Chapter 80

Qing You saw the broken chariot arrow descending from the sky, a trace of displeasure appeared on his face, and he spat out coldly, "Meddling in other people's affairs!"

He wanted to kill Zhang Ruochen with his own hands, not let him be killed by Prince Huo Xing.

Since Prince Huo Xing had taken action, Zhang Ruochen was surely doomed.

Qing You's toes pushed off the ground, transforming into a green shadow, and he flew backward, retreating far away.

Zhang Ruochen naturally sensed the broken chariot arrow flying down from the sky. His body hair stood up like a hedgehog, his spine turned cold, and his scalp tingled, as if the sky had collapsed.

"Ice Fire Qilin!"

Zhang Ruochen's true qi surged through thirty-six meridians, all converging toward the Ice Fire Qilin armor on his body. In an instant, he activated ten of the ten inscriptions in the Qilin Ice Fire armor.

The Qilin Ice Fire armor is a sixth-stage True Martial treasure, with a total of thirty-eight inscriptions. With Zhang Ruochen's current martial cultivation, he could activate at most ten inscriptions.

"Whoosh!"

Zhang Ruochen's Qilin Ice Fire armor burst forth with crimson and deep blue light, emitting both icy cold and scorching heat.

From within the armor, a wild Qilin roar sounded, and a seven-meter-tall Qilin shadow appeared, protecting Zhang Ruochen in its belly.

"Boom!"

When the broken chariot arrow struck the Qilin shadow, its impact force clearly weakened, and its speed slowed down.

When the broken chariot arrow hit Zhang Ruochen's back, nine-tenths of its force had been neutralized, leaving only one-tenth.

Even this one-tenth of the force was still terrifying, sending Zhang Ruochen flying and crashing into a large tree with a diameter of one meter nearby, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, the broken chariot arrow was blocked by the Ice Fire Qilin armor; otherwise, Zhang Ruochen's body would have been pierced by the arrowhead.

"What a powerful broken chariot arrow, more than ten times stronger than the Thunder Arrow."

Zhang Ruochen supported his body with his sword and spear, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

Prince Huo Xing stood on the back of the Green麟Eagle, holding the Silver Bone Crescent Moon Bow, and let out a light exclamation, "Ice Fire Qilin armor! I didn't expect you to be wearing this treasure. This is excellent! Qing You, kill him and take the Ice Fire Qilin armor from his body."

Qing You let out a cold laugh, taking a step toward Zhang Ruochen, and said, "Even the broken chariot arrow couldn't kill you. It seems I have to take action myself."

Zhang Ruochen glanced slightly at Zixi in the distance. She had already killed five martial artists from the Four Directions Prefecture. If he could delay Qing You for a moment, she could kill all seven.

"The prince will go first, and we may never meet again."

Zhang Ruochen turned and fled, like a nimble monkey, instantly rushing into the forest.

Entering the dense forest could not only delay time but also, to some extent, avoid Prince Huo Xing's line of sight, preventing him from shooting another broken chariot arrow.

"Want to escape? Dream on!"

Qing You, moving at a speed of forty-four meters per second, chased after Zhang Ruochen and also rushed into the forest.

Zhang Ruochen's speed was only thirty-four meters per second, putting him at a disadvantage. After just a few seconds, he was caught up by Qing You, and the two engaged in battle again.

Qing You took out a one-foot-long curved blade from a leather pouch at his waist, which looked like a bright sickle. His fingers spun, and the sickle rotated in the air, forming dozens of blade shadows, making a "whoosh whoosh" sound.

"Rip!"

Zhang Ruochen's chest clothing was cut by the sharp sickle, but fortunately, he was wearing the Ice Fire Qilin armor, which blocked the sickle. Otherwise, his chest would have been slashed open.

"Ha ha! Ninth Prince, you can go to hell!"

Qing You's speed was like a ghost, his eyes filled with cruel laughter. He swung his arm, and the cold sickle cut toward Zhang Ruochen's neck.

In a critical moment, Zhang Ruochen's true qi surged toward his soul meridian, communicating with his martial soul.

The space in front of Zhang Ruochen slightly distorted.

As Qing You's sickle was about to cut through Zhang Ruochen's neck, the space distortion altered its trajectory, and it passed by Zhang Ruochen without touching him.

This was one of the powers of the spatial domain, called spatial distortion!

"How is this possible?" Qing You was slightly stunned, feeling as if his eyes had deceived him, and Zhang Ruochen had escaped from under the sickle.

At that moment, Zhang Ruochen thrust his sword, piercing through Qing You's left arm.

"Thud!"

Qing You let out a muffled sound, gritting his teeth, and kicked Zhang Ruochen in the chest, sending him flying.

At the same time, Qing You rapidly retreated, his left arm throbbing with pain, blood gushing out, and his entire left side numbing in an instant.

"Damn, you actually severed my left arm meridian!"

Qing You's eyes were filled with rage, never expecting to be injured by a martial artist at the early stage of the Xuanji realm.

Even with his strong self-healing ability, it was impossible to reconnect his left arm meridian in a short time.

At that moment, Zixi emerged from the forest, holding a blood-soaked sword, standing behind Qing You.

She had already killed all seven martial artists, her purple clothes soaked in blood. The tight clothing clung to her body, outlining her round breasts, slender waist, and long legs. Her black hair was wet, dripping with crimson blood.

Though she was a beautiful woman, she looked more like a soul-snatching messenger, exuding a killing aura.

Qing You let out a cold laugh, saying, "Even with one hand, I can easily kill you."

In the air, Prince Huo Xing's voice echoed, "Qing You, the prince will assist you."

Prince Huo Xing took out a flute, infused it with true qi, and played a melodious tune.

As the flute music sounded, the forest emitted a "rustling" sound, and fist-sized venomous bees flew out, heading toward Zhang Ruochen and Zixi.

First-stage medium-grade savage beasts, Illusion Venom Bees.

A single Illusion Venom Bee's venom would cause a martial artist to hallucinate.

If a martial artist was stung by three Illusion Venom Bees, their life would be in danger.

Even a martial artist at the early stage of the Xuanji realm, if stung by five Illusion Venom Bees, would die from the poison within a quarter of an hour.

Although the Illusion Venom Bees were only first-stage medium-grade savage beasts, Prince Huo Xing used the flute to summon over a hundred of them. Even a martial artist at the late stage of the Xuanji realm would have to flee.

"Quick, escape!" Zhang Ruochen shouted to Zixi.

After saying that, Zhang Ruochen rushed out first to avoid being surrounded by the Illusion Venom Bees.

"Can you escape?"

Qing You chased after Zhang Ruochen and Zixi.

He cultivated the Green Devil Hand, which was inherently toxic, so he was not afraid of the Illusion Venom Bees.

Zhang Ruochen looked at the approaching Qing You and then at Prince Huo Xing on the back of the Green麟Eagle, thinking, "Prince Huo Xing is a beast tamer, only at the late stage of the Xuanji realm, but his threat is greater than Qing You. I must eliminate him first, or I will surely die today. But he can ride the Green麟Eagle and fly in the sky. How can I attack him?"

At that moment, a lazy voice sounded in Zhang Ruochen's mind, saying, "Young man, if you agree to one condition of this emperor, this emperor might assist you."

It was Xiao Hei's voice.

Xiao Hei was sealed in the Qiankun Divine Tree Map, which floated in the center of the qi lake in Zhang Ruochen's forehead.

Zhang Ruochen asked, "What condition?"

"From now on, you cannot seal this emperor back into the Qiankun Divine Tree Map!" Xiao Hei said.

Zhang Ruochen replied, "As long as you behave, I can agree to this condition."

"Good! It's settled!" Xiao Hei said happily.

Zhang Ruochen's Divine Martial Mark glowed, and a scroll flew out from his forehead, landing in his hand.

With a wave of his arm, a black giant cat flew out of the scroll, landing beside Zhang Ruochen, like a large black ball of fur on the ground.

After being unsealed, Xiao Hei was very excited, saying, "Young man, this emperor will assist you and deal with the one flying in the sky."

Zhang Ruochen asked, "Can you attack him?"

Xiao Hei gave Zhang Ruochen a look, saying, "My title is the Emperor of Heaven-Slaying and Earth-Destroying. If I couldn't fly and escape, how could I slay heaven and destroy earth?"

Xiao Hei's body emitted a black glow, making a crackling sound, and his body expanded, becoming as large as a lion.

Moreover, a pair of black wings grew on his back.

With a flap of the black wings, Xiao Hei took off, flying toward Prince Huo Xing in the sky.

"Can transform!"

Zhang Ruochen was slightly surprised, seeing a cat that could fly for the first time.

Qing You, who was chasing behind, was also surprised, staring at Zhang Ruochen, thinking, Could he also be a beast tamer?

At that moment, the Illusion Venom Bees flew up.

"Slap!"

Zhang Ruochen swung his sword, splitting a Illusion Venom Bee in half.

More Illusion Venom Bees swarmed over.

"Heaven Heart Sword Bell!"

Zhang Ruochen used a spirit-level sword technique, forming a three-meter-tall bell-shaped shadow that enveloped his body.

The bell rotated, releasing dozens of sword auras.

More than ten Illusion Venom Bees were pierced by the sword auras and fell to the ground.

"Green Devil Hand!"

Qing You caught up, leaping over a distance of more than ten meters, and struck Zhang Ruochen's chest with a palm.

Zhang Ruochen thrust his spear with one hand and swung his sword with the other, blocking Qing You's attack.

"Bang!"

Qing You's palm force was too strong, sending Zhang Ruochen's spear and sword flying.

Zhang Ruochen took several steps back, dispelling Qing You's palm force, and spat out another mouthful of blood. Already injured, Zhang Ruochen could not withstand Qing You's full-strength attack.

"There's no way, the cultivation gap is still too large. If I could break through to the mid-stage of the Xuanji realm, I wouldn't be fighting so hard." Zhang Ruochen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, not discouraged, but with even stronger fighting spirit.

"Blood Qi Boiling!"

Zhang Ruochen's true qi rapidly circulated, and his blood boiled.

Blood Qi Boiling is the mark of a martial artist at the early stage of the Xuanji realm.

Qing You let out a cold laugh, saying, "Even if your blood qi is boiling, what does it matter? A martial artist at the early stage of the Xuanji realm is still a weakling, and can't possibly be a match for a martial artist at the early stage of the Xuanji realm... You... broke through!"

Qing You's face changed, seeing blood mist surge from Zhang Ruochen's pores, forming a ring of blood rainbow around his body.

Blood Qi like a rainbow is the mark of a martial artist at the mid-stage of the Xuanji realm.