Two Half-Step Great Grandmasters and two Grandmaster of Great Accomplishments closed in for the kill, but Xu Yan was completely unfazed. Sword light surged, Sword Intent permeated the air, and an aura of slaughter enshrouded the battlefield.

Rumble!

The expressions of the two Half-Step Great Grandmasters turned solemn. This person's strength was extremely formidable, and they could not afford to lower their guard.

A mighty pressure surged outward, vaguely resembling the descent of heavenly might.

This was precisely the prestige of a Great Grandmaster. However, being merely Half-Step Great Grandmasters after all, they were ultimately much weaker compared to a true Great Grandmaster.

Even so, they were still not something Grandmaster Martial Artists could rival.

Hum!

Xu Yan's sword light rippled, as if it could shatter at any moment.

His figure staggered backward, appearing as though he could barely hold on, and he revealed a major flaw.

The opportunity has come!

A fierce glint flashed through the eyes of the two Grandmaster Martial Artists, and their figures abruptly lunged forward to kill. Their strikes were incomparably ruthless, pushing their Grandmaster aura to the extreme.

Right at this moment.

Roar!

A dragon roar rang out. With a strike from Xu Yan's left palm, two Golden Dragons surged forth, charging toward the two Grandmasters.

"Careful!"

The expressions of the two Half-Step Great Grandmasters drastically changed.

While fighting them, the opponent actually still had the spare energy to fake a flaw and lure them in to strike?

"Die!"

One Half-Step Great Grandmaster held a long saber that bloomed with a cold gleam, violently charging over in an attempt to save the two Grandmasters.

However, as a dragon roar sounded, the terrifying dragon might seemed capable of making all living beings grovel. The minds of the two Grandmasters instantly shook, and their entire bodies swayed.

"Not good!"

Their hearts sank as they realized something was amiss. They frantically circulated their cultivation technique, attempting to shake off the influence of the dragon might, but in the end, it was already too late!

Boom!

The Golden Dragons struck with devastating force, instantly exploding, followed by being pulverized into dust.

Bang!

At the same time, the berserk attacks of the two Half-Step Great Grandmasters blasted open Xu Yan's sword light, but he used Transposition to dodge away.

Amidst the fierce battle, there was no time to pick up the spirit bills that had fallen onto the lake surface when the bodies of the two Black-robed figures exploded.

After killing the two Grandmasters, Xu Yan let out a breath, his gaze gradually turning sharp.

It was time to kill the Half-Step Great Grandmasters.

He had been worried that those two would run away while he was intensely fighting the two Half-Step Great Grandmasters, so he set up a flaw to lure the enemies over and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

"It's your turn now!"

Amidst the rippling of Xu Yan's sword light, Sword Intent emerged, and the Mountain River Sword Intent enshrouded downward.

"Who are you, Your Excellency? We ask ourselves and believe we share no enmity with you!"

One Half-Step Great Grandmaster said in a deep voice.

"If you want to know who I am, sure. First, state your names and which faction you belong to!"

Xu Yan spoke.

The two Half-Step Great Grandmasters were fit to burst with anger. What the hell, you don't even know which faction we belong to, yet you come to kill people?

This is going too far!

"You're courting death!"

The two of them closed in from the left and right to kill him. Amidst rumbling sounds, lake water surged into the sky, exploding mid-air, the water droplets seeming to contain terrifying murderous intent.

"My spirit bills!"

Xu Yan was furious. The spirit bills that had fallen into the water were now completely gone.

There should have been tens of thousands of spirit crystals there, right?

How heartbreaking!

"You destroyed my spirit bills, go to hell!"

Xu Yan fiercely stared at that Half-Step Great Grandmaster.

Mountains and Rivers descended instantly. In a split second, Golden Dragons coiled within the Mountains and Rivers, and a dragon roar rang out!

Mountain and River Dragons Roar!

That Half-Step Great Grandmaster only felt the dragon roar shake his mind, as if he had instantly entered a world of Mountains and Rivers.

"Not good!"

His expression changed in horror.

What kind of sword technique was this?

Roar!

Letting out an angry roar, the prestige of the Half-Step Great Grandmaster was stimulated to the extreme. Amidst rumbling water pillars, he spun upward, attempting to break out of the descending crisis.

Just as his mind broke free from the Mountains and Rivers, what he saw before his eyes was a sword light that annihilated everything, carrying a sharp and murderous aura that seemed to bury all living beings.

And he, too, was a member of those living beings!

Puff!

His body instantly split apart, and the items on him all fell into the water. His physical body shattered continuously, and after a short while, it turned into flying ash.

It was as if he had been buried within the Mountains and Rivers.

"I told you to destroy my spirit bills!"

Xu Yan was beyond furious!

Gulp!

The remaining Half-Step Great Grandmaster was covered in cold sweat at this moment, terror flashing in his eyes.

A single sword strike killed a Half-Step Great Grandmaster?

What kind of terrifying sword technique was that?

Flee!

His first thought was to escape!

Moving his body, he swiftly fled.

"Where are you going!"

Xu Yan moved his body and instantly gave chase to kill him.

A Half-Step Great Grandmaster possessed very strong strength and wasn't slow, but Xu Yan was even faster.

Ahead was a tall building.

It was precisely Wushuang Pavilion!

"Grandmaster Wushuang, save me! Someone is killing people in Thousand Star Lake!"

Feeling the sharp aura behind him, as if he would die the very next moment, that Half-Step Great Grandmaster cried out in panic.

He hurriedly roared.

At this very instant, Wushuang Pavilion was shaken.

Numerous Grandmaster Martial Artists soared into the air, looking at the person fleeing in such a sorry state.

"Is that a Half-Step Great Grandmaster?"

"Who is that, actually chasing down a Half-Step Great Grandmaster?"

In this instant, numerous Martial Artists were terrified beyond measure.

Hum!

An aura akin to heavenly might suddenly emerged from Wushuang Pavilion. A cyan figure, shrouded in a hazy mist, stepped out.

"Grandmaster Wushuang, save me quickly! A madman has no regard for a Great Grandmaster and is committing massacres in Thousand Star Lake!"

That Half-Step Great Grandmaster roared in pleasant surprise.

"A Great Grandmaster cannot save you either!"

Xu Yan didn't care about a Great Grandmaster appearing; he would kill the person first!

Roar!

With a flash of his figure, he had already arrived above the other party's head.

How could the speed of Heavenly Thunder Flash be something the other party could compare to?

Mountain and River Dragons Roar!

With a slash of his sword, Mountains and Rivers emerged, dragon roars echoed, instantly overturning with a Sword Intent that buried all living beings!

"You!"

That Half-Step Great Grandmaster's expression changed in horror as he frantically erupted with his own strength, attempting to block this sword strike. As long as he blocked this sword strike and the Great Grandmaster arrived, the opponent wouldn't be able to kill him.

He exerted all his strength, willing to suffer heavy injuries just to block this sword strike.

However, Xu Yan's sword strike was meant to kill him for sure!

He wouldn't give anyone a chance to save him!

In terms of strength, these two Half-Step Great Grandmasters were inferior to Yin Hong, falling short by more than a margin.

Meanwhile, Xu Yan's Transparent Sword Heart had reached Great Mastery, and he had also comprehended Myriad Phenomena of Mountains and Rivers. Compared to when he fought Yin Hong, his strength had greatly improved.

The sword slashed down.

Mountains and Rivers overturned, burying all living beings, and that Half-Step Great Grandmaster was buried within them.

"Grandmaster Wushuang, save..."

The voice was faint and ultimately fell silent.

His body was immediately torn apart under the Sword Intent, and then further ground down into flying ash.

On the rippling azure water surface floated piece after piece of spirit bills, belonging to that Half-Step Great Grandmaster.

Xu Yan waved his hand and scooped up the spirit bills on the water surface.

At this moment, the Martial Artists of Wushuang Pavilion were all shaken beyond belief.

A Half-Step Great Grandmaster had just died like this?

Furthermore, after Grandmaster Wushuang appeared, the opponent resolutely and decisively killed the person anyway.

The commotion of this battle was immense, shaking Thousand Star Lake. All the Martial Artists looked toward the youth who was picking up spirit bills, smiling with delight as he folded them and tucked them into his bosom.

Grandmaster Wushuang had already appeared, yet at a time like this, he was still caring about picking up spirit bills?

After finishing picking up the spirit bills, Xu Yan prepared to return to that small island. After all, the interior hadn't been looted yet.

The commotion of the battle was quite loud; what if someone else beat him to it? Wouldn't that mean his efforts were in vain?

"Do you plan to just leave like this?"

At this time, Grandmaster Wushuang's indifferent voice sounded.

Xu Yan looked up at the other party, feeling a chill in his heart. "So strong! Much stronger than the Great Grandmaster Shifu killed. Is this the foundation of Wushuang Pavilion?"

"I've already killed the people, why stay if not to leave? I still have to go take back what belongs to me."

Xu Yan was not cowed at all.

If he couldn't beat them, he could run; there was no shame in that.

When his strength grew stronger, he would come back and beat this Great Grandmaster to death!

The group of Martial Artists in Wushuang Pavilion all swallowed hard. How arrogant this youth was, completely not taking Grandmaster Wushuang seriously at all.

This was Grandmaster Wushuang! Because of her existence, many Experts did not dare to act presumptuously in Wushuang Pavilion.

Even if a Great Grandmaster came, they still had to abide by the rules.

"The rules of Thousand Star Lake forbid fighting and killing. Did you not know?"

Grandmaster Wushuang's tone remained indifferent.

There wasn't much emotional fluctuation; her joy or anger could not be discerned.

"I didn't know!"

Xu Yan shook his head and added, "Even if I had known, since they took my things, I would still have taken action."

The surrounding Martial Artists broke out in cold sweat. He truly was arrogant; even if he knew, he would still do it?

Did he still have Grandmaster Wushuang in his eyes?

With these words spoken, even if Grandmaster Wushuang wanted to let him off the hook, it was no longer possible.

"What things of yours did they take?"

Grandmaster Wushuang's tone remained indifferent.

"Spirit crystals and Spirit Herbs, anyway, all those things of theirs belong to me."

Xu Yan said solemnly.

"Regardless of the reason, you took action, killed people, and soiled Thousand Star Lake. You must give an explanation."

Grandmaster Wushuang's tone grew stern.

"I admit to killing people."

However, Xu Yan said with a look of dissatisfaction, "As for soiling Thousand Star Lake, I refuse to admit to that. I scattered their ashes, and they long blew away with the wind. Not a single drop of blood dripped into the water, so how did I soil Thousand Star Lake?"

The Martial Artists:...

What you said makes so much sense! You directly annihilated people into ash without a single drop of blood falling into the water, so it wouldn't soil Thousand Star Lake!

Even Grandmaster Wushuang was momentarily silenced.

"Regardless, you killed someone in Thousand Star Lake. You must give an explanation!"

Grandmaster Wushuang said in a deep voice.

"How annoying. If you want to fight, just make it quick and stop dawdling. I still have to go back and loot... take back my things. What if someone else takes them? Will you compensate me?"

"You woman are way too nagging. I'm leaving!"

Xu Yan wore an impatient look.

He still had to hurry back to loot the courtyard; if someone beat him to it, he would suffer a huge loss!

Gulp!

The Martial Artists were so scared right now that they didn't dare to breathe out loud. They felt a suppressive aura.

Grandmaster Wushuang seemed angry!

The anger of a Great Grandmaster—how terrifying was that?

Especially someone like Grandmaster Wushuang, a top-tier existence among Great Grandmasters.

However, as the party involved who angered the Great Grandmaster, they were shocked to discover that after finishing speaking, the opponent completely ignored the angry Grandmaster Wushuang, flashed his figure, and vanished into the horizon in an instant.

That speed was beyond imagination!

Boom!

An aura like heavenly might descended instantly, frightening the Martial Artists so much that they nearly groveled on the ground.

Grandmaster Wushuang was fit to burst with anger. He actually just turned around and left, completely ignoring her, a Great Grandmaster.

Moving her figure, she was about to give chase, but finally paused for a moment. She reined in her aura, turned around, and returned to the top of Wushuang Pavilion.

The Martial Artists wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and hurriedly left Wushuang Pavilion, wondering in their hearts why Grandmaster Wushuang hadn't pursued and killed him.

She just let that youth off like that?

"Who was that youth?"

"I don't know."

"What do you guys say, could it be Xie Lingfeng from Sword Sovereign Cliff? Such powerful swordsmanship, and so young..."

Someone asked in contemplation.

"It's possible."

The rest of the Martial Artists suddenly understood, seeming to know the reason why Grandmaster Wushuang had spared the youth.

"That explains it then. Xie Lingfeng is a prodigy of Sword Sovereign Cliff and is treasured. If Grandmaster Wushuang were to bully the juniors with her superior status, how could Sword Sovereign Cliff let the matter rest?"

"That makes sense. Furthermore, I heard that Xie Lingfeng seems to be the only son of Xie Tianheng, the current Sword Master of Sword Sovereign Cliff. Given how strong Great Grandmaster Xie is, even Grandmaster Wushuang is not a match."

The Martial Artists discussed animatedly.

Meanwhile, the instigator, Xu Yan, had returned to the place where the battle first started and picked up all the remaining spirit bills on the water surface.

Looking back with a glance, he felt some confusion: "That so-called Grandmaster Wushuang didn't chase after me? Is she that easy to talk to?"

He felt a bit astonished. This Grandmaster Wushuang had a very broad mind; he had made her lose face, yet she didn't mind it at all?

"This Grandmaster Wushuang has managed to retrieve her life. If she had hunted me down, once I made a breakthrough, I would come back to beat her to death and then loot Wushuang Pavilion..."

Thinking this, Xu Yan suddenly felt a bit regretful.

If Grandmaster Wushuang had hunted him down, they would have a feud. Him coming to take revenge and then looting Wushuang Pavilion would be completely reasonable, right?

This Wushuang Pavilion was very wealthy!

"What a pity!"

Xu Yan shook his head, stopped dwelling on Wushuang Pavilion, and instead excitedly looked toward the courtyard on the small island.

"Inside, there should be treasures stored, right?"

Excitedly arriving on the small island, he entered the courtyard and began looting.

"Next target, Seven Stars Academy!"

Xu Yan had already decided that after looting the courtyard, he would set off for Seven Stars Academy.

Go there to discuss martial arts and spar, to discourse on the Dao of martial arts, to browse the book halls of Seven Stars Academy, to understand the martial arts of the Inner Domain, take the essence for one's own use, and fuse all techniques into one's own Dao!

In the top-floor courtyard of Wushuang Pavilion.

"I'm going to beat that arrogant bastard to death!"

Grandmaster Wushuang said angrily.

The Plain-Clothed Woman pulled her down to sit, one hand stroking her constantly heaving and turbulent chest, and said, "Shifu, if you really beat him to death, our Wushuang Pavilion will also cease to exist."

"Even injuring him would have very serious consequences."

Grandmaster Wushuang sneered and said, "How could I be afraid of Xie Tianheng?"

"Shifu, you aren't afraid, but Young Master Xie didn't offend our Wushuang Pavilion anyway. He merely killed a few people. Just as he said, not a single drop of blood dripped into the lake, and he didn't soil Thousand Star Lake."

The Plain-Clothed Woman continued to comfort her.

"I'm still upset, I'm going to go teach him a lesson!"

Grandmaster Wushuang grew angrier the more she thought about it. What kind of attitude was that?

What did he mean by dawdling?

He even said she was nagging!

Preposterous!

The Plain-Clothed Woman pulled her back and said, "Shifu, how could you catch up to him now? Young Master Xie's Movement Technique is unfathomably profound, and his speed surpasses even ordinary Great Grandmasters."

"Even if you had gone to chase him back then, you might not have caught up. Once you offend Young Master Xie, if he is narrow-minded and holds grudges, that wouldn't be good!"

Grandmaster Wushuang was still furious, raging, "It's all your fault for telling me not to strike! Otherwise, I could have taught him a lesson just now!"

"Yes, yes, it's all this disciple's fault."

The Plain-Clothed Woman admitted her fault.