Looking at the stunning woman who stepped on the moon, if someone were to rank the most beautiful women, she would likely be chosen as the number one beauty in the world. Maitreya, who was usually very lecherous, had no thoughts of lust at this moment and instead felt very annoyed.

"What the f*ck are you doing here!"

When the opponent's strength reaches a certain level, what you care about is not appearance, but life and death.

Maitreya had arrived long ago, but he didn't want to appear too early and let the people of Suzhou know that Maitreya was involved. He only wanted to wait until the Tang family's aura reached its peak and the people of Suzhou angrily pushed the Tang family away before coming to clean up the situation and take over the results of the battle, making it easier for future rule.

Therefore, he had been hiding and waiting for so long, but he didn't expect that the Lu family's operation would inexplicably fail at the critical moment, and the water in the pool stopped flowing!

What was even more infuriating was that the lazy and undisciplined generals who usually stayed in the brothel didn't know where Tang Buqi had dragged the main general out from, and they actually went back to reorganize the army, stormed into the city, and caught Maitreya off guard.

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This hastily assembled army was not of much use, but Maitreya didn't have much power in Suzhou either!

Seeing that everything was about to go wrong, Maitreya made a decisive decision and immediately released the aura treasure that he had just obtained, successfully pulling the aura from below and achieving his goal.

But who could have expected that after all this time, Tang Wanzhuang had actually arrived!

Maitreya, who originally had the power to suppress everything and easily solve any changes, suddenly encountered someone who could rival him.

The capital was thousands of miles away, and Tang Wanzhuang probably sensed the crisis in Suzhou as soon as she learned about the changes in Yangzhou several days ago. She hurriedly rushed over from afar, not even waiting for her subordinates, because no one was faster than her.

Just like the Lu family village back then, she always managed to arrive at the critical moment. Even if she had a meal before setting off, she was probably still late.

Maitreya couldn't help but feel a sense of exhaustion. With this woman standing in a crucial department of the court, it was really difficult for everyone to handle things. Zhu Que, who went to kill Luo Zhenwu back then, would probably have the same feeling. But back then, Luo Zhenwu was killed by a young boy who suddenly appeared, and today, it seemed that this young boy was on Tang Wanzhuang's side.

That boy seemed to be in Suzhou now... Looking at the current situation, could the outcome of the battle also depend on him?

These thoughts flashed through Maitreya's mind, but he didn't stop his actions. Seeing Tang Wanzhuang approaching with her sword under the moonlight, Maitreya took out his knife and launched an attack!

Tang Wanzhuang's illness had never been cured. After traveling thousands of miles, she was definitely not in her peak state. The best choice was to launch a quick attack and not give her a chance to catch her breath!

The spring water sprinkled lightly, and a faint fragrance floated in the air.

The Buddha's light was radiant, and a lotus bloomed in the void.

The battle between the third and fifth on the Earth List broke out above the Tang family. It was no longer a joking and tentative battle like at the Ancient Sword Lake. This was a matter of life and death!

- Two giants of the demonic sect, Zhu Que ranked fourth and Maitreya ranked fifth. From this, one could roughly see the reason why Tang Wanzhuang was eager to break through. If she didn't break through quickly, she didn't know if she could handle these two. Even so, there was still Xuanwu, whose true identity was unknown, ranked second, and a thief who gave everyone a headache ranked first.

Let's not mention the people on the Heavenly List... Among the top five on the Earth List, four of them are wanted criminals. It must be difficult for the Demon Suppression Division to handle this...

Before breaking through, Tang Wanzhuang was already ranked third on the Earth List. Now that she forcefully broke through but injured her lung meridian, it was unclear whether her current strength was higher or lower than before. No one could tell, so Zhu Que and Maitreya had always avoided fighting her if they could. They were extremely wary of this sickly girl.

But now they couldn't wait and watch anymore. The battle of life and death had begun.

But at this moment, Tang Wanzhuang was also in a dilemma. Whether she could defeat Maitreya or not, it was not something that could be determined in a short period of time. What should she do about the situation at the Sword Pool?

Maitreya could sit back and watch the aura swords rise in the pool and kill everyone present. Could Tang Wanzhuang do the same?

Who else could help?

...

By the side of the Sword Pool, the situation should have been slightly better than before.

Although the aura in the pool was surging, the people who were incited by the manipulation were not as hostile towards the Tang family as before. Most of them had witnessed Maitreya throwing something into the pool to stir up the aura. It was hard to say whether the aura belonged to the Sword Pool or Maitreya.

But no matter what the people's perception was at this moment, whether they were on whose side or wanted to wait for the result of the Earth List battle, their thoughts had just arisen when the aura swords in the pool emerged.

People watched helplessly as the space cracked like shattered glass, and the entire environment seemed to twist, appearing unreal like a mirage. But the water in the pool was truly overflowing, and in an instant, a beautiful Sword Pool disappeared without a trace.

In its place, a huge sword shadow rushed up. Land Shaoxiong, who hadn't had time to leave the pool, was directly crushed by this sword shadow. His screams were mixed in the "rumbling" sound of the space's tremendous change, and no one could hear clearly. Land Shaoxiong had already been crushed into a pile of minced meat.

Land Yuanting stood there in shock, unable to even summon the pain of losing his son.

This sword shadow not only had terrifying power, but the bloody aura surrounding it was even more chilling.It was as if he was in a bloody battlefield, with severed limbs scattered everywhere, surrounded by bloodthirsty beasts, and the screeching of vultures echoing in his ears. The sky cracked open, revealing the menacing eyes of gods and demons through the fissures. A single glance was enough to shatter one's courage!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Thousands of sword auras rained down, indiscriminately targeting all factions within their range.

This was the deathly sword of the Lu family elder, unleashed in his fury, intending to annihilate all living beings!

Screams echoed one after another. In an instant, whether it was the Tang family members or the various troublemakers who had come, they were all either dead or injured, their blood staining the Thousand People Stone. The water from the collapsed Sword Pool mixed with the blood, turning Tiger Hill into a hellish scene.

Even Lu Yuanting, who had anticipated trouble, hadn't expected such a scene.

"Run!" Tang Wanzhuang's voice echoed from mid-air: "Regardless of friend or foe, turn around based on your current position and retreat in an orderly manner! My Tang family's men will cover the rear and block the sword aura. This sword aura is not as strong as you think!"

The air seemed to quiet for a moment. Someone took the lead and shouted, everyone panicked and fled, completely ignoring Tang Wanzhuang's order for an "orderly retreat". This included all the Tang family members, including Tang Wangsheng. Who would cover the rear for these troublemakers? They all wished they had an extra pair of legs to run faster down the mountain.

But after all, this was a mountain path, how wide could it be?

The massive deathly sword had only left the ground by half its length, and the second wave of sword aura hadn't even been released yet. People were already pushing and shoving each other, trampling over the dead and injured. Countless lives were lost.

It was unclear whether more people died from the initial sword aura or from trampling each other.

While Maitreya was engaged in a fierce battle with Tang Wanzhuang, he burst into laughter: "Tang chancellor, you've exhausted all your efforts for these worthless people? And your Tang family members who think they can cover the rear... Hahaha... Apart from you, there's no one left in the Tang family! In my opinion, it would be better for them to join my True Void homeland. Why should they bleed for these wastes? I feel sorry for you."

Tang Wanzhuang's face was as calm as water, she didn't respond.

As Maitreya was laughing, a sword light flashed in the mountain. Someone was leaping from tree to tree, heading straight for the deathly sword. Then, a single man with a sword stood in front of the deathly sword: "This is Tiger Hill's Sword Pool, the mountain of the Tang family. It's the duty of the Tang family members to cover the rear. Those who still remember their surname is Tang, stand with me!"

The crowd on the mountain path was stunned for a moment, then they all turned to look.

Tang Buqi stood in front of the deathly sword with his sword, looking so lonely.

Even the half-exposed deathly sword was taller than him...

Tang Buqi, who had admitted to Zhao Changhe when he was drunk that "Brother Zhao, I might die", was now facing the terrifying deathly aura that could shatter the courage of thousands. Everyone could see his trembling hand holding the sword, his shaking legs, but he stood there as if rooted to the ground, doing his duty as a Tang family member.

Many people exchanged glances, then suddenly rushed forward: "Young Master."

"Cousin."

"Nephew."

"I'm here to help you!"

Suddenly, a human wall appeared in front of the deathly sword. Everyone stood with their swords, ready for battle.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The second wave of sword aura fell like rain.

But this time, people found... as long as you're not intimidated by the deathly aura, as long as everyone can form a formation to resist, it seems that the scattered sword aura is not hard to block.

As long as the sword aura is scattered, even Zhao Changhe could withstand it with his body. How hard could it be?

"Ding, ding, ding, ding," the sound of swords clashing echoed. The Tang family members actually managed to block all the sword aura, and not a single person was injured!

Maitreya's face changed, and Tang Wanzhuang finally showed the first smile of the night: "Who said my Tang family has no one?"

"Hahaha!" Tang Buqi led the group to successfully block the sword rain. His voice was trembling, but he was now showing off: "That's all there is to it! What ancient fierce sword, come out early and I'll take you down!"

"Boom!" The sword shadow finally broke through the space completely, announcing that the barrier between the two worlds had been broken and they were once again connected.

The huge sword shadow turned its head, pointing at Tang Buqi.

Tang Buqi: "...I was just joking..."

Maitreya laughed: "It's not surprising that the scattered sword aura can be blocked... But can these people break this extremely fierce giant sword? It's a pity that these somewhat spirited Tang family members are all going to die..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Maitreya's eyes bulged.

A man, covered in blood, holding a girl in his arms, emerged from behind the sword hilt.

As soon as he landed, the man put the girl aside, took off the huge broadsword from his back, and slashed at the sword shadow: "There's a guy who's been shaking non-stop, just wants to arm wrestle with you, it's best if you form a sword... Can't beat the Sword Emperor, can't beat you?"

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