Joshua Long knew that in order to escape, he at least needed to take down one person first.
He fought while retreating, his body covered in blood, but his mind was crystal clear. After glancing at the Poison King Sect’s martial artist, he had an idea.
This martial artist from the Poison King Sect had powerful poisonous techniques, but his defense was the weakest. Targeting him as a breakthrough point should pose no problem.
"Golden Dragon Sword Art, Dragon Dance!"
Suddenly, Joshua Long, risking being struck by the other three assailants, used all his strength to attack the disciple of the Poison King Sect.
Perhaps influenced by Ling Xiao, after arriving at the Divine Sword Sect, Joshua Long had also begun practicing sword techniques, which he adapted to suit his own form.
While warriors of the Divine Sword Sect certainly had no qualifications to create martial arts, they could still modify martial skills, and that’s what he did.
The Golden Dragon danced and spiraled towards the disciple of the Poison King Sect, Joshua Long’s body shining bright with golden light.
Seeing what was happening, the Poison King Sect’s disciple knew it was bad and, abandoning the encirclement, turned and fled into the distance.
However, Joshua Long relentlessly pursued him, vowing to slay this man; otherwise, once the four enemies regrouped, he would no longer have a chance to escape.
The three behind him, displaying relentless pursuit and fierce attacks, and one of them, with the fastest speed, caught up to Joshua Long and sent out a direct punch that smashed viciously into Joshua Long’s back.
Joshua Long spewed out a mouthful of blood mist, but his body didn’t pause for even a moment, instead suddenly accelerating.
The body of those from the Golden Dragon Clan was incredibly robust; even though they couldn’t compare with the Ancient Golden Dragons, they wouldn’t falter from just one hit.
Finally, the Golden Dragon wildly danced, the sword light merciless, and the Poison King Sect’s disciple was pierced through the heart from behind. His entire body then shattered apart, much like Celestial Maiden Spreading Flowers.
Only, these flowers were blood-red, inciting palpitations and fear.
"You’re asking for death!"
Upon seeing this situation, Tang Qi was furious. You dare to kill our man in front of me? This was intolerable.
He had originally planned to keep his hidden weapon as a trump card, but now it shot through the air, transforming into a beautiful yet deadly Fire Phoenix.
However, it was also extremely dangerous.
"Phoenix Feather Soul Chasing Arrow!"
Among the many hidden weapons of the Tang Sect, the Phoenix Feather Soul Chasing Arrow might not rank in the top ten, but it certainly was among the top twenty. With great power and speed, it was definitely not something Joshua Long could dodge.
Left with no choice, Joshua Long simply let out a roar, a bestial bellow from his throat, and under the vibration of the sound wave, the speed of the Phoenix Feather Soul Chasing Arrow seemed to slow down a bit.
Then Joshua Long thrust out with his sword.
Immediately, sparks flew in all directions, the terrifying True Essence shockwave burst forth, piercing and shattering the bricks and stones on the ground.
Although he blocked this strike, there was still another person whose flying dagger shot through the air, embedding itself into Joshua Long’s body.
In his haste, Joshua Long could only dodge the vital parts, unable to avoid the strike altogether.
Luckily, this flying dagger wasn’t poisoned; the opponent likely had considerable confidence in their deadly dagger skill, believing a single throw would be lethal, which is why they hadn’t applied poison.
Nonetheless, even if it were poisoned, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Dragon Clan members were generally immune to most poisons, especially those of the Golden Dragon Clan, descendants of the Ancient Golden Dragons—they were all the more so.
Although he wasn’t seriously injured, Joshua Long now was completely defenseless. Seeing such an opportunity, Tang Qi wouldn’t let it pass. Leaping high into the air, the Phoenix Feather Soul Chasing Arrow tore through the sky once again, the blazing Fire Phoenix seemingly revived, extreme terror incarnate.
"Curse it, do I really only have the option to flee?" If Joshua Long didn’t flee, he could only enter the Golden Dragon Form, something Ling Xiao had warned him absolutely not to do, especially not when the Dragon Clan couldn’t protect themselves.
He had even already clenched the Secret Scroll in his hand.
However, just at this moment, a streak of sword light cut through the air.
The sword light flickered, and the Fire Phoenix was directly shattered, the Phoenix Feather Soul Chasing Arrow sent hurtling back, causing Tang Qi to quickly dodge and catch it in his hand.
If he was wounded by his own weapon, that would be a huge embarrassment.
Aside from the disciple of the Poison King Sect who Joshua Long had killed and who would never rise again, the remaining three had all gathered together, ready for battle.
Joshua Long excitedly looked at the newcomer, nearly delirious with joy because he felt that as long as he stayed by Ling Xiao’s side, nobody could harm him again; he was absolutely safe.
"Joshua Long, don’t talk right now. Here are some healing medicines for you. Sit down and heal!"
Ling Xiao had killed many Martial Artists and from their Storage Rings, he had obtained healing medicines, particularly those from the Heavenly King Sect, Jade Water Divine Palace, and the Mysterious Fire Sect; their quality was remarkably good, and he straightforwardly gave them to Joshua Long.
Without any hesitation, Joshua Long sat down cross-legged, looked at the healing medicines with a pleased expression, swallowed the medicine, and closed his eyes.
He wasn’t sure about Ling Xiao’s current strength, but the image of him overwhelming the Black Dragon Clan alone in the Land of Dragons, like the Ancient Golden Dragon reborn, was still fresh in his memory.
He believed that even if Ling Xiao couldn’t defeat these three men, he wouldn’t be in any danger, so Joshua Long could heal in peace.
Once his injuries were healed, he could join forces with Ling Xiao and deal with all three of them.
The killer is always killed in return!
In the Mysterious World, there’s no reasoning, only the language of strength; otherwise, no one would care for your bluster.
Empty talk won’t work here.
Even if you speak eloquently without strength, it’s still nothing!
Tang Qi looked at Ling Xiao and couldn’t help but reveal a delighted expression, "Who do I think it is? It’s Ling Xiao. Well, I’ve been looking for you, and you’ve come to me instead! Although I don’t know what despicable tricks you used to kill Bei Duanchang, you stand no chance in front of me.
Once I bring out my Phoenix Feather Soul Chasing Arrow, it must taste blood. Since I couldn’t kill Joshua Long, your blood will have to suffice to satiate it!"
"Brother Tang Qi, this guy is full of tricks. We three should join forces!"
"Of course, we are joining forces. I, your brother, am not one to sweat the small stuff. Although I’m confident he’s no match for me, three against one will be quicker!"
"Heh heh, brother, you’re right. Besides, that guy just used what seemed like the art of the Flying Sword, said to be a higher level technique for hidden weapons. If we get it, you can’t hog it all for yourself, brother."
"Of course not; we’re all brothers!"
"Brother, his Flying Sword also seems to be a Precious Treasure Artifact. He’s quite the extravagant one."
"Then let’s just take it from him as well."
In Tang Qi’s view, Ling Xiao must have used some sort of sly trick to defeat Bei Duanchang; otherwise, how could a mere Half-step Celestial with only twenty percent of his power stand a chance?
"Heh heh, Brother, you’re really good to us!"
"Are you done talking nonsense?"
Ling Xiao asked indifferently.
"Are you in a hurry to die?" Tang Qi frowned and retorted.
It was clear he was very dissatisfied with Ling Xiao’s attitude.