Chapter 473: The Four Wei Brothers
Ao Xinyan’s gaze turned cold. Her jade hand pressed down on the sword hilt, and with a *shua* sound, a flash of sword light streaked across the main hall.
The next moment, the burly bearded man’s arm was severed at the shoulder, flying off and splattering a large pool of blood.
“Ah… my arm…”
The bearded man clutched his bleeding shoulder, stumbling back three steps. His face twisted in pain as he let out a miserable scream.
However, as a Heavenly Extreme Realm expert, he quickly suppressed the agony, immediately circulating his true qi to seal the blood vessels at the severed arm, preventing excessive blood loss.
“You damned woman, daring to injure our fourth brother! When we catch you, we’ll make you wish you were dead!”
“Boom!”
In the distance, three towering Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artists suddenly stood up. One of them flipped over a table, striking it with his fist and shattering it into pieces.
All three were tall and imposing, their physiques robust, appearing even more formidable than the bearded man.
Having suffered a loss at Ao Xinyan’s hands, the bearded man grew more cautious. He retreated to the side of the three men and warned, “Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, that little vixen’s sword path realm is very high. Her sword techniques are exquisite, and her sword speed is extremely fast. You must be careful.”
The second brother glanced at Ao Xinyan, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. He said, “Fourth brother, you’re overthinking it! Our big brother crossed into the Heavenly Extreme Realm Great Perfection ten years ago. Now, he’s even ascended to become a master on the *Heavenly Ranking*. His cultivation is profound. Dealing with a mere little woman should be a piece of cake!”
Hearing the second brother’s words, the martial artists in the Starlight Cloud Hall were all startled.
Their gazes turned to the eldest of the four Wei brothers.
Could he really be a master on the *Heavenly Ranking*?
One must know that even the lowest-ranked martial artist on the *Heavenly Ranking* could single-handedly contend with three or four ordinary Heavenly Extreme Realm Great Perfection cultivators.
The *Heavenly Ranking* indeed recorded over a million Heavenly Extreme Realm martial artists. However, the Kunlun Realm was vast and rich in resources, with countless trillions of martial artists. Distributed this way, every *Heavenly Ranking* martial artist was a top-tier existence in their own domain. At the very least, below the Fish-Dragon Realm, they were considered absolute experts.
The eldest Wei brother stood a full two meters and six tall, his skin a bronze color. The muscles on his arms, chest, and legs were enormous and blocky. At a glance, he looked like a massive human-shaped copper tower.
Just standing there, he gave off a sense of explosive power, capable of splitting mountains and shattering steles.
“The Wei family is a fourth-rank clan. A thousand years ago, they produced a Half-Saint, barely qualifying as a Half-Saint family.”
“That man and woman are unlucky to have provoked the four Wei brothers. The eldest Wei brother is no one to mess with!”
“A beautiful face brings disaster!”
“Heh heh! That man might be fine, but that woman—delicate figure, stunning looks—falling into the hands of brutes like the four Wei brothers… who knows how miserable she’ll be.”
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The martial artists in the Starlight Cloud Hall all watched with a mindset of enjoying the show.
Of course, some sighed inwardly, sympathizing with Zhang Ruochen and Ao Xinyan. But since they couldn’t afford to provoke the four Wei brothers, they dared not step forward.
The third Wei brother had a sharp, monkey-like face, his eyes lecherously fixed on Ao Xinyan’s chest and hips. He let out a sharp laugh and said, “Dealing with a little woman doesn’t require big brother’s effort. Even I, the third brother, can take her down.”
The third Wei brother circled Ao Xinyan three times, then suddenly sank his legs, bending his knees and lowering his center of gravity. His ten fingers hooked sharply, forming claw shapes.
“Whoosh!”
The true qi in his body surged rapidly through his meridians, and his ten fingers began to emit a golden light.
The air around his fingers seemed to distort, trembling slightly.
It wasn’t true spatial distortion, but a visual illusion created by the surging true qi.
“Heart-Rending Eagle Claw.”
The third Wei brother charged forward, his arms striking out repeatedly, forming sixteen claw shadows. The air crackled with explosive sounds.
The third Wei brother’s cultivation was not weak; he had reached the Heavenly Extreme Realm Great Extreme Position, just one step away from the Heavenly Extreme Realm Great Perfection.
He was executing a spirit-grade upper-class claw technique, the Heart-Rending Nine Claws. The Heart-Rending Eagle Claw was one of the nine. The third Wei brother had already cultivated this set of claw techniques to the furnace-pure great success realm.
The third Wei brother’s momentum was fierce, like an eagle swooping down on its prey, with powerful energy currents forming around his arms. However, the man, woman, and cat sitting by the table remained extremely calm and composed.
In the blink of an eye, the third Wei brother’s claw had reached Ao Xinyan’s neck.
Just as it seemed the beautiful woman would be captured, Ao Xinyan’s figure flickered slightly and vanished from under his claw.
“Scram!” a voice rang out.
The next moment, everyone saw the third Wei brother flying backward, crashing onto the floor more than ten meters away, letting out a miserable scream: “My eyes… my hands…”
The third Wei brother’s hands had been severed, and his eyes gouged out. He stood up, stumbling around wildly. Finally, he accidentally crashed through a wall, fell to the first floor, and passed out.
The entire Starlight Cloud Hall fell completely silent.
All eyes were fixed on Ao Xinyan.
Such a delicate, jade-like beauty was actually a martial arts expert, casually crippling the third Wei brother with a single strike.
So strong.
Anyone with some experience could now see that this woman was not to be trifled with.
The eldest Wei brother’s face darkened, but he quickly forced a smile and walked over to Ao Xinyan, bowing humbly in apology: “We brothers failed to recognize a true master and offended you, miss. I, Wei the eldest, apologize. Please, miss, do not be angry and spare us!”
Ao Xinyan’s face showed a hint of pride, and she sneered, “Aren’t you a *Heavenly Ranking* martial artist? Why beg for mercy before even fighting?”
The eldest Wei brother took another step forward, appearing even more respectful, and flattered, “With my meager skills, how could I possibly be a match for you, miss? Even if I cultivated for another ten years, I’d still be far from your level.”
Ao Xinyan was naturally a proud woman. Hearing the eldest Wei brother’s flattery, she felt quite pleased. She smiled and nodded, “You have some discernment. Since that’s the case, I’ll spare the dog lives of you four today. If there’s a next time, you won’t be so lucky.”
“Thank you, miss, thank you, miss.”
The eldest Wei brother said repeatedly, bowing as if in gratitude.
But as he lowered his head, a cunning look flashed in his eyes.
Between the fingers of his right hand, a green, hair-thin needle flew out, silently and stealthily shooting toward Ao Xinyan’s lower abdomen.
“Chi!”
The green needle accurately struck a meridian below Ao Xinyan’s lower abdomen.
The poison on the needle surged out, entering the meridian and quickly merging with Ao Xinyan’s entire true qi circulation.
Ao Xinyan was indeed a genius, but she had never faced setbacks and was unaware of the treachery of human hearts.
Especially on the Ruins Realm battlefield, one must know the ways of survival, tread carefully at every step, and maintain the highest vigilance at all times.
Otherwise, no matter how high your cultivation, you could be killed by someone weaker than you.
“How dare you launch a sneak attack!”
Ao Xinyan’s eyes widened with fury.
Her true qi rapidly circulated, and the green needle flew out of her body. Her fingers pressed down on the sword hilt again, and with a *shua*, the Dragon Pattern Emerald Water Sword left its sheath.
Just as she prepared to thrust the sword forward, a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen. Her true qi was obstructed by an invisible force, and her meridians began to spasm.
“Clang!”
Her body went limp, her arms weak, and the Dragon Pattern Emerald Water Sword fell to the ground.
Seeing Ao Xinyan collapse, the eldest Wei brother burst into laughter, “Hit by my Falling Phoenix Needle, and you still want to fight me? Asking for trouble.”
The Falling Phoenix Needle was a tenth-rank True Martial Treasure and the eldest Wei brother’s greatest trump card. Not only was it coated with a potent poison, but once the needle’s inscriptions were activated, it could even break through the protective heavenly shield of a Fish-Dragon First Transformation cultivator.
Every time the eldest Wei brother encountered an opponent stronger than himself, he would use the Falling Phoenix Needle to ambush them, and it never failed.
With such a treasure in hand, why fear dealing with a little girl?
Given the eldest Wei brother’s age, Ao Xinyan was indeed just a novice in his eyes.
Retrieving the Falling Phoenix Needle, the eldest Wei brother then picked up the Dragon Pattern Emerald Water Sword from the ground, holding it in his hands and examining it closely.
Suddenly, his expression froze, and he exclaimed in ecstasy, “Could this be… a…”
The eldest Wei brother could clearly feel a faint sacred qi emanating from the sword’s body. It was for this reason that he didn’t finish his sentence.
Could this sword be a sacred sword?
How precious were sacred artifacts? Once they appeared, they would inevitably cause a storm of blood and slaughter.
Their Wei family, known as a fourth-rank clan, possessed only one sacred artifact, and it was the clan’s treasure, usable only by the family head.
If this sword was truly a sacred sword, wouldn’t that be an immense gain?
The eldest Wei brother was so excited that his hands trembled and his blood boiled.
The second and fourth Wei brothers, unaware that the eldest had obtained a sacred sword, fixed their gazes on the collapsed Ao Xinyan. Lustful smiles spread across their faces as they walked over, intending to take her away.
“Hehe! The Wei family may be a Half-Saint clan, but unfortunately, they’ll soon be wiped out! Ah, what a pity, truly a pity!”
A seductive female voice rang out in the hall, accompanied by continuous sighs.
The second and fourth Wei brothers, who had been walking forward, stopped at the sound of this voice. They turned their heads angrily to see who dared to speak such arrogant words.