Chapter 1041

At the very instant Elder Ma and Elder Hu were about to give in to the urge to kill.

The two of them completely failed to notice that twelve Flying Swords had suddenly appeared behind them.

These twelve Flying Swords were precisely Qin Qi’s Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Pure Yang Sword Box.

The moment these twelve Flying Swords appeared, they instantly slashed down toward Elder Ma and Elder Hu.

Right now, the two of them had all their focus and attention locked onto the Supreme Yang True Flame; how could they possibly react in time to this killing move of Qin Qi’s?

"N-no, this is bad!"

Their pupils shrank, and by the time they sensed the power on the Flying Swords from the Pure Yang Sword Box, it was already too late!

The twelve Flying Swords struck squarely against the Protective True Qi of the two Core Formation Stage elders.

"Can’t pierce through in one blow...?"

Seeing this result, Qin Qi felt his scalp go numb.

No matter how formidable the power of these twelve Pure Yang Flying Swords was, when facing the Protective True Qi of the Core Formation Stage, they still couldn’t bore straight through in a single breath.

"Go all in!"

But Qin Qi knew clearly that he no longer had any way out.

He had to take advantage of this brief instant to amplify his offensive to the absolute limit.

In a flash, Qin Qi pressed his palms together.

As a massive amount of Supreme Yang True Flame burned, the twelve Pure Yang Flying Swords suddenly merged into one, transforming into an enormous Flying Sword.

This sword was several zhang long; as it appeared, it became one of Qin Qi’s most powerful methods in his current arsenal, and he launched a desperate strike toward the two of them.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The sound spread in all directions.

Every single onlooker gasped sharply.

"No way, he’s fighting two Core Formation cultivators by himself and actually didn’t get killed in an instant; he can even fight back?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

But they soon realized that this shock was only just beginning.

Because—

Crack, crack!

Very quickly, something happened that left everyone so astonished it felt unreal.

Because the True Qi enveloping Elder Ma and Elder Hu’s bodies was actually hacked open by Qin Qi’s giant sword, by sheer brute force.

Elder Hu’s cultivation was lower, only at the Third Layer of the Core Formation Stage, so he was flustered and at a total loss as he tried to respond.

It was Elder Ma who reacted in time; he suddenly swung out his big hand, and in his palm there suddenly appeared a strangely shaped four-eared monkey only the size of a palm.

As soon as this monkey appeared, it took a huge gulp, and actually sucked all the endlessly burning Supreme Yang True Flame Qin Qi was sending over straight into its belly in one breath.

Then, with a flick of its fingers, its Mana suddenly formed into a barrier, and forcibly knocked Qin Qi’s Pure Yang Sword Box flying.

"This..."

At that moment, everyone’s eyes widened.

Qin Qi, fighting two Core Formation Stage experts, could actually break through the Protective True Qi of the Core Formation Stage?

And judging by the looks of it, he had even forced this Elder Ma to use a Divine Skill he usually only seriously employed when fighting opponents of the same realm.

"Good, good, good!"

A blaze of anger surfaced in Elder Ma’s eyes. "Very good, Qin Qi, I really did underestimate you. Then again, anyone capable of killing Mo Qianyi, your talent is beyond question!"

"But I truly never expected that a mere Fake Core Stage brat would not only break the Protective True Qi of the two of us, but even mount an effective counterattack!"

"If I hadn’t reacted in time, I’m afraid Elder Hu and I really would’ve suffered a loss at your hands!"

Elder Hu’s expression was just as ugly.

A堂堂 Core Formation cultivator, yet he’d just been thrown into a fluster by Qin Qi; if this got out, wouldn’t it be far too embarrassing?

"Elder Ma, don’t bother with any more niceties. Just do it!" Elder Hu said viciously.

Elder Ma naturally stopped wasting words. "What a pity. I’d originally planned to take you alive, but now it seems if you die, you die."

This time he no longer held back; Mana once more condensed around his entire body.

In an instant, a gigantic cyan bird suddenly soared up into the sky.

This great bird spanned over ten zhang; the moment it flapped its wings, dozens of wooden spikes fell from above like a violent storm, plunging straight down toward Qin Qi.

"N-no, this is bad!"

Off to the side, the Spirit Evil Woman’s eyes flashed with shock, and she cried out anxiously, "Master!"

But Elder Wang and Elder Xing had her firmly pinned down, giving her absolutely no chance to break free and help Qin Qi.

"Hmph, you cheap slut, a堂堂 Core Formation cultivator actually submitting to a Fake Core Stage brat. And here I thought you were an Evil Cultivator!"

In an instant, the two of them entangled the Spirit Evil Woman once more.

Even though the Spirit Evil Woman was in extreme haste, she had no spare hand to act.

At the same time, Bai Qingrou likewise couldn’t just sit and watch; seeing that cyan bird in the sky, she sucked in a breath of cold air. "That’s the Emperor Wood Divine Skill—Xuan Yi Sect’s top-level Outer Sect Cultivation Technique. This is bad, Qin Qi definitely can’t withstand that strike!"

She moved as if to step forward and help.

She knew full well this was extremely irrational, but when she looked at Qin Qi’s figure, all rationality vanished completely from her mind.

All that lingered in her mind was the thought of saving Qin Qi!

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

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

"Senior Sister, don’t panic!" Yuan Tianqing shouted. "Look carefully—Qin Qi is still fine for now. And even if you want to save him, you need at least some certainty. If you have no certainty, aren’t you just throwing yourself in as well?"

With Yuan Tianqing’s reminder, Bai Qingrou, in her daze, actually sobered up a little.

Her gaze swept over, and she clearly saw that under the massive sweep of wooden spikes, Qin Qi had actually not perished.

A suit of armor condensed from True Qi slowly revealed its form around his body.

Even with this armor’s protection, however, Qin Qi was still covered in wounds; blood streamed all over him, and his injuries looked anything but light.

"Even when I, a Seventh Layer Core Formation cultivator, unleashed a powerful strike, I still couldn’t kill him on the spot?" Elder Ma’s expression sank. "Good, good, good, boy, you really keep making me look at you in a new light. If we don’t eliminate you today, and you’re allowed to grow in the future, wouldn’t our sins become even greater!"

But as soon as he finished speaking—

Qin Qi seemed to have reached his limit as well; with a bang, he collapsed to the ground.

Only then did Elder Ma breathe a sigh of relief. "Hmph, so he was only able to hold on a little while longer!"

Elder Hu let out a cold laugh. "Elder Ma, this kid still has one last breath. Why not leave him to me."

Just now, Qin Qi had actually broken his Protective True Qi and thrown him into a fluster; resentment had already taken root in his heart.

Now that Qin Qi had no means left, he had no more misgivings and planned to kill Qin Qi on the spot.

"Mm, fine!" Elder Ma said.

Elder Hu stopped wasting breath and walked toward Qin Qi step by step. With a flip of his wrist, he conjured a sharp spike!

Under his control, the spike instantly split into multiple copies; directed by his will, they shot toward Qin Qi’s head.

However, what no one could have imagined was—

Right at that moment!

A mysterious force appeared out of nowhere and suddenly passed through Elder Hu’s body.

Then Elder Hu’s pupils shrank; his entire body froze in place, his eyes slowly turning vacant. He looked as if he’d been struck by lightning, standing there wooden and dazed.

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

But Elder Hu remained rooted to the spot, motionless. After a short moment, with almost no warning at all, he bizarrely collapsed to the ground with a thud.