Chapter 17

As cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

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The divine eagle looked at Luo Fan beside it, and its eyes seemed to recall the days when it fought alongside Dugu Qiubai. Its fighting spirit grew even stronger! "Squawk!" The divine eagle let out a clear cry, like a roar, then spread its wings and flapped them forward with great force. Instantly, the scene was like a typhoon had struck, and the evil army was thrown into chaos, with those at the front being flung dozens of meters away. The scene was incredibly chaotic.

"Ouch~" A mournful cry, the divine eagle clearly had its wound aggravated.

"Brother Eagle, thank you!" Luo Fan used his full lightness skill, his figure darting past the fallen evil martial artists like a shadow. Every time Luo Fan passed by someone, a spray of blood would burst forth. In a few leaps, he had already taken the lives of over a dozen people!

Standing with his sword, the deep red blood dripped from Luo Fan's Green Light Sword, drop by drop, as if dripping into the hearts of the martial artists.

Seeing the divine eagle and Luo Fan's fierce bravery, and that over a dozen of their own had died without even touching the enemy, the martial artists became somewhat intimidated and their attacks lost much of their force.

"A mob of cowards!" Luo Fan laughed loudly, charging into the crowd like a tiger among sheep, and shouted, "In the past, Zhao Zilong entered and exited Cao Cao's camp seven times. Today, I, Luo Fan, will emulate him!" With that, the Green Light Sword flashed, and several heads flew off instantly, shocking the martial artists even more!

Using the Golden Goose Skill and the Exorcism Sword Technique together, Luo Fan's movements became even more unpredictable. Now fully engaged in battle, he used all his best moves, with the Exorcism Sword Technique for offense and the Nine Swords of Dugu for defense. In this battle, he had a sudden inspiration to use both sword techniques simultaneously. If the martial artists did not attack, Luo Fan would sweep them away like cutting wheat. If they did attack, Luo Fan would use the Nine Swords of Dugu to find their weaknesses and deliver a fatal blow. On the other side, the divine eagle would flap its wings, sending several people flying, and those hit by its wings would suffer broken bones and torn muscles. The martial artists were now thoroughly terrified!

Seeing the situation was extremely dire, Huo Du closed his fan and hurriedly shouted to the crowd, "Don't panic! He's only one person!"

Someone in the crowd immediately responded, "That's right, no matter how strong he is, he's still just one person. Everyone, attack!"

"Attack! Attack! Attack!"

It was unclear who was inciting the crowd, but these evil martial artists, who were used to living on the edge, were suddenly awakened. Realizing that if they continued like this, they might all be killed by this young man, they were now roused to fight back against Luo Fan and the divine eagle!

A man and an eagle were now in a fierce battle!

In such a situation, they could not fight separately. Luo Fan looked at the divine eagle's position and used his lightness skill to rush over. As the Green Light Sword passed, limbs and flesh flew through the air, causing a series of惨叫声不断。

Luo Fan and the divine eagle were not too far apart, and soon Luo Fan reached the edge of the divine eagle. The divine eagle's body was quite cumbersome, and it was difficult for it to protect its head and tail simultaneously. By now, it had several bloodstains on its back! Luo Fan looked over and saw a martial artist with a long spear circling behind the divine eagle, preparing to stab it. Luo Fan quickly used the Golden Goose Skill, spinning and kicking to force back the surrounding people. Then, he stepped on one person's head, fully activating the Golden Goose Skill and the Exorcism Sword Technique, and in a blink, he was in front of the spear-wielding person. The person only heard a whistling sound, and then saw a green light pierce through his chest!

"Too... fast..." The spear-wielder's eyes were filled with regret, gradually losing their light. Luo Fan pulled out his sword, and blood spurted out as the body fell to the ground.

However, this did not scare the martial artists; instead, it further aroused their ferocity. The bloodthirsty martial artists charged at Luo Fan and the divine eagle even more recklessly.

"Brother Eagle, I'll leave my back to you!" Luo Fan, with his back against the divine eagle, turned and said.

"Goo." The divine eagle let out a cry, as if in response.

The pressure was halved, and Luo Fan, with his exquisite sword skills, and the divine eagle, with its innate strength, managed to stand their ground in the crowd for the moment!

Huo Du stood outside the battle circle, coldly observing the scene. Darba stood beside him with a serious expression. Seeing that the man and the eagle had stabilized their position, Huo Du gave Darba a nod, and they both moved to support the battle.

Darba, with his innate strength, caused the ground to shake as he ran. Those in his path who did not dodge were thrown away, creating a formidable presence. Huo Du, on the other hand, lightly stepped on the ground and leaped several yards, then stepped on a martial artist's head, using it to jump to the center of the encirclement.

Darba let out a loud cry, lifting his large mace and striking the divine eagle with the force of splitting a mountain. The divine eagle, recognizing the danger, flapped its iron wings, creating a strong wind that hit Darba's chest and abdomen. At the same time, Darba's iron mace struck the divine eagle's shoulder. Darba was thrown back, spitting blood, and the divine eagle's shoulder was torn and bleeding, letting out a mournful cry.

Unlike Darba, who exchanged injuries, Huo Du used the martial artists' restraint to move around and fight Luo Fan, occasionally launching surprise attacks. Several long spears and large knives attacked Luo Fan simultaneously. Luo Fan lightly leaped to dodge, and just as he was about to counterattack, Huo Du saw that Luo Fan had no support in the air and struck his waist at the Yangguan point. Luo Fan had to quickly block with his sword. His figure landed on the weapons, and he used the technique of the Thousand-Pound Drop to pin the weapons to the ground.

Huo Du suddenly opened his iron fan, shooting out four poisonous nails. Luo Fan let out a muffled groan as the poisonous nails embedded themselves in his waist and abdomen!

Both Luo Fan and the divine eagle were injured, and they were now struggling to hold their ground. The battle between the divine eagle and Darba was like two madmen fighting, with no defense, only offense. Luo Fan had only been able to resist for a short while when he heard several mournful cries behind him. Turning around, he saw the divine eagle, covered in blood, with its iron wings pinned by the martial artists. Darba, looking as if he had just emerged from a pool of blood, was raising a fist covered in blood to strike the divine eagle's head.

"Brother Eagle!" Luo Fan, seeing this, wanted to help, but Huo Du's iron fan was already attacking. Luo Fan's eyes were bloodshot, but he had to withdraw his sword to defend. He heard a loud "bang" behind him, followed by a distorted, muffled cry. "Brother Eagle!" Luo Fan turned again and saw the divine eagle flying several meters away like a broken sandbag, then landing heavily with a dull thud.

At this moment, Luo Fan, distracted, was stabbed by several sharp weapons. Although he avoided the vital points, he was still severely injured!

"Has the support from the Quanzhen Sect not arrived yet?" Luo Fan gritted his teeth, feeling a sense of despair. "In my current state, even if the Quanzhen Sect's brothers come, they might not be able to hold out."

"I... haven't faced death for the first time, right?" Luo Fan suddenly recalled the scene after being injured by Li Mochou's Ice Soul Silver Needle. "Right, I still have the system!"

"System, upgrade my Nine Yang Divine Skill to the highest level!" Luo Fan shouted in his mind. At this moment, he didn't care about restoring his true male form; preserving his life was the most important.

"As you wish."

"Congratulations, host, you have upgraded the Nine Yang Divine Skill to the seventh level."

"Congratulations, host, you have upgraded the Nine Yang Divine Skill to the eighth level."

Luo Fan had already cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Skill to the sixth level over the past year, so the upgrade started from the seventh level.

Although he had reached the peak of the Later Heaven stage, it did not mean that his internal energy could not be improved. The peak of the Later Heaven stage only indicated whether a person was qualified to open the Ren and Du meridians and enter the Prior Heaven stage. The amount of internal energy could still be increased. With the upgrade of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, Luo Fan felt that his nearly depleted internal energy had been restored and had become much more substantial.

"Insufficient exchange points, unable to upgrade to the highest level."

"What's going on? I remember I had nearly 30,000 exchange points. How come I don't have enough to upgrade three levels?"

"The last level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill requires opening the Ren and Du meridians, and upgrading to the ninth level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill requires 25,000 exchange points."

"Damn!" Luo Fan burst out with a curse. The Ren and Du meridians, also known as the life and death gate, symbolize a step towards life and a step towards death. Opening the Ren and Du meridians is extremely dangerous, and any slight mistake could lead to a mental breakdown. Luo Fan had originally planned to accumulate strength and open the meridians in one go for safety, but now it had become a major obstacle to achieving the highest level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill!

"Damn!" Luo Fan didn't have time to curse the system. He could only use the Nine Yang Divine Skill, which had reached the eighth level, to let out a loud cry, gather his true energy, and shake his body. The martial artists felt a powerful force from the weapons piercing Luo Fan's body, and they were all thrown back, spitting blood! Luo Fan used his energy to stop the bleeding from several major wounds, and the blood stopped.

"Huo... Du!" The two words were like they were ground out between his teeth, and the powerful Nine Yang true energy directly locked onto Huo Du!

Luo Fan raised his Green Light Sword and stomped his foot, instantly appearing in front of Huo Du! The ground where Luo Fan stepped left a deep footprint! "Die!" The sword descended like a curtain, carrying the force of splitting mountains and cutting rivers! Huo Du seemed to be scared stiff, standing still!

Sweat poured down Huo Du's forehead. He wasn't unwilling to move; it was just that Luo Fan's powerful true energy was like a mountain pressing down on him, making it extremely difficult for him to move even a finger!

"Clang!" A piercing sound of metal clashing rang out. The Green Light Sword struck a large mace. The mace vibrated violently, and even the naturally strong Darba felt a tingling sensation in his hands, almost losing his grip. Suddenly, the mace broke into two pieces with a "ding" sound!

Huo Du, who had narrowly escaped death, was extremely pale, his inner clothes drenched in sweat! With Darba's support, he sat on a nearby rock, watching the crowd continue to surge towards Luo Fan, wiping the sweat from his forehead and thinking coldly, "A spent force, I'll see how long you can hold out!"

At this moment, Luo Fan's white robe had been stained with blood, and the autumn wind blew his hair, which was clumped together with blood, in front of his forehead. Under the blood-red sunset, he looked like a demon returning from hell.

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