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"then you……"

"But I regret to decline."

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I am devoted to the Holy Maiden."

In its literal sense, it means being single-minded.

If possible, Ye Xiao would indeed like to go undercover again to investigate the inside story, but that would condone the fall of Undine and the growth of the fake Lydia.

So, although it's a pity, we have to finish this guy off here.

Encia's smile froze upon hearing Ye Xiao's reply, turning into an angry expression.

All that talking and arguing was completely useless to this guy.

"Don't you understand the current situation? Regardless of the many followers and powerful individuals under my command that you can see, the resurgence of my Lord is an inevitable trend. Even if you cause trouble here, the Southern Continent, Aslan, Tedeh, the Elf Tree Sea, and even the Holy City... every corner of this world is in the process of returning to the embrace of my Lord. This is the torrent of destiny. What can you change with your weak resistance alone?"

"Good question, but how will I know what I can change if I don't try?"

Ye Xiao smiled casually.

"They are truly stubborn and incorrigible."

Encia withdrew her hand, her tone gradually turning cold, "Since you remain obstinate, I have no choice but to let you witness the might of the gods."

"Do not worry about the annihilation of your body; I will bring your soul to my Lord."

After saying that, a powerful wind pressure suddenly burst forth from Encia's body, and the solidified deep blue magic rose from the soles of her feet like fluttering ribbons, quickly gathering into a huge crystal ball in front of her chest.

The immense power contained within it was so terrifying that even Mingya, who was least sensitive to magic, instinctively sensed its terror, causing her body to tremble and cold sweat to soak through her clothes.

Encia then parted her thin lips slightly and recited the prayer that would bring destruction, "Eternal..."

"boom"

But after only three words were uttered, the chanting abruptly stopped. Encia's graceful figure was slapped away by Ye Xiao's right hand, which had transformed into a gray-white wolf claw, sending her flying more than ten meters away. Along with the prostrate believers behind her, they were also sent flying around like bowling pins as they were knocked by their own goddess.

The crystal sphere, condensed with magical power, shattered with a crash, abruptly interrupting the powerful divine spell being chanted.

"Holy crap, such low quality, no wonder he's a cheater."

Mingya exclaimed in surprise.

"She's casting a spell right in my face, it would be strange if I didn't hit her."

Ye Xiao reminded them, "Get ready, they're coming."

Mingya hurriedly drew his sword, but didn't immediately understand Ye Xiao's words, "What's coming?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge roar came from the smoke and dust that Encia had disappeared into.

The strong winds dispersed the dust, revealing Encia, which was encased in a hemispherical film of water.

Her blue hair fluttered behind her head, and she held a small shark formed from flowing water in her palm, gently tossing it above her head.

The next moment, the shark swung its tail and leaped into the sky, its size increasing rapidly to the size of a mountain, its majestic form even blocking out half of the moonlight from the dome.

"Oh my god!"

Mingya's eyes widened, and Jinli's face also turned pale. They watched as the giant shark opened its mouth and brought it down. At this moment, even if they ran for their lives, there was no way to escape the range of the bombardment.

But Ye Xiao immediately took a half step forward, gripped the hilt of his sword with one hand, let out a low shout, and slashed into the air.

The cold light wove into a crescent-shaped sword aura, slashing head-on at the giant shark that was about to hit the ground, actually splitting it in two.

The shark split into two streams of water that crashed onto the floor on either side of them with a muffled "boom," instantly turning into two pools of shattered water that spread outwards as waves.

It seemed as if a light rain was falling inside the vast circular hall. Ye Xiao flashed forward, boldly stepping into a spray of water and rushing towards Encia, who was not far away.

"The rest of you are in my care."

"Aren't there just too many 'others'?!"

Mingya exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Xiao, like a spear, swiftly passed through the crowd and headed straight for Encia. Meanwhile, the countless black-robed followers of the Dark Shepherd in the hall rose to their feet, drew their scimitars from under their cloaks, and turned their fierce gazes toward the direction where Mingya and Jinli were.

Chapter 108 Surrounded by Enemies

It is unclear who first uttered an angry shout, but it sounded like a battle horn, and countless followers stepped forward and rushed towards Mingya and Jinli.

On one side, countless believers marched in unison, their imposing presence like a dark cloud pressing down; on the other side, Mingya and Jinli were like lone lamps in the night, forced to brace themselves and face the surging crowd.

"Bright light transforms into feathers, clear waves become wings, a spirit bird of the blue waters, obeying my commands!"

With her lips slightly parted, Jinli uttered powerful words. She threw out a talisman that transformed into flames, and the water birds surrounding her immediately flapped their wings and crashed into the followers who were charging at the front.

The flowing water transformed into birds with thin wings, and at high speed, they tore through the robes of ordinary believers like sharp blades in an instant.

Blood splattered in the crowd, and several believers collapsed, clutching their lacerated wounds and groaning in pain.

But many more followers, fearless of death, trampled over the corpses of their predecessors, quickly closing the distance and wielding their curved knives to slash at the koi.

Mingya was not going to let these guys succeed. He slashed out from the side with his sword, simultaneously meeting several steel blades.

With the clash of metal, Mingya, relying on the skills honed through countless life-and-death experiences, parried several blows and slashed back, causing the two closest cult members to fall helplessly.

These cannon fodder followers of the Dark Shepherds were not particularly strong; many were simply ordinary villagers who had been bewitched. However, their sheer numbers were overwhelming, and Mingya and Jinli quickly retreated after a brief skirmish.

The two had a clear division of labor: Jinli used area-of-effect spells to continuously kill the seemingly endless crowd, while Mingya intercepted the approaching cultists during the window of opportunity when Jinli was controlling her spells.

The spacious hall was filled with followers of the Dark Shepherd. The two fought their way through the dense crowd, managing to hold on.

But they might wonder what those powerful high-ranking followers among the Dark Shepherds were doing, letting these two roam freely like this.

In reality, there were also more than a dozen high-ranking believers, all of whom were engaged in a fierce battle with Ye Xiao.

When Encia was first knocked away, she thought that this guy might just be using a sneak attack without any sense of martial ethics, which was why she was in such a sorry state. So she released a protective water film around her, thinking that it would be enough to withstand the attack.

But when the water membrane, infused with divine power and capable of withstanding the bombardment of the magic cannon head-on, was shattered by the false god's follower's claw, her expression became quite interesting.

If the sect elder hadn't arrived in time and blocked Ye Xiao's sword with his staff, that pure white longsword would have already pierced Encia's head.

"How dare you! You guilty false believer, how dare you offend the High Priest!"

The white-bearded elder was the same old man who had followed the priestess girl from the Mansa Islands until now.

"clang"

With a clear ringing sound, the old man used his obsidian staff to deflect Ye Xiao's longsword to the side, then thrust the staff towards Ye Xiao's heart.

The deep blue magic spiral gathered at the tip of the staff, but just before it was about to hit Ye Xiao's chest, it was caught by Ye Xiao's left hand, which had transformed into a wolf claw. He flung it to the side and kicked the elder in the abdomen.

"roll!"

The aftershock created a shockwave, and the fierce force sent the elderly man flying, nearly breaking him apart.

But just as Ye Xiao kicked one away, another roar came from beside him, and a burly orc raised his greatsword and slashed fiercely.

"Priest, I'm here to help you!!!"

This was none other than Francis the Hammer of Destruction, the city lord of Thunder City. As a descendant of the Thunder King Clan, a branch of the Beastman Sword Saint lineage of the Southern Continent, the city lord's strength had already reached the extraordinary level.

In a flash, Ye Xiao immediately turned to the side. The unstoppable heavy sword grazed his nose and fell, the residual force of the sword energy carving a deep trench in the floor of the hall that stretched to the wall in the distance.

At the same time, a black hook sickle with a chain attached suddenly swung from a tricky angle, coiling around Ye Xiao's left arm like a snake.

At the other end of the chain was a middle-aged man in a black robe not far away. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the ancient bronze oil lamp he held in his left hand emitted a green flame as he chanted.

The next moment, countless malevolent spirits with ferocious expressions poured out of the green flames and rushed straight at Ye Xiao.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the orc city lord Francis gripped his sword with both hands and changed his slash to a sweep, intending to cut Ye Xiao in half at the waist.

Ye Xiao immediately reversed his grip on the longsword, gritted his teeth, and used his beast-transformation power to block the heavy sword brimming with power with one hand.

The orc's brute force pierced through his waist via the sword, leaving two deep gashes on the floor where his feet had been dragged.

At that moment, the screaming vengeful spirits surged forth, opening their foul-smelling mouths to tear at Ye Xiao's neck.

But at that moment, Ye Xiao's body suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, and his holy light armor emerged, instantly melting the undead that were clinging to him.

Templar Knights! ? ?

The man with the lantern looked surprised at the sight. Just as Ye Xiao was about to rush over, two more high-ranking followers rushed forward from the left and right to block his path.

One was a burly man as tall as an iron tower, whose fists emerged from his sleeves, adorned with thick iron rings, and he slammed them towards Ye Xiao. The other was an old man with elf ears, who activated his staff and summoned more than a dozen dazzling scarlet fireballs to meet the attack.

Ye Xiao had met these two powerful cultists before. One was Edward's second-in-command, and the other was the old man from the Mage Association who was supposed to be with Prince Aslan.

The Dark Shepherd used brainwashing to absorb and retain many powerful individuals, who now all made their moves, turning the entire scene into a chaotic dance of demons.

The fireballs reflected in Ye Xiao's eyes. He immediately rubbed his left hand against the ring to cast a spell, causing the existing water ripples on the ground to rise instantly and condense into an ice wall above his head.

A series of meteor-like fireballs bombarded the ice wall like fireworks. Amidst the billowing water vapor, the towering giant's figure surged forth like an unstoppable truck, slamming a punch into Ye Xiao's chest.

Ye Xiao swung his sword to meet the attack. With a clang like a resounding bell, the powerful force traveled through the blade, making his entire wolf paw go numb.

But the burly man with the iron fist was in an even worse state. He hadn't expected Ye Xiao's seemingly light sword strike to be so powerful. When they clashed, it was as if he had punched an indestructible mountain wall. He staggered back several steps and fell backward to the ground.

Seeing that the big man was in bad shape, the lantern-bearing deputy envoy of the Dark Guardian quickly pulled on the chain in his hand, and the bronze lamp in his left hand rubbed against it. The oily green ghost fire actually burned directly along the chain.

Just as Ye Xiao had repelled the burly man with the iron fist and was about to finish him off with his sword, the iron chain binding his left hand was suddenly pulled, causing his swift sword to graz the man's face, only taking off one of his ears and embedding it in the ground.

Then the will-o'-the-wisp suddenly burned Ye Xiao's left arm, causing excruciating pain in an instant. The extraordinary-level orc city lord behind him was chasing after him with another sword strike.

Before he could pull the sword out of the ground with his right hand, Ye Xiao roared and swung his left hand, which was wrapped in iron chains, to meet the orc's sword with a punch, using the ghostly chain as a weapon to block the orc's sword.

The heavy sword slammed down with ferocious force, causing the ground beneath Ye Xiao to collapse into a bowl-shaped crater.

The white-bearded mage unleashed another meteor shower, and the burly man with iron fists flipped over on the ground and delivered a heavy punch to the suppressed Ye Xiao. Not far away, an elder who had recovered from the impact of the kick also got up, leaped out, and swung his long staff down at Ye Xiao.

Each of these individuals would be considered a top-tier powerhouse in any other small country or religious sect, but now they are like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves, using every trick in the book to surround and kill Ye Xiao, who is trapped among them.

Chapter 109 Turning the Tables

Ye Xiao knelt down, his eyes scanning the attacks coming from all directions at top speed, and snapped his fingers while rubbing his spell ring with his left hand.

A chill swept through the air, and the ground beneath our feet instantly froze into smooth ice.

He seized the opportunity to twist his body and slide his feet, causing the heavy sword pressing on his left arm to suddenly deflect.

The orc Francis was like someone who had used all his strength to cut a piece of oily egg, only to have his sword skillfully deflected and cleaved into the ground.

The earth trembled instantly.

The orc's massive upper body, bent over by inertia, became Ye Xiao's springboard. Ye Xiao braced himself on it and leaped into the air, performing a back-to-back somersault, and narrowly dodged the long staff that the Dark Shepherd Elder swung down from the side.

As Ye Xiao landed, he kicked up the longsword stuck in the ground, and at the same time, he turned his head to dodge. Meanwhile, the fist of the burly man with iron fists that came from the other side grazed Ye Xiao's cheek like a cannonball.

With his right hand, Ye Xiao caught the spinning longsword flying in mid-air, and with a single slash, he cut through the strong man's wide-open right ribs, but his figure flashed past the strong man's left arm.

The feint with his sword caused the burly man with the iron fist to miss his right and lunge in a bear hug. When he turned around, he was shocked to find that a chain of burning ghost fire had somehow wrapped around his left arm.

Ye Xiao, who had circled behind him, suddenly pulled him back. At the same time, the fire meteor summoned by the white-bearded monk also fell down.

The burly man staggered, his broad body taking the brunt of the fireballs for Ye Xiao, letting out a painful howl.

The dust kicked up by the intense explosions engulfed the figures. Not far away, the Lantern Envoy saw that his chain and hook had become a tool for Ye Xiao to restrain his teammates, and hurriedly and awkwardly extinguished the will-o'-the-wisps on it.

But in that instant, he failed to notice a cold glint of light tearing through the air and swirling towards him from within the smoke and dust.

That was the longsword that Ye Xiao threw, which accurately struck the shoulder of the Lantern-Carrying Deputy Envoy in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that things were not going well, the white-bearded mage beside the deputy envoy quickly stuck his staff into the ground and opened a semi-transparent magical barrier to prevent Ye Xiao from taking advantage of the chaos to rush out of the smoke and into the back row.

"Look at the position of the chains!"

The deputy envoy carrying the lantern also drew the sword from his shoulder and reminded him.

The sickle was still attached to Ye Xiao, so they would know if the other party tried to break out.

The next second, the chain connected to the smoke suddenly flew out to the left.

The white-bearded mage, his nerves taut, unleashed a fiery spear at the target location, but upon closer inspection amidst the burst of flames, he was astonished to see that it was actually a severed arm bound in chains.

Another dark figure suddenly appeared on the right side of the thick smoke. The deputy envoy, ignoring his shoulder injury, grabbed the bronze lamp with his left hand and shone it in that direction.

Several streaks of blue light burst forth from the lamp, instantly piercing through the shadows. These beams of light swept across the entire battlefield, splitting the distant outer wall in two.

However, the black shadow that had been pierced appeared the next second, and it turned out to be just a tattered trench coat.

The deputy envoy was startled and almost immediately remembered Ye Xiao's spatial magic. He had initially used chains to bind the opponent so that he couldn't use it, but after the arm was severed, there was no longer any binding!

But it was too late for him to turn around and look at the spot where he had dropped his sword. A cold light flashed in his dark pupils as Ye Xiao, who only had one arm left, swung his sword and slashed at his neck.