"You fellow..."
Tianli Xingwu didn't know what to say to Ye Yun's explanation.
Just as she was about to speak, Feng Chi's icy voice echoed.
"I said, enough with the sentimental games. You can chat slowly on your way to the Yellow Springs."
At this moment, Feng Chi strode towards them, his expression towards Ye Yun one of considerable frustration.
This unkillable freak.
Even he, an Emperor-tier expert, couldn't quite understand, but there was one thing he had discerned...
"Kid, though I don't know why, I believe this next strike should finish you off."
As he spoke, the long saber in Feng Chi's hand erupted with a brilliant azure light.
He didn't know the reason, but he could sense that something around Ye Yun was gone.
Recalling the peculiar sense of an unseen barrier during each attack, it seemed to be what protected Ye Yun from being killed.
"Oh? Then come and try."
Ye Yun provocatively hooked a finger at him.
"If you have the guts, come over here."
He wasn't being deliberately provocative, but rather trying to stretch out their conversation, to buy a little more time.
Since Feng Chi was here, Xingwu would likely have to return, and might be arriving soon.
However, this little trick had no effect on Feng Chi.
He merely let out a cold snort and charged forward, raising his saber, poised to deliver another killing blow.
And this time, with his life-saving means gone, Ye Yun had only one option left.
"It seems I'll have to release the Shenhe Warship to block the attack..."
Although Feng Chi was present, it was impossible for them to enter the Shenhe Warship.
But at least the massive hull could serve as a buffer against Feng Chi's next strike.
Time seemed to freeze. Feng Chi unleashed his saber, crossing space in an instant, and streaked towards Ye Yun.
Ye Yun seized the opportunity to release the Shenhe Warship, but suddenly, vines erupted from the ground beneath his feet, lashing out towards Feng Chi.
"Hmm?"
Accompanied by the signs of spring and blooming flowers, thorny branches intertwined and swept forward.
Feng Chi unleashed several slashes, cleaving through the attacking branches.
Simultaneously, a golden light descended rapidly from afar. It was Xingwu's true form, now clad in the golden gown she had changed into.
"You want to kill this Emperor's husband? Did you ask me first?"
She stood before Ye Yun, the Immortal Demon Scepter Map, resembling a golden scroll, swirling around her.
"Are you two alright?"
Xingwu turned and looked at Ye Yun, who let out a long sigh.
"We're fine. If you had been a little later, you would have only seen two corpses dead together."
Hearing his jocular tone, Xingwu knew he was unharmed.
At this moment, Feng Chi cast a surprised glance.
"Husband?"
He seemed to have seen a ghost and couldn't help but exclaim.
"You, the dignified Sword Emperor of the Night, have taken a junior as your immortal companion?"
Xingwu glanced at him and retorted with a cold laugh.
"Does it concern you who this Emperor chooses? It's far better than someone who once pursued the Hall Master in vain, and then obeyed her orders to associate with her. In the words of the common folk, you're a lapdog..."
These words struck Feng Chi like a bolt, a blatant mockery.
Indeed, his relationship with the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall Master was a bit… delicate, and he couldn't fathom how this person knew.
But, as expected, Feng Chi's expression turned cold.
"Heh heh, that's still better than you perishing here today. Returning to this place was your biggest mistake."
Just then, figures began to emerge from the distance.
It was the main force of the Divine Hall, who had been pursuing Xingwu, and they had also arrived.
Over a thousand Divine Hall experts surged in from all directions, quickly encircling the surrounding space.
Upon seeing the two Xingwus, they were greatly astonished, unable to comprehend what bizarre event had occurred.
"This Emperor refuses to believe you can leave alive today!"
Feng Chi gripped his long saber, licking his lips as he stared at Xingwu.
"Today, the so-called Sword Emperor of the Night will be utterly annihilated by this Emperor's hand."
To slay such a legendary female emperor was an extremely satisfying prospect.
With his words, he wasted no more time and directly attacked.
"You two, fall back!"
Xingwu narrowed her eyes, instructing Ye Yun and the other behind her.
Then, she extended her jade hand, and golden light condensed before her, forming towering trees.
As if possessing life, they lashed out towards the approaching Feng Chi.
However, under Feng Chi's saber, these colossal trees could only momentarily slow his advance.
"You fellow, do you have no trump cards left?"
Xingwu, while slowing Feng Chi's onslaught, called out to Ye Yun behind her.
This guy, ever since they were on the Xuantian Continent, had always had an endless stream of trump cards.
She couldn't believe that he would dare to come to the Imaginary Abyss without some heaven-defying trump card!
"I do, I do. Wait a moment!"
At this juncture, the only thing Ye Yun could consider a trump card was the Shenhe Warship.
Previously, he had been concerned about the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall and the possibility that they might desperately try to destroy him upon seeing the warship's power.
But now, Ye Yun only wanted to activate the Shenhe Warship and unleash a devastating blast.
"Shenhe Warship!"
Ye Yun made a decisive move, abandoning all reservations, and directly roared, releasing the Shenhe Warship.
The colossal warship suddenly appeared in the sky.
Its thousand-meter hull stunned everyone present.
Upon seeing the warship emerge, Feng Chi, though unaware of its exact power, instinctively felt it was dangerous.
He immediately bellowed at his subordinates.
"All of you, unleash your full power! Stop them from boarding, by any means necessary!"
As his words fell, led by over a dozen quasi-Emperor experts, a thousand Divine Hall experts swarmed forward.
Due to their sheer numbers, the overlapping domains alone created an unimaginably complex web.
Not to mention, all of them were unleashing their full-powered profound techniques.
"Damn it, there are too many of them..."
Ye Yun's expression changed slightly as he looked at the hangar entrance, still three hundred meters away.
For the first time, he realized that being too large wasn't always a good thing.
The distance, normally covered in an instant, was now swallowed by hundreds, even thousands, of profound techniques.
Boom, boom, boom!
Under their bombardment, the Shenhe Warship, without its defenses activated, violently shook.
The Shenhe Warship's defenses were strong when activated; its current exposed hull under such a barrage was beyond any material's ability to withstand.
Visibly, craters appeared on the warship from the relentless assault.
The terrifying density of the attacks, coupled with the warship's immense size, made even Xingwu's defensive efforts futile. She couldn't block them all...
If this continued, the Shenhe Warship would likely fall apart before they could even board.
"No, come back!"
Helpless, Ye Yun retracted the Shenhe Warship.
Returning to Xingwu's side, he said with resignation.
"You saw it yourself. I'm out of options now..."
The cultivators of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall were simply too numerous.
Even if each of them unleashed just one profound technique, it would be more than they could handle.
Xingwu frowned, then turned her gaze towards Tianli Xingwu beside them.