Chapter 570: Chapter 569: Not a Dream (Please Vote for the Monthly Ticket)
"Want to self-detonate? Think it’s that easy?"
The one who acted first wasn’t the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis, but the Flying Marquis. As his title implied, his flying skill was extraordinary. His right hand stretched out, shooting two white rays of light towards Xia Yunxi and Lei Jiaxin.
Pfft, pfft.
The soaring momentum of the two women shattered instantly like a punctured balloon, rapidly deflating.
Lei Jiaxin was both frightened and desperate. This self-detonation technique was terrifying and almost irreversible. Yet, it was easily dispelled by the opponent. Was this what they called genius?
Like a straight line, the Flying Marquis charged directly towards Xia Yunxi. He had already noticed she had swallowed the Seven-Colored Little Bead.
"Tiger and Wolf Charge!"
A thick blade radiating with the howls of a tiger and a wolf cut across. The Flying Marquis had already anticipated this and stepped back, but several other blade-like vigorous airs launched a simultaneous attack, forcing him to stop.
"Hehe, I advise everyone to slow down. There’s no need to rush."
A fat man laughed. He was also one of the strongest figures in Yingzhou. When he laughed out loud, Xia Yunxi, Lei Jiaxin, and Li Jiuding’s minds began to buzz, and they almost turned deaf.
"Gentlemen, it’s better we agree on a proper strategy, it’s for everyone’s benefit."
Another cool-looking swordsman uttered.
Including the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis and the Flying Marquis, there were seven people in the cave. Each of them was a first-level master of the Dragon Gate Realm. Their powerful presence merged into one, pressuring Xia Yunxi and the other two, making it hard for them to breathe.
Hearing this, the Flying Marquis snorted.
Among the seven, his martial arts might not be the highest, but his flying skill was, without a doubt, unparalleled. During a chaotic fight, he could take Xia Yunxi and escape.
However, the remaining six were not fools. From the subtle exchange of glances, he knew they were also wary of him.
Considering this, the Flying Marquis took the initiative to propose, "How about this? Let’s remove the bead from this woman’s body first. We, seven people, can then jointly research it here in the cave. What do you think?"
The eyes of the others flickered, two of them moving to block the entrance to the cave then chuckled, "That sounds good!"
Then, all seven of them locked their gaze on Xia Yunxi, barely able to conceal their intent to kill.
There were many ways to remove the bead from someone’s body, but cutting open the stomach was undoubtedly the quickest. Lei Jiaxin and Li Jiuding seemed to have realized the seven men’s intentions, so they both turned pale and trembled all over.
Just as the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis raised his knife, Lei Jiaxin shrieked out of fear, "You can’t kill her! Her lover is Shi Xiaole. If you kill her, you’ll all be doomed!"
"Shi Xiaole?"
All seven men were stunned, and even the strength of the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis’s sword faltered.
In all of Shuntian Capital, who hadn’t heard of the name Shi Xiaole? Describing his fame as thunderous wasn’t an exaggeration. Especially in Yingzhou, where the level of martial arts wasn’t very high, people like Shi Xiaole were like heavenly swans, unreachable.
The Flying Marquis looked at Lei Jiaxin and suddenly burst out laughing, "Girl, do you think we are fools? If she really were Shi Xiaole’s lover, would she end up in such a place with nobody to protect her? You’re wrong if you think you can scare us with other people’s reputation!"
His words reminded everyone, and the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis angrily cursed, "Stupid woman, dare to bluff me? I’ll chop you off first!" As soon as he spoke, his palm turned into a knife and cut down.
"Nine Tripod Divine Fist!"
Li Jiuding pushed Lei Jiaxin away, his impregnable punch bravely met the knife light.
But in the next moment, the punch was split in two like a piece of fabric, and the knife light penetrated Li Jiuding’s shoulder. Fresh blood splattered, hitting the cave wall behind and punching several small holes in it.
Li Jiuding rolled on the ground, his body convulsing, blood continuously pouring from his mouth. This scene left Lei Jiaxin stunned, and she couldn’t help but scream in horror.
With a sorrowful expression, Xia Yunxi said, "The heavens favor the benevolent, please let them go, you can do as you wish with me."
Flying Marquis scoffed, "Girl, you’re not putting yourself in the right place. As a mere prisoner, do you have the right to say that? Whether we let them go or not, you can’t escape."
Xia Yunxi’s lips turned white, and she couldn’t utter a word.
"Why waste so much time talking? Just kill all three of them!"
The most murderous Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis lost his patience. He swung his big blade at the three of them. The terrifying blade light, measuring about twenty meters, roared down, savagely tearing up the air.
Below the blade light, the three had known this would be the outcome. So, when it actually happened, they were eerily calm, perhaps due to resignation.
Whooosh!
Just at the critical moment, a breeze suddenly blew into the cave. The wind brushed past the blade light, instantly shattering it piece by piece.
"Who’s there?"
The seven great masters inside the cave cried out at once.
The blow from the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis wasn’t casual, even a first-level expert from the Dragon Gate Realm wouldn’t have thought of blocking it easily. The most critical thing was, this gust of wind seemed ordinary, giving them no hint of any complexity, this was what scared them the most.
"Xia Yunxi."
Ignoring the seven people, a deep voice filled with magnetism echoed.
As if struck by lightning, Xia Yunxi unbelievably lifted her head.
She would never forget this voice, she had heard it countless times in her dreams, hearing it in reality made her suspect that all of this was just a product of her desire and illusion.
Before she could see clearly, the figure in front of her had already bent down, his face was inches away from hers.
In the not so dark cave, the golden sunlight danced around, casting half light and half shadow on him. He was still handsome and elegant as he used to be, those enchanting eyes should have been indifferent, but when looking at her, they softened a bit.
"God, I must be dreaming."
Xia Yunxi murmured like she was talking in her sleep.
"No, this is not a dream, I’m glad that I made it."
Her hand was enveloped by another warm large hand, touching the face close at hand.
Xia Yunxi didn’t speak again, but her tears gushed uncontrollably, she only touched every inch of his face in silence, feeling the joyous and exciting warmth, she completely forgot about everything else.
Among the seven great masters in the cave, one was quietly retreating. Because of excessive fear, his body was covered with goosebumps, it was the Flying Marquis.
Regarded as prodigies, the Flying Marquis held himself in high esteem and paid special attention to other prodigies. No one knew that he had personally bought a portrait of Shi Xiaole from the Divine Strategy Academy.
So he was the only one among the seven who could recognize Shi Xiaole’s face.
The boy who appeared before them was 70 to 80 percent similar to the portrait, his demeanor, however, was countless times better. Recalling the fact that he easily countered the attack by the Tiger and Wolf Blade Marquis, the Flying Marquis could only think of one terribly frightening idea.
This person is the real Shi Xiaole!
Escape.
He must escape!
Propelling his skills to the limit, the Flying Marquis dashed towards the exit of the cave without thinking, anyone who dared to stop him would die. His ferocious appearance puzzled the other six.
The boy was indeed strong, but it didn’t seem enough to cause such despair in everyone.
However, before they could act, a gust of wind blown over everyone from the young man in the green robe in the center of the cave.
Among the sound of glass shattering, the seven great masters of Yingzhou were all shattered into pieces.
"This..."
Li Jiuding and Lei Jiaxin were shocked into silence.
After exchanging glances for a moment, hearing the noise in the distance, Xia Yunxi suddenly remembered the severely injured Li Jiuding and quickly said, "I’m fine, could you save Li second brother first, please?"
She didn’t know if Shi Xiaole had the ability to heal, but subconsciously believed he could do anything.
"Alright."
When Shi Xiaole came to Li Jiuding, he put his palm on his shoulder and started the Undying Seven Illusions. As dead energy was continuously converted into life energy, Li Jiuding, who was on the brink of dying from heavy injuries, quickly regained some strength.
"Li second brother, how do you feel?" Lei Jiaxin asked.
Li Jiuding smiled and said: "I feel my injuries have improved a lot, all thanks to Young Hero Shi."
Because of Xia Yunxi, they both had secretly seen Shi Xiaole’s portrait and recognized him at once.
Thinking that this famed prodigy of Shuntian Capital, was really standing before them, and seemed to have some secret with Xia Yunxi, both Lei Jiaxin and Li Jiuding had a feeling of unreality.
Although they were not low-ranking people in the martial world, compared to the truly top people, there was a huge gap.
And unquestionably, Shi Xiaole was the top among the top. They believed that in less than twenty years, he would have the opportunity to be listed among the top hundred masters in Shuntian Capital.
They had been in the Rainbow Mountain Range for more than a year and didn’t know what was happening in the outside world. If they knew the deeds of Shi Xiaole in the past year, they would not know what to think.
