However, when Qian Duoduo saw Helou Chuang, he hesitated.
He was at the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation, with two others at Condensing Qi Stage Level Eight, and four at Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven.
This wasn't an arena, a one-on-one fight.
Qian Duoduo fighting back meant one against many.
Fighting them wasn't a Sect competition where they would stop before fatal injury.
Losing meant death!
The veins on his forehead throbbed.
Qian Duoduo looked at Jin Buhuan in the Golden Toad and suddenly understood him.
He must have been in such a desperate situation, too, just like himself?
He would also be afraid, and he would hesitate.
He would also think, what if he died?
Rather than dying in a cowardly manner, it was better to die with courage.
"He Lou Family, go to hell!" Qian Duoduo roared, his Spiritual Qi boiling in his Spiritual Vein.
He rushed towards Yu Yixiang and Wang Longyu, taking three steps as two, and from about ten zhang away, he threw a Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer at a He Lou Family disciple.
That He Lou Family disciple was at Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven.
He felt a strong wind from behind and was about to dodge when Qian Duoduo softly shouted, "Explode!"
The high-grade Mortal Tier Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer exploded in the air, directly blasting the head of this He Lou Family disciple into a broken gourd, leaving him lying on the ground, his life unknown.
Yu Yixiang looked up and saw Qian Duoduo return, an expression that was neither a smile nor tears on her face, and she was momentarily stunned.
"You idiot, why did you come back?" she roared at Qian Duoduo, tears streaming down her face even as she smiled.
In despair, even a single straw is as precious as gold, let alone Qian Duoduo risking his life to accompany her.
A He Lou Family disciple seized the opportunity to swing a Soul-Striking Whip fiercely at her head.
"Who dares to harm my Senior Sister?" Qian Duoduo formed a hand seal and pointed, his Golden Rooster Sword flying out, cutting down that He Lou Family disciple, person and whip, to the side.
Wang Longyu, seeing Qian Duoduo return, was also invigorated.
"My Refining Spirit Sect has no cowards! A life for a life." He swung his Flying Sword, exchanging a blow with a He Lou Family disciple, gaining another wound on his arm.
Just then, a golden sword streaked with a golden light, directly piercing towards Yu Yixiang's head.
Given her current state, Yu Yixiang couldn't possibly dodge.
Qian Duoduo channeled his Spiritual Qi, leaped forward, rushed to Yu Yixiang's side, embraced her, and with his Golden Rooster Sword back in his hand, struck away the golden sword that was almost embedded in her shoulder.
"Heh heh, quite loyal, aren't we?
Come, let's first slaughter this loyal Refining Spirit dog." Helou Chuang smiled, his eyes revealing Killing Intent.
A He Lou Family disciple at Condensing Qi Stage Level Eight charged out, wielding a long saber and slashing at Qian Duoduo.
If Qian Duoduo retreated, Yu Yixiang behind him would have to take that powerful, heavy blow.
Instead of retreating, Qian Duoduo advanced, filling his Golden Rooster Sword with compressed Spiritual Qi from his Everlasting Wealth and Honor Technique, and thrusting it at the long saber-wielding disciple.
Sword against saber, let's see who's faster.
"Pfft!" The disciple's long saber was still a foot away from Qian Duoduo, but the Golden Rooster Sword had already pierced his chest.
He held his long saber, still wanting to exert force.
But the Golden Rooster Sword flew back, bringing with it a spray of blood, and he fell face first into the snow, lifeless.
This ordinary Condensing Qi Stage Level Eight, in terms of speed, lost to Qian Duoduo, who was at Qi Condensation Level Six.
The Everlasting Wealth and Honor Technique was indeed a divine art.
Helou Chuang's smile vanished.
Of the six He Lou Family disciples he brought, one was dead and one severely injured, all at Qian Duoduo's hands.
Wang Longyu casually applied some wound medicine to himself, stood up, and formed a triangle with Qian Duoduo and Yu Yixiang, mutually covering each other.
"Junior Brother Bu Huan is mighty!" he said with a grin, in a low voice.
Yu Yixiang also recovered, "The Outer Sect's top scorer isn't for nothing.
It's just, a bit foolish.
All three of us dying here, it's a bit of a loss."
Qian Duoduo heard their words and felt that coming back to save them was the most correct thing he had ever done.
"If we break out, we'll break even, no loss."
"Kill!" Helou Chuang pointed at Qian Duoduo and commanded sharply.
Three He Lou Family disciples attacked simultaneously.
A sword, a seal, and a ball of flame came at Qian Duoduo from three directions.
These three, one was at Condensing Qi Stage Level Eight, and two were at Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven.
"Don't want me to break even?" Qian Duoduo aimed at the Condensing Qi Stage Level Eight person, controlling his Golden Rooster Sword with his right hand to slash at his neck.
The Condensing Qi Stage Level Eight person saw Qian Duoduo risking his life against him and showed panic on his face, but Helou Chuang was right beside him overseeing the battle, so he dared not retreat.
He could only grimace and fully activate his Flying Sword, aiming for Qian Duoduo's heart.
The Magic Treasure seal carried a cold wind, smashing towards Qian Duoduo's forehead.
The flame rushed straight for Qian Duoduo's eyes.
If it stuck to him, he wouldn't die, but he'd be blinded.
These three joined forces, intending to beat Qian Duoduo to death.
Qian Duoduo flicked out a Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammer with his left hand, which collided with the Flying Sword in mid-air.
This time, on his mission outside the city, Qian Duoduo hadn't refined too many Wolf Fang Black Iron Hammers, only ten.
The Flying Sword's momentum slowed, losing its aim, and struck the Golden Claw Armor at Qian Duoduo's waist.
Meanwhile, Qian Duoduo's Golden Rooster Sword had already sent the enemy's head flying high into the air.
As the sword spun, Qian Duoduo used his Spiritual Qi to pinch the hilt, and a sound wave struck the flame, blowing it aside.
As for the Magic Treasure seal, Qian Duoduo had nowhere to hide, so he simply leaned back, avoiding his head, and let it land on his left shoulder.
His left shoulder was also protected by Golden Claw Armor.
Neither that sword nor this seal managed to damage it.
The Golden Rooster Sword flew back, and Qian Duoduo gently stroked the blade, sighing in his heart that the Magic Treasures refined by his Master Liu Boli were indeed top-grade.
It was a pity he was in seclusion; if he were here, he could probably wipe out the He Lou Family with a wave of his hand.
The two Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven cultivators, seeing their encirclement fail and Qian Duoduo assassinate one of their own, both showed fear.
Especially the one wielding the seal, whose Magic Treasure seal was already flying crookedly.
Having spent so much time in the arena, how could Qian Duoduo not understand that this was the perfect opportunity to strike while the iron was hot?
Without hesitation, the Golden Rooster Sword shot out towards the person wielding the seal.
As the sword arrived, blood spurted, and the Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven cultivator wielding the seal also fell.
The He Lou Family disciple who used fire held a red flag, his eyes fixed on the Golden Rooster Sword in the air, retreating repeatedly.
Terrified, he was just a lamb to be slaughtered!
Qian Duoduo was about to urge the Golden Rooster Sword to slaughter the lamb when he heard Yu Yixiang and Wang Longyu's voices, "Be careful!"
A golden spear, like a giant python emerging from its cave, brought with it a bone-chilling wind, directly rushing towards Qian Duoduo's face.
Qian Duoduo felt an unprecedented danger, as if he was being targeted by a venomous snake from Little Dragon Valley.
This was Helou Chuang's move.
The only two remaining He Lou Clan members, both injured, hid behind him.
"You two, hold your ground!" Qian Duoduo roared, raising his left hand and shooting a Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors at Helou Chuang's throat, while controlling the Golden Rooster Sword with his right hand to stab at his back.
Helou Chuang frowned.
This life-for-life fighting style was extremely displeasing to him.
As a Ninth Level of Qi Condensation, if he were to die together with a Qi Condensation Level Six, it would be a huge loss.
He flashed to the side, retracted the golden spear in his hand, protecting his vital points while also deflecting the Golden Rooster Sword in the air.
"Heh heh." Qian Duoduo smiled smugly.
That's exactly what he wanted: for him not to dare to fight to the death with him.
Life for a life, what is a life worth?
The Golden Rooster Sword feinted a strike above his head, then went straight for the He Lou Clan member holding the seal.
In his panic, the person holding the seal instead calmed down, pointed the red flag at Qian Duoduo, and a large ball of black fire shot out.
He, too, was employing a mutually destructive fighting style.
Qian Duoduo was about to charge with full force when a murderous aura locked onto him from behind.
The intensity of this Killing Intent could only belong to Helou Chuang, who was at the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation.
If Qian Duoduo didn't dodge this spear, he would at least be severely injured, if not die.
Just then, nine silver swords appeared in the air, illuminating the mountain forest.
Yu Yixiang's strongest ultimate move—Nine Swords United—was unleashed!