Chapter 261: : Dao Protector Xiahou Zhengwu

“Again, it’s for the Jade Soul Fruit!”

Lin Tianyi narrowed his eyes, Twin Spiral Power gathering towards his back.

Elder Lu glanced at Lin Tianyi and waved his hand casually.

Lin Tianyi’s pupils shrank, and then a great force struck him, sending him flying again.

Elder Lu stretched out his hand, and an invisible force controlled Lin Tianyi and pulled him back to his original position.

“Boy, you still want to run in front of me?” Elder Lu said with a sneer.

Although he couldn’t see Lin Tianyi’s expression behind the mask, he knew from the subtle changes in his posture that he was planning to escape.

However, he only wanted the Jade Soul Fruit and didn’t intend to cripple Lin Tianyi, so he didn’t attack too hard.

Even so, Lin Tianyi was still shaken and disoriented.

After deterring him with practical actions, Elder Lu continued, “Hand it over obediently. It’s not worth losing your life for a Jade Soul Fruit.”

Speaking of this, Elder Lu’s expression suddenly changed slightly, and he looked behind Lin Tianyi.

A phantom flashed, and a middle-aged man with a greatsword on his back stood beside Lin Tianyi.

Sizzle!

With a wave of his hand, the invisible force energy that enveloped Lin Tianyi was immediately torn apart.

“People from Great Sword Manor?”

Looking at the unique attire, the three people present were slightly stunned.

“How should I address you?” Elder Lu asked.

“Xiahou Zhengwu from Great Sword Manor!” The middle-aged man smiled slightly.

“Lu Changqing from Nine Nether.” After introducing himself, Elder Lu got to the point.

“What do you mean by suddenly intervening?”

“You can’t touch him.” Xiahou Zhengwu glanced at Lin Tianyi and replied.

Elder Lu was silent for a while after hearing this. Seeing that Xiahou Zhengwu did not continue to explain, he slowly opened his mouth and said, “Why?”

“No why.”

“Is he from Great Sword Manor?”

“No.”

“If he’s not from Great Sword Manor, it’s unreasonable for you to intervene like this.”

“I’m already standing here, what other reason do I need?” Xiahou Zhengwu was a little impatient, and his tone became a little tough.

Elder Lu’s face darkened when he heard this.

Xiahou Zhengwu’s meaning was very clear, he was determined to take care of this matter. As long as he was here, that kid couldn’t be touched.

Is he here for the Jade Soul Fruit?

But he didn’t sense the other party’s existence just now. Could it be that his perception distance is farther than his own?

That’s impossible. Although he couldn’t sense the other party’s specific realm, Great Sword Manor has never been good at Mental Strength, so it’s impossible for them to surpass him in this regard.

If it’s not the Jade Soul Fruit, then why is he so determined to protect this kid?

Elder Lu shook his head and suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart.

“This is our Nine Nether’s business. Are you sure you want to intervene for no reason?”

“Stop waving the banner. Aren’t you just greedy for the Jade Soul Fruit in his hand? As a Dao Protector, you take action to suppress others and also have greedy intentions. Is this the level of Nine Nether?” Xiahou Zhengwu saw through Elder Lu’s intentions at a glance and exposed him mercilessly.

“So you’re also here for the Jade Soul Fruit.”

Xiahou Zhengwu sighed, “I’m not as greedy as you, but if you retreat now, you can think that way.”

“What if I insist on not retreating?”

“You can try!”

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Elder Lu’s mouth.

As if telepathically connected, the two figures disappeared at the same time.

When they reappeared, they were in the center of the field.

Boom!

The grass under their feet collapsed and cracked, and large chunks of soil were shaken off the ground, and then crushed into powder by the leaked force energy.

A huge pit appeared out of thin air!

When immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Lin Tianyi and Gu Yiling, who were on the edge, barely made defensive postures and were blown away by the irresistible force.

Lin Tianyi was fine, with the Black Prison Armor protecting him, he only felt a slight stuffiness in his chest.

Gu Yiling’s True Energy Armor was not fully activated, and she spat out blood while flying out like a kite with a broken string. Her face was pale when she landed, showing that her internal injuries were serious.

The aftermath alone was so lethal, and the two people in the field didn’t even activate their True Energy Armor, so it was known that this was not their full strength.

The power of these two Seventh Stage Realm experts is so terrifying!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Elder Lu’s face was flushed, and he staggered back a few steps as if drunk. When he looked at Xiahou Zhengwu again, his face was full of shock.

“Again!”

Xiahou Zhengwu laughed loudly and slashed down with the greatsword behind him.

Elder Lu’s expression changed slightly, and his body flashed to the side.

Cha!

The greatsword stopped in mid-air, but it cut a huge crack several feet long in the ground.

Behind him, Elder Lu had activated his True Energy Armor and slapped him with his palm.

Xiahou Zhengwu swept back with his greatsword to block the attack, and without activating his True Energy Armor, he fought against the fully armed Elder Lu.

Elder Lu’s moves were fierce, and his palm force was like a mountain.

The heavy greatsword seemed weightless in Xiahou Zhengwu’s hands, and he wielded it with great power.

Cracks appeared everywhere, and the surrounding ground collapsed again. Large chunks of soil and rocks flew off the ground and were then crushed by the overflowing True Energy.

Lin Tianyi and Gu Yiling on the side of the field were shocked and turned around to escape into the distance.

But they didn’t expect that the two people in the battle had transformed their wings and rushed into the air.

Immediately afterwards, a giant cloud was torn to pieces, and the sky above the mountain valley became clear.

Looking around, two small black dots were sometimes entangled and sometimes separated, fighting fiercely in the air.

“Should we slip away first?”

It was a rare sight to see Seventh Rank experts fighting, but Lin Tianyi’s focus was not on this.

Just kidding, they were all after the Jade Soul Fruit, so he was in no mood to watch the battle.

He glanced at Gu Yiling, who was watching the battle intently, and Lin Tianyi quietly took a few steps back and turned around to run.

Suddenly, the wind howled behind him.

“Xiahou Zhengwu, Lu will remember this!”

In Elder Lu’s gnashing words, a phantom rolled up Gu Yiling and disappeared into the distance in a few flashes.

“Uh…”

Lin Tianyi was dumbfounded. He thought it would take a while for the battle to end, but he didn’t expect it to end so quickly.

He turned around somewhat awkwardly, and then saw Xiahou Zhengwu not far behind him, looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.

“Don’t be nervous, I have no ill intentions, and I won’t steal your fruit.” Xiahou Zhengwu smiled slightly.

“Thank you, Senior, for your help.” Lin Tianyi quickly and earnestly bowed.

“It’s nothing.”

“Senior, were you just passing by?” A figure flashed through his mind, Lin Tianyi’s heart moved, and he asked.

“After you separated from Quansheng, I’ve been following you.”

As expected!

Xiahou Zhengwu’s answer verified his thoughts. Lin Tianyi was a little unhappy. He had taken the Heart Demon Blood Oath!

“Did Brother Quansheng ask Senior to follow me?”

“I asked to do it on my own initiative.” Xiahou Zhengwu shook his head, “You are very important. You must not be lost before meeting the Clan Leader, so I secretly followed to protect you.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t pry into what you’re doing, unless you encounter a crisis like just now, I won’t show myself.”

After a pause, Xiahou Zhengwu continued, “If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have appeared by chance. You would have suffered a lot facing that Nine Nether Dao Protector just now, and at least the Jade Soul Fruit would be gone.”

Hearing this, the stuffiness in Lin Tianyi’s chest lessened a lot. He thanked him again, and then asked, “Senior, what is a Dao Protector?”

“When the core disciples of large sects and clans go out to train, there will be experts from the sect secretly following to protect them.”

“As long as there is no life-threatening danger, the protectors will not take the initiative to help.”

“In this way, the safety of the core disciples is guaranteed, and the sect’s years of hard work will not be lost; it can also make these disciples vigilant at all times, so as not to become dependent and hinder their growth.”

“These people are collectively called Dao Protectors.”

“And I am Quansheng’s Dao Protector.”

“Then Senior is following me, what about his side?”

“It doesn’t matter, after the separation, he went straight back to the clan,”

“Then if the Dao Protector is not strong enough, wouldn’t it be a complete disaster?” Lin Tianyi thought of Elder Lu and Xiahou Zhengwu quickly fleeing after only a brief battle, and couldn’t help but feel a little confused.

This Dao Protector is too weak, is this all the Nine Nether Holy Maiden is worth?

“Are you talking about that Lu Changqing?” Seeing what Lin Tianyi was thinking, Xiahou Zhengwu shook his head and smiled, “He’s not weak. We are both in the Seventh Stage Late Stage, and I’m only slightly better.”

“If he wants to leave, I can’t stop him; if I want to kill him, I will have to pay a great price.”

“The reason why the battle ended so quickly is because we have already tested each other’s strength, and it is meaningless to continue fighting.”

“After all, his duty is to protect the Nine Nether Holy Maiden.”

“Junior understands.”