Tao Yan knew that he was doomed and would die, but as a veteran warrior, he had his own pride.

Even if I die, I must not die in a cowardly manner!

His body trembled, and thick black fog spread from his body, gradually covering the entire sky. If you look up from the ground at this time, you will see a very low black cloud that has completely covered the entire Wuling City, and you can't see the sun.

When the people on the ground saw this scene, they were all shocked and looked horrified.

The bodies of the Nine Nether Generals that kept falling had already indicated the final outcome of the battle. Obviously, Tao Yan was now preparing for the final blow.

No one expected that the once famous Saint Lord of Jiuyou would die today in this place.

In addition, many people looked up at the sky with curiosity. They really wanted to know whether the three geniuses who founded Yunjian Pavilion would still be so strong against Tao Yan, a veteran of the Tribulation Realm.

At the same time, Xin Ruxiong, who was commanding Jiuyou disciples to attack Wuling City at the city gate, looked up at the sky with a complicated look.

Although he had prepared for failure when he made the plan, he still found it hard to accept the result when it appeared before him.

But now is not the time to think about this.

He said without hesitation: "Stop attacking the city, everyone retreat immediately!"

The elder of Jiuyou Holy Land who was in charge of the command could not help but say: "Give us a little more time and we can capture Wuling City. Why should we retreat at this time? If we retreat, what will happen to the Holy Lord?"

Xin Ruxiong frowned and said in a gloomy tone: "Am I the Holy Son or are you the Holy Son? I asked you to retreat, are you going to disobey me?"

Among the three holy places, the status of the Holy Son and Holy Daughter is second only to the Holy Lord. Therefore, when Tao Yan is not around, Xin Ruxiong has the final say in the Nine Nether Holy Land.

Although the elder was dissatisfied, he did not know how to salute and said, "Yes, I will obey the command of the Holy Son!"

After that, he shouted to the Nine Nether disciples: "Everyone, retreat immediately!"

The Nine Nether Holy Land had strict hierarchy and strict discipline. Although many people did not understand why they had to retreat at this time, everyone still chose to execute the order without hesitation. They put away their siege equipment and retreated to the east in an orderly manner. Xin Ruxiong, the son of the Holy Spirit, was the last to leave.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but look back at Wuling City for the last time.

He really didn't understand why the Wuling City's defensive formation was still so strong after they had attacked for so long? How many spirit stones did Feng Shao use to provide energy for the defensive formation?

It seems that if I were to confront Feng Shao again in the future, I would have to think carefully.

As the people from Jiuyou Holy Land retreated, Lin Fengtian finally fought with Tao Yan again.

Tao Yan, who was firing at full power and even burning his own blood, had improved his strength. The overwhelming black fog transformed into various weapons, which seemed to have life and attacked Lin Fengtian with fangs and claws. However, Lin Fengtian was fearless, holding the Huangquan Sword, and bravely faced the battle!

Several meteor hammers with a diameter of one meter smashed down towards Lin Fengtian, but Lin Fengtian just waved his hand, and dozens of deep yellow sword qi flew out of his hand in an instant, meeting the meteor hammers one by one. There were only loud bangs, and the meteor hammers were cut and exploded by the sword qi one after another, and the thick black fog dispersed in all directions.

But the dispersed black mist immediately condensed again in the air, transforming into several seven or eight meter long nine-ring machetes, slashing towards Lin Fengtian from different angles.

Lin Fengtian's face was as dark as water. The Yellow Spring Sword in his hand suddenly shone. Before Lin Fengtian could swing the sword, dozens of sword lights condensed out of thin air. The sword light was not just a simple sword light. It was filled with murderous intent. If an ordinary person touched it, the murderous aura of the Yellow Spring Sword would destroy their entire body and leave them dead.

Even a strong person in the Tribulation Realm would feel like facing a formidable enemy when facing such sword light.

As soon as the sword light condensed into shape, it gathered into a terrifying giant sword under Lin Fengtian's control. He swung the sword fiercely, cutting through the black fog that covered the sky and the sun!

The black mist generated by the burning of blood essence was like an extension of Tao Yan's body. Therefore, Lin Fengtian's sword was like a knife to him!

The unique murderous intent of the Yellow Spring Sword penetrated his body, madly destroying his vitality. Intense pain instantly spread throughout his body along his meridians, like being tortured to death, and he couldn't help but scream.

Lin Fengtian snorted coldly: "Old Ghost Tao, your method of burning your blood essence is just a case of being too clever for your own good!"

If Tao Yan didn't burn his blood essence, then with the strength of both sides, Lin Fengtian might have to deal with him slowly and grind away the black mist bit by bit. But after he burned his blood essence, everything became simple.

Because after burning the blood essence, as long as the black fog is destroyed enough, it is equivalent to directly attacking Tao Yan's body. With the characteristics of the Yellow Spring Sword, it is just the right way to deal with this situation!

Tao Yan finally understood this and couldn't help laughing. He never thought that after a lifetime of success, he would eventually lose because of this little oversight!

Feeling the Huangquan sword energy that wantonly destroyed his vitality, Tao Yan knew that he was really hopeless this time. He simply condensed the remaining black mist into a machete that was thirty or forty meters long, gave up all defense, and slashed at Lin Fengtian with all his might!

Tao Yan grinned and said, "Lin Fengtian, if you have the guts, take this blow from me!"

This sword condensed the life-long skills of a strong man in the Tribulation Realm, and its power was close to that of the True Immortal Realm. Under this slash of vast heavenly power, even a mountain would be split in half!

Lin Fengtian did not dodge, and he could not dodge. He did not look at the knife that was coming at him, but cast his gaze towards Xiao Ruoyao with a gentle look.

At this moment, Xiao Ruoyao and Lin Fengtian were in sync, and Xiao Ruoyao smiled at Lin Fengtian.

Decades ago, when the two were still at the Spiritualization Realm, they had faced a despairing blow like the one before them. The one who struck that blow was the then Tianxin Sect leader, Long Huaiyu.

At that time, Xiao Ruoyao tried her best to burn her blood and energy to block the attack in order to give Lin Fengtian a chance to survive. Although Lin Fengtian was saved, she was also thrown into the Netherworld Abyss and narrowly escaped death.

Lin Fengtian, who had escaped death, thought Xiao Ruoyao had died, and was in great pain. For a long time, Lin Fengtian thought, if only he had the ability at that time, if only he had gone to meet the enemy, if only he had been thrown into the Netherworld Abyss instead of Xiao Ruoyao.

Even after meeting Xiao Ruoyao again, Lin Fengtian never lost this thought in his mind. Because he knew that Xiao Ruoyao was able to survive by sheer luck. If this happened again next time, he would not dare to hope for such luck again.

So he deduced this knife in his mind countless times, and practiced countless times how to block this knife. Although for a strong man of his level, practicing specifically for such a simple attack is a waste of time, he still holds on to this obsession in his heart.

Now, the sword moves that have been practiced tens of thousands of times finally come in handy at this moment.

"I practiced countless times just to not feel the despair of that moment again."

Lin Fengtian murmured as he faced the earth-shattering long sword. The deep yellow sword energy surrounded Lin Fengtian's head, gradually turning into a huge sword energy vortex. The Yellow Spring Sword led the sword energy vortex and fearlessly went against the trend!

Although Xiao Ruoyao was not standing beside him at the moment, and he did not need to block the knife for Xiao Ruoyao, both Lin Fengtian and Xiao Ruoyao knew in their hearts that what he wanted to block was not this knife, but the despair he faced at that moment decades ago, and the determination of life and death.

In a trance, Lin Fengtian seemed to see the figure wearing aqua green clothes and holding a blue sword. Although weak and slender, he faced the destructive sword without hesitation like a moth to a flame.

She looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of tenderness. Her lips moved, as if she was saying something. At this moment, Lin Fengtian suddenly realized that the doubts that had lingered in his heart for decades were finally answered.

"So what she said at that time was: 'Live on, stupid.'"

The next moment, the Huangquan sword energy finally collided head-on with the black mist long sword!

boom!

The momentum of the collision of swords shook the earth, and the residual power spread for a hundred miles. The people in Wuling City couldn't even hear any sound at that moment!

It's not that there is no sound, but that the sound is so loud that it exceeds the ears' ability to accept.

Xiao Ruoyao, Leng Lingyue and Feng Shao, who were closest to the center of the battlefield, had the most direct feeling of the power of this attack. If Leng Lingyue had not helped Feng Shao block most of the remaining power, Feng Shao, who had already cut off the connection with the formation, would have been blown away by the air wave.

Xiao Ruoyao stared in the direction of Lin Fengtian in a daze, her eyes sparkling with crystal tears.

At this time, Leng Lingyue sighed faintly: "This time, he should really come out."

Xiao Ruoyao smiled and nodded, with a look of relief on her face: "That incident was a hurdle that he could never get over in his heart. For so many years, he has been looking for an opportunity to prove that he can protect me. But he was not proving it to me, but to himself. This time, he finally found this opportunity!"

A faint smile also appeared on Leng Lingyue's face: "Is this the obsession of a man to protect his beloved?"