The Most Powerful Bodyguard

Chapter 1403: Chapter 1403: Facing the Enemy

Even though Yang Yan was opening the way, making their advance practically unhindered, everyone’s nerves were still taut.

Because right now, no one knew how many forces from Void Spirit Star had actually come through.

Very soon, however, everyone noticed something a bit peculiar: these invaders, having just arrived in this land, seemed rather weak.

In the end it was Yang Yan who caught a live one. He didn’t bother interrogating him; he directly plucked out his Life Soul and read all of his memories.

Turns out, the Spiritual Power on Void Spirit Star is far richer than on Wandering Dragon Star, and it also has attributes suited to the people of Void Spirit Star.

Having just arrived here, and having passed through the Stargate Tunnel, they had more or less exhausted some of their energy, so for the moment it was hard for them to adapt to this environment.

Of course, according to Yang Yan’s judgment, there should be an even more important reason.

One has to know, this is the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs; it’s inherently sealing quite a few big shots.

Although their power is restrained, just getting close to their power is already not an easy matter.

Therefore, within this Land of Ten Thousand Tombs, there must be Arrays that have yet to be discovered.

Not to mention anything else—just look at the Void-Devouring Tiger’s current cultivation. Even with elixir support to construct a Void Passage, it still can’t break through the outer barrier; that says enough.

Finally, after Yang Yan and the others hunted at least fifty cultivators from Void Spirit Star along the way, they encountered for the first time an enemy force of at least three hundred.

And somehow, by means unknown, the other side managed to issue an early warning at the first instant, then locked onto Yang Yan and the others.

With the previous experience, Guo Guoguo, Lin An, the Void-Devouring Tiger, Marquis Wu of Nanchuan, and the others all followed after Yang Yan and joined the battle.

Of course, throughout this journey, although Yang Yan had always been the vanguard opening the way, he still deliberately let Guo Guoguo and Lin An get practice in preparation for the battles to come.

After all, they had just taken elixirs. Even though Yang Yan had consumed his own Spiritual Power to help them, the greater purpose was still merely to heal their injuries and restore energy, so cultivation improvement was secondary.

Especially Guo Guoguo—her foundation wasn’t deep. Her talent wasn’t bad, but because of her status she’d always relied on external aid, especially all kinds of elixirs and Spiritual Medicine, so her growth via those was unavoidable.

In such circumstances, that Spring and Autumn Primordial Pill she took earlier did not achieve the expected effect.

Now she had only broken through to early Nascent Soul, and naturally had become the weakest "noob" in this team.

Yet this young miss had absolutely no self-awareness, or rather, she was very eager to show off. Every time she saw an enemy, she was itching to jump in.

Although Yang Yan had reminded her several times, it still did no good.

Helpless, he could only go along with her demands, letting her have more chances to participate in real combat.

Fortunately, with Yang Yan acting as Guardian, although she had several close calls, in the end it all turned out to be danger without true harm, and she even successively killed a few late Nascent Soul opponents.

That, however, only made the girl’s confidence soar.

For such a result, everyone could only respond with wry smiles.

Even the Void-Devouring Tiger, who liked to spit venomous comments whenever or wherever, chose to keep quiet.

After all, it had always been filled with helplessness toward this thick‑skinned woman Guo Guoguo.

Just think about it—it clearly knew it was an Ancient Divine Beast, yet she insisted on treating it like a pet she was raising?

Even now that it had stepped into the Divinity Transformation realm, it was still somewhat intimidated by Guo Guoguo, absolutely not daring to act rashly around her.

The enemy force of more than three hundred did stall Yang Yan and the others’ advance for a moment, but that was all.

Yang Yan shot Marquis Wu of Nanchuan a look; the latter immediately understood, slapped away a peak Nascent Soul opponent in front of him, then flashed to Guo Guoguo’s side.

At this moment, Miss Guo was holding off two mid Nascent Soul cultivators from Void Spirit Star on her own, fighting fiercely.

At the beginning, Miss Guo relied on her Light, Lively, and Mysterious Sword Technique to unleash the full power of the Cyan Frost Sword in her hand and faintly gain the upper hand.

But soon, the difference in cultivation showed.

Once the opponents became familiar with Miss Guo’s moves, and with their numerical advantage, they quickly forced her into constant retreat, and she was on the verge of losing all ability to parry.

Just then, Marquis Wu of Nanchuan appeared. With a palm and a punch, he forcibly drove both men back, finally allowing Miss Guo to catch her breath.

She had thought herself doomed, and with the sudden release of pressure, Guo Guoguo seemed to understand something in that instant.

She gave Marquis Wu of Nanchuan a grateful look, then simply retreated swiftly, yielding the opponents to him. She herself stayed to the side, waving her treasured sword to harry the battle, occasionally seizing a precise moment to thrust out a sword, attacking wherever they had to defend.

Although with her strength she still couldn’t injure the enemy in the end, she could force them to change moves abruptly, making things perilous for them for a time.

It was precisely because of this interference that Marquis Wu of Nanchuan quickly adapted to fighting two at once.

When a short blade he rarely used suddenly flashed with a cold gleam, it pierced straight through the chest of the man on the right without obstruction.

A flash of terror crossed the eyes of the man on the left. He wanted to flee the battlefield at once, but Guo Guoguo’s sword light mercilessly locked onto him, and he was ultimately a step too slow.

The next instant, Marquis Wu of Nanchuan used the same trick again. His blade sliced across the man’s neck, and blood gushed out.

Immediately after, he brought the blade down with another heavy chop.

A sharp crack sounded as the keen edge sank into that Void Spirit Star cultivator’s skull.

However, these Void Spirit Star cultivators were specialized in body refinement. Even though the short blade in Marquis Wu of Nanchuan’s hand was incomparably sharp, capable of cleaving Hundred Refinements Vajra in one strike, it could not penetrate any farther.

"Ah—"

With a soul‑rending scream, the Void Spirit Star cultivator whose head had been split open swung a vicious punch.

Although his cultivation was at mid Nascent Soul, this nearly instinctive full‑power strike erupted with terrifying strength on par with peak Nascent Soul.

Marquis Wu of Nanchuan’s expression darkened. Even with his current strength, in such a rushed situation he couldn’t raise enough defense in an instant.

If he took it head‑on, he’d definitely be injured.

But in the next moment, a familiar white light flashed before his eyes; the iron fist that should have smashed into him suddenly vanished.

Space Technique!

Marquis Wu of Nanchuan roared, slamming his palm hard onto the blade’s spine, driving the edge a few inches deeper.

Boom!

The burly body of the Void Spirit Star cultivator shook violently, then toppled over, limp.

His body twitched twice, then went completely still.

Only then did Marquis Wu of Nanchuan cup his hands toward the nearby Void-Devouring Tiger. "Many thanks!"

Who would have thought the Void-Devouring Tiger would just grin and say, "All of you protect yourselves properly and try to waste fewer of the master’s elixirs. He doesn’t have any pills below Earth-level in his hands—just thinking about it makes my heart ache for the meat!"

Leaving those words behind, the Void-Devouring Tiger ignored the two stunned people and once again leapt into the battlefield.

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