True Solution of the Sword Dao

Countless frost swiftly encased the surrounding woods in a world of ice and snow. Waves of chill spread everywhere.

Saglas’s naked killing intent was released without any pretense.

The faces of the Qia Family’s twin Successors changed slightly.

"Saglas, I have long heard of your domineering and arrogant nature, but the rumors do not do justice to the person himself," the male among the twins said in a deep voice, "Very well, this time we concede. Let’s go!"

A group of Qia Family elites all suppressed their anger, but the force contained within the cold was like a bomb, ready to explode at any moment. The only ones in the team who could confront Saglas were the leading twin Successors, and since the leader had spoken, no one else dared to say otherwise.

"Let’s go!!"

The group retreated rapidly and re-entered the forest. Soon, the rustling of the grass grew fainter, and their figures vanished from sight.

Only then did Saglas slowly withdraw his aura.

But the surrounding woods had already been completely frozen into a snowfield, impossible to thaw in a short period.

"You." He turned his gaze to Nailisha and the others, "If there’s a next time..."

"There won’t be!! Absolutely not!!" Chen Fengnan stepped forward, shouting, and stood in front of Zhou Sixue, whose face was pale.

"Keep moving," Saglas withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

The skinny man on the side also glanced at the few with a smile but said nothing and followed suit.

In the crowd, Lin Fei observed Saglas with interest.

"This man appears cold and ruthless, but deep down, he’s fragile and kind. Too bad, I had planned to observe for a while longer..."

"So, my lord, shall we leave the group now?" the man in gold asked through telepathy.

Lin Fei nodded slightly.

"I’ve already got enough Purple Raw Ore. I did not expect that Red Armor, like us, would distribute resources in advance before going to the battlefield. There’s no need to follow them at a slow pace now, let’s complete the mission in our own way."

The bottleneck of the Star Shattering Sword Technique was due to the inability to break through the Qi Cultivation Realm. Now that he had enough Raw Ore, Lin Fei could no longer hold back.

"And our relationship with Nailisha and the others..." the man in gold asked.

"If possible, we can choose to maintain it. However..." Lin Fei’s gaze suddenly swept towards the forest to one side.

At the same time, Saglas also looked in that direction.

"Here they come!" Both thought at the same moment.

A red light flashed by overhead, exploding suddenly above everyone’s heads like a miniature sun.

"It’s Red Armor’s flash grenade!! Take cover!!"

"Quick, use the Cloud Mist Bomb!!!"

"My eyes!!"

The whole team quickly descended into chaos. The formation was disrupted,

"Ah!!"

Several screams had just started when they were abruptly cut off.

A series of piercing, strange shouts rose from the woods, in a language utterly incomprehensible.

Nailisha and the others were dazzled by the flash grenade, too, but luckily, the main direction of the attack was at the front of the team, with no movement at their rear.

Layers of multicolored light films slowly rose but were instantly pierced by laser-like beams of attack. Following a few muffled grunts, several more fell to the ground within the team.

A multitude of energy auras kept drawing closer.

"We are surrounded," Lin Fei said calmly. He slowly drew the Black Demon Sword from his waist, and wisps of black Qi began to emanate.

The man in gold stood by his side, just gripping the hilt of his sword.

Countless frost appeared around them once again. The bone-chilling cold spread indiscriminately, affecting both friend and foe.

Clearly, Saglas was making his move.

In front of Lin Fei and the others, a burst of purple-black radiance suddenly exploded. The surrounding trees broke off and collapsed.

"What do we do now!?" Nailisha looked vigilantly at the chaos ahead.

Everyone was fighting, but most were using protectives shields to defend themselves. The enemies were few in number, and all opted for long-range attacks to suppress them.

Being at the tail end of the team, they were momentarily in a relatively safe spot.

"Sneak away!" Chen Fengnan growled lowly, "If we stay here... Hmph!" A red beam slammed harshly against the potential energy shield around his body, causing ripples to dance across it.

"Go now! Run back!" The group managed to escape the battlefield unharmed and unchased.

After fleeing several miles in a panic, the group finally caught their breath.

Nailisha was bent over, panting heavily with great breaths.

"How... How could there be so many Red Armors? I counted and there were definitely at least forty or fifty around us, and there were so many with a D-level aura..."

"Where are Feilin and the others?" Zhou Sixue asked suddenly, causing the others to realize that Feilin and the man in gold were nowhere to be seen.

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Lin Fei stood at the back of the muddled group, calmly watching the battle ahead.

Boom!

A large tree fell beside him with a crash, scattering countless fragments of ice and snow.

"My lord, shall we take action?" the man in gold whispered, licking his lips.

"No rush."

The ear-piercing shrieks continued, along with roars and screams, and unintelligible shouts mixed in.

"Die!!" A Red Armor giant thrust a black metal rod fiercely toward Lin Fei’s back.

"I did understand that sentence." The warrior in golden armor pointed with his finger, and the black metal rod immediately rebounded, striking directly on the forehead of the one clad in Red Armor.

With a smack, the head of the Red Armor burst open like a watermelon. Blood, brain matter, and bone fragments splattered in all directions.

"Ah!!"

Two more Red Armors rushed forward, their auras both around F-class. They viciously swung different short knives, hacking down.

Dark energy instantly thickened around Lin Fei, forming two ghostly faces that rushed towards the pair with a grotesque laugh.

With two faint sizzling sounds, the two men were pierced through by the ghostly faces. The red energy shields that had just appeared on their bodies dissipated instantly, utterly useless.

The two of them toppled to the ground next to Lin Fei, following the inertia.

The commotion here grew and began to attract the attention of the Red Armors.

Immediately after, several more Red Armors, each with a stronger aura, charged over.

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The outside world

At Merrill’s residence.

Cheng Guang was engrossed in writing some software, typing rapidly on the computer.

Lin You was lying on a sofa beside her, taking an afternoon nap.

Feil sat at a table.

"Where are Merrill and the others?"

"Chris’s sister has arrived, Merrill has to discuss the situation with Chris carefully," Cheng Guang paused with her fingers, replying in a soft voice. "After all, it’s that woman..."

"Yeah," Feil’s voice also became unusually heavy.

"We have to be prepared, in case negotiations fail..." Cheng Guang frowned.

Smack!

Both turned to look at Lin You on the sofa.

The girl’s head hung off the couch’s edge, her saliva quietly dripping to the floor.

"Truly an age without worries," Feil commented.

"Indeed," Cheng Guang blinked, then resumed working.

"What do you mean indeed? You’re not much older," Feil said with a pout. "By the way, where’s your father Xilan? There’s been no news of him. Have you found anything?"

Cheng Guang’s fingers stalled, and she shook her head slightly.

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Lin Fei held the Black Demon Sword, the intense dark energy continually emanating from the blade.

Within several meters around her, not a single Red Armor dared to advance.

The ground was already littered with the bodies of several Red Armors.

"It’s the Black Demon Sword. But it’s quite rare to see it enhanced to this extent," whispered a member of the Black Armor team.

The surrounding battle momentarily halted.

Blood slowly dripped down Saglas’s arm. With a solemn expression, he stared intently at the two people opposite him.

One was a muscular man with a little bit of hair on top of his head, and the other was a dark-skinned woman with long hair. Neither of them wore any leather armor, clearly also Successors.

Despite the surrounding snow and ice, the ground within a few meters of the two was normal, without a trace of snow or ice.

The rest of the Red Armors encircled the Black Armor side.

The Black Armor side gathered together.

Only Saglas and Lin Fei in gold armor still stood apart from each other.

Originally, Lin Fei had planned to leave quietly. But the sudden turn of events made him choose to stay. Firstly, to observe the strength of the Successors, and secondly, he encountered someone familiar. All attention was concentrated on him, making it impossible to slip away unnoticed.

The Red Armors and the Black Armors were in a standoff, both sides temporarily at a stalemate. But Saglas’s arm seemed to be severely injured, and he couldn’t stop the bleeding, just dripping blood, and his complexion was getting paler, obviously suffering from an internal injury from a previous battle.

"Kill them!!" The leading pair of Successors roared, surprisingly in English.

Red halos tightly wrapped around their arms like water, and both charged straight toward Saglas, who stood still.

Lin Fei’s thoughts raced. If he pushed the Black Demon Sword to its limits, he would barely have C-class strength and would find it difficult to save Saglas. However, if he used the Sword Technique, he might instantly rise to B-class, especially now that someone was closely watching him.

Hesitating for an instant, he still made no move.

With a final roar, Saglas saw a faint vision of a snow-white woman behind him again. Numerous white ribbons of light flowed out from behind, converging in his hands as he bravely faced the two attackers, charging towards them.

The white ribbons of light collided with the red halos fiercely, and almost immediately, with a shattering sound like glass, Saglas was sent flying backward.

Bang!

He hit a large tree and rolled down.

The two Red Armor Successors were about to follow up and strike, to finish off their opponent once and for all.

In a flash, a beam of red light shot over from the distance.

Boom!!

The red light smashed just a meter in front of the two. The intensely concentrated force was precisely reduced to a small red sphere, instantly pulled into the hands of a man within the red light.

"Xia Longque..."

Lin Fei’s expression darkened. "It’s indeed him."

Xia Longque didn’t glance at the others, walking straight toward Lin Fei. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)