Killing Each Other

The moment Yaxiu and Feili were transformed into starlight bodies, they instantly realized that the Divine Lord of Stars had set them up. Their Sorcery Spirit Transformation had been severed as well, and Feili was forced to hold the holy grail with both hands. That meant Yaxiu now had to hold off every single invading sorcerer all on his own. To make matters worse, there was no way to call for help. He couldn't speak, nor could anyone recognize his true appearance. Even if Igola were to lay eyes on him in this starlight form, he would decisively blow his head off without a second thought! Yet Yaxiu understood perfectly well that right now was their best opportunity to condense the holy grail. After all, the first grail site to appear was bound to draw the vast majority of the sorcerers. As for the few who hadn't entered it, most were self-aware bystanders who were merely there to see the spectacle and take part for the experience. As the second grail site, barely any sorcerers had even noticed them, and a large portion of those were bystanders who had no desire to get involved. The timing, the location, and the circumstances were practically aligned in their favor! Although he had no idea who the first person condensing a holy grail was, Yaxiu was genuinely grateful to them from the bottom of his heart for paving the way. Not only had they made him aware of the risks of condensing the grail, but they had also drawn the lion's share of the heat away from them! What good samaritans! A little soft in the head, perhaps, to dare be the first to eat the crab! Watching sorcerers step out of the red portals one after another, Yaxiu decisively scooped up Feili and ducked straight into a shopping mall. This stage seemed to be a Blood Moon cityscape, full of endless alleys and towering buildings, so Yaxiu naturally chose complex terrain to stall their pursuers. …… Meanwhile, Voslodar also crossed through a red portal. Looking up, he caught sight of the rainbow holy grail's radiance surging into the first floor of a shopping mall. *To make it easier for sorcerers to hunt down the grail bearer, the radiance of the rainbow holy grail pierces right through buildings...?* Voslodar raised an eyebrow. Springing from eaves and rooftops, he bounded across several high-rises to reach the mall's roof, kicked through a skylight, leapt inside, and caught hold of a suspended chandelier to swing onto the edge of the eighth floor. Seeing two starlight bodies racing across the center of the first floor, he swept his sword behind him with a sudden slash. The surging wave of Sword Qi severed a giant chandelier hanging further back, sending it crashing down directly ahead of the starlight bodies. *Smash!* The two starlight bodies immediately split left and right to dodge the shattering chandelier, scurrying frantically into the department store on the ground floor. Voslodar dropped down floor by floor from the eighth story. Reaching the ground, he casually swung his sword to cut down a sorcerer attempting an ambush, instantly establishing himself at the very forefront of the pursuers. …… Yaxiu set Feili down, blinking to convey a message: *Stay close to me from now on. Don't be afraid, I'll protect you.* Feili blinked back: *Mm, I'm not afraid!* With a deafening boom, the department store's iron gate was blasted open by the pursuers. Yaxiu immediately led Feili through the aisles, slapping the shelves in passing to knock goods loose and scatter them across the floor, creating obstacles for the pursuers. As more and more pursuers flooded into the department store, Yaxiu, on the verge of breaking out, shoved a shelving unit hard, sending the shelves toppling one after another like dominoes. Naturally, this wouldn't kill any sorcerers, but slightly hindering their pace was good enough. Right at that moment, however, several sharp sword chimes rang out. The shelves were split cleanly in two, and two glints of cold light thrust through the fracture straight toward Yaxiu and Feili! *Clang! Clang!* Yaxiu parried the two flying swords, dragged Feili around a corner, and sprinted up an escalator toward the clothing section on the second floor. The clothing section had even more racks and far tighter maneuvering space, making it ideal for sowing chaos. Yaxiu was certain the sorcerers harbored their own hidden agendas; provided an opportunity presented itself, mutual slaughter was virtually the inevitable outcome for greedy men! Needing to protect Feili, Yaxiu didn't dare, nor did he need, to take on so many people, but killing sometimes didn't require getting one's own hands dirty. Having adventured with Igola for so long, Yaxiu's emotional intelligence hadn't improved in the slightest, but he certainly hadn't fallen short when it came to a belly full of dirty tricks. "You're courting death!" "Anyone who steps within three meters of me won't be spared by my spear!" "Kill him, quick! That bastard's ambushing sorcerers from behind!" Sure enough, once the sorcerers charged into the clothing section, ambushes and underhanded schemes quickly erupted, throwing the crowd into disarray. Although many were still in pursuit, Yaxiu effortlessly shielded himself and Feili, leisurely stalling for time— *Clang!* A blade suddenly burst up through the floor, nearly piercing the sole of Yaxiu's foot. Looking down, he discovered a blade relentlessly stabbing at them from beneath. With no other choice, Yaxiu scooped Feili up once more, dodging the upward thrusts like a dancer. It was the sword sorcerer who had thrown the swords earlier! Despite having a ceiling between them, to that sword sorcerer, the barrier seemed no thicker than a sheet of paper. The upward thrusts from below grew faster and faster, forcing Yaxiu to keep leaping around until he finally managed to reach the escalator and ascend to the third floor. As the sound of the ceiling collapsing echoed from behind, Yaxiu knew the sword sorcerer had already climbed up to the second floor! Yaxiu's expression darkened considerably. Even he couldn't execute such high-speed thrusts through a wall; one had to possess a control over the sword's force refined to the absolute utmost pinnacle to achieve such indomitable penetration. This sword sorcerer likely wielded the legendary realm of swordsmanship! A legendary sword sorcerer who could be right here, right now—there was only a single possibility! …… Voslodar glanced back at the sorcerers already trapped in the vortex of slaughter within the jewelry section, then briskly walked up the escalator leading to the third floor. Two starlight bodies—likely the demon and the sorcerer accompanying the demon. Still, under such hostile hunting conditions, their ability to incite mutual slaughter among the sorcerers through psychological manipulation was not to be underestimated. Reaching the third floor, Voslodar severed the escalator behind him. Seeing the starlight bodies flee into an enclosed murder mystery game shop, he strode over, shattered the glass door with a kick, sheathed his longsword back into the Eight-Sword Casket, and switched to a whip sword! *Crack!* With a flick of Voslodar's wrist, the whip sword extended to two meters in length. Like a tempest, it tore through the shop's shelves and interior fixtures, reducing everything to shambles within seconds. Gazing at the three closed secret rooms, he exhaled slowly and lashed out with the whip sword! The whip sword cleaved straight through the walls, sweeping across all three secret rooms simultaneously. The slits gouged by the blade alone were wide enough for Voslodar to clearly see that they were entirely empty! *Boom!* The entire ceiling of the shop suddenly collapsed downward. With an unfazed expression, Voslodar drew a scimitar with his left hand, cleanly slicing the falling ceiling above him into fine dust. Just then, he saw a starlight body drop down, hurling a bundle at him! Without a second thought, Voslodar slashed at it, but the burst of lime powder inside instantly flew into his eyes, the intense burning sensation destroying his vision! Even after being hit with successive surprise attacks, Voslodar remained calm, lunging instinctively toward where the starlight body was located. At that exact moment, an ear-piercing sonic boom pierced his eardrums, sending intense dizziness and nausea straight into his pituitary gland! A screeching sound alone couldn't possibly inflict such severe trauma... the mind faction was at work here! And mind was the core, with sound sorcery merely serving as an auxiliary! Voslodar finally realized what kind of enemy he was facing—a mind sorcerer who knew sound sorcery! …… Yaxiu carried Feili up to the third floor. Looking around, he spotted an enclosed escape room venue and rushed toward it without hesitation. His plan was set: stall for time inside first, and once the pursuers swarmed in, leap straight down from the third floor to change zones! Yet he had barely dashed into the venue when the sound of glass slicing open echoed from behind—the suspected legendary sword sorcerer had caught up! Yaxiu rushed into a room and hastily pushed Feili down onto the floor. The moment he shut the door, a bone-chilling dread crawled up his spine. Without hesitation, he drew his sword and thrust straight through the door at the sword sorcerer outside! At the very same moment, Sonia outside the door thrust through it toward the starlight body within!