Only then did the six realize, in a daze, that... the two were not incapable of reuniting, but rather deliberately separated by them.
No one expected that even after the battle had reached this point, Ye Shicong and Xiao Ye would still have a trump card up their sleeve. What kind of mentality would allow them to keep this trump card until now!
But they stayed.
Moreover, their grasp of the timing of their attacks was exceptional.
The six people at this moment will probably never understand that the greatest strength of "Extreme Realm" is not the control of power, but the grasp and prediction of the timing of battle.
The swamp was briefly illuminated before falling silent again.
When all the radiance of vitality fades away, all that remains are painful groans and heavy breathing.
Xiao Ye slammed his sword into the ground, his body already swaying precariously. Ye Shicong was in an even worse state, already kneeling on the ground, his faint breath like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Of the six people who besieged Xiao Ye, the one who was the first to be attacked had completely disappeared. Apart from some scattered pieces of flesh and blood on the ground, a lonely bracelet that had fallen to the swamp, and three gleaming Nine Heavens Tokens, there was nothing else.
The second person after this one stood there stunned for a long time before he reacted, clutching his severed arm and howling in pain.
The third person only suffered minor injuries, but fear still lingered on his face, and he was momentarily at a loss for how to react.
On the other side, although none of the three people covered by the flying knife rain perished, they were all seriously injured. The worst one had three holes in his chest, with half of his heart exposed, which looked horrifying.
Xiao Ye and Ye Shicong looked at each other again, both grinning.
Although he was exhausted and the price was extremely high—Ye Shicong even had to burn a part of his flesh and blood to unleash his ultimate move—it was worth it.
"Clap clap clap!"
Just as the two were filled with excitement, a round of applause suddenly rang out.
The two men's expressions changed simultaneously, and they both turned to look towards the southwest.
On a mound a few dozen meters away, a figure had appeared at some point.
This was a young man in a blue suit, with a smile on his face and an elegant demeanor. Although he seemed a bit pretentious, Ye Shicong and Xiao Ye had serious expressions.
Before the battle for the Nine Heavens, the most important task for all aspiring young people is to thoroughly study the Nine Heavens Ranking.
With just a simple search of their memories, they could match the person in front of them with one of the names.
"93rd on the Nine Heavens Ranking, Dou Xingguang!"
Ninety-three is the Seven Heavens Ranking.
The Seven Heavens Ranking means a combat power of over 9,000. What does that mean?
Although Xiao Ye and Ye Shicong are often praised as "above the level of a high-level martial artist", there is obviously a huge difference between "above the level of a high-level martial artist" and "above the level of a high-level martial artist".
Whoosh!
Before the two could react, a blur flashed before their eyes, and Xiao Ye and Ye Shicong turned pale. When they came to their senses, pain gripped their hearts.
Of course, for the two of them, the pain of a mere dislocation was nothing, but their arms... were completely useless.
Dou Xingguang's goal was clear: to directly eliminate the possibility of the two using the tracking bracelets to escape the battlefield.
"Tsk tsk, you guys are really ruthless. You crippled four people and killed one. It was just a competition between two people, how could you be so cruel?"
Dou Xingguang looked around at the miserable scene, then shook his head, glanced at the six people, and sneered disdainfully.
"Nine useless trash, all of them above the level of high-level martial artists, ganged up on two freshmen and were swept aside. They're utterly shameful!"
The five people who had gathered behind Dou Xingguang were speechless.
These were martial artists from different universities, yet they had naturally gathered together. However, Xiao Ye and Ye Shicong showed no surprise; they simply exchanged a glance and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.
As expected, the situation was far more complex than they had imagined...
After reprimanding the six men, Dou Xingguang turned to Xiao Ye and Ye Shicong, who had remained silent.
"Let me ask you something first, are you... giving up now?" Dou Xingguang smiled faintly.
"We can give you the Nine Heavens Token we have."
After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Ye and Ye Shicong both nodded. At this point, it would be foolish to insist.
"Trying to run away after taking advantage of everything?" Dou Xingguang chuckled, then his expression suddenly turned cold: "There's no such thing as a free lunch!"
"Malicious killing is prohibited on the Nine Heavens Battlefield..." Ye Shicong frowned.
"Who said I was going to kill you?" Dou Xingguang interrupted Ye Shicong with a playful smile.
Ye Shicong and Xiao Ye both felt a chill in their hearts. They had been relatively calm because of this rule, but now, a bad feeling arose in their hearts.
"I'm giving you a choice."
Dou Xingguang chuckled, “First, one of you will have two limbs severed; second, each of you will have one limb severed… and then I will let you go.”
Ye Shicong and Xiao Ye's expressions changed instantly.
Amputation... it sounds like it's better than losing your life, but the consequences are just as severe.
This is especially true for a martial artist with a promising future who is in a period of rapid growth.
First, limb regeneration requires not only extremely high-grade elixirs, but even after the limbs grow back, the process of physical integration, the re-cultivation of vital energy, and the tempering of meridians takes a long time.
In short, it is an extremely serious damage to the foundation of martial arts.
The one-armed war god is just a fabricated plot from irresponsible martial arts novels.
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