Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Xie Xiaoyi smiled with narrowed eyes: "I have indeed done a lot of bad things, there's nothing to explain!"

However, if someone tries to kill me, I will fight back; if someone forces me to my death, I will kill them.

As he spoke, he looked down and his gaze fell on Yun Qianxun, who was covered in blood.

That glance was as light as the wind, yet as heavy as a mountain.

Guilt, heartache, helplessness, and resolve were all hidden in his eyes, not daring to show a trace of them.

Yan Li followed his gaze, her white robes fluttering in the air, and immediately let out a cold laugh:

"You came all this way to my Famous Sword Manor, surely not for this vile demoness who refines souls and commits countless evils?"

Xie Xiaoyi withdrew his gaze and returned it to Yan Li, his tone suddenly becoming indifferent:

"Her sins were caused by me, so I also share in her debt!"

"What do you mean?"

"It's easy to explain: anyone who wants to kill her has to get past me first!"

"You, a notorious womanizer, think you can protect a vixen?"

"I want to try it!"

"Xie Xiaoyi, when the World Sword Society questioned you, I thought you were a fine piece of jade, but I never expected you to be a lecherous thief. I really disdain to talk to you."

"Alright! Why resort to violence when we can compete with words? It's up to you, Young Master Yan, to draw your path!"

The two spoke in mid-air, both channeling their inner strength.

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire Sword Testing Square, and every word reached everyone's ears.

So this young man flying on a sword is none other than Xie Xiaoyi, the flower thief from the Heavenly Realm?

What did he just say?

Anyone who wants to kill Yun Qianxun will have to get past him first.

Those martial arts figures below the square who had a blood feud with Yun Qianxun could no longer contain themselves.

"Don't let that lecher intimidate us. With so many of us, how could we be afraid of him?"

"Yes, everyone attack together! Let's tear Yun Qianxun to pieces first!"

"kill!!"

Enraged, dozens of figures simultaneously drew their swords and charged towards the execution platform like madmen!

Yan Nangui felt sorry for his nephew Yan Fan and wished he could tear Yun Qianxun to pieces, so he naturally wouldn't stop the others.

The reason he can remain indifferent now is because of his status; he disdains competing with others. Otherwise, he would have made a move long ago.

Faced with the menacing crowd, Yun Qianxun did not look at them.

In this lifetime, she no longer cared what the righteous path thought of her, nor did she care who wanted to kill her.

She only cares about the person who ruined her.

She looked up, staring at the figure in black in the sky, her voice sharp and cold:

"Xie Xiaoyi! I don't need your help! I will never be grateful to you in this lifetime."

Murong Wei, who was standing to the side, had no time to pay attention to Xie Xiaoyi, nor did she even glance at the sky. She only wanted to save her senior sister, even if it meant risking her life!

She gritted her teeth, struggled to pick up the broken sword from the ground, and braced herself to stand in front of Yun Qianxun.

Xie Xiaoyi saw all of this, but he neither explained, refuted, nor felt aggrieved.

If you owe someone, you owe them; it's normal to be hated for it.

However, he still had to intervene to stop the people below who wanted to kill Yun Qianxun.

At this critical moment—

Xie Xiaoyi activated the strongest defensive power within his body, the Turtle Spirit Power, "Buzz—!!"

A powerful surge of energy erupted from his body!

The qi condensed in the air and took shape, transforming into an enormous phantom of a black tortoise!

As the phantom descended, a layer of tortoise-spirit armor, as transparent as glass and as hard as divine iron, instantly protected Yun Qianxun and Murong Wei firmly in the center!

"What is this?"

The dozen or so people who rushed to the front, wanting to kill Yun Qianxun, stabbed the turtle shadow armor with their swords.

clang--!!

The deafening roar caused the longsword to shatter on the spot, and the person was thrown backward by the shockwave, landing sprawled out on their back.

Everyone was blocked two zhang away, unable to advance even half a step due to sword thrusts and knife slashes.

Yan Li frowned, not waiting for those martial arts practitioners to charge again.

With his sword in hand, he swung his arm and shouted, "Slash!"

An unparalleled sword aura cleaved out from the edge of the Sword of the World, directly smashing into the Xuan Turtle Qi Armor protecting Yun Qianxun and Murong Wei!

boom--!!

The sword energy struck the illusory tortoise shell solidly.

With a "crack," a long crack immediately appeared where the Xuan Turtle Qi Armor was struck by the sword energy.

Everyone was overjoyed. Young Master Yan's sword intent was indeed stronger; the Qi armor had been broken!

But the next moment, something unexpected happened.

The cracks in the air armor are slowly closing and repairing themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it returned to normal, still steadily protecting Yun Qianxun and Murong Wei.

Yan Li's powerful sword energy shattered the moment it cleaved through the tortoise-shaped armor.

Yan Li hovered in mid-air, his expression changing slightly.

He looked down at the intact Xuan Turtle Qi Armor, then looked up at Xie Xiaoyi hovering in the distance. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the key.

It turns out that the Xuan Turtle Armor was not an inanimate object at all!

It is closely connected with Xie Xiaoyi's energy. Even if it can sever it and deplete its true energy, Xie Xiaoyi can immediately replenish it.

The only way to break this shield is to defeat Xie Xiaoyi himself, otherwise he will continuously supply true energy to the Xuan Turtle Armor.

He stared at Xie Xiaoyi and said coldly, "Are you sure you want to protect Yun Qianxun to the end?"

Xie Xiaoyi nodded, then smiled faintly, "There's nothing I can do, please forgive me. I owe her, after all."

"Alright!" Yan Li took a deep breath. "In that case, take my sword first!"

He stomped his foot hard on the sword, his body suddenly rushing forward, and thrusting the sword straight out in his hand!

Xie Xiaoyi did not dodge, but simply extended two fingers and gently pinched the blade of the Sword of Life.

The sword, which had been wielded for a lifetime, suddenly stopped in mid-air, unable to advance even an inch further.

The situation is clear, and the outcome is already decided.

Yanli was shocked. How could the other party have immobilized her with just two fingers?

Is this still the Xie Mo from the World Sword Society when he was asking questions in the martial world?

Xie Xiaoyi hummed in approval: "Not bad! When the World Society asked for swords, you were only at the Vajra Saint Realm."

I never imagined that when we met again, you would have already entered the Starry Sky Mystic Realm.

Yan Li's heart trembled violently—

The World Society was defeated by Lu Fang. I have been studying and practicing diligently every day for the past year, and I dare not slack off.

I've finally entered the Starry Sky Profound Realm. I originally planned to challenge Lu Fang someday, but I haven't had a chance to challenge him yet...

Now they've been defeated by Xie Xiaoyi!

And he only used two fingers!

Yan Li could no longer restrain himself and immediately activated his Starry Sky Profound Realm cultivation to probe the depth of Xie Xiaoyi's cultivation level.

This probing was quite alarming; Yan Li's face immediately turned deathly pale, and his pupils contracted sharply.

This is......

He had previously been certain that Xie Xiaoyi could fly on a sword, at most reaching the level of a Ninth-Rank Vajra or a Starry Sky Mystery.

But upon closer inspection, Xie Xiaoyi's internal energy was as vast as an abyss and as solid as a mountain—such a level of cultivation...

It has long since transcended the cosmos and reached the profound mysteries of the stars!

Yan Li couldn't help but blurt out, "Moon Ruins Breaking Through the Dust Peak...you've actually taken a half-step into the Sun Shining Netherworld?"

Xie Xiaoyi tightened his grip slightly and smiled faintly: "Surprised? To be honest, I was surprised myself!"

Yan Li felt as if half of her blood had turned cold.

In less than a year, he actually soared from the sixth rank of cultivation to the upper fifth realm, Moon Ruins Breaking Dust!

It's simply unbelievable.