Chapter 967: Grievances

"City Lord E, we are merely even. You plotted against us first, and what I, Chen, did was only out of self-preservation." Chen Yang met E Kuai's gaze and said calmly.

"Sha Xin, even though you are bent on killing me, for the sake of our past bond, I still advise you: obtaining the saintly remains benefits both sides. Without me, even if you find the saintly tomb, you will never get the remains." E Kuai turned his gaze to Sha Xin and said.

"Don't think I don't know the truth of what happened back then. In fact, the main reason I agreed to cooperate with you to enter this great ruin was to kill you." Sha Xin sneered.

E Kuai snorted coldly and said nothing more.

"How did E Kuai get out of the formation? According to what you said earlier, he should be inside the Blood Weeping Grand Formation right now." Sha Xin glanced at the blood formation beside her, frowned slightly, and asked Chen Yang.

"A considerable变故 occurred, which I did not anticipate. There are restrictions around this hall blocking communication, so I could not inform you." Chen Yang looked at Han Li inside the blood formation and said wryly.

Hearing their conversation, E Kuai's heart tightened.

If that lightning bolt had struck while he was still in the formation, delayed by the Blood Weeping Grand Formation, he would certainly have been unable to mount an effective defense and might have been directly struck dead on the spot.

Fortunately, that Li Feiyu appeared and let him out of the blood formation.

Thinking of this, E Kuai's hatred for Han Li greatly diminished. His mind raced, urgently seeking a way to retreat.

"E Kuai, you are somewhat lucky today, but now that you are severely wounded, prepare to die." Sha Xin gave him no respite. She let out a charming laugh, but her eyes were filled with murderous intent as she raised her hand and waved.

A golden ball the size of a fist flew out from her sleeve. With a cracking sound, cracks appeared on the ball, and a large amount of golden light shone through.

The ball rapidly deformed, transforming in an instant into a golden giant bird-shaped puppet, over ten zhang tall, resembling a two-headed golden eagle. Its broad wings spread out, also over ten zhang, covered with golden feathers, each embroidered with exquisite patterns and shimmering with starlight.

This golden giant bird puppet appeared extremely elegant and noble, yet also gave a sense of extreme danger.

"Golden-winged Xiao!" E Kuai's face changed drastically. Before his words faded, his figure immediately lunged forward, his target clearly being Sha Xin herself.

Although E Kuai was severely wounded, his speed was still astonishingly fast. In a flash, he was in front of Sha Xin.

A white long sword had appeared in his hand, emitting brilliant white sword light. The sharp tip almost instantly reached a foot away from Sha Xin.

But at that moment, a blurry golden shadow flashed, and a golden wing appeared out of nowhere in front, blocking between the sword light and Sha Xin.

With a loud "clang"!

The white sword light struck the golden wing, erupting in dazzling golden light.

The golden wing stood firm, easily blocking the sword strike.

Almost simultaneously, a golden shadow flickered above E Kuai's head, and another golden wing appeared out of nowhere, then, like a giant golden blade, it slashed down fiercely at E Kuai's head with incredible speed.

Before the wing even descended, the terrifying sharp wind it carried caused the hard ground nearby to boom and suddenly split open with a deep gash.

E Kuai's pupils contracted. He swiftly dodged to the side, while in his other hand, a white light flashed and another long sword appeared. With a loud shout, he crossed his two swords and slashed.

The sword light surged, and two thick beams of sword light shot out, striking the golden wing.

The white and gold lights collided and then exploded.

A surge of gold and white air rolled violently in all directions, causing the void to tremble repeatedly and the ground to be scraped away by a layer.

The entire hall shook violently, rumbling loudly.

E Kuai and Sha Xin were too fast; their series of exchanges were like lightning. Only then did the others react, and both the people from Puppet City and Xuan City hurriedly retreated.

The blood formation where Han Li was also trembled from the aftershock. He quickly cast a spell to stabilize it.

The white sword light shattered, but it also momentarily halted the descent of the golden wing.

E Kuai's face flushed again, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, but he used the momentum to dart backward, stomping hard on the ground.

With a "whoosh," he shot up like a black kite, flying toward a large hole in the roof.

E Kuai's speed was already extremely fast, and now, aided by the recoil from the exchange, he was like lightning, instantly reaching the roof, seemingly about to fly out.

But at that moment, a patch of golden afterimages shot up from the ground, pulling countless phantom images, moving even faster than E Kuai, instantly getting ahead and blocking the large hole in the roof.

Seeing this, E Kuai's body radiated intense starlight, forcibly halting his momentum.

"The Golden-winged Xiao excels in speed. City Lord E, you cannot escape today. Accept your fate." The Golden-winged Xiao spread its wings, and Sha Xin stood atop it, sneering. Her ten fingers moved nimbly, and faintly visible transparent crystal threads could be seen jumping at her fingertips.

The bird's wings vibrated, and golden light flashed on their surface. In the next moment, countless golden feathers shot out, emitting a terrifying sharp whistle, raining down densely on E Kuai.

Each feather turned into a dazzling golden light, trailing long tails, like golden meteors.

E Kuai's expression darkened, seemingly extremely wary of these golden feathers. He shouted loudly and rapidly swung his two swords.

Countless white sword shadows emerged, densely packed, slashing toward the golden feathers.

But upon contact, the white sword shadows shattered instantly, pierced through and collapsed into pieces.

The golden feathers only slowed slightly but still shot down like lightning.

E Kuai's face tightened. All the acupoints around his body emitted intense starlight, and his body spun like a top, forming a white vortex around him.

The nearby power of stars surged toward him, and beams of starlight poured down from the large hole in the roof, merging into the white vortex.

The white vortex instantly expanded several times, spinning rapidly, emitting a terrifying tearing force. The nearby void was also stirred, rippling.

Once the golden feathers entered the white vortex, they were immediately pulled off their original path, involuntarily swirling with the vortex, and their speed greatly decreased.

E Kuai's swords traced arcs of light, slashing at the incoming golden feathers, knocking them all away.

However, the power contained in those golden feathers was extremely terrifying. Each time E Kuai's sword cut through one, his body involuntarily trembled and was knocked back a distance.

A series of dense loud explosions erupted!

In an instant, all the golden feathers were exhausted, and E Kuai's body was forcibly knocked down from midair, crashing heavily into the ground, creating a large pit.

Most of the feathers that were knocked away or missed landed on the ground, while some struck the nearby walls.

Both the ground and the walls, before these golden feathers containing immense power, were like tofu, easily pierced.

The sound was like thunder, the wind like blades, swirling into an explosive aura. The entire hall shook violently, as if unable to withstand the force of their battle and about to collapse.

The others from Xuan City and Puppet City fled even farther, stunned by the sight.

In the battle between the two city lords, others present were like ants, utterly unable to intervene. If they failed to dodge in time, they might be caught in the crossfire.

The blood formation was also hit by two golden feathers, but not fatally, and it continued to operate.

Inside the formation, Han Li's expression changed repeatedly.

Even severely wounded, E Kuai still possessed such power. Now, recalling how he had snatched the spoils from his mouth, though unavoidable, it was truly a dangerous move. Had Sha Xin and the others not appeared suddenly, his own situation would have been quite awkward.

As he pondered, E Kuai leaped out of the pit with a roll, but the starlight around him had completely vanished.

He opened his mouth and spat out another mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale. His steps faltered, as if he were truly at the end of his rope.

A golden shadow flashed, and the Golden-winged Xiao appeared above E Kuai.

"I told you, you cannot escape today. I will avenge my master's death today!" Sha Xin's gaze was icy, and she moved her ten fingers.

The Golden-winged Xiao's wings moved, and with a sharp whistle, countless deadly golden feathers shot down again.

E Kuai's condition seemed extremely dire, but he showed no sign of giving up. He moved his arm, ready to defend.

At that moment, eight silver lights shot out from the side, each wrapping a silver bead. They flashed and appeared above E Kuai's head, spinning rapidly.

With a "boom"!

The eight silver beads burst with silver light, and countless silver符文 surged out, quickly condensing into a silver light array.

The light array enveloped an area of several tens of zhang, covering E Kuai's figure, which disappeared from sight. Within the array, countless silver specks surged, resembling the rotation of stars in the sky, mysterious and unfathomable.

Countless golden feathers shot into the silver light array. The array buzzed and trembled violently, like boiling water, but did not collapse.

Seeing this, Sha Xin's expression changed slightly. She looked toward the direction from which the silver light came but saw no one. She snorted coldly and moved her hands.

The Golden-winged Xiao swooped down, its entire body radiating intense golden light. With a flap of its wings, it shot down countless golden feathers again, striking the silver light array.

At the same time, its pair of sharp claws suddenly emitted dazzling golden light, hard to look at directly, and grabbed fiercely.

Two giant golden claws materialized, radiating boundless brilliance and exuding immense power. They grabbed the silver light array fiercely and tore.

With a "rip," the silver light array finally could not hold and burst apart, turning into a sky full of silver light.

At the same time, two figures shot out from the silver light. One was E Kuai, and the other was none other than Madame Liuhua.

E Kuai's complexion looked somewhat better, as if he had used some recovery method inside the light array.

The two did not head for the large holes in the roof but instead shot toward a distant wall that was pierced by over ten golden feathers and covered with cracks.