Chapter 49: The Charm of That Sword

This old man clearly looks human, so how could he possess the Holy Clan's fire control ability? Could it be that Du Shiqing's bodyguard has a rather extraordinary background?

And also... this journey has been far too peaceful, hasn't it?

Chu Yang was deep in thought when suddenly the Nine Tribulations Sword in his dantian leaped, and an extreme sense of danger rose in his heart. In an instant, his entire body's hair stood on end. His eyes turned cold, and without even turning to check, his body spun, rolled, and then sprang up, making a turn in the air and immediately moving from the side of the fire to behind a tree. This body movement was almost unbelievable.

Immediately, a sharp whistle sounded, and a massive stone slab, several yards wide, fell from the sky, aiming directly at Du Shiqing's position! The positioning was incredibly precise!

Du Shiqing was right in the center of the stone's lethal range!

The old man roared in anger, and his aged body suddenly became as agile as a leopard. He leaped over, but it was already too late; at this moment, Chu Yang mysteriously appeared beside the large stone, a sword appearing in his hand as if by magic, and he thrust it out like a venomous snake.

The tip of the sword, like a venomous dragon, stabbed diagonally at the edge of the stone.

Clang!

The massive stone slab was spinning violently as it fell, but the sword's appearance precisely stabbed into the gap in its rotation, slightly slowing its descent.

It was like a mountain falling and landing on the tip of a lever! The subtlety of this moment was indescribable.

Immediately, the reactive force of the stone exploded like thunder. Chu Yang, holding the sword, felt as if he had been hit in the chest by a massive stone, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he flipped backward through the air.

But he had ultimately gained a sliver of time! Even such a negligible amount of time, which a normal person wouldn't even have time to blink—

But this slight delay allowed the old man's body to flash like lightning between the ground and the stone slab. With a roar, he punched the air, a bright white light flashing on his fist. The massive stone, weighing thousands of pounds, was suddenly shattered, raining down like a shower of stones!

Du Shiqing was unharmed!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Black arrows rained down from the mountaintop, enveloping them from all sides.

"Form the formation! Face the enemy!" The knight's leader roared. Eight people rolled on the ground in unison, moving swiftly to their horses. In the next moment, they each held a round shield. Although they dodged quickly, one knight was hit in the shoulder and calf, the iron arrow piercing through flesh and blood, protruding into the air.

Before his scream could fade, three of his companions' shields had already protected him. The sound of thuds echoed as the iron arrows formed an iron curtain in an instant.

Thud, thud... The arrows piercing the ground sounded like rain hitting a sand pit; the entire area, several dozen yards wide, became a giant hedgehog!

The old man let out a sharp whistle, his body spinning and transforming into a gray whirlwind. He caught the dozens of arrows that had not yet landed, and with a flick of his wrist, they turned into dozens of black lightning bolts, reflecting back. Without checking the effect, he continued without stopping, scooped up Du Shiqing, and his body flashed like a gray mist, already reaching the side of the carriage. In the next moment, Du Shiqing was pushed back into the carriage.

The sound of slaps echoed, and the incoming arrows immediately changed direction, raining down on the carriage like a storm, the force shaking the entire carriage, but not a single arrow could penetrate!

This carriage was specially made!

In the dim forest, the sound of the old man's arrows nailing into the trees and a brief scream echoed.

The old man reappeared in the next moment, his face pale. His first reaction was not to kill the enemy but to look deeply at Chu Yang's position. Only he knew how difficult that sword strike had been!

If not for that sudden sword strike, everything would have been unimaginable!

Whether it was the timing, the position, the control of force, or the initial choice of evasion, it was all extremely rare! That sword strike was simply a stroke of genius!

This young man only had the strength of a warrior, and a massive stone falling from the mountaintop would be useless even for a peak martial artist, but Chu Yang had managed to block it with that one strike!

Although it was just a slight delay, it bought time!

After the sword strike, an ordinary green steel sword was undamaged, and the only cost was a mouthful of blood! This was an unbelievable feat!

The timing of the enemy's ambush was also extremely strange. They were already within the territory of the Iron Cloud Kingdom, and the journey had been peaceful, but they were attacked here. Moreover, the enemy did not choose to attack at midnight but at dusk!

Everything was sudden, giving the impression of a band of roving bandits suddenly discovering a fat sheep and deciding to make a move. Even a seasoned expert like the old man was completely unprepared!

But Chu Yang, in the midst of the chaos, managed to deliver that sword strike! A sword strike filled with divine aura, as if it had been rehearsed a thousand times!

The old man knew that no one would rehearse like this. It was neither a coincidence nor a premeditated plan!

When his eyes looked at Chu Yang's position, he realized that Chu Yang, who had rolled there, had vanished without a trace!

The eight knights formed a shield formation, slowly moving and gradually reaching the carriage, protecting it entirely.

The old man wanted to pursue the enemy but thought better of it. He only directed the carriage to move slowly, retreating. The horses pulling the carriage had already become giant iron hedgehogs, and half of the eight knights' horses had been shot dead.

As the old man's body moved, a series of thuds echoed, and the dead horses were thrown up, forming a row in a short time, slightly blocking the view from the forest. Then he guarded his chest with both palms, fully alert, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings, stepping back step by step.

Their mission was only to protect Du Shiqing, not to kill the enemy!

While he was doing this, the hidden enemies showed no reaction at all!

The attackers had not said a single word until now! Apart from the initial two screams, everything was like a silent play.

The rain of arrows suddenly stopped! Everything returned to silence, as if nothing had happened. The transition from extreme intensity to complete silence was abrupt.

With the disappearance of the arrows, boundless twilight descended upon the earth! The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, making it hard to breathe.

The enemy's attack would not be limited to this. This was a fact everyone understood!

But who was the enemy? Which side were they from? The Great Zhao? The Iron Cloud? Or the Boundless Kingdom? Or... someone else? All of this was shrouded in mystery.

But no matter which side, it was definitely a well-planned attack!

Only after they retreated ten yards did the forest react. A series of strange sounds followed by a sharp, intense whistling sound, and a black shadow, like an angry dragon, shot out from the forest, carrying an unstoppable force, reaching the carriage in the blink of an eye!

The space behind the black shadow was already distorted and trembling from the immense force!

An arrow!

But this arrow was three yards long! It seemed to have emerged from hell, filled with the aura of death! In the twilight, it fiercely struck the carriage!

The tip of the arrow pointed directly at the center of the carriage. If there was anyone inside, this arrow would hit, and there would be no escape!