Lian Xun hesitated slightly. Hu Yanming stated resolutely, "What we ourselves deserve has been snatched by others, so why should we care about the common people?"
His subordinates did not relax their vigilance.
Mo Qi, seeing the fierce momentum of the attack, dared not underestimate it. He once again activated the Xuanyuan Sword, which emitted a golden radiance, and charged out.
The Earth Arrow, Xuanyuan Sword, and Qiankun Ring crisscrossed, a dazzling array of colors that made one's eyes swim.
Lian Xun and Hu Yanming were so astonished their jaws nearly dropped!
At first, his control over two magical treasures was already superhuman. He never expected to be able to control three simultaneously; it was simply defying the heavens.
"What is it that you deserve? You couldn't snatch Liang Sanjin, so you admitted defeat. Yet, you are so stubborn with me," Mo Qi said indignantly.
From time to time, a sword light flashed from the Xuanyuan Sword, vanishing in an instant, like a sudden sweep of lightning, battering the Qingfeng Sword left and right, forcing Hu Yanming to retreat repeatedly.
Meanwhile, the spiritual energy of the Qiankun Ring and the Earth Arrow intertwined, attacking from left and right, neutralizing Lian Xun's assaults one by one.
The myriad pearls that erupted with red light were all struck back, leaving no room for escape.
Lian Xun swung his whip, attempting to use its barbs to strike down the Earth Arrow and the Qiankun Ring. Upon contact, he felt an immense weight. The Qiankun Ring spun as if powered by the force of a star, far beyond what the barbs on his whip could contend with.
Instead, his tiger's mouth throbbed with pain, and the whip nearly flew out of his hand.
He gritted his teeth, enduring the searing pain, and gripped the whip with all his might to prevent it from being dislodged.
Fortunately, Hu Yanming suddenly exerted force, diverting some of Mo Qi's attention. This prevented Mo Qi from launching a relentless assault, allowing Lian Xun to stabilize his situation.
At this moment, as Linghu Xiaoxian struck the Golden Cudgel towards Ju Ren, Ju Ren suddenly turned his head. The crimson glow in his eyes flared, causing Linghu Xiaoxian to inwardly tremble.
It seemed that without anyone noticing, his cultivation had increased significantly.
Ju Ren drew a stroke in the air with his Judge's Brush.
A thick black mist spewed forth, condensing into a blade-like pattern, which then struck fiercely at Linghu Xiaoxian.
The blade-shaped black mist pierced forward, instantly shattering the radiance of the Golden Cudgel.
The golden light dispersed to the sides at a visible speed, while in the center, the blade-shaped mist continued its lightning-fast advance towards Linghu Xiaoxian.
Linghu Xiaoxian had no choice but to spin the Golden Cudgel to block in front of herself, while simultaneously retreating rapidly.
Mo Qi saw that Linghu Xiaoxian seemed unable to withstand Ju Ren's attack. If he didn't intervene, she might die here.
However, he himself was entangled by these two profit-driven individuals. If he wanted to save her, he was too far away!
Linghu Xiaoxian must not die; that was the first reason.
Secondly, he absolutely could not stand by and watch an demon be released!
Mo Qi's heart hardened. He said fiercely, "This is my final warning. Stop pestering me. In this situation, don't you understand the bigger picture?"
"Hmph," Hu Yanming scoffed, "Killing you first is the bigger picture. For us, there is nothing more important than this right now."
Lian Xun dismissively added, "A final warning? Do you think we fear you?"
Mo Qi said coldly, "It seems you are truly beyond saving. I have done all I could. If you seek death, do not blame me for being ruthless."
Lian Xun laughed in exasperation, "Haha, come on! Let me see how ruthless and how wicked you can be!"
As he spoke, he channeled his spiritual energy to its limit. The Thousand Pearl Myriad Thorn Whip suddenly flared with a brilliant light. The myriad light pearls and barbs within it shot out, striking at Mo Qi with incredible speed. The air temperature soared, sparks flew, and streams of light cascaded.
The surging energy roared like ten thousand galloping horses.
On the other side, Hu Yanming also danced his Qingfeng Sword with impenetrable skill, generating a powerful wind.
Dense sword shadows rained down upon Mo Qi.
Mo Qi suddenly changed his hand seal, causing the Qiankun Ring to encircle him and spin rapidly. The light followed suit, forming a solid pillar of light that not even the barbs or light shadows could penetrate.
Concurrently, the Earth Arrow and Xuanyuan Sword weaved around the periphery like agile serpents, reaching every subtle point. Their radiating light was also magnificent, sweeping away the whip shadows and sword light, shattering them.
A stalemate ensued.
The two were secretly astonished that Mo Qi could hold his own against their combined efforts.
He was merely a cultivator in the Tribulation Stage, while they were both at the Human Immortal triple and quadruple stages respectively. Yet, with their full power, they could not gain any advantage.
What was happening? Had they regressed?
Mo Qi also felt frustrated!
If he had directly used Pangu's divine power against them from the start, he might have found an opportunity to win.
Now, with all his magical treasures deployed, defense was not an issue, but to cover all angles and yet not deliver a truly devastating attack left him unable to deal with them.
Perhaps he should try the Phoenix Fire Dance Art!
But changing techniques carried risks!
With the current stalemate, if he switched techniques, in the ensuing gap, their attacks would be unleashed with overwhelming force, and he could very well be utterly defeated.
At this moment, he saw out of the corner of his eye that under Ju Ren's continuous assault, Linghu Xiaoxian was struggling, appearing quite dishevelled and seemingly on the verge of collapse.
Mo Qi hardened his resolve, let out a great roar, and clasped his hands together. The Xuanyuan Sword suddenly emitted a golden light that flashed and vanished like a meteor in the Milky Way, instantly cleaving through the sword light of the Qingfeng Sword, causing the sword light to scatter to both sides.
The sword light flashed again and vanished, followed by another, shattering the whip shadows and barbs one by one.
Light pearls scattered in the air, spinning away into the distance.
As the barbs and sword shadows dispersed, the Xuanyuan Sword and Earth Arrow flew back.
Simultaneously, Mo Qi formed a hand seal. Two masses of red light extended from his sides like wings, spinning and churning in all directions. A sound like a roaring tide arose as the red light advanced in layers, like interlocking gears of a meat grinder, clawing and tearing its way forward.
The Qiankun Ring continued to spin around him, its white light undiminished, blending with the red light as if a pure white flower had bloomed with a red stamen.
And that stamen, like a spiritual serpent, flicked its tongue outwards.
Hu Yanming and Lian Xun dared not delay. They hastily channeled their spiritual energy again, unleashing their sword light and whip shadows with full force. At the same time, the stray light pearls spun back as Lian Xun shook his whip, once again striking at Mo Qi.
But at this moment, the expanse of red light surged forward, its momentum clearly overpowering the sword light and whip shadows.
Hu Yanming and Lian Xun both felt a jolt of unease, realizing he still had a trump card.
With the arrow nocked, there was no turning back. They could only brace themselves and charge forward.
Lian Xun then sliced his left fingertip across his right hand, blood gushing out and flowing along his grip to the entire whip.
The entire whip flared with immense light. He swung it, and the barbs, previously chaotic, were now neatly arranged in a row, striking at Mo Qi like a dense, horizontal rain of needles!
However, the momentum was extraordinary.
Concurrently, the light of the Thousand Pearls enveloped them, covering the fine needles and transforming into a spiritual energy mass with barbs in front and a mountain behind, striking at Mo Qi with the force of an overwhelming tide.
At the same moment, Hu Yanming conjured a thousand sword flowers, merging them into a single colossal sword that connected heaven and earth, striking at Mo Qi with an unstoppable momentum.
The interlocking red light finally converged, striking the sword's light body. A clear grinding sound could be heard as the light body of the sword was gradually disintegrated.
From another direction, the overwhelming white light-wrapped barb mass had its outer layer of white light disintegrated. The barbs within were twisted and spun erratically in the air. After a few rotations, with the extension of the red light, they suddenly reversed direction and fiercely swept towards Lian Xun.
Lian Xun cried out in alarm, frantically swinging his whip in the air, creating an impenetrable defense.
Simultaneously, he retreated rapidly.
But the red light continued to surge forward, its speed exceeding his own. It penetrated the defense, mixed with the barbs, and struck him.
Lian Xun let out a pained cry, his body sent flying backward before crashing heavily to the ground.
As Hu Yanming's sword light was dispersed, he also retreated rapidly, swinging his Qingfeng Sword and continuously conjuring sword flowers, clashing and entwining with the red light.
The continuous grinding sound was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Hu Yanming detested this sound!
But he had to keep conjuring sword flowers to sustain the sound.
Otherwise, the last sound he would hear would be the grinding of his own bones, after which he would hear nothing more.
Therefore, let this detestable sound continue!
Even though the sword flowers he conjured were constantly shattered, he would conjure them again tirelessly!
Shattered again, conjured again!
The red light was continuously weakened, seemingly on the verge of being exhausted, and he appeared to be escaping!
At this moment, Mo Qi suddenly unleashed several silent arrow energies!
Hu Yanming, fully focused on dealing with the red light, was caught completely off guard. He was pierced through the body, then caught by the red light, and fell into a pool of blood!
Meanwhile, Linghu Xiaoxian was forced to retreat repeatedly under the attack of the black mist!
Fortunately, Ju Ren showed no intention of pursuing. Otherwise, Linghu Xiaoxian would likely have lost her life long ago.
Ju Ren simply stood outside the stone gate, attacking Linghu Xiaoxian while occasionally glancing at the stone gate, his eyes filled with a sense of urgency.
At times, there was also an inexplicable trace of venom in his gaze!
Linghu Xiaoxian's body retreated rapidly, simultaneously channeling spiritual energy to resist. She was holding on by sheer willpower. If this willpower faltered, she would be utterly defeated!
Mo Qi saw that Hu Yanming and Lian Xun lay on the ground like heaps of mud, seemingly with only their last breaths remaining. He forcibly retracted his technique, ceasing the Phoenix Fire Dance Art.
At the same time, he pointed his finger. The Qiankun Ring encircling him suddenly flew out, smashing towards Ju Ren. It grew in the wind, instantly becoming like a circular mountain, enveloped in mist as it charged forward.