Ye Xiao, upon seeing this, was immediately startled. Such strong sword intent!

Although he always looked down on witches, some of their blade techniques were truly sublime. Even now, Ye Xiao dared not be the slightest bit careless.

Swoosh!

The witch blade that was thrown into the air suddenly transformed into countless blade shadows. Not only that, but the witches around Ye Xiao seemed to double, going from eight to sixteen, then from sixteen to thirty-two. In Ye Xiao's eyes, there now seemed to be an endless number of masked, black-clothed witches.

Ye Xiao did have some understanding of arrays, not limited to the Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation.

Although it is said that "all martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin," in the Martial Arts World of Yan Country, there was also a saying, "The art of Jingwu emanates from Qiu Mountain."

What is called Jingwu is, of course, not the Jingwu Sect, but rather profound martial arts. This includes formations, a topic on which Ye Xiao had been thoroughly exposed to when in Qiu Mountain, learning about hundreds of them. Of course, he only listened to their mysteries, and when it came to deploying them, Ye Xiao really couldn't use many.

However, the profound unpredictability of an array is not something that can be understood in just a sentence or two.

"Blood Shura, today you will taste the power of our 'True Martial Blade Formation!'" came an excessively arrogant voice from somewhere.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile faintly, then slowly closed his eyes.

Formations are but illusions!

In a formation, everything is an illusion. If one's mind is not firm, they might be frightened out of their wits before the enemy even strikes. The formation can be extremely mysterious, creating visions of thundering armies that instill fear without necessity of a fight.

Even though Ye Xiao had closed his eyes, he could still sense the myriad of blade shadows slicing and chopping towards him. If someone else were present, they would surely be sweating cold beads of fear for Ye Xiao.

But just as the myriad of blade shadows slashed towards Ye Xiao, suddenly, he moved. In his hands condensed a surge of extremely strong Nine Yang True Qi, which he fiercely shot towards a position he had been targeting for a while.

Boom!

The entire 'True Martial Blade Formation' buzzed loudly with Ye Xiao's strike, clearly showing that he had hit someone. The True Martial Blade Formation likely required the concerted effort of eight people. If one was suddenly removed, their strength would surely plummet.

However, the mystery of the array lies in its ability to transform the attacking force. Though Ye Xiao's blow was strong, it merely caused some injury to someone and was not fatal.

"Hmph, pretty resilient," Ye Xiao said, with his eyes still closed, but a faint cold smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

But at that moment, those countless blade shadows were already chopping down on top of Ye Xiao's head.

Even though they were shadows, they were still incredibly sharp, and what was even more deadly was that mixed within those shadows were real blades. If they actually cut down, they would indeed cut for real.

However, at this critical moment, something strange happened.

The blade shadows that were slashing about one centimeter above Ye Xiao's head simply couldn't cut any further, and a layer of purple membrane appeared around Ye Xiao's body.

True Qi Gauze!

Ye Xiao whispered with a smile. His strength was nearing the peak of Xuan Rank, and in the Mad God State, his power could reach the Earth Rank, thus his True Qi Gauze was much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

"What?" Inside the blade formation, the black-clothed leader saw this and was very surprised. He had anticipated that Ye Xiao might possess a True Qi Gauze, but he never expected that their blade formation would fail to break through Ye Xiao's defensive layer in the first round of attacks.

If they couldn't even break through the defense, what was there to talk about attacking?

However, the blade formation did not give up. Those myriad blade shadows continued to press down viciously, seemingly intent on cutting open Ye Xiao's True Qi Gauze.

Ye Xiao naturally believed that if he allowed these people to keep pressing down, his True Qi Gauze, strong as it was, would definitely be sliced open.

The True Qi Gauze is like a person's skin. Before the skin is cut, there's no particular discomfort. But once it is cut, the body itself suffers a heavy blow.

True Qi Gauze is a part of Ye Xiao, and its relationship to him is absolutely the same as skin. So, once the True Qi Gauze is broken, Ye Xiao would also be injured.

And these witches were the kind who bullied the weak and feared the strong. If they saw Ye Xiao injured, wouldn't they use every trick they had to take his life?

So, Ye Xiao knew that the only plan for the moment was to counterattack!

"Break!"

Ye Xiao let out a mighty shout, and from within, a vicious and powerful Inner Power True Qi burst forth from his body, surging upward and directly striking against the myriad blade shadows. In an instant, the insubstantial blade shadows all disappeared, leaving behind only the handles of the Witch Blades.

Strip away the false and keep the true!

Upon seeing these real Witch Blades, a smile immediately spread across Ye Xiao's face. At this moment, he noticed that among the eight Witch Blades, the handle of the one in the center was golden while the others were all silver. Clearly, the Golden Witch Knife must belong to the leader of the witches. With a cold smile, Ye Xiao's gaze was completely focused on that Golden Witch Knife.

The witches evidently knew trouble was brewing, so they immediately tried to retrieve the eight Witch Blades. However, by the time they attempted this, Ye Xiao had already made his move, and it was a lightning-fast one without reservation.

The witches tried to retrieve their blades quickly, but at that moment, Ye Xiao, in the eyes of the witches, seemed to instantly leap forward and astonishingly trapped the blade of the Golden Witch Knife between his two fingers.

The Golden Witch Knife seemed to sense danger, and not only it—its master, the witch leader, also felt the crisis. Consequently, the witch leader used his inner strength even more rapidly in an attempt to urgently reclaim the Golden Witch Knife.

However, now that Ye Xiao had obtained the knife, was there still any chance it could be taken back? At this point, the Golden Witch Knife appeared to possess a spirit of its own, struggling to break free from Ye Xiao's grip. Yet, the more the Golden Witch Knife tried to escape, the happier Ye Xiao became, because a knife with a spirit was certainly an unparalleled weapon.

Therefore, Ye Xiao suddenly mustered an extremely powerful Nine Yang True Qi, almost instantaneously severing the Golden Witch Knife's connection with all other forces, including the witch leader's inner strength.

"Not good!" The witch leader was alarmed and noticed he could no longer feel the blade intent of the Golden Witch Knife.

However, at this point, within the formation of blades.

Ye Xiao was no longer contending with the array but was now engaged in a struggle with the Golden Witch Knife.

The Golden Witch Knife indeed possessed a spirit. Held in Ye Xiao's hand, it trembled continuously as if trying to escape.

Ye Xiao immediately gathered a vast majority of the Nine Yang True Qi again, channeling it into the Golden Witch Knife. Perhaps the knife had been used by the witches for too long, as its blade contained some will of the witch leader. However, that was not a concern.

Ye Xiao refreshed it with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and the will within the Golden Witch Knife immediately weakened substantially.

Discovering that the trembling of the Golden Witch Knife lessened, Ye Xiao was overjoyed and immediately channeled the Nine Yang Divine Power into it again. The unceasing flow of Nine Yang True Qi gently warmed the entirety of the blade. For some reason, holding the knife in his hand, Ye Xiao felt a sense of déjà vu, as if the blade was always meant to be his.

Yet, at this very moment, what was happening within the formation was clear as day to the witches. Obviously, Ye Xiao was trying to use his Inner Power True Qi to coerce the knife into recognizing its master.

Any weapon with a spirit is exceedingly proud, and only those who can subdue it are worthy of being its master. It couldn't be denied that as a witch leader who had reached the Mid-stage of Xuan Rank, he was considered a skilled individual.

However, if the witch leader were to be compared with Ye Xiao, the difference was more than just a notch or two.

At this time, the witch leader also realized that Ye Xiao was bent on seizing the knife, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to attack Ye Xiao with him.

But without that Golden Witch Knife, the power of the witches' blade formation had dropped sharply.

The so-called blade formation puts the blade first.

If the blade fails, so does the formation!

Ye Xiao was still protected by the True Qi Gauze around him. Meanwhile, Ye Xiao kept pouring Nine Yang True Qi into the blade, which started to resonate faintly.

Feeling this, Ye Xiao was immediately filled with great joy, realizing that the knife was beginning to accept his will.

Once the knife had taken to Ye Xiao's will, it would then truly become Ye Xiao's blade.

While Ye Xiao kept channeling Nine Yang True Qi into the blade, once again, myriad blade shadows appeared above his head. Clearly, the witches were attempting to launch a fatal attack on Ye Xiao while he was infusing Nine Yang True Qi.

Undeniably, this time, the witches' attack was even more potent, even exceeding the previous assaults by a considerable margin, indicating that the witches had indeed not unleashed their full force before.

The myriad blade shadows above Ye Xiao's head swished fiercely as they chopped down, with a ferocity that seemed capable of piercing the True Qi Gauze any moment.

Yet, Ye Xiao was undeterred, his whole attention devoted to the blade. With a genuine resonance between his heart and the knife, a flash of insight suddenly struck Ye Xiao.

It's done!

At this moment, the knife held no more resistance towards Ye Xiao; it had been completely tamed by his mighty Nine Yang True Qi.

This was the moment Ye Xiao truly admired what was so-called the 'Witch Blade'!

However, upon closer inspection, Ye Xiao was taken aback!

Witch Blade? No, this was not a Witch Blade, although similar in shape. Far from it, for this was none other than the most peerless Tang Blade in the history of Yan Country!

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