After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

With a single strike, the blade's energy whistled as it fell. Elder Du hastily raised his staff to block, but was forced to retreat repeatedly by the fierce blow, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth!

With the pressure on the men in black reduced, their attacks became even more ferocious!

Lin Fengmian watched this scene, a smile playing on his lips, his voice reaching the ears of the man in black:

"Hero, fight with confidence! I'll protect you with this great formation!"

The man in black understood immediately, and his sword stance changed from defense and counterattack to all-out attack, forcing Elder Du to retreat steadily!

Lin Fengmian also stopped standing behind the formation and watching.

He took a deep breath, and the light of the Pure Yang Holy Body surged again. The illusory sun behind him became more and more solid, like a real sun hanging in the void!

next moment--

He moved like lightning, charging out fiercely!

"Armored soldiers, heed my command!"

He pointed his right hand forward with fingers forming a sword shape, and the power of the great formation surged, instantly condensing hundreds of gleaming golden swords in the void.

Like a sword formation, it rained down on the enemy's lower and middle-level disciples!

"Puff puff puff puff—!"

Wherever the sword passed, people and horses fell. Those disciples in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages were seriously injured if they were grazed. A large area was cleared in an instant!

"You little brat! You're asking for it!"

Enraged, an elder from the Heavenly Demon Sect, in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, transformed into black smoke, bypassed the golden swords, and charged straight at Lin Fengmian's face!

The withered hand grabbed out, carrying a foul stench; the air itself seemed to hiss as the force of the hand corroded it!

Lin Fengmian neither dodged nor evaded, but instead unleashed his Nine Yang Divine Seal with his left fist, clashing head-on with the palm print!

"Bang--!"

As their fists and palms collided, golden light and black energy exploded! The elder felt a scorching, domineering force surge through his meridians from his palm.

My entire arm felt like it was being burned on a fire!

He groaned and staggered backward!

Just as he retreated, Lin Fengmian's divine sense stirred slightly—

"Shifting forms, a mystical journey through water!"

A mirror, as calm as still water, silently appeared behind the elder.

His retreating step landed squarely within the mirror's reflection, making him feel as if he had stepped into a quagmire.

His body instantly lost its balance, and he was pulled about by the powerful suction force!

Lin Fengmian gave him no chance to react, his right hand already poised to unleash the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!

A bolt of blue lightning shot out like a spear, striking the elder precisely in the back!

"boom--!"

A burst of lightning erupted, followed by a scream! The elder coughed up blood and was blasted dozens of feet away, crashing into the crowd below. His fate was unknown.

Lin Fengmian shook his hand, his smile growing even wider:

"Who else?!"

Inside the arena, cheers erupted once again!

On the other side of the battlefield, under Lin Fengmian's cover, the man in black fought with increasing ferocity, wielding his large ringed saber like the wind, forcing the three fake Nascent Soul cultivators to retreat repeatedly!

Elder Luo's face was ashen, while Elder Tang and Elder Du gritted their teeth. The same thought simultaneously crossed their minds—

As long as this child lives, the Hehuan Sect will never fall!

But the man in black stood with his sword drawn in the void, and none of the three fake infant cultivators dared to cross the line.

He stood alone, like an insurmountable iron wall, firmly blocking the three of them from Lin Fengmian.

The ghostly spirits that Elder Tang summoned were cleaved apart by his sword.

Elder Du's bone staff fire snake had just sprung out when he slashed it in half with a backhand stroke;

Elder Luo's sword light was the most cunning, but every strike was precisely blocked by the black ring blade, and he was even forced to retreat repeatedly by the domineering sword energy on the blade.

The three tried to bypass him and head straight for Lin Fengmian.

But every time they moved, the man in black would follow them sideways, completely blocking their path.

It was as if he himself was a moving city wall; no matter how the three of them tried to get around him, they could never get out of the attack range of his large ring-shaped sword.

Elder Tang's face turned ashen: "Who on earth is this person?! His swordsmanship is so exquisite!"

Elder Du gritted his teeth: "Every strike contains sword intent! This is definitely not an ordinary cultivator!"

Elder Luo remained silent, but his gaze grew increasingly solemn.

He had practiced swordsmanship for many years and believed his skill was among the best in Qingzhou, but the black-clad man's swordsmanship before him...

It actually contained a sword essence that was even purer and more domineering than his!

Within that flash of light, sword energy crisscrossed, as if each strike carried the lingering resonance of countless sword beams.

This greatly shocked Elder Luo – this person was clearly a sword cultivator, yet his sword concealed a sword within his blade, and his swordsmanship was so advanced that he had even faintly touched the threshold of "intention"!

Given time, this person may take that step at any moment and enter the true realm of sword intent!

Looking across the entire Qingzhou, besides those reclusive old monsters of the Heavenly Sword Sect, who else could cultivate such a person?!

"Fellow Daoist! Isn't there some misunderstanding?"

While waving his command flag to deflect the sword energy, Elder Tang shouted,

"We have now submitted to the Heavenly Star Alliance! If you are entrusted by someone, whatever they promise, our Heavenly Demon Sect is willing to pay double!"

"That's right!" Elder Du quickly echoed, "Why should you make enemies with us over such a small sect like the Joyful Union Sect? If you're willing to back down, the Yinshan Palace will surely reward you handsomely!"

Elder Luo remained silent, but his gaze was fixed on the man in black, trying to find a weakness in him. If the man showed even the slightest hesitation, he would attack with all his might without hesitation.

However, the man in black remained silent.

Beneath the mask, his gaze was icy cold, and his large ring-bladed sword moved without pause, slashing one after another, the black sword energy surging towards the three like an endless tide.

Each strike carried a chilling, domineering sword intent, forcing the three to defend with all their might, leaving them no time to focus on attacking.

Lin Fengmian saw this and felt reassured.

Although he didn't know who this "hero" was, since the other party was so capable, he couldn't just sit idly by!

With a thought, he connected his consciousness with the golden sword general behind him, commanding the sword general to lead the dense array of sword soldiers, like a golden dagger, fiercely piercing into the enemy army!

"kill!"

The golden swordsman, wielding a massive sword as large as a door, clad in golden armor, stood aloft, exuding an imposing aura, leading thousands of swordsmen in a magnificent sword formation.

They charged towards the lower and middle-level disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect and Yinshan Palace!

Wherever the sword formation passed, golden light exploded, and the disciples in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages were unable to withstand it at all, and their formation was instantly shattered!

"Boom!"

In mid-air, a flying boat belonging to the Heavenly Demon Sect was struck by a sword from a sword general. After the shield shattered, the entire flying boat exploded and fell from the sky as a fireball!

Immediately afterwards, another airship was struck in a vital spot by the swordsmen's self-destructing sword energy. Its keel broke, and it plummeted to the ground, trailing thick smoke!