420: Chapter 420 Charging Through the Palace Gate

The sword light was so fast it tore through the air.

Li Xuanxiao's opening move with this sword was a lethal strike.

"Junior Brother Ye, look out!"

The exclamation rang out almost simultaneously with the sword light.

Shui Qingdie's face went pale. Yun Wuji's sword was already half-drawn, and Qin Pojun's long spear was held horizontally to block, but both were a hair's breadth slower than the sword light.

The moment the sword light flared, every hair on Ye Tian's body stood on end. The chaos bead vibrated slightly in his Sea of Consciousness, sending a warning like a splash of ice water over his head.

There was no time to draw his sword or dodge.

The sword was already three inches from his throat!

"Clang!"

At the critical moment, Ye Tian flipped his right hand, using the crimson fire element mark as a shield, blocking the tip of the sword perfectly!

The pure fire element power contained within the mark collided fiercely with Li Xuanxiao's peerlessly sharp metal element Sword Qi, exploding into a ball of red and white interwoven light!

"Pfft!"

Ye Tian let out a muffled groan. The web between his thumb and forefinger on his right hand, which was holding the mark, split open, and blood splattered. The immense force knocked him sliding back over a zhang, carving two shallow grooves into the bluestone beneath his feet.

The fire element mark flickered violently, and a tiny crack appeared on it!

But in the end, it had blocked the attack.

"Oh?"

A flash of surprise crossed Li Xuanxiao's eyes; he had not expected Ye Tian to react so quickly, nor had he expected him to use the mark to block the sword.

But he did not stop his sword momentum. With a slight flick of his wrist, a second strike followed immediately. The sword light split, making it hard to distinguish reality from illusion, shrouding Ye Tian's vital chest and abdomen!

Only then did Qin Pojun's roar fully erupt: "Li Xuanxiao! Shameless!"

His long spear, like a Dragon, carried the bloodlust of the battlefield as it thrust fiercely toward Li Xuanxiao's ribs from the side, forcing him to defend.

Xiahou Ba's giant axe also descended with a gale, sealing off the space above Li Xuanxiao.

Yun Wuji's sword, Yu Miaoqing's sword, and Feng Xuan's sword all arrived almost simultaneously from different angles!

"Get lost!"

Li Xuanxiao's eyes turned cold. The long sword in his hand suddenly rang out, and a ring of Sword Qi expanded instantly with him at the center!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several muffled sounds exploded almost simultaneously.

Qin Pojun's long spear was knocked high into the air, sparks flew as Xiahou Ba's giant axe struck the Sword Qi, and Yun Wuji and the others had their sword momentum stalled, their blood roiling, as they were all forced back a step!

Li Xuanxiao only swayed slightly, not retreating even half a step!

The cultivation of the Fourth Stage Peak of the Sea Transformation Realm, combined with his sharp Sword Intent, was terrifyingly powerful!

But this brief obstruction had bought Ye Tian a chance to catch his breath.

He forced down the numbness in his right arm. The jingji sword finally left its sheath, Chaos Sword Qi flickering as it pointed coldly at Li Xuanxiao.

"Your opponent is me." Ye Tian's voice was calm, but anyone could hear the suppressed, icy rage within it.

The debt for that sword strike to Ghost Girl's chest had not yet been settled.

"Your life, and the mark, I want both." Li Xuanxiao's tone was indifferent.

His gaze swept over the jingji sword in Ye Tian's hand, lingering slightly on the grey Sword Qi. A hint of inquiry flashed in his eyes, but it was mostly cold Battle Intent, the thrill of encountering a worthy opponent.

"Your sword is somewhat interesting. I hope you don't disappoint me too much."

The two were at daggers drawn, their auras locking onto each other.

But at this moment, the Chaos in the plaza had completely erupted!

"Seize the mark!"

"Only five of them have marks! Seize them!"

"Kill the injured ones first!"

Dozens of figures lunged from different directions, their targets being the five people holding the Five Elements mark!

Greed and urgency clouded their minds; the one-stick-of-incense time limit whipped at everyone's heart.

Whatever Sect camaraderie or temporary cooperation existed was as fragile as paper in the face of the Opportunity to enter the Five Elements Unification Hall.

"Form up! Protect the mark holders!"

Yun Wuji shouted sharply. The five members of the Liuli Xuan Sect instantly formed a circle back-to-back, protecting Shui Qingdie and Yu Miaoqing in the center.

Qin Pojun, Xiahou Ba, and Han Xiao also erupted with power, meeting the incoming enemies.

Pei Tieshan let out a wild roar, earth-yellow True Essence covering his entire body, standing at the very front like a human fortress.

Dongfang Xinghe flicked his hands repeatedly, sending several Formation Flags flying out to set up a simple defensive light barrier around the group. It wasn't sturdy, but it was better than nothing.

The chaotic battle instantly reached a fever pitch.

Blades flashed, swords glimmered, True Essence roared, and screams interwove with roars.

People kept falling, and blood splattered onto the bluestone ground.

The Five Elements mark became the hottest of potatoes.

Ye Tian and Li Xuanxiao, however, seemed to be in another dimension.

Within several zhang of the two, no one dared to approach.

The interwoven cold Sword Intent and Chaos pressure made ordinary Cultivators of the Sea Transformation Realm feel as if they were being pricked by needles just by getting close.

"You don't seem worried about your friends?" Li Xuanxiao suddenly spoke, his gaze sweeping over Qin Pojun and the others who were locked in a bitter struggle in the distance.

Xiahou Ba had been entangled by several people and was roaring repeatedly.

Qin Pojun was fighting two Cultivators of the Fourth Stage of Sea Transformation alone; although his spear momentum was fierce, he was already showing signs of fatigue.

The circle formed by the five members of the Liuli Xuan Sect was tottering under the siege of seven or eight people.

Han Xiao, surrounded by sword light, was protecting the heavily injured Ghost Girl, struggling to fend off attacks.

Ye Tian's hand holding the sword remained motionless: "Kill you, then go help them; there is still time."

"Arrogant." Li Xuanxiao's lips curled up, "Do you think that just because you blocked one sword strike from me, you can fight me?"

He slowly raised the long sword in his hand, and clear light like rippling water began to flow along the blade, "Let me show you what a true sword is."

Before his voice had even faded, he appeared to the left of Ye Tian as if teleporting, slashing diagonally with his sword!

It was so fast it exceeded the capture of the naked eye!

"Chila!"

Ye Tian's left sleeve tore in response, and a bloodstain appeared.

He leaned back almost instinctively, the jingji sword barely managing to catch the blade, the grey Chaos Sword Qi colliding fiercely with that clear, bright sword light!

"Clang!"

In the ear-piercing ring, Ye Tian only felt a massive force surge in. His arm shook violently, he retreated several steps, and his blood roiled in his chest.

"Too slow." Li Xuanxiao's voice sounded from the right, and the second sword had arrived, piercing straight at his ribs!

Ye Tian gritted his teeth, fully unleashing the Thunder Gang Dream Walk footwork. His figure dragged out a thunderous shadow, and he shifted half a foot sideways. The jingji sword swept back, and grey-purple lightning exploded on the blade!

"Crack!"

The lightning Sword Qi and the clear sword light collided again; this time, the exploding force pried up several pieces of bluestone from the ground.

Ye Tian let out a muffled groan, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and retreated again.

And Li Xuanxiao only had his robes fluttering, his figure swaying slightly; he seemed completely unscathed!

The gap was laid bare.

If not for the special quality of his Chaos True Essence, which carried an annihilation attribute that prevented Li Xuanxiao's sword essence from driving straight in, Ye Tian would likely have already been defeated.

"Is that all you've got?" A flicker of disappointment crossed Li Xuanxiao's eyes, "Then you can die."

He raised his long sword high, and a terrifying Sword Intent that made the heavens and earth change color soared into the sky!

The Five Elements light wheel in the sky seemed to be influenced, fluctuating slightly.

The crowd fighting all around involuntarily slowed down a beat, looking toward this side in horror.

"Heaven Sword: Mountain Breaker!"

As the sword descended, it was as if a heaven-supporting giant mountain were truly collapsing!

Before the Sword Qi had even arrived, the mountain-like pressure already made Ye Tian's bones creak, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch!

Cannot block it head-on!

Blocking means certain death!

Ye Tian's pupils constricted. At the critical moment of life and death, the Chaos Thunder Emperor Sword Scripture operated crazily. The chaos bead in his Sea of Consciousness shone brightly, and a sudden realization flooded his mind.

The jingji sword swept across, its tip trembling slightly. The Chaos Sword Qi converged inward, condensing at the tip into a tiny grey vortex, and thrust toward the descending Sword Qi.

"Ding!"

With a soft sound, the "Mountain Breaker" Sword Qi, with its overwhelming momentum, dissipated silently like a wave crashing against a reef!

"What?!"

For the first time, shock appeared on Li Xuanxiao's hitherto indifferent face.

This "Mountain Breaker" strike of his, although not his full strength, was enough to severely injure or even kill an ordinary Cultivator of the Fifth Stage of Sea Transformation!

Yet it was broken by the opponent so nonchalantly?

Just as his mind fluctuated, sharp light exploded in Ye Tian's eyes. His left hand, which had been hidden and not yet used, suddenly raised. The ancient sword pill, which he had long been holding in his palm, turned into a golden stream of light, shooting straight at Li Xuanxiao's glabella!

At the same time, he stomped his foot hard and retreated rapidly, rushing toward where Qin Pojun and the others were!

Li Xuanxiao reacted extremely quickly, his long sword circling back and chopping at the stream of light transformed by the ancient sword pill.

"Clang!" The ancient sword pill was chopped back, but the Sword Intent contained within it also made Li Xuanxiao's wrist go numb, slowing down his pursuit.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had rushed into the fray!

"Brother Qin! Brother Xiahou! Senior Brother Yun!!" Ye Tian channeled his True Essence and roared, his voice drowning out the entire scene, "Gather toward me! Mark holders in the center, everyone else defend the perimeter! We're charging the hall gate!"

The people who had long been struggling in the chaotic battle were invigorated and immediately fought desperately to converge toward Ye Tian.

Qin Pojun forced back his opponent with a spear strike and dashed over, dragging the heavily injured Ghost Girl.

Xiahou Ba roared wildly, swinging his axe to clear an area, covered in blood.

The five-person sword formation of Yun Wuji and the others contracted, protecting Shui Qingdie and Yu Miaoqing as they moved with difficulty.

"Want to leave?" Li Xuanxiao's eyes turned completely cold, his killing intent no longer concealed.