### Chapter 6: Those Who Block Me Shall d*e
Thousand Bird City has a rich history, and over thousands of years, it has experienced glories that could almost put it on par with the prestigious Heavenly Sword Sect.
Since Li Ying Tian took over as the Sect Leader, he has always dreamed of revitalizing Thousand Bird City, restoring its prestige, and perhaps even surpassing the Heavenly Sword Sect to become the number one among the Seven Great Sects.
If this wish were to come true during his tenure, he would undoubtedly go down in history, revered and worshipped for millennia.
Therefore, when he learned that Thousand Bird City was about to face catastrophe, potentially resulting in its ultimate demise, and despite the odds being incredibly slim, he never backed down. After all, he is the Sect Leader of Thousand Bird City—anyone could give up, but not him.
Even if Thousand Bird City were to be destroyed, he would fall alongside it; this was his only pride as the Sect Leader.
But before that, whoever dared to plot against Thousand Bird City, he would risk his life to ensure the enemy does not succeed.
Extermination of Immortals?
A mysterious organization that has lurked silently for years instantly tries to poke its nose into Thousand Bird City as soon as it shows its face.
So what if they know a few dirty tricks? Do they really think that the venerable Thousand Bird City, with its millennia of heritage, is made of paper mache?
Let this sword show you,
A mantis’ arm against a chariot—only a dead end awaits.
In an instant, a massive red sword materialized above Li Ying Tian’s raised right arm, its radiance shattering the dim twilight and capturing everyone’s attention.
The players from Cold Wind City were immediately hit with a system notification.
[Warning! Warning! Level 130 boss appears, extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous!]
[Note: boss is in an invigorated state, +10% to all attributes, duration 5 minutes.]
The players, upon seeing the repeated notifications, knew they were in for a ride with Li Ying Tian’s terrifying power.
It was like they were in a side-scrolling action game and had hit the final boss battle.
Thank goodness they had the Extermination of Immortals NPCs to temporarily fend them off, but judging by the situation, things didn’t look great; the previous barrage from the boss had already cut the Demon-Slaying Squad’s numbers in half.
Now, with Li Ying Tian flaunting an invigorated glow and summoning a massive red sword, it looked like he was about to unleash a slaughter.
Could Wei Wenxuan withstand the unbridled fury from the boss?
For Strong Brother, the newly-minted member of the Extermination of Immortals Demon-Slaying Squad, feeling utterly useless despite his burning bloodlust was just miserable.
He knew his own limits; charging in recklessly would only hinder his teammates, maybe even drag his master down with him.
But the opponent was Li Ying Tian,
one of the leaders among the Seven Great Sects of the Human Race.
Though the Demon-Slaying Squad has buffed themselves up, actually defeating him wouldn’t be a walk in the park.
In just two exchanges, Li Ying Tian quickly identified the weaknesses of their self-healing buffs. In a flash of chaos, two squad members met their unfortunate ends in front of the others.
Fortunately, Little Musashi was unharmed.
It wasn’t just Strong Brother; the players from White Feather City and the viewers in the official streaming room were all riveted on the scene unfolding outside the city.
In the strength-obsessed Asking Dao Continent,
with Li Ying Tian’s immense power, it would be a piece of cake for him to wipe out an entire city single-handedly if he wanted to.
No one could withstand the sharp edge of his sword.
So at this moment, even though Cold Wind City had temporarily turned the tide with the help of Extermination of Immortals, they couldn’t claim victory until the enemy boss was down.
Once Li Ying Tian made a move, they would face the pressure of a Level 130 boss. Achieving a final win would be incredibly tough.
“Clang!”
As soon as Li Ying Tian struck, he moved like lightning, vanishing from his spot and reappearing right in front of Wei Wenxuan in the blink of an eye.
The massive red sword swung down rapidly,
and Wei Wenxuan could only hurriedly raise his sword to block.
His reflexes were quick, but the gap in strength couldn’t be covered by a mere healing buff.
With a sharp crack, Wei Wenxuan’s sword shattered.
He could only watch in horror as the razor-sharp edge of the red sword was almost upon him, ready to slice him precisely in half.
“Dual Wield! Heaven Tyrant Slash!”
The closest Little Musashi lunged at Li Ying Tian.
If Li Ying Tian ignored her, while slaying Wei Wenxuan, he would also sustain injuries.
Though with Little Musashi being silver-tier, it wouldn’t seriously hurt Li Ying Tian, a little bloodshed was certainly inevitable.
A Sect Leader could not be harmed by a mere minion!
Li Ying Tian instantly withdrew his sword aimed at Wei Wenxuan and spun around, the red sword and the dual blades collided violently in an X formation.
“Crack…”
Even a samurai’s dual blades couldn’t withstand the sharpness of the red sword. Visible cracks appeared where they collided and progressively extended outward with the standoff.
Just a second later,
the dual blades were crushed into a shower of fragments under the oppressive force of the red sword.
“d*e!”
Li Ying Tian ruthlessly brought down his sword.
“Shink…”
That was the sound of blade meeting flesh,
and in the final rays of twilight, the onlookers could clearly see the silhouette of a body split in two.
A fountain of bl**d soared upward, eventually transforming into a rain of crimson droplets showering down.
Everyone froze,
barely believing their eyes.
“Captain, Captain!”
Little Musashi cried out, her voice tearing through the air.
As it turned out, just as Li Ying Tian was about to land the fatal blow, Wei Wenxuan had kicked the frozen Little Musashi away, using his own body as a shield against the sword’s edge.
He didn’t even have time for a last word, giving Little Musashi a final look filled with peace and tranquility.
Until bl**d completely obscured his face.
“No… no! Captain, Captain!”
“Waaah… Captain…”
Little Musashi’s tears burst forth, her voice hoarse and desperate.
This tragic scene was captured in its entirety by the game’s official livestream 360-degree camera.
Even the moment Wei Wenxuan glanced at Little Musashi before his demise was slowed down for the audience, coordinated with the heavy thud of his body falling and the bl**d erupting in a looped replay.
Coupled with Little Musashi’s heart-wrenching wails, the emotional impact hit a staggering 120%.
Even the toughest of men would find themselves shedding tears in this moment, sighing deeply in sympathy.
The Demon-Slaying Squad’s captain just died like that?
This is scientifically impossible!
He had looked so cool and charismatic when he made his entrance, like a true main character—was he the second coming of Chen Jin Nan?
But that wasn’t the point.
The real focus was that Little Musashi had taken a sword hit for Wei Wenxuan, and immediately after, Wei Wenxuan, unarmed, protected Little Musashi with his body, choosing d*ath over allowing her to get hurt.
What kind of pure and fiery emotion was this?
After all, there might have been a heart-rending history between the two…
Waaah, poor Little Musashi!
Watching the one she once loved d*e to save her.
[Cold Value +347 from Li Ying Tian of Thousand Bird City]
[Cold Value +245 from Liang Yue of Cold Wind City]
[Cold Value +10089 from Strong Brother of Cold Wind City]
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[Cold Value +0.5 from Player A]
[Cold Value +0.4 from Player B]
[Cold Value +0.7 from Player C]
……
This Strong Brother deserves some focus in training; just his contribution to Cold Value over these two days equals that of dozens of NPCs.
Truly deserving of being dubbed the springing artifact.
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P.S.: Breakfast is here! Let Strong Brother quench your thirst.
