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Chapter 324 White Python Whip Technique
It was a dark, dense mass, obscuring the sky and the sun.

They crawled in through the collapsed window openings, each one the size of a fist, with sharp beaks and gleaming claws.

Once inside, they launched an indiscriminate attack like madmen, heading straight for the martial arts practitioners in the arena.

These strange birds are incredibly fast, and their sharp beaks strike with tremendous force. If a bird manages to bite down, it will tear off a small piece of flesh, skin and all.

Even more terrifying is that they come in hordes, fearless and relentless, rushing towards the crowd without regard for their own lives.

The hall immediately descended into chaos.

If there were only a few, these martial artists could barely handle it. But the number of strange birds was more than a hundred or a thousand. They came in an overwhelming manner, and ordinary martial artists could not defend against them at all. They could only dodge in a sorry state.

In the chaos, some people brandished knives to defend themselves but accidentally slashed their companions. Others panicked and knocked over tables and chairs. The sounds of breaking cups and plates, screams, and the shrill cries of strange birds mingled together, and the scene was completely out of control.

Fortunately, the several innate masters were still in a relatively comfortable position. They spread out their internal energy to form a barrier, and the strange bird was blown away when it collided with it, and could not be harmed in the slightest for the time being.

Ding Baiying and the others guarded the corner. The Qi family knife in her hand was already unsheathed, and the blade light swirled like flowing water. Each slash could bring down several strange birds. Ding Xiu and his fellow disciples also held weapons to protect the sides. Although they were surrounded by strange birds, they were temporarily safe.

Upon closer inspection, the three formed a dense array of sword light, perfectly protecting themselves.

Strangely, the strange birds seemed to have come to life, and not a single one flew toward Chen Zhan, who was deep in thought with his eyes closed in the corner.

Within three feet of him, there seemed to be an invisible barrier, causing the strange birds to swerve away. Despite the chaos inside the hall, Chen Zhan didn't even lift his eyelids.

Seeing the chaos in the hall, Shen Tong immediately protected the jade box in his arms and retreated quickly.

He gripped the signal whistle at his waist with his fingertips, but dared not blow it. The demonic sect's experts had not yet appeared, and alerting the hidden agents and imperial guards at this moment would only scare them away.

The Eastern Depot agents and Embroidered Uniform Guard spies hidden in the rooftops of restaurants and the dark corners of streets and alleys had long heard the commotion inside, but they strictly adhered to the ironclad rule of obeying orders. Without Shen Tong's signal, none of them dared to show themselves and remained quietly lurking in the shadows.

Just as the situation was completely out of control, another sharp whistle pierced the air from outside the building.
"call out--!"

The whistle was more urgent and piercing than before, with a strange rhythm that seemed to control the minds of living beings.

As soon as the whistle blew, the sky full of black birds suddenly changed direction, abandoning the fleeing martial artists around them, and rushed straight towards Shen Tong's location like a black torrent.

The two commanders of the Eastern Depot, who were in charge of executions, changed their expressions drastically. They immediately channeled all their internal energy, and a light red internal energy shield appeared around their bodies.

They positioned Shen Tong firmly in the center, one on the left and one on the right.

But the black bird was not afraid of the impact of internal force at all, and frantically pecked at the protective shield with its sharp beak.

The loud clanging sounds continued incessantly, and ripples quickly spread across the protective shield.

The veins on their foreheads bulged, their faces flushed, and their breathing became erratic, clearly indicating that they were at their limit and about to collapse.

Seeing this, Shen Tong dared not hesitate for a moment. He suddenly circulated his newly stabilized innate internal energy, pushed off the beam with both feet, and jumped down the stairs with the jade box in his arms, falling straight from the fourth floor to the first floor.

The shopkeeper and servants on the first floor had already been replaced by his men. Just as they were about to step forward to help, they saw that before Shen Tong's feet even touched the ground, an overwhelming sense of crisis had already enveloped the entire first-floor lobby.

At the critical moment, Chen Zhan's voice suddenly rang in Shen Tong's ears, leaving no room for doubt: "Throw the relic up!"

Without thinking, Shen Tong instinctively threw the jade box in his arms upstairs.

Almost at the same moment the jade box left his hand, a loud "boom" exploded, and a giant, jet-black bird burst through the solid wood door of the restaurant, sending shattered wood chips flying everywhere like raindrops.

The giant bird's wings tightly protected its head, and its body was the size of half a house, blotting out the sky and the sun.

A pair of sharp claws gleamed with a chilling light, completely ignoring everything around them, and pounced straight at the jade box that had been tossed into the air!

The wind howled, making it difficult for everyone on the first floor to breathe.

Shen Tong caught a glimpse of a person sitting on the giant bird out of the corner of his eye!

A woman dressed in black with her face covered, her long hair cascading down her shoulders, seemed to sense his gaze and turned to look at him.

Shen Tong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

But he had already fired a signal flare.

The masked woman in black completely ignored the still-shaken Shen Tong, remaining firmly seated on the back of the giant bird. She lightly flicked her fingertips, seemingly controlling the bird's movements, becoming one with the bird as she headed straight for the jade box in mid-air.

Just then, the signal flare fired by Shen Tong shot into the night sky and exploded into a burst of scarlet smoke.

Immediately afterwards, a series of loud banging sounds rang out.
Countless gleaming hooks shot out from the streets and rooftops outside the building, hooking onto the beams and walls of the restaurant. Hidden outside, the agents of the Eastern Depot and the experts of the Embroidered Uniform Guard leaped and bounded like monkeys.

They all ended up at the Fengxian Restaurant. In the crowd, a Jinyiwei commander suddenly shouted, "It's a Black Kite! This beast is afraid of fire and smoke!"

This shout was like a wake-up call, instantly enlightening everyone present.

By this time, the martial arts practitioners inside the building were either dead or had fled, leaving only a few. With the Imperial Guards no longer able to restrain them, someone immediately took out a Thunderfire Bomb from their waist and threw it hard to the ground.

With several muffled booms, thick smoke and sparks instantly filled the entire fourth floor. The choking smoke billowed in all directions, and the previously fierce black kites suddenly lost their direction of attack, scattering wildly in the smoke, their shrill cries filled with panic.

The woman in black's expression changed slightly, but she still controlled the giant bird. With a sudden flap of its wings, it created a strong gust of wind and rushed straight toward the jade box.

Just as the giant bird's claws were about to touch the jade box, an invisible current suddenly surged, and the jade box drew a strange arc in the air before landing steadily in the hands of a figure.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Pei Qian standing on the fourth-floor beam.

Clutching the jade box tightly in his hand, his gaze, sharp as a knife, locked onto the woman in black and the giant bird, and then he shouted in a deep voice: "Kill!"

Behind him, the Imperial Guards pulled the triggers on their crossbows, sending countless arrows hurtling towards the woman in black and the giant bird.

The woman in black was stunned for a moment, then sneered, "You're asking for death! Attack!"

With a flick of its fingers, the giant bird flapped its wings, each wing measuring two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) long, and with a sweep, the wind howled and the crossbow bolts were overturned.

As soon as the woman moved, three figures rushed in from outside the building, heading straight for Pei Qian.

Among the three figures were the Soul-Slaying Dharma King and the Heavenly Azure Dharma King.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Many of the agents of the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard had seen these two people.

Both were top talents in the Innate Realm, but their injuries had not yet healed. The other person wore a strange monk's robe, black and red, and had a large bump on his head, making him extremely ugly.

The Jinyiwei and Dongchang experts who had surrounded them immediately moved, their swords flashing and their internal energy flying everywhere.

The demonic sect sent top experts, but even heroes can't withstand a large number of people. Even experts at the Innate Realm are far from being able to fight against a hundred people, not to mention that the two Dharma Kings, Tu Hun and Tian Cang, were still injured.

Most importantly, this time they don't have the power of the Buddha's relics to draw upon.

Pei Qian shouted "Kill!" and the battle erupted instantly.

Jin Yichuan, Shen Lian, and Lu Jianxing exchanged a glance, then immediately drew their blades and charged into the battlefield. Jin Yichuan's Embroidered Spring Blade gleamed coldly as he targeted the enemy's weaknesses, Shen Lian's soft whip coiled like a serpent, and Lu Jianxing's broadsword moved with wide, sweeping strokes. The three worked together seamlessly.

Ding Baiying, Ding Xiu, and their three fellow disciples couldn't contain themselves and all turned their eager gazes toward Chen Zhan in the corner.

Chen Zhan happened to open his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic scene, and he nodded slightly to the three of them.

Having received permission, the three of them did not hesitate any longer and leaped into the battle, not fighting individually.

Instead, they quickly formed the unique military formation of the Qi Family Army. The three of them moved in a staggered manner, their swords flashing to form a tight barrier, and they specifically targeted and surrounded the most seriously injured Soul-Slaying Dharma King.

The formidable military might of the Qi Family Army, which once dominated the battlefield, was now on full display in the cramped restaurant. Although they had not yet broken through to the Innate Realm, their coordinated efforts managed to suppress the Soul-Slaying Dharma King's offensive.

The wind from the blades, carrying the chilling aura of the military formation, forced the Soul-Slaying Dharma King to retreat repeatedly, leaving him unable to break free for a moment.

Now that the Qi Family Army has been exonerated, they have no more scruples and can reveal their trump card sword formation tactics.

Seeing the jade box fall into Pei Qian's hands, and noticing that her own Dharma King was surrounded, the woman in black sitting on the giant bird had a cold glint in her eyes. She slapped her wrist to her waist and a bright white whip suddenly lashed out.

The whip was six or seven zhang long, but it was not slow or sluggish at all. Instead, it was extremely agile and rushed straight at Pei Qian's face like a white python emerging from its cave.

The whip's shadow was also imbued with fierce internal force, sending wooden beams and wood chips flying wherever it passed.

The Imperial Guard soldiers who tried to stop them were no match for them; they were either struck by the whip tip, spitting blood as they flew backward, or they were blown away by the whip's force.

The long whip arrived in front of Pei Qian in an instant. Pei Qian's expression remained unchanged. He put the jade box into his bosom, covered his hands with golden silk armor, and grabbed directly at the white whip.

It collided fiercely with the long whip, producing a crisp "clang" sound, and internal force surged.

Pei Qian was instantly knocked back several steps, his palm throbbing slightly, and several thin cracks appeared on his golden silk armor, clearly indicating that the white whip was a divine weapon.

The woman smiled charmingly: "Hehehe, mid-stage Innate Realm, not enough to impress you."

Before she finished speaking, the woman in black flicked her wrist again, and the long whip suddenly changed its move. It was no longer the previous serpentine coiling motion, but instead, it moved like a dragon and snake in the wind. The whip shadow suddenly solidified, turning into a white lightning bolt, shooting towards Pei Qian with a sharp whistling sound.

This whip was more than twice as fast as before; almost the instant the woman's wrist moved, the tip of the whip was already in front of Pei Qian's chest.

Pei Qian's pupils shrank sharply, and he was shocked. His hands were numb from the collision and he had no time to block. He could only forcefully gather all his internal energy to his chest, tighten his waist, and hunch his back, trying to withstand the attack with his protective qi.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound rang out as the white whip lashed fiercely at Pei Qian's chest. The internal energy he had gathered to protect him shattered instantly, like thin paper.

Moreover, the purpose of this whip was not to kill him, but to seize the jade box in his arms!
The jade box he had hidden inside his clothes shattered with a crack.

A crimson halo shot out from the shattered jade box; it was the Buddha's relic, which spun and flew into the air.

(End of this chapter)