The wind roared.
Click…
Click…
Ji Hao's eyes blazed with fire, his face so grim it looked like it was about to drip water.
At this moment, he was covered in wounds, blood soaking his clothes and dripping onto the ground.
Now, there were finally leaves on the ground.
Leaves shattered by the violent blade wind.
But this was not the end; it was just the beginning.
A wind arose out of nowhere, making all the trees sway.
The blades of grass danced like spirits, and as they swayed and danced, a murderous aura filled this dark underground space.
In their ears, only the roar of the waterfall could be heard.
Zhou You slowly spoke, “How impressive. You are a powerful Cultivator of the Wu Ji Realm, yet your defenses were easily broken.”
Ji Hao was not a Cultivator who specialized in Physical Body cultivation, but his Physical Body was still very strong.
Even so, in the face of that Sword Intent, he was like paper.
Undoubtedly, if there was another round, Ji Hao would likely meet his end.
Ji Hao spat, “All you do is talk nonsense!”
The wind blew, the leaves flew, and Sword Intent surged.
A new round of attacks began.
Ji Hao’s face twitched, he bit his lip tightly, and roared, “Come on, do you think this Xiao Ji is afraid of you?!”
Zhou You took a deep breath, “Xiao Ji.”
Ji Hao roared in anger, “Calling, calling, all you do is call! Am I your son, that you call endlessly?!”
Zhou You calmly said, “You’ll protect me, right? After all, I am very weak.”
Ji Hao’s face darkened, and he sternly shouted, “Za Yu, the moment I make my move, you run!”
He would absolutely not retreat!
In his entire life, he would not allow himself to retreat.
This was his pride!
Just like the Heavenly Tribulation before, even if he was almost shattered, so what?
He was just not afraid of death, just stubborn to the end!
“No.”
Zhou You slowly said, “If you tell me to run and I run, then I’ll become an Evil Path Cultivator.”
Ji Hao angrily retorted, “Are you going to die or not? What are you being so dramatic for?!”
Zhou You looked up, “My meaning is very simple: you will protect me, right?”
“Za Yu!”
Ji Hao’s teeth gnashed, “I will protect you, alright?!”
Every single leaf stiffened, erupting with a foot-long Sword Qi.
In an instant, this place transformed into an ocean of flashing blades and swords.
“Lie down.”
Zhou You’s tone was serious, his face taut.
Ji Hao angrily retorted, “A true man would rather die standing than…”
“Lie down!”
Zhou You bent and turned his body, angrily shouting.
Ji Hao subconsciously lay down on the ground.
The Zhu Xie Sword was drawn out by half an inch.
That trace of blood-red light was incredibly dazzling.
Full power…
Super Serious Continuous Sword Drawing Technique!
Boom!
At that instant, it was as if even the darkness was shattered by the sword light, and a tidal wave of sword energy swept through every corner.
The wild grass turned to dust.
The large trees turned into a sky full of wood chips.
Even every single leaf was reduced to dust.
In a flash, the dazzling sword light receded into the Zhu Xie Sword like a tide.
Ding!
The moment the Zhu Xie Sword was fully sheathed, darkness returned to this place.
Only a rain-like shower of debris fell continuously.
In just an instant, a thick layer covered both of them.
Zhou You’s body went limp, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His Right Hand trembled uncontrollably.
Bang!
The ground suddenly exploded, and a tree root, like a ground Dragon, shot out, piercing towards Zhou You’s neck with destructive force.
Boom!
Ji Hao lunged forward, blocking in front of Zhou You, his Left Hand gripping the powerful tree root tightly. His black saber gradually turned red, cutting it clean off.
Bang, bang, bang, bang…
The surrounding ground exploded one after another, and tree roots surged out, like giant pythons raising their heads, then piercing forward rapidly like arrows shot from a bow.
Ji Hao gritted his teeth and roared, “Za Yu!”
He swung his black saber, enveloping both of them, quickly slicing off parts of the approaching tree roots.
But those tree roots seemed endless, surging forward like a tide.
When he truly couldn’t block them, he used his own body to shield Zhou You.
Zhou You sat on the ground, leisurely eating a Lingyun Vitality Pill, and then a Six Flavor Emperor Pill.
He was always so unhurried.
Mainly because rushing was useless.
Many people in the world don’t understand that when you face a situation,
Too much emotional display will only make things worse.
Whether it’s anger or urgency,
They are actually useless. How things develop will follow specific rules.
Thud!
Ji Hao’s body shook, and he retreated repeatedly.
A tree root pierced into his stomach. That tree root was blood-red and extremely sturdy.
The black saber landed on it, but one strike did not cut it off.
Ji Hao roared repeatedly, taking another ‘All-In’ secret medicine, forcibly stimulating his own potential.
Boom!
The blade wind was wild and domineering. Every slash left a deep gully.
Countless shattered wood pieces splattered from underground.
Like long whips erupting from underground, three blood-red tree roots, two in front and one behind, charged towards Ji Hao.
Ji Hao swiftly grabbed one with his Left Hand and cleaved another with his black saber.
The seemingly lagging root, however, suddenly accelerated at that instant, piercing towards Ji Hao’s heart.
If this strike landed, even if it didn’t pierce through, it would directly shatter his heart.
Bang!
A hand reached out from in front of Ji Hao, quickly grabbed that root, and then slammed it violently onto the ground.
The tree root pierced directly into the earth, burrowing in like a python.
A flash of sword light, and it was cut clean off.
Including the other two roots.
Ji Hao swayed, staggering backward, “Za Yu, I don’t need your help! Don’t think that just because of this, I won’t hack you to death.”
Zhou You stood up, patting the wood chips off his body. “Xiao Ji, do you guess it’s a Spirit Monster, or a deceased person causing trouble?”
Ji Hao said coldly, “I’m not an encyclopedia, how would I know?”
Zhou You said to himself, “I guess it’s a Harmony of both.”
Ji Hao said coldly, “A load of nonsense.”
Zhou You stretched lazily, slowly moving forward.
However, his face was still very pale.
“A donkey at the end of its tether, a donkey at the end of its tether,”
Zhou You muttered to himself, feeling increasingly weak.
So weak that he truly had no face to call himself a Cultivator, and even less face to say that his Master was Niu Dali.
In the darkness ahead.
A bare tree, three people’s embrace thick, now had almost all its branches and leaves cut off, and the tree roots centered around it were mostly broken.
As Zhou You approached, those tree roots, cut in half, were like the severed tentacles of an octopus.
Zhou You stopped and looked up.
Ji Hao followed, “Is it causing trouble?”
Zhou You calmly said, “He who has virtue in abundance is comparable to an infant. Poisonous insects do not sting him, fierce beasts do not seize him, birds of prey do not strike him. What is special here is not the place, but the person, a good person.”
Perhaps, this could also indirectly explain why it was exceptionally clean here.
Ji Hao frowned, not understanding.
Zhou You raised his hand and pointed at the tree trunk, “This person is tree-buried.”
“Tree-buried?”
Ji Hao was startled, “Buried under the tree or inside the tree trunk?”
Zhou You’s eyes narrowed slightly, seeing words on the tree trunk, and then he read them aloud.
“He who robs my tomb, his entire family shall die.”