Supreme Sword Exalt

Unlike their rough exterior suggested, the barbarians weren’t stupid. They were numerous, but only a few were true experts. Even Half-Step Transcendents were scarce.

Hence, upon witnessing Gu Han’s fearsome killing power, quite a few chose to avoid his edge. Instead, they switched their target to the demoness and the other two on Yan Qi’s back. Amid the roaring of qi, the crowd charged toward Yan Qi. They pressed down on the python until he wavered and almost tumbled headfirst.

Gu Han’s voice came again. “Keep going!”

Immediately after, Yan Qi saw a human-shaped sword.

Gu Han used his sword as the tip and his sword qi as the blade. He kicked up a series of sonic booms, leaving streaks of afterimages as he charged relentlessly through the horde of barbarians.

Screams rang out one after another. No one could even get within three zhang of Yan Qi. The python immediately stopped panicking, even attaining a shift in worldview. I guess killing isn’t such a bad thing, just as long as one doesn’t like eating meat, especially not python meat...

A moment later, Gu Han reappeared, his face slightly pale. He had cut all the malevolent barbarians down. Once again, he shoved a large handful of pills into his mouth.

Although the barbarians were weak, there were simply too many of them. Gu Han had used deadly yet costly moves to protect a few people at once. Even killing countless enemies who didn’t fight back would still take considerable effort, let alone those who could.

A barbarian shouted, “Quick! He can’t hold—”

Gu Han immediately cut him down, but it hardly mattered. Even more swarmed around him. Their goal was simple: use their superior number to wear Gu Han down to death.

Thus, Gu Han once again plunged into the slaughter.

At that moment, Tai Ji seemed to notice something, suddenly pulling Ah Man along as she knelt down.

“Benefactor!” Tears streamed down her face. “You should leave quickly! Don’t worry about us. Our lives aren’t worth much. We’re not worth you doing this.”

Given Gu Han’s strength, if he fled with the demoness, not even a Transcendent realm cultivator could stop him.

The demoness sighed softly. “Get up. You can’t persuade him. Besides, he’s not doing this entirely for your sake.”

Yan Qi asked cautiously, “May I ask then what is the reason?”

The demoness sighed again. “A promise.”

She understood that even though Gu Han never spoke of his promise to Chi Yao, he took it extremely seriously. The former hall master had sacrificed himself just to open a path for them. Hence, even if Gu Han had to fight until the bitter end, he would protect Ah Man’s safety.

Yan Qi praised loudly, “Excellent! Senior is a man of his word, faithful to his promises. A real great man!”

Chi Yao was magnanimous, while Gu Han was a man of his word. Meeting each other was a stroke of fortune. The demoness gazed at Gu Han as if she could never look at him enough.

No one knew how much time had passed, but Gu Han’s sword aura was gradually weakening, while the number of barbarians had dwindled.

Finally, after he cut down another wave of barbarians, no one dared to step forward for the time being. Though they could see Gu Han weakening, his killing had completely terrified them.

Gu Han then flickered on top of Yan Qi’s head, stuffing another handful of pills into his mouth. “You don’t mind, do you?”

Yan Qi feigned heroic spirit. “Not at all! Your killing power is outstanding, bravery unmatched! You’re the most courageous man in this world. To have you step on my head is the greatest fortune of my life!”

In truth, he felt a bit aggrieved. Mind or not, do I have a choice...?

Gu Han caught his breath and looked back at Ah Man. “Actually, there’s no need to kill them all. Just scaring them enough is fine.”

Ah Man nodded vigorously. The barbarians had no idea that this piece of advice would later make Ah Man an inescapable nightmare in the hearts of countless barbarians.

Upon seeing that no one dared to block them, Yan Qi sped up for all it was worth.

Swaying gently, the demoness appeared behind Gu Han and wrapped her arms around him. “How are you? Can you hold on?”

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Han patted her hand gently. “I’m fine. They’ve achieved their goal of wearing me down. This is the best chance to kill me. They should appear soon.”

“I won’t let you die.”

“Mhm, I won’t die.”

Yan Qi started panicking again. “Who should appear soon?!”

As if on cue, two extremely violent surges of qi power approached from far away, landing within his perception.

Yan Qi started crying again, “Mother!”

Transcendent realm! Gu Han calmly continued stuffing pills into his mouth.

He wasn’t all that surprised because too many barbarians had come to kill him. Besides, the Transcendent realm experts weren’t just limited to Sang Ge’s wave. Sang Ge was simply unlucky to be the first to encounter him.

One was a burly man, while the other was an old man. They had been hiding in the rear. After seeing that the sounds of slaughter ahead had stopped, they knew the opportunity had come.

The barbarians all bowed.

The burly man’s expression was cold and grim. “You killed so many of our clansmen, your crimes are heinous!”

The old man said, “Give us your head, blood, and bones to honor the many barbarians who died by your hand!”

Gu Han patted the demoness, signaling her to step back. Then, he slowly raised his sword. “Enough. Spare me the formalities. You used them as cannon fodder to wear me down, and now they’re your clansmen? Fucking ridiculous. If you want to kill me, just do it!”

“Attack!”

Seeing that Gu Han was about to take more pills, the two couldn’t hold back any longer. So many barbarians had died just to wear Gu Han down. How could they allow him to recover? In a flash, the two surged with monstrous qi and connected as one, charging toward Gu Han. At the same time, they didn’t forget to give orders.

“Everyone attack!”

“Seize these people!”

Their goal was to trap Gu Han firmly by making him defend both ends. Then, while he was preoccupied, they’d go all out. They figured that killing Gu Han like this wouldn’t be a problem.

A layer of red appeared in Gu Han’s eyes. His aura kept compressing without any signs of stopping. I’ll risk destroying myself. First, use my divine sense to form a sword and kill one! Then—

Suddenly, a clear phoenix cry came from far away.

What?! The two barbarians were shocked. They hadn’t gone to the battlefield this time, but that didn’t mean they hadn’t before. Naturally, they were more than familiar with this phoenix cry. It was Feng Xi!

A heavenly phoenix afterimage, carrying endless blazing intent, arrived on the scene. Endless red flames scattered down, claiming the lives of many barbarians.

Landing beside Gu Han, the heavenly phoenix spun, then transformed back into Feng Xi. “Junior Brother, I hope I’m not too late.”

Gu Han smiled joyfully. “Impeccable timing, actually.”

Yan Qi gulped, trembling as if he had met his natural enemy. Just one look at Feng Xi, and he already seemed on the verge of losing his balance. His old habit flared up. “What—”

The most unrestrained, delighted laugh came over. “Hahaha! I knew you bastard wasn’t dead! Great Flame Empire, Heaven-Conquering Prince is here! Wretched barbarians, why don’t you accept your death?!”

Yan Qi was dumbfounded. Having read many storybooks, it was certainly no stranger to titles. Heaven-Conquering... Prince? Daring to use “Heaven-Conquering” as his title, this prince must be a great hero! What a formidable champion!

Then, a golden light also landed beside Gu Han, transforming into Fatty.

Yan Qi was taken aback. This prince seems a bit too chubby?