The night was deep and pitch black all around. It was the darkest time before dawn.
The sound of thunderous hooves broke the silence of the night sky as a team of knights galloped through the pitch-black darkness.
It is extremely dangerous to let horses out at night. If you are not careful, a tragic horse accident may occur.
However, each of the knights in this team is not an ordinary person.
Even those who are at the bottom of the martial arts ranking have second-rate martial arts and first-rate riding skills.
It was Ni Kun, Zhao Min and their group.
Each of them rode two horses, and all of them were fine horses from Dayuan. They rode at full speed and arrived at the foot of Mount Hua in just midnight.
The majestic and steep mountains are already before our eyes.
Suddenly, several figures jumped out from the woods beside the road, pounced on them on all fours, and with strange roars, they pounced on the cavalry like tigers descending from the mountains.
Bang bang bang!
With a few loud noises, several unridden spare horses on the outside of the cavalry were knocked sideways by the figures and crashed into the riders in the middle of the cavalry.
"It's Xu Fu's divine beast!"
Chen Xuanfeng let out a low shout, stepped on the stirrups with both feet, leaped off the saddle, and slid sideways for about a few feet. He used a heavy weight and stepped on the back of the horse that was rushing towards him, stopping the horse's momentum and knocking it to the ground.
Mei Chaofeng, Shi Wanbao, A Da, A Er, A San and Gang Xiang followed suit and each trampled down a horse.
The eight divine arrows took off their big bows at the same time, bent the bows and put arrows on them, and shot eight powerful arrows at the same time at a "divine beast".
Puff puff puff!
A dull thud was heard, and the eight armor-piercing arrows that were powerful enough to pierce through iron armor shot at the throat, heart and other vital parts of the beast, only stopping its flying momentum for a moment, and then the arrows bounced off one after another.
The divine beast continued to chase the cavalry vigorously.
The Eight Divine Archers were shocked and were about to continue shooting arrows when Dongfang Bai said calmly:
"The divine beast is invulnerable to swords and guns. It's pointless to waste your efforts."
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves, and several cold stars sparkling with azure starlight shot out and hit a divine beast.
The cold star was as thin as a hair, and when it hit the body of the divine beast, the wound on the front was only a tiny pinhole.
But when it came out of the back, blood and flesh flew all over the back of the divine beast, and several blood holes the size of sea bowls were blown out.
With such injuries, even though the divine beast had strong vitality, it fell to the ground with its head up, without making a sound, and died instantly.
When Dongfang Bai made his move, Zhu Yuyan also raised her slender jade finger and pointed out with a round golden finger. The light golden finger force was like a spiral golden cone, and with a puff, it opened the skull of a mythical beast.
Seeing the two men kill a divine beast each with ease, Zhao Min's subordinates such as A Da were unwilling to be outdone. They wanted to compete with them and each faced a divine beast.
However, as soon as they started fighting, Ada and others were shocked.
However, it was a divine beast that seemed vulnerable in the hands of Dongfang Bai and Zhu Yuyan, but it could actually tie with them in a one-on-one fight.
This kind of monster is not only extremely powerful and agile, but also has bones of steel and is invulnerable to swords and guns. Its skin and flesh have extremely strong defense against internal force, making it difficult to blast internal force into its body.
They can take advantage of their fearlessness of pain and use various tactics that will result in mutual destruction or even mutual destruction.
Ah Da and the others did not have such strong physiques, and they did not dare to exchange injuries with the divine beast, so they were restrained for a while.
Chen Xuanfeng, Mei Chaofeng, and Shi Wanbao had already seen how powerful the divine beast was, so they were not at all arrogant. The three of them joined forces to deal with the divine beast.
Chen Xuanfeng used a set of grand and extremely sharp claw techniques. The sound of his claws breaking through the wind was like a sharp blade tearing through the air. Even if the divine beast was invulnerable to swords and spears, and even armor-piercing arrows could not penetrate it, if it was hit by his claws, a thin layer of skin and flesh would be scraped off.
Not only were his claws powerful, but when he attacked, his arms would occasionally make a crackling sound and suddenly grow a foot in length, and he managed to injure the beast several times against all odds.
When Ni Kun saw this, he thought to himself, could this be the Nine Yin Divine Claw?
Look at how Chen Xuanfeng's claw technique is dignified and upright, without any sinister or evil aura. Could it be that Huang Yaoshi taught them the authentic Nine Yin Scriptures?
Chen Xuanfeng used claws to fight the divine beast, and occasionally even dared to use his shoulders, back and other strong parts to take the beast's attacks. He was hit by the beast with a bang, but he only groaned slightly and his face turned pale. His horizontal training kung fu was only slightly inferior to the beast's iron bones.
Mei Chaofeng held the dagger that she had taken from Ni Kun, which could cut through iron like mud, and used it to perform the Peach Blossom Island swordsmanship.
The sword moves in agile and graceful manner, elegant and beautiful. With flickering green light, it is like petals falling, but murderous intent is hidden deep inside. From time to time, it pierces a bloody hole in the body of the divine beast, or cuts off a piece of flesh from its arm.
The two men were from the same school, had the same mind as husband and wife, worked in perfect harmony, and both had mastered martial arts, so they dared to confront the divine beast head-on.
Shi Wanbao was mixed in the middle, feeling that he was completely redundant, so he simply did not participate in the attack. He only displayed a steady and simple sword technique, concentrated on defense, and helped Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng resist the fierce attack of the beast.
The three of them joined forces and killed the divine beast in just a hundred moves.
Looking again, Ada and the others were still struggling with their opponents.
Seeing this, Zhao Min frowned and looked unhappy.
After riding for most of the night, she was already a little tired, her hair was disheveled, she was breathing heavily, and her forehead was covered with fine sweat.
Seeing that his generals performed poorly, not to mention compared with Ni Kun's concubines, they were even inferior to Li Xiuning's generals. He was tired and angry, and suddenly he could not control his temper. He took the long sword hanging on the saddle with his slender hand and was ready to go down in person.
Ni Kun beside her chuckled and raised his hand to stop her:
"They are just monsters, why should Zhao Neishi take action himself? Tsunade, crush them."
Tsunade smiled and without moving, her figure suddenly disappeared from the horse's back.
When he reappeared, he was already beside the divine beast that was fighting with Ah Da. He punched out casually, and his white and tender fist hit the divine beast with unstoppable force, knocking the divine beast flying. Before it hit the ground, its entire body exploded into a puff of blood mist.
Then Tsunade's figure disappeared again, and when she reappeared, she was already above the divine beast opposite Ah Er. She stepped on the beast's head with one foot, and then, like hammering a nail, she stomped the beast into the mud.
When Tsunade disappeared, the place where the divine beast sank into the mud suddenly spurted out a fountain of blood, but its entire body that was buried in the mud was shattered into pieces.
In this way, Tsunade disappeared and reappeared twice in a row, and the remaining two divine beasts were beaten into powder by her punches and kicks.
After killing the four divine beasts with a few moves, Tsunade appeared out of nowhere on the horse's back, sitting steadily, as if she had not moved at all.
When she disappeared and reappeared several times in succession, no one could see her movement process clearly. The whole process was like teleportation out of thin air.
Seeing this blonde "barbarian girl" with a proud bust, delicate facial features, and a hint of nobility, like a lady from an aristocratic family, and seeing how she had such amazing skills, Zhao Min's eyes twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but look at Ni Kun with a new respect.
Honestly speaking, although Shi Wanbao, Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng praised Ni Kun as a miracle, Zhao Min would always be somewhat skeptical about their claims unless she saw Ni Kun's methods with her own eyes.
But now…
Her subordinates, such as A Da, are all first-rate masters, but they cannot defeat a divine beast even in a one-on-one fight.
As for the concubines around Ni Kun, there was the woman in white who killed a divine beast with just a finger in the air, and the woman with blonde hair who moved as if teleporting and killed four divine beasts with just a gesture.
He actually had such a strong woman by his side, and they lived in peace with each other. No matter how capable Ni Kun was, his ability to deal with women alone was enough to make Zhao Min admire him.
After killing several mythical beasts that blocked the way, Ni Kun and others continued to move forward and rushed to the valley entrance at the northern foot of Mount Huashan.
The East Peak of Mount Hua is also known as the "Chaoyang Peak", a popular place for watching the sunrise in later generations.
There is a small platform on the top of the peak.
Xu Fu stood on the edge of the platform with his hands behind his back, and in front of him was a steep and dangerous cliff that was bottomless.
He stared at the deep valley below with a deep gaze, and whispered to himself:
"Twenty-four people?
"Except for Ni Kun and the others who besieged me last time, the rest are not worth mentioning..."
From his tone, it seemed as if he could see through the eyes of those divine beasts and clearly see the number and cultivation level of Ni Kun's group.
"Third Lady, it seems that Ni Kun really has some feelings for you..."
Xu Fu turned around and looked at Li Xiuning, whose entire body was sealed in a block of black ice, with only his head and face exposed, and said with a smile:
"It's only been one night, and they actually came to Huashan to save you."
Xu Fu did not seal Li Xiuning's internal strength.
But Xu Fu's black ice was indestructible, and even Dongfang Bai couldn't penetrate it with one blow. Li Xiuning's skill was not enough to resist the cold air of the black ice and maintain body temperature, so it was impossible for her to break out of the ice on her own.
After hearing Xu Fu's joke, Li Xiuning sighed and said:
"Why are you joking, Mr. Xu?
"Mr. Ni is surrounded by beautiful women, how can he be interested in Xiuning with his vision?
"Mr. Ni's trip is not for Xiuning, but for you, Mr. Xu.
"In fact, it was completely unnecessary for Mr. Xu to kidnap Xiuning here.
"Even if Xiuning is not arrested, as long as Mr. Xu shows up, Mr. Ni will definitely come looking for you."
Xu Fu snorted coldly, his eyes turned cold:
"That thief Ni Kun seems easy-going, but he is actually extremely arrogant. He doesn't even take me, Xu Fu, seriously!
"If I don't catch you, even if he knows that I'm back, as long as I don't run into him, he won't even bother to look at me!"
Li Xiuning said helplessly:
"Mr. Xu really underestimates himself..."
Xu Fu said coldly:
“No matter who he came for, since he has come to Huashan, he has embarked on the road of no return that I have arranged for him!
"Li Xiuning, don't worry, I won't kill you.
"After killing Ni Kun, I will need to use you to control your father and brother one by one..."
Li Xiuning closed her eyes and said indifferently:
"Mr. Xu is overthinking.
"Even if they use me as a hostage, my father and brother will not surrender to Mr. Xu."
Xu Fu sneered and said:
"Do you think I want to use you as a hostage to threaten Li Yuan and Li Shimin?
"Naive! How can you guess my methods?"
Having said that, Xu Fu flicked his sleeves, and the black ice grew and sealed Li Xiuning's mouth and nose, leaving only a small air hole so that she could barely breathe.
"Ni Kun and his men have already gone up the mountain. Third Lady, just sit back and watch how I will turn the tables and take the heads of Ni Kun and his men!"
Ni Kun and his party dismounted at the entrance of the valley at the northern foot of the mountain, used their lightness skills to travel through the mountains and forests, and climbed towards the East Peak of Mount Huashan.
At first the road was easy to walk on, but halfway through, the mountains became steep and the forests were dense, with cliffs everywhere, leaving almost no place to step.
Fortunately, everyone in the group is not mediocre, so they can continue to move forward quickly.
When passing by a cliff, the top of the cliff suddenly loosened for unknown reasons, and dozens of rocks, some as big as water tanks and some as big as houses, fell down with a loud bang.
When Zhao Min saw this, her face suddenly turned pale.
Because of the location where everyone was at that time, there was a steep cliff on the left and a bottomless dangerous cliff on the right. There was only a two-foot-wide path on the edge of the cliff for walking.
Moreover, the path is still several dozen feet away from the end in front, and one has to retreat more than twenty feet to return to the open area.
More than twenty people were lined up in a long line on the steep cliff path. No matter how good their martial arts skills were, there was nowhere to dodge.
"I never thought that I, Zhao Min, would die here..."
Seeing the huge rock falling down, Zhao Min leaned against the cliff with her back, her body trembling, her legs weak, and her heart filled with despair.
Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, who were following behind Zhao Min, were only startled at first, and then quickly raised their eyes to look at Ni Kun.
Ni Kun, who was standing in front of him with several people between him and the others, glanced up at the dozens of falling rocks as if nothing had happened. Then he flicked his sleeves and lightning-like sword auras shot out with rumbling thunder sounds.
The magnificent lightning illuminated the surroundings with a snow-white glow.
Amid the roar of thunder, dozens of huge rocks were shattered into powder by dozens of swords in an instant, and then scattered like snow in the strong wind at the edge of the cliff.
"It's been a while since we last met, and yet you have new magical powers! Brother Ni, you are really good at giving people surprises!"
Mei Chaofeng gave Ni Kun a thumbs up and smiled brightly.
A smile also appeared on Chen Xuanfeng's serious face and he nodded to him.
A Da, A Er, A San, Gang Xiang and the Eight Heroes of the Divine Arrow looked at Ni Kun with eyes full of awe, as if they had seen a god.
Zhao Min blinked in confusion, unable to believe that she had gotten through a life-and-death crisis so easily.
Recalling what happened just now, she only saw Ni Kun gently waving his sleeves, and then her vision was filled with bright lightning, and the deafening sound of thunder echoed in her ears, and she could hardly see anything clearly.
So, it was Ni Kun who averted this fatal disaster just now?
As he waved his sleeves, lightning flashed and thunder roared. This kind of divine power...
When she looked at Ni Kun again, Zhao Min couldn't help but feel a hint of awe in her eyes.
If he weren't so lustful, he would be a perfect man.
She thought to herself.
Ni Kun waved his hands and smashed dozens of boulders of different sizes, as if he had done something insignificant, and said with a smile:
"It seems that Xu Fu has prepared some small gifts for us, but it doesn't matter, this is the only trick he has. Be a little more careful and keep moving forward."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tsunade, who was leading the way, began to walk forward with big strides.
After walking across this cliff, we arrived at a pine forest.
As soon as we stepped into the pine forest, black fog rolled up and enveloped the entire pine forest in thick black fog.
Then the sound of heavy footsteps, accompanied by the rustling of iron chains, reached everyone's ears.
Soon, a three-meter-tall humanoid monster with a ferocious face, protruding fangs, a huge body, muscles developed to the point of being almost deformed, no hair on the body, iron-black skin, and each arm dragging an iron chain with a strange-shaped serrated sickle at the end appeared. It seemed to be staggering, but in fact it rushed into everyone's sight at an incredible speed.
Seeing this humanoid monster, Ni Kun couldn't help but look a little strange.
Because of the shape of this monster, it looks very much like the mine boss Lich King in Legend of Mir 2.
This situation even made Ni Kun involuntarily recall the familiar advertising slogan: If you are a brother, come and chop me!
However, before the memories ended, the Corpse King was defeated.
Tsunade rushed forward and punched, smashing the upper body of the monster that looked like the mine corpse king into pieces. It looked mighty and domineering, with a deep evil aura, which put Zhao Min and others under great pressure and made Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng look solemn.
Unfortunately, the monster didn't drop any equipment...
As soon as the monster died, the black fog dissipated immediately. Ni Kun shook his head speechlessly and looked towards the top of the East Peak:
"Xu Fu, give it some strength!"
Xu Fu at the top of the mountain seemed to have heard Ni Kun's ridicule, his eyes twitched slightly, and he whispered in a nonchalant tone:
"It's just a warm-up game before the main show begins... The condemned prisoners also need a good meal before being beheaded. You are all dying, so I will allow you to be proud for a while..."
Down the mountain.
Ni Kun and his group continued to climb the mountain and came to a cliff. This time Ni Kun raised his hand to stop everyone and ordered them to retreat.
After everyone retreated dozens of feet, Ni Kun stared at the cliff for a while, suddenly raised his right hand, spread out his five fingers, and a line of blood spurted out from each fingertips, condensing into a bloody big hand, which flew over and slapped the cliff heavily.
Bang!
With a crisp sound, several cracks appeared where the bloody hand slapped.
Then the crack spread like lightning, and in a blink of an eye, it covered the entire cliff.
Then there was a loud bang, and the entire cliff, which was more than thirty feet high and fifty feet long, collapsed. The sound of the landslide was deafening, and smoke and dust covered the sky and the earth.
Tsunade, Zhu Yuyan, and Xiaoqing each swung their fists, smashing several large rocks that were flying towards them.
Zhao Min and the others were stunned, looking in shock at the cliff that had half fallen off the cliff next to it and the other half turned into rubble. They couldn't believe that Ni Kun had actually collapsed such a huge cliff with just a "casual palm".
Ni Kun did not take credit for himself, and explained with a smile:
“The interior of this cliff is already filled with hidden energy, ready to go.
“Once we passed under the cliff, the hidden energy exploded, and the cliff collapsed immediately, burying us under the landslide.
"Xu Fu's move was quite sinister, but unfortunately he couldn't hide it from me.
"My palm strike only triggered the hidden power that Xu Fu had laid down in advance."
Since he practiced the Amitabha Sutra, his spirit and soul have grown stronger and his spiritual perception has become more acute.
The hidden power deployed by Xu Fu could deceive everyone else except him.
The trap set by Xu Fu was detonated. Ni Kun and his party stepped on the rubble and calmly passed the collapsed cliff, which was no longer steep and difficult to walk on. After walking for a while, the East Peak of Mount Hua was in sight. The figure of Xu Fu in a wide robe and with a sanctimonious look could be vaguely seen on the edge of the cliff.
"Huashan East Peak is indeed steep!"
Ni Kun looked at it for a while, frowned and said:
"The terrain is too narrow and having more people is useless."
Given the terrain of Mount Hua East Peak, even if he went up alone to fight Xu Fu, he would find the terrain too narrow and there was no room to move. How could there be room for someone to fight alongside him?
"It seems that Xu Fu deliberately chose this place so that he could fight me one-on-one and avoid being besieged...
"I brought so many helpers with me, but in the end, I can't replicate the beating we had in the Yangzhi battle!"
Ni Kun stroked his chin, pondered for a while, and said:
"Xiaoqing, follow me. The others stay."
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves, followed the natural ridge stone path which was only a few feet wide and had steep cliffs on both sides, and strode towards the top of the East Peak.
Xiaoqing followed closely behind him, taking light steps, and went to the top of the mountain with him.
Given the terrain of East Peak, even Tsunade has no space to move, except for Xiaoqing, whose body size can be large or small and can ignore the cliffs.
Everyone else could only stay at the foot of the mountain, looking up and watching Ni Kun and Xiao Qing leave.
Xu Fu looked down at Ni Kun who came with Xiao Qing alone. He sneered in his heart and said loudly:
"Ni Kun, last time you relied on your numbers to defeat me by chance. This time, I specially selected this place for you. Let's see how you can still be so shameless and bully the few with your numbers!"
Ni Kun smiled and said:
"Xu Fu, you are too shameless to say that.
“You have practiced for more than a thousand years and have an immortal body, but I am less than eighteen years old and still a young boy.
"With your age, qualifications, and cultivation, you have bullied the weak to such an extent, and you still have the nerve to accuse me of bullying the weak with the majority?"
Xu Fu's expression suddenly became as gloomy as water.
What he hates most is being criticized for his age.
It seemed as if all his skills of more than a thousand years had been passed on to the dog, yet he was always being beaten by young men who were not even a fraction of his age.
In anger, Xu Fu felt a surge of anger rising to his head, and he screamed:
"You still dare to talk nonsense when you are about to die! Ni Kun, you little thief, prepare to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Fu pointed his finger and a blast of thunder exploded the air, bringing with it extreme cold that froze the air into frost, and it rushed towards Ni Kun.
Ni Kun flicked his finger and a ray of lightning sword energy shot out. Amidst the eye-scorching white flash and with the sound of rumbling thunder, it collided head-on with Emperor Tian's mad thunder.
Boom!
The entire mountain top shook slightly, and the power of Emperor Tian's thunder exploded, turning into a white frost mist and scattered in all directions.
However, the thunder blade still had some power left, breaking through the thick frost and fog and shooting at Xu Fu.
Xu Fu was secretly surprised.
I didn't expect that after not seeing him for just over half a month, Ni Kun's strength had actually improved. The sword energy had changed from the previous evil pale white gold energy to a righteous, blazing white gold energy filled with the energy of thunder. Its power had increased dramatically.
Without thinking, he bent his finger again and shot out a ray of lightning from the sky, cutting off the remaining force of the sword.
"Xu Fu, your skills seem to have regressed!"
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"And I have made great progress. Even if you deliberately choose this favorable terrain today, you can't escape death!"
As he spoke, he took a step into the diffuse white frosty fog, and soon broke out of the fog and strode towards the top of the mountain.
Xiaoqing also followed him into the frost and fog, but Xu Fu only had Ni Kun in his eyes and did not realize that Xiaoqing, who had walked into the frost and fog, had not come out for a long time.
Seeing Ni Kun getting closer and closer, Xu Fu stared at him with his eyes and shouted: "How shameless!"
He formed a sword with his fingers and pointed it in the air. Several pine trees on the mountain peak shook, and pine needles fell all over the sky. Under the urging of Xu Fu's true energy, they all turned into "needle swords" that could break gold and split stone. Countless needle swords condensed into a black-green dragon over ten feet long, which covered the sky and attacked Ni Kun with its fangs and claws bared.
Seeing Xu Fu's move, Zhao Min and others were all shocked.
Just by watching from a distance, they felt as if an invisible sword energy was coming towards them, piercing their bodies and causing dull pain as if they were being pricked by needles, and tears could not help but seep out of their eyes.
However, Ni Kun, who was facing Xu Fu's move "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin", just smiled leisurely, flicked his sleeves, and thousands of lightning-shaped thunder and electric auras surged out and danced wildly in the sky.
For a moment, the night sky was filled with bright lightning, illuminating the surrounding area, and thunder rumbled, shaking all directions.
Seeing this scene, even Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng, who already knew how powerful Ni Kun was, were stunned with shock. They did not expect that after half a month of separation, Ni Kun's strength had reached such a level.
"How is it possible for a person to cultivate so fast?" Chen Xuanfeng was speechless for a rare moment.
"So... Brother Ni, you are a god from heaven who has descended to earth, right?" Mei Chaofeng murmured in response.
As for Zhao Min and others who saw Ni Kun use his full strength for the first time, they were so excited that they were shaking all over and their mouths were dry.
When I look at Ni Kun, bathed in lightning, with his sleeves flying, walking with his hands behind his back amidst the thunder and lightning, I have the same thoughts as Mei Chaofeng:
Master Ni, could it be that you are the god who controls thunder and lightning?
Otherwise, how could he release all the lightning in the sky and bring down such a violent thunderstorm with just a wave of his sleeve?
Even Zhu Yuyan and others saw Ni Kun's "Thunder Prison Sword" for the first time.
While being dazzled by the lightning blades flying all over the sky, they were all certain that the young master might have regained some of his magical powers from his previous life and was one step closer to his former realm of "true immortal".
At this moment, everyone on the East Peak of Mount Hua, including Li Xiuning who was sealed in the black ice, was immersed in the shock of Ni Kun waving his sleeves to bring down the heavenly calamity, and was almost unable to extricate themselves.
Even Xu Fu's pupils shrank suddenly in shock, and he screamed in his heart:
"How is that possible? It's only been over half a month!
"More than half a month ago, he only had thirteen evil sword auras. How come more than half a month later, he has cultivated a thousand lightning sword auras?
"What on earth does he eat to cultivate?"
In shock, he used all his strength to activate the dark green dragon formed by countless pine needle swords to collide with the lightning sword energy dancing wildly in the sky.
In an instant, the top of the mountain was filled with earth-shaking sounds of metal clashing, lightning, thunder, and rocks cracking...