Sword Among Us

While thousands of martial artists were at a tense stalemate against the one hundred ships from the evil cult, more than one hundred Song House members surged into the hall of Song House swiftly from the inner mansion. They had their weapons drawn and were ready to fight against the twelve men and women who had arrived at the center of the hall uninvited. These people practically had evil rolling off them in waves, and the atmosphere was so tense that it had practically frozen.

“Is this how the grand Song House treats its guests?”

These twelve evil cult elites stood at the hall. When they faced more than one hundred Song House elite disciples, they showed no trace of nervousness, and they were so relaxed that they looked as if they were taking a stroll in their yard. They would either look around or smile as they watched the group of Song House elites flood into the hall.

The person who spoke was the strongest person in the evil cult—Evil King Shi Zhixuan. Currently, he had an elegant and airy feeling to him.

The woman who stood with him had a noble air with her. Her entire body was enveloped in an incredibly bewitching and enchanting dress. She appeared misty-eyed, but a sharp glare continuous shot out of her eyes, giving her a mysterious but dangerous presence.

“I was wondering who it was sneaking around Song House. So, it’s Faction Master Evil King of Flowers Faction, and also Empress Yin of Yin Weed Faction.”

A heroic and loud voice descended from above like thunder. As that voice rose, a violent gust of wind blew, and a person walked into the hall with a majestic gait and an awe-inspiring presence.

At the moment he walked out, the powerful aura that these elites from the evil cult created seemed to be cut apart by a blade that fell from the skies!

A presence that could cut through everything effortlessly crashed violently into the evil cult elites. Even Empress Yin, Wan Wan, Demon General Zao Deyan, Priest Xi Yin, and the others felt powerless as if they could not block this aggressive force. They took two steps back.

But there was one person in the crowd who was not forced back.

Evil King!

His elegant demeanor never changed.

His robes might flutter loudly in the violent wind, but he never moved.

He raised his arm and stared at Song Que, who stood on the stairs. The man had graying temples but remained as sharp as an eternally sharp blade. A faint smile bloomed on his face. “As expected of the greatest enemy I, Shi Zhixuan, have ever faced in my life. Brother Song, your saber will… has improved since the last time I saw you.

“Hmm… it is already infinitesimally close to the Dao of heaven. It seems that you have touched the threshold of One with the World Realm.”

When Song Que saw that Evil King remained relaxed even when he faced his saber will, Song Que’s expression changed a little. He frowned slightly and sighed before he spoke with a grave tone. “Rumors have it that you have already become One with the World. By the looks of it, I have indeed fallen far behind you…”

When he said those words, Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling, who followed him here, had their expressions change at the same time.

“One with the World!”

“Evil King has already discovered the Dao of heaven?!”

Evil King seemed to have discovered the Twin Dragons for a long time ago. His smile did not fade away. “It was pure luck that I did. This time, I came to Song House with the intention of asking you to help me verify the Dao of heaven.”

“Verify the Dao of heaven?” Song Que’s expression turned even graver. He snorted coldly and mocked Shi Zhixuan. “You brought so many people to Song House just to challenge me? How many people in the world of martial arts will believe you?”

“These people have nothing to do with me.” Evil King Shi Zhixuan took a step forward and shrugged in a relaxed manner.

Empress Yin butted in at the opportune moment. “It is my will that we have come here. When I heard that Evil King wanted to come here to have a contest of strength with you, I decided to have some people come over here to liven things up. Of course, if you’re willing to join the evil cult, we can avoid this battle.”

Her words caused the atmosphere in the hall to instantly turn even tenser than before. The hostility among them was unprecedentedly strong.

If it were not because Evil King and Song Que had not attacked each other yet, perhaps the people in Song House would not have been able to hold themselves back from killing all the evil cult elites.

Empress Yin’s straightforward words thoroughly angered Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling.

Kuo Zhong took two steps forward from the crowd and said with a grave tone, “Father-in-law, don’t worry. You can just let me take care of Empress Yin!”

“Alright.” Song Que nodded slowly.

With Kuo Zhong’s current strength, he could already fight against Empress Yin, even though he would have difficulty doing so. He would not be able to win, but he would have no problem in holding Empress Yin back.

“Zhiling, Wan Wan is yours.”

Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling exchanged a glance, and Xu Zhiling nodded.

But no one could stop the remaining nine evil cult elites. Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi’s strength was not enough to hold back those Myth Realm evil cult elites.

At that moment, Song Que shouted, and he was angry. “Song House, hear me!”

The shout from a martial artist at the peak of Myth Realm was like a roar of thunder. It traveled through the entire inner city, and all the people on the island could hear him.

“Today is the day that decides the survival of Song House! All Song House disciples, bath yourselves in blood and kill your enemies!

“My fellow martial artists, if I do not die today, then I will remember how you have helped me! I will carve your kindness into my heart! And I will certainly repay you in the future!”

System notifications rang in the minds of all the virtual martial artists on the island at that moment. Everyone received a quest from Heavenly Saber Song Que!

“Ding!

“Protect Song House!

“Work together with Song House members and fight against the powerful invasion from the evil cult disciples!

“If you kill one evil cult disciple, you will get points…”

At the moment the players on the walls of the inner city received the system notification, they instantly became excited. Many people no longer cared about continuing to defend the city, but jumped down from the walls and headed to the evil cult disciples who rushed forward from the fleet of ships.

However, some people quickly turned around when they heard Song Que’s shout, and they sped toward Song Mansion simultaneously.

“Evil King has arrived!”

“He might already be fighting against Heavenly Saber Song Que!”

“There’s no hurry in doing the quest over here. Let’s see if we can get a chance to get a plot-relevant quest.”

Silver Wolf and his party conversed via private messages while they quietly rushed to Song Mansion.

While they were on their way, they saw a few familiar faces and some unfamiliar faces.

“Those people are from Chivalry Alliance. Lin Xiao and Red Dust are here. It looks like they also noticed that the real quest is at Evil King’s side.”

Lin Xiao, Red Dust, and the others also noticed Silver Wolf and his party because of how cold their presence was. They also saw the other parties, but they said nothing. They just rushed to Song Mansion without slowing down.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Black shadows moved through the roofs and streets as quickly as the wind.

Very soon, Song Mansion appeared within view.

Boom!

A white and bright saber will descended from the sky like lightning, and it brought with it an awe-inspiring presence that could intimidate all the people in the world. It also carried with it a might that could mow down everything effortlessly. It was as if a divine weapon had descended into the mortal world.

Lin Xiao, Silver Wolf, and the rest were all affected by the powerful saber will. Their movements came to a screeching halt, and they looked up with surprise on their faces.

This was a full-powered strike from a powerful martial artist at the peak of Myth Realm, and even if they were so far away, they still felt as if the saber glare had cut into their bodies. It was evident that the battle over there had already far surpassed their imagination.

At that moment, a loud bark of laughter rose from Song Mansion.

“Perfect timing! Hahaha!”

Evil King did not panic. He just pushed forward with his palm.

Boom!

The saber will and the bright saber glare that pierced through the heavens and the earth in the air instantly broke into pieces.

The powerful saber glare and saber will swept into different directions violently with Evil King’s palm-generated wind.

Cling! Clang!

The roofs of the buildings around them were all sent flying because of the violent wind. It was as if a tornado had passed by. The tiles flew into the air, and even the members of Song House were sent flying out of the mansion like bags of straw.

“I can’t use my strength here! Come with me!”

Song Que’s spirit did not lessen even if his slash had been destroyed. He shouted in anger and jumped up from his mansion. Then, he went into the distance.

Evil King looked around Song Mansion and the Song House disciples. The place was now in a mess, and the disciples around the place were all of mediocre strength. He laughed loudly and jumped up to chase after Song Que.

The elites in Song Mansion shouted in anger, “Take down those evil cult bastards!”

The mansion instantly descended into chaos.

However, the evil cult’s advantage was shown at that moment.

Even though Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling held back Empress Yin and Wan Wan, the remaining nine Myth Realm evil cult elites were not easy to deal with.

When the Song House elites were about to be destroyed by the nine Myth Realm evil cult elites in one go, more than ten figures suddenly shot into the hall.

“Wu Kuo, lead a team and surround the Demon General! Others, come with me to hold back Priest Xi Yin!”

Silver Wolf, Lin Xiao, and the others had just reached the door to Song Mansion when they saw Phantasmal Shadow lead a group of Wind Assault Tower’s aces to appear in the hall. They resolutely helped Song House hold back the two strongest martial artists out of the nine evil cult elites. These two were already at the later stage of Myth Realm.

There were still seven Myth Realm elites left.

“I’ll hold back one of them.”

Silver Wolf exchanged a glance with Knife, Bar, and Thunder. Then, without another word, they jumped into the hall and forced one of the Myth Realm elites to a corner of the yard.

These four people showed great teamwork when they worked together. Their movements were swift and clean. Even Lin Xiao and Phantasmal Shadow suddenly had an idea bloom in their heads when they saw this.

Phantasmal Shadow was observant, and because of it, she saw Lin Xiao and Red Dust. She was stunned for a moment before she opened her mouth and called out to them. “Alliance Master Lin, Vice Alliance Master Red Dust, come and help us! Protect Young Master Song and Young Lady Song!”

When Lin Xiao and Red Dust saw Phantasmal Shadow, they hesitated for a moment. Still, when they saw how Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi were having a hard time withstanding the attacks from the evil cult elites while the Song House elites protected them, they knew that this was not the time for them to be at odds with Phantasmal Shadow.

“Attack!”

The group of elites from Chivalry Alliance rushed up and quickly held back two Myth Realm elites. The pressure the Song House elites had to face instantly decreased by a large degree.

At that moment, a few parties appeared one after another outside Song House.

One of them was Thunderous Battle and his party.

“Well, color me surprised. We really got ourselves a quest to protect Young Master Song and Young Lady Song. Big Brother Thunder, we aren’t particularly strong, so let’s look for a weaker evil cult elite.”

“Alright!”

In a short moment, the nine evil cult elites were divided by the people who arrived at Song Mansion. The danger of Song House was also controlled at that moment.

“Why is it that even though the evil cult organized such a large scale movement, we didn’t see any players who belong to the evil cult?”

“That’s right.”

Even though Thunderous Battle’s party was slightly weaker compared to the rest, with the leaders of Wind Assault Tower and Chivalry Sect around, many of the people who arrived later found it embarrassing and impolite to steal their prey. They cast their gazes at Empress Yin and Wan Wan, the two elites from Yin Weed Faction, and since they were free, they had the chance to speak to each other.

“Right now, the greatest evil cult sect, Blood Alliance, has been destroyed by Lovely Land. They don’t have support anymore, so who would dare to show up in front of the leaders of Wind Assault Tower and Chivalry Alliance?”

Someone snickered by the side.

Thunderous Battle nodded. “I see. Without the players from the evil path joining this event, there’s no doubt just how this quest will end—”

While Phantasmal Shadow fought against Xi Yin by the side, she spoke, “That’s not necessarily true! Forget about how the evil cult has mobilized a large group of its disciples this time; there might also be Myth Realm elites remaining among the ship fleet. We can’t predict who will win the battle at the walls. Right now, we also have the strongest enemy we have to face later. Evil King has become One with the World. Once Song Que loses to him, even if we work together, we can’t win against him…”

“Then what should we do?”

“That will depend on whether the person who invited you here will show up!” Phantasmal Shadow said something that caused the people in the area to be shocked.