Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 666 - 665 Cat catches mouse

At this moment, a hundred miles from where Xu Ping’an was,

Song Lingxue hid behind a giant rock, her face filled with anxiety.

In front of her, four figures were locked in a fierce battle with the Golden Winged Cloud Peng.

These four were none other than Du Yuan, Tang Qingyu, Song Kaitian, and Yu Chenglin.

All four of them were quite strong, but against the Golden Winged Cloud Peng, they still seemed utterly outmatched.

However, it seemed the Golden Winged Cloud Peng had no intention of killing them and was merely toying with them at the moment.

"Bang!"

With a swipe of its claw, the blade light from Song Kaitian’s sword was shattered, and he, along with his entire body, was slammed harshly into the ground.

He created an immensely deep crater upon impact.

Upon seeing this, Song Lingxue’s face drained of color with fright.

Yu Chenglin wasn’t faring much better; when hit by the Golden Winged Cloud Peng’s wing, he was forcefully thrown backward by five hundred yards, crashing through several giant trees before coming to a stop.

His body was riddled with fractures and covered in wounds.

Tang Qingyu wielded his Sharp Sword and was also covered in injuries, with blood trailing from the corner of his mouth–obviously seriously hurt.

Of course, the most gravely injured was Du Yuan, who had already lost an arm and suffered multiple fractures; a huge bloody hole gaped in his chest, and his whole body was drenched in blood.

The sight of this made everyone’s scalps tingle with dread.

Indeed, aside from these four and Song Lingxue, the rest had gathered together.

They had initially intended to group up and leave this place together.

But unexpectedly, just as they met up, the Golden Winged Cloud Peng had caught up with them.

And then, this scene had unfolded.

"Damn it, what do we do? If this goes on, they’re all going to die, and we’ll probably die too," Tang Jun said anxiously.

"We can’t even get involved in a battle of this level. I got blasted away before I could even get close," Qin Mu sighed, shaking his head.

He was the strongest among them, aside from Song Kaitian and their group, with a strength that had reached the Ninth Rank of the Fifth Layer Realm.

Even so, he had no right to participate in the fight.

The storm generated by the flapping wings of the Golden Winged Cloud Peng was enough to blow him away.

"I think the Golden Winged Cloud Peng doesn’t really want to kill them; it seems to be playing with them," Li Fuchen frowned and said.

"Indeed, if the Golden Winged Cloud Peng meant to kill, it probably would have done so by now. Even Commander Du Yuan would not be able to withstand a single move from it," Long Zhan nodded in agreement.

"Even so, won’t the Golden Winged Cloud Peng eventually decide to attack? What should we do?" Yu Chenshan responded.

"How about we just run? Better save one than none, we can’t let their sacrifice be in vain," Tang Jun immediately suggested.

His suggestion was met with contemptuous looks.

It was evident they all thought Tang Jun was too cowardly, proposing to flee on his own.

"What a waste of space, how can you even say that? They are fighting; how can we just run for our lives?" Song Lingxue said with a look of scorn.

"Did I say anything wrong? I am an Alchemist. I’m simply not suited for combat. Staying here would be pointless self-sacrifice. It would be better to escape now and find a way to take revenge later," Tang Jun argued.

"You have the gall to say that? You just want to save your own skin. Why bother with such excuses?" Song Lingxue retorted with a cold snort.

"You think you’re brave? If anyone’s a coward, it’s your master. We all came here, and yet your master didn’t show. I bet he’s too scared to come out of hiding," Tang Jun angrily shot back.

"Shut up! My master is nothing like that. Wasn’t it thanks to my master that you were able to escape earlier?" Song Lingxue scoffed.

"Thanks to your master? Are you joking? With a master at the Ninth Rank, Fourth Layer Realm, he could never hold off the Golden Winged Cloud Peng on his own. At least make up a believable excuse," Tang Jun said, disdainfully.

"You..." Song Lingxue was furious and on the verge of striking.

"Enough, stop arguing. What we need to consider right now is what to do," Qin Mu intervened.

"We’ve just arrived here without any reinforcements; what can we do?" Tang Jun replied.

Hearing his words, everyone frowned.

The battle continued in the sky.

The injuries of the four combatants kept worsening.

The Golden Winged Cloud Peng seemed intent on tormenting them, repeatedly knocking them down without letting them escape.

It was like a cat that had caught four mice and wasn’t eating them, just constantly playing with them.

"Bang!"

Song Kaitian was sent flying once again.

Yu Chenglin was also wildly spitting blood from being beaten.

It was even worse for Du Yuan, his last arm was torn off by the claw of the Golden Winged Cloud Peng.

Blood spilled across the sky.

"Die," fury surged in Tang Qingyu’s eyes.

The Sharp Sword in her hands erupted, unleashing a tremendously powerful Power of Dao Principles.

"Hmph!"

However, just at that moment, the Golden Winged Cloud Peng’s figure flashed, appearing directly in front of Tang Qingyu.

"This is called the Power of Dao Principles? Little girl, you’re too weak. I remember he intervened before just to protect you and another girl. I wonder if he will show up if I kill you," the Golden Winged Cloud Peng said with a light laugh.

The voice wasn’t loud, but it was like an explosion in Tang Qingyu’s ears.

It was looking for Xu Ping’an?

Tang Qingyu’s heart jolted, and she realized she couldn’t move at all.

It was as if she was locked in by an immense force and completely unable to make a move.

At this moment, Tang Qingyu understood that the strength of the Golden Winged Cloud Peng was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

This Golden Winged Cloud Peng had been toying with them from the beginning.

"He won’t come," Tang Qingyu said through gritted teeth.

"Then go die," the Golden Winged Cloud Peng seemed to be infuriated.

Its huge claw reached straight for Tang Qingyu.

As if to crush Tang Qingyu in its grip.

"Sister Qing Yu..." Song Lingxue immediately turned pale with fright.

Qin Mu and the others also showed a drastic change in color.

Upon seeing this, Du Yuan, Song Kaitian, and Yu Chenglin’s expressions also changed.

But they were already seriously injured at the moment and couldn’t come to the rescue in time.

Tang Qingyu closed her eyes, a look of despair shining through them, as if waiting for death’s arrival.

"If you dare crush her, I will chop off your bird head and drink it," a bone-chilling voice echoed from the void.

Then, a figure appeared out of nowhere, punching the Golden Winged Cloud Peng’s claw.

"Boom!"

A loud noise resounded.

The Golden Winged Cloud Peng was sent flying.

And that figure remained unmoved.

Tang Qingyu opened her eyes, looking at the towering figure that had suddenly appeared before her, her eyes filled with disbelief.

The crowd below was also startled, gazing at Xu Ping’an who had arrived just in time, with a trace of joy on their faces.

"Master, I knew Master would come. How about that, my Master is not the kind to covet life and fear death; you are," Song Lingxue exclaimed with excitement.

Tang Jun’s face turned sour, but he coldly snorted and said, "Even if he has come, what’s the use? Can he defeat the Golden Winged Cloud Peng?"

Upon hearing this, the previously elated expressions of Long Zhan and the others instantly collapsed.

Yeah, even with Xu Ping’an’s arrival, he wasn’t a match for the Golden Winged Cloud Peng, was he?

"Xu Ping’an? Is this guy, he didn’t die?" Du Yuan was also full of surprise.

After the previous Soul explosion, he had thought Xu Ping’an was dead.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ping’an was still alive.

"Are you alright?" Xu Ping’an asked Tang Qingyu with a smile.

"I’m… I’m fine. Why are you here? The Golden Winged Cloud Peng wants to kill you," Tang Qingyu said hastily.

Xu Ping’an, however, simply smiled lightly: "Don’t worry, it can’t kill me."

Tang Qingyu was startled, staring at Xu Ping’an’s confident face.

For some reason, she had the illusion that Xu Ping’an could indeed defeat the Golden Winged Cloud Peng.