Wu Tong shouted:
"Does your side have anyone else who wishes to show their skill?"
His eyes swept coldly across the crowd.
"Hear my advice—leave at once. If anything happens, regret will come too late."
His two heavy palms had struck the Twin Fiends Beyond the Frontier so fiercely that they had flown several zhang away, coughing blood without end. Such an internal injury would take at least a year to recover from.
The Western Region warriors—Prince Danba, Darius, and the Desert Twin Blades Aymati and Aymeti—were all shaken to the core.
Liu Yun seized the moment and shouted:
"Desert Twin Blades Aymati, Aymeti—have you already forgotten pain once the scar healed? Do you two want to try again?"
Though Aymati and Aymeti were furious, they knew full well the power of the Sleeping Dragon Saber. They swallowed their anger. Prince Danba and Darius also understood Wu Tong's strength. Whispering to one another, the prince suddenly cupped his hands toward Holy Master Caiji:
"Holy Master Caiji, your 'goods' today are far inferior to last time. This trade is canceled. The trouble began with you. The Uyghur khagan has ordered a pursuit of your Holy Sect—this has nothing to do with us. We take our leave."
He motioned for his men to mount.
Just then—fluttering robes sliced the air.Two figures landed before the Danba Prince's group.
They were Heaven-Earth King Su Song and Sun-Moon King You De—one tall and fat, the other short and thin.
Su Song barked:
"You dare go as you please? The Western Holy Sect is no revolving door!"
The prince's eyes signaled.Aymati and Aymeti leapt forth.
Aymati said coldly:
"Do the two Holy Kings think their divine skills can stop us?"
You De snapped:
"The Holy Sect faces danger today, and you stand idle? Where is your righteousness?"
Prince Danba sneered:
"Your Holy Sect abducts innocent girls. There is no righteousness in that—only shame. Speak of 'martial ethics'? That is the greatest joke under heaven."
Su Song's face darkened."Do not blame us for being merciless."
Prince Danba said icily:
"Stand aside."
You De growled:
"If you wish to leave—pass us first!"
Two blades flashed out with chilling radiance, striking with astonishing speed.
You De let out a sharp cry, sweeping his sleeve. A violent gust forced Aymati's blade slightly askew.In that hair-thin gap, You De darted forward—his left palm turning into a claw aiming to seize Aymati's saber.
But Aymati flipped his wrist.The blade changed direction instantly—too fast, too fierce.
Startled, You De had to retreat in haste.
Aymati declared:
"I do not kill men who stand unarmed. Think carefully before advancing."
At this moment another blade slashed in with a clang. Aymeti parried.
Su Song roared:
"Don't think the Desert Twin Blades are anything special! I, Su Song, do not believe it!"
Aymeti replied:
"You won't know unless you try."
Su Song spun on his heel and chopped out with a heavy slash—like a mountain-splitting palm disguised as a blade.
Aymeti immediately saw it—a palm expert, not a swordsman.
After several ringing clashes, Aymeti said:
"Let me spare your pride—ten moves, maybe twenty at most, and you will lose."
Su Song erupted:
"Insolent wretch! Taste my blade!"
His attacks grew fiercer, strikes whipping down like storms.Aymeti remained calm, defending with ease. Within a few exchanges, he saw countless flaws in Su Song's stance.
Suddenly—his blade reversed direction, cutting for Su Song's lower body.Su Song staggered and retreated, lifting his blade to guard.But Aymeti was too fast—his blade flicked up toward Su Song's centerline.
Su Song scrambled to parry—hands flailing, completely losing all form.
CLANG!His blade flew several zhang away.
Aymeti pointed his saber at Su Song:
"Your blade is but a disguised palm. You may fool lesser fighters—but against someone like Wu Tong, you wouldn't last three moves."
Prince Danba could wait no longer.His face went pale.
"Go! The King of Hell has come for souls today—flee while we still can!"
He knew Wu Tong's temperament—when he moved like this, it was as though Yama himself walked the earth. No sane man would stay.
The entire group mounted hastily and galloped off, not daring to look back.
Wu Tong Issues Judgment
After the Danba Prince's group fled, Wu Tong stood tall, his presence alone carrying the weight of thunder.
He shouted:
"The khagan is enraged at your abduction of innocent women. We three are commanded to come here. Any who resist—shall be executed on the spot!"
The Western Holy Sect's followers trembled with fear.
Ling Xian'er floated forward and addressed them:
"Heaven treasures life. Hallmaster Wu is not without mercy. You still have a chance—those who wish to abandon darkness for the light, stand to my left. I count to ten. After that—no mercy."
Liu Yun added:
"Think carefully. Leave the Holy Sect, and you may yet live. Persist—and your lives are forfeit."
Many of the lower disciples had already heard tales of Wu Tong and were terrified. Hearing this offer of survival, their hearts shook; several began to step forward—
But Holy Master Caiji roared:
"WHO DARES!"
Ling Xian'er shouted:
"Do not fear! I am here!"
Just then—the distant sound of suona horns, shrill and urgent, rose through the valley, accompanied by drums.
A fragrance drifted on the wind.
A convoy approached slowly.
From the carriage emerged a middle-aged woman in elegant purple silk, noble in bearing. Four maidservants followed, with Peony and Orchid crying out:
"The Holy Mother of the West arrives!"
Instantly, the entire Holy Sect fell to their knees, chanting loudly:
"All beneath heaven is empty—who dares say life is not suffering?The Holy Mother descends from the heavens, appearing in the West.Heaven covers, Earth bears—Western Holy Sect, eternal and unshaken.Western Holy Sect, rising with wind and water.Western Holy Sect, sweeping across the world.Holy Mother of the West, who aids the suffering across the five lakes.Holy Mother of the West, who hears all cries and rescues all sorrow."
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