C49 Three Great Secret Realms Combined!(part II)

"Azure, it's time to join the battle."

With Qin Buyi's words still echoing, a resounding dragon's roar burst forth in front of him.

Following the roar, an imposing Azure Dragon, hundreds of feet long, materialized in the sky.

Azure eagerly addressed Qin Buyi, "Master, are those the three pieces of rotten garlic we're up against?"

Qin Buyi nodded, gesturing toward the trio opposite them, and instructed Azure, "Pick one, and I'll handle the remaining two."

Gazing down at the three adversaries, Azure remarked, "Master, these three don't seem like much. Can I take them all on?"

Taoist Priest Kunxu and his companions, witnessing Qin Buyi and Azure's nonchalant conversation and the continuous belittling of themselves, were infuriated to the point of near distortion.

"Pah! Don't get too cocky, you beast. Taking on all three of us? Why don't you just ascend to the heavens?" Hongxiu spat out angrily.

"A pet is a reflection of its owner, both equally brash. Once your master is dead, you'll be next to fall in line," Huo Dao sneered.

Taoist Priest Kunxu's eyes had been locked onto Azure since her arrival.

In the Kunlun Secret Realm, there was a female Flood Dragon on the cusp of becoming a dragon. Capturing this Azure Dragon to mate with the female would significantly hasten her transformation.

What's more, the potential offspring of such a union, sold to other Secret Realms, promised profits beyond imagination.

Taoist Priest Kunxu addressed the Azure Dragon, "Why serve a doomed master when you could join the illustrious Kunlun Secret Realm?"

Azure paid no heed to Taoist Priest Kunxu, instead turning to Qin Buyi, "Master, I choose her."

"Azure Dragon Battle Technique: Devour the Heavens!"

Azure opened her maw wide and snapped at the space where Hongxiu stood.

In the blink of an eye, Hongxiu vanished from Taoist Priest Kunxu's side.

Caught off guard by Azure's assault, Hongxiu's surroundings shifted before she could react.

As her vision cleared, she realized she was trapped in a dark, oppressive space that seemed to be repelling her presence.

Hongxiu gripped the mirror in her hands, careful not to underestimate the situation, and turned it to face herself.

"Moon Water Secret Skill: Mirror Flower, Water Moon!"

"Moon Water Secret Skill: Protective Aura!"

Inside the mirror, a miniature version of Hongxiu materialized, appearing even more lifelike than her actual self.

Meanwhile, the real Hongxiu seemed like a mere stand-in, exuding an ethereal aura.

As Hongxiu breathed a sigh of relief, Azure's voice pierced the gloomy darkness.

"Azure Dragon Secret Technique: Netherworld!"

Suddenly, the space's hostility towards Hongxiu intensified, escalating relentlessly.

The feeling of rejection swiftly morphed into a crushing force, converging on the mirror from all directions.

"Crack!"

A fracture snaked across the mirror's center.

Outside, Hongxiu vanished under the overwhelming pressure.

"Bam!"

With the sound echoing, Hongxiu emerged from within the mirror, her face twisted in pain as she gazed sorrowfully at the crack.

"Azure Dragon Secret Technique: Extraction!"

Azure's voice echoed again, and this time Hongxiu felt the pressure not just physically, but also within her sea of consciousness.

She was struck with a chilling realization: she had completely lost control over her body.

Her body felt numb, paralyzed to the point where she couldn't even move her eyes.

Amidst the rising tide of thoughts, she found herself unable to command the Divine Consciousness within her sea of consciousness.

"Azure Dragon Secret Technique: Life's End!"

As Azure's words faded, Hongxiu's awareness of her body returned, yet she remained utterly immobile.

Then, her worst fears materialized: her lifespan began to ebb away rapidly.

Seconds vanished at an alarming rate, and at this pace, she would soon meet her demise through natural aging.

Powerless, she could only watch as her life dwindled before her eyes.

This terror threw her, a cultivator of Void Refining Perfection, into utter disarray...

Outside, Qin Buyi wielded the Killing Saber, striking decisively at the closest Huo Dao.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

With the Killing Saber vibrating 50,000 times per second, Qin Buyi swung with all his might, bringing the blade crashing down toward Huo Dao's neck.

"Huo Cloud Secret Skill: Fire Cloud Slash!"

Huo Dao raised his blade in defense, intercepting Qin Buyi's ferocious strike.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

A tremendous force transmitted through Huo Dao's weapon. After parrying Qin Buyi's onslaught, Huo Dao staggered backward several steps before fully dissipating the impact.

Amidst the clash between Qin Buyi and Huo Dao, Taoist Priest Kunxu launched his own assault.

"Kunlun Secret Skill: Big Dipper Formation!"

Taoist Priest Kunxu summoned seven Flying Swords, arranging them in the Big Dipper Formation, and bore down on Qin Buyi with intense murderous intent.

"Huo Cloud Secret Skill: Dual Blade Flow!"

Regaining his footing, Huo Dao wasted no time in launching a counterattack against Qin Buyi.

Qin Buyi found himself caught between a rock and a hard place, with Huo Dao's aggressive charge in front and Taoist Priest Kunxu's Big Dipper Sword Formation pressing at his back.

"Master, watch out!" Azure's voice echoed from a distance.

Qin Buyi's gaze sharpened. Disregarding the Big Dipper sword formation at his rear, he gripped the Killing Saber tightly and lunged at Huo Dao.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

The Killing Saber clashed with Huo Dao's twin blades, sending a shower of sparks flying.

Following the clash, a massive surge of power flowed from the Killing Saber into Qin Buyi.

Instead of retreating to deflect the blow, Qin Buyi seized the brief vulnerability exposed by their colliding weapons.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Soul Dispersing!"

The Killing Saber vanished from Qin Buyi's grasp in an instant.

His Divine Consciousness from within the sea of consciousness furiously infused into the blade of the Killing Saber.

Imbued with Divine Consciousness, the saber glowed a brilliant gold.

The now palm-sized golden Killing Saber reappeared before Qin Buyi, slicing toward Huo Dao's sea of consciousness.

"Whoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, the Killing Saber pierced into Huo Dao's sea of consciousness.

As the Killing Saber entered Huo Dao's sea of consciousness, it unleashed its first strike.

"Boom!"

Caught in the midst of his assault, Huo Dao was jolted by a thunderous noise that left his mind reeling in a sudden void.

Qin Buyi capitalized on the lapse, closing the distance swiftly. He grappled with the twin blades in Huo Dao's grip, forcefully vying for control.

Regaining his senses in under a second, Huo Dao caught sight of Qin Buyi wrestling for his weapons and bellowed:

"Huo Cloud Secret Technique: Fire Cloud Slash!"

But as Huo Dao initiated his offensive, the Killing Saber within his consciousness delivered a second slash.

"Boom!"

A second explosive sound reverberated in Huo Dao's ears, abruptly halting his attack.

Seizing the moment, Qin Buyi landed a solid kick to Huo Dao's abdomen and wrested away the blades.

With the non-poison-coated long blade in hand, Qin Buyi declared:

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

He hurled the rapidly vibrating blade from his grasp.

"Clang!"

The long blade clashed with the Northern Dipper Sword Formation, holding its ground for a mere moment.

Then, it was torn asunder by the formidable might of the Northern Dipper Sword Formation.

In the realm of high-stakes combat, a single breath can turn the tide.

Clutching the poison-laced long blade, Qin Buyi took aim at Huo Dao.

As Huo Dao's consciousness flickered back, he realized his weapon had been commandeered by Qin Buyi.

With Qin Buyi's blade descending upon him, Huo Dao, in a flash of desperation, bit his tongue, ready to ignite his blood essence and flee.

"Boom!"

The third assault from the Killing Saber within Huo Dao's consciousness struck.

Following the resounding blast, Huo Dao's mind blanked out once more.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

The venomous blade, quivering with velocity, swept down towards Huo Dao's neck.

"Chi!"

Huo Dao's head parted from his body.

As consciousness returned to Huo Dao once again, he recognized the decapitated form plummeting from the sky as his own.

Upon closer inspection, there was no doubt—it was him.

Qin Buyi, pointing at Huo Dao's severed head, commanded, "Shatter!"

The Killing Saber within Huo Dao's sea of consciousness surged with ferocity, pulverizing his sea of consciousness into oblivion.

"Retrieve!"

Qin Buyi commanded once more.

"Whoosh!"

After demolishing Huo Dao's sea of consciousness, the Killing Saber swiftly soared towards Qin Buyi, resizing from the span of a palm to its original dimensions mid-flight.

Grasping the Killing Saber, Qin Buyi rapidly approached the decapitated corpse of Huo Dao.

Upon reaching the body, he swiftly snatched the storage ring from the remains.

The relentless onslaught of the North Star Sword Formation was bearing down on him.

There was no time to inspect the contents of Huo Dao's storage ring.

Qin Buyi promptly deposited both the storage ring and the toxic long knife into the System Mall for recycling.

Ding! Evaluating item value...

Ding! Evaluation complete, total value: 1,200 System Mall credits.