Chapter 84

Bai Cangdong unfolded his Bi Luo wings, twisting and gliding through the air, incredibly dodging one sword slash after another. He managed to avoid the Purple Light Viscount's almost certain sixth slash without touching the ground.

The Purple Light Viscount and the Purple Xiao Earl only felt that Bai Cangdong's movements were incredibly skillful, but Hu Qianwu and the others almost screamed in shock, for the movements Bai Cangdong displayed were clearly those that only the Masked Viscount should have.

However, at this moment, they had no time to consider whether Bai Cangdong was indeed the Masked Viscount. They only hoped that Bai Cangdong would not be killed, as they might still have a chance to complete their plan. Otherwise, they would surely die, for the strength the Purple Light Viscount displayed was truly terrifying, far beyond what they could handle.

Seeing that Bai Cangdong had used an incredibly strange movement to dodge his sixth slash, the Purple Light Viscount, despite his pale face, directly used the most domineering seventh slash.

The sword light surged from the blade toward the Purple Light Viscount's body, merging the light of the man and the sword into one. Both man and sword transformed into an unparalleled sword light, slashing toward Bai Cangdong in the air.

Seeing the Purple Light Viscount transform into sword light, Bai Cangdong was inwardly overjoyed, but his face showed a tragic look of being unable to dodge. He directly summoned the Po Xie and Ling Luo swords, fully activating his life-bound divine light, and using the method of the saw-toothed blade, transformed into sword light to slash toward the Purple Light Viscount.

Boom!

Even though the Purple Light Viscount was almost out of life-bound divine light, Bai Cangdong still found it difficult to resist his unparalleled sword light. His own sword light was directly shredded by the Purple Light Viscount's sword light, and then the Purple Light Viscount charged straight into Bai Cangdong's arms.

Bai Cangdong's body suddenly leaned backward, barely dodging the sword light that the Purple Light Viscount charged straight at him. Then, as the Purple Light Viscount's body passed in front of him, he discarded the two swords, spread his arms, and grabbed the Purple Light Viscount.

The Purple Light Viscount was startled when he was grabbed, and his sword momentum immediately dissipated. He angrily shouted, "Let go... cough, cough..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Bai Cangdong forcefully spat out the Qian Ji Duanming Pill he had hidden under his tongue, which shot directly into the Purple Light Viscount's mouth, passing through his throat and into his stomach.

Since the duel began, Bai Cangdong had not said a single word, because he had secretly hidden the Qian Ji Duanming Pill under his tongue before the duel, just to find an opportunity, but he never expected it to succeed.

As Hu Qianwu had said, the Purple Light Viscount immediately entered a state of apparent death after swallowing the Qian Ji Duanming Pill, his body limp and falling onto Bai Cangdong, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

"You are courting death!" The Purple Xiao Earl was furious, his figure flashing to Bai Cangdong's side, one hand holding the Purple Light Viscount, the other grabbing Bai Cangdong's neck and lifting him up, wishing to crush him to death, but the appearance of the Purple Light Viscount made him hesitate. He shouted, "What did you give Guang'er? Give him the antidote immediately, or this viscount will flay you alive, cut you into a thousand pieces, and make you wish you were dead."

"Cough, cough... I am dead... cough, cough... your son... cough... will also be buried with me..." Bai Cangdong, with his neck squeezed, struggled to finish a sentence.

"You deserve to die!" The Purple Xiao Earl threw Bai Cangdong to the ground, raised his hand to kill him, but ultimately did not strike. He asked angrily, "What did you give Guang'er?"

"I gave him a poison that only I know. If you keep me alive, I will naturally save the Purple Light Viscount when I return to Fenghua City." Bai Cangdong laughed.

"Are you threatening me?" The Purple Xiao Earl was furious: "This viscount can kill you and still get the antidote. Even if I can't get the antidote, I don't believe no one can cure your poison."

"You can search me, but the antidote is not on me. As for finding someone else to cure the poison, you can try after you kill me. Maybe it can be cured, maybe it can't. Are you willing to risk your son's life?"

The Purple Xiao Earl was about to say something, but the entire swamp suddenly shook. Not far away, a huge Undead creature emerged from the mud, its head as large as a house, its body over a hundred feet long, its body covered in golden scales, no horns on its head, and four legs on its belly, resembling a snake but not quite.

The Hunyuan Dragon had revived at this moment.

Boom!

The Hunyuan Dragon raised its head, opened its mouth, and spewed out a golden life-bound divine light like a surging tide, almost flooding the entire swamp.

The Purple Xiao Earl, holding the Purple Light Viscount in one hand, unleashed a purple life-bound divine light with the other, like an ocean of endless divine light, barely holding back the Hunyuan Dragon's life-bound divine light. The two forces collided, almost overturning the entire swamp.

"Protect Guang'er. If a single hair of Guang'er is missing, I will make you regret ever being born." After a hard clash, the Purple Xiao Earl's face changed slightly, and he threw the Purple Light Viscount to Bai Cangdong, sternly saying, then fully focused on the charging Hunyuan Dragon.

Bai Cangdong caught the Purple Light Viscount and carried him out, and Hu Qianwu and the others also ran over. They knew that at this moment, only by staying with Bai Cangdong would they be safe.

Bai Cangdong pulled Feng Xian to his side and ran desperately toward the edge of the swamp. The battle between the Purple Xiao Earl and the Hunyuan Dragon was too terrifying, and the life-bound divine light like a river could easily drown and kill them all.

The Purple Xiao Earl only paid attention to protecting the small area where Bai Cangdong and the Purple Light Viscount were, ignoring the lives of others.

The terrifying life-bound divine light from the clash between the man and the dragon instantly killed most of the knights. The group quickly fled the swamp battlefield, and when they reached a safe place, only Bai Cangdong, Feng Xian, Hu Qianwu, and Hu Buyu remained. The knights and Hu Mingyang were left forever in the swamp.

Looking at the golden and purple life-bound divine light rising like a volcanic eruption in the distance, Bai Cangdong said with a lingering fear, "The life-bound divine light of a viscount is truly terrifying!"

"I once heard Uncle Seven say that all viscounts, upon promotion, gain the first privilege of 'limitless.' Initially, it is tenfold, meaning their life-bound divine light can increase tenfold. Then there are a hundredfold, a thousandfold, and ten thousandfold, until true limitlessness." Feng Xian said, panting.

"Do you want to leave like this?" Bai Cangdong stopped Hu Qianwu and Hu Buyu, who were trying to sneak away.

"Now that we have escaped the great danger, should we stay here and wait for the Purple Xiao Earl to kill us?" Hu Qianwu said, slightly panicked.

"You should understand that I'm not talking about that." Bai Cangdong stared at Hu Qianwu with a dark expression: "After seeing the martial arts and dual swords just now, you should know that I am the Masked Viscount. How can I let you leave?"

"What do you want?" Hu Qianwu knew that pretending was useless and directly tore off her disguise, along with Hu Buyu, vigilantly staring at Bai Cangdong.

"You should understand that only the dead can keep secrets." Bai Cangdong handed the Purple Light Viscount to Feng Xian and slowly walked toward the Hu siblings with his dual swords.

"Wait, I have another way to make you believe that we can keep your secret. If we die, you won't be able to get the antidote for the Qian Ji Duanming Pill, and the Purple Xiao Earl won't be able to save his son, and he will still kill you." Hu Qianwu, having just witnessed Bai Cangdong's battle with the Purple Light Viscount, knew that she and Hu Buyu were no match for him, and stopped Hu Buyu from rushing out to fight Bai Cangdong.

"Tell me, what way can make me believe you can keep my secret?" Bai Cangdong stared at Hu Qianwu with a cold face, ready to strike at any moment.

"My brother can become your knight, his life and death at your command. Will you believe us then?" Hu Qianwu said.

Before Bai Cangdong could answer, Hu Buyu was already furious. Though he couldn't speak, his expression and actions clearly showed that he would rather die in battle than become Bai Cangdong's knight.

"Brother, Second Brother is already dead. If you die too, our family will have no descendants." Hu Qianwu's words made Hu Buyu pause, his expression changing.

Finally, Hu Buyu was convinced. Hu Qianwu said to Bai Cangdong, "My brother will become your knight. Will you believe we can keep your secret?"

"Your brother becoming my knight can be trusted, but what about you?" Bai Cangdong still smiled coldly.

Hu Qianwu was slightly angry: "I am already the knight of Young Master Yan, and I cannot become anyone else's knight. If you don't believe me, I will end my life in front of you."

Hu Buyu held his sword to protect Hu Qianwu. If Bai Cangdong really wanted to kill Hu Qianwu, he would rather fight to the death than become Bai Cangdong's knight.

Bai Cangdong was silent. Hu Qianwu held the antidote for the Qian Ji Duanming Pill. If he really killed them, it would be difficult to get the antidote, and he would face the疯狂追杀 of a viscount, which was absolutely not what Bai Cangdong wanted.

As long as the Purple Light Viscount was not dead, he and the Purple Xiao Earl still had room for reconciliation. Considering the existence of the Fenghua Earl, the Purple Xiao Earl could not rush into Fenghua City to kill him, and he would at least have a chance to escape.

"Alright, I won't kill you, but I have two conditions." Bai Cangdong said after deep thought.

"Go on." Hu Qianwu gritted her teeth.

"First, Hu Buyu must immediately become my knight."

"No problem with that."

"Second, I want you to stay with me temporarily and not contact anyone in Fenghua City without my permission."

"I can agree, but if someone sees me with you, or if Young Master Yan or the Earl summon me, I cannot refuse."

"As long as you agree, I will handle the rest."

"Alright, I agree." Hu Qianwu was straightforward.

Though Hu Buyu was unwilling, he had no choice but to offer his life-bound mark and become Bai Cangdong's knight.

Boom!

A huge explosion suddenly erupted in the swamp, and the shockwave hit them even though they had run so far away, knocking them to the ground.