Chapter 856: Who Dares to Touch My Junior Sister?

The clouds stirred from all directions.

In the blink of an eye, two half-saint successors had arrived.

On top of that, various figures who dominated different regions showed up.

The situation suddenly became extremely precarious.

Xiao Wanfeng stared at the scene unfolding before him, his courage nearly shattered.

At that moment, he desperately missed Xu Shao—if Xu Shao were here, these people wouldn't dare act so boldly.

Su Qianqian, however, felt no worry at all.

If things went south and she couldn't fight them off, she could still grab the space source stone and flee. As long as she held out for a while, help would eventually arrive.

As for Xiao Wanfeng, she was even less concerned about him.

As long as he revealed his status as a subordinate of the half-saint successor Xu Shao, even if they captured him, they wouldn't dare do much harm.

Besides, Xiao Wanfeng had nothing of value on him except the 100,000 points from finding the space source stone—he was completely broke otherwise.

Attacking him would only provoke Xu Shao's wrath—who would be foolish enough to stir up that trouble?

"How have you considered it?"

Jiang Xian spoke, but his words didn't seem directed at Su Qianqian. Instead, they sounded like he was discussing with the other powerful figures how to divide up the space source stone next.

Before anyone else could respond, Su Qianqian had already raised her sword vertically again, her eyes filled with determination.

"You, all come at me together!"

Her grandfather had never backed down against enemies like the Eighth Sword Immortal.

How could she surrender to just a few hundred or thousand people?

"Arrogant!"

The trial participants were provoked by her brazen attitude.

A mere Sword Sect member who couldn't even defeat a half-saint successor—how dare she talk about taking on everyone single-handedly?

"In my opinion, let's just capture this woman. Then, as for dividing the space source stone... it'll be every man for himself!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and suddenly, everyone was eager to move.

But before acting, they still couldn't help glancing at the half-saint successors for their cue.

Jiang Xian grew impatient.

It was just a Sword Sect, after all—he'd seen them before.

Since this young woman refused to submit, he was more than happy to take both the space source stone and the points for himself.

Duo Er simply shrugged and looked elsewhere indifferently, showing no interest in joining the fight for the source stone.

She planned to wait and strike last.

The upcoming chaos of battle wasn't suited for individual action anyway.

In her eyes, the only real enemy was Jiang Xian.

Tang Zheng, gripping his great blade, burst into laughter:

"Good! All of you charge first, but if you want the space source stone, you'll have to get past me. Losers... heh, just hand over your points obediently!"

He had no interest in the space source stone—his eyes were set on everyone's points.

"Kill!"

The outcome was clear—no one paid attention to this fool.

Tang Zheng only had one blade, and he clearly wasn't suited for group fights; he could only take on one person at a time. This had already been exposed during the previous fire source stone battle.

Thus, the pack of wolves let out thunderous roars and launched their charge.

"Rumble..."

The mountains trembled as nearly a thousand trial participants rushed forward. Various energy waves bombarded the air before even landing, causing the ground to shake like an earthquake, with rocks rolling and buzzing.

"I can only hold them off for one wave. After that, we split up and run," Su Qianqian said cautiously, turning to Xiao Wanfeng.

Xiao Wanfeng: "..."

Where am I supposed to run?

Just then, under the watchful eyes of Jiang Xian, Duo Er, and the others, Su Qianqian once again raised her great sword Gui Xue horizontally.

With a whoosh, a vortex swirled at her feet.

The Void Great Dao was drawn in, causing the thousand rushing figures to stall simultaneously.

"Is this the time rule from Huan Jian Shu, something only one in ten thousand can comprehend?" Jiang Xian exclaimed in surprise.

He hadn't witnessed Su Qianqian's previous sword strike; he'd only heard about it after arriving.

Seeing it firsthand now, he realized her abilities were even more advanced than he'd imagined.

"What a genius..."

Duo Er from the Black Heart Fruit clan also showed surprise in her eyes.

At such a young age, to comprehend and execute such sword techniques...

This level of talent would be considered extraordinary even in a half-saint family.

"No wonder they say the sword cultivators of the Eastern Domain are not to be trifled with—are they all this formidable?"

Duo Er seemed to recall some unpleasant memories.

Not long after entering the Yun Lun Mountains, she had remotely provoked a sword cultivator, which is why she had jokingly responded when Jiang Xian invited her to join forces that night.

But that time, neither side had actually fought; they only clashed auras from a distance.

Even so, the power of that Sword Dao throne had left Duo Er deeply uncomfortable.

If it came to a real fight, she wasn't entirely confident she could escape unscathed.

Of course, that was a Sword Dao throne!

The young Sword Sect member in front of her had clear limits to her abilities.

She wouldn't cause much of a stir.

"Kill—"

The roars echoed, accompanied by the energy waves from various innate and grandmaster experts, overwhelming even the color of the sky.

In Su Qianqian's eyes, only the tragic hues reflected from the various attribute spirit techniques remained.

She stood firm.

Until those myriad energies, struggling against the time barrier, finally reached her.

It was as if the great sword in her hand, charged for what felt like an eternity, gave a faint, almost imperceptible tremble.

"Buzz—"

With just that tremble, a terrifying shockwave erupted, forcing Xiao Wanfeng to retreat step by step.

The boy was terrified.

He felt as though Su Qianqian's small body contained a volcano suppressed for eons.

And now, it was about to erupt!

"Zhen Dao..."

The great sword Gui Xue swept back, tearing a massive black arc through the void.

Then, facing the onslaught of energies, Su Qianqian's body was lifted high by the sword momentum, arching into an inverted semicircle in midair.

Her great sword flipped nearly 360 degrees, from in front of her, over her head, to her back, and finally straight to her heels!

In that instant, time seemed to stop.

The heavily charged great sword, sweeping back to its limit, struck the ground with full force before the nearly thousand trial participants could react.

"Zhen Dao: Force Shattering Mountains and Rivers!"

With a delicate shout, a massive boom resounded.

The moment Gui Xue struck the ground, a visible shockwave erupted from the center, spreading across hundreds of feet in an instant.

This single sword strike not only engulfed the myriad energy attacks but also enveloped all the casters—the nearly thousand trial participants.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Only three could react in time: Jiang Xian, Duo Er, and Tang Zheng, who was still sneakily farming points.

In that split second, they felt their hairs stand on end and frantically retreated hundreds of feet away.

Then, one by one, they turned back with horrified expressions to witness the scene.

"Boom!!!"

A cataclysmic explosion followed Su Qianqian's sword creating a abyss.

It was like dropping a small nuclear bomb on flat ground. The erupting dust was swept up by the shockwave, scattering in all directions but unable to dissipate fully.

In the end, it was pushed straight into the sky.

A massive mushroom cloud evolved layer upon layer, growing from smallest to largest, until it blotted out the sky.

The world was plunged into darkness!

The three onlookers saw that after Su Qianqian's sword strike, the trial participants were thrown into chaos—limbs and wreckage flying, some even losing their heads.

"Zhen Dao?"

Jiang Xian's face was full of shock as he murmured, "Zhen Dao from the San Qian Jian Dao? What kind of comprehension does this girl have? Even if she started cultivating in the womb, it's impossible for her to master both the time rule of Huan Jian Shu and push Zhen Dao to this level at such an age. Just who is her master?"

Duo Er covered her mouth and nose, her eyes wide, but she suddenly laughed.

"I think she's way more fun than Xiao Wanfeng. I'm taking her!"

Tang Zheng stared in stunned silence at what had just happened:

"Is this the San Qian Jian Dao? I haven't even grasped the essence of my great blade, and this girl is already so far ahead. No wonder my master told me to stop playing with knives and focus on body forging..."

Piercing screams echoed everywhere.

After a brief moment of vacuum, cries of pain erupted from all sides.

"My leg, ahhh..."

"My jade pendant—dammit, that's a protective jade that can withstand a throne-level strike!"

"Weren't they saying this girl was weakened? How can she still unleash an attack like this?"

"My head... wait, where's my body?"

"My hand!!"

Grandmaster experts might survive the shockwave with their various defensive spirit tools.

But the cannon fodder innate cultivators charging alongside them had no chance.

Without clan-granted defensive spirit tools, they were either maimed or killed on the spot—over 99 percent were sent straight out of the Yun Lun Mountains.

"Pfft!"

In the midst of it all, Su Qianqian leaned on her great sword Gui Xue and couldn't help but spit out blood.

The San Qian Jian Dao was too difficult.

And this strike had been charged to its absolute limit.

The backlash alone nearly shattered her internal organs into pieces—after all, she wasn't an innate body cultivator.

"Run now... I can't hold on..."

Su Qianqian could barely turn her head, but her voice was firm as she urged Xiao Wanfeng.

When she struck, she had already protected this ordinary boy.

Otherwise, just the residual shockwave would have reduced him to pulp.

"I..." Xiao Wanfeng stepped back, gritted his teeth, rushed forward, and tried to support Su Qianqian to carry her away.

But upon touching her, he could feel every muscle in her body twitching in agony.

Even worse, the hands gripping the sword—from her shoulders to her palms—were cracked and bleeding.

Clearly, this sword strike was beyond what a young Sword Sect member could endure.

"Put me down—we have to split up and run!"

Su Qianqian weakly turned her head, her tone resolute.

Since no reinforcements were coming, she had to cling to the space source stone and draw the enmity away. Staying with Xiao Wanfeng would only get them both killed.

"Impossible."

Xiao Wanfeng rejected the idea without a second thought and scooped her up.

The girl was weightless in his arms as he bolted into a run.

"My sword..."

Su Qianqian's face was pale as she pointed at the discarded great sword Gui Xue, her eyes full of sorrow.

This was the heavy sword passed down by her grandfather, weighing as much as ten thousand jun!

Once bound to her, she could wield it with ease.

But for anyone else—even a grandmaster—it would be nearly impossible to lift, let alone an ordinary person like Xiao Wanfeng.

There was no way he could carry her and the sword.

"What a hassle—why not just use a wooden sword!" Xiao Wanfeng grumbled in frustration, but he understood that a sword was a sword cultivator's lifeblood. He turned back, still holding Su Qianqian, and reached for Gui Xue.

"Don't go back!" Su Qianqian panicked. "That's my grandfather's sword—you won't be able to pick it up. Even if we leave it, no one else can..."

Swoosh.

With a soft sound, Xiao Wanfeng sheathed his wooden sword on his back, held Su Qianqian with one arm, and with the other, effortlessly lifted the great sword Gui Xue.

Su Qianqian: ???

She was dumbfounded.

He... picked it up?

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!

The moment Gui Xue was grasped by an outsider, it struggled violently.

The frequency of its vibrations could shatter the tiger's mouth of an unprepared innate body cultivator.

Yet Xiao Wanfeng held it as if nothing was wrong, his hand simply following the sword's rapid tremors.

All the force was perfectly deflected.

Su Qianqian: ???

She was even more baffled.

This... what was going on?

She had sensed earlier that this boy was no ordinary person.

At the very least, the faint Sword Sect aura he exuded seemed capable of matching hers if fully unleashed.

But... Gui Xue was already bound to her!

How could it fail to shake off even an ordinary mortal?

"Quiet down!"

As Su Qianqian's mind raced, Xiao Wanfeng clearly couldn't tolerate Gui Xue's resistance and barked at it in anger.

To her astonishment, Gui Xue actually went still!

From her connection to the sword's spirit, Su Qianqian even felt a faint trace of fear...

Fear?

Su Qianqian: ???

Why would Gui Xue fear an outsider?

This was her grandfather's former sword, which had endured countless storms throughout his life!

In this world, the only ones who could make it fear without a fight were probably on the level of the Seven Sword Immortals!

Was Xiao Wanfeng... disguised as one of the Seven Sword Immortals?

The absurd thought flashed through her mind, but before she could dwell on it, she saw Xiao Wanfeng stop running.

"What is it?" She finally snapped out of her daze and focused on the chaotic situation ahead.

"It seems... we don't need to run anymore..." Xiao Wanfeng said, his ears twitching slightly, his tone uncertain.

Su Qianqian looked toward the aftermath of the shockwave and saw the grandmasters regaining their composure, ready to launch another assault. She immediately understood.

"Put me down..." she said softly, waving her hand as Gui Xue whooshed back into her grip. "I can still fight."

"No need." Xiao Wanfeng set her down but advised against it.

"I can launch two more attacks like that." Su Qianqian smirked at the grandmasters. She was injured from the backlash, but she wasn't some easy target.

"What about after two attacks? Will you even survive?" Xiao Wanfeng retorted, pausing before explaining, "What I mean by 'no need' is that our reinforcements seem to have arrived."

He glanced at the ground.

Suddenly, the earth broke open, and a swaying flower bloomed.

Its fragrance was intoxicating and refreshing, instantly washing away all fatigue from the heart.

Su Qianqian paused at his words, then turned her gaze to the sky and murmured, "It seems... they really have..."

Far in the distance, just as Jiang Xian, Duo Er, and Tang Zheng thought Su Qianqian was too weakened to resist and were about to rally another attack...

A voice filled with murderous intent thundered down like a bolt from the blue.

"Who dares to touch my junior sister!"