The legend begins with becoming a white deer.

Qi Ji did not immediately enter the town, but instead found a high vantage point with a good view to observe.

This was the first time he had witnessed a battle between human groups since he came into this world.

What attracted him most was the fight between Lin Qin and a middle-aged man with red hair.

"Those two guys are really strong."

Qi Ji's eyes reflected the two figures.

In the floodwaters, two figures collided with lightning speed.

The middle-aged man with red hair held a large, blood-red knife. The blade reflected the murky water, and each swing of the knife produced a sharp, tearing sound as it ripped through the air.

His footsteps tread on floating planks, half-submerged rooftops, and even directly on the crests of surging waves, his figure elusive like a ghost.

This was clearly the martial arts lightness skill that Qi Ji understood.

On the other side, Lin Qin wielded a long steel sword and moved at an astonishing speed.

The sword flashed like a bolt of lightning, precisely parrying every slash of blood that came with it.

The two fought and moved, leaping from the rooftops of East Street to the broken walls of West Street, and then falling from the broken walls into waist-deep floodwaters. Before the water splashed up from their feet had even settled, their figures had already appeared dozens of meters away.

"Is this the martial arts of this world? How interesting."

This was the first time Qi Ji had witnessed such a human battle, and it was far more captivating than any martial arts movie he had seen in his previous life. Qi Ji watched with rapt attention.

He had seen the kidnappers who had abducted Yuan Yao and the hunters of Qinghe Town before, but they were like toddlers learning to walk in front of these two.

Each clash of swords produced a deafening roar, and a faint, invisible aura emanated from both of them.

This shockwave acted like an invisible force, causing their speed to surge instantly and their strength to increase several times over.

Where the blast wave swept, the floodwaters were cleaved into a ravine, and the nearby ruins collapsed as if they were made of paper.

They had long since broken away from their respective subordinates' fighting range and were now engaged in a fierce battle in the deserted center of the town.

After dozens of rounds, the two of them did not slow down at all; on the contrary, they became faster and faster.

Suddenly, Xue Dao slashed horizontally, forcing Lin Qin back, and stomped his foot hard, crashing into a two-story building that had not yet completely collapsed like a cannonball.

Lin Qin followed closely behind, her longsword piercing straight into Xue Dao's back.

"Boom!"

The two of them crashed into the house together.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening crash came from inside the house. The sharp wind, like countless invisible blades, instantly tore the entire house apart from the inside. Wood chips, bricks, and muddy floodwaters mixed together and shot into the sky, forming a huge curtain of water that splashed in all directions.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the two figures charged out again, clashing once more in mid-air.

"Blood Blade!"

The moment Lin Qin landed, her longsword pointed diagonally at the ground, her voice icy: "Why are you here within the borders of the Bilin Kingdom?"

Blood Blade flicked the water droplets off his broadsword, his red hair dancing wildly in the wind, a haughty and disdainful smile on his face: "The world is vast, I can go wherever I want. Who do you think you are, to have the right to interfere in my affairs?"

"I have no right to interfere in world affairs."

Lin Qin sneered and slightly raised the tip of her sword.

"But as a wanted criminal jointly pursued by various countries, and one of the ten most notorious villains in the martial arts world, now that I have seen you, there is no reason for me to ignore you."

"The Ten Greatest Villains?"

Blood Blade burst into laughter as if he had heard a funny joke.

"I didn't expect anyone to still remember this old-fashioned title. But if you, a guy from the Bilin Kingdom, want to interfere in my affairs, you'd better be prepared to pay with your life."

Before he finished speaking, the aura around Blood Blade suddenly surged, becoming half again as strong as before. The dark red energy seemed to tangibly wrap around his greatsword, making the entire Blood Blade exude a chilling killing intent.

Lin Qin's expression instantly turned extremely solemn.

"I was just teasing you."

Blood Blade licked his chapped lips, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes: "Now, I'm getting serious."

As soon as he finished speaking, Blood Blade's figure disappeared from the spot.

This time, he was much faster than before!

"clang!"

A louder collision than any before rang out. Lin Qin hastily parried with her sword, but was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a broken pillar and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Lin Qin was greatly alarmed.

He knew he had underestimated Blood Blade. The title of one of the Ten Great Villains was indeed well-deserved. Even though Blood Blade was the weakest of the Ten Great Villains, his strength far exceeded his imagination.

Without giving Lin Qin any chance to catch her breath, Xue Dao flashed and chased after her, his broadsword slashing down like a storm, each strike carrying immense force, the wind from the blade stinging Lin Qin's cheeks.

Lin Qin gritted her teeth and used all her strength to parry with her longsword.

But under the increasingly rapid and fierce attacks of the Blood Blade, he quickly fell into a complete disadvantage, the sword light became dimmer and dimmer, and the wounds on his body became more and more numerous.

"This is not good."

Qi Ji quietly took in all of this.

He had basically assessed the situation.

This red-haired, blood-bladed man is clearly much stronger than Lin Qin. If the fight continues like this, it won't be long before Lin Qin is killed.

Meanwhile, the battle between the two sides' troops remained deadlocked, with neither side having the upper hand.

But once Blood Blade finishes off Lin Qin and is free to deal with her, the outcome of this battle will be a foregone conclusion.

With his keen senses, Qi Ji heard every word of Lin Qin and Xue Dao's conversation.

Although Qi Ji didn't know much about the so-called "Ten Villains," just hearing the name and the undisguised bloodthirsty aura emanating from Blood Blade, Qi Ji could guess that this was definitely a ruthless and bloodthirsty demon who despised life.

His gaze swept across every corner of the town.

Many corpses dressed in ordinary people's clothes floated in the murky floodwaters.

Some of them were elderly, some were children, and most of them had wounds on their bodies and their faces still showed signs of fear.

This wasn't a case of drowning; barring any unforeseen circumstances, these people were all killed by Blood Blade and his men.

Qi Ji's eyes turned cold.

In his past life, what he hated most were people who indiscriminately killed innocent people and were cruel and bloodthirsty. No one had provoked him, yet he would viciously kill them.

In this life, in order to obtain the [Legendary Spirit Points], being kind to others is Qi Ji's guiding principle.

Not to mention that Lin Qin is related to that girl Yuan Yao. If he hadn't seen it, that would have been fine, but now that he has, Qi Ji can't just stand by and watch him die here, for both reason and emotion.

Qi Ji looked down at the wooden basket in his mouth.

The baby seemed to have cried itself out and was now sleeping soundly, completely undisturbed by the fighting outside.

Qi Ji lightly leaped onto a higher, relatively safe hillside, carefully placed the wooden basket in a sheltered corner, and used some branches to shield the basket from the wind to ensure it wouldn't be blown askew.

"Little one, stay here and behave yourself. I have some things to do."

After speaking, Qi Ji raised his head and looked once again at the white figure fighting a bloody battle in the center of the town.

He took a deep breath, exerted force with all his limbs, and his figure shot forward in a flash, leaping into the floodwaters inside the town in a few bounds.