Situ Chi Cheng’s Heavenly Gang Sword Formation made Bai Ye sense a hint of danger.
What did that sense of danger feel like?
Bai Ye wasn’t sure; it was more like an instinct, a sixth sense.
Thus, as soon as WarGreymon finished charging its energy sphere, it hurled it towards the outer perimeter of the sword formation, and then…
*Boom!*
A violent explosion occurred.
Terrifying energy fluctuations once again spread in all directions, blowing away the rows upon rows of neatly arranged illusionary swords.
But…
Just as WarGreymon made its move, the surrounding illusionary swords began to move on their own.
The illusionary swords in each row interlocked and moved rapidly, like a series of walls, and then…
The energy wave of the Gaia Force was blocked!
As the energy sphere shattered, golden energy waves continuously pushed outwards, forming ripples. However, upon striking the surrounding illusionary swords, the golden ripples were blocked as if they had hit a wall.
Bai Ye said with a deep voice, "Detonate!"
WarGreymon immediately let out a roar, and then high-heat energy began to explode. Huge fireballs continuously burst forth, obscuring the entire sky.
But the expected scene of illusionary swords flying everywhere did not materialize!
On the contrary…
A sword dragon broke through the flames and descended from the sky, heading directly towards Bai Ye!
The Heavenly Gang Sword Formation not only completely withstood the Gaia Force but also split into hundreds of swords, launching a continuous attack.
Seeing this, WarGreymon immediately and loyally shielded Bai Ye, raising its Brave Shield and leaping towards the sky.
*Clang, clang, clang…*
The illusionary swords struck the Brave Shield, emitting crisp ringing sounds. But…
What about the areas not covered by the shield?
As the illusionary swords swept past, WarGreymon’s body was continuously slashed, drawing blood. Blood splattered everywhere.
Having barely withstood a round of attacks from the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation, WarGreymon was covered in bloody gashes.
At this moment, Situ Chi Cheng attacked again, saying, "Heavenly Gang Sword Formation, Quell Evil!"
The surrounding illusionary swords gathered again, preparing to launch a second round of attacks.
Bai Ye’s gaze deepened, and he also formed a sword gesture, saying, "Ning Shuang, Sword Illusions of Frost!"
The Ning Shuang Sword flew into the air, quickly transforming into a spread of frost. In the blink of an eye, as large swathes of frost covered the sky, the flying illusionary swords gradually became covered in frost, and their flight speed slowed down.
The next moment, Bai Ye charged towards Situ Chi Cheng.
The frost from the Ning Shuang Sword could only slow down the attacks, not block them. Therefore, Bai Ye had to seize the gap in the opponent's attack!
He swiftly reached Situ Chi Cheng, leaped up, and struck towards him with an open palm.
Situ Chi Cheng was also not in good condition, having severed one of his arms. Although the bleeding had been stopped promptly, it was only bleeding that had been stopped. The severe pain made his face pale, devoid of any color.
However, seeing Bai Ye leap towards him, Situ Chi Cheng still endured the pain, flicked his right arm, and talismans flew out from his sleeve!
The talismans Situ Chi Cheng used were clearly different from Bai Ye’s. Bai Ye's were ordinary talismans, but Situ Chi Cheng's were purple-gold and strung together with silk threads into dozens of them.
"Concentrate the spirit and return to the origin!" Situ Chi Cheng grunted, "Qi Sword Finger!"
As Situ Chi Cheng pointed forward, the string of purple-gold talismans directly transformed into streaks of purple-gold sword energy, shooting forward.
Bai Ye was shocked and quickly conjured two talismans.
"Earth Curse!"
*Boom, boom!*
Two earthen walls suddenly rose, blocking in front of Bai Ye for defense, but…
It was useless!
Each streak of sword energy that flew out easily shattered the earthen walls and whizzed past Bai Ye.
*Splat, splat, splat…*
Bai Ye's body was continuously cut, and the pain made his expression contort. Furthermore, in front of Bai Ye, more sword energy condensed. Without the obstruction of the earthen walls, it aimed directly at Bai Ye's body. But at this moment…
*Bang!*
WarGreymon suddenly descended from the sky, blocking in front of Bai Ye with its arms spread wide.
*Splat, splat, splat…*
The remaining sword energy all embedded themselves in WarGreymon's body. In the blink of an eye, WarGreymon’s body was riddled with bloody holes, and then…
*Thump!*
WarGreymon fell backward, crashing in front of Bai Ye.
At that instant, Bai Ye and WarGreymon's eyes met.
He did his best!
WarGreymon had exhausted all its strength.
"You are strong!" Situ Chi Cheng gritted his teeth and drew more than a dozen talismans from his sleeve. "But I am still the one who survives."
The moment Situ Chi Cheng spoke, he formed a hand seal, intending to transform these dozen talismans into sword energy again. Behind Bai Ye, without WarGreymon as a shield, countless illusionary swords also struck directly at Bai Ye.
But, at this very instant…
Bai Ye suddenly looked up at Situ Chi Cheng.
"No!" Bai Ye said seriously. "You are already a dead man!"
*Splat, splat, splat, splat, splat…*
Situ Chi Cheng was about to mock Bai Ye's boastfulness when, at this moment, the talismans hanging by the silk threads suddenly straightened, like blades, and pierced towards Situ Chi Cheng's throat. In the blink of an eye, they were embedded all around Situ Chi Cheng's throat, forming a circle around his body.
Situ Chi Cheng's eyes widened. He never understood what was happening, even until his death, and he had no chance to find out.
*Bang!*
Situ Chi Cheng's body fell backward. The dense illusionary swords around them began to become transparent due to Situ Chi Cheng's death, until they completely disappeared.
"You have killed a participant (Xianxia World)."
"You have obtained three God Stone Shards."
Bai Ye panted and got up from the ground, looking at Situ Chi Cheng's corpse and saying, "Remember in your next life, villains die because they talk too much."
If Situ Chi Cheng hadn't been so verbose and had directly burned the talismans, Bai Ye would truly have had no recourse. Because once the talismans were burned, they would be in the process of transforming into sword energy, no longer being paper. The Paper God's abilities would not activate. Therefore, when Situ Chi Cheng first drew out the talismans, Bai Ye was helpless.
But when he drew out the talismans the second time, Situ Chi Cheng insisted on saying that sentence, giving Bai Ye an opportunity to activate the Paper God's ability…
Since Situ Chi Cheng provided the opportunity, Bai Ye naturally wouldn't refuse!
And so…
Bai Ye stood amidst the ruins, looking at the corpses around him, and couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems…" Bai Ye grinned. "I won!"
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