Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Yuan Xin, seeing Duan Hong appear, still felt a slight sense of fear.

However, considering Jiang Chen's true strength, and with the other two geniuses also present, they gritted their teeth, blasted away the two giant insects, and quickly flew over.

The five men faced off beside the ancient tree. Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, dragging this out won't do us any good. Let me retrieve the White Jade Spirit Fruit, and then we can distribute it equally after we get out, shall we?"

Hua Zhou sneered, "Why should you be the one to retrieve it?"

Do they think they're fools? Jiang Chen will absolutely not share the spoils with them.

Jiang Chen said coldly, "Then what do you suggest?"

The group remained deadlocked, and with the departure of the top geniuses, the remaining ten disciples were in dire straits. The three disciples who had held off the level six demonic beast were instantly and brutally killed.

The others, also looking disheveled, were considering leaving. Since there was no part for them anyway, why should they risk their lives for those few?

The five survivors steeled themselves, retreated rapidly, and fled into the distance.

The remaining disciples all retreated, and the giant insects immediately changed direction, viciously pouncing towards the group of people beside the ancient tree.

"Damn it!" Jiang Chen cursed.

The group was once again entangled by the demonic insects, including Duan Hong.

Seeing the situation getting out of control, Ye Wuxi, who was hiding in the shadows, turned her head and said, "We can't wait any longer, Yu'er, you go back to the cave and wait for us..."

In the chaos later, it will be difficult to take care of Yu'er, and it would be bad if she got hurt...

Liu Yu'er nodded and quietly withdrew from the battlefield. Now that only a few geniuses remained, what happened next was indeed beyond her control.

Ye Wuxi concealed his presence and aura, bypassing the crowd and demonic insects, and quickly ran towards the ancient tree.

Before long, Ye Wuxi approached the ancient tree. Taking advantage of the battle between the group, he used his movement technique to its fullest extent and plucked a white jade spirit fruit with lightning speed.

"Stop!" Suddenly, an angry shout rang out from behind; Ye Wuxi had been discovered after all.

Jiang Chen had been keeping a close eye on the spiritual fruits. Seeing someone trying to take advantage of the situation, he immediately unleashed a sharp sword aura.

The other three also spotted Ye Wuxi, and in an instant, they all made their moves.

Four unparalleled sword energies roared and slashed towards Ye Wuxi.

Even though Ye Wuxi was capable of fighting beyond his level, he couldn't help but change color slightly after feeling these attacks, especially with some demonic insects also swarming around him.

"Damn, is this some kind of crazy scheme?" Ye Wuxi cursed inwardly, no longer caring about picking the spiritual fruits.

The longsword was drawn, and all five dantians were activated simultaneously, swiftly unleashing a curtain of sword light in front of him, shattering the surging attacks with its sharp blades.

The four men were incredulous when their combined attack was neutralized, and they were even more shocked when they saw the woman's face clearly.

"Ye Wuxi, it's you again..." Yuan Xin said through gritted teeth.

At this moment, Duan Hong slowly approached Ye Wuxi, and the two stood side by side, while the other four frowned slightly.

Jiang Chen roared, "Hand over the spirit fruit..."

It's not uncommon for geniuses to fight beyond their level, but it's rare to see someone manage to do so several levels higher. This Ye Wuxi is only at the second level of the Xuanwu realm, yet he wants to steal the item—it's utterly delusional. Even with Duan Hong's help, so what? Duan Hong can kill Peng Hui, but he might not be able to defeat him…

Fang Tao also said in a deep voice, "Ye Wuxi, Duan Hong, we are all people of the Ziyun Empire, there is no need for infighting."

Hua Zhou nodded, "That's good. How about we take care of those two together, and then discuss how to distribute the spirit fruits?"

A look of wariness flashed in Jiang Chen and Yuan Xin's eyes. If these four joined forces, they could indeed potentially wipe them out.

Duan Hong raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Why don't you two tell me how the four of us should divide it equally?"

Fang Tao smiled and said, "Naturally, it will be distributed according to cultivation level. Brother Hua and I have higher cultivation levels and contributed more effort, so we'll each receive four tokens. How about you two each receive one token?"

Ye Wuxi couldn't help but roll her eyes. This is what they call splitting it evenly?

"Sorry, I don't really want to share with you..." Ye Wuxi said lazily. Even if these four really joined forces, they might not be a match for her and Duan Hong. Why should she suffer such humiliation?

Fang Tao's face turned somewhat ugly. "You two are trying to take it all for yourselves..."

Duan Hong smiled faintly, "Isn't it obvious enough?"

Jiang Chen scoffed, "They don't even look down on you two, yet you're eager to join forces. What a joke..."

Fang Tao and Hua Zhou froze, not expecting the two to be so ungrateful.

Jiang Chen continued, "Brother Fang, let's divide Brother Hua's White Jade Spirit Fruit among the four of us. Those two have low cultivation levels and aren't qualified to get involved."

Fang Tao nodded, and Hua Zhou said to Duan Hong and Ye Wuxi, "Since you two are so ungrateful, then you can forget about getting any of them..."

Yuan Xin warned, "Everyone, those two are strange; they're both very strong. We can't underestimate them. We need to use our strongest methods right away..."

None of them objected, and they immediately attacked together, each displaying their unique skills.

This time, the sword energy unleashed by the four of them together was many times more powerful than the previous attack, killing a large number of the surrounding demonic insects.

Duan Hong remained unfazed and stepped in front of Ye Wuxi, saying, "Wuxi, you pick the spirit fruits, I'll take these!"

Having said that, he suddenly took a step forward, his entire being becoming imposing. As wisps of gray-white aura rose from above his head, an overwhelming pressure, like the heavens themselves, swept towards the four of them.

Even though Yuan Xin was mentally prepared, she still showed fear in the face of this terrifying pressure.

Jiang Chen, Fang Tao, and Hua Zhou stared wide-eyed. How could someone at the fourth level of the Xuanwu realm be able to...?

But the group had no time to think, because their unstoppable sword energy suddenly cowered after sensing that oppressive aura.

The void seemed to freeze slightly. Duan Hong suddenly swung his sword again, slashing out. The sword energy spread out, and even the demonic insects scattered in all directions, not daring to approach.

Seeing that Duan Hong could indeed hold off the four people, Ye Wuxi no longer hesitated and turned around to pick all the remaining spiritual fruits.

Seeing this, the four men were filled with rage, but they were helpless. With Duan Hong there, they simply couldn't get through.

With the spiritual fruit in hand, Ye Wuxi gave a soft shout, "Let's go!"

This place is teeming with demonic insects, making it unsuitable for combat. If even more powerful insects were to appear, things could get very difficult. As for the four people, they have plenty of time to deal with them.

Ye Wuxi flew down from the tree, using his movement technique to its fullest extent, and quickly retreated into the distance.

Duan Hong, caught in the midst of the fight, didn't linger. He swiftly swung his sword and disappeared from the four's sight, chasing after Ye Wuxi...

"hateful!"

"Damn it!"

Jiang Chen and his companions cursed in disbelief. They were hailed as geniuses, yet they had been outmaneuvered by two individuals of lower cultivation levels.

However, they quickly ran out of curses, because the scattered demonic insects swarmed back towards them. With the spirit fruit gone, the giant insects became even more enraged and could only vent their anger on the four remaining people…