Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

Almost as soon as Bai Yunshan finished speaking, his figure transformed into a blurry gray shadow and shot off without hesitation toward the shadows on the left side of the street!

Fight? Fight my ass!

No matter how tempting the Azure Lotus Secret Realm is, you still need to be alive to take it!

The longer you stay here, the more likely you are to perish at the hands of this Yin Emperor!

Lei Wujie reacted extremely quickly. Seeing Bai Yunshan flee first, he cursed "old fox" in his heart and then sped off in the opposite direction to Bai Yunshan's right!

He refused to believe that Xia Jin, all alone, could possibly be in two places at the same time chasing after two Grandmasters.

"You want to leave now? Don't you think it's too late!"

Xia Jin sneered, and with a flick of his right hand, two pieces of bronze-colored metal appeared in his hand.

"Who should we choose first?" Xia Jin glanced at Lei Wujie, then looked at Bai Yunshan, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Hmph! Old ghost, let me let you experience my 'Little Li Flying Dagger'!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two faint, almost inaudible whooshing sounds rang out, and the two fragments of purple copper had vanished from his hands.

"Huh!? This is bad..." Bai Yunshan suddenly felt a chill while running at top speed.

He quickly rolled on the ground and saw a purple light shoot out along his scalp!

But at the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his right leg!

"My right leg... the tendons are severed!?" Bai Yunshan hugged his injured right leg and tore off a piece of black cloth to bandage it.

"Hmph! I'll deal with you later, you old bastard!" Xia Jin glanced coldly at Bai Yunshan, then her gaze fell on Lei Wujie, who was fleeing frantically.

"You won't escape from my grasp either!" Xia Jin reached behind him with his left hand and instantly snatched a brocade spring knife from the hand of the Imperial Guard beside him.

"Lend me your knife."

"Your Highness...please make yourself at home!" the Imperial Guard hurriedly said.

Xia Jin, holding the Embroidered Spring Blade, took a step forward.

With just one step, the momentum suddenly changed dramatically!

"Hoo~" Xia Jin took a deep breath, and the embroidered spring knife in her hand instantly turned blood red!

That's right, this is killing intent, a terrifying killing intent.

The Three Cuts of Avici Hell – The First Cut: Severing Karma!

Xia Jin's sword-wielding movements were extremely concise; she simply slashed at Lei Wujie's back in mid-air.

"BOOM!!!"

With a deafening roar like thunder, a massive, blood-red blade of energy shot out and hurtled along the ground!

Wherever the blade's energy passed, trees as thick as bowls on both sides of the street were snapped at the roots, their cuts as smooth as mirrors; immediately afterward, the tall walls on both sides collapsed with a roar, bricks and stones flying everywhere, and dust billowing up!

Before the blade even arrived, the terrifying killing intent that could destroy everything had already enveloped Lei Wujie!

At that moment, the entire city of Kyoto was affected by the rumbling thunder triggered by this strike. Countless people were awakened from their sleep and looked in that direction with trepidation.

On the left, Baiyunshan, who had just finished bandaging his right leg, heard the thunderous sound and was shocked.

He turned his head and soon saw a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Lei Wujie, who was on the run, seemed to have noticed something as well. He hurriedly turned around, and his face froze instantly.

All he could see was blood-red light; streets, trees, and walls crumbled before the crimson blade energy!

"Wait, what kind of sword technique is this?! Even a Grandmaster at the ninth level couldn't possess such power!"

"No, I must stop this attack today, no matter what, otherwise, I, the sect leader, might really perish here!"

Driven by his survival instinct, Lei Wujie roared and unleashed his full inner energy, causing his body to grow even larger.

"Burning Heaven Palm!!"

His signature move – the Heaven-Burning Palm!

He clasped his hands together, poured all his strength into pushing fiercely towards the blood-red blade energy!

The crimson palm strike and the blood-red blade energy collided with a deafening roar!

"Bang—!!!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the crimson palm strike dissipated and melted instantly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

Although the crimson blade energy was weakened somewhat, its momentum remained undiminished, slashing fiercely at Lei Wujie's crossed arms and chest as he tried to block!

"Crack!" The sound of the arm bone breaking was clearly audible.

"Pfft—!" Lei Wujie spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body was cleaved off the ground and flew backward, crashing hard through the wall of a house behind him.

His robes were torn to shreds, and a horrific knife wound ran diagonally from his right shoulder to his left waist, so deep that the bone was visible. Blood gushed out like a fountain, and he was almost cut in half on the spot!

Two moves!

With just two seemingly casual moves, both of the most fearsome grandmasters were utterly defeated on the spot!

"As expected, my guess was right. Even if the sect leader and the others join forces, they are no match for this Yin Emperor!" Pei Zuo Shi, who had originally planned to break through in the chaos, began to tremble uncontrollably on the spot.

All the Imperial Guards present, including Qin Hu, gaped, their eyes glazed over, as if they had witnessed a miracle.

Immediately, unparalleled fervor and awe erupted in their eyes like a volcano!

"Your Highness is incredibly powerful!!"

It's unclear who shouted first, but then a frenzied roar erupted like a tsunami, and all the Imperial Guards looked at Xia Jin with eyes filled with almost blind worship!

This is their Great Xia's guardian deity, the Yin Emperor who has never been defeated!

"It's over, everything's over! How could I have been so blind to believe that bastard Lei Wujie's words!"

"Escape! We must escape now, before anyone notices me! Perhaps there's still a glimmer of hope!"

Shen Cangsheng, who had been hiding at the back of the crowd and trying his best to minimize his presence, now had only one thought in his mind.

As the leader of the White Lotus Sect, he knew full well that his collusion with the Ming Cult and his participation in this operation were capital offenses.

His eyes gleamed, his inner energy circulated silently, and with a swift movement of his feet, he was about to escape...

"laugh--!"

A soft sound of a sharp blade piercing through a body suddenly rang out in front of his chest.

Shen Cangsheng froze, looking down in disbelief. He saw a sword tip piercing through his heart, blood slowly dripping down the tip.

The coldness and excruciating pain emanating from the sword instantly drained all his strength.

He turned his head slowly and laboriously to look behind him.

Su Xuanji had silently appeared behind him at some point, her stunningly beautiful face devoid of any expression, only a blank indifference.

"It's...it's you..." Shen Cangsheng's pupils dilated, and blood foam spilled from his mouth. He finally understood.

Why was this outpost found?

All of this is because this "ally"—Su Xuanji, the leader of the Hehuan Sect—has already betrayed them and colluded with "King of Shadows" Xia Jin!

Unfortunately, he realized it too late.

With a gentle twist of her wrist, Su Xuanji unleashed a burst of sword energy, instantly shattering Shen Cangsheng's heart meridian.

The light in the eyes of the White Lotus Sect leader went out completely, and he collapsed limply, lifeless.

Su Xuanji drew her longsword expressionlessly, shook off the blood droplets on the blade, and sheathed it.

Then, she raised her beautiful eyes, looked over the crowd, and gazed at Xia Jin, who stood with her hands behind her back, her gaze somewhat complicated.