The burly man with the giant axe, who was leading them, locked his gaze tightly onto Yasuo.

His expression was grave to the extreme.

The ground behind him was littered with the severed limbs and remains of the Liu Family members.

In the air, the smell of blood was thick enough to be nauseating.

To be able to slaughter the entire Liu Family so easily with just his own strength.

How could such a powerful expert have never been seen in the Imperial Capital before?

The burly man took a deep breath, his voice as deep as a giant bell.

"Your Excellency, who on earth are you?"

"What kind of deep, irreconcilable hatred do you harbor against the Liu Family?"

"Why resort to such ruthless methods to slaughter their entire family?"

However, the stern-looking middle-aged swordsman beside him let out a cold snort.

"Don't waste words with him."

The middle-aged swordsman's voice was like ice-tempered blades.

"This person is far too dangerous."

"Take him down first!"

The moment his voice fell, he moved!

Clang—!

A clear, resonant sword chime echoed through the hall!

The ancient longsword at the middle-aged swordsman's waist suddenly unsheathed, transforming into a silver lightning bolt that tore through the night sky, heading straight for Yasuo's throat!

The sword momentum was fast, accurate, and vicious!

There were no superfluous movements whatsoever, only the purest intent to kill!

This single sword strike was enough to pierce through metal and stone, and cut apart rivers!

However, facing this earth-shattering sword strike,

Yasuo didn't even lift an eyelid.

The tachi in his hand was still being wiped in a leisurely manner.

Until the moment that fatal sword edge was about to touch his skin.

Only then did he move.

Clang!

A crisp sound of metal clashing suddenly exploded within the dead silent banquet hall!

Sparks flew in all directions!

The middle-aged swordsman's sure-to-hit sword strike was actually intercepted and precisely parried by Yasuo with his scabbard, striking second but arriving first!

A vast and mighty force surged crazily along the sword body!

The middle-aged swordsman felt a violent shock in the web of his hand, and his entire arm went numb instantly!

Panic seized his heart, and without even thinking, he flicked his wrist, changing his sword momentum once more!

The longsword was like a spiritual snake spitting its tongue, piercing towards Yasuo's heart once again from an extremely tricky angle!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

A dense series of metal collision sounds rang out like a rainstorm!

The middle-aged swordsman's figure moved frantically around Yasuo, the longsword in his hand turning into a sky full of sword shadows, enveloping him from all directions!

Every single sword strike was as fast as a startled swan!

Every single sword strike was incomparably fatal!

However, no matter how fierce or unpredictable his offensive was,

Yasuo remained standing in place, his feet not moving a single fraction of an inch.

The tachi in his hand had not even been unsheathed.

Relying solely on the scabbard, he completely resolved that sky full of sword shadows!

Every parry was just right.

Every collision was incomparably precise.

The more the middle-aged swordsman fought, the more alarmed he became!

How was this possible?!

His swordsmanship was enough to rank in the top ten of the Great Xia Nation!

Yet in front of this person, it was like the nonsense of a three-year-old child!

The opponent's movements seemed simple and unremarkable.

Yet every single move and form seemed to contain the ultimate principles of the Dao of the sword, returning to simplicity!

All of his attacks were easily deciphered by him in the simplest and most direct way!

This was no longer a gap in strength!

This was an overwhelming suppression in swordsmanship!

"Together!"

The middle-aged swordsman let out a furious and shocked roar!

He no longer dared to hold anything back, and the energy within his body surged crazily into the longsword!

A dazzling light suddenly lit up on the sword body!

Seeing this, the leading burly man with the giant axe no longer hesitated.

"Roar—!!!"

He let out a roar like a Ferocious Beast, his knotted muscles instantly expanding, bursting his combat uniform to the verge of tearing!

He gripped the mountain-splitting giant axe tightly with both hands and heavily stomped his foot down!

Boom!

The marble ground cracked in response!

His entire body was like a cannonball fired from its chamber, carrying a momentum of ten thousand jun as he chopped down directly towards Yasuo's head!

Wherever the giant axe passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a piercing screech!

Facing this thunderous strike capable of splitting mountains and rocks,

The corners of Yasuo's mouth finally curled into an amused arc.

His figure suddenly became illusory.

In his original place, only a faint afterimage was left behind.

Boom—!!!!

The giant axe heavily smashed into empty air!

The hard marble ground was easily torn open like tofu!

A terrifying deep pit with a diameter of over three meters abruptly appeared in the center of the banquet hall!

The violent shockwave spread wildly in all directions!

Shattered stones and smoke instantly enveloped the entire hall!

"Where is he?!"

The giant axe burly man missed his strike, and alarm bells rang loudly in his heart!

He abruptly turned his head, his copper-bell-like eyes scanning frantically through the smoke and dust.

"Behind you!"

The middle-aged swordsman issued a horrified warning!

The giant axe burly man didn't even think, turning around with a horizontal sweep!

However, it was too late.

A detached voice echoed leisurely in his ear like a ghost.

"Too slow."

A slender palm, at some unknown time, had silently pressed against his back heart.

The burly man's body stiffened abruptly!

A violent force of thunder violently erupted from that palm without any warning!

Chi la—!!!

Dazzling electric light instantly swallowed his stalwart body completely.

The burly man let out a muffled grunt.

The violent thunder force rampaged wildly inside his body, shocking his stalwart torso into a violent spasm.

But he actually relied on his formidable physical body to forcibly withstand this strike.

Only a charred imprint was left on his skin.

Zhou Huai was somewhat surprised.

What strong defense.

The toughness of this physical body was hardly any worse than the current Xiang Yu.

"Roar—!!!"

The burly man let out a heaven-shaking roar, the muscles on his arms bulging and knotting like iron blocks.

The mountain-splitting giant axe in his hand whipped up a gale that tore the air, sweeping horizontally across Yasuo's waist!

This axe was immensely powerful, enough to split a small mountain in half!

Boom—!

The load-bearing structure of the entire banquet hall emitted a painful groan under this axe, collapsing by more than half.

Countless shattered stones and smoke plummeted down, and the screams of the guests were completely covered up.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Yasuo's figure was like a ghost, calmly leaping backward and easily dodging this heaven-destroying and earth-shattering strike.

He even had the leisure to pat off the dust stained on his trench coat.

Looking at the three people facing a formidable enemy, he waved his hand casually.

"You are not on my must-kill list."

"I have no intention of making an enemy of you."

"Once I kill Liu Zhenxiong, this old dog, I'll leave immediately."

"Not a chance!"

The female mage let out a clear shout, high-raising the crystal-clear ice crystal staff in her hand.

"I will never let you succeed here!"

The moment her voice fell, an extreme cold current centered on her spread crazily in all directions!

The temperature of the air dropped abruptly, and a thick layer of frost quickly condensed on the ground.

Countless sharp ice picks condensed out of thin air, shooting towards Yasuo's location like a rainstorm!

Facing this familiar ice skill, Zhou Huai sneered in his heart.

His figure instantly vanished from the spot.

Yasuo's previous location, along with a range of several meters around it, simultaneously turned into a crystal-clear ice sculpture.

The next second.

Yasuo's figure had already appeared tens of meters away, in front of that dying old man.

Exactly Liu Zhenxiong.

Liu Zhenxiong struggled to raise his head, seeing that icy face close at hand, a desire for survival burst forth in his turbid old eyes.

He looked at the three powerful experts in the distance, using his last bit of strength to call out hoarsely.

"Save... save me..."

The middle-aged swordsman's expression changed, no longer caring about anything else, his figure turned into a stream of light, rapidly supporting towards Liu Zhenxiong's direction!

"Scram!"

Yasuo let out an explosive shout, his voice like a startled thunder.

He didn't even turn his head, just a backhanded sword strike.

Clearly it was an ordinary sword strike, yet it carried the terrifying sword momentum of a collapsing mountain.

The middle-aged swordsman's heart was filled with terror, and he only felt an irresistible, surging great force crashing head-on into him.

The longsword in his hand let out a wail, shattering inch by inch!

His entire person was even like a kite with a severed string, heavily hacked flying away!

Boom!

He crashed through a wall, heavily tumbling into the ruins, blood spraying wildly from his mouth.

Only then did Yasuo slowly turn his head, looking down condescendingly at the lingering old dog on the ground.

In his eyes was an unmelting iciness and disgust.

"Old dog, time to die!"

Having said that, there was no more nonsense.

The tachi in Yasuo's hand swept across a cold arc.

Chi la!

The already crumbling energy barrier in front of Liu Zhenxiong was easily torn apart like thin paper.

The sword light fell.

A head filled with terror and unwillingness soared up into the sky.

Blood gushed crazily like a fountain from the severed neck.

Liu Zhenxiong's headless corpse twitched twice before completely losing all vitality.