saint of humanity

Zhifei never imagined that this trip to Xingyuan would be so dangerous. Even with Xueyuan's death as a warning, it was mainly due to Xuejiu's betrayal. If Xueyuan had been more careful, he wouldn't have lost his life.

Seeing that Lu Ye and Fu Wei were coming with great force, she knew that her plan for today would probably be difficult to achieve, and she immediately had the idea of ​​retreating.

Since he couldn't conquer Crimson Flame City, and Mo Duo and Ming Feng were entangled, it would be pointless and risky for him to stay any longer. It was best to leave first.

Once she made up her mind, she didn't hesitate at all. With the power of her Dao, every white feather on her wings shone with a hazy luster. Under the illumination of that luster, extremely mysterious patterns appeared on each feather.

Immediately, her entire aura became extremely ethereal.

"She's trying to escape!" Although Fu Wei didn't know what mysterious technique Zhi Fei had activated, he instinctively made an accurate judgment.

Coincidentally, Lu Ye also had the same idea at the same time.

Almost immediately, he and Zhifei made their movements at the same time.

Within the Source Spirit Aperture, the power of the Space Dao Seed was unleashed to its fullest extent in that instant, causing the surrounding space to freeze instantly.

Zhifei, on the other hand, transformed into a ball of mysterious light, as if she were enveloped by a semi-transparent feather, attempting to escape from this place.

This is the Feathered Race's Feather Movement Technique, a escape technique created by Zhi Fei after she achieved the Dao Integration Realm. In terms of suddenness, this escape technique is nothing special, at least when used by cultivators of equal cultivation level, it is not as good as the Blood Race's Blood Escape Technique.

However, the advantage of this secret technique lies in the fact that the speed of escape can be accumulated. In other words, the longer the Feather Movement Technique lasts, the faster the speed of escape becomes. If the duration is long enough, her speed of escape will reach an unimaginable level.

Using this move now is undoubtedly the best choice, because she will not be in any immediate danger. If she can hold out for ten breaths against the combined forces of Lu Ye and Fu Wei, she can escape this place with ease.

But the next moment, her expression changed drastically.

The solidification of the surrounding space made her move as slowly as a tortoise crawl. Lu Ye and Fu Wei attacked with murderous intent. In such a situation, how could she possibly hold out for ten breaths?
If Lu Ye were to strike her a few more times, she would probably die here.

Not daring to be negligent, she once again activated the divine power of the Heavenly Needle, breaking through the solidified space to create a passage, and finally regained her freedom.

Now, Lu Ye can forget about stopping her.

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly felt a strange aura surging from behind me—the aura of a supreme treasure!
Almost instinctively, she turned her head to look, only to see Lu Ye coldly raise a hand to her, then gently pat it down: "Stop!"

As if something were falling from the sky, thin lines appeared out of thin air, crisscrossing in all directions and dividing the entire space into grids.

Zhifei was in one of the cubicles, and a strange and ominous black light emanated from her body.

The half-saint of the Feather Clan, who was activating the Feather Movement Technique, crashed headfirst into the edge of the grid, but it was as if he had hit an invisible wall and was blocked back.

At the same time, some information inexplicably appeared in my mind.

Zhi Feihua paled, finally realizing what methods Lu Ye had used.

That was none other than a priceless treasure called the Starry Sky Chessboard. Now that the chess pieces had been placed, the game was in progress. If she wanted to escape, she had to break the game.

But at this moment, she had no time or mind to play chess with Lu Ye. Watching Lu Ye irrationally and rapidly cross one chess square after another that should not have been crossed, constantly approaching her, Zhi Fei was terrified and could only urge the Heavenly Needle again.

She placed all her hopes on the treasure in her hands, hoping it would open a path to survival.

It did have an effect. The Heavenly Needle was incredibly powerful, breaking through the blockade of more than a dozen chess squares with a single strike, allowing her to escape forward a bit. However, what was blocking her ahead was not just a dozen chess squares, but probably more than a hundred. This meant that she would have to activate the Heavenly Needle four or five times in a row.

This would undoubtedly be an enormous burden for her, making it virtually impossible for her to do.

The last time Lu Ye used the Starry Sky Chessboard was when he was dealing with the Xuanwu Sect.

However, that attempt was unsuccessful. Although the game was completed, Xuan Wuzong broke it with a single sword strike, thus escaping the predicament. The fundamental reason was the difference in strength between the two sides.

At that time, Lu Ye's strength was weaker than Xuan Wuzong's. Moreover, Xuan Wuzong's Nine Heavens Thunder Swamp Sword was also a treasure, and as the sword cultivator with the strongest killing power, he naturally had the ability to escape.

But the situation is different now.

In terms of strength and foundation, Lu Ye has the advantage at this moment. Although Zhi Fei's Heavenly Needle is impressive, it is difficult to completely break the game. As long as she cannot break the game in one go like Xuan Wuzong did, she will not be able to escape.

In the chase, the distance between them quickly closed.

Zhifei looked terrified. In this situation, she only had two choices: one was to continue to activate the Heavenly Needle to break the chess game and open up a way to escape, and the other was to activate the Heavenly Needle to block Lu Ye.

However, with Fu Wei's help at this moment, even if they targeted him, it would be a waste of effort, so they could only continue to flee forward.

Little did she know that Fu Wei was already at his limit. With his own strength, he could only withstand two more attacks from the Heavenly Needle before he was exhausted.

Could Zhifei, who was filled with fear, have thought of this?
In a daze, another terrifying killing intent struck. Stealing a moment to look back, he saw Lu Ye slashing down from mid-air with his sword.

A sword within reach!

The ends of the earth have been transformed into a smooth road.

Zhifei immediately cried out in alarm, no longer caring about activating the Heavenly Needle to protect herself, but she was still shaken by the slash. Fortunately, there was no direct contact, so the sharp feeling was gone.

This brief delay has brought us much closer together.

Finally, Zhifei could no longer hold back and cried out, "Mingfeng, save me!"

At this moment, she could only ask Mingfeng for help, because on the other two battlefields, Mingfeng had the advantage, while Modo was being suppressed and could only barely defend himself, so asking for help would be useless.

Upon hearing the voice, Mo Duo's expression changed drastically as he struggled to cope with Si Ye's relentless attacks.

He didn't actually pay attention to the specific situation on the other two battlefields, because dealing with just one Sisheng had exhausted all his energy, leaving him no energy to focus on anything else.

He only vaguely knew that Zhifei was being entangled by someone.

Therefore, Zhifei's cry for help sounded extremely abrupt to him. How did things suddenly escalate to the point of needing help? Taking a moment to investigate, he felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

Zhifei's situation seemed to be really bad. This abnormality made him feel a little flustered. He was already at a disadvantage, and now his situation was even more difficult.

On the other side, Mingfeng, who was suppressing Xuejiu and had an absolute advantage, had a gloomy expression.

He was a Zerg demigod, moving like the wind and acting with incredible speed. He was the nemesis of Blood Blade, because all kinds of mysterious blood arts were afraid of such an opponent with extremely fast movement speed.

The main problem is that they are difficult to catch.

He did try to use the Blood Sea Technique to create a geographical advantage, but it was easily broken by the Nether Bees, and he suffered a considerable backlash.

Hearing Zhifei's cry for help, Mingfeng hadn't made a move yet, but Xuejiu suddenly chuckled, slashing wildly with his sword while slowly saying, "Want to go save someone?"

How could Mingfeng not want to? Xueyuan is already dead, Xuejiu has betrayed them, and of the five half-saints, only the three of them remain. They cannot afford any more accidents.

However, his innate vigilance prevented him from taking immediate action, because he always felt that Xue Jiu was up to no good.

Seeing his suspicious expression, Xue Jiu's smile widened: "Go ahead and save him if you want, I can't stop you."

That's the truth. If you're not as strong as them, Xue Jiu's attempt to stop you is just wishful thinking.

“However…” Xue Jiu suddenly changed the subject, his expression playful: “If you go to save her, I will go to assist Si Ye. Mo Duo seems to be in bad shape right now. If I were to join you, I wonder if we could kill him?”

Although Xue Jiu spoke these words to Ming Feng, with the power of his Dao, everyone within a vast area could hear them clearly, including Yuan Xi and the others who were watching the battle in Chi Lian City.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three half-saints from the Origin Realm all changed.

Modo couldn't help but think about the situation Xue Jiu had described, and felt a chill run down his spine. He felt utterly terrible. He was already struggling to deal with Si Sheng, let alone Xue Jiu. How could he possibly survive?
Zhifei was also pale. She called out to Mingfeng for help, naturally hoping for a response. However, if Mingfeng hesitated because of Xuejiu's words, even if it only delayed her a little time, it was something she could not bear.

Just then, Xue Jiu spoke again, still with that smiling expression: "Or you can choose to go and help Mo Duo, and then I will assist Lu Ye in killing Zhi Fei!"

At this point, he suddenly withdrew, holding the Thunder Swamp Sword in his hand, his posture arrogant and excited: "So, which one do you choose?"

He wouldn't lose anything by choosing either option, and he didn't care which one he chose.

Mingfeng's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. At this point, how could he not know what Xuejiu meant? He deliberately said this to disgust himself, because at this critical moment, no matter what choice he made, it would be wrong, and one of them would always be abandoned.

The bee felt a wave of nausea wash over it: "You're disgusting!"

He had never seen a semi-saint powerhouse as despicable and shameless as Xue Jiu, who seemed to be enjoying the moment of manipulating people's hearts.

Xue Jiu remained silent, only smiling as he gazed at Ming Feng. To show his sincerity in not interfering, he even took a few steps back.

These few steps, a mere few feet in distance, are negligible, yet they represent a clear statement.

The meaning couldn't be clearer—you'd better hurry if you want to make a choice, or it might be too late.

From Mingfeng's perspective, given the current situation on the field, whether he likes it or not, he ultimately has to make a decision quickly.

Because if it's too late, it really won't be enough.

Without any hesitation, he darted towards Zhifei, shouting, "Zhifei, don't panic, I'm here to help you!"

Zhi Fei wasn't panicked, but she was in a state of confusion. Because Lu Ye had used several close-range sword strikes in mid-air, she no longer had time to activate her Heavenly Needle to create a way out. The distance between them was getting closer and closer, and it looked like they were about to clash.

Hearing Mingfeng's voice now felt like hearing heavenly music; I was so moved I almost cried. (End of Chapter)