"No matter who it is, anyone who dares to insult the Huayu Temple or harm the people of the Huayu Temple will be retaliated, tooth for tooth, blood for blood!" They will also always remember Mu Hanyan's oath.
Uncontrollable anger burned fiercely in Mu Hanyan's heart.
Huayu City, which had finally regained some of its prosperity, was destroyed in a sea of fire, and almost half of it was reduced to ruins. This was her hard work and her hope!
Ye Yian's falling figure above the temple made her heart ache. After all, Ye Yian was the first person she met when she came to the Continent of Gods, and he was also from the Holy Court Continent. If it weren't for Ye Yian's reminder and help, she, who had no knowledge of the Continent of Gods, might have exposed her identity long ago and died at the hands of the temple without knowing the directions.
Although her strength now far exceeds Ye Yian, in her mind, Ye Yian is still her mentor and friend, as well as her elder and relative!
All the anger poured out with this sword, slashing at the black arrow.
"Bang!" The arrow broke.
The opponent's arrow was aimed at Ye Yian, not a defensive formation, so he didn't use his full strength. Although Mu Hanyan's Nine Heavens Starfall was not as powerful as the Starfall of the Eight Desolations, let alone the Starfall of the Eight Desolations, it was the sword technique she had practiced the longest and was the most proficient in. When performed with the operation of divine arts, the power was still much stronger than ordinary divine arts, so she still cut off the black arrow with one sword.
This was also what Mu Hanyan discovered after mastering Eight Desolate Divine Falls. Many sword techniques could actually be performed as divine arts. The saying "all methods return to their roots, yet different paths lead to the same destination" is precisely this principle. However, through her practice, she found that most sword techniques would be significantly diminished in power when converted into divine arts. However, Nine Heavens Starfall was an exception. When performed as a divine art, its power remained undiminished. After all, this wasn't a skill from the Sacred Continent, but rather a skill from another, more powerful plane than the Sacred Continent—the Divine Martial Realm.
It’s a pity that time is tight and she hasn’t been able to transform the Falling Stars into a divine art, otherwise its power would be much greater.
Seeing Mu Hanyan appear and cut off the opponent's arrow that seemed to be invincible, everyone in the Huayu Temple cheered in unison. Those people who had just arrived in Huayu City and had not seen the power of the chief priest cried for joy and trembled with excitement.
At this moment, they finally understood why the original people of Huayu City were full of admiration whenever the High Priest was mentioned, and even enshrined the High Priest's immortality tablet at home and worshipped him like a god.
Powerful, so powerful!
Unlike the excitement and joy of others, Mu Hanyan had a calm and stern expression.
Although she blocked the opponent's attack with one sword, the blast of air when the long arrow broke made her secretly nervous.
The pure power contained in that arrow was definitely at the level of a tenth-rank greatswordsman, even stronger than hers in terms of strength alone. She had to remember that she had consumed a large amount of spring water soaked in dragon blood to achieve her current strength. While the other man, shrouded in a black robe, looked young, he possessed strength slightly superior to hers, which made her secretly wary.
What frightened her even more was that the arrow seemed to contain two other distinct auras: vital energy and spiritual power. Perhaps, like her, the other party was afraid to easily reveal their vital energy and was also holding back their spiritual power, thus limiting the power of the arrow.
Mu Hanyan couldn't imagine how terrifying the power of this arrow would be if the opponent hadn't concealed anything and had fully exerted his strength. Would she be able to block it?
Also, how could the other party be like her, possessing pure and powerful strength, as well as energy and spiritual power, and at the same time combining these three into one arrow? Who is he?
The black-robed man's arrow was cut off, and a light condensed in his eyes. He twisted his waist in mid-air, and landed lightly on the ground, stopping ten feet in front of Mu Hanyan.
"Who are you?" The man in black robe looked at Mu Hanyan and asked coldly.
"Huayu Priest, Mu Hanyan!" Mu Hanyan also looked into the other person's eyes, "Who are you, and why are you invading my Huayu Temple?"
"So you are the chief priest of Huayu Temple. No wonder Xiang Qiuzhan died in the battle of Huayu City." The man in black robe nodded and said as if he suddenly realized something.
Xiang Qiuzhan! Mu Hanyan's heart sank again. Could it be that the other party had come to avenge Xiang Qiuzhan? She quickly dismissed her suspicions. She didn't believe these bandits had any loyalty to each other. If she guessed correctly, the other party must also be after the dragon blood.
After learning Mo Shiqi's origins from Chen Xuefeng, Mu Hanyan had a vague feeling that behind Xiang Qiuzhan, there was an invisible hand quietly manipulating everything. It wasn't just Xiang Qiuzhan; many powerful bandits in the Divine Continent were likely being secretly manipulated by this force, but their actions were so subtle that even those being manipulated might not know the truth.
"There is no point in saying more. The Huayu Temple obtained something it shouldn't have obtained and killed people it shouldn't have killed. Therefore, all of you must die!" The man in black robe put down the cloak covering his head and revealed his true face.
Unlike Mo Shiqi's unattractive appearance, his face is much more handsome, but more cold and ruthless.
Mu Hanyan gripped the Hanxiao Sword. It seemed her guess was correct. The other party was most likely after the Dragon Blood. She had originally thought that the other party would ask for the Dragon Blood, and then make some bold claims that if they handed over the Dragon Blood, they would spare their lives. But who knew that the other party had no such intentions at all.
Mu Hanyan knew that the other party was not just talking. Even if she handed over the dragon blood, he would never let Huayu City go, and would never let the people in the city go.
Of course, Mu Hanyan wasn't prepared to let him go. Looking at Huayu City engulfed in flames, the bloodstains on the earthen walls, and Ye Yian's collapsed figure behind him, Mu Hanyan's heart surged with unprecedented hatred and a blazing fighting spirit.
The man in black robe took a slight step sideways and drew the black longbow again. The sharp tip of the arrow flashed with a breathtaking cold light.
"No matter who it is, anyone who dares to insult the Huayu Temple or harm the people of the Huayu Temple will be retaliated, tooth for tooth, blood for blood!" Mu Hanyan pointed her sword at the other person's heart and said word by word.
She knew that the power of this arrow must be much stronger than the previous one, but her heart was calm and she was not afraid at all.
There was dead silence all around.
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