On the riverside battlefield, Xu Jin had become a mere spectator at this moment.
With only a Star Condensing Realm protector to fight, Ning Yuchan was having an easy time.
Each hammer strike could send the Star Condensing Realm protector flying dozens of meters.
With each hammer strike, the protector from Star Condensing Realm would inevitably spout a mouthful of fresh blood.
At this moment, the protector from Star Condensing Realm was fully committed to defense, hoping he could hold out until the moment when the Star Officer arrived for support.
Suddenly, an incredibly piercing sword light rose up from miles away, and in an instant, it bombarded towards their direction with an overwhelming presence.
The speed of the approaching sword light was extremely fast, arriving at the riverside battlefield in just two or three breaths.
Xu Jin was shocked as he watched the sword light.
Are there sword immortals who specialize in slaughter in this world too?
Two breaths later, Xu Jin’s confusion was dispelled.
There were no sword immortals; it was clearly just a giant sword condensed from starlight, with someone standing on it and flying over quickly.
Xu Jin gave a three-word assessment: Show-off!
But admittedly, it was really cool.
The next moment, Xu Jin was startled by the terrifying aura that hit him face-on.
This aura was much stronger than any Star Condensing Realm aura Xu Jin had seen before.
This was definitely a fifth-tier Gathering Battle expert.
It should be his time to act now.
But ever since they came ashore, Xu Jin had not seen any sign of Qi.
Suddenly, Xu Jin felt a bit worried. Surely Qi wouldn’t drop the ball at a crucial moment?
If that happened, Ning Yuchan would be utterly doomed.
"Who do I think it is, if not the cripple from Jinshan Taoist Institute!"
Star Officer Gu Jianfei approached with an instant cold sneer, which might have seemed like a greeting, but in reality, he had already made his move as he spoke.
With a wave of his hand, a blaze burst forth, furiously bombarding Ning Yuchan.
But that wasn’t all; two fiery chains also shot out like lightning from behind him, striking at Ning Yuchan left and right like venomous dragons.
He began with the most terrifying attack.
He was truly frantic.
People were about to die; why wasn’t Qi appearing yet?
Just at this critical juncture, hundreds, if not thousands, of starlights suddenly descended from the emptiness of space, instantly intertwining and shredding into nothingness both the blaze unleashed by Gu Jianfei and the two venomous dragon-like fiery chains.
Star Officer Gu Jianfei’s face changed dramatically.
But those hundreds, if not thousands, of starlights immediately condensed into several Starlight Divine Ropes, with just a whip, instantly pulled Star Officer Gu Jianfei from the sky to the ground; his starlight-constructed sword also instantly shattered.
Xu Jin was overjoyed.
Qi had finally taken action.
However, Qi’s way of stepping in was pretty high-profile, and the commotion was a bit too big; it didn’t resemble Qi’s previously cautious behavior at all.
"Oh, look who it is, the rat from the Baidou Divine Sect!"
The voice and figure of Mountain Master Dong Zhao appeared simultaneously, holding the Locking Star Ring with a cold look at Star Officer Gu Jianfei who was blasted into the swamp.
Gu Jianfei gritted his teeth, squeezing out two words through them, but the next moment, he was once more whipped away by Mountain Master Dong Zhao’s Starlight Divine Rope, this time directly into the air.
Seeing Mountain Master Dong Zhao, Xu Jin was surprised. A plethora of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
Almost instantly, Xu Jin had a rough understanding of the situation.
Nine times out of ten, it was Ning Yuchan who had informed or invited him; there was no other possibility.
But what Xu Jin couldn’t figure out was, how dared Dong Zhao do this?
According to the information he had bought from Guan Yiqing of the Spring Rain Department before, this Autumn Water Lake on Thousand Leaf Island was under another jurisdiction; Jinshan Taoist Institute had no authority here. Any overreach would cause great trouble.
Moreover, this place was part of the Yangdu Marquis’ territory, one of the Three Kings and Seven Marquis of Dachen.
Regardless of whether the Baidou Divine Sect was related to Marquis Yang or not, as long as Dong Zhao dared to get involved, it would bring him serious trouble.
This was precisely why Xu Jin had not considered official forces in the first place.
But now, Mountain Master Dong Zhao had come.
Xu Jin then understood why Qi had not appeared.
Nine times out of ten, Qi had discovered Mountain Master Dong Zhao’s arrival and therefore kept silent, directly going into hiding.
Hmm, Qi was not a letdown after all. Assessment complete!
In the sky, Mountain Master Dong Zhao’s Starlight Divine Rope directly whipped Star Officer Gu Jianfei into the air and then coiled around him with the intention of capturing him alive.
At this moment, another Star Condensing Realm expert Long Tao also hurried over to help.
A streak of blood light soared from the riverside, instantly crossing more than a hundred meters; a swing of bloody blade shadow sliced towards Long Tao.
In just an encounter, it sent Long Tao flying back while vomiting blood.
Blood Slaughter Tian Zhang had arrived too.
The Star Condensing Realm protector fighting Ning Yuchan was thrilled when he saw the Star Officer take action, but unexpectedly, the thrill hadn’t lasted a second before it was replaced by horror.
Dong Zhao appeared, beating their Star Officer like hitting a dog.
In an instant, he was horrified.
But while he was in the grip of that horror, a discipline ruler came out of nowhere; focused solely on defending against Ning Yuchan’s hammer, he hadn’t been aware of another powerful person ambushing him.
The ruler burst out violently, transforming into an Iron Mace as thick as a calf. Amid the explosive flash of starlight, it simply smashed the Star Condensing Realm protector into pieces!
That was brutally violent.
One by one, the big shots from Jinshan Taoist Institute were more violent than the last.
Before, Xu Jin thought Dean Cao Chun’s ruler was just a disciplinary tool; he had no idea that now it had turned directly into an Iron Mace meant for pounding people.