Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

The gray-robed barbarian had already gathered all the light at this moment, turning the entire area into his domain. There was no longer any light available. He essentially silenced all the martial artists within the domain. Let's not mention Le Yin and Ning Xinyuan, even if Cha Huan were here, he'd be slapped to death!

Blood Drinking Eight-Barley Flow: Ghost Step!

Overlord Butterfly: Butterfly Storm!

Like a sudden inspiration, the two of them held each other's hands once again, pulling each other backward!

As they retreated, Le Yin directly tore open his jacket, pulling out a black tube from inside, using his spirit to ignite the luminous stone within, shooting a fiery red meteor towards the sky, painting the night sky above the Imperial Academy!

Ning Xinyuan, although slower in action, also took out a silver pellet and smashed it fiercely onto the ground, breaking out a piercing scream like the howl of a banshee, awakening the night dreams of the Imperial Academy!

Never mind they couldn't beat this martial column-level gray-robed barbarian in front of them, even if they could, they would still look for ways to send a signal for help!

Unless one wanted to kill secretly, otherwise, given their identities, an attack would naturally attract support from all sides! Even if Cha Huan wasn't there, but this time unlike last time when the National Relief Association had pre-booked the venue, the Imperial Academy still had Lou Yinhai and many teachers present, ready to come and join Le Yin to entertain the guests at any time!

"It's still not too late to escape now," Le Yin attempted to intimidate and persuade: "I'm the Vice Principal of the Royal Academy, a collaborator with Yanjing's Statistical Department, I've already sent out the signal, Xie Chenyuan and Cha Huan will soon bring people over to rescue me. You know about the Imperial Academy martial column, Lou Yinhai, right? He wanted to invite me to dinner a few days ago but I didn't go, now he's seen my signal, surely rushing over to see who dares harm his benefactor."

"Or do you think you can solve us before they arrive? Are you willing to gamble your life to see if I have a trump card against those at the peak of perfection realm?"

"Miss the first strike, you've already lost the initiative. Striking and retreating is the right path for an assassin, victory and defeat are common occurrences, you can come back later…"

Le Yin tried as much as possible to draw the gray-robed barbarian's attention to himself, while Ning Xinyuan took this chance to silently hide her form among the ruins.

As an Instant Annihilator, she naturally mastered the skills Flying Blossoms and Virtual Stealth from two combat techniques, both have teachings on 'concealing traces', diving into the field of vision, lowering presence, eliminating movement sounds all are basic skills, even suppressing the sound of heartbeats and breathing, almost invisibly in broad daylight.

They occasionally discuss tactical cooperation in online chats, so they can understand each other's intentions without communication at this moment, smoothly entering into combat mode!

However, strangely enough, the gray-robed barbarian stood listening to Le Yin's nonsense, as if he really took Le Yin's intimidation seriously. Just when Le Yin thought the intimidation succeeded and the enemy would flee in panic, the gray-robed barbarian spoke: "Actually, Grandpa won't kill you guys."

He scooped up with both hands from the pit, pulling out two stone coffins from beneath. The stone coffins fell to the ground, the dull noise they made was enough to indicate their weight and thickness.

"My task is simply to put you in these two stone coffins and take you out."

He grinned, revealing a hideous smile: "But because I don't know my strength, I'm afraid of accidentally killing you, so I hope you'll obediently lie inside."

Killing intent surged wildly, light pierced like needles, the world suddenly became overwhelmingly oppressive, as if to crush him into pulp. For the first time, Le Yin felt the mighty aura of the peak of perfection realm, feeling almost overwhelmed by the gaze of the gray-robed barbarian.

Each realm of combat technique represents cultivating one's body and spirit to a certain level. In truth, an adult's spiritual power limit is similar, the spiritual power limit of a martial column isn't much bigger than that of a couch potato, because the human body is ultimately flesh and blood, the spirit it can bear is only so much.

Though they can't achieve a 'quantitative change,' through cultivation they can achieve a 'qualitative change.'

The spiritual power of ordinary luminous people is transient, although they've awakened spiritual power, they can't effectively preserve it, it remains superficial. After all, spiritual power is ultimately a workaround brought by the First Charter, not an innate genetic trait, not perfectly compatible with luminous people.

The 'House Entry' realm is an interesting title, it not only refers to combat technique skills but also vividly describes the state of spiritual cultivation: martial artists turn themselves into a house that can preserve spiritual power, allowing spiritual power to 'enter the house' and consistently feedback to the body.

If all martial artists' spiritual power can only fill a house, the 'House Entry' realm is like a house full of mist, the Integration and Mastery realm is like a house full of water flow…

The spiritual power of the gray-robed barbarian, like a house full of ice, ruthlessly scattered Le Yin's water!

No wonder a thousand years ago, a god worshipped by all; a thousand years later, a martial column revered by all!

How can ordinary people even bear the gaze of a martial column!

Even if the aura clash doesn't harm the body, how many martial artists can exert their due strength under such oppressive pressure? Not to mention a martial column can empty the area's light, creating a domain where they steal the sun and moon!

Le Yin licked his lips, grasped the necklace hanging on his neck, and sent a message:

"To the esteemed leader, a barbarian martial column is attacking the Imperial Academy, Hongle is in danger, save us quickly!"

"Do you know why I allowed you to waste time sending signals for rescue?" The gray-robed barbarian exhaled the breath like burning flames, his voice full of mockery and ridicule: "Because, no one will come to rescue you."

"You are the elite sword sheath picked among humans, even a sneak attack may not kill you with one strike, let alone bravely taking you away? To take you away, the first step is to nullify all your methods of calling for help."

"Light and shadow, sound, spirit, those are the means you can use." The gray-robed barbarian suddenly grabbed a stone and threw it far away!

Boom!

The stone smashed a big tree, and Ning Xinyuan, who was quietly distancing herself, had to dodge out!

"Light and shadow, time is almost up." The gray-robed barbarian suddenly said a puzzling remark.

Bang!

Le Yin looked up and saw fireworks blooming not far away.

However, it was like a signal. Different colors and shapes of fireworks bloomed one after another in the night sky. The entirety of Yanjing seemed to have suddenly entered a fireworks festival, with fireworks and firecrackers' sounds coming from all directions, painting the night sky in hues!

"Outside has already turned into utter chaos." The gray-robed savage appeared somewhat excited, even dancing around: "Cut Grass Agents, Brotherhood, Curse Hunters... everyone will launch tonight, and may even attack the Imperial Court, Sky Prison, and the Six Departments! Even the entrance of the Imperial Academy will have attackers; your rescue signal tonight will be nothing more than a fleeting wave in a tide, unnoticed!"

"As for sound and spirit, I don't mind telling you." He pointed behind him: "In three directions—northeast, northwest, and south—three martial artists are stationed. They use Integration and Mastery Combat Technique to form a sound net, canceling out all sounds emitted in this area, and even use Spiritual Power to extinguish all leaking spirit waves!"

Le Yu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank—the Master did not respond.

Just as the gray-robed savage mentioned, it's so chaotic outside now that it's impossible for the Master to be asleep; this only proves his message was intercepted. Le Yu had long speculated about the communication mediums of the Naiser Heart, either light or spirit, but since it could be used at night, it was most likely Spiritual Power.

As for the Integration and Mastery Combat Technique sound net extinguishing sound, Le Yu had heard a bit about it. In fact, silencing sound is merely a side effect. The real effect of the sound net is to intercept flying objects—martial artists using Integration and Mastery Combat Technique create an invisible sound net that constantly vibrates in the air, making arrows drop directly, even bullets lose most of their momentum, and the Spiritual Power within the sound net can trigger a luminous explosion on bullets from Flying Flower martial artists, rendering bullets harmless!

However, a sound net must be joint effort by multiple people to be effective, with cultivation at least at the Integration and Mastery stage, rarely learned by ordinary people as it's almost useless in normal times. And this technique can only truly work in one place!

"...Army martial artists controlled by the National Relief Association?"

The gray-robed savage sneered: "Though Grandpa hates humans, I don't dislike talking to smart ones. Like how I hate losing money but not hate gambling."

"You have neither external aid nor escape routes. Foolish people attempt to reverse, while smart ones strive to keep the minimum under control. So, do you want to gamble on whether I will hold back and not kill you, or actively lie in the stone coffin?"

"Although I don't know what he wants you for, I think you shouldn't die." The gray-robed savage let out a low roar: "However, if you insist on fighting me, you will easily lose everything."

"Because your Grandpa is..."

"Impatient already!"

With an explosive sound, the gray-robed savage shot out like a cannonball, emitting a harsh and unpleasant roar, wrapped in flowing light, revealing sharp fangs and claws attacking—

Ning Xinyuan!

Overlord Butterfly · Butterfly Storm!

Ning Xinyuan was pushed by an invisible hand, moving ten meters horizontally, and while moving at high speed, aimed and shot at the gray-robed savage!

"A full half-second, for me, is plenty of time, girl!"

The gray-robed savage bizarrely shifted horizontally in mid-air through a luminous explosion, skillfully dodging the bullet, lightly tapped a tree trunk causing it to splinter into pieces, and used that explosive force to close in on Ning Xinyuan, the luminous explosion gathered in claws almost emptied all light, seemingly about to evaporate Ning Xinyuan's body in the next second!

At that moment, a red-haired person came stepping on the shadows of the Deceitful Path, delivering a Desolate Bite to the savage's waist. However, the gray-robed savage instantly altered his move, sweeping back with his claws!

Biting Battle Technique · Rain Song Hong Spit!

Facing an attack at the Martial Pillar level, Le Yu could only diminish the luminous explosion, preventing it momentarily, but it was enough!

With this moment earned by Le Yu, Ning Xinyuan's second intent bullet was already formed, aimed at the savage's heart for a shot!

She didn't choose the vital areas like the head or neck, because those are too easy to dodge, and at this distance, as long as she aimed at the chest, even if the savage dodged quickly, it would still be injured!

Bang!

The savage only managed to turn slightly, the intent filled bullet pierced into its chest and exploded, yet it instead became more ferocious, slapping Le Yu away!

"I thought you'd seize the chance to escape." It roared.

Le Yu rolled on the ground and immediately stood up: "Wait for you to beat her half to death and then leisurely come to catch me? Do I look that stupid?"

"Very well, you qualify to know my name." The gray-robed savage now calmed down: "I am called Wu Dashichi. If you survive tonight, feel free to seek revenge against me."

"Though that bullet woke me up, I now give you a chance to act wisely, lie in the stone coffin yourself. I'll give you ten seconds: ten, nine, eight..."

"Xinyuan!" Le Yu suddenly shouted out.

Ning Xinyuan, who was running away to widen the distance, looked back at him, somewhat surprised he called her name directly.

"Buy me ten minutes."

"Alright." She answered crisply.

Le Yu grasped the Naiser Heart necklace, releasing the deepest layer of its power!

"Naiser Heart (Replica)"

"Communication: You can send messages to other replicas within a certain range."

"Demigod: After ten minutes of spellcasting, the Naiser Heart will be consumed, and all Combat Technique skills of the holder will be elevated one tier (not higher than the Peak of Perfection stage) within the next ten minutes."

Peak of Perfection stage? I'll reach it in ten minutes!

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