One Person: Revitalize the Sword Sect, Start with the Sword Challenge of the Ten Lords

The night was as dark as ink, and silence enveloped the entire Biyou Village, occasionally punctuated by the chirping of insects.

Ye Lin stayed close to the shadows, observing everything around him with sharp eyes. At this moment, he heard a familiar voice - it was Little Golden Dragon.

"Brother Ye Lin, what are you waiting for here?"

The little golden dragon asked, his tone filled with curiosity.

Ye Lin smiled slightly, even though no one could see his expression in such a dim environment.

"Wait for the right time," he said, his voice low and calm. "Wait until midnight before taking action. That will be the most appropriate time."

The little golden dragon seemed dissatisfied with the answer, but he didn't say anything more.

Ye Lin continued to remain alert, searching the surrounding darkness for any possible clues.

Finally, after a heavy and long bell sounded from the bell tower, he slowly stood up and moved towards his target silently like a cheetah.

A slight noise broke the tranquility of the night, followed by a faint strange smell. Ye Lin frowned:

"Is this the so-called poison gas?"

Based on the direction of the smell, Ye Lin determined the approximate location and carefully approached the source.

Soon, he arrived at a seemingly ordinary little house emitting a faint glow. Just as he was about to push the door tentatively, he felt a cold breeze brush against his back. Before he could react, he heard a question from behind:

"Ye Lin? How come you are here?" Ma Xianhong's figure appeared in the night at some point, staring fiercely at the uninvited guest in front of him.

Seeing Ma Xianhong suddenly appear, Ye Lin didn't seem too surprised. "I'm looking for Chen Duo. Is she in here?" he said directly, stating the purpose of his visit.

"This room isn't hers." Ma Xianhong replied coldly to Ye Lin's blunt question, a subtle flicker of nervousness in his eyes. "I advise you to leave now."

But Ye Lin obviously didn't intend to give up. Instead, he took a step forward and tried to open the door in front of him:

"Then I have to see it myself." After saying that, he tried to push open the tightly closed door.

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze, and only the sound of clothes rubbing against each other could be heard.

Almost at the same moment, Ma Xianhong, who was originally standing a few steps away, suddenly rushed forward, gathering powerful Qi in his hands and attacked the defenseless Ye Lin!

However, the experienced Ye Lin had already sensed something was amiss when the other party launched their attack. He nimbly dodged Ma Xianhong's fatal blow by moving sideways. At the same time, his right hand quickly reached into his arms and pulled out the weapon he had prepared for any emergency.

"Ma Xianhong, does it really have to be like this?"

Even in an extremely unfavorable situation, Ye Lin still tried to maintain a calm attitude and communicate with the other party, attempting to ease the tension between them through words.

Ma Xianhong smiled, but there was a cold light in his eyes that could not be ignored.

"Ye Lin, I'll give you one last chance. Turn around and leave now, and I'll pretend you've never been here. If you choose not to listen, there will be only one outcome—death."

His words were gentle and powerful, each word filled with unshakable determination.

Facing such a threat, Ye Lin did not show any fear.

"Oh, that depends on whether you have the ability!"

After he finished speaking, he gripped the Golden Dragon Spear tightly in his arms, his entire body brimming with power, like a cheetah poised for action. Although he knew he was facing unprecedented danger, his deep-seated conviction to uphold justice and protect innocent people kept him standing firm.

"Humph, so stubborn!"

Ma Xianhong waved his sleeves lightly, and then two shadows quickly rushed out from the darkness - they were the puppet soldiers driven by his secret technique. Although their appearance was similar to humans, there was no life in their eyes, leaving only a cold and empty feeling like machines.

"Go ahead and capture the person in front of you!"

After receiving the order, the two wooden puppets immediately headed towards the target.

They move swiftly and in perfect harmony, maneuvering freely in narrow spaces and forming an insurmountable line of defense.

Seeing that one of them was about to approach, the experienced Ye Lin reacted quickly - he tapped his feet lightly and his body soared into the air like an arrow, easily avoiding the other party's fierce grab.

The moment he landed, he did not give his opponent any time to breathe and immediately launched an attack.

"watch out!"

As soon as the words fell, the long golden dragon spear, which had been gathering power for a long time, transformed into a dazzling bolt of lightning and pierced directly into the nearest puppet. With a crisp "crack", the solid wooden trunk was easily penetrated, and debris flew everywhere.

The companion on the other side was startled upon seeing this, and the brief hesitation gave the other party an opportunity to take advantage - they were almost simultaneously hit by a fatal blow! When the second enemy also fell to the ground and did not move, the whole scene fell into a deathly silence again.

Only the sound of light footsteps echoed in the silence, appearing particularly clear and harsh.

Ma Xianhong, who had been watching the battle for a long time not far away, gradually became gloomy.

"So this is your true strength..."

The words were short but full of murderous intent.

"But do you think this can stop my plan? That's simply a fantasy!"

After saying this, he raised his hand and cast a spell again, this time summoning four stone guardians that were even larger in size and had even more amazing combat power.

"Since you two were defeated so quickly, let these new friends have some fun with you for a while!"

At the same time, as a powerful energy wave surged in the air, four huge monsters, three meters tall and made entirely of rock, slowly opened their eyes.

The originally dark surroundings suddenly became brighter, as the eyes of each guardian emitted a faint blue light, like a ghostly fire in the pitch black, captivating the heart...

A hint of disdain flashed across Ye Lin's eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if what he was looking at were not four terrifying rock guardians, but just some insignificant little stones.

In his hand, he tightly grasped a golden spear. The carved patterns on the spear seemed to emit a faint dragon-shaped light. It was the treasure he had obtained after going through countless dangers - the Golden Dragon Spear.

"Humph, they are just some mindless puppets."

Ye Lin said contemptuously, "How dare you try to stop me?"

As soon as the words fell, the four rock-incarnated guardians suddenly moved! Their eyes emitted an even brighter blue light, almost rivaling the stars in the night sky, and then launched a fierce attack on Ye Lin.

The first one to attack was a rock giant at the front left. He raised his arms, which were thicker than his body, and slapped Ye Lin hard.