Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2249: Chapter 2293: Assistance

”You’re courting death!” Jian Sankuang, with her seal unlocked, had an incredibly explosive temper.

Her sharp, almost tangible glare shot forward, intending to obliterate the intruder at close range. But suddenly, she felt a strong sense of familiarity from the body in front of her.

Everything about him felt familiar.

Looking closer, she noticed an ancient sword scabbard slung across his back. She exclaimed in shock, ”My sword scabbard!”

A Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator walking into this mess with her sword scabbard wasn’t so much throwing his life away as he was delivering a treasure. But in all of Nanqian, who would go to such lengths to help her?

Associating that familiarity with a certain detestable young man’s face that surfaced in her mind, her body trembled violently. ”It’s...”

Jiang Fan shouted, ”You dead woman, I’ve caught you!”

As he spoke, he pulled out a Sealing Jade Talisman and slapped it against her forehead. At the same time, he made eye contact with Jian Sankuang, darting his eyes slightly toward the outside.

Jian Sankuang understood instantly: Jiang Fan wanted to keep his identity hidden.

She decisively changed her tune, roaring, ”It’s you, you damned wretch!”

Without hesitation, she slapped Jiang Fan away with a palm strike, sending him flying to the side, away from the breach. This ensured that the people outside couldn’t see his condition.

Next, Jian Sankuang used Instantaneous Movement to appear beside him. Safely out of the crowd’s line of sight, she studied him with uncertainty. ”Is it you?”

Jiang Fan gave a playful smile. ”It seems Master still remembers my body.”

He raised a hand and tore off the mask on his face, revealing his true features.

Jian Sankuang couldn’t help but reveal a look of pleasant surprise. ”It really is you! What are you doing in Nanqian? Did... did you come all this way just to save me?”

Jiang Fan reached back and drew the sword scabbard from his back, handing it over with a hint of reluctance. ”Returning this to its rightful owner.”

Jian Sankuang received it with both hands, beaming with joy. With the sword scabbard in hand, her confidence was fully restored!

”Sankuang, who is this?” Long Ming Sage asked, his tone that of a seasoned elder, as he looked Jiang Fan up and down.

Jian Sankuang enthusiastically introduced him. ”Leader, this is Jiang Fan from Central Earth!”

Long Ming Sage looked surprised. ”So it’s the Champion Marquis. Forgive my lack of manners.”

But immediately after, his gaze flickered suspiciously between the two of them. ”What... what exactly is the relationship between you two?”

To rescue them right under the noses of so many Nanqian experts was incredibly dangerous. Was it really worth it for Jiang Fan to go to such lengths for them? And why did he call Jian Sankuang his master?

What did he mean by asking if she still remembered his body? In what way was he referring to his body?

Jian Sankuang’s face instantly stiffened, and she shot Jiang Fan a fierce glare from the corner of her eye.

She thought furiously, ”Couldn’t this bastard find another way to identify himself? Using his body as proof—I can’t believe he came up with that!”

Just as she was struggling to find an explanation, a disturbance erupted at the breach. Her expression changed drastically. ”I’ll block the gap! Leader, protect Jiang Fan!”

She pointed a finger at the sword scabbard, and over ninety Top-grade Spirit Swords shot out toward the breach like a dense storm cloud.

Two shouts of shock and fury immediately echoed from outside.

”Retreat! Her Magic Artifact has returned!”

”HISS!”

Amidst a spray of the Blood of the Sage, the two Sages who had attempted a sneak attack were forced to retreat in defeat. However, as the breach gradually expanded, three more Sages at the Three Calamities Realm joined forces and charged in.

Gritting her teeth, Jian Sankuang manipulated the sword cloud to clash with them at the gap. Terrifying shockwaves surged inside, destroying everything in their path with an irresistible force.

Long Ming Sage flicked his finger, conjuring a barrier of light that enveloped Jiang Fan. ”Hide well, young friend.”

With that said, he also threw himself into the battlefield.

The two Sages guarded the breach, doing their utmost to buy time.

Jiang Fan looked down at his feet. He could also sense an indescribable power attacking the Array from the outside.

He thought to himself, ”I was overthinking things. They actually have outside support. No wonder Martial Vault Saint didn’t give any specific instructions when we reported the matter of the Seven Swords to him; he had already made arrangements. However, they might have underestimated the power of the Array before them. The Seven Swords might not be able to wait until their backup arrives.”

After a moment of thought, he took out eighteen Breaking Array Stones and began dismantling the Array, working against the direction of the infiltrating Sword Qi.

The battle at the breach grew increasingly intense.

As more and more experts at the Three Calamities Realm joined the fray, the two defenders found themselves struggling to hold the line.

Long Ming Sage’s expression darkened slightly. ”Sankuang, take everyone and break out in a moment.”

He handed a Life Space Storage Bag over to Jian Sankuang. Inside were the other five members of the Seven Swords.

Jian Sankuang sensed the condition of the World Device Sword. She knew that in their current situation, they wouldn’t be able to hold off the growing number of powerful enemies.

Placing her finger on the Second Layer of her seal, she said, ”There’s still time! Leader, just protect the rear!”

With a loud RIP, another level of her sealed bloodline was activated.

The sword cloud before her instantly became sharper and more terrifying. Even more shockingly, the Spirit Swords held by the spectating experts in the surrounding area suddenly slipped out of their control. The weapons flew toward Jian Sankuang, joining the sword cloud.

Instantly, the momentum of the sword cloud grew even more majestic!

The killing intent in Jian Sankuang’s eyes grew even more frenzied, and she managed to blast all the invading enemies back for a moment.

Bone Struggle Sage narrowed his eyes. ”This woman has finally unlocked her second seal. She’s at the end of her rope. Attack!”

He and the Sages who had previously agreed to cooperate all made their move, joining the battlefield.

Feng Lingxiao narrowed his eyes and said, ”Our Feng family will act according to the situation! I can’t shake the feeling that there’s something wrong with that middle-aged man who rushed in earlier.”

No matter how he looked at it, the Sword Array Jian Sankuang was using bore a striking resemblance to the one Jiang Fan had used. Especially the Spirit Swords themselves—they seemed to be from the exact same batch.

Could the man who had charged in just now actually be Jiang Fan?

By now, he should have already died at the hands of that crazy woman, Jian Sankuang. He just didn’t know if his corpse was still intact. If it was, he might still be able to retrieve the Wind God Order Flag.

The fierce slaughter between the two sides continued.

Jiang Fan, meanwhile, wore a grave expression.

In the Sumeru Divine Prison, the Array designed to imprison Saint Realm experts had melted instantly under the power of eighteen Array Stones. But after so much time, the Array in front of him had only been melted enough to leave a shallow mark.

It was no wonder these Arrays could withstand the collapse of the Daqian Divine Kingdom. They were truly extraordinary.

BANG!

Suddenly, Long Ming Sage was sent flying backward, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Immediately following that, large swaths of Spirit Swords were knocked away, and Jian Sankuang’s body was swept backward as well. Seizing the opportunity, a terrifying Bone Blade pierced through the sword cloud, thrusting straight toward Jian Sankuang’s body.

Ultimately, she was fighting a losing battle alone. Even with Jian Sankuang tearing open two layers of her seal, how could she possibly fend off the combined siege of all the experts in Nanqian?

With Long Ming Sage having just been repelled, he couldn’t save her in time. Jiang Fan’s expression changed, and he decisively summoned the Immortal King’s Undying Bell.

”Go!”

The Immortal King’s Undying Bell instantly flew in front of Jian Sankuang, blocking the vicious strike from the Bone Blade.

Jian Sankuang glanced sideways, a look of profound gratitude flashing in her reddened eyes. With a beckon of her palm, the sky full of sword clouds rolled backward.

Bone Struggle Sage, who had launched the attack, cursed inwardly and was forced to quickly pull back. If it hadn’t been for that strange, massive bell, he might have already killed Jian Sankuang!

However, killing them was only a matter of time.

Bone Struggle Sage looked around with a sinister glare and shouted, ”Let’s all go in together!”

By now, the breach had widened to hundreds of feet across—more than enough room for them to charge in simultaneously!