Situ Chicheng's Heavenly Constellation Sword Array gave Bai Ye a sense of danger.
What did this danger feel like?
Bai Ye was unsure; it was more like an instinct, a sixth sense.
Thus, after War Greymon finished charging the energy sphere, it hurled it towards the outer perimeter of the sword array, and then...
Boom!
A deafening explosion occurred.
Terrifying energy fluctuations once again rippled outwards in all directions, blowing away the neatly arranged illusionary swords row after row.
But...
As War Greymon attacked, the surrounding illusionary swords began to move on their own.
The illusionary swords in each row interlocked, moving swiftly like a series of walls, and then...
The energy fluctuations of Gaia Force were blocked!
As the energy sphere shattered, golden energy waves continuously pushed outward, forming concentric ripples. However, upon striking the surrounding illusionary swords, these golden ripples were blocked as if hitting a wall.
Bai Ye said in a deep voice, "Explode!"
War Greymon roared immediately, and then high-heat energy began to erupt, massive fireballs exploding continuously, obscuring the entire sky.
But the expected scene of illusionary swords flying everywhere did not appear!
On the contrary...
A sword dragon broke through the flames, descending towards Bai Ye!
The Heavenly Constellation Sword Array not only completely absorbed the Gaia Force but also split into hundreds of swords, launching a continuous attack.
Seeing this, War Greymon immediately and loyally shielded Bai Ye, raising its Brave Shield and leaping towards the sky.
Clang, clang, clang...
The illusionary swords struck the Brave Shield, emitting crisp clashing sounds, but...
What about the areas not covered by the shield?
As the illusionary swords swept past, War Greymon's body was continuously slashed, drawing blood that splattered outwards.
After barely enduring a round of attacks from the Heavenly Constellation Sword Array, War Greymon was covered in bloody wounds.
At this moment, Situ Chicheng struck again, saying, "Heavenly Constellation Sword Array, Banishing Evil!"
The surrounding illusionary swords gathered again, intending to launch a second round of attacks.
Bai Ye's gaze deepened, and he also formed a sword seal, saying, "Ningshuang, Sword Illusions of Frost!"
The Ningshuang Sword flew into the air, rapidly transforming into frost that scattered outwards. In the blink of an eye, accompanied by large swathes of frost covering the sky, the flying illusionary swords were gradually encased in frost, their flight speed slowing down.
The next moment, Bai Ye charged towards Situ Chicheng.
The frost from the Ningshuang Sword could only slow down the attacks, not block them, so Bai Ye had to seize the gap in the opponent's attack!
Swiftly arriving before Situ Chicheng, Bai Ye leaped up and struck towards Situ Chicheng with his palm.
Situ Chicheng's condition was also not good; he had severed an arm. Although he had stopped the bleeding in time, it was only temporary. The intense pain made his face pale, devoid of any color.
However, seeing Bai Ye leap up, Situ Chicheng endured the pain, flicked his right arm, and a Taoist talisman flew out from the cuff of his Taoist robe!
The Taoist talismans used by Situ Chicheng were clearly different from Bai Ye's. Bai Ye's were ordinary Taoist talismans, while Situ Chicheng's were purple-gold and strung together with threads.
"Concentrate Spirit, Return to Origin!" Situ Chicheng shouted, "Qi Sword Finger!"
As Situ Chicheng pointed forward, the connected purple-gold Taoist talismans directly transformed into streaks of purple-gold sword energy, shooting forward.
Bai Ye was startled and quickly conjured two Taoist talismans.
"Earth Spell!"
Boom, boom!
Two earthen walls suddenly rose, blocking in front of Bai Ye for defense, but...
It was useless!
Each beam of sword energy flew out, easily shattering the earthen walls and whistling past Bai Ye.
*Puff, puff, puff...*
Bai Ye's body was repeatedly cut open. The pain from his body made his expression contort, and ahead of Bai Ye, more sword energy condensed, no longer blocked by earthen walls, aiming directly for Bai Ye's body. At this moment...
Bang!
War Greymon suddenly descended from the sky, standing in front of Bai Ye, spreading its arms.
*Puff, puff, puff...*
The remaining sword energy all pierced into War Greymon's body. In the blink of an eye, War Greymon's body was covered in dense blood holes, and then...
Thud!
War Greymon fell backward, crashing before Bai Ye.
At that instant, Bai Ye's gaze met War Greymon's.
*Did its best!*
War Greymon had given its all.
"You are strong!" Situ Chicheng gritted his teeth and drew more than a dozen Taoist talismans from his sleeve. "But I am the one who will live."
The moment Situ Chicheng spoke, he formed a hand seal, intending to transform the dozen or so Taoist talismans into sword energy again. Behind Bai Ye, without War Greymon as a shield, countless illusionary swords also struck directly at Bai Ye.
But, at this very moment...
Bai Ye suddenly looked up at Situ Chicheng.
"No!" Bai Ye said seriously. "You are already a dead man!"
*Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff...*
As Situ Chicheng was about to mock Bai Ye's boastful words, the Taoist talismans suspended by threads suddenly became taut, like blades, piercing towards Situ Chicheng's throat. In the blink of an eye, they embedded themselves all around Situ Chicheng's throat, forming a circle around his neck.
Situ Chicheng's eyes widened. He died without understanding what had happened, nor did he get the chance to understand.
Bang!
Situ Chicheng's body fell backward. The surrounding dense illusionary swords, because of Situ Chicheng's death, began to gradually turn transparent until they completely vanished.
"You have killed a participant (Xianxia World)."
"You have obtained three fragments of God Stones."
Bai Ye, panting, got up from the ground and looked at Situ Chicheng's corpse, saying, "Remember in your next life, villains die from talking too much."
If Situ Chicheng hadn't been so verbose, Bai Ye would have been helpless. Because after the Taoist talismans burned, they would have been in the process of transforming into sword energy, no longer considered paper. The Paper God's ability wouldn't have activated. Therefore, when Situ Chicheng first drew out the talismans, Bai Ye was helpless.
But when he drew them out a second time, Situ Chicheng insisted on uttering that sentence, giving Bai Ye the opportunity to activate the Paper God's ability...
Since Situ Chicheng offered the chance, Bai Ye naturally wouldn't be polite!
Therefore...
Bai Ye stood amidst the ruins, looking at the corpses around him, and couldn't help but smile.
"It seems..." Bai Ye grinned. "I won!"
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