Chapter 544 - The Battle Hung in the Balance

The crowd exclaimed repeatedly. The Green Spirit Divine Bird kept launching attacks to force the black raging dragon back. At this time, blue veins stood out on Xiao Chen’s forehead. Obviously, he could not hold on any longer. If his raging dragon was defeated, Xiao Chen would be seriously injured if not dead. Seeing that, Qin Tianyu and the other disciples from the Wind-heeding Pavilion below were so worried about Xiao Chen that their faces turned deathly pale and their hearts almost jumped out of their throats.

“Uh…”

Xiao Chen gave a muffled snort, then moved his fingers and cast spells. The other raging dragon also swooped down from the black clouds and took part in the battle. Then, the two raging dragons intertwined with each other, sucked into the black clouds again, and swooped down swiftly. With a thundering sound from the sky, the ground began to shake violently. The Green Spirit Divine Bird was forced back meters by the two dragons.

Bai Ling also stepped back more than 10 feet. Her face turned pale and she almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Then she regained her balance and cast a spell again. The next moment, the cyan light bursting out from the Green Spirit Divine Bird became much brighter again.

The terrifying Mystic Power once again began to fluctuate and triggered waves of energy in the sky, which scattered all the black clouds. The crowd below had already changed their expressions. At the same time, they couldn’t help sighing with admiration. Xiao Chen was so powerful that he was able to withstand such a powerful Sword Spirit. If they were in his shoes, they would have already been crushed into pieces by the Sword Spirit.

In the distance, Beigong Qin was also startled to see that. This time, he had known well about Xiao Chen’s real strength and had been aware that the contrast between their strength was so blatantly stark. But then, the astonishment in his eyes disappeared and was replaced by intense hatred. He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked.

The battle was so fierce. If Xiao Chen were to veer his attention away for even a second, his soul would be seriously hurt by Bai Ling. Thinking of this, a trace of ferocity flashed in Beigong Qin’s eyes. Then, he pressed his fingers together and shot a ferocious finger force at Xiao Chen in the air.

No one took notice of this finger force that could put Xiao Chen in a life-or-death situation, except for Chu Qi, whose Divine Sense was sharp enough. She kept taking precautions against every sneak attack from Beigong Qin. So, once she noticed the finger force, she moved immediately and blocked it timely. Then, Chu Qi’s face sank and she immediately fired two rows of cold light from her eyes at Beigong Qin.

“Heh.” Beigong Qin sneered and turned to walk in the direction of the training area. Since his sneak attack had failed, he did not want to stay here to draw more attention to himself.

Seeing what had happened on the ground, Xiao Chen sighed. “Thank god! If Chu Qi hadn’t taken action, I would have died!”

At the same time, Bai Ling’s fingers were moving faster and faster. The momentum of the Green Spirit Divine Bird steadily rose and reached the extremes of its limits. Even though he had the help of the two raging dragons, it was still painstaking for Xiao Chen to block the attacks from the Green Spirit Divine Bird. He had no choice but to pour almost all his True Energy into the two dragons.

“Roar—”

The dragon’s roar resounded continuously. For all the disciples of Cloud Mist Academy, it was rare to see such a fierce battle. However, they didn’t know that those two people in the air were in extreme danger. If the two of them were a little careless or were sneak-attacked, they would be doomed eternally.

Bai Ling’s face became paler and paler, but she still kept running her spirit energy. Xiao Chen knew that she had signed a blood contract with her Sword Spirit. As long as her Sword Spirit was hurt, she would be more seriously injured or even die.

“You are so crazy! I’m now taking back my dragons. You should also recall your Sword Spirit. Otherwise, you’ll be seriously injured!” The veins on Xiao Chen’s forehead stood out and he shouted.

“Don’t even think about it!”

Bai Ling didn’t take Xiao Chen’s suggestion. She even enhanced the spirit energy of the blood contract. All of sudden, an overwhelming power forced Xiao Chen to retreat a few steps. After regained his balance, Xiao Chen stretched out both his arms with a groan. The sky-shaking dragon roar resounded again. The two black raging dragons charged forward ferociously and pushed the Green Spirit Divine Bird back dozens of feet. Bai Ling’s face was deathly pale as blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. It seemed that she had been seriously injured.

“Oh!” The crowd below exclaimed. It was obvious that Bai Ling could no longer hold on. On the distant peak, Perfected Immortal Qingxu furrowed his eyebrows, worry written all over his face. “That kid takes it seriously!” Then, he stood up and was about to stop the battle. However, Perfected Immortal Chongyang pulled him aside and said in a calm tone, “Don’t worry, Senior Brother! I won’t misjudge him. That kid knows what he’s doing!”

In the sky above the back mountain, Xiao Chen had also pushed his True Energy to the limit. The wind was roaring as the clouds were rolling. Everyone on the ground could see that both Xiao Chen and Bai Ling had exerted all their True Energy at this moment. It was time to see who the winner would be!

Everyone held their breath and concentrated. They didn’t want to miss anything, so they opened their eyes wide and looked at the scene in the sky. Qin Tianyu and the others also clenched their fingers tightly. They were all extremely worried about Xiao Chen’s safety.

High in the sky, Xiao Chen moved his fingers at rapid-fire pace as he chanted spells. Bai Ling’s appearance took on a frailer and paler complexion as blood was constantly flowing out of the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, she shouted, “Ah!”

However, she had no more spirit energy to strengthen the power of the Sword Spirit. Xiao Chen frowned and thought to himself, “If I continue to fight with her, she will be seriously injured or even lose her life. Actually, I have no hatred for her. Further, if she hadn’t held back some of her strength in our battle at Long-Gate Pass, I would have been seriously injured at that time…”

At this moment, all sorts of thoughts ran through Xiao Chen’s mind. He thought over and over again. Finally, he gritted his teeth and waved his hand to call back the two black dragons.

“What is he doing?!” In an instant, a wave-like shock traveled among the crowd. Everyone’s eyes were filled with shock. They couldn’t understand why Xiao Chen withdrew his attack at this moment. He was asking for death by doing that. Qin Tianyu and his companions cried out in alarm, “Brother Chen!”

As Xiao Chen pulled back the two black dragons, the Green Spirit Sword Spirit instantly rushed toward him. He felt like there was a huge mountain that was about to crush him. With a loud bang, Xiao Chen was thrown away by a surge of overwhelming Mystic Power.

“Puff!” Lying on top of a small hill, Xiao Chen spurted out a mouthful of blood. He felt that his internal organs were cracked. Suddenly, another loud noise sounded and dust filled the sky. The small hill where Xiao Chen lay on was smashed to pieces.

Masses of gravel were sent flying at Xiao Chen. Everyone was stunned by Xiao Chen’s crazy decision. If they were hit by the Sword Spirit just now, they might have turned into ashes…

In the distance, the three Perfected Immortals finally felt relieved. Perfected Immortal Chongyang stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Senior Brother, do you still think that my judgment is wrong?”

Perfected Immortal Qingxu laughed and nodded his head. “Fortunately, Bai Ling’s Sword Spirit is running out of spirit energy at this time. Otherwise, that kid would be seriously injured.”

…

After launching its last attack, the Sword Spirit went back into the Cyan Spirit Sword because Bai Ling had run out of spiritual energy. Bai Ling did not expect that Xiao Chen would stop striking back at the last moment. After a short moment of distraction, she gritted her teeth, as if she had made an important decision. Then, she summoned the Cyan Spirit Sword and rushed toward Xiao Chen, who was still lying on the small hill. At that very moment, everyone could sense that Bai Ling was completely aloof, murderous, and ruthless.

Xiao Chen detected Bai Ling’s action. He channeled his True Energy and raise his palm to resist. However, when the Cyan Spirit Sword nearly reached him, he found that its attack was so weak.

Bai Ling had almost used up her spiritual energy just now, and now she could not hold on any longer. Her Cyan Spirit Sword slipped out of her hand and fell to the ground. At the same time, she lost all her strength and fell from the sky.

“Oh!” The sounds of surprise emanated from the crowd. Xiao Chen turned around, swooped down from above, and caught Bai Ling gently. Then he slowly landed on the ground with her in his arms.

Bai Ling’s face was pale and she could not exert even the slightest bit of strength. She gritted her teeth and said, “Let me go. I don’t want any of you to pity me!” As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

“If I let go of you, you’ll fall to your death,” Xiao Chen said placidly.

“You needn’t show your mercy to me. Let me go…” Bai Ling cried out and suddenly bit Xiao Chen hard on the shoulder. Xiao Chen groaned in pain and stared at her. He said, “You’re so crazy!”

After landing on the ground, Xiao Chen immediately let go of her. Without another word, Bai Ling stretched out her hand and summoned the Cyan Spirit Sword. She thrust the sword at Xiao Chen’s throat, but she was still too weak to launch a powerful attack. At this moment, she was unable to hurt a Foundation Building Realm cultivator, let alone Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen frowned. He couldn’t understand why Bai Ling became such an unreasonable woman. He pressed his two fingers together and pinched the Cyan Spirit Sword. He said lightly, “Well, you lost. From now on, you are not allowed to steal any Mystic Stones from my Wind-heeding Pavilion!” Then, he gave her a little push through the sword, which made the weak girl take a few steps back and fall down to the roadside lawn.

“Hmph!” Xiao Chen flicked his sleeves and turned to stare at the other senior disciples who snatched Mystic Stones from the newcomers. He said loudly, “From now on, our Wind-heeding Pavilion will be independent. We will no longer hand over our own Mystic Stones to anyone or any group!”

Hearing that, the feet of those senior disciples were trembling in fear. They were secretly glad that they didn’t need to collect Mystic Stones from the Wind-heeding Pavilion.

After saying that, Xiao Chen looked at Qin Tianyu and the others and said, “Let’s go to our training area.”

“Wow!” The youths immediately cheered and followed up.

After Xiao Chen and his companions left, the crowd gradually dispersed. Bai Ling was still sitting on the lawn. Seeing that, some senior disciples didn’t leave her alone, but they didn’t know whether she needed help or not.

At this moment, a sword radiance shone. The senior disciples staying there immediately lowered their heads and cupped their hands to show respect. “Senior Brother Baili…”

Bai Ling trembled. She immediately stood up. Her voice was shaking as well. “S-Senior Brother Baili.”

Baili Xiaohualuo glanced at her indifferently and said, “Let’s go back.” After that, he looked in the direction in which Xiao Chen left.

…

“Brother Chen, you are far more powerful than I expected! Those two dragons scared many people so much that they didn’t even dare to stand up. Haha!” At this moment, the youths in the first district had caused a huge ruckus. They were full of praise for the battle just now.

Xiao Chen had just suffered some internal injuries. After meditating for a while, Chu Qi came over and whispered, “Senior Brother.”

“Well.” Xiao Chen nodded. He then opened his eyes and said to Qin Tianyu, “All right, you should all focus on your cultivation.”

“Yes, sir!” The youths sat down and began to cultivate. Xiao Chen got up and walked over. He took out some seal talismans from his Divine Vessel and passed them to Qin Tianyu and the other disciples. Qin Tianyu held the colorful seal talismans in his hand and murmured, “Fire Manipulation Talisman, Lightning Blockade, Ice Freezing Talisman…” Then he looked at Xiao Chen and asked, “Brother Chen, why do you give these seal talismans to us?”

Xiao Chen nodded and replied, “I have to leave with Chu Qi for some time. During this period…” Before he could finish his words, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar. “Is Brother Chen leaving? Where to?”

They regarded Xiao Chen as an anchor of the Wind-heeding Pavilion. As long as Xiao Chen stayed here, they didn’t fear being teased or bullied by anyone. Now Xiao Chen was leaving, what should they do? Qin Tianyu pinched the seal talismans in his hand and shouted, “Be quiet, everyone. Let’s listen to Brother Chen!”

The crowd immediately quieted down. Xiao Chen said, “I will go outside with Chu Qi for at least one week… or even for a long time. I don’t know when I will come back either. Anyway, after I leave here, all of you, don’t make trouble.”