Facing the incoming sword light, Houtu Niangniang raised her hand and pointed, releasing her own sword light to collide with it.
With a deafening roar, as if a silver bottle had shattered in mid-air, the two sword lights disintegrated and transformed into countless tiny fragments of sword light that shot out in all directions.
However, before it could travel very far, it was instantly annihilated by the Xuanhuang Qi and chaotic energy that permeated the entire area.
The others also took action, each using their own methods to deflect the incoming sword light.
Hu Le didn't take this situation seriously.
He wasn't a Primordial Saint yet, and he didn't expect to kill all these people with a single sword strike.
No matter how incompetent they may be, they are still among the top-tier powerful beings in the primordial world...
At this moment, Gonggong and the others finally approached him and subtly surrounded him in a scattered manner.
"Xuanxiang! Release Dijiang at once!"
Gonggong did not act immediately, but instead shouted loudly.
Hu Le, holding his sword, slightly raised his eyelids and said indifferently, "If you have the ability, then take him back from my hands. Otherwise, why say anything more?"
Gonggong said nothing more after hearing this.
"Gonggong, why waste your breath on him!"
Jumang shouted sharply, took a step forward with his wooden staff, pounced on Hu Le, and raised the staff to strike Hu Le's head and face.
Seeing this, the others also stepped forward with their magical weapons and attacked Hu Le.
Everyone joined forces, unleashing the power of the Great Dao contained within the magical artifact.
In an instant, streams of Dao power with different attributes collided continuously around Hu Le, like invisible undercurrents surging endlessly.
The primordial energy around Hu Le rippled slightly, instantly dissolving the surging power of the Great Dao.
The Xuanhuang Merit and Auspicious Cloud is an almost indestructible magic treasure. Hu Le has now placed it above his head. Although the power of the Great Dao is indeed formidable, it is instantly reduced to nothingness by the Xuanhuang Qi, so how could it get close to him?
The magical weapons that everyone was wielding were immediately slowed down by the impact of the Xuanhuang Qi.
Hu Le then swung the Starry Sky Sword, sweeping aside the incoming magical weapons one by one, and then thrust the sword at Gonggong opposite him with a backhand.
Gonggong hurriedly withdrew his jade hook in an attempt to parry, but unexpectedly, the Chaos Bell above his head suddenly exploded with a loud bang.
Gonggong's mind was momentarily distracted, and his movements inevitably slowed down.
By the time the man came to his senses, Hu Le's longsword was already in front of him, just inches from his heart.
Next, Hu Le only needs to gently push his wrist forward to pierce him through the skin.
At the critical moment, a scroll shrouded in clouds and water vapor flew out from his body, releasing a radiant cloud and water light that blocked his chest.
This item is the spiritual treasure that Gonggong recently successfully refined—the Cloud Light Water Mirror.
This treasure was a defensive artifact he created by combining the essence of the clouds from the Nine Heavens with the Netherworld Spring.
This was also because he learned from his previous failures and felt that he was lacking a suitable protective magic weapon.
So it took some time to refine this Cloud Light Water Mirror...
Since this was a spiritual treasure he had personally crafted, he easily refined it to the point of perfect harmony between mind and spirit.
In the critical moment, the Cloud Mirror automatically flew out and blocked the sword for Gonggong.
With a flick of his wrist, Hu Le unleashed a beam of sword light from the Starry Sky Sword. The cloud and water vapor emitted by the Cloud Light Water Mirror instantly scattered, and the Cloud Light Water Mirror let out a mournful cry before flying back into Gonggong's body.
This treasure is wonderful, and it's fine for dealing with ordinary spiritual treasures, but it's still far inferior when it encounters the Starry Sky Sword.
In just a moment, the sword light emitted from the Starry Sky Sword almost annihilated the spirituality of the Cloud Mirror.
Fortunately, thanks to the obstruction of the Cloud Light Water Mirror, Gonggong himself was given a moment to retreat before the Star Sword came down.
Seeing this, Hu Le did not give chase, because Houtu Niangniang had already pounced close. He raised his Star Sword and blocked Houtu Niangniang's sword strike...
Hu Le was surrounded by a cloud of merit and aura, with a mysterious yellow aura swirling around him. Everyone attacked him frantically, but no matter whether it was a magic weapon for proving one's Dao, a spiritual treasure, or even a supernatural power, none of them could penetrate within three feet of him under the sweeping force of the mysterious yellow aura.
On the contrary, every time he countered, he forced them into a state of panic.
Above the battlefield, a chaotic bell hung suspended, with thousands of chaotic streams of energy descending from it. These streams mingled with the primordial energy, flowing endlessly between heaven and earth, freezing the entire battlefield in place.
Not a single trace of the aftershocks from the battle leaked out of the arena.
The Chaos Bell continued to ring, constantly affecting everyone's minds, forcing Houtu and the others to divert some of their attention to resist the impact of the bell's toll...
The crowd fought fiercely on the field, and dozens of rounds passed in the blink of an eye.
A muffled groan suddenly came from the field, and then a figure shot out backwards from the crowd.
This person was none other than Zhu Rong.
It turned out that during their initial exchange, he had carelessly lost an arm to Hu Le's sword.
Left with no other choice, they had to withdraw from the battlefield.
However, as he was leaving, he didn't forget to grab the severed arm...
The remaining Houtu Niangniang and her allies continued their relentless attack on Hu Le.
Several more rounds passed in the blink of an eye, and Hu Le thrust out his sword, piercing through Tian Wu's chest.
Tianwu could only retreat in defeat, clutching his wound.
In the blink of an eye, two of the eleven men who had surrounded Hu Le had left the scene.
Despite their still large numbers and obvious numerical advantage, the situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for them.
After several more rounds, Xi Zi cried out "Ah!" as he too was struck in the chest by a sword and had to retreat temporarily.
Almost simultaneously, two more streaks of blood erupted on the field, and Qiangliang and Jumang were struck by swords one after another, staggering out of the battle.
With two fewer people surrounding Hu Le, his attacks became even more effortless and free. His entire body moved with his sword, weaving through the crowd, the cold glint of his sword flashing unpredictably...
Several breaths passed in the blink of an eye, and Xuanming Niangniang suddenly let out a delicate shout, and couldn't help but clutch her shoulder as she withdrew from the battlefield.
It turned out that she had also been accidentally stabbed in the right shoulder. Although the wound was not deep, the power of the stars and the energy of destruction carried by the sword had turned into wisps of sword energy, which surged into her body like a tide.
Even if she still wanted to continue fighting Hu Le, she could no longer hold on and had to temporarily retreat to expel the sword energy that had invaded her body.
Houtu frowned as she watched her companions retreat one by one. The situation was becoming increasingly clear; they saw no hope of victory. What was the point of continuing the fight?
Let's hope that we don't end up losing ourselves instead of rescuing Dijiang.
It would be better to retreat now and plan for another day...
The goddess Houtu quickly decided to back down.
She was a decisive person; once she made her decision, she stopped lingering and, after saying goodbye to everyone, transformed into a streak of earthen-yellow light and disappeared into the distance…
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