This was a confrontation between the colossal and the minuscule.
The group of people seemed so puny standing before the Taowu.
The Taowu strolled over leisurely, as if it thought today's rations were not enough to fill its belly. It looked down on everyone with disdain.
Ji Yunxi was a bit worried. Although there were Qi Haoyang, Feng Xingzhi, Ji Yunyi in their group, and even Du Tianchen had remarkable spiritual power, she knew clearly that the Taowu was a ferocious beast that she, as the divine maiden of Yunqi Palace in the past, couldn't easily contend with. Moreover, they were just ordinary people now.
She was just about to say something when suddenly Feng Xingzhi lowered the arm that had been blocking in front of Ji Yunxi. He unsheathed his sword and slashed it across his own palm.
"Azhi!"
Blood trickled down the sword blade. His action took everyone by surprise. Li Jiuge was a bit nervous and said timidly, "Cousin..."
At this moment, Feng Xingzhi's sword was slowly absorbing his blood.
Seeing this, Ji Yunxi instantly understood that he was going to sacrifice his blood to the sword.
"Azhi, why are you sacrificing your blood to the sword?" Ji Yunxi felt heart - aching and wanted to reach out to stop the gushing blood from Feng Xingzhi's hand.
Before her hand could reach out, she saw that the sword blade suddenly emitted a dazzling light after sensing the blood. The sword seemed to break through the shackles in an instant.
The rust on the originally dull sword blade peeled off layer by layer, revealing its original white - glinting appearance.
There were patches of mottled marks in the middle of the sword hilt. When they completely fell off, the sword had completely changed its appearance.
Ji Yunxi was shocked. This sword was actually the Nianfeng!
This was the sword that she had personally forged for Feng Xingzhi in previous lives as a return gift for the Nianyun sword he had given her back then.
She had thought that this sword had been lost over the years. Unexpectedly, it had been by their side all along, even in Feng Xingzhi's hand.
Qi Haoyang stared blankly. This sword was obviously a rare good one in the world. Now that Feng Xingzhi had sacrificed his blood to it, it would belong to him from now on.
A strange sense of jealousy welled up in his heart.
Seeing the Nianfeng, Ji Yunxi felt a surge of hope. She thought there was a chance to defeat the Taowu.
The Taowu also noticed the commotion here. It subconsciously felt uneasy and wanted to attack these people in advance.
Feng Xingzhi stepped forward. Ji Yunxi didn't care about anything else at this moment. She drew out the Nianyun and was about to step forward to help Feng Xingzhi.
Although Qi Haoyang had never seen the Nianyun before, he had heard of this famous sword. So he recognized it at a glance.
He was very surprised. The Nianyun was said to be the possession of the master of the Menghua Pavilion and had been sealed for many years. Did Ji Yunxi get it by some means?
Qi Haoyang never doubted the authenticity of the Nianyun.
The light from the sword blade was simply too dazzling.
If Ji Yunxi had obtained the Nianyun, didn't it mean that she had become the master of the Menghua Pavilion?
Thinking of this, although Qi Haoyang wanted to mock Feng Xingzhi, he didn't say anything. One reason was that he was afraid of disturbing their actions, and the other was that he was a bit afraid.
He turned to look at Ji Yunyi and saw that there was only trust in his eyes.
Qi Haoyang was very confused and whispered, "Young Master Ji, are you really so confident in letting Miss Ji go forward?!"
"Then you go. I won't stop you."
Ji Yunyi didn't give him any face at all. "Someone is willing to sacrifice his life to protect my sister. I will always remember this kindness in my heart."
Qi Haoyang blushed and fell silent.
The Taowu came closer. It saw Qing Xuan and Feng Xingzhi protecting Ji Yunxi, and a malicious look flashed in its eyes.
Since you want to protect this woman, I'll just kill her!
The Taowu instantly launched an attack on Ji Yunxi. The three of them were forced to scatter.
Ji Yunxi took a quick step back to one side. But soon she found that no matter where she went, the Taowu would follow her closely.
"Yunxi!" Li Jiuge was terrified. She grabbed her sword, shook off Ji Yunyi's hand, and rushed forward to help.
Qi Haoyang, who had been feeling guilty after being mocked, didn't hesitate either and immediately stepped forward to help.
With their help, Ji Yunxi finally got a breather.
As they had expected, the Taowu was not very flexible in its movements. As long as they moved quickly, the Taowu simply couldn't catch up with them.
Qing Xuan was a bit excited. "Let's speed up and confuse it. Then we can find its weakness!"
So everyone started to leap around in the forest using their light - body skills.
Looking at the tiny figures running around in circles, the Taowu got angry. Suddenly it opened its mouth.
A huge flame erupted from its mouth and rushed straight towards them.
Ji Yunxi was startled and quickly dodged.
The corner of Qing Xuan's clothes was caught by the Taowu's fire. He immediately reached out and kept patting it, trying to put out the fire. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't extinguish the fire on his clothes.
Feng Xingzhi rushed over quickly and cut off the corner of Qing Xuan's clothes with the Nianfeng.
"This is the karma fire. Be careful."
"Karma fire?!"
Ji Yunxi happened to come over. Hearing what Feng Xingzhi said, she was quite surprised.
The karma fire was known as the fire that burned sinners in hell. Ji Yunxi remembered that only a very mature Taowu might be able to spit out the karma fire, which meant that this ferocious beast was already a fully - grown one.
"This ferocious beast is very powerful. We must be extra careful."
Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi joined forces and attacked the Taowu with the Nianyun and the Nianfeng.
The Taowu immediately turned its head, as if it didn't want people to touch its face.
Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi glanced at each other. They immediately flew up and stood on the top of the tree. Then they continued to strike at the Taowu's head with bursts of sword energy.
The Taowu raised its head and kept blocking with its front paws.
Feng Xingzhi whispered, "Xixi, have you noticed that it has been covering the lower half of its face?"
"You're right. I guess its weakness is there."
Having identified the target, they stopped their attack. Naturally, the Taowu also lowered its paws, and a pair of fangs emerged.
Seeing this, Ji Yunxi smiled. "I didn't expect your weakness to be here!"
Feng Xingzhi finally relaxed a bit. "Now that we know its weakness, it will be much easier for us to attack. But its paws can cover its teeth. If it's just the two of us, it definitely won't be enough."
Qing Xuan and Qi Haoyang appeared behind them. "We'll come. We'll go and restrain its limbs."
As soon as the words fell, except for Hua Siyun, the others stepped forward one after another. The Taowu didn't expect them to fight back bravely. Soon its limbs were entangled.
Seeing this, Hua Siyun immediately rushed in front of it and led its head to turn towards Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi.
The two of them seized the opportunity. The Nianyun and the Nianfeng merged, filled with a huge amount of spiritual power. A powerful force that could shake the heaven and earth rushed straight out.
The Taowu's eyes were wide open in anger, but it couldn't dodge the sudden force.
Its two fangs were hit hard. The Taowu immediately fell to the ground and howled.
The others quickly dodged to one side and watched it roll around continuously. Its tail began to crack, then its two hind legs, and then its torso...
With the surrounding wind, the Taowu completely turned into dust, and the karma fire also hid underground.