On a narrow path, the brave emerge victorious, and the victor continues to live.

The Cliff Sword struck Zaochi's chest, its tip trembling. The hard stone armor could not withstand the cutting of the high-frequency sword, a burnt mark from the sword carved into the body, cauterizing flesh and hitting Zaochi's ribs, causing a shower of sparks to burst forth and extreme heat to rampage within.

The grade of the Cliff Sword ranked even above the Mo Wu Sword. Although seemingly unwieldy and with a flawed vibrating frequency, it was still capable of unleashing a terrifyingly sharp edge that could slice through anything.

However, at the same time, a Stone Spear struck directly at Jiang Li's head, the piercing sound of wind rushing into his ears as the spear's tip touched his cheek.

In terms of speed, Jiang Li was naturally faster, but Zaochi's physical strength was also extraordinarily formidable; his ribs were as tough as refined gold, able to block the Cliff Sword momentarily, which caused Jiang Li to be slightly delayed.

That moment brought both parties to a precarious balance.

As the Cliff Sword broke through the ribs and penetrated the innards, the Stone Spear penetrated Jiang Li's head—suddenly, blood mist and sparks mixed and obscured the figures of the two.

Both suffered injuries?

No!

The Stone Spear went through, but Jiang Li's head was still on his neck, leaving only a ferocious wound from left to right across his face, seemingly splitting it into upper and lower halves. Even his left ear was bleeding profusely.

The Stone Spear was off by an inch.

Zaochi had been deceived.

On his raised face, the gap between his brows opened once again, revealing a flickering blue light, eerie yet majestic, with strange fluctuations emanating from it.

From the beginning, Zaochi's aim had a slight but crucial error of about an inch, which Jiang Li created simply by tilting his head back. Neither Zaochi nor Jiang Zhuliu, who used the Gui Cang Positioning, noticed this.

The Stone Spear failed to take Jiang Li's life, but the Cliff Sword had already slashed into Zaochi's body, sword light emerging from the blade, transforming into the Great Circle Sword with sword energy continuously flowing within. A single strike seemed like a myriad of swords piercing from the chest directly to the Heavenly Spirit.

Pure white sword light burst from the seven apertures on Zaochi's head; the sword energy eruptions destroyed everything inside his enormous head.

At the same time, his organs were also incinerated by the extreme heat of the Flame Qi.

The second one.

Victory and life hung in an instant, which made Jiang Zhuliu's strikes seem belated.

Jiang Li, empowered by his Dragon and Snake Body for enhanced bodily functions and unmatched speed, killed Zaochi. During this, he used the Moluo Sword Manual for the fourth time to perform the Teleportation Technique, intending to dodge the attack from Jiang Zhuliu.

"However, a faint dark light also struck Jiang Li's shadow at that moment."

"Ha," he uttered abruptly with a laugh, his body stiffening momentarily.

'Short Fox?'

The term flashed across Jiang Li's mind, and with a slight thought, his body was covered in golden light, with Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

The 'Seeking Gods Records' states: There exists a creature in the river known as "evil spirit," also called "Short Fox," capable of sand-shooting and causing illness. Those hit will suffer tight muscles, headaches, fever, and in severe cases, death.

The Short Fox is a type of evil spirit insect that can sand-shoot shadows, causing sickness. It belongs to the lower ranks of Monster Clan Dao Fruits. Yet, at that moment, Jiang Li was also in a weakened state, making him momentarily paralyzed.

That moment led to Jiang Li taking a heavy hit.

An illusion, identical to the Divine Farmer's Cauldron, struck Jiang Li hard, akin to a small mountain colliding, the golden light from [Three Flowers Gathering at the Top] extinguishing upon contact, reverberating like a grand bell. Jiang Li was knocked several meters into the air, barely landing.

Golden Wind Jade Dew followed closely, aiming to end Jiang Li's life, but a crimson flash intercepted and devoured all attacks.

Xiao Tian had arrived.

He stood in front of Jiang Li, his fur flaming as he fixated on the three adversaries, especially the assassin who returned to the shadows.

Just now, in his struggle with Xiao Tian, he used his Dao Fruit ability, deceiving Jiang Li at a critical moment.

"Huo'er, are you truly betraying us?"

Yu Shuyan's face was ashen, her mood mirroring her recent defeats.

As she spoke, she and Jiang Zhuliu spread to the left and right, subtly encircling him, while the assassin's shadow lurked at the periphery, ready to strike.

Jiang Li had first traded injury for life, then took a blow from Jiang Zhuliu, with the left side of his body covered in blood, his shoulder and arm bones fractured. Once steadied, he again performed [Five Qi Chaoyuan] Refining Essence into Qi, forcibly refining True Qi and using Demon Cleansing True Qi to expel the alien energy.

There wasn't enough time to refine; he had to expel it all directly.

At the same time, he swallowed a few elixirs and rapidly digested them.

Hearing Yu Shuyan's reprimand, Xiao Tian let out a low growl and then focused intently, his eyes like rubies gloaming with dark brilliance, followed by an intense hostility.

Jiang Li had been continuously at his side, nurturing Xiao Tian's survival instincts with the Heart Demon Secret Sword, and since Xiao Tian's life was in the hands of both Jiang Li and Tianxuan, it was compelled to protect Jiang Li for survival.

Over time, Xiao Tian had become Jiang Li's dog.

"Second,"

Jiang Li leaned on the Cliff Sword, his eyes adorned with intricate patterns looking at the two, "Who will be next?"

Was it Yu Shuyan? Or Jiang Zhuliu? Or that assassin?

No one knew whose life Jiang Li would take next, just as they hadn't anticipated that he could kill two among five fifth-rank ambushers and schemers.

Yu Shuyan and Jiang Zhuliu's expressions remained grim, yet their hearts couldn't help but waver slightly, a sensation that also affected their True Qi, allowing Jiang Li to perceive it.

"On the brink of death, yet you still talk tough," Jiang Zhuliu sneered, "We are now in the West Beauty Mirror of Kunxu Immortal Palace; even if you can escape from our hands, you will never escape from the mirror world."

"The West Beauty Mirror is in the hands of the Fourth Palace Master; even if you leave, you can't escape the palm of the Fourth Palace Master's hand," Yu Shuyan said grimly.

These two were verbally assaulting Jiang Li while already boosting their True Qi, ready to strike once more.

Jiang Li had killed two people but was also seriously injured, nearly at the end of his strength. In fact, it could be said that from the beginning, Jiang Li was in an extremely dangerous situation, which is why he had forcefully slain Da Feng and Zaochi.

Even if the outcome of the fight was not favorable for Jiang Zhuliu, the advantage was still his.

But Jiang Li was not affected by the demoralization of these two.

'Elder Tianpeng should be pursuing the Fourth Palace Master of Kunxu Immortal Palace. She is unable to intervene due to this and several other reasons, which is why Yu Shuyan and others are dealing with me.'

'By killing enemies, I can protect myself and lessen Yuan Xi's worry when he makes a move...'

Although he was unable to get involved in the struggles among those of the fourth rank, his own safety was crucial for Tianxuan's morale. The more secure Jiang Li was, the less Tianxuan had to worry about, and it could also better facilitate his escape.

"If the Fourth Palace Master of the Immortal Palace were willing to act personally, why would she need you?"

Jiang Li scoffed, "As for leaving, when I'm choking you by the neck, squeezing your lives, let's see if she will let me out."

His face was covered in blood, his body seriously hurt, and his left side was nearly numb, but he still did not show any sign of weakness; instead, his aura continued to rise.

People, once dead, have nothing, but as long as they are alive, anything is possible.

Fortunately, what Jiang excels at the most is staying alive.

"The third one."

He gripped the Cliff Sword tightly, gloom twinkling in his eyes. The moonlight suddenly vanished, and darkness enveloped everything around.

Visualizing the darkness, using the Moluo Sword Manual to transform it into reality, was like the Xiyi Sword Skill, instantly taking away the sight.

However, this scene was merely an illusion, not directly affecting the perception like the Xiyi Sword Skill, and its power was lesser, but for the enemies at the moment, whose nerves were tightly strained, it was enough to cause confusion.

"Gui Cang Positioning."

Jiang Zhuliu decisively repositioned Jiang Li, seizing his position, but before he could act, a sword light flashed suddenly.

Great Circle Sword Qi shot out from Zaochi's skull, the sword light cutting across. Jiang Li himself was channeling True Qi into the Cliff Sword, causing the ground to rumble and numerous stone swords to burst from the earth.

"Yucang Sea."

Jiang Zhuliu appeared amidst a torrential flood, with star constellations behind him, startlingly embodying the Star God's Divine Dao Fruit, and from its aura, it seemed it wasn't of the Fire Attribute but rather of the Water Attribute.

The tidal waves roared and smashed the stone swords, hard to approach his body. Jiang Zhuliu lifted both palms, and a tidal wave surged skyward, blocking the sword light directly.

The collision of the Sword Qi and the flood wave was fierce; the turbulent waves spun rapidly, entangling the sword light, while Jiang Zhuliu again circulated his True Qi, manifesting the Innate Eight Qi—

His depletion was the least, and the strength he retained was also the strongest. If Jiang Li were to be defeated, he would be the main force.

And Jiang Li's strikes were to avoid Jiang Zhuliu, while the assassin was elusive and hard to deal with; naturally, Yu Shuyan was the best target.

"Owooooo!"

A loud cry came; it was Xiao Tian attacking furiously, consuming the tidal flow, igniting the Three Calamities of wind, fire, and soldiers into a storm colliding with the flood.

"Boom!"

The storm and the flood collided fiercely, causing countless shattered stones; the Qi Force flowed wildly. The flood, after being absorbed by Xiao Tian, was still able to suppress the Three Calamities. The Qi Tomb from the Jiang family gave Jiang Zhuliu a tremendous advantage in power, just in terms of quantity alone, Jiang Li couldn't even match him.

After all, he was of fifth rank, while Jiang Li was only the sixth rank.

However, Xiao Tian had entangled him.

At this moment, Jiang Li was quickly approaching Yu Shuyan, a dazzling sword light appearing in the darkness.

"Boom!"

The storm also surged at this moment, and in the shadow of the dark, Mo's sword energy, like a raging river, surged forth; the assassin showed his hand-to-hand combat move for the first time—Mo Sect Swordsmanship.

Although unnamed, it was definitely a sword technique from the Mo Sect.

This assassin actually indeed came from the Mo Sect.

Mo's sword energy and the dazzling sword light crisscrossed, Jiang Li's sudden outburst of aggression was intercepted by the assassin, but the sword light was illusory-like, passing through Mo's sword energy.

Another fake?

Reflecting on previous experiences, such a guess flashed in his mind, but in the next moment, Yu Shuyan's face showed shock.

This sword light was not substantial, but nor was it a false illusion; it was Sword Intent!

The sword light was brilliant, dazzling, a stroke that cut through the heart and soul, precisely the Heavenly Escape Sword Skill.

In this moment, Jiang Li's Divine Intent and Sword Intent merged, cleaving soul and spirit with a sword—part of the One of the Escapee, vast and formless. The sword struck into Yu Shuyan's vision, causing her to exclaim in shock, "the law—"

A sword that cuts through heart and soul, wasn't this the special move from the Lawless Freedom?

But this thought had just arisen when it was severed, and the Sword Intent had already invaded her heart.

At that moment, a flash of light surrounded them, the heavens and earth spun, casting everyone out.

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