Chapter 413: Dual Sword Combination

"Li Dayu!"

"Pang Army!"

The two men stepped forward and slowly announced their names. One wielded a hundred-pound stone hammer, the veins on his arms bulging, his entire body radiating explosive power.

The other wielded a large saber. He was tall and thin, and his sinister gaze felt like a blade against the skin.

One was at the Fifth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm, the other at the Sixth Layer, and then there was Xu Zhengwei at the Seventh Layer of the Earth Profound Realm.

Each of them was no weaker than Wan Hai.

In just a moment, Li Dayu and Pang Army had flanked Wan Hai, surrounding him with Xu Zhengwei.

Xu Zhengwei spoke slowly, "Wan Hai, you can't win against us. Hand over the Trial Jade Token obediently, and you can avoid a world of hurt."

But Wan Hai said nothing, merely drawing the Deep Blue Treasure Sword from his side in silence.

Xu Zhengwei sighed heavily and shook his head in disdain. "You're overestimating yourself!"

The next moment, he pushed off the ground and shot into the air. With a quick flash of the longsword in his hand, it suddenly split into three identical blades.

"Furious Sea Waves!"

Xu Zhengwei roared. The four longswords shot out simultaneously, shimmering as they conjured a torrent of roiling water. It descended from the sky like a tidal wave, surging forward with immense power.

Yet Wan Hai showed no fear, raising his Deep Blue Treasure Sword high.

"Flame Thunder Break Army!"

He roared, launching himself straight into the sky. The Treasure Sword in his hand spun in a blur, and then bolts of thunderous fire erupted from it like fireworks.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

A series of explosions rang out.

Like a dazzling meteor streaking across the sky, Wan Hai cleaved Xu Zhengwei's Furious Sea Waves in two.

At that moment, however, a shadow fell over Wan Hai. Li Dayu, who had been beside Xu Zhengwei, was now in motion. He raised his stone hammer high and brought it crashing down with the force of a collapsing mountain.

"Flame Thunder!"

Wan Hai quickly raised his sword. His Deep Blue Treasure Sword transformed into a streak of light and shot out with a WHOOSH. It spun through the air, erupting in crimson flames crackling with arcs of electricity. Tracing a graceful curve across the sky, it bypassed Li Dayu's stone hammer and flew straight toward him.

Stunned, Li Dayu hastily retreated.

In a flash, Wan Hai appeared behind Li Dayu. He reached out and caught the returning Flame Thunder Sword, then immediately brought it down in a vicious chop.

"CLANG!"

The sound of metal striking metal rang out.

Pang Army had raised his great saber, blocking Li Dayu and parrying Wan Hai's Thunder Flame Sword.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

A continuous series of explosions rocked the sky, accompanied by the clash of blades. Fighting one against three, Wan Hai wasn't at a disadvantage in the slightest.

But Wan Hai was only one man, and this situation didn't last long. As exhaustion began to set in, the tide started to turn against him.

"Earth-Shattering!"

Suddenly, Li Dayu roared, leaping high into the air. The stone hammer in his hands grew immense, taking on the vague form of an Immortal Mountain descending from the heavens. It crashed down, smashing through everything in its path with ferocious power.

At the same time, a Sword Gang dozens of yards long extended from Pang Army's great saber. It stretched across the sky, threatening to slice everything in two.

"Furious Sea Waves!"

Xu Zhengwei also roared, his Treasure Sword splitting from one to two, then two to four. The blades soared into the sky, creating a monstrous, rolling wave that blotted out the sun, threatening to destroy everything as it came crashing down.

As one man against three, Wan Hai couldn't defend from all sides and was forced to retreat again and again.

Seeing Wan Hai on the verge of being overwhelmed, Shen Daoxing stepped forward, ready to brandish his Great Ming Demon Sparrow.

Just then, a slender hand landed on Shen Daoxing's shoulder. Tang Yi's gentle voice followed, "You stay right here. Don't move. We'll handle them."

With that, Tang Yi leaped into the air and landed beside Wan Hai. "Wan, I'm here to help!"

The two exchanged a smile and a nod, then simultaneously raised their weapons—the Flame Thunder Sword and the Cyan Wind Sword—and brought them together.

Instantly, a gale howled across the battlefield. The Flame Thunder Sword erupted with roiling flames of thunder, which, fanned by the hurricane winds of the Cyan Wind Sword, spun into a raging vortex.

In the blink of an eye, a tornado of fire and lightning shot skyward from the joined Flame Thunder Sword and Cyan Wind Sword.

"BOOM!"

A massive crash.

Before the tornado of fire and lightning, Xu Zhengwei's Furious Sea Waves was like paper, shattering on contact.

"RUMBLE!"

Li Dayu's enormous stone hammer was torn to pieces by the fiery vortex.

Pang Army's Sword Gang, dozens of yards long, shattered instantly. He was sent flying backward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

With their swords combined, Wan Hai and Tang Yi spun like a brilliant tornado, soaring into the sky and streaking across it in a dazzling arc.

"THUD!"

"THUD!"

Two heavy impacts.

In the air, Xu Zhengwei and Li Dayu both spat out a mouthful of blood before crashing heavily to the ground.

Then, Wan Hai and Tang Yi descended gracefully in an embrace. With a SWISH, they placed their swords against the necks of Xu Zhengwei and Li Dayu.

"The Cyan Flame Twin Swords' reputation is well-earned. The three of you are no match for us."

Tang Yi's cool voice drifted out.

Astonishment filled the eyes of both Xu Zhengwei and Li Dayu.

Wan Hai spoke slowly, his voice impassive. "Hand over your Trial Jade Tokens."

Xu Zhengwei froze for a moment, but a glance at the sword at his throat had him obediently fumbling in his robes and pulling out a Jade Token.

Wan Hai took it with a slight smile, then patted Xu Zhengwei's shoulder with the flat of his blade. "You can go now."

Wan Hai and Tang Yi then released Xu Zhengwei and Li Dayu.

Immediately, Xu Zhengwei and Li Dayu got to their feet, helped up Pang Army who had been thrown far away, and the three of them departed in disgrace.

Seeing this, Shen Daoxing silently put away his Great Ming Demon Sparrow.

Wan Hai turned to Shen Daoxing with a proud smile. "Junior Brother, I told you I'd get you to Pengze Immortal Mountain safely, and I meant it."

Shen Daoxing smiled and cupped his fist. "Senior Brother Wan Hai! Senior Sister Tang Yi! You are truly extraordinary, unparalleled in this age! A divine couple to be envied by all."

Hearing Shen Daoxing's words, Tang Yi's face lit up with pleasure. She grew even more fond of this smooth-talking junior brother.

"Here, Junior Brother!"

Wan Hai tossed the Jade Token in his hand to Shen Daoxing. "With this, you just have to reach Pengze Immortal Island, and you'll have passed the first stage of the trial."

Shen Daoxing glanced at Tang Yi.

Wan Hai smiled. "Don't worry about your Senior Sister Tang Yi. Someone will come along and obediently deliver a Trial Jade Token to her soon enough."

Shen Daoxing gave a small smile and accepted the Jade Token without ceremony.

Then, with a slight shift of their feet, the three of them leaped into the air and continued on toward Pengze Immortal Island without another moment's delay.