The sanguineous threads of Life Plunder were extremely thin yet almost unstoppable—be it walls or battle armor, nothing could stand in their way. Qianye charged his way into the camp and cleared out a good section of it, leaving the army several hundred soldiers short.

This squad was made up of elite veterans with many years of battlefield experience. Losing so many of them infuriated the old man, who duly abandoned Li Kuanglan to chase after Qianye.

Shocked out of her wits, Li Kuanglan became one with her sword as she slashed after the old man. Nonetheless, the old man swept her away with a swing of his black crystal sword—she couldn’t even evade. It would seem this elder’s blade was also an extraordinary object that was no weaker than Cold Moon’s Embrace. It wasn’t even chipped in the process.

Li Kuanglan was about to give chase when the old man pointed at her from afar. A mass of black and white mist appeared in her path, shooting out dozens of monochromatic beams that kept her effectively entangled.

Li Kuanglan sprayed out a large swath of sword radiance that cut the black and white energies apart. However,...