Published: February 25, 2025
At that moment, on the high platform, Tuoba Yingying waved her hand, and the Flying Sword that had fallen to the ground was drawn into her right palm!
With cold indifference, she walked step by step toward Geqin, whose body was convulsing in a pool of blood.
“Geqin, get up and escape!” Si Ma Yu on the Jade Tower shouted in terror.
Geqin was the great-granddaughter of an Ancestral Patriarch of the Wind Thunder Lineage, holding a noble status!
Si Ma Yu knew that if Geqin died, losing her position as the chief of the Holy Gate's Wind Thunder was the least of her worries; her own life would likely be at stake!
In her dazed state, Geqin heard Si Ma Yu's panicked voice. Her long eyelashes trembled as she opened her eyes. In her blurry vision, she saw a white figure suddenly appear in front of her!
In her fright, she opened her eyes wide and saw Tuoba Yingying raising her Flying Sword!
"No!" Geqin screamed in agony as blood suddenly burst forth. Tuoba Yingying swung her sword and severed Geqin's right Achilles tendon!
"Ah!"
As the scream echoed again, Tuoba Yingying fiercely struck again, cutting through Geqin's left Achilles tendon!
Geqin shook her head violently, filled with pain and confusion. "How could this be? I clearly killed your head; why aren't you dead!"
"Tuoba Yingying, I refuse to accept this! If it weren't for your sneak attack, how could I not be your match... You are not my opponent... you are not... you are not!"
Deep mockery and disdain appeared in Tuoba Yingying's beautiful eyes. "Do you know why I didn't draw my sword when we began our duel?"
"Why?" Geqin glared at Tuoba Yingying with fury.
Under the bright moonlight, Tuoba Yingying spoke slowly, "Because you are not worthy of me drawing my sword!"
"If I draw my sword, you will undoubtedly die within three breaths!"
To everyone watching, it seemed that Tuoba Yingying was just boasting, but only Tan Yun understood that not only was Geqin unworthy of Tuoba Yingying drawing her sword, but all the other participants in the competition were unworthy as well!
“Thud!”
At that moment, Si Ma Yu trembled and knelt facing the high platform, crying out, "Tuoba Yingying, please spare her life! Geqin is the great-granddaughter of our sixth Ancestral Patriarch!"
"She cannot be killed, absolutely cannot!"
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Yingying slightly furrowed her brow but remained silent, instead looking towards Tan Yun, who was sitting cross-legged at the summit, casting an inquiring glance.
Without waiting for Tan Yun to speak, Si Ma Yu hurriedly bowed her head and said, "Tan Holy Son, I beg you, please let your cousin spare Geqin!"
"As long as Geqin is spared, we can wipe the slate clean regarding the matter of Tuoba Yingying killing my grandson!"
Hearing this, Tan Yun did not even glance at Si Ma Yu. He gazed at Tuoba Yingying under the starry sky, nodded, and uttered words that filled Si Ma Yu with despair, "Yingying, kill her!"
"Brother, shall I kill her now?" Tuoba Yingying asked.
Tan Yun nodded, "My injuries won't recover in a short time, and besides, they aren't too severe; dealing with a group of so-called geniuses from various lineages is enough!"
"Yingying, you don't need to buy me time to recover; just take care of her!"
"Okay." Tuoba Yingying slightly nodded her head, then looked down at the terrified and tearful Geqin, coldly saying, "Since you enjoy decapitating others, I'll let you experience what it's like to die this way!"
With that, Tuoba Yingying raised her Flying Sword and was about to strike down when suddenly an ancient and panicked voice echoed through the sky, "Spare her life!"
In the next moment, a gray beam of light pierced through the Sea of Clouds and descended from the vast starry sky, transforming into a ninety-year-old gray-robed elder.
The elder hunched over and bowed to Dantai Xuanzhong at the Jade Tower, saying, "I am Ge Qiukong, your subordinate, and I greet the sovereign."
"Old Ge, no need for courtesy." Dantai Xuanzhong nodded.
"Thank you, Sovereign." As Ge Qiukong finished speaking, Si Ma Yu hurriedly leaped down from the summit and bowed to the elder, saying, "Disciple pays respects to Master!"