"Purple Dragon, you think you're so cunning, but do you believe we haven't made arrangements?"
As Purple Dragon looked surprised, Jian Wusheng sparred with him, mockingly remarking.
"Haha, what a coincidence, we all thought of the same thing!"
On the other side, Hasar laughed heartily at Lan Yue.
He knew that Earth-level powerhouses would attract attention, and someone would inevitably try to stop them. Thus, he didn't fight for it, leaving everything to another person.
The Purple Robed Bishop, Nancy!
Although Nancy was a woman, she was outstanding in all aspects. Her strength was formidable, not much less than an Earth-level expert.
She was a rising star, and it was only a matter of time before she became the new Red Robed Bishop of the Hall of Light.
Therefore, Hasar had full confidence in Nancy.
Swish! Swish!
Before the pillar of light, Ye Cangtian arrived first. Just as he was about to reach into the light pillar to seize the Heart of the Ruins, two breaking sounds came from his left and right.
To his left was a triangular bayonet, and to his right was a cold, gleaming long sword. While he had the chance to take the Heart of the Ruins, he would surely die on the spot in the next moment.
Yuwen Chengji?
Ye Cangtian glanced at the two people attacking him. Wasn't one of them Yuwen Chengji, who represented the Hidden Group?
Seeing the two attacks descend.
At the critical moment, Ye Cangtian quickly withdrew his hand and retreated several steps.
He didn't want to be caught in the middle and endure both their attacks.
Clang! Bang!
Seeing Ye Cangtian in the middle retreat and avoid their attacks, the two ended up facing each other's attacks directly.
The next moment.
Yuwen Chengji and Nancy gritted their teeth, swept their weapons aside, and sprang up. They exchanged a palm strike, forcing each other back.
However, at this moment, Nancy revealed a smile.
As they exchanged palm strikes, she slightly changed direction. Now, using the momentum to retreat, she flew directly towards the pillar of light, while Yuwen Chengji flew away from the pillar of light area.
"The Heart of the Ruins is mine!"
Nancy's smile deepened, as if the Heart of the Ruins was within her grasp!
However, in the next instant.
Nancy's expression changed drastically.
"Ah!"
Just then, as she extended her small hand, thinking she had won, her hand was less than a centimeter away from the long sword within the pillar of light.
But at that moment, she suddenly found that her body was no longer moving, frozen in mid-air, and her calf was firmly grasped by someone.
In the next instant, Nancy's body was flung out by a tremendous force. She also clearly saw Xuan Qi's mask, and an unwilling and angry roar erupted from her mouth.
"Bastard!"
Crack!
Beside the pillar of light, Ye Cangtian, taking advantage of the absence of the two, unhesitatingly grabbed the precious sword and raised it high above his head.
"Beautiful! Xuan Qi, you've done a great service, I knew I wasn't wrong about you!"
Seeing Xuan Qi obtain the precious sword, Purple Dragon roared excitedly in the distance, then forced Jian Wusheng back.
"Everyone, I concede. The Dark Association has now obtained the Heart of the Ruins. Since the outcome is decided, let's stop here!"
Qing Dao also forced Humphrey back and said loudly.
The fighting suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked at Xuan Qi with envy and jealousy, but they could no longer attack.
Although they could kill Xuan Qi now, the Heart of the Ruins would still be ownerless and could be contested. However, the Dark Association's three Earth-level powerhouses and a dozen Profound-level experts were not easy to deal with.
Besides the Dark Association, the only ones happy for Xuan Qi were some members of the Dragon Group and the Grim Reaper Squad.
They knew Xuan Qi's true identity.
So, at this moment, they couldn't help but look at each other, wanting to laugh but having to hold back, revealing only a strange expression.
These fools from the Dark Association, thinking they had won, didn't realize they were indirectly paving the way for China.
"Xuan Qi, I am Nancy, the Purple Robed Bishop of the Hall of Light. I will definitely settle this humiliation with you in the future!"
Many people were furious, but the most enraged was Nancy.
She was just a step away from victory, but Xuan Qi had brutally ruined it and snatched away the Heart of the Ruins.
This was something her arrogance could never accept!
On the other side, Yuwen Chengji also stared intently at Xuan Qi, but left without a word.
The dust had settled. Even with unwillingness, there was nothing they could do!
However, no one noticed that Ye Cangtian's expression was somewhat off.
Or rather, no one could see his true expression from within the mask.
At this moment, his face showed no hint of joy, he paid no attention to Nancy, and his expression even gradually became solemn.
The hand holding the sword even trembled slightly!
With the divine weapon in hand, I have the world?
This... this was pure nonsense!
At this moment, Ye Cangtian felt exactly like this, wanting to curse.
The moment the long sword entered his hand, it brought a cold current that penetrated to the bone, as if trying to freeze him into an ice sculpture.
This coldness, combined with the circulation of his elemental energy, was something Ye Cangtian could resist.
But the problem was that the sword's weight was increasing, and it kept struggling in his hand.
This made it extremely difficult for Ye Cangtian to control.
Clang!
After a moment, a clang sound was heard, once again drawing everyone's attention.
They saw that the long sword in Ye Cangtian's hand had disappeared, replaced by a sword hilt standing vertically on the ground.
Obviously, the long sword had pierced the ground.
"Hahaha, all things have spirits, and so does the Heart of the Ruins. It seems Xuan Qi cannot conquer the Heart of the Ruins!"
"Yes, yes. If that's the case, we have a chance."
"Dark Association, you can't blame us! It's just that you are too incompetent..."
Seeing this scene, the people from the Dragon Group and the Dark Association were stunned, while other factions laughed and rushed towards the pillar of light again.
This time, the first to reach the pillar of light was Nancy from the Hall of Light.
She was already not far from the pillar of light and reacted quickly.
"Get out of the way!"
As Nancy arrived before Ye Cangtian, she coldly shouted. However, she didn't attack, but reached for the sword hilt.
At this moment, she didn't have time to entangle with the other party. Her primary goal was naturally the Heart of the Ruins.
However, before her small hand could touch the sword hilt, a rumbling sound came.
Following that, the ground began to tremble violently, and even her near Earth-level strength couldn't keep her body steady.
Along with the earthquake, a layer of mist enveloped the entire Sword Manor.
The already dim ruins had their visibility further reduced, resembling the stone formation encountered earlier.
No wonder the Heart of the Ruins appeared so easily; it turned out there was a contingency plan!
Witnessing this scene, the major factions finally reacted, but it was too late.
They had fallen into a formation again, and this time the situation was even worse!
During the previous struggle for the Heart of the Ruins, they had already been entangled in combat. Now, separated into different areas, it was not so easy to disengage!
Boom boom boom...
The rumbling sound echoed again, and everyone's expression changed once more.
Although they couldn't see exactly what it was, the sound was very familiar. It was clearly the footsteps of stone figures.
Judging from the sound of their footsteps, this batch of stone figures was even faster, and their strength was undoubtedly more formidable. Once encountered, it would likely be another catastrophe.
In such a situation, many people, for the sake of their own lives, had no choice but to put aside their grievances and temporarily join forces.
Of course, in a pot of soup, there are always one or two rotten fish and shrimp.
They were the deputy leader of the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group, Black Belly, and the only surviving Middle Ninja from the Eastern Ying Ninjutsu Unit, Ozawa.
The two were in the same area. After exchanging glances, they revealed sinister smiles.
The harsh environment was perfect for them to launch surprise attacks and ambushes.
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