Chapter 53

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Zhu Wushuang’s face had already changed drastically. For the first time in his life, he felt the sensation of death, a feeling he did not have even when facing Gu Santong. The immense internal power formed from absorbing hundreds of people surged out like a flood.

His figure rapidly retreated, and at the same time, his hands formed claw shapes on both sides. The powerful absorption technique he had prepared was fully activated, immediately drawing everything around him to block in front of him.

Swords, spears, broken beams, incomplete corpses, and even a living person who had come with him—all that he could absorb were placed in front of the sword light.

“Crack!!!”

The sword light, over ten meters long, met these obstacles. Wherever the sword light passed, it cut through everything, splitting the dense obstacles into two halves.

The person who had come with Zhu Wushuang, whom he subconsciously used to block the sword light, died without even a scream. At the moment of death, he looked at Zhu Wushuang with disbelief.

Zhu Wushuang had no time to care about this. The immense internal power he used to control the obstacles was also severed by the sword light. Obstacles several meters long were cut and fell to the ground. In just a moment, the sword light had cut through all the obstacles and reached Zhu Wushuang.

“Ha!!”

At this point, Zhu Wushuang’s ferocity was instead aroused. With a loud shout, the immense and fierce internal power accumulated in his hands for hundreds of years was fiercely directed at the sword light.

“Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang!!!”

At this moment, within a radius of one to two kilometers around the prison, it seemed as if a thunderbolt had struck out of nowhere. The surrounding spiritual energy, air currents, and even the entire space seemed to be in chaos.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the scene where the world-shattering sword light collided with the immense internal power. The shockwaves from the collision forced everyone to retreat, and the solid ground within several meters was completely cracked.

The sword light was now in a stalemate with Zhu Wushuang’s internal power. Facing Zhu Wushuang’s immense internal power accumulated over hundreds of years, the sword light, which could cut through anything, also encountered resistance.

The sword light continuously cut through Zhu Wushuang’s internal power, and Zhu Wushuang, with a fierce and distorted face, used all his internal power accumulated over hundreds of years to wear down the force and sharpness of the sword light.

“Bang!!!”

The stalemate lasted for less than three seconds, and another explosion occurred. Zhu Wushuang was thrown back over twenty meters, and the sword light and his immense internal power disappeared in the explosion.

Zhu Wushuang steadied himself, his face flushed, his eyes filled with anger and a hint of fear. He slowly raised his hands, each with a bloodstain, and the blood slowly dripped. Zhu Wushuang quickly used his internal power to force out the sharp sword qi from the bloodstains and stop the bleeding.

“Dongfang Bubai!” Zhu Wushuang stared at Dongfang Bubai, each word heavy and difficult to utter.

He never thought that just one sword would make him lose to a rising star. Although he had not yet lost and still had strong combat power, he was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in that move and was lightly injured.

Moreover, everyone had seen him subconsciously use his own people to block the sword light. He knew that unless he killed everyone present, his reputation would be thoroughly ruined.

He could feel the contemptuous gazes of everyone present, even those of his own people.

If he were a villain, this behavior would be understandable, but his image had always been that of a righteous and brave Iron胆ed Divine Marquis. Such a despicable act by him, the righteous and brave Iron胆ed Divine Marquis, naturally made everyone despise him, another hypocrite!

“Hmph! You should be grateful.” Dongfang Bubai sheathed his sword and coldly said, his right hand on the hilt, but he did not attack Zhu Wushuang again. Suddenly, his gaze sharply turned to a shadowy area.

“Come out!!”

Everyone was startled and quickly looked at the shadowy area, even Gu Santong and Zhu Wushuang narrowed their eyes, as they had not noticed anyone else hiding there.

At that moment, the shadowy area showed no signs of any difference, not even a hint of abnormality.

“Hmph!” Dongfang Bubai coldly snorted, and a powerful sword aura immediately enveloped the shadowy area. His right hand, gripping the hilt of the White Peak Sword, tightened slightly, as if ready to strike at any moment.

“Clap Clap Clap…!”

“Ha ha ha! As expected of Dongfang Bubai, Xu Ruo Wu has met the Lord of the East.”

With the sound of clapping and the voice, a tall and slender figure in ordinary clothing slowly emerged from the shadowy area.

Everyone was startled again. The reputation of Ghost King Xu Ruo Wu was well-known. He had helped Zhu Yuanzhang establish the Ming Dynasty and was enfeoffed as the Martial King, holding a position in the Ming Dynasty that was no less prestigious than Zhu Wushuang.

Moreover, his martial arts and mysterious nature were even more formidable than Zhu Wushuang. Almost everyone would rather provoke Zhu Wushuang than Xu Ruo Wu.

At this moment, Yan Shisan, Ren Woxing, and others felt a heavy heart, as it was becoming increasingly difficult to escape.

When Xu Ruo Wu fully emerged, everyone finally saw the true face of this famous Ghost King.

He was about forty years old, with a long and thin face, exuding a strong personality. His deep-set eyes accentuated his prominent eagle nose, giving him a firm and steady impression. Combined with his graceful and tall figure and focused demeanor, he radiated an indescribable sense of mystery and charm.

At this moment, the famous Ghost King was smiling at Dongfang Bubai, his eyes openly showing admiration.

At this point, everyone understood why Dongfang Bubai had said to Zhu Wushuang, “You should be grateful.” It was because Xu Ruo Wu was hiding in the shadows, making Dongfang Bubai cautious and preventing him from attacking again.

Dongfang Bubai did not respond to Xu Ruo Wu’s words. The powerful and sharp sword aura changed, now enveloping both Zhu Wushuang and Xu Ruo Wu. He coldly said, “You go first.”

“Lord…!” Ren Woxing and others frowned, and over a hundred people exclaimed in surprise.

“Hmph! Do you want to defy my orders?” Dongfang Bubai’s gaze turned cold, and his tone left no room for doubt.

“We dare not…!” Everyone showed a difficult expression.

“You also follow them. I will not come after you, and you are not to act on your own. When the time comes, you will achieve your desires.” Dongfang Bubai said to Gu Santong.

Gu Santong frowned, looking at Zhu Wushuang and Xu Ruo Wu, and said seriously, “Do you not need help?”

“Hah!” Dongfang Bubai sneered, “To keep me here, they are not qualified.”

Zhu Wushuang’s face turned grim. This was a blatant disregard for them. Xu Ruo Wu, however, showed no emotional波动, still smiling mysteriously at Dongfang Bubai.

Gu Santong turned to look at Dongfang Bubai, nodded seriously, and Yan Shisan, Ren Woxing, Zhang Chengfeng, and others gritted their teeth and headed in one direction, with some of the prisoners also escaping from the prison.

Zhu Wushuang’s body moved, ready to stop them. If he could just delay a bit longer, more experts from the Ming Dynasty would arrive, and a large army would come.

Seeing this, Dongfang Bubai’s eyebrows raised, and the sword aura enveloping the two men suddenly intensified. Zhu Wushuang immediately suppressed the urge to stop them.

He and Xu Ruo Wu knew that they were under the influence of Dongfang Bubai’s sword aura. If they tried to stop Gu Santong and others from leaving, they would expose a weakness and face Dongfang Bubai’s devastating strike. Remembering the lightning-fast, sky-splitting sword from earlier, they refrained from acting.

They did not want to face that sword alone.

Similarly, if Dongfang Bubai withdrew his sword aura or it fluctuated, they would launch a devastating attack.

If it were not for Gu Santong, his lifelong enemy, Zhu Wushuang would not have had the thought of stopping them, just like Xu Ruo Wu, who stood there smiling silently.

“Although Lord Dongfang has kept us here and let Gu Santong and others leave, who will keep you from leaving in a while?” Xu Ruo Wu smiled, a rare occurrence for him, but this time he maintained a continuous smile.

Although Xu Ruo Wu always smiled, appearing harmless, Dongfang Bubai knew that if given the chance, this Ghost King would not hesitate to kill him, and he would do the same. The reason was simply their different positions.

Zhu Wushuang had now calmed all his negative emotions, focusing intently on Dongfang Bubai, his internal power already raised, determined not to let Dongfang Bubai leave easily.

“Hmph! If I leave, you can try to stop me.” Dongfang Bubai showed a cold smile, a mix of dominance, disdain, and indifference.

The three then fell silent, and a few minutes passed. Gu Santong, Yan Shisan, and others had long disappeared. The originally quiet city of Jinling was becoming increasingly lively, with many soldiers holding torches rushing to the prison, and various forces coming to gather information.

At this point, the three men’s auras were growing stronger, and it was clear that they would soon engage in combat.

Xu Ruo Wu’s smile had vanished, replaced by a firm, steady, and serious expression, and the same was true for Dongfang Bubai and Zhu Wushuang.

Another minute passed, and the three men’s auras had reached a critical point, ready to burst at any moment.

This was partly due to Dongfang Bubai’s deliberate actions. If they continued to stand off, he would not be able to leave. Xu Ruo Wu and Zhu Wushuang had no choice but to raise their auras to resist his.

Thus, the current scene was formed.

The atmosphere and air in the field were already extremely heavy. If ordinary people were there, they would not survive. Those gradually arriving could only watch from a distance.

Dongfang Bubai’s grip on the sword hilt tightened, as if ready to deliver a shocking strike. Just then…

“Whoosh Whoosh!!”

A barely noticeable but real sound of something breaking the air suddenly came from the left, and Dongfang Bubai’s face changed instantly.

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