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Shen Qing knew that Lu Qi's primary target was him, so while the Old Sword God and Xuan Yuan Qingfeng were entangled with Lu Qi, he ran towards the outside of the city, intending to lure Lu Qi out of the city and reduce the losses inside.

Lucci kept a close eye on Shen Qing's movements. The moment he saw Shen Qing show signs of running away, he immediately used the "Shave" technique from the Six Styles of the Navy, moving at high speed to pursue him. Seeing this, the Old Sword God could only immediately appear beside Shen Qing to block him. The two sides had been locked in combat in this pattern, unable to quickly escape Lucci's sight. The Old Sword God and Xuan Yuan Qingfeng could only passively block Lucci, preventing any of them from breaking free.

However, this time, Lu Qi unexpectedly changed direction. He did not continue to chase after Shen Qing, but appeared next to Xuan Yuan Qingfeng in an instant. This sudden change caught the old sword god and Xuan Yuan Qingfeng off guard.

As Lucci closed in, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's situation immediately became dangerous. Lucci's strength in their previous exchange was undeniable; his attacks and destructive power were no less than the Old Sword God's. If he were hit, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng would likely be severely injured immediately, making the situation even more difficult for the Old Sword God alone. Unfortunately, the Old Sword God misjudged the situation and stood beside Shen Qing, creating distance between himself and Xuan Yuan Qingfeng. Even if he wanted to help, he couldn't immediately stop Lucci.

"If you want to hurt me, you'll have to see if you have the ability." Xuan Yuan Qingfeng took a deep breath as Lucci approached, then raised her eyebrows and fully activated the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit.

The next second, her hands, under the influence of her Devil Fruit power, transformed into two arms made of flames, the intense heat causing the surrounding air to distort.

Then, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng stood firmly on his feet and used the Xuan Yuan family's Zhen Shan Fist technique to strike Lu Qi's chest.

"Truly overestimating yourself." Lucci watched Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's attack with a cold smile. Then, as Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's fists came crashing down, he let out a low growl, his upper body covered in Armament Haki. He met Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's fists head-on without dodging or avoiding them. At the same time, he extended his right index finger to gather power, chanting, "Finger Spear Yellow Lotus." Lucci had already planned to finish Xuan Yuan Qingfeng off in one move after receiving her attack.

In the blink of an eye, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's fiery fists slammed into the Armament Haki, the scorching heat proving utterly ineffective against Lucci's defenses. However, just as Lucci, a smile playing on his lips, was about to finish off his opponent in one fell swoop, he suddenly felt a considerable force penetrate the Armament Haki's defenses and seep into his body. This sudden turn of events immediately disrupted Lucci's plans. He felt as if his heart had been struck by a heavy hammer, and the power gathered in his finger spear, Yellow Lotus, inevitably veered off course. The finger spear, originally aimed at Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's heart, struck Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's shoulder instead.

A sharp pain shot through Lu Qi's chest, causing him to momentarily freeze and fail to launch another attack on Xuan Yuan Qingfeng. Xuan Yuan Qingfeng, clutching the wound on his shoulder from the finger spear, took the opportunity to create distance between himself and Lu Qi.

"What a bizarre method, actually able to penetrate Armament Haki's defense. But you won't have another chance." Lucci's leopard-like eyes glanced coldly at Xuan Yuan Qingfeng, his tone tinged with a chilling edge.

He was careless just now; he didn't expect the other party to have such methods, which is why she was able to escape.

"Qingfeng, how are you?" Shen Qing, who was originally running away, felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw that Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was injured, and immediately stopped in her tracks.

"Shen Lang, hurry up and go, don't worry about me..." Xuan Yuan Qingfeng said with a drastic change in expression when he saw Shen Qing stop.

"None of you are leaving. You'll all stay here today." Lu Qi sneered, preparing to launch another attack. In their previous encounters, he had repeatedly noticed that Shen Qing's expression would become unusually tense whenever he began to attack Xuan Yuan Qingfeng. That's why he unexpectedly chose to abandon directly attacking Shen Qing and instead catch Xuan Yuan Qingfeng off guard. Now, he only needed to switch his attacks back and forth between Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and Shen Qing to keep Li Chungang constantly on the move.

However, just as Lu Qi finished speaking, a sharp, cold voice rang out, "Such arrogance! I'd like to see if you have the ability to back it up."

The next second, Han Shengxuan's voice appeared from afar like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared on the scene.

"Mr. Han is here, that's wonderful." Shen Qing's tense mood immediately relaxed when he saw Han Shengxuan appear. Han Shengxuan's strength is much greater than Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's. After all, the reputation of the human-cat is not for nothing. With his help, the old sword god and he should be able to hold off Lucci for a while.

"Three thousand red threads." Han Shengxuan nodded simply to Shen Qing, and then rose into the air without warning. Countless red threads emerged from his left sleeve like raindrops, like eerie red snakes tearing at Lu Qi.

Upon seeing this, Lu Qi's expression changed slightly, and he quickly dodged. Red lines followed closely behind Lu Qi, piercing the ground. After Han Shengxuan withdrew the red lines, the ground was riddled with countless small holes, like a honeycomb.

"A power similar to the String-String Fruit? This little trick won't do anything to me." Lucci muttered to himself as he looked at the red threads that appeared before him, then a cold smile appeared on his lips.

The next second, Lucci sprinted at full speed, his Devil Fruit powers creating a series of afterimages that made it impossible for Han Shengxuan's red threads to keep up with his speed. Under Lucci's high-speed attacks, Han Shengxuan was in grave danger, ultimately forced to retract all his red threads to his side for defense, barely managing to block Lucci's attack.

"Shen boy, you take Xuanyuan girl and go first. Hanzi and I will hold him off." After Han Shengxuan appeared, the old sword god got a brief respite, but after realizing that Han Shengxuan was in a bad situation, he hurriedly drew his sword and stepped forward to help.

Although Han Shengxuan was very dissatisfied with the title of "Old Sword God," he was helpless. In terms of seniority, the other party was higher than him, and in terms of strength, he was no match for him. He could only pretend not to hear it.

With the old swordsman's help, the situation changed dramatically. One's swordsmanship was swift and sharp, while the other's red lines had a wide range of restraint. Together, they managed to suppress Lucci's attack speed for a short time, forcing him to rely on Armament Haki to fight the two head-on and wear him down. He no longer had the unbridled speed he used to rely on.

On the other side, upon hearing the old sword god's words, Shen Qing immediately took Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and ran towards the arena outside the city. Facing a character like Lucci, Shen Qing had already made a plan: to use the 20,000 martial artists attracted by the martial arts competition to deal with Lucci. Besides that, Shen Qing couldn't think of any other way to deal with Lucci in the short term.

As for whether Lucci would cause large-scale casualties among martial artists, Shen Qing had no choice but to accept it. It was better for his fellow Daoists to die than for him to die. He couldn't care less about that now that he was dealing with Lucci.

Lucci came to the Snow World because of the Black Ship, so he will inevitably target him. Coupled with Bruno's death, the hatred between the two is almost impossible to resolve; it seems only the death of one of them can end it. Therefore, if he doesn't kill Lucci, he will be killed; there is absolutely no other choice. Moreover, the Black Ship has just returned and exhausted its energy; he doesn't have time to recharge it for future travels. Therefore, he has no choice but to find a way to eliminate Lucci.

Lu Qi quickly noticed Shen Qing's actions, but at that moment, Lu Qi's legs were bound by Han Shengxuan's red silk threads, and with the old sword god attacking from the side, he could only watch helplessly as Shen Qing disappeared before his eyes.

However, he had already locked onto Shen Qing's aura. Even though it was beyond the range of his Observation Haki, he could still track Shen Qing's trail using his cheetah-like sense of smell.