NABC Chapter 45 Breaking Through the Encirclement
Chapter 45 Breaking Through the Encirclement
Just as Hei Xiaohu was descending the mountain, a fierce battle was already raging on Pagoda Mountain.
Led by Niu Xuanfeng, a large group of demonic cult members marched toward the beam of light, a vast and imposing force searching the mountain.
Meanwhile, Tiaotiao led the rest of the group to surround the mountain, controlling each exit and preventing outsiders from entering or leaving.
The three swords combined successfully, and the location of the fourth sword's master was determined. Rainbow Cat and the others withdrew their power at the right time, and the beam of light in the air disappeared.
"Was that the Six Wonders Pavilion just now?"
Rainbow Cat had some knowledge of the major forces in the martial arts world, but not much. After putting away his Rainbow Sword, he asked the others.
"That's right, it's Liuqi Pavilion, Liuqi Pavilion in Huangshi Village. I've heard that Liuqi Pavilion has a divine physician with great abilities and superb medical skills. He has solved countless difficult and complicated diseases that others have been unable to treat."
Fang Xiu knew much more about this, not only because of the recovery of his memories, but also because as the owner of the Golden Whip Creek Inn, he would encounter all sorts of people from all walks of life. News traveled quickly in the inn, and before recovering his memories, he was concerned about Sally's identity as the Purple Cloud Sword Master, so Fang Xiu consciously collected all kinds of information.
"Rainbow Cat, the Demonic Cult is here! What do we do?"
Just then, Da Ben, who had been acting as a scout, returned and saw the Demonic Cult's forces searching the mountain, trying to force Hong Mao and his group out little by little.
Upon hearing this, Rainbow Cat pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone. Now that his injuries had healed, with the three swords combined and Da Ben and Fang Xiu as fresh forces, it was not impossible for them to fight the Demonic Sect head-on.
However, Rainbow Cat rejected this idea immediately. The Demonic Cult was powerful and numerous, while they only had five people in total. If any of them got hurt, it would be a huge loss.
The most important thing now is to find the remaining four swords and complete the seven-sword combination. Only then will it be time to fight the demonic sect to the death.
"Break out first! It's not time to fight the Demonic Sect to the death yet! Go to the Six Wonders Pavilion in Huangshi Village; that's where the Fourth Sword Master is!"
Three of the Seven Swords have already been reunited. Once the master of the fourth sword, the Rain Flower Sword, is found, the Seven Swords will be more than halfway complete, and the day of the final battle against the Demonic Sect will not be far off.
"Walk!"
Sally and Fang Xiu were more familiar with the terrain. With Sally leading the way, the five of them used their lightness skills to move in the same direction. Liuqi Pavilion was not close to here, and they would need to find some good horses to break through.
Of the five, Blue Rabbit and Sally were light and agile, Rainbow Cat was nimble, Big Ben was as fast as lightning, and Fang Xiu had a long internal energy, so he didn't need to breathe even while running. He and Sally moved through the forest and led the way.
The Demonic Cult had a large number of members, and they searched in groups of six. Once they found someone, they would send out a signal. Soon, Fang Xiu and his group saw a Demonic Cult henchman dressed in black ahead.
The six lackeys were far weaker than Fang Xiu and his group. Using their lightness skills, Hongmao and the others took advantage of their unpreparedness and flew over their heads one by one before continuing forward. However, they soon stopped because the intersection ahead was full of people from the Demonic Cult.
Unlike the previous six lackeys, the exit leading to the outside was filled with black-clad men from the Demonic Cult, including the powerful figures from Niu Xuanfeng's three halls, the pig-men under the deceased Zhu Wujie, and the monkey under the protector Tiaotiao. Even though some of them had followed Niu Xuanfeng into the mountains to search, there were still a considerable number outside, numbering in the hundreds.
"The outside is full of people from the Demonic Cult, Sally. Is this the only way?"
"This is the fastest way to get to Liuqi Pavilion; other directions take too long to go around."
Sally shook her head. The terrain of Baota Mountain is unique, with cliffs on one side. The fastest way to go to Huangshizhai Liuqige is from here. Other directions may take three or four times longer.
"Then let's charge out!"
Three or four times the time is too long. You should know that it wasn't just Hongmao and his group who saw Jingxing in the air; the people from the Demonic Sect also saw him. If they were allowed to get to the Six Wonders Pavilion ahead of time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Having decided on their next move, Rainbow Cat and the others sat down to regulate their internal energy and restore themselves to their best condition. Only Fang Xiu was unharmed; his internal energy was profound and recovered extremely quickly, and the little bit he had consumed had already been recovered.
"Leave the lead to me."
As the group recovered, Fang Xiu grabbed a tree trunk as thick as a man's waist with one hand, pulled it out, and then hurled it at the Demonic Sect members!
call out! !
The tree trunk flew like a cannonball. The instant it left his hand, Fang Xiu moved with it, lightly leaping onto the speeding trunk, standing on it with his hands behind his back, and together they flew towards the direction of the Demonic Sect!
"What is that?"
A loud whooshing sound came from above. The black-clad henchmen of the Demonic Sect looked up and saw a pillar-shaped object whistling through the air as it flew over their heads and into the center of their position.
boom!!
The tree trunk shattered upon impact, exploding like a cannonball. The nearest henchmen screamed in agony as fragments of the broken trunk pierced their bodies like projectiles.
"Aaaaaah!"
But this was just the beginning. Soon after, the temperature in the air dropped rapidly, and frost spread.
The landing site kicked up a cloud of dust, and white frost spread. Fang Xiu emerged from it, surrounded by a circle of demonic cult lackeys lying on the ground groaning. However, they soon ran out of strength to groan. White frost covered their bodies, and in an instant, all the groaning lackeys stopped breathing.
"Charge! Kill him!"
One of the henchmen who appeared to be the leader of the demonic sect saw Fang Xiu emerge from the smoke and immediately ordered everyone to attack and kill him!
Although startled by Fang Xiu's unusual appearance, the black-clad men of the Demonic Sect drew their weapons and charged at Fang Xiu under orders from their superiors.
Despite being called a lackey, the black-clad men of the Demonic Cult still possess considerable internal strength, though most of it was enhanced through external means, leaving them with no potential for further advancement.
Located deep within the Demonic Cult's territory, surrounded by members of the Demonic Cult from all directions, dozens of people rushed towards Fang Xiu at the same time.
With the blade almost within reach, Fang Xiu casually used his foot to pick up a large sword, gripped it in his hand, and channeled his powerful inner energy to disintegrate the sword into thousands of tiny fragments. The fragments did not fall to the ground but floated in mid-air.
Chi! ! !
Fang Xiu rotated his palm, and the fragments moved accordingly. The fragments, imbued with internal energy, transformed into ruthless harvesting weapons. After one move, the area around Fang Xiu was cleared away again, leaving only a pile of corpses on the ground.
Each corpse was riddled with tiny holes, and blood flowed from the wounds, freezing into ice before it traveled far.
Standing in the center of the horde of corpses, no one dared to approach Fang Xiu for a moment.
As Fang Xiu made his move, Hongmao and his group also broke through the encirclement, fighting their way in from the outside.
"Ah-xiu!"
Sally sent out a warning from afar, and Fang Xiu moved at the sound. Wherever he went, the henchmen of the Demonic Cult were either sent flying, their chests collapsed, their heads exploded, or their vests burst open, their internal organs blasted apart by the overwhelming palm force.
Before long, Fang Xiu reunited with Hong Mao and the others, and together they fought their way through the Demonic Sect's encirclement. Just as they were about to break through the Demonic Sect's encirclement, Tiao Tiao, the fake protector of the Demonic Sect, finally appeared in front of Fang Xiu and the others.
"Don't even think about running away! Take this!"
Jump Jump's sharp swordsmanship was aimed directly at Fang Xiu. As a qualified undercover agent, he couldn't just stand by and watch Rainbow Cat and the others break through without taking action; he would have no way to explain that to Black Heart Tiger.
Black Tiger is inherently suspicious. Apart from his own son, Black Little Tiger, he never fully trusts anyone else. After all these years, Jump Jump doesn't want to expose himself over a small matter.
Facing the oncoming longsword, Fang Xiu bravely met it with his bare hands. The clash of palms and sword produced a metallic clang. Tiao Tiao felt a tremendous force coming from the blade, and the longsword in his hand bent into a huge arc.
not good!
Jumping backwards with the force, his feet left several deep footprints on the ground to dissipate the impact.
"So strong!"
Jumping's hand holding the sword was trembling slightly. It wasn't that he hadn't fought opponents with superhuman strength before, like Niu Xuanfeng, who was also a natural-born superhuman. But Fang Xiu was far superior to Niu Xuanfeng, and he even had a feeling that the opponent wasn't using his full strength.
"Mysterious Nether Palm!"
A Xuanming Palm strike came flying through the air, and Tiao Tiao dodged it by sidestepping. But what stunned him was the barrage of palm strikes that Fang Xiu unleashed in succession, almost forming a continuous barrage in the air.
How is that possible?!
Even if Fang Xiu's internal strength is extremely profound, can his meridians withstand such a massive amount of internal strength mobilized in an instant?
The continuous palm strikes blocked all of Jump's escape routes. With nowhere to avoid them, he had no choice but to fight back. Jump had already prepared himself to be injured, but who would have thought that most of those palm strikes were just for show.
Watching Fang Xiu's retreating figure disappear into the distance, Tiao Tiao couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Illusion within reality, reality within illusion... the Purple Cloud Heart Sutra? Could he be the Purple Cloud Sword Master?"