Chapter Fifty-Three: A Thin Line Between Life and Death

  The ones who made the move were two nephews from within the Qin family's Outer Affairs Hall.

  The disciples present, whether in the inner or outer halls, basically didn't get along well in the outer affairs hall, otherwise they wouldn't have been assigned to the escort mission which was time-consuming and highly dangerous with only average rewards.

  But that doesn't mean they don't have a heroic spirit. At the critical moment of life and death, there are still people who can bravely stand up, such as Qin Yun, such as these two young men...

  They knew that if the black-clad giant killed Qin Yun, their own chances of escaping alive would be slim. They were fighting a strong enemy to create opportunities for others.

  "The outer hall will retreat first, and the inner hall will stay behind to cover!" one of the disciples shouted in a low voice.

  As he roared, he launched a nearly frantic attack on the black-clad giant, his sword never leaving his opponent's vital spots, completely resorting to a desperate fight to the death.

  The tall and sturdy man in black clothes wielded his large sword with a mix of strength and clumsiness, barely holding off the attacks from the two young men.

  Two more inner disciples also stayed behind, charging fearlessly at the other horse bandits to cover the retreat of the outer disciples.

  However, several of Neidongzi's sons and new sons retreated together and did not stay behind to hold off the enemy.

  Qin Liren ran out for more than a hundred steps before turning back, he looked at Qin Yun who was still fighting on the mountain slope in the distance, and couldn't help but clench his fists tightly around the weapon in his hand.

  He really wanted to rush back and fight against the strong enemy with Qin Yun, but he was even more aware that with his own strength, going would only be a hindrance.

  At this moment, Qin Liren had never felt so powerless, biting his lip and bleeding.

  The battle on the mountain slope is becoming increasingly fierce.

  Two nephews of Nei Tiantai died under the swords of their enemies in a siege by several times more bandits than their own cavalry.

  And the big man in black clothes immediately showed off his astonishing strength after stabilizing his footing.

  Clang!

  A large sword slashed horizontally to meet the two long swords, and in the clear metallic collision sound, the golden sword tip suddenly surged violently, and the powerful force contained in the sword body shook the long swords open.

  Under the hard collision, two Qin family juniors' jaws cracked, and they involuntarily retreated half a step.

  "Hey!"

  The man in black let out a loud roar and swung his massive sword, its blade flashing as it chopped down heavily towards the young master on the right.

  He was caught off guard by two Qin family juniors who were far inferior to him, and his heart was filled with boundless anger.

  During the time he was being tied up, Qin Yun killed two more of his subordinates on the other side.

  This black-clad giant's sword flashed out with contained anger, waiting for an opportunity to strike with full force, its momentum far surpassing the previous one.

  A sharp golden sword aura tore through the air, and in an instant, it came crashing down on that young man's head!

  But seeing the long golden sword slash through, this inner hall disciple didn't even have time to block or dodge, and was split from head to toe into two halves by the sword energy.

  "Third brother!"

  Another youngster saw his companion's plight and his eyes turned red as he charged at the black-clad man, his long sword slashing towards his neck.

  But this time the big man in black was prepared, coldly smiling as he turned around and raised his sword to block, taking advantage of the opening in front of his opponent's chest, suddenly kicking him with one foot in the chest!

  Crack!

  The young man's chest caved in and he flew out, with no idea how many ribs were broken, and his mouth sprayed blood wildly.

  As he fell to the ground, a cavalryman beside him swung an axe and cut off his head!

  Four sons of the inner courtyard were killed in battle!

  However, the black-clad man had no joy in killing his opponent. He looked at Qin Yun, who was still fighting off horse bandits not far away, and shouted loudly: "All of you retreat, I'll deal with this little rabbit!"

  Under his loud command, a dozen or so of the horse bandits surrounding Qin Yun immediately dispersed.

  These horse thieves also had a bellyful of pent-up fire in their hearts.

  Although they had the absolute advantage, they couldn't take down Qin Yun alone. He dodged and weaved, turning the tables on them, and even managed to kill or injure several of his comrades despite being surrounded.

  They really wanted to chop the slippery enemy into pieces, but they didn't dare disobey the command of the black-clothed giant, so they retreated and blocked Qin Yun's escape route.

  Qin Yun was able to catch his breath for the time being, but he knew that the real test was yet to come, and whether he could kill his way out of this situation would depend on fate.

  These horse bandits are already extremely difficult to deal with, they are not ordinary thieves, everyone has the strength of the Refining Qi Realm and rich combat experience.

  If it weren't for his reliance on the divine power of his wise and discerning mind, he wouldn't have been able to kill four or five horse bandits with ease under their siege.

  But now, with the addition of this group of fine horse thieves and the black-clothed giant who had freed his hands, it was absolutely not something that Qin Yun could resist.

  The only thing that made him feel relieved was that Qin Liren and other surviving children had all disappeared at the end of the mountain road, probably they would all survive.

  "You're not worthy of taking my life!"

  Qin Yun looked at his approaching opponent with unparalleled disdain, raising the Qinghua Sword and infusing it with his energy to produce a dazzling sword aura.

  Suddenly turned around and rushed towards the top of the mountain ridge!

  "Damn you!"

  The tall man in black was so angry that smoke seemed to be coming out of his seven orifices.

  Qin Yun put on this posture, everyone thought he was going to fight the black-clothed man to the death, but unexpectedly he had already made up his mind to escape.

  The several horse thieves standing guard above were unprepared and before they could intercept him, Qin Yun had already rushed out through the gap.

  "Little rabbit, you can't run away!"

  The tall man in black roared and launched a pursuit.

  His physique was extremely robust, but his speed didn't slow down at all, and in just a few breaths he caught up to Qin Yun from behind.

  Qin Yun swiftly swept through the thicket, his true energy circulating and pouring into his legs, bringing his Thousand Mile Divine Stride to its utmost limit. Tree after tree flew rapidly behind him.

  After rushing out of the mountain forest, Qin Yun stepped on a protruding rock and borrowed momentum to jump ten feet high, landing steadily at the top of the mountain.

  But the next moment, Qin Yun was stunned.

  Below is a steep cliff of hundred meters, under the precipitous rock wall which was cut by axe and knife, a surging river flows from west to south in front.

  The roaring river water crashes against the rocky wall and reefs, producing a low rumble.

  He has chosen a dead end for himself!

  "Haha, little rabbit, are you stunned?"

  A tall man in black clothes chased after him, laughing loudly and triumphantly: "I'll see where you can run to! You're dead for sure today!"

  Is this fate?

  Qin Yun took a deep breath and held his Qinghua sword horizontally in front of his chest, turning to face the strong enemy: "Then come try it!"

  No way out in front, pursuers behind!

  Facing desperate situation, he became thoroughly calm. Since he chose to fight, whether life or death, Qin Yun had no regrets. From Shang Lie village to now, he has experienced the test of life and death more than once!

  Although he would have liked to chop Qin Yun into a million pieces, seeing him remain calm and composed in the face of desperation, the black-clothed man couldn't help but feel a thread of admiration.

  Putting aside their hostile positions, the black-clad man also admired Qin Yun's actions of sacrificing himself for his companions.

  Ten steps away from Qin Yun, a black-clad burly man said in a deep voice: "Youngster, I think you're not bad. As long as you swear to leave the Qin family and wholeheartedly follow my brother Guo Shanfeng, I can let bygones be bygones for killing so many of my subordinates."

  "Pah!" Qin Yun said disdainfully: "I think you look like a man, but your words are like those of a woman. If you want to fight, then let's fight!"

  "The Qin family's men can only die standing up, never live on their knees!"

  Similar words were said by Lin Dong before, now they are spoken again from Qin Yun's mouth, with the same grandeur and sonorousness!

  "Good! Good!" The tall man in black clothes laughed furiously, his leopard-like eyes gleaming with a fierce light: "Then go die!"

  The words fell, the sword rose, and the sword energy shot up to the sky, directly slashing Qin Yun!

  Such a fierce sword momentum, Qin Yun didn't dare to underestimate it, and hurriedly used his body technique to dodge.

  Boom!

  The sword qi cut down and the stone chips splashed everywhere, a hard rock was broken open with a crack as deep as half a foot.

  The power of one sword, its might is thus!

  This is just the beginning!

  On the mountain cliff, a black-clad strongman launched a fierce and violent attack on Qin Yun.

  His sword moves were grand and powerful, without any fancy or elegant techniques, but each sword contained immense power, forcing Qin Yun to retreat step by step.

  The most terrifying thing was the sharp golden sword energy he had unleashed, which seemed to be countless flying blades dancing in the air as he swung his great sword, weaving a heavenly net around Qin Yun that repeatedly pushed him to the edge of the cliff.

  If Qin Yun possessed seven or eight layers of the Sky or the Great Perfection Realm, the true energy circulating throughout his body could greatly weaken the damage caused by this kind of scattered sword energy.

  However, he had just been promoted to the Fourth Heaven and was no match for Jian Qi in terms of strength.

  Qin Yun's greatest weakness lies in the fact that his realm is several levels lower than Hei Yi Da Han, and since he has only recently entered the sword path, all of his counterattacks are completely sealed off by the opponent's vast and powerful sword aura, leaving him with no opportunity to break through the predicament.

  Even if they could break out, it would be useless, because the other bandits had already heavily surrounded them from the outside and were just waiting to join in the fight.

  Facing the majestic sword formation under the black-robed giant's command, there was no room for clever tricks. His wise and enlightened minor divine ability was greatly weakened, and in order to reduce his true energy consumption and concentrate his strength, he could only reluctantly give up.

  After several rounds of fighting, Qin Yun's body was cut open by sword energy in several places.

  Fresh blood flowed out of the wound and quickly stained the clothes red. For a moment, danger lurked around every corner, with the possibility of destruction at any time.

  If it weren't for his unyielding determination and willingness to risk everything, the black-clad giant who had been in control of the situation would not have taken the risk and might have already fallen.

  "Big brother is awesome!"

  "Kill this kid and avenge our brothers!"

  "Kill him! Kill him!"

  The horse thieves around them let out beast-like howls and waved their weapons to cheer on the black-clad man.

  The man in black became more and more pleased with himself, his blows growing stronger and more ferocious!

  Hmph!

  The sword flashed across Qin Yun's waist, instantly bringing up a burst of blood rain. The sharp sword energy tore open another hideous wound on his body, and this time the injury was absolutely not light.

  Qin Yun groaned, and under the intense pain, he almost fell to the ground with a stumble. The Qinghua sword hastily counterattacked, its light flashing as it barely forced back his opponent.

  "Little boy, your time is up, let me send you on the road to the Yellow Springs!"

  The black-clad giant sneered, his hands grasping the sword high in the air, the killing intent was so thick that it solidified the air!