Everyone around Liu Mei stared at the 2 disappearing pillars of ice above her head with trepidation in their eyes, before they turned their heads to look at where Wen Zihao had landed.

The cloud of dust slowly subsided, revealing Wen Zihao's body.

The fingers in his hand were actually still twitching, but there was a huge hole in his stomach, in the place where he was previously struck by the ice pillar.

It was unknown how we was still alive, but it was obvious that his injuries were too heavy this time.

The middle rank 5 Heaven grade cultivator who had retreated earlier, wasn't sure if he should continue to fight.

Although Liu Mei's cultivation was the lowest among the people of the 'Pale Moon guild', the strength that she showed when she used this martial skill, could probably injure even a rank 6 Heaven grade expert.

At the same time that Shun Long's and Liu Mei's fights were taking place, Xie Rong was fighting against 4 of the elites from the 'Dark Blade guild'.

A man less than 1.6m(5.2ft) tall, with a big nose, was her main opponent, while the other 3 provided support.

This man was the only S-ranked mercenary of the 'Dark Blade guild', a peak rank 4 Nascent soul expert who had also comprehended the Dao of Wind.

Although Xie Rong's cultivation was higher than this big-nosed man's, along with the help of the 3 other elites, who were at the peak of rank 9 in the Spirit realm, the S-ranked mercenary of the 'Dark Blade guild' had managed to reach a stalemate.

Xie Rong desperately tried to take the upper hand, but with the help of his Dao of Wind, the S-ranked mercenary from the 'Dark Blade guild' could easily avoid her earth-based attacks.

Surprisingly, the biggest advantage in this fight, was held by the peak rank 5 'Silver-winged panther king' who was fighting against Tan Duyi.

The guild master of the 'Dark Blade guild' had expected to be able to hold his own against the black panther until his guild members completely crushed the 'Pale Moon guild', but the results were different from his expectations.

Even with his peak rank 3 silver grade sword, he was still sent in a miserable state while fighting against the black panther.

The only thing he could do was dodge its attacks, while every time that the panther attacked him with its silver wings, Tan Duyi would feel like his internal organs were getting displaced.

He barely hanged on however, as he waited for his guild members to support him.

Of course, the reason that he didn't try to run after seeing the difference in strength between himself and the 'Silver-winged panther king', was because he knew that the chances of outrunning it were practically zero.

As for the Elders of the 'Pale Moon guild', although they were surrounded by more members of the 'Dark Blade guild', their overall strength was still higher.

Of course, Tan Duyi was an experienced fighter, who could easily understand the situation of the battle.

However, deep inside him, he still hoped that the tables would turn and he could somehow win.

After all, no matter what, he would never surrender and give up his 'Dragon Lord's medallion' to Xie Rong. Being blackmailed and giving up his most important possession would have been an insult to his honor.

At the same time, Shun Long found himself in a tough spot as he was surrounded by the members of the 'Dark Blade guild'.

The peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert who was leading the group, had already joined the fight, bringing a lot of pressure to Shun Long, and even after using both of his 'Monarch's Domains', Shun Long was still a bit slower than this man.

The peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert, was holding a curved saber in his hands, and each of his attacks was aimed at Shun Long's vital spots.

Shun Long's pointed at this man with his left hand, as his finger suddenly lit up. ...

A quick bolt of lightning left his finger, as it aimed to hit the brown-robed man's head.

Raising his saber, the man hurriedly blocked Shun Long's thunderbolt finger, when he felt the danger that this lightning contained.

The peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert felt pain in his hands as he blocked Shun Long's attack, while his feet slid backwards for more than 2m. However, even with his hurried defense, he still managed to retreat unharmed from Shun Long's attack.

After all, even with a Mystic high-grade martial skill, the difference between Shun Long's and this man's cultivation, couldn't be bridged.

At the same time that he pushed the peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert back, Shun Long's golden eyes lit up, as he immediately stepped to his right.

2 blades of wind traveled through the air, as they hit the ground in the place where he was just standing on.

Finally, a wooden staff around 1.5m(5ft) long, appeared in Shun Long's hands.

This was the rank 1 gold grade 'Purple Blossom staff' that he had gotten from Cui Guoliang.

At that same moment, the peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert had also closed the distance between them, when Shun Long infused his qi in the staff as he swung it sideways.

Shun Long's attack seemed simple and ordinary at first glance, but the power hidden inside the 'Purple Blossom staff' was shocking.

This was the first move from the Staff of Obliteration.

The peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert, attacked Shun Long with his saber, but surprisingly, Shun Long barely took a step back to stabilize himself.

The brown-robed man was completely shocked when he saw this. Even though it was true that he hadn't used his full strength this time, but even then, it shouldn't have been possible for Shun Long to take his attack head-on.

Shun Long understood from this man's expression that he was finally angry. Just as this peak rank 2 Spirit realm expert was about to use his full strength in his next attack, Shun Long's golden eyes lit up with a blue light, while the expression on his face changed.

Tan Duyi understood that the situation was only growing more unfavorable for him. Even if his guild somehow managed to win, he would have already lost and probably even died to the 'Silver-winged panther king' by then.

Clenching his teeth, he then expended more than 30% of his remaining qi, as he used his strongest martial skill, and managed to hit the unprepared 'Silver-winged panther king'. Although the black panther wasn't injured, Tan Duyi's attack had still managed to stall him for a single moment.

And yet, that single moment was all that he needed, as the 'Dark Blade guild's' Guild master, flew towards Shun Long at full speed.

The black panther was furious when he saw Tan Duyi rushing towards his master, as it then flapped the silver wings on its back and moved forward like a streak of black lightning.

However, the distance between Shun Long and Tan Duyi had been covered in the blink of an eye, giving Shun Long no room to dodge or escape against the rank 8 Nascent soul expert.

Seeing this scene with his golden eyes, Shun Long sighed inwardly, as he thought to himself

''I didn't plan to reveal this move just yet...''

Excitement filled Tan Duyi's eyes, as his hand reached closer and closer to Shun Long's neck.

At that moment, one word appeared in Shun Long's mind, and in front of the eyes of the rank 8 Nascent soul expert, he immediately vanished

'Blink'

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