Chapter 12: Thirteenth Elder, Gui Ying! [3]

"Why can't we catch up with the bastard!?"

"It's only one man!"

"If we don't find him, the thirteenth elder will kill us!"

Yu Chen could hear the black robe men's loud clamoring.

In the cluster of trees 25li* from the black-robed men, Yu Chen, Xiao Feng, and Tuxuan can be seen trying to conceal themselves by regulating their breathing.

"Young master, I'll hold them off quickly and run north to Xi'an town. It is the area of the only branch family of the Qin Dukedom. The demonic cultivators don't dare to enter." Tuxuan suddenly said.

"But what about you, Tuxuan?" Yu Chen questioned as he hugged Xiao Feng closely.

Hearing his young master worry for him, Tuxuan became caught up in his Young master's complex dimension.

Looking at his face, Yu Chen could tell what this eccentric butler was thinking.

'Hah! Not this weird thing again,' Yu Chen thought, at a loss for words at this adult before him.

An unexpected voice spoke out before Yu Chen could call Tuxuan out of his dimension.

"Hoho, what do we have here?" one of the black robe men said. Hearing an unfamiliar voice that didn't belong to Yu Chen or Xiao Feng, Tuxuan immediately snapped out of his dimension.

"They're he-" Before the black robe man could inform his companions, a long sword with a blue glow came crashing down his throat.

"Kyaha," the black-robed man tried to speak, but no words came out, only a choked sound. Blood oozed out from his throat, and with bulging pupils, the black robe men fell.

Yu Chen was too stunned to speak at this point. Wasn't he just now, all in his dimension?

But never the less, he was yet again amazed at this man's skill and ruthlessness.

But it was already too late because the other black robe men knew them from the sound of gagging and Shinng of a sword.

Cultivators have keen senses, so it is not surprising that they were aware of the trio despite the masking of their breath and the fast reaction time of Tuxuan to silence the previous black robe man.

"The sound came from the north!" another black robe man said as they rushed towards the trio's direction.

"Young master, hurry to the next town and wait for me there!" Tuxuan said as he took off in the opposite direction, intending to divert the attention of the black robe men.

"Gege….Xiao Feng is scared," Xiao Feng said, quivering in Yu Chen's arms. Yu Chen, who saw this, couldn't help but hug him closer.

"It's going to be ok, Xiao Feng. Mom and Dad will meet us in the town ahead. So we have to go there, ok?" Yu Chen said to Xiao Feng reassuringly.

'Shinng!' a dagger at an incredible speed was heading for Yu Chen and Xiao Feng.

Yu Chen realized this and tried to react fast, but because of his lack of experience and technique, he couldn't avoid it entirely and was injured in the shoulder.

"Kuaagh!" Yu Chen groaned in pain as he coughed up a mouthful of blood. He couldn't muster the strength to stand, so he could only kneel with Xiao Feng in his hand.

"Gege!!" Xiao Feng cried out in terror. Seeing that the black-robe man injured his brother, Xiao Feng exited his brother's arm and stood before him.

"Don't touch my Gege!" Xiao Feng shouted as he took a protective stance before Yu Chen.

Witnessing this, Yu Chen was shocked. Just a moment ago, Xiao Feng was quivering in fear, and now, to protect him, he overcame his fear! Yu Chen was teary.

'Don't worry, little cub, Gege will protect you to his last breath,' Yu Chen thought determinedly.

"Haha, San ge*, you heard that? The little wimp is threatening you!" one of the men laughed mockingly at the other man called San Ge.

"Fuck off, Er ge*!" the man called the third brother retorted as he looked at the man called Er ge threateningly, but the man called Er ge only laughed his ass off.

"Oh? And can you stop me? I am going to kill you and then kill your gege!" the man menacingly said, mocking Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng, who was not afraid because he had to protect his brother from these evil men, stood undeterred with resoluteness.

Both men who saw this were struck to their core. Xiao Feng is a little kid who looks like he hasn't yet weaned.

"This aura!" the man called San Ge said in shock.

"We need to get rid of this kid before he does something unexpected," the man called Er Ge said as he charged at Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng, who saw this, stood unfettered, even knowing that he could not beat this man at peak level seven; even so, he changed his stance, ready to attack.

'I must protect my Gege!' Xiao Feng thought with resoluteness.

"Sun Blaze!" Xiao Feng yelled as an ample amount of fireball with intense flame rushed out from his right palm, heading straight for the man charging toward him.

The man easily deflected Xiao Feng's level three fire attack and charged at him acceleratedly; Xiao Feng closed his eyes, awaiting his doom.

Before the man could touch Xiao Feng's hair, the ambiance instantly dropped to 0 degrees.

XiaoFeng, who realized that he hadn't felt pain for some time, slowly opened his eyes. And what he saw had him in wonder and fear.

The man who was charging at him just now was now a human popsicle with blood trickling down on the many pieces of ice that punctured holes in his body.

Witnessing this familiar white-like ice power, Xiao Feng immediately whipped his head behind him, and what he saw had him shivering in fear.

Yu Chen, injured minutes ago, stood firmly with an overwhelming power oozing from his body.

His eyes were as gray as the full moon. His crease's bright blue cinnabar mole was now a gray crescent moon. He looked like an otherworldly being.

This overwhelming power sends fear into the persons witnessing this otherworldly power. After registering what had just happened, the man called San Ge is paralyzed in shock.

"Er ge*!!" he yelled.

"I WANT YOU DEAD!!!!" the San Ge yelled in fury. Powerful spiritual energy emitting from this body caused a turbulent atmosphere. Making it hard for Xiao Feng was having trouble breathing.

Seeing this, Yu Chen hurriedly used his ice barrier to protect his little brother. He walked before Xiao Feng.

"Xiao Feng, thanks a lot, little brother. Now I will protect you," Yu Chen said with the brightest smile he ever gave someone. Xiao Feng, who saw this, was in a daze.

"Gege," Xiao Feng whispered as Yu Chen walking out from the barrier to face his opponent

"TURBULENT WAVE, BREATHLESS WIND, DIE!!!" the man called San Ge yelled. A chaotic wave and a strong storm of wind swirls and eddies as its bulk moves towards Yu Chen's barrier.

Stepping outside the barrier, Yu Chen breathed to relax his nerves as he gathered the power from his surroundings.

In an instant, Yu Chen created an ice storm with tremendous pressure, causing the trees to uproot and the earth to open.

"Raging Ice Storm!" Yu Chen shouted, raising both arms as if pushing the raging ice storm to his opponent.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

Yu Chen and his opponent yelled as the raging ice storm, turbulent waves, and breathless wind collided, causing a vast outburst.

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"I should have killed you eighteen years ago if I knew you would grow so strong!" Gui Ying said as he vomited a mouthful of fresh blood.

"You!? Are you worthy!?" Li Jie responded as he continued his attacks two-fold on the battered and tattered Gui Ying.

Li Jie was almost out of star power, injured, and kept attacking fiercely. With every attack, he would aim for Gui Ying's vital parts.

"You!? You think you can destroy me!? Hahaha! What wishful thinking!" Gui Ying shouted as a black aura erupted from his body, and a shadow portal appeared beneath his feet.

"Husband! Don't let him finish his summons!" Jia Li shouted as she fended off an attack from Thaelia. Li Jie heard his wife yell.

"Foolish! How dare you get distracted when fighting me!" Thaelia remarked as she delivered a direct blow to Jia Li.

Jia Li, who did not get a chance to block, received the blow directly to her stomach, sending her a few li's back into a tree.

'Thud!' With a heavy hit, she fell from the tree onto her stomach.

"Jia Li!" Li Jie called out, attempting to run toward Jia Li, but a vague figure flashed before him before he could advance, delivering a powerful kick to his chest.

Li Jie, whose reaction time was seconds slow, received a powerful hit, sending him a few more li than Jia Li.

"Li Jie!" Jia Li cried out as she tried to stand on her feet. But the blow she received was too heavy, injuring her heavily.

She made an effort to push herself to stand up, attempting to use the tree as leverage, but before she could make an effort to push her body up, a heavy force on her back ceased her movement.

"Where do you think you're going!?" Thaelia asked as she stomped down on Jia Li's back more forcefully.

"Kuaa! Guagh!" Jia Li groaned in pain.

Meanwhile, the humanoid creature Gui Ying summoned was beating Li Jie badly.

"Kuaaagh! Kuah!" Li Jie screamed in agony as Gui Ying broke one of his hands.

"I want you to know what it feels like to want to die but can't! I want you to." An overwhelming force erupted before Gui Ying could finish talking, and the forest shook.

Everyone within that vicinity, not killed just from the immense coercion, was smashed and rooted to the ground, unable to move even their pinkies.

"Ahh!"

"Kuaaaaargh"

"Ahhhhh!!! This....this!!! Ahhh!"

"Kuahh!!"

"Ahhhh!"

Screams and cries of agony could be heard from the battle zone, all around and within the area.