Master Huikong's face was solemn as he suppressed the evil thoughts in his heart and kept chanting Buddhist calming mantras.

The evil aura in the sky grew stronger and stronger, and even the calming spell couldn't withstand it; his eyes gradually turned bloodshot.

"Inner demon, you can't control me."

He was in great pain, his face gradually contorted, and he raised and lowered his arms repeatedly.

Li Tianyi was unaffected, leaping into the sky and unleashing a blade of light hundreds of meters long.

"Does this mere creature formed from condensed evil energy dare to be arrogant in front of me?"

The blade struck the evil energy and instantly split it in two.

The sky cleared up.

"Isn't that enough?" The black-armored leader's eyes were filled with venom as he plunged a dagger into his heart. "Then add me to the mix!"

The evil aura that had just been broken through rapidly condensed and coalesced to form an evil god.

The evil god, with a blue face and fangs, held a deformed weapon and pointed it at Li Tianyi.

Li Tianyi met his gaze, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Extreme Yang Blade Qi!"

A blade of pure, masculine energy slashed down.

The evil god was terrified and used his weapon to block.

Just before the blade touched the weapon, it split in two and struck the evil god.

Ooh!

It was in extreme pain and kept howling.

"You beast, prepare to die!"

Master Huiming and another master simultaneously unleashed the Tathagata Palm, two giant palm prints descending from the sky, aimed directly at the evil god.

"You old bald monk, get out!"

The weapon sliced ​​through the giant palm print and vanished instantly.

The two masters trembled slightly, took a step back, and their breathing became somewhat disordered.

“Master, he’s entrusted to me.”

The frozen evil aura began to collide with the ice layer, and Li Tianyi dared not linger any longer, and went all out.

Po Jun unleashed a series of sword strikes.

Boom! Boom!

The evil god's body was repeatedly struck, riddled with holes; had it not been non-physical, it would have long since vanished.

"I really underestimated you."

With a finger pointing at himself, his enormous body rapidly shrank until it became the size of two adults.

Li Tianyi frowned slightly. "Although it has shrunk in size, it is even stronger than before. We must attack its head to destroy it."

It leaves a vivid afterimage in place while its true form rushes out.

The evil god hated his aura and, even while moving at high speed, could not escape his capture.

The weapon descended from above, aiming straight for the top of the head.

He dodged several times and rolled to the right.

The evil weapon followed its movement, always maintaining a distance of about one meter.

Li Tianyi tried various movement techniques in succession, but he couldn't shake them off. In desperation, he used the Golden Snake Flash and finally created some distance between them.

He moved his body rapidly to the side, widening the distance once again.

"Trying to run?"

The evil god transformed into evil energy, coming from multiple directions.

"Eight in one!"

Eight shadows rushed toward the evil energy, slashing wildly.

It wasn't over yet. Li Tianyi used the Li Shou Dao again, and Po Jun spun rapidly, rushing towards the greatest evil energy.

Sizzle, sizzle!

A large portion of the evil energy was wiped out, its power reduced to less than one-tenth.

The last remaining evil aura shattered instantly, landing on the giant corpse.

A scream, like that of a zombie, rang out.

The sound immediately resonated with them, and they howled in response.

"Everyone, step back."

Li Tianyi's expression was solemn as he poured all the power he could muster into Po Jun, preparing for his strongest attack.

"Extreme Yang Blade Qi!"

A blade of light, hundreds of feet long, fell from the sky.

Boom! Boom!

The massive explosion stretched into the distance, and any corpses struck by it were reduced to ashes and vanished into the heavens and earth.

Master Huiming gazed at the distant trench and chanted a Buddhist prayer, "Clean up the remaining corpses; we must not let them harm the world."

"yes!"

A group of Shaolin monks began the purge...

at the same time.

The Taishan Sect is still under heavy attack by the black-armored soldiers.

"Master, Sect Leader." An elder looked exhausted, his clothes already soaked with sweat. "The enemy's attacks are relentless, and many people have fainted from exhaustion. If this continues, we won't even have the strength to retreat, let alone defend this strategic pass."

Yang Ping's face was grim. "We just received a message from the Alliance Leader, instructing us to hold firm. The two Vice Alliance Leaders are on their way with the Honorary Elder's younger brother."

"Really?" Everyone's eyes lit up.

"See for yourselves." He sent out a carrier pigeon.

The fatigue on everyone's faces vanished, replaced by fervent gazes fixed on the path leading up the mountain.

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed disciple exclaimed, "They're coming up again!"

Yang Ping was the first to stand up, pushing the large rock, "Whether we survive or not depends on whether we can hold off this wave of enemies."

"For your family, for yourself, fight!"

Many people who were already exhausted stood up one after another and began to move the stones.

The black-armored soldiers were getting closer.

"push!"

A huge boulder rolled down the mountain path.

The black-armored soldiers were no longer panicked and calmly dodged to the sides; only one or two were injured.

"Let's press on, charge forward, and wipe them out."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The enemy's morale was high, and they charged even more fiercely.

The Taishan faction, on the other hand, had few people left with the strength to continue their rolling stone attacks, which were intermittent.

Such speed would be impossible to stop, let alone well-trained black-armored soldiers, or even a ragtag group.

Despair flashed in Yang Ping's eyes, his face bitter. He looked up at the sky and sighed, "Alas, Heaven has forgotten my Mount Tai Sect!"

With a heart full of despair, he slowly turned around, knelt on the ground, and said, "To all the past leaders of the Taishan Sect, Yangping has failed you. Today, I will atone with my death."

The longsword slashed towards his neck.

But a long sword blocked it.

"Sect Leader, abandon the natural stronghold and retreat to the main hall." An elder said with great distress.

Yang Ping looked at him and said, "Elder, even natural defenses can't stop the enemy, let alone the main hall. Rather than working yourself to death, it's better to be free sooner."

"You are allowed to die," the Grand Elder said angrily, pointing at the unconscious disciple. "What about them?"

He shuddered, his lifeless eyes rapidly focusing. "Those who can walk, carry them back to the main hall."

"yes!"

Everyone was already exhausted, but they struggled to carry their fellow disciples on their backs.

A disciple who was about to faint saw the black-armored soldiers retreat.

Thinking he was seeing things, he rubbed his eyes and saw the same thing as before, then excitedly shouted, "The enemy has retreated! The enemy has retreated!"

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.

"Heaven have mercy, heaven have mercy!" an elder wailed.

"We don't have to die, we don't have to die."

Everyone wept with joy.

Yangping collapsed onto the rock, panting heavily...

At the foot of the mountain.

Li Tianyi and Master Huikong were engaged in a fierce battle with the black-armored soldiers, and with each attack, several people were killed.

"Master, do you see the commander in the center?"

"I saw it."

"Alright, I'll create an opportunity for you later." Li Tianyi frowned slightly, constantly waving the Po Jun sword.

Master Huikong used his agile movements to weave through the enemy ranks.

The enemy always missed their target.

As the distance closed, Wan Fei became certain that they wanted to behead him.

A disdainful smirk played on his lips as he stepped aside and snatched a weapon from his subordinate's hand. "Get out of the way!"

The black-armored soldiers retreated rapidly.

He brandished his broadsword and charged towards Master Huikong.

Before the two even got close, they launched a series of attacks, resulting in continuous explosions.

In their first encounter, Master Huikong retreated three steps, remarking, "This person is very strong."

"Hmph!" Wan Fei's eyes flashed with disdain, and he swung his broadsword even faster. "Bald monk, die!"

The blade came too fast; Master Huikong changed direction repeatedly, but still couldn't avoid it.

In desperation, he had no choice but to use the Golden Bell Shield.

when!

boom!

Master Huikong was knocked away and crashed heavily to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and his whole body convulsing.

"Master." Li Tianyi unleashed a blade of light and rushed forward to block the way.

Wan Fei frowned and stopped in his tracks. "Who are you?"

"The one who will kill you."

After carefully examining him, he said, "You are neither a member of the righteous alliance nor a member of the martial arts world. It's best if you don't get involved in this mess."

Li Tianyi was horrified, but pretended to remain calm, saying, "Evil heretics should be killed by everyone."

Wan Fei sneered, a growing smile spreading across his lips.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in Li Tianyi's mind: "Friend, you don't belong here. Why are you helping these useless people?"

"What are you saying? I don't understand." Li Tianyi tried to remain calm.

"Whether you admit it or not, the facts are the facts." After a pause, "You have the aura of that place on you, there's no doubt about it. Friend, I'm giving you some advice: if you retreat now, I will not pursue the matter of you killing Changsun Zhan."

Otherwise, only one of us can leave alive.

"If you want war, then let's fight. Are you afraid of me?"

Li Tianyi was in turmoil, but dared not admit it, so he could only change the subject.

"Then leave your lives behind!"

"You're not qualified."

With a horizontal slash, a blade of light tens of meters long shot forward.

A look of disdain flashed in Wan Fei's eyes as he brandished his broadsword, shattering its edge.

Neither of them was in a hurry to use more powerful moves; they kept testing each other.

The distance has been shortened.

The greatsword and the Broken Army sword clashed, causing ripples to spread through the surrounding space.

"I'll give you one more piece of advice: leave." Wan Fei pressed down on the hilt of his knife.

"I'm going to meddle in this."

"He who is stubborn and unyielding should be executed!"

The broadsword spun, its blade flashing across the sky.

Li Tianyi didn't dare to take the attack head-on. He used the Golden Snake Flash to force the attack away and tried to create distance.

Wan Fei, however, wouldn't give you a chance to leave, sticking to you relentlessly.

Ta-da!

The two fought at an increasingly rapid pace, to the point that even Master Huikong could no longer see them clearly.

A self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips. "I thought I was something special, but in front of them, I'm not even a baby."

With a change in mindset, the inner demons that had plagued him for decades gradually dissipated.

Master Huikong immediately sat down cross-legged and silently recited a calming mantra...

The battle between Li Tianyi and Wan Fei intensified, with sand and stones flying and explosions occurring frequently in the vicinity.

Suddenly, a flying branch shot towards Master Huikong.

Just as they got close, the branches broke apart.

He emanated a golden light, accompanied by the sound of Buddhist chants.

Li Tianyi's mind was becoming calmer, and his thoughts were more agile than before. A crazy idea suddenly came to him.

It swiftly evaded the attack, leaving a real afterimage in place, while its main body charged towards the black-armored soldier.

Wan Fei didn't pay much attention and swung his broadsword even faster.

Only after Li Tianyi had calmly escaped did he realize what was happening, shouting, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Although the soldiers heard the shouts, it was too late; they were struck by the blades, and many were killed or wounded.

With a smile on his lips, Li Tianyi charged toward another group of soldiers.

Enraged, Wan Fei dared not use his blade again and gave chase, brandishing his broadsword...