"The Blade Realm..."
Ye Yunfei thought to himself. From now on, besides the Guardian Faction, he had gained another powerful enemy.
"What’s happening?
The spatial barrier of this teleportation channel is shaking violently, as if it's about to collapse. I have a bad feeling."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm shrank its neck slightly, suddenly speaking with an uneasy tone.
"It must be that old coot from the Blade Realm, still sensing and tracking Young Master.
We need to be careful. That guy is too strong."
Hu Miao's tone carried undisguised tension.
"Yes, that fellow is far too powerful. He will definitely not let this go."
Huang Shang also said.
"Miss Zhou, we need to speed up. We must traverse this teleportation channel as quickly as possible."
Ye Yunfei said to Zhou Wanqing.
The two of them increased their speed once more.
Everyone knew that the big shot from the Blade Realm was undoubtedly sensing and tracking Ye Yunfei's whereabouts at this very moment.
However, whatever one fears comes to pass!
The arrival of danger was far faster and more ferocious than anticipated.
A cracking, creaking sound suddenly came from the void ahead, as if an invisible giant hand was brutally squeezing that piece of space.
Immediately after, the entire expanse of void trembled violently. Dark black spatial fissures spread out like a spider's web. The flowing spatial turbulence in the channel instantly stalled, then was forcibly crushed by a terrifying Blade Intent!
"Be careful!
That guy really is here. He wants to destroy this teleportation channel!"
Ye Yunfei's pupils contracted sharply, all the hairs on his body standing on end as he felt an icy aura of death instantly envelop them.
The next moment, a gray blade light that spanned ten thousand li suddenly tore through the void. The edges of the blade light were entwined with faint wisps of deathly aura. Wherever it passed, even the void was sliced open, leaving behind a pitch-black scar that took a long time to heal.
This blade light was several times more condensed than the projection they had encountered in the Sword Realm. The annihilation will contained within its Blade Intent surged forth like a tide, seemingly intent on grinding all things in the world to dust!
"It really is that same fellow from before. The energy of his attack this time is even stronger!"
Hun Lao said gravely.
"The guy from the Blade Realm is here again!"
Zhou Wanqing's face instantly turned deathly pale. Subconsciously, she summoned a wooden sword. The sword erupted with dense green light, and countless vines surged from around her body, attempting to construct a defense.
But as soon as those vines touched the Blade Intent, they withered, turned black, and crumbled to ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.
She bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with horror.
This level of power was far beyond her ability to handle. Even the defensive secret arts passed down by Wanmu Ancestral Land seemed so fragile before this Blade Intent.
That wooden sword was originally a very high-level magic treasure, but at this moment, it too seemed utterly vulnerable.
"I'll alter the space here!"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm cried out, urging its spatial laws. Intense golden light erupted from its body as it attempted to distort the surrounding void to evade the blade light.
"Let's work together!"
Not daring to delay, Hun Lao immediately performed a spatial secret technique. Together with the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, they tried to alter this spatial channel to avoid the interference caused by that terrifying blade light.
But that Blade Intent was truly too terrifying. No matter how the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and Hun Lao manipulated space, the blade light kept slashing toward their location.
Under the oppression of the Blade Intent, the spatial fluctuations could only form weak ripples, utterly incapable of blocking the blade light's trajectory.
"I'll deploy my clan's illusion formation!"
Hu Miao shouted, then hastily released rolling waves of Illusion Dao energy, materializing a heritage formation.
This was the inheritance illusion formation of the Primordial Celestial Fox clan, called the Nine Revolutions Illusion Formation. Purple illusionary mist instantly engulfed the entire area. Within the mist, countless phantoms of ancient ferocious beasts materialized, reinforcing the spatial channel. A portion of these phantoms roared and charged toward the blade light.
But as soon as those phantoms got close, they were instantly shredded by the Blade Intent. The illusionary mist burst like bubbles. Hu Miao let out a muffled grunt, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. Clearly, her soul had suffered an impact.
Huang Shang immediately employed ghost cultivation techniques, first erecting wall after wall of ghostly barricades. In an instant, they formed a large-scale Ghostly Wall Array, intended to fortify the surrounding space.
At the same time, a Myriad Soul Banner appeared in his hand, shaking violently. He abruptly formed hand seals. Countless ghostly creatures flew out from the banner, forming a black wall of myriad ghosts specifically to block the onslaught of that terrifying Blade Intent.
But under the enveloping Blade Intent, those ghostly creatures didn't even have time to scream before transforming into wisps of black smoke and dispersing.
The light of the Myriad Soul Banner rapidly dimmed. Huang Shang's face also turned as pale as paper. "The gap is too great... This is simply not a power we can resist!"
The gray blade light drew closer and closer. Ye Yunfei could even clearly see the countless minute blade marks contained within it, each mark seeming to represent a Dao principle of annihilation. He felt like an ant in a gale, without even room to struggle. The Soul Power planets within his sea of consciousness trembled violently, as if they might collapse at any moment.
'No way, am I really going to die here today?
No matter what, I must fight with my life on the line, striving for a sliver of hope.'
A flash of unwillingness passed through Ye Yunfei's heart as he silently spoke to himself.
Young Master Ye, don’t worry. Our reinforcements are here. At this moment, Zhou Wanqing suddenly sent a Sound Transmission.
"Reinforcements? Could it be those seniors from the Sword Realm coming to help us again?" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but be startled.
At the same time, within the Sword Realm.
"That old thing from the Blade Realm has indeed taken action against the heir of our Sword Realm again. Everyone, prepare.
We must protect the hope of our Sword Realm!"
A grand voice sounded.
Then, dazzling sword lights continuously appeared on the Sword Realm's continent. Dense and numerous, they gathered together like a vast ocean ready to set forth at any moment.
Several towering figures also soared into the air, their gazes fixed in the direction where Ye Yunfei was.
One of these figures was the Sword Elder from the Tianjian Sect.
Just at this moment.
"Another powerful expert has arrived. Such rich wood attribute energy. It seems an expert from Wanmu Ancestral Land has come!"
At this moment, Sword Elder's expression suddenly changed slightly as he spoke softly.
Meanwhile, within the teleportation channel, Ye Yunfei and Zhou Wanqing felt the terrifying Blade Intent rolling toward them as they watched the distant gray blade light. The pressure grew greater and greater.
Ye Yunfei steeled himself for a life-or-death struggle, ready to unleash his full power at any moment.
Once he acted, he would mobilize all his techniques, secret arts, magic treasures, and every means at his disposal.
"Scion of the Sword Realm dregs, you cannot live. Accept your death obediently."
A voice brimming with killing intent emanated from within that gray blade light.
"Young Master Ye, rest assured. We will be fine."
Seeing Ye Yunfei's expression, Zhou Wanqing immediately transmitted her words.
The next moment.
"Hmph!
The Blade Realm certainly has impressive prestige, resorting to attacking juniors!"
At this critical juncture, a gentle yet authoritative woman's voice, as if emanating from beyond the vast green heavens, clearly resounded within this collapsing spatial channel.
The moment the voice sounded, faint green light suddenly rippled through the void around Ye Yunfei and Zhou Wanqing. Countless thick, emerald-green vines appeared out of thin air. These vines were not physical entities but were constructed from the purest Life Laws and Wood Essence. Ancient runes covered the vines, flickering with vibrant vitality.
The vines grew and interwove at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, they constructed an immense Ten Thousand Woods Ancestral Shield above everyone's heads.
The shield had a diameter of a full thousand zhang. Innumerable tree phantoms manifested on its surface: towering ancient pines, blooming peach blossoms, bamboo groves with flowing streams. As these phantoms swayed, one could even hear the chirping of small birds and the rustle of wind through leaves—an extreme, vivid contrast to the deathly stillness represented by the gray blade light.
BOOM!
The next instant, the gray blade light slammed fiercely onto the Ten Thousand Woods Ancestral Shield!
There was no violent explosion as one might imagine. Instead, two diametrically opposed Great Dao laws wildly clashed and eroded each other.
The annihilation power within the gray blade light sought to tear apart and wither all vitality. Where it passed, the tree phantoms on the Ancestral Shield began to wither and blacken.
But the Ten Thousand Woods Ancestral Shield was not to be outdone. Countless green specks of light surged from the shield, continuously repairing the damaged sections while simultaneously transforming the annihilation power into faint life energy that dissipated into the void.
The stalemate lasted for roughly one breath. Then, cracks appeared on the surface of the Ten Thousand Woods Ancestral Shield, seeping black annihilation power from within. Finally, with a sharp crack, the shield exploded into pieces.
Green specks of light scattered like fireflies. Some landed on Ye Yunfei and Zhou Wanqing, bringing a wave of warmth and alleviating the roiling energy in their bodies.
As for that terrifying gray blade light, the Ten Thousand Woods Ancestral Shield had drained the vast majority of its power. The remnant energy was no longer a serious threat. Soon after, it exploded with a bang, disintegrating into a sky full of fragments.