The three secret agents of the Dragon Guard Manor, Tian Di Xuan, were renowned throughout the martial arts world, known to everyone.
The three secret agents rarely carry out missions at the same time.
Now, however, they have appeared at the same time.
They were, of course, surprised.
Duan Tianya stepped forward and bowed to Li Yao, saying, "I am Duan Tianya from the Dragon Guard Manor. I have been ordered by the Divine Marquis to rescue Lord Yang Yuxuan's children. Please do us a favor and hand over Lord Yang's children to us."
Chapter 133 Imperial Spy, His Kung Fu is Not Bad
Although Duan Tianya had only been here for a short time.
However, through observation, he discovered that Li Yao seemed to be the leader of these people.
That's why he spoke to Li Yao.
After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Yang Yuying and her brother.
Gui Haiyi's gaze remained fixed on Li Yao.
Li Yao walked up to Yang Yuying, patted her head, and said, "Your Hulong Manor is really shrewd. They planted the trees, and you come to pick the peaches. There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Duan Tianya frowned and said, "We've all come to rescue Lord Yang's children, so why bother about who came first?"
"Yeah?"
Li Yao sneered, "Aren't you a bit too late? Your Dragon Guard Manor is always well-informed, how come you're only arriving now?"
Gui Haiyi raised a cold eyebrow and said icily, "What do you mean?"
"What's the meaning?"
Li Yao snorted coldly and said, "Didn't you think carefully about how Lord Yang's children were escorted all the way from the capital to this desert? With the intelligence network of the Dragon Guard Manor, how could you have only tracked them down now? This is completely inconsistent with the efficiency of your Dragon Guard Manor."
Duan Tianya explained, "This was Cao Zhengchun's doing. He secretly escorted Lord Yang's children out of the capital. We only received the news several days later."
Li Yao said, "Alright, even if you can make sense about this, Lord Yang is the Minister of War. No matter how bold Cao Zhengchun is, he wouldn't dare to execute Lord Yang on his own. Before Lord Yang was executed, where did the Dragon Guard Manor go? Wasn't Iron-Blooded Marquis a good friend of Lord Yang? With his abilities, what difficulty would it be for him to protect Lord Yang?"
Duan Tianya was taken aback and retorted, "This matter is complicated and not as simple as you think."
"What a complex and intricate situation!"
Li Yao laughed and said, "You think you can get away with this with just a complicated excuse? Your Dragon Guard Manor is truly full of talented people, unparalleled in the world."
Duan Tianya frowned and said, "No matter what, we must take Lord Yang's children away today."
Li Yao said calmly, "What if I say no?"
Gui Hai uttered a single, chilling word: "Die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Guihai suddenly unleashed a powerful strike, his long sword slashing through the air.
A wisp of blade energy, like a crescent moon, ripped through the void, carving a deep furrow in the desert ground, and hurtled towards Li Yao.
When Guihai Yidao unleashed this strike, his face remained expressionless, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
"This is the Heartless Slash that Guihai Yidao has mastered?!"
Li Yao's gaze sharpened.
The Heartless Slash technique is based on the principles of severing all feelings, righteousness, pity, love, kinship, and friendship, and ultimately, severing all ties with heaven, earth, gods, and demons.
Guihai Yidao, within seven years at Jueqing Manor, skillfully killed seven of his best friends, ultimately mastering the Jueqing Slash technique.
From this day forward, between heaven and earth, there shall be only my sword.
This strike is so powerful it makes ghosts wail and gods howl; no other sword technique can match it.
Unfortunately, although the Heartless Slash is incredibly powerful, it has a fatal flaw: it can only unleash its full power when one has completely let go of all emotions and desires.
But how many people in this world can truly and completely let go of their seven emotions and six desires?
Later, Guihai Yidao developed feelings for Shangguan Haitang.
Therefore, his Heartless Slash is unlikely to become sharp again, and he cannot unleash its full power.
Faced with this ruthless and incredibly swift Heartless Slash, Li Yao dodged it with a swift movement.
Gui Haiyi's expression changed slightly.
This strike, which should have hit its mark, missed its target entirely.
This was the first time he had missed since learning the Heartless Slash.
He was unwilling to accept defeat.
Then, the blade flashed, and one strike after another was unleashed.
However, despite his dozen or so slashes, he couldn't even touch the hem of Li Yao's clothes.
Soon, Li Yao understood the meaning of the Heartless Slash.
In fact, the moves of this Heartless Slash are extremely simple.
The reason it is so powerful is mainly due to its profound internal strength, which allows it to unleash the power of the blade.
Being ruthless and heartless, cutting off all ties with family and friends, simply requires the wielder to be single-minded and fearless.
Only in this way can its power be maximized.
Therefore, one's own strength is the true key to success.
Even if you have affection, loyalty, family, and friends, as long as you are strong enough, you can still be invincible.
To put it bluntly, Guihai Yidao's strength is still insufficient, so he can only make up for it by being ruthless and heartless!
Having figured out the intent behind the Heartless Slash, Li Yao had no intention of continuing to fight Guihai Yidao.
Suddenly, he took a bold step forward, and the ground trembled.
Instantly, his muscles swelled up, crackling and popping.
He suddenly unleashed a palm strike.
A violent burst of energy erupted, surging towards the blade energy of the Heartless Slash.
boom!
The palm strike and the sword energy collided violently, unleashing a violent surge of energy that sent the surrounding yellow sand flying everywhere.
The powerful aura remained undiminished, sweeping towards Guihai Yidao.
"One cut, watch out!"
Duan Tianya, who was watching from the sidelines, was shocked and quickly drew his samurai sword, swinging it fiercely.
A flash of light arrived swiftly, barely managing to neutralize the remaining force of the attack.
Guihai Yidao was still struck by the scattered residual force, and his body flew backward uncontrollably.
The knife in his hand also slipped from his grasp.
Duan Tianya was about to rush over to help Gui Haiyidao up.
Li Yao said, "Since you've already made your move, why don't we exchange a few blows as well?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he made a grabbing motion in the air, and Guihai Yidao's blade flew into his hand with a whoosh.
Qiu Moyan, Zhou Huai'an, and the others who were watching the battle looked at each other in disbelief, never expecting that Li Yao would have the ability to retrieve objects from a distance.
Grasping the knife, Li Yao's gaze sharpened, and he slashed at Duan Tianya in mid-air.
"Heartless Slash?!"
Gui Haiyi, lying on the yellow sand, narrowed his eyes, hardly believing his own.
How could he also use the Heartless Slash?
Duan Tianya was shocked and slashed repeatedly in the air with his samurai sword, sending out more than a dozen sword lights to block in front of him.
With a deafening roar, Duan Tianya was sent flying through the dust, crashing heavily several feet away.
Li Yao's gaze swept across the ground.
"Ding! Successfully picked up 'Luck Point', Luck +66!"
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'True Qi' attribute, True Qi +28!"
...
Duan Tianya and Guihai Yidao, as the protagonists of "The World's Number One", lost quite a lot of luck points.
Of course, as imperial secret agents, they were quite skilled in martial arts, and lost a lot of their true energy and other attributes.
At the same time, Duan Tianya also dropped the martial skill 'Illusion Sword'.
Because Li Yao had already learned the Heartless Slash during his fight with Gui Hai Yi Dao, Gui Hai Yi Dao did not lose the Heartless Slash.
Unfortunately, Guihai Yidao had not yet mastered the Avici Dao Three Swords, otherwise Li Yao would have been able to witness the power of the Avici Dao Three Swords.
Chapter 134 Leaving the Desert, Entering the Palace at Night
Guihai Yidao was shocked to see Li Yao use the Heartless Slash.
After he learned the Heartless Slash from Ba Dao and defeated Ba Dao, Ba Dao went into seclusion in the city, never mentioning martial arts again, and never touching a knife again.
In other words, from then on, he became the only person in the martial arts world who knew how to use the Heartless Slash.
But how could Li Yao, who is standing in front of me, also use the Heartless Slash?
Gui Haiyi's eyes widened, and he asked coldly, "You, how do you also know the Heartless Slash?"
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "I just learned it."
Gui Haiyidao declared resolutely, "Impossible!"
Back then, he studied at the Heartless Manor for seven years, killing seven close friends before finally comprehending the essence of the Heartless Slash.
How could Li Yao have mastered the Heartless Slash in such a short time?