Volume 1: A Young Man Enters the World Chapter 104: Sword Emerges

Zhao Guangji led his men in pursuit, and upon seeing Fu Cang frozen in ice along with a group of his subordinates, his eyes trembled slightly. He couldn't believe it and shouted at Fang Tian, "Boy, what have you done to the girl behind you?"

"Knowing full well, yet feigning ignorance? Having trouble accepting that your brothers have perished?" Fang Tian sneered lightly, then his spiritual energy surged violently, forming an impact force that shattered the ice sculptures around him.

Seeing this, Zhao Guangji was enraged, his face twisted with fury as he shouted loudly, "Boy, I will dismember you piece by piece!"

After that, Zhao Guangji, already on edge over Fu Cang's death, directly raised his great blade to slash at Fang Tian. Fang Tian remained calm, scooped up Mu Qiaoqiao in his arms, and fled to a distant place. At this point he wasn't in a rush anymore, since the spirit ship had already vanished into the sea. Even if the great boss pursued him, catching up with the spirit ship would be impossible. His objective had been achieved, but before dealing with them, he wanted to see what had happened to Mu Qiaoqiao.

Seeing Fang Tian flee without fighting, Zhao Guangji's rage surged to the heavens. He glared at the ice blocks shattered on the ground, thinking that because of this boy his two brothers had died in succession. Such hatred meant this Fang Tian would have to pay a terrible price; he would not rest until he was eliminated.

Then he shouted and summoned all his men, chasing in the direction Fang Tian had fled. Now he no longer cared about the people on the sea and only wanted to kill Fang Tian to satisfy his grudge.

While carrying Mu Qiaoqiao and fleeing toward the island, Fang Tian summoned his mind to inquire about Tian Lao's situation. After running a certain distance, Tian Lao seemed to understand something. He turned to Fang Tian and said, "Little Tian, this girl probably has something extremely cold sealed within her body. Judging by her current state, it seems she forcibly broke through the seal."

"Tian Lao, do you know how to save her? I feel her aura growing weaker by the moment."

"If you want to save her, you'll need to absorb those leaked extreme cold spiritual energies."

"Absorb them myself?" Fang Tian was puzzled.

"Correct. As you just discovered, that extreme cold spiritual energy can turn into spiritual power for you to absorb. If you absorb all the leaked spiritual energy from her body, you can save her. Otherwise she won't survive for long." Tian Lao explained seriously.

"All right, I'll try it. But with strong enemies chasing us from behind, I don't know how to shake them off. If I can't get rid of them, I won't be able to absorb anything, and this is getting complicated."

"Little Tian, it seems I will have to take action. Otherwise this girl will waste more time, and the situation will become even worse. She probably won't last much longer." Tian Lao said gravely.

"But if you appear, will it cause heavenly phenomena?" Fang Tian asked with some worry.

"Don't worry. This island lies in a remote corner of the sea, so causing heavenly phenomena won't have too much impact. At the very least, the girl sacrificed herself to stay behind. We can't just stand by and watch her die. Besides, she seems to care for you. If we don't save her, won't we be missing a fair maiden?" Tian Lao smiled as he spoke.

"By this time, Tian Lao, you're still joking with me." Fang Tian said awkwardly.

"I want you not to be too nervous. Since I'm going to act, I've already considered many aspects of the problem. It's just..." Tian Lao's words stopped abruptly, as if he was hesitating about something.

"Tian Lao, what is it?" Fang Tian asked in confusion.

"Little Tian, you should brace yourself. When I act, blood will flow like rivers. I hope your mind won't be affected by it." Tian Lao thought for a moment, then decided to say it.

Fang Tian pondered, looking at Mu Qiaoqiao in his arms. It seemed he understood the choice they had to make now. If they continued fleeing, the person in his arms would not survive, and that was something Fang Tian did not want to see. Although he could not fully accept the idea of killing to increase the death count, under the current circumstances, this was the only option.

"Since we have entered the world, we must act."

After deciding, Fang Tian stopped in his tracks, gently placed the woman he held in his arms, then turned around and faced the great boss and his men who were chasing after him.

Seeing that Fang Tian had suddenly stopped, although Zhao Guangji was puzzled, his fury had already reached its peak. He wished he could devour Fang Tian alive and coldly said, "Boy, why aren't you running?"

"My mind is exhausted and I don't want to run anymore." Fang Tian replied indifferently.

"From the looks of it, you know you can't escape. I advise you to obediently crawl in front of me. Perhaps I can let you die without pain." Zhao Guangji said viciously.

"You've thought too much. I stopped running not because I couldn't, but because I didn't want to play anymore. After careful consideration, I felt it was better to eliminate all of you." Fang Tian said without any courtesy.

"Heh, what a joke. Do you have some other trick up your sleeve?" Zhao Guangji sneered.

"Guess right. The scene about to unfold is best for you to watch carefully. This may be the last sight you see before your death." Fang Tian's gaze was cold as he said solemnly.

After that, Fang Tian stretched out his arm, and the Heaven Slaying Sword appeared out of thin air. Then Tian Lao manifested in the outside world, took the Heaven Slaying Sword in his hand. At the moment Tian Lao appeared, dark clouds rolled over the sky, fierce winds howled, and the originally clear sky was instantly covered. Then the heavens seemed to rage, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring. Rocks rolled down, and the entire island seemed to tremble.

Seeing such heavenly power, Zhao Guangji and his men behind him were thrown into chaos. Then he glanced at Fang Tian and the gray-robed old man who had suddenly appeared, producing a trace of fear in his heart. His lips parted with difficulty as he trembled and said, "Who exactly are you?"

Tian Lao's body emanated an awe-inspiring aura. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Zhao Guangji and said, "A person on the brink of death has no need to know."

Hearing this, Zhao Guangji was completely panicked. He hurriedly begged for mercy, "Fang Tian, make him stop. I won't kill you anymore. If you want to leave, go wherever you like. I absolutely will not block you."

Fang Tian's gaze was ice-cold and paid no attention.

Tian Lao glanced at the sky, then stared ahead and murmured, "The blood scar of the gap, a hundred voids."

The Heaven Slaying Sword in Tian Lao's hand lightly waved. The space around them was instantly sliced open into over a hundred gaps. Then these gaps turned into blades of sharp weapons and rushed toward Zhao Guangji and the others.

Zhao Guangji wanted to fly away to evade, but it was too late. The blades formed from the gaps were extremely fast. In an instant, they pierced through Zhao Guangji's body. The next moment, a blood scar appeared on his body, and blood gushed out from the wound.

Spitting blood, Zhao Guangji felt his whole body growing cold. His consciousness started to blur. After staggering a few steps, he fell heavily to the ground and was split into two pieces. The pirates behind him were unable to resist the pursuit of the gaps and were cut into halves one after another, their heads and bodies separated.

For a moment, a bloody aura filled the air. Rivers of blood flowed around, the scene shocking to the heart. Even though Fang Tian had killed many enemies before, this sight was still unbearable. Looking at the group of pirates whose heads and bodies had been severed, Fang Tian frowned, feeling his stomach churning as if he were about to vomit.

Tian Lao turned back and saw that Fang Tian seemed to be having difficulty enduring it, so he said, "Little Tian, if you can't bear it, don't look. Let's leave this place first."

Fang Tian frowned and forced himself to nod. "All right."

After that, Fang Tian stretched out his arm and collected the Heaven Slaying Sword. Tian Lao also turned into a white mist and entered the sword. After putting away the Heaven Slaying Sword, Fang Tian turned around, picked up Mu Qiaoqiao, checked the direction, and rushed toward the place where the spirit ship was docked. When he reached the seaside, he suddenly saw some pirates escorting two people while looking around in confusion. Fang Tian looked closely and realized it was the Second Prince and the Third Prince.

Moving at high speed, Fang Tian directly kicked the pirates aside, then untied the spiritual ropes from the Second Prince and the Third Prince.

Seeing that they had regained their freedom, the Second Prince immediately cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks."

Although the Third Prince behind him did not speak, he still cupped his hands in acknowledgment.

Looking at only the two of them, Fang Tian asked, "Where are the others who were with you?"

The Second Prince sighed a little and said, "They were all gone. They were all buried under my imperial uncle's hands. Only the two of us survived."

Fang Tian sighed, not expecting it to be the same as he had thought. "Let's board the ship and leave. Here there's only us left."

Hearing this, the Second Prince was somewhat shocked and said, "Fang Tian, do you mean..."

"That great boss has already been dealt with by me, and the disciples from Qingxi Sect have also left. We should leave as soon as possible." Fang Tian replied.

"Impressive. You actually couldn't even defeat my imperial uncle." The Second Prince said bitterly.

Fang Tian had some doubts earlier about why the Second Prince kept calling that great boss uncle. "Why do you call that great boss uncle? Are you related?"

Seeing that Fang Tian was puzzled, the Second Prince explained the whole story to him. After understanding the cause and effect simply, Fang Tian also figured out the ins and outs of the matter. But he still had important matters to attend to at the moment and did not want to listen to their detailed account. Then he responded with a few words and walked toward the spirit ship while holding Mu Qiaoqiao.

Looking at the woman Fang Tian held in his arms, the Second Prince and the others could guess that Fang Tian was in a hurry. They glanced at Fang Tian's back for a few times and boarded another spirit ship to prepare to leave. Since the events here were over, there was no point in staying any longer. For the situation here, they also had to return and report as soon as possible. Such a major event had occurred, and their hearts were very heavy at this moment.

After boarding the spirit ship, Fang Tian carried Mu Qiaoqiao into the cabin, placed her on the bed, then stretched out his palm and placed it on Mu Qiaoqiao's back. He summoned his mind and tried to guide the extreme cold qi from her body through his palm to himself.

Time passed, and the spiritual energy from Mu Qiaoqiao's body kept flowing into his body. However, he felt that it was very slow. Although this could preserve Mu Qiaoqiao's life for now, it still wasn't enough for her to wake up.

He summoned his mind and asked Tian Lao, "Tian Lao, if it goes on like this, it won't work. Do you have any way to speed it up?"

Tian Lao thought for a moment and said, "Little Tian, you may need to hold her. Also, you need to remove the clothes she's wearing outside. If you directly contact her body with yours, the speed will be much faster."

"What? That doesn't seem right. She's a girl, so isn't this taking advantage of her?" Fang Tian was shocked when he heard Tian Lao's words.

"If you want her to wake up, you must do it this way. The seal in her body has already been forcibly torn open with a gap. If you don't close it quickly, then in a little while the extreme cold object will fully erupt, and this girl will be hard to save even with the help of immortals."

"But there's no need to hold her, right? I still feel a bit uncomfortable."

"Little Tian, you don't understand. The seal inside her body is now only forcibly torn open. As long as you absorb the leaked spiritual energy from this girl in a short time, the seal will close slowly as the leaked spiritual energy weakens, and eventually completely seal her body. In this way, she will be saved." Tian Lao patiently explained.

"All right, then I'll hold her and absorb the spiritual energy. I hope she doesn't slap me when she wakes up." Fang Tian said with a face full of worry.

"When she wakes up, just tell her that you're afraid she'll be cold and come over to keep her warm." Tian Lao saw Fang Tian's embarrassed look and smiled as he spoke.

Fang Tian scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward listening to Tian Lao's teasing words. But looking at Mu Qiaoqiao's delicate and fragile face, Fang Tian knew she was being tormented by pain at this moment. If they didn't resolve it quickly, the consequences would be very serious. Under the current circumstances, he still needed to hurry. After thinking it over, he decided to do as Tian Lao had said.

"Forget it, let's save her first."