The Dark Crow Twins, Heaven-Rank Assassins!

Boom! The trio shifted their positions in an instant, forming a horn formation to guard the outside of the door. Meng Wanshu clutched the corner of her robes tightly. Feeling the three auras bearing down outside the room, she whispered, "Be careful." With a flick of his hand, Xiao Chen recalled the Blood God Spear. Hearing the worried woman inside, he grinned widely. Thud! Planting the butt of the Blood God Spear into the empty air, Xiao Chen murmured with sharp, resolute eyes, "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Yet immediately after, Meng Wanshu spoke again. "Guanqi..." Xiao Chen's expression turned as foul as could be. Li Guanqi, on the other hand, sent a solemn voice transmission. "Old Xiao, keep an eye on our own people. I don't think there was only one traitor." A cold sneer curled at the corner of Xiao Chen's mouth. In the next breath, terrifying fiery power swept across heaven and earth, forcefully driving the experts accompanying the cloud boat back hundreds of zhang! "From this moment on, none of you are allowed near here either!" Boom! The void trembled as Li Changqing single-handedly dragged the two Body Integration Realm experts into an opened spatial realm! In the final instant before the tear sealed shut, the old man fixed the trio with a grave gaze and said heavily, "Wanshu... I leave her to you!" Even as strong as Li Changqing was, he could not guarantee an absolute victory against the two. All he could do was ensure that the battlefield below would not have its balance tipped by the intervention of Body Integration Realm powerhouses. The two mysterious figures understood this as well. Facing Li Changqing at the Middle Body Integration Realm, all they could manage was barely protecting themselves. The real assassination would depend on the people below. Boom! A succession of crushing auras erupted. Origin energy domains flared to life one after another, bearing down layer upon layer toward Li Guanqi and his companions. Ye Feng abruptly ripped his robes to shreds. Blue veins twisted violently across his right arm, and ghostly qi surged with ferocity. His right eye flushed blood-red in an instant, shrouded in swirling dark mist. With a savage expression, the sword in Ye Feng's hand suddenly ignited with eerie, grim flames, instantly completing his Soul Release. Boom! His Sword Gall Realm sword intent rippled with an aura on the verge of a breakthrough. Ye Feng took a hard step forward, causing the void to cave in. Thud! Ye Feng's figure shot forward like a bolt. His terrifying power instantly ensnared two Void Refining cultivators and two Soul Formation cultivators before him. "Boss! I'll take my pick first!" Ye Feng's wild laughter echoed from not far away as he struck the opening blow! Xiao Chen refused to be outdone. Man and spear blurred into a fiery red streak, charging toward the incoming assailants in the blink of an eye. Like Ye Feng, Xiao Chen chose to take on two Void Refining cultivators and three peak Soul Formation cultivators alone. The two remaining Void Refining Realm experts on Meng Wanshu's side had clearly never expected their own comrade to commit betrayal. Without a second thought, they drew their weapons and charged at the attackers. Each tangled with a black-robed man, shifting their battles ten thousand zhang away. The remaining ten Soul Formation cultivators engaged their own opponents one-on-one, similarly drawing their skirmishes to the outer perimeter. Li Guanqi took a deep breath and cursed under his breath, "Those two bastards left so many for me!" Looking at the two Middle Void Refining Realm men in black who remained, Li Guanqi's mouth twitched. His divine sense swept across the two black cloud boats, and his heart sank when he realized they were protected by formations designed to block divine sense. Refusing to take any chances, he raised his hand and awakened Jiuxiao! Having fully stabilized at the sixth rank, Jiuxiao let out a deafening roar toward the heavens the moment he woke. Waves of dragon roars shook the soul, causing all the black-robed men to hesitate for a fleeting moment. Jiuxiao's draconic eyes met Li Guanqi's, and he gave a slight nod. His massive, serpentine body coiled around the room housing Meng Wanshu. Meanwhile, a plump white radish squeezed through a crack in Li Changqing's barrier and trotted eagerly to Meng Wanshu's side, calling out, "Sister-in-law, don't be scared! Master told me to protect you!" With that handled, Li Guanqi took a slow, deep breath. Boom! Boundless lightning erupted, instantly turning the void within a three-thousand-zhang radius into a purgatory of thunder! As space warped slightly, Li Guanqi took on all the remaining enemies single-handedly: two Middle Void Refining cultivators and six Middle Soul Formation cultivators. Buzz! Terrifying sword intent surged forth. With a flick of his fingers, several spirit incantations detonated in rapid succession! "Spirit Incantation: Serpent Binding!" "Spirit Incantation: Array Breaker—Thunder Spear!" "Spirit Incantation: Binding Lightning!" Three lightning spirit incantations exploded outward, the terrifying thunderous might instantaneously shifting forms. Purple-black lightning, resembling the fury of a heavenly tribulation, morphed into a torrential storm of thunder spears and thunder serpents that surged toward the Soul Formation cultivators. At the same time, thousands of sword qi coalesced within the Sword Prison, hurtling straight at them! "Spirit Incantation: Raging Flame Waves!" "Spirit Incantation: Flame Burial!" Fire spirit incantations formed in tandem, and the terrifying Purple Dragon Thunder Flame fully revealed its ferocious countenance. Boundless purple-red flames crashed down like an ocean of fire! Wave after wave descended, the scorching heat melting space itself, instantly obliterating both the pitch-black void and the surrounding space. The two Void Refining Realm cultivators struck simultaneously to keep the destructive forces at bay, but the remaining Soul Formation cultivators were not so fortunate. In the span of a mere two breaths, every single Soul Formation aura vanished within the sea of flames. For Li Guanqi, slaying Soul Formation cultivators now required scarcely any effort at all. Narrowing his eyes at the two figures before him, Li Guanqi asked softly, "Both of you from Dark Crow?" Neither of the black-robed men spoke, and Li Guanqi did not bother pressing the matter. To him, who they were hardly mattered. Circulating his divine sense, he kept a constant watch on Jiuxiao behind him. To be completely safe, he had simply enclosed both Jiuxiao and Meng Wanshu within his own Sword Prison. Without a word, the two men drew longswords radiating an eerie aura and lunged at Li Guanqi from the left and right. A cold sneer played on Li Guanqi's lips. Showing no fear, he charged forward. Clang! Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang! Metal clashed against metal as swords crossed in a blur of strikes. Yet after only several dozen exchanges, one of the assailants noticed that multiple notches had already been carved into his blade. He roared frantically to his companion, "Watch out! His Sword Ruins possesses the power of Blade Break!" Li Guanqi sneered, murmuring inwardly, *Blade Break? Heh, that's not what my Sword Ruins does at all.* *My Sword Ruins' ability... is Plunder!* Boom! The blood and qi within him roared. The sixth layer of the Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Art surged with full force, unleashing a burst of terrifying physical might. With a single sword strike, he knocked the black-robed man back, following up as the Red Lotus Sword clove down with unstoppable force! The blade slashed a long, deep gash across the man's chest. Spinning around, Li Guanqi's right hand drove Yanluo into seven consecutive strikes! "Seven Fiends!" Boom! The black-robed man was hurled several hundred zhang through the air, spitting wild gouts of blood. The power Li Guanqi displayed was entirely unlike that of an Early Void Refining cultivator. One of the black-robed men cursed under his breath, "What a goddamn monster!" Swords in hand, Li Guanqi stood alone before the room. But in the next heartbeat, his expression grew deadly serious, and his eyes narrowed to slits as he stared fixedly at the two men. Buzz! From the bodies of both black-robed men stepped out shadowy figures bearing auras identical to their own! "Void avatars!" Two had become four... Li Guanqi felt the pressure mount instantly. These two fellows were far from as simple as they appeared on the surface. Li Guanqi spoke up abruptly. "Are you two... twins?"