Chapter 1040

At the moment Elder Ma and Elder Hu were about to act with murderous intent.

The two of them didn’t notice, but suddenly twelve flying swords appeared behind them.

These twelve flying swords were Qin Qi’s lifebound magical treasure, the Pure Yang Sword Box.

As soon as these twelve flying swords appeared, they instantly slashed towards Elder Ma and Elder Hu.

At this moment, both of them were fully focused on the Supreme Yang True Flame, completely unable to react to Qin Qi’s lethal move.

"No, not good!"

Their pupils shrank, and by the time they felt the power of the flying swords from the Pure Yang Sword Box, it was already too late!

The twelve flying swords fully struck the protective True Qi of the two Core Formation Stage elders.

"I can’t penetrate it all at once..."

Seeing this result, Qin Qi’s scalp tingled with numbness.

Even though the power of these twelve Pure Yang Flying Swords was considerable, they still couldn’t penetrate the protective True Qi of the Core Formation Stage in one go.

"Give it my all!"

But Qin Qi knew he had no way out.

He had to maximize his offensive power in this fleeting moment.

In an instant, Qin Qi pressed his hands together.

A large amount of Supreme Yang True Flame burned as the twelve Pure Yang Flying Swords suddenly combined into one, turning into a gigantic sword.

This flying sword was several zhang in size, and when it appeared, it launched a desperate strike at the two elders as one of Qin Qi’s most powerful techniques.

Rumble!

The sound spread in all directions.

Everyone watching gasped in shock.

"It’s unbelievable, facing two Core Formation Stage opponents alone and not only wasn’t killed instantly but was even able to counterattack?"

The onlookers were dumbstruck.

But soon they realized that this shock was just beginning.

Because.

Crack, crack!

Soon, something everyone found unbelievably shocking happened.

Because the True Qi around Elder Ma and Elder Hu was forcibly split open by Qin Qi’s gigantic sword.

Elder Hu, whose cultivation was lower, only at the Third Layer of the Core Formation Stage, was caught off-guard.

It was Elder Ma who reacted promptly, suddenly waving his hand, and from his palm appeared a strangely shaped, palm-sized four-eared monkey.

The monkey appeared and suddenly took a big breath, actually inhaling all the Supreme Yang True Flame that Qin Qi continually burned forth into its belly in one go.

Then, with a flick of its fingers, its mana suddenly formed a barrier, forcibly deflecting Qin Qi’s Pure Yang Sword Box.

"This..."

At this moment, everyone’s eyes widened.

Qin Qi, fighting against two Core Formation Stage experts, unexpectedly managed to break their protective True Qi?

And it seemed that Elder Ma had to use divine skills that he would normally only seriously deploy against those of the same rank.

"Good, good, good!"

Rage appeared in Elder Ma’s eyes, "Very well, Qin Qi, I really underestimated you. Indeed, to be able to kill Mo Qianyi, your talent is beyond doubt!"

"But I really didn’t expect that a mere Fake Core Stage cultivator could break our protective True Qi, let alone form an effective counterattack!"

"If I hadn’t reacted in time, Elder Hu and I might have really suffered at your hands!"

Elder Hu’s face was equally unsightly.

The dignified Core Formation Stage, just made a mess by Qin Qi, would be too embarrassing if word got out.

"Elder Ma, don’t be polite with him, let’s just take action!" Elder Hu said fiercely.

Elder Ma naturally stopped holding back, "What a pity, I had originally planned to capture him alive, but now, it seems that dead or alive doesn’t matter anymore!"

This time he didn’t hold back, his mana gathered once more.

Suddenly, a giant azure bird soared into the sky.

The bird was over ten zhang wide, and the moment it flapped its wings, dozens of wooden spikes fell from the sky like a storm, directly pouncing towards Qin Qi.

"No, not good!"

The Spirit Evil Woman’s eyes widened in shock, urgently shouting, "Master!"

But Elder Wang and Elder Xing were closely watching her, not giving her any chance to escape and help Qin Qi.

"Hmph, cheap woman, a dignified Core Formation Stage actually submitted to a Fake Core Stage. And to think you’re an evil cultivator!"

In no time, the two of them entangled the Spirit Evil Woman again.

Even though the Spirit Evil Woman was extremely anxious, she couldn’t make a move.

At the same time, Bai Qingrou couldn’t just sit and watch; seeing the azure bird in the sky, she gasped, "This is the Emperor Wood Divine Skill. A top-level technique of the Xuan Yi Sect’s outer sect, not good, Qin Qi definitely can’t withstand this strike!"

She prepared to step forward and help.

Although she knew this was extremely unwise, looking at Qin Qi’s figure, her mind completely lost all rationality.

What lingered in her mind was only the thought of saving Qin Qi!

But the next moment, she was stopped by Yuan Tianqing.

Bai Qingrou gritted her teeth and shouted, "Yuan Tianqing, don’t stop me!"

"Senior Sister, don’t rush!" Yuan Tianqing yelled, "Watch carefully, Qin Qi is not in immediate danger. Even if you want to save Qin Qi, you must have assurance; if not, aren’t you just throwing yourself into the mix!"

With Yuan Tianqing’s reminder, Bai Qingrou sobered up a bit in a daze.

Her eyes watched and clearly saw that amidst the barrage of wooden spikes, Qin Qi had not perished.

A suit of armor formed by True Qi gradually revealed itself around him.

However, even with this armor’s protection, Qin Qi was still covered in wounds, his body drenched in blood, and his injuries looked severe.

"Even with a powerful strike from me, at the Core Formation Stage Seventh Layer, I couldn’t kill him immediately?" Elder Ma’s expression darkened, "Good, good, good, boy, you really keep surprising me. If you’re not eliminated today, once you grow, we will be even more guilty for letting you live!"

But as soon as he finished speaking.

Qin Qi seemed to have reached his limit, collapsing to the ground with a bang.

Only then did Elder Ma breathe a sigh of relief, "Hmph, it seems he just held out a bit longer!"

Elder Hu coldly laughed, "Elder Ma, this boy still has a breath left; why not leave him to me."

Earlier, Qin Qi broke his protective True Qi, leaving him flustered, and he had harbored resentment ever since.

Now that Qin Qi was out of means, Elder Hu had no worries, planning to kill him on the spot.

"Hmm, fine!" Elder Ma responded.

Elder Hu wasted no time, stepping towards Qin Qi. Then, with a flip of his wrist, he conjured a sharp spike!

Under his control, the spike split into multiple parts, and under his manipulation, it was about to fly towards Qin Qi’s head.

However, who could have foreseen. !!

At this very moment!

A force of unknown origin appeared, suddenly passing through Elder Hu’s body.

Thereafter, Elder Hu’s pupils constricted, his entire body frozen in place, his eyes slowly losing focus, utterly thunderstruck.

"Something’s wrong, Elder Hu?" Elder Ma shouted sternly.

But Elder Hu remained motionless in place, not budging an inch. After a short while, without any significant warning, he eerily collapsed to the ground with a thud.