Although Mu Hanyan's strength is above theirs, swords and knives are blind, and any accidents can happen in a battle between masters. Throughout history, there have been many strong men who have fallen into the gutter. As far as they can, they don't want Mu Hanyan to take risks easily.
What's more, only when they work together can Mu Hanyan's combat power be improved to the level of Sword Saint. This is actually the fundamental reason why they resolutely follow Mu Hanyan to Beiyuan Mist Plain.
"Stop!" At this moment, a majestic voice sounded.
Emperor An Yun was seen walking quickly with Yan Yuchu and several other young men. The young men were pale and their steps were unsteady, and it was obvious that they had been seriously injured not long ago. One of them had to rely on Yan Yuchu's support to stand firmly.
"This is the holy land of my Anyun royal family and the Holy Court. No one is allowed to take action here. Anyone who violates the ban will be killed without mercy!" The emperor said in a low voice, staring straight at Zhao Sining. At the same time, a powerful pressure surged from his body, suppressing him.
Zhao Sining stared at Mu Hanyan, and finally, he let out a long breath and was forced to put away his sword under the pressure of the emperor.
"Mu Hanyan, remember my words. One day, I will kill you with my own hands to comfort Lingxian's spirit in heaven." Zhao Sining said fiercely in a voice that only Mu Hanyan could hear, then turned and walked towards the teleportation array.
The emperor frowned as he looked at Zhao Sining's leaving back.
"Hanyan, the teleportation array will open in half an hour. Please prepare yourself. I will not accompany you." The emperor said to Mu Hanyan, then lowered his voice and said, "Be careful of Zhao Sining. His innate magical powers are said to be very strange."
The last time they were able to return safely from the Longyan Mountains was all thanks to Mu Hanyan, so the emperor was very close to her. When he saw her in conflict with Zhao Sining, he naturally sided with her.
However, Beiyuan Wuyuan's plan this time is related to the life and death of the entire continent. Every descendant of the God's Guardian whose bloodline has awakened has the potential to save the continent. So even if he favors Mu Hanyan, he can't take action against Zhao Sining. He can only remind Mu Hanyan privately.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will be careful." Mu Hanyan nodded. When Zhao Si Ning's murderous intentions became clear, even she felt her breathing become heavy and her heart was inexplicably cold. Naturally, she would not take him lightly.
The emperor nodded and turned away.
At this time, Yan Yuchu helped the young man to come in front of Mu Hanyan.
"Why are you here so late?" Mu Hanyan asked with a smile.
"It's all because of him. He was injured too badly and was barely healed yesterday. I've been delayed until now waiting for him. By the way, his name is Yan Yuqing, and he's my distant cousin. You all know that I have a bad temper. In the entire Yan family, only this cousin is close to me." Yan Yuchu explained and introduced the young man next to him to them.
"So you... you are Young Master Mu. Junior Yan Yuqing, I pay my respects... my greetings, Senior." Yan Yuchu had just turned seventeen. Although his bloodline awakened a year later than Mu Hanyan, missing the crucial opportunity, he was still much earlier than the others and had a promising future. However, he lacked the arrogance of Yan Yuchu, nor the conceit of other aristocratic children of his age. Instead, he was extremely shy. Upon hearing that the person before him was the recently renowned Mu Hanyan, his face flushed with excitement and he could barely speak clearly.
Looking at his age, he is actually not much younger than Mu Hanyan, but he considers himself a junior. Hua Yue and others couldn't help laughing.
"Yu Chu and I are friends for life and death. You don't have to call me elder. Just call me by my name." Mu Hanyan felt a bit of favor towards him because of his simple nature, so she spoke gently.
"How can that be? How can that be? I can't call you Young Master Mu by your name. I'd better just call you Young Master Mu." Although Yan Yuqing was shy, she was not a pedantic person. After hearing what Mu Hanyan said, she did not insist, and of course she was embarrassed to call him by his name.
"By the way, Young Master Mu, do you have a grudge against Zhao Sining?" Yan Yuqing asked. Seeing that Mu Hanyan was easygoing and didn't have the arrogance he had imagined for a young master of a first-class family, he felt much more relaxed and his stuttering stopped.
He arrived a little late and did not see the conflict between Mu Hanyan and Zhao Sining, but seeing the tense situation, he guessed that there was a grudge between the two.
"It's a little festive." Mu Hanyan nodded.
"Then you have to be careful, this guy is very powerful." Yan Yuqing said.
"Did you know him before?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously.
Mu Hanyan never underestimates any enemy, and Zhao Sining is no exception. The feeling Zhao Sining gave him before was too weird and unsettling. He was completely different from the one he knew before. It was a good opportunity to find out his background from Yan Yuqing.
"I also met him once in Wuyuan City. By the way, I am the young master of the Yan family branch in Wuyuan City. Some time ago, Wuyuan City was attacked by strange beasts. Our Yan family branch cooperated with the city guards to resist with all our strength. The other strange beasts were fine, but the violent stone monster leading the group was particularly powerful. Two of the three elders of our Yan family branch died at its hands, and one was seriously injured. I was also injured at that time.
"Originally, everyone thought the Wuyuan City gates could no longer be defended and prepared to retreat to the inner city. However, at the height of the battle, hundreds of disciples from Zhengying Academy arrived. No one expected them to change the tide of battle, but Zhao Sining single-handedly slew the violent stone beast. Then, with an all-out counterattack, we finally repelled the beast and secured Wuyuan City," Yan Yuqing said, her expression tense, likely still haunted by the battle that nearly wiped out the Yan family branch.
"So strong, what's his strength?" Hua Yue and others were all surprised.
They had witnessed the power of the violent stone beasts firsthand, and honestly, without the five magical instruments to forcibly enhance their strength, they might not be able to defeat the violent stone beasts with their current cultivation. If the violent stone beasts had awakened their innate abilities, even if they forcibly enhanced themselves to the level of Great Swordsman, the best they could do was draw.
Could it be that Zhao Sining’s strength has reached that of a Sword Saint? But it doesn’t look like that.
"I don't know either. Maybe no one knows. Because no one saw clearly how he made his move. We only saw a bloody scene, and the violent stone monster was cut into pieces. We didn't even have time to react." Yan Yuqing said.
Hua Yue and the others' expressions grew solemn. Killing and ripping it into pieces were two completely different concepts. The Violent Stone Demon Beast's defense was top-tier among all other beasts. Even an ordinary Sword Master would probably be unable to rip it into pieces. This clearly had nothing to do with strength, but rather its innate magical powers.
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