The Martial Artist Association website features the Heavenly Talent Ranking and the Wanted List.
The Wanted List comprises truly wicked individuals, notorious for their heinous crimes and immense bloodshed, each a ferocious and murderous fiend!
Chou Badao, naturally, is on this list, and quite high at that, ranking nineteenth!
Yes, Chou Badao, a rogue cultivator at the Heavenly Martial realm, barely makes the top twenty!
The lowest cultivation base among the top twenty wanted individuals is the Heavenly Martial realm!
Indeed, the Wanted List is not ranked by the severity of crimes, but by the strength of the criminals. Of course, greater strength generally correlates with greater wickedness, thus their transgressions are also significant!
Unlike the Heavenly Talent Ranking, which offers no detailed introductions or even images corresponding to names, the Wanted List provides comprehensive information about the criminals, including their physical descriptions.
"Tsk tsk, quite bold, aren't you, to willingly walk into a trap knowing my identity and offering yourself for death." Chou Badao looked at Yang Feilong, a playful smirk on his lips.
"Death? You, perhaps, have had too many smooth sailing experiences! You think you're invincible." Yang Feilong extended his hand, a flash of light, and his long sword appeared.
"Tsk tsk, interesting! A Heavenly Martial realm cultivator so young?" Chou Badao gazed at Yang Feilong with amusement. In his eyes, anyone who dared to draw a sword against him while knowing his identity was either a fool or another Heavenly Martial realm cultivator.
Fools were the first to be ruled out. Therefore, if one dared to attack him knowing his strength, they must be a Heavenly Martial realm cultivator!
For what cultivator doesn't know the might of the Heavenly Martial realm!
"Is he Heavenly Martial realm?" At this moment, Li Xiya also looked at Yang Feilong with a complex expression. This man's strength was surprisingly great. Perhaps her surprise attack earlier wouldn't have been enough to kill Yang Feilong, or even if she had killed him by sheer luck, his dying counterattack could have taken her down with him!
Frankly, if his cultivation hadn't broken through, he would never have openly engaged a wanted villain from the bounty list in a direct fight!
But after the breakthrough, he had the confidence. The power of his mid-stage fifth-tier true energy fused with his late-stage fourth-tier water and fire dual abilities – how strong was it? Yang Feilong had tested it himself, but no one else had had the fortune to experience it.
Whoosh!
His next movement was like lightning, instantly closing in on Chou Badao. The latter's expression slightly changed, then he let out a cold snort. With a flip of his hand, a large saber appeared. It was worth noting that he hadn't used a weapon even when facing the combined might of eight people before, but now, Yang Feilong posed a significant threat, so he didn't dare to be careless!
Boom!
The saber and sword collided in mid-air, the deafening roar shaking the heavens.
Both figures were forced back several steps.
"Truly the combat power of the Heavenly Martial realm! Interesting, so very interesting!" Chou Badao's eyes glinted with a peculiar light.
"A Heavenly Martial realm cultivator is nothing more than this!" Yang Feilong slowly exhaled, suppressing the churning blood within him. His opponent was strong, but not beyond his expectations. Of course, killing him wouldn't be easy, as he wasn't a novice Heavenly Martial realm cultivator, but a seasoned peak early-stage Heavenly Martial realm expert. Having escaped countless pursuits and ambushes, his combat experience was exceptionally rich!
If he were careless, he wouldn't only fail to kill his opponent but might even be killed by him!
Bang bang bang!
Watching Yang Feilong and Chou Badao engage in fierce combat, Li Xiya's emotions surged. Only by personally experiencing it could one know how strong Chou Badao was. He had instantly unleashed eight punches, killing several of her companions and severely wounding her. Yet, such a powerful being was now being forced to fight with all his might by Yang Feilong and still hadn't gained a significant advantage.
This, in turn, demonstrated Yang Feilong's own power, not much weaker than Chou Badao's.
"It's been a long time since someone gave me such pressure. But to fulfill you! I've decided to use my signature technique, Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers!" Chou Badao's lips curled into a cruel smile.
Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers, using one's own blood as a catalyst to mobilize the power of heaven and earth, infusing it with powerful inner energy, the saber strikes with bloodlust, immensely powerful.
The Wanted List had detailed descriptions of this technique!
Yang Feilong's expression became extremely solemn. Chou Badao, without using the Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers, was already this strong. Once he employed it, his combat power would surge again – could he withstand it?
Whoosh whoosh~~~
The saber emerged, like dark clouds pressing down on the city, creating an intensely oppressive feeling.
Puff!
Li Xiya, already severely wounded, was lightly brushed by the powerful residual force of the attack and felt unable to breathe. Blood trickled from her mouth, and she felt as if she would instantly collapse and die.
Not killed, but crushed to death by the mere shockwaves of the battle? How tragic!
Thinking of this, Li Xiya couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
Just then, she felt a lightness in her body, and a gentle force lifted her, pulling her further away.
Li Xiya's expression froze, and she stared blankly at the figure standing firm. The person who had used his strength to move her away from the battlefield was Yang Feilong. Facing such power, at such a critical moment, he was still willing to expend energy to move her out of the direct line of fire.
"What a fool," Li Xiya couldn't help but curse inwardly, but her heart was deeply touched. Biting her lip, her gaze towards Yang Feilong softened immensely.
Having witnessed countless schemes and deceptions for personal gain, Yang Feilong's act of disregarding his own safety to help others, though she inwardly called it foolishness, was the kind of foolishness that most deeply touched people's hearts.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!
Yang Feilong struck, sword lights shooting out one after another, deep and cold, converging into a shield, the Nether Shield!
The Nether Swordplay was the strongest defensive sword technique Yang Feilong possessed!
Crack!
A loud noise echoed as a visible crack appeared on the Nether Shield.
And this was merely Chou Badao's first saber strike!
The Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers, each strike deadly, with each subsequent strike stronger than the last, were considered invincible at the same level – these were the descriptions of his saber technique on the Wanted List!
"Second strike!"
"Third strike!"
Once unleashed, the Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers came in rapid succession. Previously, a cultivator who was a whole minor realm above him couldn't withstand his seventh strike before being heavily injured and barely escaping with their life.
Crack! With a loud bang.
The Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers had only reached the fifth strike, and Yang Feilong's incredibly strong defense had completely shattered, unable to withstand the fierce and terrifying offensive!
"Puff!" Yang Feilong's mouth overflowed with blood, and he stumbled back in disarray.
It was only the fifth strike, and he was already struggling to resist!
There were still three more strikes, each stronger than the last. Could he endure them?
The Bloodthirsty Eight Sabers, indeed, lived up to their reputation!
Since defense was no longer viable, he would forgo it!
Yang Feilong forcibly swallowed the blood in his throat, his gaze as cold as death. Swoosh, in the next moment, he charged against Chou Badao, pushing forward against the relentless assault!