As the light of day broke, twelve Grandmasters asserted absolute dominance over the entire City Lord's Mansion. Sima Xuan reacted instantly with defiance, and the immediate victims were those nominally guarding him, the Bieli. Despite Bieli's recent breakthrough to the Grandmaster realm, he harbored no thought of resistance against a Great Grandmaster. Had it not been for Sima Xuan's daughter, Sima Lingling, interceding, Sima Xuan might well have slain Bieli on the spot...

Sima Xuan's personal guards quickly rallied, yet it was fortunate that Zhuge Yi had made prior arrangements. Although in accordance with Ye Jingyu's earlier agreement with Sima Xuan, his guards were kept, the military crossbows they carried had been surrendered. Apart from their side swords, these guards were even stripped of their armor. Now, amid the chaos, confronting the more than ten thousand elite soldiers left in the city by Luo Ruofeng, securing the city gates immediately was proving virtually impossible...

However, none of this affected Bai Tianyu and his entourage. They held no interest in the conflict between the two nations; even if Lingyan City fell, it was entirely irrelevant to them. Their sole objective was to locate the murderer of Bai Xiaomo; everything else concerned them not...

Thus, upon entering the City Lord's Mansion, Bai Tianyu ceased paying attention to the outside turmoil. He sat quietly in the main hall, simultaneously watching his seventh brother, Bai Ziyun, to ensure he didn't kill Ye Jingyu in a fit of rage, while dispatching Bai Jingfei and six other Great Grandmasters to the rear courtyard to apprehend the target. As for Sima Xuan, he accompanied Bai Jingfei personally for the arrest...

Dressed in a white long gown, Bai Jingfei arrived at the rear courtyard empty-handed, led by Sima Xuan. Upon seeing Chi Yixiu—a figure nearly ten feet tall—wielding a massive battle-axe while commanding a group of towering, bare-chested warriors standing in the courtyard, surprise flickered across his face...

What powerfully built men. These must be the warriors from the Southern Wilderness Forest. Why are there so many of them here?

Chi Yixiu's brows furrowed tightly as he watched the young man approaching them...

"Mr. Sima, may I ask the purpose of your visit?" Noticing Sima Xuan alongside the young man, Chi Yixiu spoke first...

"Heh heh, this old man merely brought this Young Master Bai along. As for the reason, perhaps you should ask the Young Master Bai himself..." Sima Xuan replied calmly.

Sima Xuan offered a slight smile and subtly stepped back, making Bai Jingfei's presence more prominent...

"Ye Jingyu killed my Uncle Bai Xiaomo. I am here to bring him back to White Emperor City to be judged by my Great-Grandfather," Bai Jingfei stated plainly, observing the sturdy men...

Upon hearing that the visitors were seeking trouble for Ye Jingyu, Chi Yixiu's expression shifted. Recalling the commotion outside moments ago, he guessed something immediately. He suddenly raised the Sky-Rending Battle Axe in his hand and brought it down upon Bai Jingfei...

The instant he moved, at least ten Chiyi warriors beside him attacked simultaneously. They knew nothing of the Bai family, nor of the formidable power of White Emperor City. All they knew was that the intruders were here to cause trouble for Ye Jingyu and intended to take him away—a notion absolutely unacceptable...

Without any need for discussion, dozens of battle-axes roared toward Bai Jingfei.

He was a Fifth-Tier Warrior, possessing strength nearing several hundred thousand jin. His weapon, the Sky-Rending Battle Axe, weighed several thousand jin and contained potent energy within. Although Chi Yixiu couldn't yet fully unleash the axe's might, its sheer sharpness alone surpassed that of ordinary weapons, let alone facing Bai Jingfei, who was unarmed...

Of course, Bai Jingfei made no attempt to block. He had not anticipated that these men, who relied purely on physical strength without any internal Zhenqi, would strike so suddenly and with such speed. In the blink of an eye, dozens of axes hurtled towards him. Their force was immense; setting aside the sharpness of the blades, even if they were blunted, such an impact would crush him into paste...

He was indeed a Great Grandmaster, but a Great Grandmaster was still flesh and blood. He had no intention of testing the resilience of his body against these axes...

So, he retreated. He covered dozens of steps in an instant, his speed almost incomprehensible. He had already moved ten steps away, yet an afterimage of him lingered at the original spot...

Chi Yixiu and the others' axes sliced heavily through the residual image, striking the solid bluestone floor. The stone immediately shattered into fragments, sending up clouds of dust and debris...

Even Sima Xuan was forced to retreat several dozen paces...

"I do not wish to kill you all... Quickly..." Bai Jingfei retreated dozens of meters and was about to demand that Ye Jingyu be produced when Chi Yixiu charged forward several steps, closing the distance. The colossal, pitch-black battle axe swept toward Bai Jingfei once more, effectively choking off the remainder of Bai Jingfei's sentence...

His figure flashed, evading the massive axe again. He then raised his right hand, intending to strike Chi Yixiu. However, a streak of black light suddenly shot from the void. Bai Jingfei's heart skipped a beat. His right hand, which had been aimed at Chi Yixiu, snapped toward the black light with lightning speed...

With a THWACK, the arrow that had shot out was pulverized by his palm strike. But Chi Yixiu and several other Chiyi warriors had already surged forward, their gigantic battle-axes roaring as they cleaved toward him...

"Hmph," Bai Jingfei snorted in anger and unleashed a heavy punch. A vast surge of Zhenyuan energy erupted from his fist, slamming into the bodies of the Chiyi warriors. The tremendous force lifted them bodily and sent them flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground with resounding thuds...

Every one of them spat out a mouthful of blood simultaneously, unable to climb back up. Only Chi Yixiu managed to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and rise from the ground...

"Last chance. Bring Ye Jingyu out. You are no match for me..." Bai Jingfei genuinely admired the unwavering defensive style of these Southern Barbarian warriors, so he hadn't intended to deliver a fatal blow, merely incapacitating them. However, he hadn't expected Chi Yixiu to still be standing...

"Throw!" Chi Yixiu wasted no words. He roared, and the remaining hundred or so Chiyi warriors behind him simultaneously drew the foot-long axes from their waists and hurled them toward Bai Jingfei and Sima Xuan...

They were all N-Tier Warriors, each possessing strength exceeding a thousand jin. The speed at which they threw their axes with full force was terrifying. In an instant, over a hundred axes descended like a meteor shower, engulfing Bai Jingfei and Sima Xuan...

Even though Bai Jingfei and Sima Xuan had reached the Great Grandmaster realm, their expressions changed. Such a dense barrage of axes made it impossible to evade them all...