Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the northwest of Daotian City lies a vast, desolate area, rarely visited by humans.

This land seems to have been forgotten by the world, with only howling winds whipping up clouds of yellow sand, forming terrifying sandstorms.

And right above this desolate land, tens of thousands of meters above the ground, snow-white clouds floated by.

Two figures were speeding past at an astonishing speed through these clouds.

They are Qin Feng and Su Liyue!

However, just as the two were traveling at breakneck speed, a beam of azure light suddenly shot out from the clouds ahead, like a bolt of lightning piercing the sky.

Immediately afterwards, an old man dressed in a green robe appeared in front of Qin Feng and Su Liyue, blocking their way.

With just one glance, Su Liyue immediately recognized the other party's identity, and her expression instantly turned extremely ugly, as if she had seen something terrifying.

Her lips trembled slightly as she said in a solemn tone, "He...he is Alliance Leader Xu of the True Spirit Continent branch of the Stealing Heaven Alliance!"

Standing to the side, Qin Feng calmly turned his gaze to Alliance Leader Xu, a hint of barely perceptible wariness in his eyes.

He calmly sized up the person in front of him, secretly assessing the other's strength.

After observing for a while, Qin Feng discovered that this Alliance Leader Xu was a half-step Heavenly Dao Realm expert, and the powerful aura emanating from him was not to be underestimated.

However, although Qin Feng was somewhat wary of the Alliance Leader Xu's strength, he was not afraid of him.

After all, given his own cultivation and strength, although his opponent was indeed very powerful, he was far from being able to surpass him or defeat him.

If a life-or-death struggle were to truly unfold, the outcome would likely remain uncertain!

Just as Qin Feng was secretly observing Alliance Leader Xu, Alliance Leader Xu was also carefully scrutinizing him.

Those deep, pool-like eyes gleamed with shrewdness and sharpness, as if trying to see through Qin Feng's calm exterior to his true inner thoughts.

After a long while, the whole scene was immersed in a suffocating silence, as if time had frozen.

Just then, Alliance Leader Xu, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He narrowed his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing an inscrutable smile, and broke the deathly silence first: "Hehehe... Peak Master Su, does your Backing Mountain Sect really intend to oppose my Heaven Stealing Alliance?"

As he spoke, Alliance Leader Xu's ambiguous gaze, like a sharp sword, pierced straight towards Su Liyue opposite him.

He exuded a faint yet incredibly sharp killing intent, which seemed to instantly cool the surrounding air.

Faced with Alliance Leader Xu's aggressive demeanor and threatening words, Su Liyue first took a deep breath, trying to calm her somewhat agitated emotions.

Immediately afterwards, she parted her lips slightly, let out a cold snort, and retorted without showing any weakness: "Hmph! Alliance Leader Xu's words are truly laughable! It is clearly your Thief Heaven Alliance that wants to be enemies with our Backing Mountain Sect, isn't it?"

"You have issued a warrant for the arrest of our Peak Master Qin of the Reliance Mountain Sect without any reason. You sent people to intercept him before, and now you have come here in person!"

"Do you think our Relying Mountain Sect is easy to bully?"

Upon hearing this, Alliance Leader Xu burst into laughter, the sound echoing around him with a hint of arrogance. "You think your Reliance Sect can stand against my Stealing Heaven Alliance?"

"Hmph, Su Liyue, I'm only giving you this advice out of kindness, considering you're a woman and out of consideration for your sect leader."

"As long as you obediently retreat now and stop interfering in this matter, I, the alliance leader, can show leniency and spare your life!"

"Otherwise... hehe, don't blame this Alliance Leader for being ruthless!" Alliance Leader Xu crossed his arms, looking at Su Liyue with an arrogant expression, a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.

However, Su Liyue showed no fear in the face of Alliance Leader Xu's threat.

Although she knew that her current strength was only infinitely close to the half-step Heavenly Dao Realm, there was still a considerable gap compared to a true half-step Heavenly Dao Realm expert.

Even so, she would never back down in the slightest.

She took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes flashing with determination, and looked directly at Alliance Leader Xu without fear, slowly saying, "Words are useless. If you have the ability, then come at me! Either you fight us and we'll see who's better, or you get out of my way!"

Su Liyue's voice was clear and loud, echoing in the space, exuding a resolute air.

Alliance Leader Xu's face, which already carried a hint of arrogance and disdain, was now filled with even more contempt, as if the person in front of him was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed at will.

A chilling smile crept across his lips as he coldly said, "Hmph, since you're so ungrateful and reckless, then don't blame this alliance leader for being ruthless!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly released all his energy.

In an instant, a powerful and surging aura erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption, its intensity astonishing.

This incredibly powerful surge of spiritual energy spread rapidly in all directions from Alliance Leader Xu, like a raging torrent, causing the air to churn and whistle sharply wherever it passed.

Faced with Alliance Leader Xu's sudden attack, Su Liyue did not show the slightest sign of panic.

With a slight narrowing of her beautiful eyes and a gentle tremor of her body, she swiftly mobilized the powerful divine energy hidden within her.

In the blink of an eye, a faint halo slowly emerged from her body and gradually condensed into a solid shield that tightly enveloped her.

Although this halo appears thin, it contains extremely powerful defensive capabilities, enough to withstand the vast majority of attacks.

At this moment, the atmosphere on the scene instantly became extremely tense, as if a taut string would snap at any moment.

Just then, Qin Feng calmly raised his right hand, and with his movement, a five-colored light suddenly rose from his palm.

After the light faded, a sword exuding a terrifying aura slowly emerged; it was none other than his natal magic weapon, the Five Elements Divine Sword!

At this moment, Qin Feng held the Five Elements Divine Sword, a faint smile on his face, and his eyes were fixed on Alliance Leader Xu opposite him with a half-smile.

"I possess a sword technique of unparalleled power, but I wonder if it can kill someone at the half-step Heavenly Dao Realm."

"I happen to have met you today, a half-step Heavenly Dao Realm expert. I wonder if this sword move can kill you on the spot?" After saying that, Qin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a powerful aura emanated from his body.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Feng turned to look at Su Liyue beside him and said in a gentle but firm tone, "You should step aside first, so that I don't accidentally hurt you if we start fighting later."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, Su Liyue nodded slightly, and then she flashed away to a distance of a thousand meters.