This scene stunned not only the examinees in the distance but also Bai Ye himself.
He had never imagined that the beauty he had just saved would turn out to be so heartless and disloyal.
Someone had kindly come to her rescue, yet she tossed him aside like trash. It was truly chilling.
However, it was too late for Bai Ye's regrets. The masked Martial Artist's sword was already cleaving down at his head.
"WHOOSH!"
The masked Martial Artist's longsword sliced through the air with a deafening sound.
Bai Ye hastily raised his sword to Resist.
"CLANG!"
Forcibly Resisting the masked Martial Artist's strike, Bai Ye was hit with such immense Power that the skin between his thumb and forefinger tore open, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. His body was sent flying uncontrollably, finally crashing to the ground. He had suffered an extremely Severe Injury.
In a single blow, Bai Ye, a Nine-star Battle Grandmaster, had lost all his Combat Power and sustained a Severe Injury. This just went to show how powerful the masked Martial Artist was.
At this moment, Bai Ye couldn't muster a shred of strength. He watched the masked Martial Artist draw closer and closer, yet he could no longer put up any Resistance.
'If only Mi Lu had helped me Resist,' he thought. 'I wouldn't have been crippled in a single blow.'
'Do I regret it?'
Bai Ye turned his head to glance at Mi Lu. In her mad scramble to escape, she had already put some distance between them and hidden herself within the crowd of examinees. For now, she was safe.
But once she was safe, Mi Lu never once looked back in Bai Ye's direction. It was as if his life and death had nothing to do with her.
"Heh."
A cold sneer formed on Bai Ye's lips.
He regretted it. He regretted it more than anything.
To think he had thrown his life away for a woman, and such a heartless one at that. No one could feel good about that.
Overwhelmed by despair, Bai Ye closed his eyes and awaited the arrival of death.
The masked Martial Artist also gripped his gleaming longsword and approached Bai Ye step by step.
「At that moment...」
"SHING!"
A cold light flashed. Before anyone knew what had happened, the head of the masked Martial Artist walking toward Bai Ye went flying into the air.
"THUD!"
"ROLL... ROLL..."
The headless body and the head with its eyes wide in disbelief hit the ground at the same time.
"Huh?"
Bai Ye opened his eyes to find he wasn't dead. The masked Martial Artist before him had been decapitated.
'Who saved me?'
Puzzled, Bai Ye turned his head.
Instantly, a handsome face with a wide, infuriatingly cheerful smile appeared in his line of sight.
"It's you?" Bai Ye said to the person.
"It's me!" Tang Yi said with a smile.
That's right. The one who had saved Bai Ye was, without a doubt, Tang Yi.
He was now walking slowly toward Bai Ye, with Mu Xianling and the others following behind him.
Despite the chaotic scene, Tang Yi's group showed no signs of tension. They walked through the warship without the slightest concern for the threat from the masked Martial Artists.
As they were walking toward Bai Ye, another masked Martial Artist charged at them.
Tang Yi smiled faintly and casually flung out a Wind Blade.
"SWISH!"
The masked Martial Artist felt a cold sensation on his neck, then collapsed into a pool of blood, turning into Experience Value for Tang Yi.
"You... you... you!"
Bai Ye stammered for a long while, unable to form a complete sentence.
Seeing this, he was utterly shocked.
Just moments ago, Bai Ye had guessed that Tang Yi had saved him, but since he hadn't seen Tang Yi act, it hadn't truly sunk in. Now, seeing Tang Yi strike with his own eyes—and kill one of the incredibly powerful masked Martial Artists—left Bai Ye shocked beyond words.
Keep in mind, these were the same masked Martial Artists that took dozens of examinees working together just to fight. And a master like that couldn't even survive a single move from Tang Yi?
'He died before he even got close. Does it have to be this ridiculous?'
This also raised a question in Bai Ye's mind: Just what level of strength had Tang Yi reached now?
Tang Yi shook his head, ignoring Bai Ye's astonishment, and glanced around.
At this moment, though the examinees from the West Mansion were huddled together to Resist the masked Martial Artists, their numbers were growing. The examinees were finding it increasingly difficult to hold them off. It looked like they were barely hanging on, their situation extremely precarious.
Tang Yi wasn't a cold-blooded and heartless person. After all, they were all examinees from the North District. If he could help, he should. So, he decided to take the initiative.
"You all stay here and don't move. I'll be right back."
Tang Yi turned and instructed the group behind him.
"Okay, we'll stay here."
"Whatever Brother Tang Yi says, goes."
"You call the shots, Brother Yi."
As usual, the three from the Tang Family were the first to reply to Tang Yi.
"Go for it, Brother Tang Yi! Bi'Er won't wander off," Wang Bi'Er added.
Everyone had replied except for Mu Xianling, who remained silent.
Tang Yi turned his head and looked at Mu Xianling.
Feeling Tang Yi's gaze, Mu Xianling grew a little shy for some reason. She lowered her head and said softly, "I won't run off."
"Mm."
Having gotten her reply, Tang Yi turned, about to leave, when Mu Xianling's voice came from behind him again.
"Tang Yi..."
"What is it?" Tang Yi turned back.
"Be careful."
After saying this, Mu Xianling's head dipped down completely.
If anyone could have seen her face, they would have noticed it was as Red as a ripe apple.
She didn't even know why she'd said that. The words had just slipped out as if she were possessed.
"Hmm?"
Tang Yi froze for a second, slightly surprised that Mu Xianling was actually worried about him.
'After the way I treated her just now, it's a wonder she doesn't hold a grudge. And she's actually worried about me?'
This truly baffled Tang Yi. 'A woman's heart really is a mystery,' he thought. 'You can never guess what they're thinking.'
Shaking his head, Tang Yi didn't dwell on it. He turned and swiftly left the spot.
"WHOOSH!"
Tang Yi retrieved the Shadow Remnant Sword from his System Store. Then, activating Phantom Step, his figure split into four afterimages and entered the fray at an incredible speed.
Of course, he chose the nearest battle, not wanting to go too far. After all, he still had to protect Mu Xianling and the others.
It was a battle where over fifty examinees were Resisting the assault of six or seven masked Martial Artists.
After a prolonged fight, the fifty-plus examinees were now at a great disadvantage. Each of them had at least a dozen wounds and looked utterly wretched.
It seemed to be only a matter of time before they were surrounded and killed by the masked Martial Artists.
Of course, now that Tang Yi had arrived, the situation was completely different.
"SWISH."
Gripping the Shadow Remnant Sword and executing the Earth Tier Body Technique, Phantom Step, Tang Yi charged swiftly toward the masked Martial Artists.

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