Having learned from his previous experience, Bai Hao would never fight separately from Ouyang Yan and the others. Only by staying with them could he ensure that nothing unexpected would happen.
After leaping back to the cliff, Ouyang Yan and the others were somewhat surprised. Just as they were about to ask Bai Hao why he had returned so quickly, a voice came down from behind Bai Hao, the armor on his body making a crisp sound as it rubbed against each other.
Upon seeing the Imperial Guards descending, the initially puzzled crowd immediately drew their weapons and retreated a distance, watching the group of Imperial Guards warily.
“They are the royal guards of the capital. I encountered them as soon as I went up. They don’t look like good guys. You should step back a bit.” Bai Hao had already grasped Qianye in his hand and stared intently at the dozen or so royal guards.
This group of Imperial Guards had a completely different aura. Each of them was at the mid-stage of the Spirit Integration realm, stronger than everyone except Bai Hao. Moreover, the swords they held were ones that Bai Hao had seen before, at an auction in a weapon shop in a small town. They were deep blue, with traces of blood on them, and full of killing intent—the swords of the soldiers of the Divine Source Dynasty. They had been tempered by the King Fire of the Sun God Liuli, which was also the Sun Thunder, and were the most powerful mass-produced weapons for dealing with soul separation.
Now, these weapons are all aimed at Bai Hao and his group.
“We are not souls separated from our bodies, please calm down.” Ouyang Yan assumed these imperial guards were the protectors of the royal city and were wary of them, the outsiders.
But Bai Hao said, "Don't be fooled by their appearance; they have now become separated souls from their bodies."
"Soul leaving body? How could this be..."
But Ouyang Yan soon noticed that while these Imperial Guards were indeed no different from normal people in every way, their eyes were a deathly gray, a color only a soul separated from its body could possess.
These Imperial Guards have now become souls separated from their bodies!
“They came from inside the royal city, and I’m afraid everyone inside has already become a soul separated from the body.” Bai Hao gripped the Thousand Leaves tightly in his hand, and the Imperial Guards didn’t give them much time to guess. They gripped the Royal Sword tightly and rushed forward!
With a stomp of his foot, solar lightning immediately enveloped his body, and Bai Hao charged forward, instantly engaging the Imperial Guards in combat, the clash of swords echoing incessantly.
"I'll go up and help!"
Zheng Long was the first to draw his sword and charge forward, and the others followed suit.
Although their cultivation levels were inferior to Bai Hao's and even less than those of the Imperial Guards, there was strength in numbers. It was much better for everyone to work together than for Bai Hao to deal with so many Imperial Guards by himself.
"Wind-Following Sword Technique!"
Zheng Long had actually mastered the Wind-Following Sword Technique. His movements were as swift as the wind, allowing him to move nimbly among the Imperial Guards, making it almost impossible for his opponents to touch him.
Duan Qiyun and the others also unleashed their sect's ultimate techniques, fighting back with all their might...
"Three Gods Controlling Sword Technique!"
With a flash of cold light in his eyes, Bai Hao's Thousand Leaves sword suddenly blazed with light, and terrifying sword energy surged out like a surging sea, cutting down all the Imperial Guards with a single strike!
"call……"
They slowly exhaled, and everyone quickly adjusted their breathing.
"Although these Imperial Guards have become separated souls from their bodies, they still retain a large part of their fighting spirit from when they were alive, so we must not be careless. There should be many more of these Imperial Guards in the royal city, so everyone must be careful," Bai Hao warned.
Because he was present, the Imperial Guards did not cause much of a stir in this battle.
But he still had to offer a word of advice.
Then, Zheng Long suddenly asked, "Senior brother, were the swords of these Imperial Guards also tempered by the lightning of the sun? Would they be more effective against those whose souls have left their bodies?"
Bai Hao paused for a moment, then nodded: "That makes sense. Their swords were truly tempered by the King's Fire, so the effect should be better than my Sun Lightning tempering."
When Zheng Long asked this, he realized that apart from Qianjing and Qianye, which were truly tempered by the King's Fire, everyone else's weapons were ordinary weapons brought from the Divine Radiance Continent. Although Bai Hao had also tempered them with the Sun Lightning, the effect was only slightly better than before, and they couldn't compare to weapons that had truly been tempered by the King's Fire.
The Royal Sword in the hands of the Imperial Guards is a weapon that has been truly tempered by the Royal Fire; it is a true solar weapon that can maximize the damage to the soul separated from the body.
“Since these weapons have been tempered through the net, they can be used right away.” Zheng Long’s expression brightened, and he walked up to a guard and reached out to take the royal sword from his hand.
At that very moment, a sudden change occurred.
The Imperial Guard lying on the ground suddenly opened his eyes and thrust the King's Sword in his hand fiercely towards Zheng Long!
Zheng Long's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly retreated, but he was still a little too slow. The royal sword in the guard's hand left a long wound on Zheng Long's arm!
"Zheng Long!"
Bai Hao darted forward, pulling Zheng Long back as he pierced the Imperial Guard's head with his Thousand Leaves sword.
But the next moment, not only this one Imperial Guard, but all the Imperial Guards around him who had been knocked down suddenly stood up again!
Back from the dead!
"Are you alright?!" Seeing the wound on Zheng Long's arm, Bai Hao immediately covered it with the Solar Lightning from his palm and took out a Saint Luo Fruit for him to eat.
“It’s alright.” Zheng Long shook his head, his gaze fixed on the resurrected Imperial Guards.
He never expected that these Imperial Guards could actually be resurrected.
"It seems that these Imperial Guards are different from ordinary souls separated from their bodies; they are not so easy to kill."
"Perhaps because they are close to the royal city, the stronger the power of the royal fire, the stronger the curse they receive, and their strength increases accordingly. However, pure solar lightning can still completely annihilate them." He glanced at the Imperial Guard whose head had been pierced by Chiba. Now his entire body had melted away, and there was no way he could be resurrected.
Besides, several souls that were killed by Bai Hao with Qianye earlier also smiled. These resurrected ones were all killed by Ouyang Yan and the others.
However, because Ouyang Yan and her group only obtained a portion of the Solar Lightning, which was insufficient to completely annihilate it, they were able to stand up again.
"You all step back. They need my solar lightning to kill them completely. Leave the rest to me." To avoid any further accidents, Bai Hao released the solar lightning within his body completely this time, creating a violent lightning field around him.
"Thousands of thunders struck the sky!"
"boom!"
As the cold words fell, Bai Hao was surrounded by lightning, transforming into the God of Thunder. The violent solar lightning condensed into huge lightning spears in the air, which rained down like rain!
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