BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM Chapter 601: Hidden Strengths on Both Sides!

Clang! Clang!

Feather-blades were launched, impacting the thick swarm of hammer shadows. As both forces collided, the sword shadows eventually faded into nothingness.

The Mercenary Guild elder's prediction was accurate—Yan Luotian's attack speed was so rapid that its power suffered a slight reduction. In this condition, he could only just fend off the advancing assault.

However, even though he was holding his position for the moment, the toll was immense. Every passing second saw vast quantities of Dou Qi being depleted from him.

While this fierce confrontation unfolded, a profound, beast-like roar saturated with a savage aura suddenly reverberated from another section of the sky.

Subsequently, a ferocious fist wind, slicing through the air with a sharp whistle, hurtled towards a Three-Star Dou Ancestor elder of the Mercenary Guild.

Confronting the offensive from the Mu Lan Three Elders, the elder remained unfazed. With a simple gesture, he unleashed a palm-shaped energy imprint that instantly obliterated the incoming punch wind.

In terms of sheer power, he was a mid-tier Three-Star Dou Ancestor. Even if the Mu Lan Three Elders combined their might, he felt no apprehension whatsoever.

Boom!

A sharp detonation of energy echoed across the heavens, capturing the attention of countless observers. Everyone witnessing the event felt their hearts tremble.

On Xiao Jin's side, there had been no overt action, with the two elders by his side taking to the skies to engage. High above, the recently arrived Granny Xuanhua and the three One-Star Dou Ancestor elders had yet to make their move.

“This particular technique… it possesses a rather unusual quality.”

Xiao Jin's gaze remained intently fixed on the Mu Lan Three Elders. A skill that enabled them to amplify their power through coordinated teamwork piqued his interest. His immediate thought was to acquire this technique and present it to Gu He for his collection.

While Xiao Jin's focus was directed at the Mu Lan Three Elders, far up in the sky, Granny Xuanhua's aged eyes were fixed upon him with profound solemnity.

“This young one… so youthful, yet his aura is concealed with such mastery. He is likely a transformed magical beast at the Five-Star Dou Ancestor level.”

“For the Mercenary Guild to achieve such rapid ascendancy, they must possess substantial strength… however, on this occasion, we have no alternative but to confront them.”

As these thoughts crossed her mind, Granny Xuanhua's aura erupted without any prior warning—shattering the Four-Star Dou Ancestor peak and ascending into the Five-Star Dou Ancestor realm!

With the full extent of her power unleashed, the soldiers and members of the Mercenary Guild below watched in astonishment. Even the six individuals currently engaged in combat paused momentarily.

“Haha! So Granny Xuanhua is, in fact, a Five-Star Dou Ancestor expert. With her supporting our cause, the Mercenary Guild is effectively doomed!”

Yan Luotian rejoiced. The intelligence he had procured indicated that the Mercenary Guild’s Vice President was either at the pinnacle of the Four-Star Dou Ancestor stage or barely a Five-Star Dou Ancestor.

Initially, Yan Luotian harbored some uncertainty, which prompted him to arrange for the three One-Star Dou Ancestor elders to assist Granny Xuanhua in dealing with Xiao Jin.

But now that her Five-Star cultivation had been revealed, those three could be reallocated to aid Yan Luotian and the Mu Lan Three Elders in vanquishing the Mercenary Guild's other two elders.

Furthermore, with close to two hundred thousand elite soldiers from the Three Great Empires positioned within the fortress, their faction held a decisive advantage.

At this juncture, Yan Luotian felt confident that victory over Xiao Jin was already assured.

“She was concealing her cultivation level? This situation has just grown somewhat more complicated.”

Xiao Jin's eyes narrowed as he perceived Granny Xuanhua's Five-Star Dou Ancestor aura. The casual demeanor he had exhibited earlier completely vanished.

Above, the battlefields that had momentarily ceased due to her revelation erupted back into turmoil, with terrifying energies once again flooding the skies.

“It is time to make a move.”

Sensing that the Mercenary Guild elder locked in combat with Yan Luotian was beginning to falter, Xiao Jin resolved not to postpone any longer.

In the subsequent moment, a black longsword materialized in his hand.

The sword measured a full foot in length—twice the height of Xiao Jin himself. Its blade was inscribed with fierce, explosive patterns, bearing a rough texture. At first glance, it resembled a scorched piece of timber.

Xiao Jin grasped the immense black sword firmly.

It initially appeared somewhat absurd—such a diminutive figure wielding such a disproportionately large weapon—yet none of the observers found it amusing.

This formidable black sword emanated a ferocious, volatile energy that instilled a sense of dread in the heart.

“What… what is that sword? Why does it exude such an overwhelming pressure?!”

Granny Xuanhua's pupils constricted sharply as she fixated on the weapon in Xiao Jin's grasp, her eyes wide with disbelief.

The sword currently held by Xiao Jin was the very artifact Gu He had bestowed upon him during their stay in Stone Desert City.

This ebony longsword, a ninth-rank demon core weapon, was forged using the demon core of a fire-attributed ninth-rank demonic beast and its life-bound beast flame. The immense pressure emanating from it naturally caused those at the mere Dou Ancestor level to feel shaken and filled with dread.

Weighing several thousand jin, its sheer heft once presented a significant challenge, even for Liu Ling when he was only at the Dou Spirit realm, struggling immensely just to lift it.

Intricate, peculiar patterns were etched onto the sword's body; once infused with Dou Qi, these engravings would dramatically amplify its power. Most terrifyingly, when wielded for an attack, the sword possessed the ability to unleash the stored beast flame from the ninth-rank demon core.

Such formidable power enabled Xiao Jin to hold sway over his peers and even engage in cross-rank battles with apparent ease.

“If you are able to withstand three of my strikes, the Mercenary Guild will cease to trespass within your Three Great Empires, forevermore.”

Xiao Jin’s gaze settled upon the matriarch suspended in the air as he spoke, his eyes unwavering as they fixed on the dimly luminous black blade.

Upon hearing the youthful yet undeniably arrogant proclamation, Granny Xuanhua’s heart gave a sudden lurch.

Almost as an instinctive reflex, she channeled her Dou Qi. A vast expanse of crimson energy gathered around her, gradually coalescing into a colossal, spinning crimson flower that hovered protectively in the void.

Meanwhile, on Xiao Jin’s end, golden Dou Qi began to stream into the dark sword. Under the surge of this potent energy, the formerly dim blade started to emit a radiant glow. The wild carvings adorning its surface turned a lustrous gold, and in mere moments, the entirety of the sword was bathed in a brilliant golden luminescence.

“First strike!”

With a sudden movement, Xiao Jin hoisted the greatsword high above his head, then, with a mighty swing, brought it down with tremendous force towards the section of the sky where Granny Xuanhua was positioned.

Instantly, a gigantic golden sword beam—spanning dozens of zhang in length—shot forth from the tip of the blade.

In its wake, wherever the golden radiance traversed, it left behind ragged tears of absolute blackness in the fabric of space, its sharpness exuding a truly terrifying aura.

The speed of the sword beam was beyond comprehension. The onlookers had barely registered the flash of golden light before the enormous sword beam had already collided with the colossal red flower formed of energy.

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