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The surrounding cultivators from different tribes felt shocked and began to tremble in fear. When they sensed the establishment of three Foundation Establishment cultivation bases, they shouted in panic.

"Foundation Establishment!!"

Yan Xiaobao's expression flickered. His hair stood on end as a deadly crisis swept over him. His eyes widened, his mind recalling the Fallen Sword World, and the flight from the Luochen Clan. The familiar sense of proud complacency was replaced by steely determination.

"You people... want to kill me?" His eyes began to shine with light. It would be easy to dodge the attacks released by these three assassins, but countless innocent bystanders and Du Lingfei were present. Furthermore, everyone around him was at the Qi Condensation stage, while the three assassins were...

Foundation Establishment experts!!

They were just in the Mortal-Dao Foundation Establishment stage, but their cultivation bases seemed close to the early Foundation Establishment stage!

As Yan Xiaobao stood in front of Du Lingfei, his eyes were already filled with bloodshot veins, looking much like he did when facing the Luochen Clan. He neither dodged nor ran. He lifted his right hand, and dazzling golden light radiated from his entire body. The power of the Essence Sea and Heavenly Dao Foundation exploded, making Yan Xiaobao appear much larger than he actually was!

Suddenly, a massive ethereal hand appeared in front of him, golden-yellow, shooting forward to block the incoming attack!

Shockingly, he single-handedly stopped the combined attack of three Mortal-Dao Foundation Establishment cultivators!

Du Lingfei stood there, stunned, watching Yan Xiaobao's back. It was almost like the world around her had disappeared, making her once again chased by the Luochen Clan.

She seemed conflicted, and at that moment, her right hand, inside her sleeve, suddenly became a bit blurred. Moments later, it returned to normal, looking as beautiful and delicate as usual.

All this takes some time to describe, but actually happened in the time it takes for a spark to fly from a flintstone. With a wave of his hand to counterattack, a massive booming sound erupted, shattering the dark clouds released by the three assassins like a huge mountain peak.

As the booming echoes resonated, the ground beneath Yan Xiaobao's feet cracked and shattered. Everyone within thirty meters of him staggered, some coughing up blood. However, no one died.

Directly protected by Yan Xiaobao, Du Lingfei was completely unharmed. However, all tables, decorative stones, and pine trees in the area were utterly destroyed.

The black clouds collapsed, sending the flying swords, drums, and war axes skidding aside.

The three assassins were evidently stunned by Yan Xiaobao, who blocked their offensive with a single palm strike. Just as they were about to launch another attack, Yan Xiaobao's voice echoed, full of anger, "You're courting death!"

Without a moment of hesitation, he shot into the air toward the group of three.

One of the men attempted to retreat but was too slow. Assisted by his wings, Yan Xiaobao appeared in front of him almost the same moment he took off, two fingers lashing out with throat-crushing power. His fingers instantly landed on the man's neck.

A series of popping sounds rang out, the man's eyes going wide. As Yan Xiaobao tossed him aside, blood gushed from his torn throat, preventing the other two from reclaiming their flying swords and war axes.

When the man's body exploded into fragments, blood and flesh flew in all directions, creating a hot wave. Meanwhile, Yan Xiaobao turned and shot through the Blood Cloud, his expression vicious beyond compare.

Due to the Luochen Clan, the aura of killing intent now burst out from him, seen when he slaughtered countless enemies in the Fallen Sword Abyss. He... went out to kill!

The surviving man and woman were both Foundation Establishment cultivators, but at that moment, their scalps tingled in fear. The show of power from Yan Xiaobao was completely beyond their expectations.

"So this is the power of a Heavenly Dao Foundation..." With bitter expressions, they turned to flee. Since they couldn't kill Yan Xiaobao, their only thought was to escape. However, Yan Xiaobao didn't allow that to happen.

Almost at the moment they took flight, Yan Xiaobao, his eyes more bloodshot than ever, accelerated. The full power of his Foundation Establishment cultivation base erupted alongside the Waterswamp Kingdom. The sky darkened, a shocking pressure descended, causing the two fleeing assassins to tremble in fear.

Then, as Yan Xiaobao's wings flapped, he accelerated towards the man, leaving images behind him. As the man tried to defend himself, his face fell, realizing he couldn't move faster than a punch thrown by someone who had broken through the first Death Chains.

The punch exploded like thunder, striking the man's chest with indescribable power. His eyes burst, followed by his organs, bones, flesh, and blood all exploding in every direction.

The last assassin was the woman. She shrieked in terror, attempting to escape, even managing to cover about 300 meters. But then, Yan Xiaobao turned around, his right forefinger flicked.

"Purple Qi... Great Cauldron Summoning!"

Boundless purple aura swirled in the air around the woman, rapidly transforming into a massive violet cauldron.

Then, Yan Xiaobao clenched his fist!