Another brief silence followed.
He then drew his Mountain and River Blade.
Just as he was about to make his move, two figures appeared not far away, accompanied by the sound of bricks and tiles turning over.
One person was supporting another.
Shen Qian was somewhat taken aback, because he knew both of them.
The woman being supported was pale and extremely weak, almost on the verge of death. She was Mu Ziyan from Shenwu.
Just before entering the Seventh Heaven Gate, she used the mysterious key in her hand to exchange for eight hundred Nine Heavens Tokens with Shen Qian.
At this moment, she was severely injured, with a clear, lacer-like laceration running from her shoulder down, almost severing most of her body.
Only the presence of a mysterious five-colored light circulating within her body barely sustained her life.
The person helping him was a young man with long hair, a handsome young face, but his eyes revealed a hint of vicissitude.
In some ways, the other person was more like a true swordsman than he was.
He was dragging a long, jet-black sword, and seemed to be seriously injured as well, though his injuries were much lighter than the woman's.
The legend of Suzhou University of Science and Technology, the man who returned from the brink of death.
Bai Fei.
He stared at Shen Qian, his gaze carrying a myriad of meanings.
Contempt, disdain, anger...
He pointed his long sword straight at the sinking figure.
“Her spiritual core is dying out, and I wanted her to pass away peacefully.”
Bai Fei's voice was low and hoarse, "Before the sinking, you're still not satisfied? What, do you really want to grind your bones to ashes?"
Shen Qian frowned. "What do you mean?"
Bai Fei smiled slowly and shook his head, "Right now, you truly make me despise you."
“Before you sink, I have given you the key as you wished, but you have gone too far. Today, even if I have to risk my life, I will make you pay the price.”
Supported by Bai Fei, Mu Ziyan smiled sadly, "Although my teacher may not be as good as Marquis Jingcheng, I imagine he won't make things easy for you either!"
Mu Ziyan's teacher had heard of her before; she was another female noblewoman named Qianhuanbo.
But... none of that matters.
The important question is, why was Mu Ziyan critically injured and on the verge of death, and why were the two of them so hostile towards her?
Shen Qian glanced at Bai Fei's expression, then at Mu Ziyan's face, which was still full of indignation despite her despair. His mind raced as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't be completely sure.
"Is there some misunderstanding here...?"
However, before he could finish speaking, Bai Fei suddenly unleashed a strike he had been preparing for.
Several months later, Shen Qian witnessed this strike again.
Last time, Bai Fei had not yet broken through the barriers of mountains and seas; it was Shen Qian's confrontation with him that sent him on his final journey.
Subsequently, Bai Fei went into seclusion for two months. When he broke through the seclusion again, he not only stepped into the Mountain and Sea Realm in one fell swoop, but also directly broke through the second level of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Immediately afterwards, with his cultivation at the second level of the Mountain and Sea Realm, he was undeniably ranked directly on the Ninth Heaven Ranking, with a combat power exceeding 20,000, which is double that of an ordinary second level Mountain and Sea Realm cultivator.
Perhaps he was once overshadowed by Lin Sanmo's brilliance, but in an earlier era, Bai Fei was the brightest star besides Lin Sanmo.
The blade's light transformed into a hundred-foot-long shadow, tearing through the sky, devouring all light, and slashing down towards Shen Qian.
A chilling sense of impending death loomed over Shenqian.
It was the exact same strike as last time, but its power was more than ten times greater.
The already desolate world seemed to have fallen into eternal night at this moment.
For the first time before sinking, he felt the knife had emotions.
Yes, emotions.
What should have been a cold, ruthless swordsmanship, a merciless slaughter, turned into a desolate scene in Shen Qian's eyes.
Utter loneliness overwhelmed Chenqian like a tidal wave.
Before sinking, I saw hell.
There were no howling ghosts, no wandering spirits, and no horrific scenes. It was just an empty hell where one could never find their way.
When he was in this endless desolation, and could not even see where the blade's edge was, Shen Qian suddenly realized why Bai Fei was able to ascend to the Nine Heavens Ranking right after breaking through the Mountain and Sea Realm.
He only used one knife from beginning to end.
But this strike has already surpassed the skill of 99% of martial artists.
Even in terms of swordsmanship alone, excluding the "Shadow Blade" created by the system, Shen Qian might not be able to compare with Bai Fei.
Unable to concentrate on speaking, Shen Qian could only swing his longsword and unleash a blade of light.
Driven by the flow of Qi, Chen Qian had no choice but to exert all his strength.
The dazzling lights illuminated half of the dark night, dividing the world into the opposition of light and darkness, just like the last time at Suzhou University of Science and Technology.
This time, however, there weren't as many eyes watching the two of them.
And the ending... was no longer a draw.
After a brief stalemate, the darkness quickly receded, and light regained the upper hand.
boom!
When light and darkness gnawed at each other to a certain limit, they finally exploded upon collision. A terrifying shockwave swept across the ruined town between the two, leveling all the ruins.
After a long while, all the turmoil finally subsided.
The spot where the ship sank was the only relatively intact place within a kilometer radius.
Opposite him, Bai Fei and Mu Ziyan were still in relatively good condition, but Bai Fei's face showed a hint of anger.
Because at the last moment, the blast of air barely grazed his scalp.
He knew he had lost the duel just now.
His survival was not due to any special ability; in fact, he had already exhausted all his trump cards long ago.
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