Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 638: Battle Between Men (Subscription Requested)

Just as the words were spoken, a light shield appeared in the air! Under the dazzling brilliance, a beam of light containing terrifying energy engulfed the flying sword coming at speed!

The flying sword did not dissipate into ice and snow as Pei Yan imagined, but instead, a similarly terrifying force erupted from the sword body. Two forces collided in the air, sparking off energy that rapidly spread as if to tear everything around to pieces.

The eight cultivators who were maintaining the Spiritual Energy Wall defenses felt that the Spiritual Energy Wall before them was bearing wave after wave of strong impact. One younger cultivator could no longer endure and shouted loudly, "This power is too violent! I can't hold on!"

"Gentlemen, it's better to relieve than to block! Follow me to control the Spiritual Qi and redirect this force to the sky!" The elder who had first emerged from the pavilion called out loudly, and he and seven others immediately responded. Together, the eight strengthened the defenses of several other sides of the Spiritual Energy Wall, while on the weaker side, they opened a hole leading to the sky.

At that moment, the raging and rampant force finally had an outlet, and the beam of light carrying two forces poured out from the opening, creating a magnificent light column visible to the whole city in mid-air.

Moments later, the energy in the courtyard finally dissipated, and sensing the scorching heat from the air toasted by high-temperature energy, the threat level posed by Pei Yan in the courtyard was elevated by the other three sides. As the smoke gradually cleared, everyone hurried to look into the courtyard to check the status of the two people.

"My heavens, this courtyard is completely uninhabitable now!" Wang Wenze blurted out, only to see that the previously classical pavilions and buildings in the courtyard were all destroyed, with barely a complete ground structure visible. All one could see were burning ruins, and even the pond which was once pleasing to the eye had been vaporized; hardly a tenth of the water remained with over a dozen strange fish floating in the shallow water, emitting a charred smell.

And most attention was drawn to a large metallic sphere in the courtyard. Just as everyone was buzzing with discussion, the metallic sphere began to twist and deform, its deconstructed materials returned to the original host, revealing two figures inside the sphere. One figure appeared before everyone and then fell to the ground with a thud.

"Elder Lin, please!" Pei Yan coldly dropped a sentence, glancing at Sword Stand Man on the ground who had sunk into unconsciousness, then headed to the center of the courtyard. After the fight earlier, signs of breakthrough emerged from his suppressed mindset over many years, and the moment of advancement was approaching. He had to seize this moment and deeply comprehend it.

Aware of Pei Yan's change in mindset, Elder Lin immediately understood his intention, quickly walked into the courtyard, and placed a hand on Sword Stand Man's body, his brow furrowed soon afterwards. This man's internal organs and meridians were all severely injured by incredibly domineering Sword Qi. Were it not for his solid cultivation and pure Spiritual Qi, he would likely have been a dead man by now.

"Let go of my senior brother!" The Celestial Sword Manor people then rushed into the courtyard, drew their longswords, and pointed them at Elder Lin with faces full of grief and anger.

"If you want your senior brother to leave this courtyard alive, stand aside and watch quietly. Otherwise, even an immortal couldn't save him if delayed longer!" Old Man Lin, without a backward glance, silently took out a cloth package, pulled out silver needles, and began piercing them into Sword Stand Man's body.

The disciples of Celestial Sword Manor looked at one another in confusion, unsure of what to do. One disciple pondered momentarily, about to shout, when the elder who commanded the Spiritual Energy Wall outside the courtyard spoke to stop them: "Don't disturb him! If he wanted to kill your senior brother, he would have died many times over already!"

The disciples of Celestial Sword Manor suddenly fell silent, indeed, even without considering the prior encounters, Sword Stand Man had lost consciousness in the last energy clash, and if Pei Yan hadn't protected him, he wouldn't have survived such a powerful impact.

Thinking of this, the disciples of Celestial Sword Manor looked toward Pei Yan standing in the courtyard with complex expressions. It was then they noticed he was observing the Fish Guts Sword summoned by the senior brother Sword Stand Man, the Sect Divine Weapon. Watching Pei Yan hold the weapon, their eyes turned red again, yet despite the fury in their hearts, none dared to take a step forward, nor even utter a single word of protest.

"Hey!" A childish voice sounded.

Holding the shortsword, Pei Yan did not hear the shout owing to his full concentration, staring at the high imitation Divine Artifact, Fish Guts Sword in his hands. By now it had lost the domineering brilliance it had upon entry; the sword body was broken in several places, but it was commendable that under such a massive energy collision, it still maintained the integrity of its sword body, leaving Pei Yan in admiration and marvel at the world's wonders.

"Hey!"

Gripping the hilt and investigating with his own source energy, Pei Yan delightfully discovered there was still a considerable amount of Sword Qi contained within the shortsword. Sensing external intrusion, all the Sword Qi immediately consolidated into a force to resist it. Overjoyed beyond measure, a surge of greed arose somewhere within, making Pei Yan wish he could capture this Sword Qi immediately and thoroughly ponder and experience it.

"Hey! You've already damaged my flying sword, and now you want to destroy another one?! With disaster looming, you're still oblivious!"

The repeated sound brought Pei Yan from annoyance to burning rage. Turning his head vehemently, he saw a pair of clear big eyes looking at him with disdain, belonging to none other than the Little Sword Child who had opened the door for him earlier.

"Our ancestor said you're lost and caught in the devil's trap this way!"

The Little Sword Child's words were like cold water splashed over Pei Yan, waking him instantly. Looking at the shortsword in his hand, then at the Little Sword Child who was watching him disdainfully, a demon trap? 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Now, examining the shortsword in his hand more closely, Pei Yan felt a chill run through, sweating profusely. Despite only having residual Sword Qi inside, the power it contained was far beyond the previous flying sword the Little Sword Child wielded. If he had acted impulsively and truly sought to refine it, relying on the sword's Qi's sharpness and hidden murderous intent, even if he wasn't killed by the Sword Qi, his meridians would be injured, making short-term breakthroughs hopeless.

That can't be, given his usual cautious approach to details, he should have noticed this! Earlier he merely saw the shortsword on the ground, driven by curiosity to inspect, not intending to absorb it. How could he have such impulse-driven, reckless thoughts? Was it the sword being too sinister?

No! Pei Yan suddenly awakened, looking at the sword in his hand and closing his eyes to recall the previous situation. He immediately asked in his mind, "Was someone influencing my mind earlier?"

"Only now reacting to it!" Lin Junzhao's mocking voice sounded in Pei Yan's mind: "Originally, I meant for you to suffer this setback, so you'd remember it for life, but then your good deed was rewarded, hero cherishing hero, saving Sword Stand Man's life, thus the Little Sword Child spoke up to pay back your favor!"