I flew on a sword at the magic academy

"You, surnamed Jiang! We're already giving you a lot of face by addressing you as His Highness Prince Xiang, and you're still pushing your luck, aren't you?!" Several young disciples of the Wu family were somewhat embarrassed and angry.

"He proposed the bet himself, so he should accept the consequences," Jiang Yue said calmly. She then looked at Wu Shan and added, "Behave yourself. If you don't want to be dignified, then I'll have to be dignified for you."

"How dare you!" Several young disciples of the Wu family glared angrily, not expecting Jiang Yue to be so unyielding.

"Get out of my way," Wu Shan snapped, giving Jiang Yue a venomous look. "I'm not the kind of person who can't accept defeat, so I won't trouble Your Highness to save face for me."

After saying that, he picked up the specially made silver knife and was about to cut off his left arm, but Jiang Yue stopped him.

"Wait!"

Just when everyone thought Jiang Yue didn't want to investigate any further, a dark green short sword appeared in her hand.

"For cultivators like us, limbs can regenerate after being severed, how boring is that? This sword of mine is forged with twenty-eight kinds of deadly poisons. Senior Wu Shan, why don't you use this sword to sever both of your arms? That way, the severance will not be able to regenerate." Jiang Yue smiled innocently, but her words made the faces of the Wu family members all turn gloomy.

"Your Highness, is it really necessary to go to such extremes?" a renowned member of the Wu family asked in a deep voice.

"If the arms can regenerate after being severed, what's the point of such a bet? Since Senior Wu Shan was willing to propose a bet where the loser has to cut off both arms, he probably wouldn't be lying, right?"

Jiang Yue smiled calmly. During the previous jade gambling process, that old guy Wu Shan had repeatedly sabotaged her in the dark, so she naturally couldn't let him off so easily.

Wu Shan stared intently at Jiang Yue for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "Since His Highness Prince Xiang has said so, I naturally won't try to fool him!"

He took the short sword, about two feet long and dark green in color, from Jiang Yue's hand and decisively severed his two arms.

"puff"

Blood splattered everywhere, and Wu Shan couldn't help but scream in agony. The intense pain made him kneel on the ground with a thud, banging his head on the ground.

It was clear that the blood flowing from the severed part of his arm gradually turned dark green, and the flesh and bone there had been corroded and died completely, with no possibility of the arm regenerating.

"Senior Wu Shan is indeed a person who can take a gamble and lose gracefully. I admire him." Jiang Yue smiled, cupped her hands in a salute, and then prepared to leave the scene with Sikong Qing.

"boom!"

Suddenly, Tai'an City seemed to be hit by a major earthquake, shaking violently.

"What's going on?!"

"Mount Wuji! The tremor must have originated from Mount Wuji!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

"roar……"

A terrifying roar came from the distance, accompanied by piercing screams.

Sharp and piercing, like the wailing of ghosts and howls of wolves, as if some terrifying, inexplicable creature had descended upon the skies above Tai'an City.

"Mount Wuji has collapsed! An unknown ferocious creature has been unleashed. Activate the defensive formation immediately!"

A powerful figure's voice pierced the sky.

Several powerful and transcendent forces, armed with supreme weapons, attacked Wuji Mountain. However, some unknown event occurred, causing many unknown ferocious creatures that had been dormant there to awaken and now pursue them all the way to Tai'an City.

With a "whoosh," the people around scattered and fled immediately. Jiang Yue also got separated from Sikong Qing in the chaotic crowd. After leaving the gambling stone venue, she met up with Xiao Taotie and quickly headed towards the mansion.

"Hehe, this time we really made a fortune!" Little Taotie's mouth was practically stretched to the back of its ears.

While Jiang Yue was gambling with the Wu family, it was also opening gambling dens outside, making a net profit of more than seven million mid-grade spirit stones, which can be described as making a fortune.

"roar……"

The roar of the mysterious ferocious creature shook the heavens and the earth, causing the clouds in all directions to vanish. The vast city of Tai'an trembled violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

Clearly, there was more than one unknown ferocious beast that chased them from Wuji Mountain to Tai'an City!

The terrifying atmosphere was overwhelming; screams echoed from all directions.

"What exactly did those powerful old monsters with supreme weapons do when they entered Wuji Mountain? Why did they attract so many unknown ferocious creatures?!" Jiang Yue frowned.

"boom!"

On the southern horizon, a tremendous surge of energy swept in, its chilling aura reaching the heavens. A powerful expert was locked in battle with a formidable, mysterious beast. Each collision was like a raging sea, with massive waves sweeping across the sky and the earth.

"What kind of creature is that? Even powerful experts couldn't kill it directly..."

Many people turned pale and fled in panic.

"Buzz"

The void trembled, and endless black mist spread across the horizon to the north of the city, vast and boundless, obscuring half the sky, heavy and oppressive.

"boom!"

From within the boundless black mist, a giant handprint emerged and reached down. Dozens of highly skilled elders were unable to resist and were instantly annihilated, their bodies and souls scattered into a mist of blood.

Those who witnessed this scene turned pale, their clothes soaked with cold sweat.

Those dozen or so people were all people who could be called ancestors of a sect. Their strength was beyond doubt. Even though their lifespans were not long, their cultivation and expertise throughout their lives were there for all to see. They were not invincible in the world, but to kill them all on the spot like that, you could not find one or two people in the whole world.

However, under that giant handprint, these dozen or so powerful individuals didn't even have the chance to put up a fight. They were directly annihilated and died a violent death, which was truly terrifying.

"boom!"

The terrifying handprint, its power undiminished, pressed down at a visible speed, unstoppable by anyone, causing devastating casualties.

"Zhengzheng opened his eyes..."

At the same time, on the horizon mountain to the east of the city, the sound of a zither resounded. The melody was beautiful and gentle, but the murderous intent contained within it was like a demon god descending to earth. Bright red blood flowers bloomed in that direction.

Those were people who died tragically amidst the sound of the piano...

In the dim light, one could see a graceful figure sitting alone atop the highest clouds, gently playing an ancient zither. The music was like the clang of swords, ringing out and solidifying, possessing a metallic texture and luster, spreading across the sky and causing a terrible massacre in Tai'an City in the blink of an eye.

This is a sound of slaughter, a solitary melody of the underworld played amidst death and annihilation, reaping the lives of countless masters in the city!

"boom!"

On the western horizon, an oppressive atmosphere surged forth, a vast blood mist covered the sky, a stench arose, blood rain poured down, and a mournful and shrill howl echoed throughout the world.

A massive, mountain-like demonic claw emerged from the crimson mist, its scales dense and green. In an instant, all the magnificent buildings in the western part of the city were reduced to dust.

"what……"

Those cultivators who failed to escape in time all met a violent end. Their screams could be heard from a great distance, sending chills down the spines of those who heard them.

"A peerless figure has made a move!"

No one knew who shouted that, but cultivators from all directions looked in the direction of the sound and saw two figures walking side by side in the west of the city, fighting their way up into the sky and engaging in a fierce battle with the unknown ferocious creature hidden in the blood mist. The sky in that direction seemed to be about to collapse and be torn apart.

At this moment, chaos reigned in every part of the city, with numerous ferocious creatures from Wuji Mountain clashing with the city's cultivators.

Things developed too suddenly. At this moment, no one in Tai'an City can escape unscathed. Whether they actively joined the battle or were forced to fight, they all had to fight with all their might without reservation.

At this moment, Tai'an City had been completely sealed off, and the void had been imprisoned by an unshakable force. They had no way out and could only fight to the death to have any chance of survival.

This was a brutal battle, and countless people died. The wide streets were piled high with corpses, including human cultivators and unknown ferocious creatures from Mount Wuji. The blood-stained ruins told future generations what had happened that day.

"What kind of place is Wuji Mountain? Why are there so many ferocious creatures there?!"

"Those transcendent powers, armed with supreme holy weapons, attacked Mount Wuji in their quest for the inheritance of the Ink Lord. We, who originated in Tai'an City, became innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire!"

"Where have all those people from the sacred Xuanmen sects and powerful clans gone? They were the ones attacking Wuji Mountain, why should we share the burden of this crisis?!"

This is truly an undeserved disaster. They were far away in Tai'an City, but now that Wuji Mountain has undergone changes, they have become the first to suffer misfortune.

On the other side, Jiang Yue was also fighting a bloody battle. She originally wanted to escape with Xiao Taotie, but the four directions around Tai'an City were blocked by the powerful Wuji Mountain monster, and she could not even cross the void.

"Those who entered Wuji Mountain must have accidentally wandered into the deepest part and disturbed their sleeping 'King,' otherwise it would have been impossible to cause such a big change!" Little Taotie said, expressing his guess.

"That must be the case." Jiang Yue nodded. She had entered Wuji Mountain before, and there were indeed many unknown ferocious creatures with strength comparable to peerless masters sleeping inside.

"If they have indeed entered the deepest part of Wuji Mountain, then they must have seen the 'Ink Book.' I wonder if they can bring it all out by simultaneously activating the supreme holy weapons. Has City Lord Nangong been rescued?"

Jiang Yue muttered to herself as she led the little Taotie through a fierce battle, successively slaying three or four unknown creatures.

Of course, these are all slightly weaker ferocious beasts, possessing combat power at the mid-stage of the Void Realm. Even with the "True Meaning of Wumu" operating at its maximum, they can barely give Jiang Yue a fighting chance.

"boom!"

Just then, a great tremor came from the horizon in the east of the city. A blazing light that pierced through the sky and the earth slashed horizontally toward the woman who sat alone in the clouds, her ten delicate fingers gently caressing the zither.

An immense pressure permeated all directions, causing everyone's mind to tremble and making them want to kneel down—a submission that originated from the depths of their souls.

"It's the oppressive aura of an ultimate holy weapon!"

"That's... the Gui family's Heaven-Burning Furnace!"

The entire city was in an uproar, praising the Gui family for their timely intervention.

"boom!"

At the same time, a dazzling light shot into the sky from the eastern horizon, its overwhelming divine power shaking the heavens and the surrounding area, almost causing everyone to collapse to the ground.

The music stopped, and the woman, whose true face was nowhere to be seen and whose celestial form was blurred, vanished at an incredible speed.

"It's the supreme holy weapon from Wuyang Mountain—the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda!"

"That's right, someone activated the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, forcing the woman who was playing the zither hidden in the clouds above Tai'an City to leave!"

"This is only a slight intimidation; it hasn't truly unleashed the supreme saintly power of the ultimate holy weapon."

Neither the Gui family's Heaven-Burning Furnace nor the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda of Wuyang Mountain truly unleashed the power of a saint; they merely released a wisp of pressure.

Even this mere wisp of pressure was enough to make many powerful figures tremble with fear. If they were to be revived without reservation and unleash their true saintly power, what kind of scene would that be?

"If it were a full-force, unreserved attack, it could absolutely cause the entire vast province of Huangzhou to crumble and sink in an instant!"

What terrifying power it is to cause an entire state to collapse and sink in an instant! It's simply unimaginable.

"boom!"

Another terrifying energy surge erupted, with auspicious light spreading across the sky, as if an ancient deity, which had been sleeping, had awakened and opened its eyes!

"It's the ultimate sacred weapon of Immortal Island—the Azure Mirror!"

Three supreme holy weapons appeared in succession, deterring the unknown ferocious creature from Wuji Mountain and bringing a brief respite to this bloody battle.

"Since we've already deployed top-tier weapons, we might as well annihilate those ferocious beasts in one fell swoop, rather than letting them return to the mountains!"

"You don't think this is all the potential of Wuji Mountain, do you? There are definitely untapped horrors within. Those transcendent powers who attacked Wuji Mountain were already offending us first. It's best for both sides to back down now, otherwise, none of us will have a good outcome!"

"That's right. Those transcendent powers wield supreme holy weapons, so even in the worst-case scenario, they at least have the ability to protect themselves. But it's different for us small sects."

Many people were whispering among themselves, but soon they all fell silent.

The atmosphere suddenly changed, and an indescribable sense of oppression filled everyone's hearts.

Outside Tai'an City, the four terrifying fiends who occupied the four directions of heaven and earth gathered together at this moment. In the center of the four shadows, a blurry figure appeared, with streams of law power flowing around it, naturally exuding an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure from the inside out.

Within Tai'an City, several long rainbows shot into the sky one after another, each wielding an ultimate holy weapon, forming a standoff with the great ferocity from Wuji Mountain.

During this time, there were fluctuations at the spiritual level, and the two seemed to be communicating with each other through their divine senses without speaking directly.

After a long while, everyone in the city heard a chilling, bone-piercing divine voice transmission.

—"Do not disturb our peace any longer; this is the final warning!"

It is unknown how the two sides reached a truce, but a huge black hole appeared, and all the great evil spirits from Wuji Mountain crossed the void and disappeared in the blink of an eye.