Chapter 328: Fleeing in Disarray

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Fleeing in Disarray

The Imperial Army Mansion’s side fell silent after Yi Xiaoyao repelled the Second Lord with a single sword strike. In contrast, the experts of the Carefree Alliance were ecstatic, their confidence soaring. They had originally worried that Yi Xiaoyao would be no match for the Second Lord, but now they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the members of the Carefree Alliance erupted in loud, derisive laughter, returning the mockery they had just received from the people of the Imperial Army Mansion.

"Haha, didn’t that old bastard just say he was going to kill our Grand Alliance Leader?"

"Yeah, why’s he so quiet now?"

"That old bastard even claimed our Grand Alliance Leader was someone he had already defeated. Yet he’s the one who got sent flying by a single slash from our Grand Alliance Leader. How ridiculous!"

"That old bastard is all talk. When it’s time to actually fight, he’s like an old man with a pretty woman—willing, but unable to perform! At his age, you’d think he’d have some sense of shame!"

Hearing the endless stream of taunts, the Second Lord began to tremble with rage, his beard bristling.

Seeing the Second Lord’s expression, the smirk on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips turned sharp as he spoke in a cold voice, "Since you won’t say it, allow me to tell you."

"Today, you won’t be killing me. I will be killing you!"

The moment he finished speaking, the Bloodthirsty Sword once again unleashed a world-shaking Sword Aura, cleaving directly toward the Second Lord.

"Hmph! Yi Xiaoyao, it seems you’ve had a blessing in disguise and obtained some great Creation, but if you think you can kill me, you’re getting ahead of yourself!"

The Second Lord roared and, just as he had that day, spread his arms wide. The lightning on his fingers connected with the heavens, condensing into two massive Thunderous Giant Arms that looked as if they could tear the sky apart.

KZZZRAACK! Yi Xiaoyao’s Sword Aura slashed down onto one of the Thunderous Giant Arms, setting off a brilliant flash of electricity, but it was still unable to shake such a high-grade technique and was instantly dispersed by the lightning.

At the same time, Yi Xiaoyao felt a numbing sensation spread through his soul, as if he had been struck by lightning. ℴ

This was the Second Lord’s Soul Attack. Previously, it had countered Yi Xiaoyao’s own attack and shattered his soul completely. Now, however, it merely caused a slight numbness.

’It seems Senior Chong Li was right. The Soul-Collecting Bees have already raised my soul to the level of the Half-Step Void Realm. An attack like this can hardly hurt me now.’

Yi Xiaoyao murmured with a smile. Without the threat of a Soul Attack, the Second Lord was nothing to worry about.

At this thought, Yi Xiaoyao shot a cold grin at the Second Lord, who was directing the Thunderous Giant Arms to crush him. "That day, you used this technique to wound me. Today, I will tear these two arms from you!"

Before his voice had even faded, the Blood Prison manifested. As the Thunderous Giant Arms swung down, the massive form of the Blood Prison General rose to its feet, seeming to prop up the very heavens.

The colossal, blood-red giant grabbed one of the giant arms with a single hand while condensing the Blood Prison Sword in the other, which it then brought down in a fierce slash against the second Thunderous Giant Arm.

A deafening explosion of thunder echoed across the world. Under the immense and unparalleled blood-red sword light, the Thunderous Giant Arm actually showed signs of being overpowered amidst the flashing lightning, and it began to crumble and break apart.

CRACK!

The giant sword finally fell, and with it, a severed thunder arm, which disintegrated into the void.

As for the Second Lord, an incredibly violent backlash from the severing of his Thunderous Giant Arm surged through him, causing one of his own arms to abruptly explode into a mist of blood.

"AHH!! How is this possible!"

The Second Lord roared in horrified disbelief, enduring the pain of his lost arm.

One had to remember, the last time Yi Xiaoyao faced this technique, he had been unable to break it even with seven consecutive slashes and had instead suffered a backlash that shattered his soul.

But now, with just a single slash, he had severed one of the arms! And his soul was completely unharmed!

What horrified the Second Lord even more was that the blood-red giant controlled by Yi Xiaoyao was already swinging its sword at his other Thunderous Giant Arm.

CRACK!

With another thunderous explosion, the second Thunderous Giant Arm was severed. At that same instant, a backlash caused the Second Lord’s remaining arm to explode, and he let out a pained, miserable shriek.

"The arms that shattered my soul have been broken."

Yi Xiaoyao looked at the Second Lord and gave a wicked, cold smile. "Next, I’ll be taking your life."

Having lost both his arms, the Second Lord finally felt a sense of terror bloom in his heart.

He couldn’t understand how Yi Xiaoyao had become so much stronger than before in just one month.

Not only had his Cultivation risen by two entire levels, but his soul’s defenses had become astonishingly resilient.

Against this level of power, even though he, the Second Lord, had reached the Half-Step Void Realm, he was absolutely no match.

As this thought crossed his mind, he saw Yi Xiaoyao coming toward him, and a decisive look instantly appeared in his eyes.

"Yi Xiaoyao! When my Great Xia descends upon the Chaotic Alliance Domain, we will eradicate you all!"

The next moment, a vast Thunder Spider Web spread across the void. The Second Lord flickered wildly across this web like a bolt of lightning, vanishing from everyone’s sight in an instant.

"What?!"

"The... The Second Lord, he... he abandoned us and fled!?"

"Then... then what are we supposed to do?"

Witnessing this scene, the men of the Imperial Army Mansion all gasped, breaking out in a waterfall of cold sweat. They were scared out of their wits.

The Carefree Alliance, on the other hand, erupted into cheers and laughter.

"The old bastard couldn’t beat our Grand Alliance Leader, so he tucked his tail and ran!"

"Haha, and he claimed to have chased our Grand Alliance Leader into a desperate corner. Looks to me like he’s the one who’s desperate now!"

"What’s even more pathetic are these guys from the Imperial Army Mansion. They were all busy singing that old bastard’s praises, but when he ran, he didn’t even spare them a glance!"

The momentum radiating from the two forces was now in stark, undeniable contrast.

Yi Xiaoyao, however, simply stood in the void, his eyes narrowed as he gazed in the direction the Second Lord had fled.

"Commander, why didn’t you pursue that old bastard?" Bai Ye and the other Alliance Leaders asked.

Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold smile. "If I can kill him today, I can kill him in the future. Why the rush?"

In truth, if Yi Xiaoyao had given chase, he most likely could have caught and killed the Second Lord.

But he hadn’t, primarily for the sake of his brothers in the Carefree Alliance.

If he had pursued the Second Lord, the Carefree Alliance would have suffered in their battle against the Imperial Army Mansion, as they were still outmatched in terms of top-tier experts.

By staying, although he let the Second Lord escape, he could annihilate this formidable army from the Imperial Army Mansion.

Immediately, Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze swept across the enemy forces. It was so intense it seemed tangible, and wherever it passed, the experts of the Imperial Army Mansion retreated, their faces filled with terror.

Yi Xiaoyao sneered and raised a hand, pointing at the Imperial Army Mansion’s forces.

"Kill!"

As the word fell, the Blood Prison General was the first to charge into the ranks of the Imperial Army Mansion. With every swing of the greatsword in its hand, it annihilated vast swathes of their experts.

Following closely behind, the experts of the Carefree Alliance surged forward, trailing the colossal Blood Prison General as they began a crushing, one-sided slaughter.

Miserable screams filled the air. Seeing that the Second Lord had fled and their defeat was certain, several of the Imperial Army Mansion’s top experts also burst forth with extreme speed, attempting to flee in all directions.

In the next instant, however, they all stopped dead in terror. In front of each and every one of them, a figure of Yi Xiaoyao appeared, his form flickering like a Flame, accompanied by a world-shaking Sword Aura they had no hope of matching.

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