Chapter 37

At that moment, Ning Yue wanted to take advantage of the situation to flee as far away as possible from the pursuing soldiers. After all, his strength had not yet recovered, and it was not appropriate to engage in a direct conflict with a behemoth like Bingma Temple.

However, when he used his mental imprint and the technique of listening while crouching low to deduce the movements of the pursuing soldiers, he couldn't help but hesitate slightly.

Because it was clear that these pursuers were not after him. Ning Yue estimated that the pursuers were unlikely to know he was hiding in this ancient castle. They were chasing another target, and the person being pursued was struggling to escape towards the castle.

"These people from Bingma Temple are trying to kill the two children of the Bai family, in order to obtain the Ten Thousand Treasure Spirit Mirror, which is in the possession of the Bai family. I have heard of this set of soul maps in the Dark World, but I have never had the chance to see it. I didn't expect it to have spread to the Nine Heavens. If my guess is correct, the pursuers from Bingma Temple are chasing the two children of the Bai family. Should I save them?"

Ning Yue hesitated for a moment and then made up his mind—he would save them!

If his strength had not been sufficient, Ning Yue might have had an excuse, but now he had recovered some of his martial arts skills and had opened the first level of the Void Dragon Soul Map, with nine soul clusters. He was just a step away from condensing a void phase, and he was now qualified to save people. In this situation, if he still chose not to help, he would no longer be the hero who once roamed the world.

"Vague and indistinct, within it there is something. Ethereal and elusive, within it there is a spirit. Profound and deep, within it there is essence! This is... the Realm of Object and Spirit!"

To save people, one must have strong power. Ning Yue recited the Tao Te Ching and took seven steps, each step changing his state.

By the time he took the seventh step, his aura changed dramatically, like a true dragon ascending to the sky, roaring across the land.

With the eighth step, his figure became faint and elusive, impossible to grasp. He first disappeared from his original spot and then, without a moment's delay, reappeared twenty steps away. A giant dragon, completely ethereal and emitting a sense of emptiness, appeared behind Ning Yue for a moment before vanishing.

Ning Yue laughed heartily, leaped up, and strode away.

Ning Yue's unparalleled lightness skill unfolded, making him soar like a bird, gracefully gliding through the air. His aura became deep and profound, not even startling the birds and beasts in the forest.

After more than ten minutes, he saw a girl who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old, her entire body dirty like a mud monkey, running with all her might.

Ning Yue activated the Ten Directions Illusionary Annihilation technique, sending a thread of consciousness into the girl's mind, soothing her gently, "Come to me, I will protect you."

The girl suddenly showed a look of joy and surprise, shouting, "Brother! Is it you? Come and save me, I have no strength left, I can't run anymore."

Ning Yue gracefully descended from the treetops. He had thought he would need to explain himself to the girl, but unexpectedly, when she saw him, she showed a look of joy and immense trust, throwing herself into his arms and collapsing, unable to say a word before fainting.

Ning Yue briefly examined the girl and found that she had exhausted all her potential while fleeing, causing her to faint from exhaustion. He felt slightly relieved and sent a stream of true energy to her, which could only slightly alleviate her condition, allowing her to enter a deeper sleep to recover her strength, but it could not replenish the nutrients she desperately needed. It was only a temporary solution, not a fundamental one.

Ning Yue sighed slightly. He knew he had to deal with the pursuers first before he could focus on saving the girl. He leaped up, found a particularly lush tree, and placed the girl securely on a branch, fixing the space so she wouldn't fall during her sleep. Then he used his lightness skill to head towards the pursuers.

To lure these people, Ning Yue deliberately let out a long whistle. The pursuers who were chasing the girl were immediately attracted. From a distance, a robust and fat general let out a low roar, and a virtual image of a red flame tiger appeared around him.

Ning Yue couldn't help but be slightly surprised. This general had at least the level of a third-stage void phase, which would be considered a formidable expert in the Dark World, but in the Nine Heavens, he was just an ordinary general.

Ning Yue's hands moved in a vague manner, and hundreds of branches flew towards him. Under the influence of the Ten Directions Illusionary Annihilation technique, they transformed into powerful bows and arrows, shooting out with a whistling sound.

The pursuing soldiers were part of the Tiger Guard Army under the control of Bingma Temple. The leading general was named Bo Hu, whose sword skills ranked among the top ten in the Tiger Guard Army. Although his void phase power was slightly weaker, he still firmly held a position among the top ten commanders of the Tiger Guard Army.

He had initially thought that capturing a little girl would be easy, but he hadn't expected her to have such good lightness skills, making it impossible to close the distance despite his pursuit.

When Ning Yue made his move, he thought he had hit the jackpot, not only having a chance to capture the Bai family's girl but also encountering her brother. However, he soon realized something was wrong. When the rain of arrows flew, he could only roar and draw his sword, creating a fiery arc to cut down all the branches aimed at him, leaving no time to care for his subordinates.

Yan Jifeng had fought countless battles in his life, whether in groups or one-on-one, and his experience was extensive. Although he had changed his identity and started over, his accumulated experience over several hundred years had not diminished. His first move targeted the enemy's weak points.

After the first round of arrows, all the Tiger Guard Army soldiers who had been pursuing the girl were forced to reveal themselves. There were about a hundred of them, each wearing helmets and armor, holding waist knives, and looking fierce and brave. However, the arrows Ning Yue had launched, infused with the power of the Void Dragon, were extraordinary, and more than ten soldiers had been pierced, with seven or eight of them dying on the spot, and the rest severely injured.

Ning Yue, having succeeded with his first move, did not hesitate. He reached out again, and hundreds more branches broke off from the trees, gracefully flying out. After a brief pause in the air, they shot out with great force.

Ning Yue fired eighteen rounds of arrows in quick succession, and the nearby trees were left bare, as he had manipulated them to turn into arrows.

Bo Hu roared like thunder. After Ning Yue's eighteen rounds of arrows, only about forty to fifty of his more than a hundred Tiger Guard Army soldiers remained, with more than half of them no longer capable of fighting, and nearly thirty percent of his subordinates killed by Ning Yue.

Ning Yue gracefully landed from the treetops, ready to deal with the remaining pursuers. Suddenly, he was slightly surprised. On the three crystal screens, the screen recording his battle achievements had updated, listing all the enemies he had killed since entering the Nine Heavens, and adding a value of good or evil behind each enemy's name...

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