In just a blink of an eye, three out of the five top-ranked martial artists were killed, leaving only Feng Lingzi and Huang Yaoshi.
Instantly, feelings of fear and despair spread throughout the entire city.
Everyone’s faces turned ashen, paralyzed with fear, and unable to move.
With a single palm, the white-robed guest was shattered into pieces.
A wave of palm energy rendered the Nameless Swordsman powerless.
A stomp reduced Man Lishi to a pulp, with all internal organs shattered.
The three top-ranked Nascent Soul Realm martial artists were like fragile clay pigeons, easily destroyed in an instant!
Who else was there?
Ask the entire Qingyun City, who could possibly stand a chance against this creature?
“We’re done for, there’s no way we can defeat this monster!”
“What should we do? Should we abandon the city and run? Staying here means certain death!”
Panic engulfed everyone, and they completely lost their will to fight.
The morale on the scene plummeted to an all-time low.
“Everyone, retreat! Qingyun City can no longer be held. Continuing to resist would be pointless,” sighed Feng Lingzi, wearing an expression of helplessness.
While he excelled in elemental skills and ranged combat, he was weak in close-quarters combat, and his vulnerabilities were evident.
On the other hand, Huang Yaoshi was not skilled in combat at all, only proficient in poisons and support.
Without the support of three close-combat warriors, they stood no chance.
Feng Lingzi’s words acted like a spark.
After he spoke, everyone rushed to escape.
Even Feng Lingzi and Huang Yaoshi had to turn and withdraw.
Only Jiang Yuan remained, calmly standing in place.
His composed demeanor contrasted sharply with the frantic fleeing crowd, making him appear out of place, as though he existed in a different time altogether.
When everyone had retreated far away, the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon finally noticed Jiang Yuan and curiously approached him.
“Hurry… Run…” The Nameless Swordsman climbed up from the ground, hastily advising Jiang Yuan before dragging his severely injured body to escape.
Jiang Yuan remained completely unfazed, still standing calmly in place, and quietly awaiting the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon.
Approaching Jiang Yuan, the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon looked down at him from a superior vantage point.
“Insignificant human, why aren’t you running?”
The people who had already fled turned to look back, their expressions filled with surprise.
“Why isn’t that man running?”
“He seems like an ordinary person without any cultivation. He’s probably too scared to move.”
“In this situation, there’s no saving him. If we go back, we’ll just be buried alongside him!”
The onlookers regarded Jiang Yuan with pity as though they were witnessing a man on death row.
In their eyes, the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon was a soul-reaping devil. Once you entered its attack range, it was like a death sentence.
“Are you the leader of these monsters?” Jiang Yuan gazed at the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon, his tone uncertain.
Though three million years had passed, he still vaguely remembered that the leader of the monsters in that era possessed far greater power than this.
So, he couldn’t be sure if the Minotaur-like creature in front of him was indeed the “astoundingly capable” leader mentioned by the werewolves.
“You dare not recognize me? Very well, ask Lord Yama in hell!” The Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon spoke as it raised its hoof, and shadows engulfed Jiang Yuan entirely.
Jiang Yuan looked up at the enormous hoof with no intention of dodging, just calmly awaiting its descent.
However, at that moment, a graceful figure suddenly descended from the sky, and landed in front of Jiang Yuan.
Following closely, a sword aura flashed which forced the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon to step back half a pace.
The foot that had been poised over Jiang Yuan landed on the ground seven or eight meters away.
“What?!”
“The Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon… was actually forced back!”
“Who on earth is this?!”
The entire scene erupted in astonishment.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, some unable to believe their own eyes.
Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, the graceful figure turned around elegantly and presented her exquisite face to everyone.
Silky white hair, dazzlingly bright blue eyes, a high and straight nose, a slender neck, alabaster-like skin, a tall and graceful figure, and legs that were perfectly impossible to replicate.
This woman, who appeared to be in her twenties, epitomized the phrase “divinely beautiful,” radiating an otherworldly purity and charm.
The only drawback was her icy expression, akin to millennia-old ice, and exuding an inviolable majesty.
Having seen the woman’s appearance, Jiang Yuan’s eyes widened in shock, and the eyes that had grown weary of the world suddenly regained vitality.
Surprise, excitement, and exhilaration!
Emotions that had been dormant for 300 million years erupted at this moment.
It wasn’t because of her beauty, but because her appearance was identical to Jiang Yuan’s beloved from three hundred million years ago, whom he still remembered.
Zi Yan… is that you?
Jiang Yuan stared blankly at the woman, completely petrified.
“Have you seen enough?”
The white-haired woman glanced at Jiang Yuan coldly and said, “If you’re done, then leave quickly! Even a trace of the upcoming battle’s aftermath will be enough to kill you a thousand times over!”
After speaking, the white-haired woman drew her sword, turned to face the Blackwind Mountain Bull Demon, and left her perfect silhouette behind for Jiang Yuan.
Meanwhile, the onlookers in the distance were completely ablaze.
“It’s the Ice and Fire Sorceress! She’s ranked fourteenth on the Earth Rankings!”
“She’s a true martial artist! There’s hope for Qingyun City!”
Everyone watched the white-haired woman’s figure with eyes filled with hope as if they had glimpsed a lifesaving straw.
The Ice and Fire Sorceress, whose real name was Shen Hanbing, was a perfect woman combining beauty and talent.
She began cultivating at the age of five, mastered the Profound-level Sword Art at six, comprehended the Elemental Laws at seven, and reached the Nascent Soul Realm at ten, earning her the title of the most talented genius in Central Province!
She excelled in both ice and fire elemental powers which made her the only dual-element martial artist in Central Province.
Furthermore, she was an extraordinary sword cultivator, the only martial artist in Central Province who practiced both martial arts and swordsmanship.
With proficiency in both long-range consumption and close-combat explosiveness, she had reached the peak in both swordsmanship and elemental control!
At the age of twenty, she had already broken through to the True Martial Realm and entered the Earth Rankings of the Martial Union.
The Earth Rankings, a ranking list that surpassed the Human Rankings. It was also a ranking of the strength of True Martial Realm martial artists within the Martial Union organization.
Unlike the numerous rankings of the Human Rankings, there were only fifteen Earth-ranked martial artists in the entire Central Province.
And even the lowest-ranked among these fifteen Earth-ranked martial artists possessed True Martial Realm cultivation. The weakest of them could easily sweep through the Human Rankings.
In a short six months, Shen Hanbing had risen from the fifteenth rank in the Earth Rankings to the fourteenth rank.
Such a monstrous talent naturally brought hope to everyone.
