Chapter 94: The Most Vile Enemy
The sense of oppression brought by Wan Yan was incredibly intense,
whether it was the aura he displayed now or the power he demonstrated by casually killing an Innate Martial Artist with one slash, enough to leave many Innate Martial Artists with lingering fear.
As Wan Yan stood up,
everyone couldn’t help but take a step back.
There was a touch of mockery in Wan Yan’s smile as he set his gaze on Gu Zhan in the crowd, softly saying, "Gu Zhan, you’re really quite impressive. It’s just a pity your luck isn’t good. If you were born in Yunzhou, we’d definitely be back-to-back comrades. But now, the one I want to kill the most is you!"
Gu Zhan’s expression was calm, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he said, "Wan Yan, stop putting on airs. If you had the ability to kill all of us, you would have done it directly long ago. Why waste words here?"
"Indeed," Wan Yan said dismissively, glancing at the crowd, "a dozen Innate Martial Artists, I really can’t kill them all. However, it’s no problem to kill for pleasure!"
While speaking, Wan Yan stretched lazily and said, "Speaking of which, ever since coming to Linjiang City, I’ve been suppressing myself. I haven’t had a good fight. Gu Zhan, you’re a very useful blade, very sharp. The only downside is that you’re disobedient. So, today... let’s start with you!"
Before the words fell, Wan Yan reached out with both hands, and two daggers flew out from his sleeves. With his hands spread open, the daggers floated above his palms, his hair stirring as silver streams seemed to flow.
The two daggers began to buzz eagerly as if impatient to drink blood.
"All together now!"
Gu Zhan could sense Wan Yan’s murderous intent towards him and immediately shouted, charging forward, the Horizontal Saber in his hand emitting a hum.
Wan Yan smiled slightly, one of his daggers shot out, transforming into a streak of light, looking like a meteor streaking through the night sky!
"Clang"
The dagger shot towards him, Gu Zhan swung his saber to block, creating a fierce hum, and a notch opened up on the Horizontal Saber, sparks flying in all directions.
The tremendous impact left Gu Zhan’s arm numb, and the hand gripping the saber hilt was skinned open, his whole body uncontrollably retreating frantically.
At the same time, the other dagger also shot out swiftly, its momentum shattering all the leaves in a several-foot radius, the like silk or cotton fragments trailing a straight line ending right where Gu Zhan was still unsteady.
Gu Zhan gritted his teeth, crazily swinging the Horizontal Saber, saber qi surging, manifesting with thunderous force.
This slash was the third cut of Celestial Inquiry Three Slashes,
he dared not hold back in the slightest,
Wan Yan was simply too strong, so strong that Gu Zhan felt deeply anxious, this was the strongest enemy he had faced for a long time, bar none.
He had mastered the Profound Tier Middle Grade Celestial Inquiry Three Slashes,
and had brought many martial arts skills to the Peak of Perfection Realm, always easily surpassing levels in battle,
but now, facing Wan Yan,
he felt bouts of helplessness,
Wan Yan’s strength was at least at the Innate Sixth Layer!
Celestial Inquiry Three Slashes,
each saber light was so sharp and fierce, tearing the air, cutting through imagined hills and starry skies, forming a tightly woven web of saber slashes.
Yet, faced with the effortlessly wielded daggers,
Gu Zhan found it hard to contend,
his Horizontal Saber carving out notches with each slice, barely managing to deflect the dagger.
However, the two daggers spun in the air, gracefully returning to Wan Yan’s hands,
in the next instant,
Wan Yan gripped the daggers and lightly tapped his foot, appearing before Gu Zhan like a bat in the midnight.
The daggers’ blade light broke through the night,
Gu Zhan didn’t dare to take it head-on, quickly retreating, shouting towards the Innate Martial Artists from the Six Great Families, "What the hell are you all waiting for, attack together!"
Immediately, Second Master Wu, accompanied by two Innate Martial Artists from the Wu Family, charged forward, swiftly swinging their swords,
but just as Second Master Wu was about to strike,
Wan Yan’s group of Personal Guards moved in from the pavilion’s edge, two Innate Martial Artists directly blocking Second Master Wu, while another group blocked the other two Wu Family Innate Martial Artists.
Second Master Wu, facing two opponents, couldn’t break free, hurriedly shouting to others, "Quick, surround and kill Wan Yan!"
Yet, to Second Master Wu’s near-heartbreaking fury, Liu Zifang, leading members of the other Five Great Families, collectively charged at Wan Yan’s team of Personal Guards.
Liu Zifang even audibly stated, "Lord Gu, hold on, after dealing with Wan Yan’s guards, we’ll come to aid you!"
Second Master Wu was so enraged he almost died on the spot, shouting angrily, "Liu Zifang, you damn..."
But before he could finish, it was cut off by the enemy’s fierce attack.
Meanwhile, Liu Zifang’s group, consisting of over a dozen Innate Martial Artists, appeared very stressed despite facing only four or five Innate Martial Artists leading twenty to thirty Postnatal Martial Artists in the Personal Guard team.
On the other side, battling Wan Yan, Gu Zhan’s face was grim,
Wan Yan was incredibly strong,
so strong that in just a few rounds of close combat, Gu Zhan already had multiple injuries on his body.
Gu Zhan was struggling to respond,
while in contrast, Wan Yan remained relaxed,
he crafted magic formulas with his hands, controlling the two daggers with True Qi at high speeds through the night, unleashing ferocious sword momentum in rapid succession.
"Gu Zhan, sometimes, the enemy in front isn’t the most detestable one, the most detestable enemy often comes from betrayal!"
Wan Yan leaped forward with the daggers, aiming to strike down at Gu Zhan.
"Clang"
A loud sound echoed, and the already damaged Horizontal Saber in Gu Zhan’s hand broke apart.
His arm trembled slightly, blood streaming, grabbing the remaining half of the Horizontal Saber and throwing it at Wan Yan, while quickly escaping into the night.
The wind howled as the power of the Broken Saber was daunting.
However, Wan Yan effortlessly deflected the Broken Saber with a gentle sweep of his dagger.
Amidst the darkness, Gu Zhan pursued swiftly, leaping onto a rooftop, shouting, "Bow!"
At this moment, Rong Wanshan, anxious outside, quickly tossed out the Cold Iron Bow and Quiver.
"Taptaptap"
Gu Zhan stepped lightly on the tiles, creating gentle sounds, leaping into the air like a wild goose gliding across the night, catching the Cold Iron Bow and Quiver, and quickly flying to another roof.
In mid-air,
Gu Zhan swiftly nocked an arrow on the bowstring, shooting in one smooth motion,
the action was seamless and so fast it was unbelievable,
this was the hallmark of an Arrow Dao expert.
The Feathered Arrow, like a shuttle, arrived in the blink of an eye,
Wan Yan initially paid the arrow little mind, but when the Feathered Arrow tore through the air, he suddenly halted his pursuit, retreating rapidly.
For that single Feathered Arrow suddenly became three,
no,
one became three, three became five,
five turned into a rain of arrows,
not just any rain of arrows, but twenty arrows weaving through the air, forming streaks and curves, yet heading in a single direction.
The daggers slashed, dispersing the arrows,
slicing again, the arrows dissipated again,
among them were nineteen arrows, real and fake, impossible to differentiate, but one of them was real, a critical threat.
Wan Yan kept retreating,
and at this moment, Gu Zhan alighted on the rooftop, pulling out three more Feathered Arrows, knocked the bow,
the cold arrowheads, however, were not aimed at Wan Yan,
but rather those Innate Experts from the Five Great Families!
Wan Yan was right,
the most detestable enemy comes from betrayal,
from those supposed allies plotting against you!