Ye Ming was startled momentarily, but his years of training as an assassin kicked in, and he instinctively jumped backward.
Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, Bai Chen quickly changed the angle of his sword and sliced a sharp arc through the air, directly slicing Ye Ming's left arm and leg off.
Ye Ming staggered as he tried to balance himself on his remaining leg and glared at Bai Chen, rage and bewilderment twisting his face.
"Who are you?" Ye Ming asked, his voice rough with caution and fury as blood continued to fall from his shoulder and thigh, forming a small puddle.
"Tsk, I still lack combat experience," when Bai Chen saw that Ye Ming had survived his attack, he muttered in a low voice, completely ignoring the leader's question, "though crippling him was good enough."
When Ye Ming saw Bai Chen ignoring him, his anger flared for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
After that, he looked toward his group and snarled, "Go, keep him busy—do not let him escape," he ordered as he took out a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it immediately.
When the figures heard their leader's words, they quickly moved and surrounded Bai Chen, showing impeccable teamwork.
Ye Ming, on the other hand, quickly picked up his severed arm and, by relying on the pill's healing effect, started to reattach it to his body.
This all happened in just a few breaths of time, showing the perfect harmony between the group.
Bai Chen's muscles also tensed, and his Spiritual Qi started to surge as he prepared to dispatch everyone around him as quickly as possible, not wanting Ye Ming to heal.
The next moment, Bai Chen lunged toward a Core Formation cultivator, whose aura seemed particularly weak, likely someone who had recently broken through and slashed toward his head, wanting to finish him in a single strike.
The Core Formation cultivator's eyes widened as Bai Chen's sword descended toward his head, aiming to take his life.
His Spiritual Qi surged as he quickly took out a talisman from his ring and activated it, forming a translucent barrier around him.
Clang!
When Bai Chen's sword clashed with the barrier, a sharp noise reverberated in the air, and the cultivator's face paled, signifying that he had paid a great price to block this strike.
Seeing Bai Chen's decisiveness, Ye Ming's followers were stunned for a second, and Bai Chen wanted to capitalize on this and take at least one of them down.
Bai Chen moved quickly, appearing in front of another Core Formation cultivator and slashing at him. This one wasn't so lucky and failed to take any measures against Bai Chen's attack, leading to his head being severed.
As the cultivator's head rolled, the cloak covering it came off, and a man's face filled with horror was revealed.
Meanwhile, Ye Ming was busy healing his arm; smoke was constantly rising from the wound, and flesh could be seen wiggling with a naked eye.
Seeing one of his men getting killed instantly infuriated him to no end, but when he gazed at his mending limb, he restrained his killing intent.
Bai Chen, on the other hand, disappeared once again, this time appearing in front of one of the two Full Core realm cultivators, piercing his sword toward the cultivator's heart.
Clang!
Another sharp sound reverberated in the air as the Full Core cultivator used the same defense talisman, barely saving himself.
Then, the cultivator took out a poison-laced dagger and swung it toward Bai Chen. The other figures also reacted, quickly attacking Bai Chen from different angles, blocking almost all paths of retreat for him.
Bai Chen also realized what their plan was, and he finally stopped holding back and used the Azure Dragon Sword style, the signature sword style of the Azure Dragon Sect.
He was hesitant to use this as it could lead to revealing his identity, but as things were now, if he didn't use it, he would probably end up dead anyway.
Bai Chen quickly got into the first form of the Azure Dragon Sword style. His Spiritual Qi surged as a faint silhouette of an Azure Dragon covered his body.
Roar!!!
A faint dragon roar sounded as Bai Chen slashed toward the Full Core Realm cultivator again. The Azure Dragon moved with Bai Chen's slash, separating itself from his body and swiftly moving toward the cultivator.
Crack!
The cultivator's defense talisman shattered into small pieces as the Azure Dragon clashed with the barrier around the cultivator. The Azure Dragon pierced the cultivator's core, killing him instantly.
Bai Chen quickly took on the second form of the Azure Dragon Style, making the Azure Dragon even more vivid, and the silhouette started to emit a faint pressure.
Bai Chen's Spiritual Qi moved toward his sword as he slashed at the second Full Core cultivator. The Azure Dragon moved once again, pouncing and ripping the figure's head off.
With the two Full Core Realm cultivators dead, the pressure Bai Chen was facing lessened significantly.
Bai Chen then looked toward the remaining three Core Formation Realm cultivators, who, upon witnessing the ferociousness in his gaze, started to tremble.
Ignoring all this, Bai Chen lunged toward the cultivator he had first attacked, intending to finish something he had left midway.
Appearing in front of the cultivator, Bai Chen was about to slash with his sword, but he discovered a faint disturbance in the Spiritual Qi around him.
"Not good."
At first, he dismissed it as the aftermath of their battle, but then, his expression changed as he hurriedly formed a barrier around him using the Qi in his body.
BOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!
The instant Bai Chen finished creating the first layer of the barrier, the three Core Formation Realm cultivators exploded.
The impact of the explosion sent him flying like a cannonball, his body constantly breaking through trees.
One of his arms was dangling, his face was scorched, and most of his hair was also burned. He slammed into the dirt, blood seeping from his wounds.