Supreme Sword Exalt

Suddenly, a robe fell onto Gu Han. “Here’s your clothes!"

Then, the world’s most breathtaking form flashed before him, before she once again donned a white dress. For some reason, Gu Han felt a faint sense of regret. After putting on the robe properly, he found it somewhat difficult to face the demoness.

Just as he was about to say something, the ground shook violently. The yang lightning power scattered in all directions, mixed with traces of destructive lightning power. The momentum was far greater and violent than before. Without the two of them guiding it, the crack at the bottom of the pool grew larger and larger, spiraling out of control.

Suppressing the strange feeling, Gu Han gave a light cough. “Let’s go. This place is probably going to be destroyed.”

The demoness reverted to her previous expression, gently holding Gu Han. Her eyes faintly revealed a hint of brightness. Gu Han had seen Mo Chenyin at her most beautiful. She had no regrets now.

Nestling into his arms, she could feel him stir as he gently held her slender waist. His sword intent shifted, and they vanished without a trace.

Soon, a heaven-shaking boom swept through the area. A terrifying aura, which rivaled a Saint realm cultivator’s strike, spread out within the underground cavern. Wherever it passed, everything turned to dust.

***

Thousands of li away from the underground cavern, Feng Xi’s battle skirt fluttered noisily as she transformed into a red beam of light. She flew without pause, searching for Gu Han’s trail. Not a single barbarian pursued her. There had been some before, but after she killed wave after wave of them, no one dared to follow her anymore.

After an endless stretch of battle, she grew increasingly pale, even somewhat translucent. Nevertheless, her aura had not diminished in the slightest.

Suddenly, she stopped and looked into the distance. “Hmm?”

From time to time, she could still hear a few curses and roars of fury.

***

Compared to Feng Xi, Fatty was undoubtedly much worse.

He was exhausted, panting continuously. “D-damn it!”

He fled like a madman, his golden light flickered unsteadily as if about to collapse. This time, he was genuinely running for his life. For some reason, he encountered even more barbarians after charging straight into the Great Lu Mountains.

The moment he introduced himself as Gu Han, many barbarians swarmed in from all directions to kill him, as if they had been lying in ambush. If not for his extraordinary defense, he would have long been surrounded and torn to shreds.

During the chase, those barbarians kept calling him out.

“Quick! Catch him!”

“That one holding the sword is Gu Han!”

“Yes! He’s the one the hall master specifically ordered to kill! Don’t let him escape!”

Fatty put away his sword with an aggrieved look on his face.

A barbarian shouted. “Quick! That one shining with golden light is Gu Han, catch him!”

Fatty gritted his teeth, and his golden light shrank to an almost imperceptible trace.

Someone else shouted, “That fatty is Gu Han, surround him, all of you!”

Fatty was in despair. He wasn’t losing any weight soon! Of course, he also thought about fighting to the death, but his killing power was far inferior to a sword cultivator like Gu Han. If those two murderous Half-Step Transcendent barbarians got hold of him, he doubted he could break free.

Just then, a phoenix cry rang out, and Feng Xi landed in the area. She had rushed over after hearing the commotion. With a flap of its wings, the heavenly phoenix sent down waves of crimson flames, incinerating a large group of barbarians.

The two Half-Step Transcendent barbarians became extremely vigilant. “Feng Xi!”

The many barbarians immediately stopped in their tracks. Unlike Gu Han, her reputation was built over more than a decade of war, with the lives of countless barbarians. In a certain sense, her deterrent power over the barbarians was even greater than Gu Han’s.

Feng Xi got straight to the point. “Did you find him yet?”

Given her personality, she wouldn’t ask Fatty why he had come.

Fatty caught his breath. “No... not yet. But if you hadn’t come, I-I would have died from exhaustion for sure!”

“He’s right here.”

Fatty was stunned for a moment, his expression changing slightly. “Here? This is bad! There are too many barbarians here! We have to find him first!”

He had a clear judgment of Gu Han’s strength. Facing a siege from so many barbarians, there was no hope of him breaking out.

Feng Xi swept her gaze over the crowd of barbarians. “Wait a moment. Let’s deal with them first and reduce some of the pressure for Gu Han—”

Just then, a faint, indistinct rumbling sound came from extremely far away.

Fatty’s face turned pale. “Damn it! Could a Saint realm cultivator have made a move?”

For such power to be felt from such a distance, he couldn’t think of anyone other than that.

“That bastard wouldn’t be right there, would he?”

Worry flashed in Feng Xi’s eyes. Crimson flames surged around her, and she headed straight toward the direction the sound came from.

Fatty’s eyes turned slightly red as he immediately followed. “Fuck! I almost got surrounded and killed for you. Y-you absolutely cannot die just like that!”

***

On top of Gu Han’s curse, the phenomenon in the underground cavern was too conspicuous, attracting groups of barbarians. There were over a thousand in total, surrounding the cavern almost completely.

The barbarians seemed excited, buzzing with discussion.

“He’s here!”

“He must be inside!”

“We absolutely cannot let him escape this time!”

“Yes, we should hurry before others catch up, or there won’t be a chance for us!”

However, they were somewhat hesitant about who would enter the cavern first. Many were quite wary of Gu Han’s strength. He was a formidable figure, capable of killing a war god. Facing him alone would almost certainly lead to more losses than gains.

With a few angry shouts, three tall barbarians pushed through the crowd and arrived in front of the cavern entrance. “Move aside, you bunch of cowards!”

Upon seeing the three, the others stepped back. Many recognized these three. They were three renowned brothers from a major tribe. Not only were they all in the Half-Step Transcendent realm, but they also possessed a joint attack technique.

Together, their combat strength was even higher than that of an ordinary Transcendent realm cultivator. In fact, with this joint attack technique, the three had built considerable fame among the barbarians and on the battlefield.

For this great war, their tribe had sent all its experts to the border, but dispatched these three to hunt down and kill Gu Han.

The leader cautioned them earnestly, “Second Brother, Third Brother, don’t be careless. That guy was able to kill Tuo Jun, so he’s definitely strong. When we see him, use the joint attack technique immediately, understood?!”

“Don’t worry, Big Brother! Neither I nor Second Brother ever underestimate an enemy!”

The man nodded. “Let’s go!”

He jumped in first, while the other two exchanged a glance, before following suit. The surrounding barbarians watched with envy, eagerly waiting by the cavern for Gu Han’s head.

***

As soon as the leader jumped in, he saw a heaven-reaching sword light rushing toward him. His expression drastically changed. “Shit! Second Brother, Third Brother, joint attack—aaah!”

“Big Brother—aaah!”

“Big Brother, Second Brother—aaah!"

Three miserable screams rang out, and the sword light shot out of the cavern. Faintly, the sound of Gu Han and the demoness talking could also be heard.

“What were they saying?”

“Sounded like... joint attack?”

“Barbarians know joint attack techniques too?”

“Who cares. They’re dead anyway.”

“I guess...”