Chapter548:WhoDarestoHarmAnyoneFromOurThirty-SixthSwordPeak!

Appearingbeforethemwasanoldman,whohappenedtobeYunLingfeng’smasterandtheleaderoftheFifteenthSwordPeak.

YunLingfengwasliftedtohisfeetbyElderBaiMingshan,hisfacepaleandtwistedinahauntinglywhiteexpression.Hisbodywascoveredingorybloodstains,ahorrifyingsighttobehold.Hiseyesstillheldalingeringfear,asiftheshockhadyettofade.Hehadjustsensedthepresenceofdeath.

AsYunLingfenggazedattheyoungmaninfrontofhim,hismouthtwitched,andhisteethclenchedtightly.Thiswasthemostshamefulmomentofhislife,theonethatbroughthimthegreatestshame.Today,hehadhopedtosoarhighandmakearemarkableimpact,toshaketheentireDivineSwordSchool.Buttheoutcomethatlaybeforehimnowwasbeyondanythinghecouldhaveimaginedinhiswildestdreams.

Shame,anger,fear,andfrustration...

AllofthiswasswirlinginYunLingfeng’sheart,causingaturmoilwithinhim.Hisbloodroiledandsurged,andonceagain,hecoughedupamouthfulofbloodwithafaint"sputter."

"Kid,intheGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition,it’sforbiddentointentionallyharmyouropponents,butyoubrokethatruleandmustbepunished!"

FromthemouthofElderBaiMingshan,achillyvoiceemerged.Withasinisterglintinhiseyes,heswiftlymovedlikeaboltoflightning,appearingrightinfrontofSuYi.HethenstruckSuYiwithapalmimprint.

Thispalmstrikedidn’thavemuchbrightnessormakeanysound.Itwassoquiet,likeawhisper.ButthepoweritheldmadeSuYi’sexpressionchangedrastically.Evenhissoultrembledwithfear.

TheElderBaiMingshan’slevelofcultivationwasundoubtedlyhigh,consideringthathewasanelderoftheprestigiousDivineSwordSchool.ItwasbeyondthecapabilitiesofSuYitocontendwithhimatthemoment.

SuYi’seyeswidenedinsurprise.Heneverexpectedthattheesteemedelderwouldactuallymakeamoveagainsthim.ItwasclearthatBaiMingshanwaslookingtodefendhisdiscipleandattackSuYi.

"Don’tgo,ElderBai!"

Nooneonthehighplatform,eventheeldersandDharmaProtectors,couldhaveforeseensuchachange.BaiMingshan’sunexpectedattackonSuYicausedawaveofgaspstoripplethroughthecrowd.

SituLiuyun,thesecondelder,andthethirdelder’sexpressionsinstantlychangedwithsurprise.

"Swoosh..."

ThevoidtrembledasElderBaiMingshan’spalmimprintwasabouttolandonSuYi’schest.JustwhenitwasonlyafootawayfromSuYi’schest,achillingvoiceechoedfromtheduelingplatform.

"WhodarestotouchadiscipleofmyThirty-SixthSwordPeak!"

Asthechillingvoiceechoed,ElderBaiMingshan’spalmimprintabruptlyhaltedjustafootawayfromSuYi,unabletoinchanycloser.

AslimfiguresuddenlymaterializedintheemptyspacebehindElderBai,withaslightlybentpalmthatclenchedtightlyaroundhisnecklikeasteelclaw.Avoice,filledwithanicychill,slowlyechoedonceagain.

"Goaway!"

Whenthissoundspread,ElderBaiMingshan’seyesfilledwithshock,andhisbodybecamestiff.Then,infrontofeveryone’seyes,hisfigurewasthrownoutlikeastone,soaringovertheduelingplatform,leavingaparabolicarcintheair.Finally,amidstthesilence,heheavilycrasheddownbelowtheelevatedplatform.

"Bang!"

Asthegroundtrembledandthedustfilledtheair,eventheunshakableSpiritSwordPeakquiveredvigorously.

"Hahaha..."

AsElderBaiMingshanlanded,theonlookersgaspedinshock.Thegroundbeneathhimcracked,revealingtheimpactofhisarrival.Asherosetohisfeet,bloodtrickledfromhismouth.Hishairwasdisheveledandhiseyeswerefilledwithhorror.

"Whoosh..."

Oneafteranother,everyone’sgazeswiftlyfelluponthethinfigurethatemergedfromthinaironthearena.

Thatwasanoldman,lookingwornandfraillikeadwarf.Butatthismoment,theauraemanatingfromhisbodyhadaninexplicableeffect,causingtheentireSpiritSwordPeaktogostill.

"It’sElderSu!"

XuJiahuiandZhangQing,alongwithothers,werefrozenandstunnedbyaseriesofshockingevents.Butastheysawtheemergenceofathinfigureonthearena,theyimmediatelyeruptedwithexcitement.

SuYi’sgazetrembledashelookedatthesuddenappearanceofthefrailoldmaninfrontofhim.Hefeltawarmsurgeflowinginhisheart.

"ElderSu!"

Ontheraisedplatform,thegroupofDharmaProtectorsandelderswerealsogreatlyastonished.Theyimmediatelystoodup,eventhesecondandthirdelders’gazesinwardlyfluctuated,astheysecretlyexchangedglances.

"ElderSu,thisSuYihasbrokentherulesoftheGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition,intentionallyattackingothers.Hedeservespunishment.Whatdoyouthink?"

ElderBaiMingshan’seyestwitchedashelookedatElderSuontheduelstage,feelingembarrassedandangry.Heclenchedhisteeth.

Ontheduelstage,ElderSustoodfirmly,withacoldgleaminhiseyes,ashestaredatElderBaiMingshan.Hesaid,"Youknowverywellwhodeliberatelyattackedothers.Intheduelamongyoungerdisciples,whenyourowndisciplewasdefeated,asanelder,youactuallycametotheduelstagetothreatensomeonefrommyThirty-SixthSwordPeak.Considerthisasmallwarning.Ifthere’sanexttime,Iwillpersonallyexpelyou,BaiMingshan!"

Withachillingtone,thevoice,thoughnotloud,resonatedwithinthepeoplepresent,causingtheireardrumstotremble.

Whenthevoicefaded,ElderSusteppeddownfromtheduelstageandapproachedSuYi.

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"Elder!"

SuYi’seyesflickeredandhepreparedtobow.

"Don’tworry,I’vegotyoucovered,"ElderSureassured,lookingatSuYiwithawiseandgentlegaze.Inhiseyes,therewasahintofasmile,acompletecontrasttohispreviousdomineeringandchillingdemeanor.

Assoonasthewordswerespoken,ElderSu’sfiguresoaredintotheair,andinthenextmoment,hemagicallyappearedontopoftheelevatedplatform.

"ElderSu!"

Onthehighplatform,theeldersandDharmaProtectorsallstoodupandbowed.

"ElderSu!"

Allaround,thedisciplesintheaudiencebowedinunison,theirvoicesechoingthroughthesquare.

Eventhesecondandthirdelderswerenoexception.Theirtremblingbodiesmoved,andtheyrespectfullystoodbeforeElderSuwithgreatreverence.

Thesectleader,SituLiuyun,alsostoodup,withapainedsmileonhisface.

"Mmm,there’snoneedforsomuchformality,"ElderSusaidcalmly,hisfaceexpressionless.ThenhesatdirectlyonElderBaiMingshan’sseat,rightbesidethesecondelder.Hesaid,"Let’scarryonwiththeGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition,justasplanned!"

WatchingElderBaiMingshan,theDharmaProtectorsandeldersontheelevatedplatformlookedateachotherinconfusion.

"Let’scontinue,"SituLiuyunsaidwithasorrowfulsmileashetookhisseat.

"Everyone,pleasebowasweresumetheGrandSwordsmanshipCompetition."

DharmaProtectorHouChangmingstoodup,hisvoiceechoingthroughoutSpiritSwordPeak.

"Plop..."

ElderBaiMingshan,whowasontheelevatedplatform,wasn’tsureifitwasElderSu’shiddenstrengthorsomeotherreason.HewatchedasElderSusatdownontheplatform,coughingupanothermouthfulofblood.Hisfaceturnedevenmoreinconsistent,lookingextremelyunpleasant.

Ontheelevatedplatform,YunLingfeng’sgazebecamevacantashelookedatSuYiinfrontofhim.Hiseyestwitched,andsuddenlyeverythingwentblackbeforehecollapsedonceagainontotheduelplatform.

"Lingfeng."

ElderBaiMingshan’sfaceturnedpale.Hequicklyrushedontotheduelplatform,ignoringthebloodstainsonthecornerofhismouth.Hisdisheveledhairfallingoverhisface,heanxiouslycheckedYunLingfeng’scondition.Hisexpressionchangeddramatically,andthenheraisedhiseyes,grittinghisteeth.HeturnedtoSectLeaderSituLiuyunontheelevatedplatformandsaidinalowvoice,"SectLeader,YunLingfeng’sinjuriesaretoosevere.Ineedtotakehimfortreatment."