"May I ask what kind of compensation Young Master Long wants from the Eastern Spirit Domain to be satisfied?"

Ao Jue clenched his fist tightly. With strength inferior to his opponent, he could only swallow his pride.

As long as the cost was within bearable limits, it was not unacceptable.

"Haha, don’t worry, I don’t expect to gain much from you ants."

Long Tengyuan surveyed the scene, speaking every word slowly, "Just hand over all the Spirit Storage Rings all of you have. How about that? Am I not benevolent enough?"

"What did you say?"

The geniuses of the Eastern Spirit Domain almost thought they heard wrong. Everyone was to hand over their Spirit Storage Rings?

This is even worse than bandits!

Not to mention, this also means that the opportunities they gained previously in the Sunset Ancient City also have to be offered up.

This is like squeezing out every last bit of benefit from all the geniuses of the Eastern Spirit Domain!

Such shamelessness truly astonished everyone.

"What, not satisfied?"

Long Tengyuan snorted lightly, "If you don’t hand them over, then prepare to be wiped out! Killing you and then taking your Spirit Storage Rings is the same to me."

"This is too much bullying!"

Shi Haoxuan could no longer hold back, the Great Sun True Power surging around him. He glared angrily at Long Tengyuan, saying hatefully, "If you want to kill all my people from the Eastern Spirit Domain, you’ll have to step over my dead body first!"

"Humph, then you’ll be the first one to be slaughtered!"

Long Tengyuan gave a sinister smile and made a throat-cutting gesture to the swordsman behind him, "Long Shan, do it!"

"Yes."

Long Shan also chuckled sinisterly, slowly drawing his long sword, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd, "Heh heh, it seems you are the leader here. I want to see, how high the level of the notoriously weak Eastern Spirit Domain really is."

In an instant, terrifying pressure swept over the whole place, causing all the Eastern Spirit Domain geniuses present to change their expressions.

This swordsman named Long Shan had also comprehended a Great Success Level Sword Force. When the Sword Force erupted, it was not something any ordinary martial artist could withstand.

Even Shi Haoxuan showed a grim expression as if facing a formidable enemy. He directly summoned a drop of Golden Crow Essence Blood, unleashing the Golden Crow Incarnation.

Nine Yang Brilliance at first glance, Shi Haoxuan unleashed his strongest move.

"Heh, interesting!"

Ling Shan gave a cold smile, suddenly slashing out a sword.

Buzz!

The void trembled.

That sword seemed to split mountains, as the already ruined grand hall, those ancient columns, all burst open with massive breaches, the ground cracked with numerous marks. Shi Haoxuan’s black hair wildly danced as if his body were about to be torn apart.

Unstoppable, the power of this sword was too overwhelming!

"Pfft!"

Shi Haoxuan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, forcibly knocked back by this sword.

In contrast, Long Shan’s body merely swayed slightly.

In one move, the strength was decisively shown.

As the top genius of the Eastern Spirit Domain, Shi Haoxuan actually lost!

Of course, this was mainly because Shi Haoxuan had been seriously injured in a previous fight with a West Sword Domain expert. Now, his injuries were far from fully recovered.

Otherwise, one Long Shan might not have been able to push him to this extent.

"Heh, ants are still ants, unaware of reality!"

Long Tengyuan squinted his eyes, smiling. He gave the Eastern Spirit Domain a choice because he witnessed Shi Haoxuan’s battle and felt somewhat wary of him. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Now seeing Shi Haoxuan’s strength far from full recovery, he naturally became more unscrupulous.

"Long Shan, show no mercy, kill them all!"

Cold, cruel, and ruthless, in Long Tengyuan’s eyes, all the people from the Eastern Spirit Domain were just lambs waiting for the slaughter.

The geniuses of the Eastern Spirit Domain drew their weapons, ready to face the enemy.

"Even if we die, we will make you pay in blood!"

The geniuses of the Eastern Spirit Domain unleashed their ultimate moves, furiously attacking Long Shan and Long Tengyuan. With a boom, the hall shattered, ruins falling, the ground cracked in countless places, and the puffs of sound echoed incessantly.

"Ignorance!"

Long Shan waved the long sword in his hand, sending out an even more terrifying Sword Qi, crushing down. In an instant, over a dozen geniuses of the Eastern Spirit Domain were knocked back, spitting blood and sustaining injuries.

Long Shan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the audience, offering a cold laugh, "Not a single one is worthy!"

The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, not something that numbers could bridge.

"Die!"

A voice filled with evil intent shouted, and Long Shan slashed again. The enormous sword light seemed to split mountains, once again striking towards the Eastern Spirit Domain geniuses amidst the ruins of the hall.

"Get out!"

A roar resonated through the Nine Heavens!

Following it, a figure appeared as if from nowhere. No, it should be said, a figure engulfed in blazing fiery flames fiercely struck forward with a palm towards the void.

"Hmm!"

A muffled groan, and Long Shan’s figure flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood, knocked back by a single palm.

"You, how is this possible?"

Long Shan stared at the figure in front of him, a trace of astonishment in his eyes. That blazing figure was none other than Shi Haoxuan.

He could still erupt with such power!

"Get out!"

Shi Haoxuan knocked Long Shan back with one palm, glaring at Long Tengyuan. Every word was like a thunderclap, seeming to shake one’s eardrums to the point of bursting.

"Senior Brother Shi!"

The geniuses of the Eastern Spirit Domain all gazed at Shi Haoxuan, floating in mid-air, eyes brimming with admiration.

"Heh, very well! Shi Haoxuan, right? Just you wait, I’ll be back! By then, you will all die!"

Long Tengyuan glared at Shi Haoxuan, his voice tinged with annoyance, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Once Long Tengyuan and Long Shan departed, the fiery flames enveloping Shi Haoxuan instantly vanished. His whole body fell powerlessly from the air.

"Senior Brother Shi!"

The martial artists of the Eastern Spirit Domain hurried forward, eyes filled with concern.

"Pfft!"

Shi Haoxuan frantically spat out a mouthful of blood. Earlier, Shi Haoxuan had used a secret technique of burning Life Force to barely repel Long Shan. Next time, if another expert of the same level appeared, he would be powerless to stop them.

"Alas, it seems the opportunities in that relic are destined to be out of reach for the Eastern Spirit Domain!"

Shi Haoxuan sighed, consuming a handful of elixirs to forcibly suppress his injuries, whispered, "No more waiting, everyone, leave the Ancient City immediately!"

Although Shi Haoxuan never thought he would have to run away, this was the reality.

Compared to the experts of the West Sword Domain, the Eastern Spirit Domain was indeed too weak.

"It was you, Senior Brother Shi, who first discovered the relic’s entrance, and yet—damn it!"

A disciple of the East Spirit Immortal Pond clenched his fist tightly, grudging the shameless Dragon Sword Mansion.

"But can we really escape?"

Someone else sighed. Under the pursuit of the geniuses of the West Sword Domain, how many could escape alive?

"I’ll stay behind and hold them off for a while."

Shi Haoxuan took a deep breath, saying heavily, "I gathered everyone here, so I should be the one to hold the line until the last moment!"

"Brother Shi..."

Ao Jue glanced deeply at Shi Haoxuan, clenched his fist, and gritted his teeth, "Fine, I’ll stay too. One more person, a little more time!"

"I’ll stay too!"

"I’ll stay too!"

The martial artists of the Eastern Spirit Domain, at this time, exploded with unprecedented blood and courage. Even knowing they would die, not a single one flinched.

...

"Hmm? Seems something is happening outside?"

In the backyard, Ling Feng was at a crucial moment in breaking through the Perfection Level of Sword Intent. Sensing the sound of battle outside, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Just a little bit more, can’t get distracted now!"

Ling Feng took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, and continued to devour and refine the Sword Soul Crystal.

With his current strength, encountering those top experts of the West Sword Domain, he wouldn’t gain anything, so only by breaking through Sword Intent to Great Perfection could he truly resolve this crisis.

Therefore, especially at this time, he needed to keep calm even more.

"Heaven Stealing! Sword Condensation!"

Ling Feng gathered his mind again, taking out a large handful of Sword Soul Crystals. Success depended on this last moment!