Raising his head again and looking at Wang Junze, Yuan Shouyi's face instantly twisted into a snarl.

"Wang Junze, you deserve to die! I should have strangled you with my own hands back then!"

Hatred surged like a tidal wave!

From the high and mighty City Lord of Jubei City to now being forced to surrender to the Deserters, nearly reduced to a prisoner, how could Yuan Shouyi not be filled with hate!

If he had known it would come to this, he should have killed this useless creature directly when Wang Junze failed to open his veins, sparing all the troubles that followed.

"The one who deserves to die is you!"

With an indifferent expression, Wang Junze replied coldly, "As the City Lord of Jubei City, your concern has never been about protecting the land and its people, but about power struggles. Facing the invasion of the Deserters, you first intentionally betrayed Princess Changlin, then colluded with the Four Symbols Sect and Prince Yu to annihilate the Profound Moon Sword Sect... finally surrendering to the Deserters."

"Yuan Shouyi, ask yourself honestly, is it you or I who deserves to die?"

From the beginning, Wang Junze never intended to target this City Lord of Jubei City. If the other party had even a trace of conscience, they would never have reached such a point.

"Hahahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shouyi burst into laughter, "Victory and defeat, that's all it is. How I conduct myself is nothing a mere child like you is qualified to judge."

His eyes flickered with a trace of maddened killing intent, Yuan Shouyi said chillingly, "It's not too late now; by killing you, I can still live well!"

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Shouyi flipped his wrist, and a pair of short halberds abruptly appeared in his hands, slashing fiercely towards Wang Junze.

With his escape route cut off, Yuan Shouyi, now resembling a frenzied tiger, struck with a killing move.

Putting aside his character, Yuan Shouyi's strength was still extremely terrifying. Even after all these years in power, he has never given up on honing his own strength, especially in a desperate fight like this, where he unleashed all his potential, ruthless and unmatched.

This blow, Wang Junze simply couldn't block.

However, facing Yuan Shouyi now wasn't just Wang Junze alone.

Almost at the moment the opponent made the move, Luo Qingxuan's sword had already been drawn, intervening ahead of Wang Junze and clashing with Yuan Shouyi's short halberd.

If it were at her peak, given Luo Qingxuan's talent, even if Yuan Shouyi's realm were higher, she might not lose. However, Luo Qingxuan had been engaged in battle for a long time, with at most five or six tenths of her strength left. Under such circumstances, facing Yuan Shouyi, she naturally fell to a disadvantage in an instant.

The short halberd broke through the sword light, True Qi erupted, instantly shaking off the sword in Luo Qingxuan's hand, taking advantage of the blow to strike her left arm.

This was only because Luo Qingxuan reacted quickly, retreating half a step. Had she not, her entire arm might have been cut off.

Meanwhile, Wang Junze finally seized an opportunity, launching a sword from behind, directly targeting Yuan Shouyi's vital point.

"Clang!"

In a split second, Yuan Shouyi turned aside and swung his halberd towards the sword edge, producing a crisp sound, instantly forcing Wang Junze back as he spewed blood from his mouth, suffering serious injuries in a single blow.

Too strong!

The power of the Divine Travel Realm was fully displayed at this moment, seemingly foretelling the outcome of this battle.

Those observing the fight from afar couldn't help but shudder intensely in their hearts.

Zhou Dongfei almost couldn't restrain himself, wanting to intervene and save them.

But thinking of the life and death of many sect disciples hinging on his decision, stepping forward was simply impossible. Luo Bingyun was biting her lip hard, almost to the point of tears.

This battle was simply unfair.

But... there's never been true fairness in this world. The Profound Moon Sword Sect, now weakened, is forced to accept this unequal gamble.

Every disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect present felt overwhelming shame in their hearts.

Once one of the Four Great Celestial Sects, now forced into such a dire situation—had they been stronger, trained more diligently, perhaps the situation wouldn't have turned out this way.

If Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan truly died in this battle, they would live in regret for the rest of their lives.

Yuan Shouyi didn't care what others thought. His only thought now was to kill Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan.

This was both his only path to survival and his obsession!

The short halberd swung again, exuding a terrifying killing intent, straight at Luo Qingxuan.

Although he wanted to kill Wang Junze more, it was obvious that Luo Qingxuan posed a greater threat to him. As long as he killed Luo Qingxuan, Wang Junze would be of no concern.

Hum!

The sword edge trembled slightly, and a brilliant moonlight emanated from Luo Qingxuan.

At the moment of crisis, Luo Qingxuan once again chose to burn her essence blood and divine soul in a desperate fight. Facing Yuan Shouyi, one couldn't have a chance for victory without the courage to face life and death.

The sword light and the short halberd intersected, and in an instant, the two had exchanged dozens of moves.

In such a frenzied exchange, Wang Junze had no chance to intervene, only able to stare dead at Yuan Shouyi, searching for a moment to strike.

"Poof!"

After another clash, Luo Qingxuan finally exhausted her strength, exchanging a desperate move with Yuan Shouyi. Luo Qingxuan's sword edge pierced Yuan Shouyi's abdomen, but in return, her own body was pierced by the short halberd, leaving her with no strength to resist.

"Hahaha, Saintess Xuan Yue? Barely worth mentioning!"

Though severely wounded himself, Yuan Shouyi remained indifferent.

Luo Qingxuan's sword had hurt him but hadn't hit any vital points, wasn't fatal. In contrast, Luo Qingxuan was now barely breathing, clearly beyond saving.

The only remaining obstacle was Wang Junze, merely at the Heaven-Stepping level. Even in his wounded state, Yuan Shouyi was confident he could prevail.

"Qingxuan!"

Seeing Luo Qingxuan fall, Luo Bingyun couldn't stop tears from flowing, instinctively wanting to rush over, but was held tightly by Zhou Dongfei.

"Zhou Dongfei!!! Qingxuan, she's dying!"

With a trace of anger in her eyes, Luo Bingyun bit fiercely on Zhou Dongfei's arm, crying out in rage.

"Don't rush... there's still a chance!"

Ignoring Luo Bingyun's anger, Zhou Dongfei lowered his voice and spoke solemnly.

This statement, in the ears of others, was naturally thought to refer to the outcome of this battle, but Luo Bingyun instantly understood.

Life and Death Contract!

Between Luo Qingxuan and Wang Junze, there was a Life and Death Contract. If Luo Qingxuan truly died, Wang Junze would certainly have perished as well. Conversely... no matter how severe Luo Qingxuan's wounds, as long as Wang Junze lived, there was still a chance to use the Life and Death Contract to save her.

The key now was still whether Wang Junze could, in such a desperate situation, kill Yuan Shouyi and survive!

Although it's difficult, however... Wang Junze has already created many miracles along the way, perhaps he might just have the hope of carving out another path to survival.

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