Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

dungeon.

Sister, sister will definitely come to save me...

It definitely will...

Zhou Xier huddled in the deepest corner of the dungeon, her body ice-cold.

Her eyes were covered with a coarse cloth, and her mouth was stuffed with a rag, which was dry and astringent.

Just when she was about to give up, she could faintly hear the clanging of weapons clashing outside, as well as the shouts of the Heavenly Dao Alliance disciples filled with shock and anger.

"They're here! They're both here!!"

"Hold on! I'll get backup right away!"

"We can't stop him! The demon has reached the dungeon!"

Upon hearing the word "demon," Zhou Xier trembled with excitement.

It's my sister!

My sister really came to save me!

She made a "woo-woo" sound in her throat, desperately trying to attract the attention of those outside.

"Xi'er! Your sister is here to save you!"

A clear, cold, and urgent female voice pierced through the noise and reached her ears.

"Waaaaah—! Waaaaah—!"

Zhou Xier responded with all her might, tears uncontrollably seeping from under the blindfold.

next moment.

Boom—!

With a loud bang, the dungeon's main gate, forged from fine iron, was shattered into pieces by a single blow from the outside.

A figure walked in against the light, stepping on the gravel.

The man came to Zhou Xier's side and deftly ripped the dirty rag out of her mouth.

With a surge of internal force, the black iron chains binding the girl's hands and feet snapped.

The moment the restraints were released, Zhou Xier could no longer suppress her fear and grievances. Following her instincts, she suddenly threw herself into the arms of the person who had come to her.

The girl's soft body hugged Yang Xian tightly.

"Sister! You're finally here! Xi'er was so scared!"

Yang Xian: (・_・)?

Zhou Xiyan: (→_→)

In Zhou Xier's mind, this embrace felt solid and warm, filled with a reassuring power.

The newcomer was incredibly powerful; he could blast open the iron prison door with a single palm strike.

She still carries her sister's unique scent.

That must be my older sister!

"..." Yang Xian was a little embarrassed, but he still untied the cloth covering Zhou Xier:

"Little sister, you look like..."

"You've hugged the wrong person."

Zhou Xier's vision gradually adjusted from complete darkness to the dim firelight in the dungeon.

She looked up, but instead of her sister's stunningly beautiful face, she saw a handsome yet helpless man's face.

"ah--!"

Zhou Xier released her grip in a flash and slipped behind Zhou Xiyan, not daring to look at Yang Xian at all.

The tuft of hair on its head twirled from side to side.

She's so adorably silly, that's definitely the Xi'er from my memories.

Yang Xian coughed lightly:

"Don't just stand there like an idiot."

"Let's get out of here first!"

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Yang Xian led the Zhou Xiyan sisters out of the dungeon.

The outside world was a completely different scene.

Hundreds of elite disciples of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, armed with weapons, surrounded the entire courtyard.

"Yang Xian, oh Yang Xian, you really did come!"

Upon seeing Yang Xian and his group appear, Elder Sun revealed a smug smile:

"I foresaw that you would walk right into my trap, and I have personally led men to set up my Heavenly Dao Alliance's grand formation here—the 'Heavenly Net Demon-Slaying Formation'!"

"Kneel down and beg for mercy now, and I might show you mercy and leave you with a complete corpse!"

"Tomorrow, I will hang your heads, those two demons, high above the main gate of the headquarters as a warning to others and to proclaim the might of the righteous path to the world!"

This formation is the strongest killing formation of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

In the past hundred years, it has only been opened three times, and each time it was for the purpose of besieging and killing the most powerful villains in the martial arts world.

To this day, no one has ever survived it!

"Sister, I'm scared..."

Zhou Xier hid behind her sister, her face pale.

Yang Xian remained completely unmoved.

It's very powerful; it sounds impressive.

But in the face of absolute power, all these fancy things are insignificant.

"You guys go first, I'll cover the rear."

Yang Xian turned to the side and said to Zhou Xiyan.

"But..." Zhou Xiyan wanted to say something more.

Yang Xian, however, did not give her that chance at all.

"Hurry up!"

He grabbed Zhou Xiyan's shoulder and shoved her forward, pushing both women directly into a weak spot in the encirclement.

"Trying to leave?" Elder Sun scoffed. "Wishful thinking! You have no chance of escape from this Heavenly Net Demon-Slaying Formation!"

His words hadn't even finished.

Yang Xian made a move.

He casually unleashed a palm strike in the direction Zhou Xiyan and the others had fled.

A visible cold current instantly tore through the air!

The seemingly indestructible array of light, constructed by the combined internal energy of hundreds of disciples, proved as fragile as paper before this palm strike.

"puff--!"

With a soft sound, a huge gap was blasted into the light screen!

The dozen or so disciples blocking that direction didn't even have time to scream before they were sent flying backward, spitting blood from the aftershocks of the palm strike.

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence.

Elder Sun's mocking smile froze, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

How is that possible?!

The "Heavenly Net Demon-Slaying Formation" is flawless; how could he possibly defeat it with a single palm strike...?

Do not!

impossible!

The formation must have just been activated and is still unstable!

"Walk!"

Zhou Xiyan reacted quickly and immediately realized that this was the only opportunity Yang Xian had created for them!

Without further hesitation, she grabbed her sister and rushed out through the gap.

"Quick! Go after those two vixens!"

Elder Sun finally realized what was happening and roared angrily.

"The rest of you, fill in the gaps! Activate the formation with all your might, and I'll crush that traitor Yang Xian into dust!"

The gap in the array's light barrier quickly closed.

The next moment, the entire formation began to operate completely.

Blade flashes, sword shadows, palm strikes...

Countless attacks, imbued with terrifying energy, rained down upon Yang Xian at the center.

Zhou Xiyan, who had just rushed out a short distance, felt the earth-shattering energy fluctuations behind her. Her heart tightened, and she couldn't help but turn around and shout fiercely.

"Yang Xian—!"

Meanwhile, the hall masters inside the formation began to laugh wildly.

"Yang Xian, you've finally met your match!"

"Giving up the prestigious position of leader of our Heavenly Dao Alliance, he insists on colluding with a bunch of remnants of the demonic sect!"

"This is the consequence of betraying the righteous path!"

"They deserve to die!"

Yang Xian, who was at the center of the attack, had a slight smile on his lips.

He called out weakly, using all his remaining strength, in the direction Zhou Xiyan had fled:

"Hurry! I...I can't hold on much longer..."

I can't take it anymore and I want to slap them in the face!