When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 161 : The Grandmasters Enter the Fray

161: The Grandmasters Enter the Fray

Flying out from the Two Realms Gate were the white-robed old man, the black-robed old man, and another old woman with graying hair. All three of them were Grandmaster-level powerhouses of humanity!

"Save them!"

"Quick!"

From below the Two Realms Gate, a large force also charged out. Shi Junyan, the Head of the Daoist Arts Department of Lingdu Source Martial Academy; Zhuang Xingwen, the Head of the Five Elements Department; Lu Chenggong, the Head of the Artisan Department; along with a dozen other teachers from the Academy, as well as various powerhouses from Lingdu and part of the garrison's reinforcements, all charged out together.

However, Hu Yimo had suffered severe internal injuries during the ambush on Lan Lingfeng in the Prison Abyss. Dean Tong, Chen Qian'ning, and several other of the Academy's most powerful combat-ready teachers had all been dispatched to support the area north of the Great River and were unable to rush back for the rescue.

The three Grandmaster-level powerhouses flew through the air, faster than eagles, heading toward the direction of the fleeing student team. In less than a single breath, they were directly above them.

"Leave this to us!" the black-and-white-robed old men said in unison.

"It's the Grandmasters! They're our human Grandmasters!"

"We're saved!" the Source Martial Students below cried out from their desperate plight.

The black-robed old man swooped down from the air, striking out toward the mountain forest. Within the palm wind, a translucent, grayish-white energy pellet, about a foot in diameter, formed.

Boom!

The energy pellet landed among several of the alien pursuers, blasting a large crater in the ground. The pursuers were either killed or injured.

Jiang Xue, Lianyue, and Jing, who were leading the Student Council members at the rear of the formation, also quickened their pace, no longer concerned with the pursuers behind them.

"How dare you try to kill the hope of our people! You seek death!" The old woman in a plain, floral dress was exceptionally fierce. With a few steps through the air, she descended, a long whip appearing in her hand. She lashed out at the scattered alien pursuers less than a hundred meters from the Student Council members.

Bang!

The long whip, like a celestial sword, tore a trench dozens of meters long through the forest. The violent air blast sent several alien tribesmen flying into the sky, snapping thick ancient trees in its path.

"This is bad! Human powerhouses!"

For a moment, with the arrival of three Grandmasters, the alien pursuers, who were growing in number as they arrived from all directions, were thrown into chaos.

Faced with Grandmasters who could fly through the air and kill from a hundred meters away, they had no power to fight back at all.

The Source Martial Students, seizing this opportunity, fled with all their might toward the Two Realms Gate.

The rearguard had also burst out of the mountain forest and could now see the Two Realms Gate and the large contingent of human reinforcements arriving from the other side of the river.

At this moment, Jiang Xue finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, don't delay! With so many alien tribesmen, the situation is unpredictable. Get back to the Two Realms Gate, now!" Jiang Xue shouted to the rearguard.

However, at this moment, Lianyue stood at the edge of the forest, not moving. Her gaze was filled with anticipation and a hint of obsession as she looked into the mountain forest.

"Lan Lianyue? What are you doing? Why aren't you running?" Jiang Xue urged anxiously.

"...Yuyin. Why hasn't Yuyin caught up yet?" Lianyue's eyes, which had shown not a trace of fear from the chase until now, now seemed somewhat dazed.

"I was separated from her during the alien tribe's attack..." Jiang Xue had barely managed to escape from a few alien tribesmen herself, but she hadn't seen Yuyin since.

"Why isn't Yuyin here yet..." Staring into the mountain forest where the three flying Grandmasters were throwing the numerous alien pursuers into chaos, her long skirt swayed, and her light, graceful figure just stood there.

"I don't want to be the one who waits and watches anymore." Lan Lianyue's gaze darkened, a sense of resolve rising in her heart.

"I'm going to find her."

Her long hair flew back, a silver light flashing. With her agile figure, she leaped and resolutely charged back into the mountain forest, her blood-stained Moon Blades flying and following beside her.

"Lianyue." Hua Yuanjing beside her, her gaze sharp, gripped her white longspear and followed without hesitation.

"Lianyue! Hua Yuanjing!..." There were still scattered alien tribesmen appearing in the forest near the riverbank. Jiang Xue had to be responsible for the safety of the entire team. She gritted her teeth and followed the main group, covering the rear.

An injured female alien tribe member in a Daoist robe burst out of the forest, charging toward the fleeing team. Jiang Xue immediately whipped her nine-section whip and charged forward.

At this moment, high in the sky above the mountain forest, from the distant horizon, came waves of powerful fluctuations of a Source Spirit tearing through the air.

"Human powerhouses! How dare you come out to die!"

Seven or eight black shadows, flying through the air, flew in from the distance, charging toward the three human Grandmasters.

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At this moment, at the foot of the great mountain, Yuyin felt a rumble in the distant sky, as if mountains were exploding. Waves of powerful Primordial Energy fluctuations emanated from that direction. She looked toward it.

"Is it the Two Realms Gate? What's happening there?"

Yuyin led the Zheng down the mountain. She leaped onto an ancient tree to survey her surroundings, pointing to a deep ravine at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

"You will ambush them there. Suppress your aura," Yuyin said to the Zheng.

The Zheng blinked, and its massive body moved silently toward the ravine.

Yuyin, meanwhile, walked down the mountain.

As soon as she descended the mountain, she saw the bearded, middle-aged alien tribesman in the distance, with three young alien tribesmen, indeed standing guard there.

"It's the Xia woman!" The other party had also spotted Yuyin.

Yuyin feigned a start, as if about to run back up the mountain, but then she hesitated, showing panic. In her haste, she could only run along the foot of the mountain, toward the other side of the great mountain.

"After them!"

"Everyone, be careful! Don't step into the mountain!"

"That woman doesn't dare go back up the mountain. She can't escape. Our people are everywhere around here!" the middle-aged man said as he strode forward, full of glee. Finally, he could hunt a Xia genius!

A Xia genius, if allowed to grow, could become another Grandmaster in the future, posing a great threat to them. It was extremely difficult to kill a Grandmaster, requiring a heavy price. It was better to let a hundred ordinary Xia people go than to let a single Xia genius escape.

Yuyin seemed to be at the end of her strength, on the verge of being caught. She suddenly jumped into the deep ravine.

"This place is outside the territory of that terrifying beast. After them!" Apart from the beast lord, the middle-aged alien tribesman was not afraid. Gazing at the fluttering white of Yuyin's dress, his lust was further ignited. He decisively led his disciples into the ravine.

Inside the ravine, Yuyin's speed seemed to have greatly decreased, as if she were exhausted. The men were about to catch up.

"She can't escape!"

"Hahaha, the Xia female genius! Kill her!"

"No, a woman this beautiful, what a waste to kill her?" the bearded alien tribesman said with a lecherous grin. "Capture her alive!"

"Yes! Capture her alive!"

"Women are naturally inferior. Let's violate her first, then kill her!"

"Delightful!"

The young alien tribesmen's blood boiled as they charged at Yuyin's solitary back at full speed.

This eruption of youthful, heated blood excited the figure lurking in the shadows.

A terrifying killing intent erupted.

The middle-aged alien tribesman was suddenly filled with a bone-chilling dread as he saw a giant shadow leap out from the ravine.

"Ahhh!!" The middle-aged alien tribesman let out a heart-rending scream, stopping abruptly as he frantically waved his bronze staff.

Bang!

The sharp claws of the giant shadow, carrying a savage and ferocious power from the primal wilds, slammed the middle-aged alien tribesman deep into the ground, creating a large crater.

"Ah... no!!" The middle-aged alien tribesman's eyes were wide open, filled with utter terror.

The Zheng's house-sized head, its eyes cold and emotionless, leaned in and opened its massive mouth. The maw, large enough to swallow an elephant, didn't even need to bite. A powerful suction force emanated from its mouth, and the middle-aged alien tribesman's body instantly turned into a blurry mist of blood, flying into the beast's mouth. Only his tattered clothes and personal belongings remained.

Watching from the side, Yuyin shuddered. "If I had made the slightest mistake, that would have been my fate..." A wave of fear washed over her. Even with her strong will, her long, slender legs couldn't help but feel weak.