C94 Sword Control!

Yu Yuan's arrival invigorated the crowd.

Eyes turned toward the source of the voice, and they watched as a party of four emerged from the depths of swirling gray smoke.

In addition to Yu Yuan, there were Zhan Tianxiang, Zhao Yafu, and Han Hui.

Zhan Tianxiang and Han Hui, however, wore expressions of reluctance.

"We can't leave unless the Moonfiend is vanquished."

Yu Yuan, feeling rather helpless, explained, "They traveled too fast, and we were slower, which brought us too close together. Even if the Moonfiend kills them, it can still catch up with us."

"We have no choice but to fight with everything we've got. There might be a slim chance of survival."

He shared his thoughts openly.

From the moment he became aware of the Moonfiend, he had surmised that the most powerful one, constantly absorbing the power of the cold moon, was not only capable of soaring through the sky but was also growing stronger.

Such a Moonfiend would likely be too much for even Lee Yu to handle.

And once the Moonfiend had slain Lee Yu, Su Yan, Yan Lu, and the others, it would surely come after him.

By then, the Moonfiend, bolstered by the moon's power, would have recovered.

Their chances of survival seemed slim.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, he persuaded Zhan Tianxiang and Han Hui to join forces with Zhao Yafu and muster their strongest allies to confront the threat.

As they moved, the Moonfiend within Han Hui deliberately slowed its approach to Lee Yu and the others, as if to ensure they would arrive in time.

It was clear that the Moonfiend was confident it could eliminate them all at once.

"Van Le, Yu Yuan..."

Feng Xin whispered softly, her green eyes flitting over the two before she abruptly disregarded the Gutrender sword embedded in her chest.

Her hands moved to form a spell.

A brilliant light burst forth from her palms.

"The Blade of the Setting Moon."

The cold moon in the night sky suddenly intensified, its light cascading down like a silver waterfall towards Feng Xin's spell.

The spell, shining like a silver disk, was initially whole but then shattered explosively.

Silver shards, like blades of light, shot down from the sky.

"Scatter!"

Lee Yu bellowed, light swirling around him as he drew the Gutrender sword.

The Gutrender vibrated violently against Feng Xin's chest, stuck as if wedged in a crevice, unable to break free.

The silver light blades, like a deluge of swords, struck down many trial-takers gathered in the vicinity, killing them instantly.

In a mere moment, a third of the elite from the local families lay dead, with many more wounded by the relentless assault of the silver blades.

High above, Feng Xin gestured towards Van Le and Yu Yuan.

The crescent-shaped light blades suddenly split into over a dozen, forming a spinning storm of blades that hurtled towards Van Le and Yu Yuan.

"Damn it, why are they targeting me?"

Van Le turned tail and fled.

As he ran, Spirit Armor naturally formed, covering his back, waist, and neck with its dark, ink-like surface, emanating a sinister and heavy presence. Within the armor, one could glimpse ancient runes, seemingly long lost to time.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The light blades directed by Feng Xin struck his back, sparking against the ink-like Spirit Armor as if hammering on iron.

Van Le stumbled, grunting as he spat out a trickle of blood.

Another volley of silver light blades sped towards Yu Yuan, who had just arrived and was still a distance from the main force. They were as sharp as a rolling carriage of blades.

"I'll handle this."

Zhan Tianxiang stepped in front of Yu Yuan with a look of dread, ready to confront the silver blades.

"I've got this."

A gentle, soothing voice unexpectedly filled the air.

In the next moment, Su Yan materialized, draped in her Celestial Plume Raiment.

The Celestial Plume Raiment rendered her invisible, detectable only by those in the Subtlety or Lunar Spirit Realms.

She had donned the Celestial Plume Raiment and moved beside Yu Yuan, ready to shield him from Feng Xin's deadly onslaught.

She did this, fully aware of Yu Yuan's significance.

Even the Soul Orb might not be capable of sealing the Moonfiend's original soul. Yu Yuan's enigmatic attacks, however, could potentially deal a severe blow to the Moonfiend's original soul.

She had pinned her hopes on Yu Yuan, thus she covertly protected him to prevent his premature demise.

"Whoosh!"

With the unfolding of wings, luminescent strands coursed through the feathers, emanating an aura of sanctity, majesty, and reverence from Su Yan and her Celestial Plume Raiment.

"Shield of Feathers!"

A radiant, holy light burst forth from each feather, coalescing into a shield before Su Yan.

This shield was etched with intricate patterns resembling a mystical formation, crafted into the shield through an arcane mystique.

Feng Xin's storm-like silver light blade swirled around the shield, causing the area in front of it to erupt in a blindingly brilliant light.

Yu Yuan found it too dazzling to look at for long and quickly redirected his attention back to Feng Xin.

The sword light branded into his bones radiated intense heat.

A sword's will and sword spirit, which he could no longer contain, were burgeoning within his arm. He felt a clear resonance between the heaven soul's intent and the burgeoning sword's will and sword spirit.

Feng Xin, who had been on a rampage, suddenly showed a flicker of panic in her green, lantern-like eyes.

In that instant, the Gutrender that was embedded in her chest finally broke through her body and flew out her back.

Lee Yu, who had been fervently manipulating the Gutrender, abruptly sat down, his body enveloped by the sword's will. His hands beat the air, as vitality and spiritual energy from his palms intertwined, resonating with the Gutrender, which responded with a resonant hum.

"Chi! Chi!"

Beams of green sword light, sharp as scythes, sliced forth from the Gutrender.

In an instant, Feng Xin was left mangled, with the left side of her body cleanly severed by the green sword light.

Yet, from the severed section of Feng Xin's body, a glow akin to moonlight burst forth.

Feng Xin drew closer to the severed part, and like a magnet attracting iron, the two halves of her body fused back together seamlessly, leaving no trace of the wound.

Feng Xin regained her composure.

The flicker of panic in her eyes vanished. "So it wasn't Van Le, but you," she observed from a distance.

In that instant, her elegant form, suspended in the void, began to move as if carried by an unseen breeze, gliding directly toward Yu Yuan.

In this moment, Lee Yu and Van Le seemed to fade into irrelevance.

Her sole focus was to slay Yu Yuan.

"Heh, it wasn't me," Van Le exhaled in relief, smiling quietly to himself.

"Your Moonfiend ranks are not among the stronger forces of the Sky Fiends in the outside world," Yu Yuan said with narrowed eyes, his gaze fixed on Feng Xin. "On the moon, you were nearly wiped out, and yet you still cling to a remnant in the Moonfall Sanctuary."

"And what of it? Do you really believe you can keep surviving after daring to commit atrocities in the Everlands?"

"Do you truly wish to be eradicated?"

Yu Yuan called out.

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