounding his body were immediately engulfed by the Storm of Wind, Cloud, and Thunder. Then it turned and enveloped the recently stabilized Tianjiang.
"Damn it, get away from me!" he roared within the Storm of Wind, Cloud, and Thunder. The flames ignited once more as he swung his sword. Like a Fire Dragon, it rolled through and dispersed the Storm of Wind, Cloud, and Thunder.
"Cough cough... What a pity; this move only merged two parts of its power, so its effectiveness is limited. Otherwise, against an injured Tianjiang, it could have taken half his life," Ren Pingsheng said while clutching his wounded arms, coughing pale-faced. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Just now he had been hit directly by Tianjiang, but fortunately, the Thousand Silk Armor saved his life; otherwise, he would have been severely injured—possibly even unable to fight again. However, even so, he had sustained significant injuries; several ribs in his chest were broken, and his left arm was severed. Blood flowed down from his arm.
Emerging from the Storm of Wind, Cloud, and Thunder, Tianjiang was not in much better shape. His body was covered in wounds; he too was heavily injured. Both of them had suffered greatly.
"Damn it! How can this kid be so powerful? Is there something strange about the Demonic Energy on him?" Tianjiang whispered in shock. As a Half-Step Monarch, he couldn't defeat a high-level Zongji Jing's Little One, and he had sustained such severe injuries.
"Ha ha, it seems that the leader of the Evil Sect is going to be stuck here today. If this gets out, it would be big news!" Ren Pingsheng said with a faint smile as he looked at him.
"Hmph, don't think that just because you have the upper hand now, our Evil Sect has countless experts. Do you really think you can escape? Even if I can't do anything to you today, do you really think you can leave?" Tianjiang said with a grim expression.
"Oh, if that's how you're going to say it, then I definitely can't let you go today. What if after you return, you send a large group of experts? I might not be able to stop them. If you die here, your Evil Sect might just overlook our matters in the struggle for the position of leader!"
"Kid, I advise you to stop dreaming. You want to keep me here? What a joke. Cough cough..." He couldn't help but laugh, but accidentally aggravated his wound.
"Is that so? Then let me show you how I'm going to keep you here. Ignite! Explode!" Ren Pingsheng said expressionlessly. The blood flowing from their battle all flew into the air like a blood dragon. Even though Tianjiang had stopped the bleeding from his wound, it suddenly burst open again, and blood gushed out.
All the blood surrounded him in an instant. Then it suddenly exploded like a volcanic eruption, engulfing Tianjiang completely. At this moment, he was caught in a predicament; the blood inside him was boiling and surging while outside he was being bombarded by countless streams of blood.
"Boom... Ah..." The roaring sound accompanied by screams continued for a long time without stopping. In the end, Tianjiang fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive; he hadn't moved for quite some time.
"Cough cough... This should be about enough!" Ren Pingsheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glanced over, saying lightly. After taking such a heavy blow just now, the already severely injured Heavenly River definitely had no strength left to resist.
"Ha... this battle was truly difficult." He grinned as he reattached his left arm and then limped toward the seemingly lifeless Tianjiang while gasping for breath.
"Hey, he can't be dead, right?" Ren Pingsheng kicked him and asked with a cold smile.
"Uh... you..." Tianjiang opened his blurry eyes and turned pale at the sight of Ren Pingsheng. Unfortunately, he couldn't move at all; he could only glare hatefully at Ren Pingsheng. The aura around him was pitifully weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.
"The leader of the Evil Sect seems to have lost today; what a pity."
"Ha... ha ha... You won't escape either. Our Evil Sect's King-Level Expert will come for you; you'll all die." He said intermittently with a face full of hatred.
"Then what? Unfortunately, you are going to die now." Ren Pingsheng raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly. Half-squatting, his right hand suddenly shot out, aiming directly at the opponent's throat.
"Ugh... damn it!" Suddenly, his expression changed drastically as he grabbed Heavenly River and pushed it aside. Then he stepped forward, retreating quickly. At the same time, Windscar Sword swung, unleashing dozens of Sword Qi.
"Ancestor, save me..." Tianjiang exclaimed in surprise. The palm wind that was about to fall suddenly changed direction, brushing past Tianjiang's ear and striking towards the retreating Ren Pingsheng.
Just as Ren Pingsheng had unleashed the Sword Qi, he felt a tightness all over his body, unable to move. It felt as if the entire world was collapsing upon him.
"Get off me... ugh..." he roared, but unfortunately, Surroundings and Void seemed frozen, preventing him from breaking free. Just as he was about to make another move, a palm carrying the might of heaven and earth came crashing down, causing blood to spurt from him as he was sent flying backward for hundreds of feet.
"Ren Pingsheng..." Kong Zhan and the others shouted with worried expressions from afar, then flew towards the direction where Ren Pingsheng had fallen. At that moment, they were all focused on saving Ren Pingsheng, completely disregarding their own danger.
"Get lost..." The one who ambushed Ren Pingsheng was an old man. With a light grunt, he flicked his right hand as if a mountain had crashed into them. Kong Zhan and the other three didn't even have time to defend themselves before being sent flying. Upon landing, they left behind a pool of blood, their breaths weak and already gravely injured.
The old man didn't even pay attention to Tianjiang; after knocking Ren Pingsheng away and sweeping Kong Zhan and the others aside, he flashed forward to kill the rapidly retreating Ren Pingsheng, seemingly intent on finishing him off in one go.
Having taken that palm strike, Ren Pingsheng felt a raging fire burning within him, continuously wreaking havoc inside his body, making it impossible for him to channel Demonic Energy. His mind began to darken as he felt himself about to faint.
"No! I can't faint! Get out!" He bit his tongue sharply, causing countless Demonic Energy within him to boil up and momentarily suppress the flames of thought. Surroundings Azure Wind swirled around him as he prepared to dodge the next incoming palm strike.
Just as he moved slightly, he was once again forced into immobility by the opponent's overwhelming aura.
"King-Level Expert, damn it!" he roared inwardly as his eyes turned increasingly red and his hair began to turn blood-red; this indicated that he was about to activate the second stage of Killing Heart.
If he didn't dodge this palm strike, he would definitely die. Even with Thousand Silk Armor, it would be useless. He had already used all the Demonic Energy within him to suppress the invading flames; its power could not be unleashed at all.
Unfortunately, his speed was fast, but the speed of the King-Level Expert was even faster. With a single palm strike, he was already close, about to land the blow. Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Ren Pingsheng and embraced her.
"Ren Brother..." It was Yi Qingyi. She held Ren Pingsheng tightly, directly blocking that palm strike for him.
"Pu... Ren Brother, are you... okay?" She spat out a mouthful of blood onto Ren Pingsheng's chest and weakly asked. At this moment, her eyes were still filled with concern, as if it were not she who had just been injured, but Ren Pingsheng instead.
"I'm fine. Qingyi, how are you?" Ren Pingsheng immediately turned around to hold her, calling out with concern. At that moment, the two of them were once again sent flying under that palm strike, and they were about to hit the ground.
"Cough cough... as long as you're fine." Just as she finished speaking, she collapsed against Ren Pingsheng's chest and lost consciousness. Her breath became faint and barely detectable.
"Qingyi, wake up! Are you okay?" Ren Pingsheng looked at her with deep fear in his heart and kept asking.
"Damn it! Stop right there!" He roared. Just as they were about to hit the ground, Azure Wind swept by, allowing him to stand firmly on the ground. Without caring about anything else, he immediately checked on Yi Qingyi in his arms. He took out a healing Elixir and fed it to her.
"Qingyi, don't scare me! Wake up quickly!" The abnormality of his Killing Heart immediately vanished, and then countless True Qi surged forth. Ignoring the rampant injuries within his body, he began to heal Yi Qingyi.
"Damn old fool!" Unfortunately, the old man's attack followed closely behind, and Ren Pingsheng had no way to heal himself. He staggered while holding onto Yi Qingyi and dodged to the side.
"Pu..." Even though he was fast enough, he could not outrun a King-Level Expert. The descending palm wind struck him as he tried to evade, sending him flying away. Although it only grazed him slightly, the force still caused him further injury as he spat out blood uncontrollably.
"Qingyi, I will definitely protect you." He held Yi Qingyi tightly in his arms, ensuring that not a single attack landed on her.
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