CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 143: PERILOUS SITUATION, QIN AN’S BLADE

Huomeng’s rage was so intense that his feathers stood on end.

He had thought that in such a life-and-death duel, both sides should adhere to the demeanor of Gui Cang Realm experts.

After all, they were all prominent figures in Lingzhou.

But to his surprise, Qin An opened his mouth with, "You feathered beast," truly devoid of martial virtue!

Accompanied by Huomeng’s roar, the battle erupted suddenly.

The Returning to Storage Realm already marked a master level in Lingzhou, not to mention one side being a deeply rooted patrol silver guard, while the other side was a ferocious beast enhanced by the Blood Frenzy Elixir.

Soon, they were locked in combat.

Amidst the flashes of blades and shadows of swords, the terrifying aftermath of the battle shook the earth.

Dongfang Mo was just about to intervene when he suddenly saw a black shadow cross his path.

Mouse Yuan wielded two blades, his two whiskers quivering eerily: "Your opponent is me."

Before the voice had died away, the two blades transformed into two cold beams attacking.

The Ten Thousand Mouse Cave was renowned for its arrays, and Mouse Yuan, as a beast at the Returning to Storage Realm, although only one monster, wielded the two blades to form two entirely different blade arrays.

Seeing this, Dongfang Mo tapped continuously with his long sword, the sound of metal clashing endlessly in the air: "Using your mind on two tasks, you are indeed a talented beast."

Using both hands to execute different sword techniques and forming a blade array required not just diligent practice but also talent.

Mouse Yuan sneered: "Without some real skills, how would I dare contend with you, the prodigy of Five Yang Foundation Establishment?"

Under normal circumstances, Mouse Yuan would never dare to clash head-on with Dongfang Mo, but taking the Blood Frenzy Elixir had elevated his entire strength by a tier.

Now, he had the foundation to clash head-on with Dongfang Mo.

Dongfang Mo snorted coldly, brandishing his longsword again, and became entangled in battle with Mouse Yuan.

In a short time, neither side could determine the winner.

Amid their entanglement, Zhao Hai and Yan Li became respectively pinned down by Huomeng and Qianjue.

Dongfang Mo glanced sideways, then turned his gaze to where Qin An was.

He knew that this group of beasts most desired Qin An’s head, so he wanted to see how Qin An was faring.

Yet, just that glance nearly distracted him.

At this moment, with the Blood Frenzy Elixir as assistance, this group of beasts at the Returning to Storage Realm seemingly had the upper hand.

Among them, three beasts seized the opportunity and directly moved to encircle and kill Qin An.

It seemed they intended to eliminate Qin An first.

Even Dongfang Mo and others, facing such a numerical advantage, had to avoid its sharpness.

Qin An now facing such an attack, Dongfang Mo knew Qin An had fallen into danger.

But he also couldn’t withdraw to aid him.

"It seems ominous." Dongfang Mo sighed silently.

He wasn’t the only one; even other patrol silver guards noticed Qin An’s situation and simultaneously sighed in their hearts.

Only Cheng Hong was different; Cheng Hong’s smile was confident.

This confidence came from her information.

Five Yang Elixirs established the foundation, and Qin An, known as the Demon-Slaying Saber in Jianghu, how could he fall here?

Thinking this, Qin An lifted the Cold Star within the peripheral vision of everyone.

As the Cold Star was unsheathed, the blade light of ice and fire interwoven already slashed toward the nearest Fire Crow.

The Fire Crow showed a trace of ferocity, intending to take Qin An’s slash with its hard fire feathers under the effect of the Blood Frenzy Elixir.

The straight blade chopped onto the fire feathers, and before the Fire Crow could seize the opportunity to attack, the terrifying power of ice and fire erupted completely.

Ice Flame Heart-breaking Technique!

Three Blades Unite, an infinite might!

The Fire Crow let out a miserable cry, blood splattering the ground.

With a piercing crow’s scream, a head flew high, striking the wall with a dull sound.

Qin An thrust his right hand into the demon’s body, and the blood-stained demon core was instantly refined.

He didn’t pause; his left hand transformed into a fist, striking at the centipede monster behind him.

One demon core, along with just extracted blood essence, was entirely burned by Qin An.

"Boom!"

A dull blast sounded.

When the punch broke through the body, another demon core rotated in his palm.

When Qin An withdrew his hand, the demon core had been completely absorbed by him.

At this moment, the mouse demon’s twin blades were already at Qin An’s neck.

Qin An narrowed his eyes, neither dodging nor evading, with a foot of Gang Qi emerging on his body.

A hint of fierceness flashed in the mouse demon’s eyes: "You think this Gang Qi can stop me?"

The twin blades slashed onto the Gang Qi, breaking through it.

But within the Gang Qi, a touch of golden light surfaced, blocking the twin blades completely.

Mystical Gang Body!

Three-layered defense, the first being Gang Qi, the second golden light, the third the flesh.

Though the twin blades were sharp, they stopped at the second layer, unable to advance.

The mouse demon was appalled: "You also have Yang Elixir Foundation Establishment!"

He had the Blood Frenzy Elixir; no matter how powerful Qin An’s protective Cultivation Technique was, it was impossible to remain unscathed.

Faced with this outcome, the mouse demon thought of only one result.

The answer he received was a straight blade piercing through his chest.

Qin An pressed the mouse demon’s head, abruptly using the Ice Flame Heart-breaking Technique.

The straight blade pierced the chest, stabbing through the back.

"You know too much."

Qin An flung aside the mouse demon’s body, absorbing the demon core, flicking the blood off the blade: "Not a loss."

Using one demon core, earning two, now still having two demon cores in possession.

At this moment, the battlefield abruptly fell into a deathly silence.

Even Dongfang Mo, Huomeng, and others instinctively stopped for a moment.

A light breeze blew, stirring Qin An’s hair.

Qin An used his sleeve to wipe the blood off the straight blade, his expression as cool as ice.

In three moves, he had slain three beasts at the Returning to Storage Realm.

And these were beasts enhanced by the Blood Frenzy Elixir.

Especially that statement left by the mouse demon upon its death.

Yang Elixir Foundation Establishment?

Dongfang Mo’s expression was rather remarkable.

Even a fool could see that Qin An was no ordinary Returning to Storage Realm being.

He thought of his own pride in his Five Yang Elixirs Foundation Establishment, and seeing Qin An’s prowess at this moment, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Cheng Hong, using her double daggers, repelled the beasts in front of her, her face showing a look of exhilaration.

"Yes, that’s the expression, hahaha!"

"I finally saw it!"

"Exhilarating! Exhilarating!"

The scene she dreamed of finally arrived.

Especially Dongfang Mo’s expression made her feel extremely comfortable.

"What are you spacing out for?" Qin An frowned slightly and shouted.

After he said this, everyone reacted and resumed the fierce battle.

At this moment, Qin An killed three monsters in one strike, boosting everyone’s morale.

Meanwhile, on Dongfang Mo’s side, his opponent had switched from Shu Yuan to Huomeng.

Huomeng fought against Dongfang Mo while pondering the current situation.

He hadn’t expected that even the combined efforts of three Gui Cang Realm monsters couldn’t harm Qin An in the slightest.

If he had known, he would have joined hands with Shu Yuan, Qianjue, and the others.

But wanting to intervene now is just a fool’s dream.

Dongfang Mo and the others, who had taken five Yang Elixirs and reached the Gui Cang Realm, were now restraining them instead.

In contrast, on Qin An’s side, one strike would inevitably result in the death of a monster.

If this continues, they would only fall into a desperate situation.

Huomeng gritted his teeth.

Dongfang Mo’s longsword struck in unison: "What, are you scared?"

In today’s battle, Qin An played a crucial role.

Now, the situation had completely tilted in their favor.

Huomeng raised his eyes, scanned the area, and suddenly shouted: "Everyone, take them all!"

After speaking, he forced Dongfang Mo back with his sharp claws and pulled out several Blood Frenzy Elixirs from his chest.

Each monster had received more than one during the distribution earlier.

After taking the Blood Frenzy Elixir, one would fall into a frenzy but gain a temporary boost in strength.

Though humans acted as filters to minimize the side effects of the Blood Frenzy Elixir, if taken continuously, the side effects would still accumulate.

In the current situation, there was no escape route.

Taking the Blood Frenzy Elixirs again might lead to survival; not taking them meant certain death.

After consuming all the Blood Frenzy Elixirs, Huomeng felt his entire body’s energy and blood boiling like molten lava.

Even though their Fire Crow race specialized in flame manipulation, they still found the heat unbearable.

"Whew!"

Huomeng exhaled a hot mist, crossed his claws, and launched an attack on Dongfang Mo.

Dongfang Mo felt an overwhelming pressure approaching, wielding his longsword tightly to fend off Huomeng’s sharp claws.

Known as the Life-taking Sword, his swordsmanship was fierce and terrifying.

But once the longsword collided with Huomeng’s claws, a terrifying True Qi immediately surged back along the blade.

Dongfang Mo’s face changed dramatically, his figure retreated abruptly, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes suddenly became serious.

"Very strong."

After taking multiple Blood Frenzy Elixirs, he was forced to retreat in one move.

Not only him, but Zhao Hai and Yan Li were also in a bad situation.

Zhao Hai’s eyes turned pitch-black, constantly clashing with Qianjue using a spear, having already employed a Secret Technique.

Yet even so, he continued to retreat under Qianjue’s poisonous mist.

Yan Li’s bandaged hand was already stained with blood, his entire skin took on a bronze hue, and despite fully deploying the Secret Technique, wounds had appeared on his body.

In contrast, Shu Yuan’s eyes were blood-red, and his twin blades became even more fierce.

"Defense!" Dongfang Mo shouted.

Many patrol captains had already switched from offense to defense.

The seemingly weakened monsters had become stronger than them after consuming multiple Blood Frenzy Elixirs.

Even though Qin An had killed six Gui Cang Realm monsters earlier, they still found it hard to hold on.

Qin An squinted and, after engaging in joint combat with two Gui Cang Realm monsters, used the Dragon Roar Phoenix Strike Technique to retreat.

"Not bad."

Even he did not gain any advantage while fighting these two monsters earlier.

Cheng Hong, having exerted her Poison Skill to the extreme, reluctantly forced a monster back and approached Qin An: "What do we do?"

She was allied with Qin An, had more trust in him than in Dongfang Mo and the others.

Qin An squinted his eyes, grabbed Cheng Hong’s arm to help her dodge an attack, and said, "Huddle together."

Cheng Hong was slightly taken aback but did not overthink it, shouting, "Everyone, huddle together!"

She didn’t know what plan Qin An had, but it seemed the only thing was to do as he said.

The other patrol captains exchanged glances and all huddled together as Qin An suggested.

Previously, they might not have believed in Qin An.

But now it was different.

After Qin An displayed his strength, everyone was convinced.

Many patrol captains even believed that Qin An’s strength surpassed that of Dongfang Mo and the others.

So when Qin An said these words, they all followed his method.

At this moment, after everyone huddled together, they barely managed to withstand the monsters’ attacks.

But they all knew that doing this could only delay, not solve the current crisis.

Even Dongfang Mo and the other three followed Qin An’s advice and stopped fighting individually.

Huomeng sneered, "Even if you do this, it can only delay your deaths. What’s the use of struggling on borrowed time?"

Shu Yuan licked the blood on his blades, "Leave Yan Li to me. I quite like the meat on his fists; it must be chewy."

Qianjue, surrounded by poisonous creatures, said, "The side effects are strong, let’s finish this quickly."

The monsters held the upper hand but relied on the side effects of several Blood Frenzy Elixirs to achieve this position; Qianjue knew they couldn’t delay.

Huomeng looked at Qin An with sinister eyes, "Little bastard, you think you can just stall for time, but unfortunately, with the extended time after consuming multiple Blood Frenzy Elixirs, your plan is wrong."

Qin An remained silent, wiping his finger across the Cold Star Saber.

Dongfang Mo gritted his teeth, "Mr. Qin, we’ll try to delay."

He too thought Qin An was trying to buy time.

Given the current situation, it seemed irreversible.

Cheng Hong, while resisting the monsters’ attacks, said, "Qin An, what are you really thinking? Hurry up and tell us!"

Others thought Qin An wanted to stall until the Blood Frenzy Elixirs wore off, but Cheng Hong didn’t think so.

These words made Dongfang Mo hesitate slightly.

Could there really be a solution?

Even Huomeng felt a sudden pang of insecurity.

The information about Qin An was too legendary.

A young man from a small county became a patrol captain in such a short time; even Huomeng was unsure about Qin An’s thinking.

Qin An looked up and said, "Of course, it’s to delay."

Huomeng breathed a sigh of relief, then sneered, "Kid, if you’re just stalling, then you’re making the wrong move."

The eyes of many patrol captains dimmed.

To stall meant there would be casualties; they just didn’t know who would die first.

Just as the thought appeared, Qin An’s next sentence slowly came out, leaving everyone present stunned.