Chapter 85

The battle situation in the valley suddenly turned around!

Before Qin Lie arrived, Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian were covered in wounds, and Kang Zhi, Han Feng, and Chu Peng were also in grave danger, with each passing moment adding more wounds to their bodies.

Especially Tu Ze, who was almost driven mad by Yan Ziqian, had already decided to go down in a blaze of glory.

But everyone knew that if the situation continued, the one who would die would be Tu Ze, not Yan Ziqian.

Once Tu Ze was killed, Zhuo Qian would be next, and Kang Zhi and the others would also have no way out.

It was a situation where death was certain.

However, with Qin Lie's arrival, the situation in the valley underwent a complete transformation!

At this moment, Tu Ze held a new long sword, continuously forming starlight orbs, which were like large, shining crystals, bombarding Yan Ziqian fiercely!

Yan Ziqian's tall figure now had over a dozen deep wounds, visible to the bone! The number of these wounds was almost as many as the total number of wounds Tu Ze had accumulated in recent days!

On the other side, Zhuo Qian, with her new dragon bone whip, seemed like a different person, fierce like a tigress, and had turned the tide, making Feng Kai look extremely embarrassed.

Feng Kai's body was covered in whip marks, with wounds on his abdomen, shoulders, and left cheek, all cut by wind blades, bleeding profusely.

After Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian obtained new spirit weapons, their momentum surged, and their strength reached a new level, giving them a clear advantage!

Qin Lie, no longer needing to worry about Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian, regained his composure and joined the battle, helping Han Feng, Kang Zhi, and Chu Peng.

At the Ninth Heaven of Body Refinement, with lightning surrounding his body and thunder rumbling with each move, Qin Lie was like a fierce beast among sheep in battles of the same level, with no one able to stand against him.

He almost ignored the attacks of his opponents, relying solely on his powerful physique, charging forward like an iron ship or a massive vehicle, crashing into the chests of the Ice Fragment Manor warriors.

All those who were hit by his body immediately spat blood and stumbled backward, their bodies trembling with electric shocks, their hair scorched black.

His disruption allowed Han Feng, Kang Zhi, and Chu Peng to be completely freed, making the advantage of the Star Cloud Pavilion even greater!

"I can't believe it, just a moment ago, the Star Cloud Pavilion was about to be wiped out, but now, the situation has completely reversed!"

"The battle situation can change in an instant."

"Why is this happening?"

The young women of the Water Moon Sect watched the battle in the valley with shining eyes, whispering to each other.

"Because of two spirit weapons and one person." Na Nu's eyes sparkled as she gazed at Qin Lie, softly explaining the reason.

All the young women of the Water Moon Sect shifted their gazes to Qin Lie, their eyes filled with admiration.

At this moment, the Ice Fragment Manor warriors were comprehensively defeated, and Yan Ziqian was also covered in blood. According to his usual nature, once he saw the situation was not favorable, he would have calmly called for a retreat and quickly led his people away.

But this time, he was still holding on.

Because the young women of the Water Moon Sect were watching.

"Miss, what do you think?" Liang Zhong, on the Xuanming Beast, frowned slightly. "If this situation continues, it might not be good..."

"We can't favor one side over the other. We didn't take immediate action earlier, so our attitude should remain the same now." Xie Jingxuan showed no intention of moving, calmly instructing, "Just keep an eye on it. As long as no one dies, it's fine."

"Understood."

Liang Zhong nodded, then got off the Xuanming Beast and leisurely walked to the center of the valley, standing beside the fighters from the Star Cloud Pavilion and the Ice Fragment Manor, watching casually.

His arrival did not attract the attention of the young fighters from the Ice Fragment Manor and the Star Cloud Pavilion, but it did catch the attention of the young women of the Water Moon Sect.

"Na Nu... who is this person?" Xiao Que whispered.

Na Nu shook her head slightly, indicating she didn't know Liang Zhong's background or identity. She signaled with her eyes for the sisters behind her to remain silent and observe.

The young women of the Water Moon Sect suddenly fell silent.

"Crack!"

The sound of bones breaking came from the chest of an Ice Fragment Manor warrior who had been fighting Chu Peng. The warrior flew two meters away, landing and convulsing, with electric currents shooting from his eyes.

Qin Lie approached with a stern face, ready to deliver the final blow.

At this moment, Liang Zhong suddenly appeared in front of him, shaking his head slightly.

Qin Lie frowned, "Why didn't you intervene earlier?"

"If Tu Ze had truly been on the brink of death..." Liang Zhong said calmly, "I would have intervened."

"So, as long as they don't die, it's fine?" Qin Lie asked again.

Liang Zhong nodded.

Qin Lie then turned around, targeting another Ice Fragment Manor warrior, grinning wickedly, and pounced again.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

A bone-chilling sound of bones breaking soon came from that direction, making the young women of the Water Moon Sect pale.

Qin Lie, like a heavily armored iron vehicle, crashed into the warrior, causing his bones to crack and blood to gush out!

Liang Zhong was speechless, looking helplessly at Xie Jingxuan, but found that she showed no reaction, seemingly tacitly approving of Qin Lie's brutal actions.

"Ugh!"

A painful scream came from Yan Qingsong, drawing everyone's attention.

In the early stages of the battle between Yan Qingsong and Gao Yu, there was nothing noteworthy, as both seemed evenly matched, with neither at a clear disadvantage.

As a result, the battle between these two gradually faded from everyone's attention.

However, something had happened, and now Yan Qingsong's eyes were filled with immense fear, retreating continuously as if he had seen a ghost.

Around Yan Qingsong's neck, a gray cloud collar was tightening, emitting a chilling, ghostly howl that was bone-chilling and made one feel as if they had fallen into the depths of hell!

Gao Yu was surrounded by a circle of black smoke, with ghostly spirits floating within, his eyes sinister and evil, giving off an extremely malevolent aura.

Liang Zhong and Xie Jingxuan on the Xuanming Beast noticed Gao Yu's abnormality and both changed expression slightly.

Liang Zhong growled, ignoring Qin Lie's brutal treatment of the Ice Fragment Manor warriors, and suddenly pounced toward Gao Yu, shouting, "Boy, know when to stop!"

He suddenly appeared between Gao Yu and Yan Qingsong.

The ghostly cloud collar around Yan Qingsong's neck suddenly flew up and merged into the black smoke around Gao Yu.

Yan Qingsong muttered incomprehensible words, retreating continuously, his eyes filled with fear, trembling as if possessed by evil spirits, as if his soul had been injured.

"Who are you? Mind your own business!"

Gao Yu's face darkened, and the ghost face ring on his hand emitted the cries of vengeful spirits. Suddenly, a cluster of grayish clouds drifted toward Liang Zhong's chest.

Liang Zhong's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly snorted, spitting out a beam of green light.

The green light, like a sharp blade, sliced the cloud clusters into pieces!

Gao Yu's face turned pale, and he retreated several steps, looking at Liang Zhong with hatred but not daring to continue.

"Stop! All of you, stop! Who gave you permission to fight privately?"

At this moment, a deep male voice came from the entrance, and a middle-aged man in the uniform of the Senluo Hall rushed over, furious.

Behind him were over a dozen other Senluo Hall warriors.

Upon their arrival, they immediately intervened, forcefully stopping the intense battle between the Ice Fragment Manor and the Star Cloud Pavilion.

"What were you doing earlier?" Liang Zhong coldly snorted.

The middle-aged man, upon hearing Liang Zhong's voice, suddenly realized something, looking toward the corner where Gao Yu and Yan Qingsong were fighting, and then was startled, coming over to bow respectfully, "Mr. Liang, when did you return? Where is the Lord?"

"Humph!" Liang Zhong's face remained cold, glancing at Xie Jingxuan in the distance, "Can't you see?"

The Senluo Hall warriors suddenly realized something, and after stopping the fight between the Ice Fragment Manor and the Star Cloud Pavilion, they hurriedly gathered around Xie Jingxuan's Xuanming Beast, bowing respectfully, "Greetings, Lord!"

Qin Lie, Tu Ze, and Na Nu were all stunned, looking at Xie Jingxuan.

On the Xuanming Beast, Xie Jingxuan's expression was calm, nodding, "Ban Hong, how have things been recently?"

"Even worse." The middle-aged man named Ban Hong, the leader of the Senluo Hall responsible for the natural stone forest, maintained his respectful posture, replying, "The situation is more severe than when you left."

Tu Ze, Na Nu, and the others were speechless.

They knew that the deeper areas of the natural stone forest were always under the jurisdiction of the Senluo Hall, and they were not allowed to enter those areas.

So they did not know what strange things existed in the deeper areas of the stone forest.

However, they had long guessed that something unusual must be there, otherwise, the Senluo Hall would not have stationed people here.

If it were just second-stage spirit beasts, the combined strength of the four factions would be enough to handle them. The Senluo Hall sending people here must mean there was something unusual.

Now, listening to the conversation between Ban Hong and Xie Jingxuan, they realized that there was someone with even greater authority here!

Xie Jingxuan was the true person in charge, and Ban Hong was clearly just her subordinate.

They finally confirmed that there must be something strange in the deeper areas of the stone forest.

Xie Jingxuan's clear eyes swept over Qin Lie, Tu Ze, Yan Ziqian, Na Nu, Zhuo Qian, and others in the valley. Each person she looked at showed a respectful expression and bowed slightly.

"If the Ice Fragment Manor and the Star Cloud Pavilion have any more disputes in the stone forest, the one who provokes first will be executed!" Her face turned cold, and she sternly warned, then took out a token and raised it, saying, "The Water Moon Sect, the Red Flame Association, the Ice Fragment Manor, and the Star Cloud Pavilion will continue to operate in the outer areas of the stone forest. You can continue to hunt spirit beasts, but you are not allowed to enter the restricted areas designated by the Senluo Hall! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Tu Ze, Yan Ziqian, and Na Nu nodded in unison, not daring to hesitate.

They saw clearly that Xie Jingxuan was holding the identity token of the Senluo Hall's inspection department!

It was a token that could claim lives!

Even if Xie Jingxuan ordered them to go to their deaths, they would not dare to disobey!

"Everyone else, stay here. Qin Lie, come with us." Xie Jingxuan added.

Everyone was surprised, involuntarily looking at Qin Lie again, curious about the relationship between Qin Lie and the person in charge of the Senluo Hall.

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