713. A Group of Crystal-Armored Guards / 714. Taking Pills for Serious Injuries

They swung their swords down at him again.

Izayoi hurriedly raised an arm to block, but he discovered that his body simply could not withstand these two Crystal Armor Guards.

He had no choice but to use his other hand to shield his head, hoping to lessen the pain somewhat. However, at that moment, he found that the two Crystal Armor Guards had actually thrust their longswords into his shoulders.

Moreover, the two Crystal Armor Guards gripped him tightly without letting go. Their hands seemed forged from steel; no matter how he struggled, he could not break free.

Then he saw the two Crystal Armor Guards reach for his neck, trying to strangle him. They were trying to kill him!

Izayoi desperately protected his neck with both hands. Was he really going to die such a pathetic death? No, he refused to accept that.

At that moment, a golden radiance erupted from within his body, directly knocking the two Crystal Armor Guards back. Then he fled wildly. He had to find somewhere to hide.

With that thought, he began running frantically. Naturally, the two guards refused to let him go and kept pursuing him from behind. He used the sword in his hand to release a sword qi.

However, the sword qi had no effect at all and was quickly torn apart by the two guards with their bare hands. Izayoi was extremely anxious when he spotted a room.

With nowhere else to go, he could only enter the room. He darted inside, and after entering, he was greatly shocked to find that the room was filled with medicinal pills.

Moreover, these were no ordinary medicinal pills. They were extremely precious and rare pills.

A Group of Crystal Armor Guards

Izayoi quickly grabbed several pills and swallowed them. He immediately felt his strength greatly improve, and not only that, all the injuries he had suffered earlier were completely healed. When the two Crystal Armor Guards saw that Izayoi actually dared to consume those pills, they flew into a rage and attacked him.

Izayoi quickly raised the sword in his hand and fought them.

Although the two Crystal Armor Guards were powerful, Izayoi suppressed them completely. They could barely defend themselves and had no way to counterattack him.

Bang! Bang! Bang! This was followed by several cracking sounds as the armor on those Crystal Armor Guards was completely shattered.

"Hahahaha! I finally got rid of them!" Izayoi shouted excitedly.

Just then, the two guards suddenly sped up. A faint golden light radiated from their bodies, and they vanished from before Izayoi in an instant.

Izayoi’s heart jolted, and he hurriedly released his spiritual sense to investigate.

Rumble! At that moment, numerous bolts of black lightning suddenly fell from the sky, striking directly at Izayoi. Izayoi hurriedly used Wind Release to escape.

The black lightning struck the ground, blasting a massive crater into it.

Izayoi hid behind a table, gasping for breath. He had nearly died beneath that black lightning just now.

He looked at the huge crater in the ground and silently counted himself lucky. If his Wind Style technique had not been advanced enough to evade the lightning tribulation, he would have been reduced to ashes already.

Just then, the two guards charged at him again, even more fiercely than before. Izayoi hurriedly used his Wind Style technique to dodge while unleashing wind blades to attack, but the two still evaded them.

After two attacks, Izayoi was seriously injured.

At that moment, his internal organs had all suffered severe shock. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he looked extremely weak.

Seeing this, the two guards immediately burst into wild laughter.

Izayoi raised his head to look at them and said with a savage expression, "I’ll fight you to the death today! At worst, we’ll both perish together! I definitely won’t let you off easy!"

When the two guards heard this, a trace of contempt appeared in their eyes. "Heh, kid, you really think you’re something. Do you think you’re worthy?"

Izayoi snorted coldly as a powerful aura radiated from his body.

The expressions of the two guards changed slightly, their eyes filling with caution.

Izayoi sneered at them, slowly rose from the table, and walked forward.

"Y-you, what are you going to do?" the two guards asked warily.

Izayoi smiled coldly. "Since you aren’t afraid of dying, I’ll grant you your wish!"

The two guards exchanged glances. They knew Izayoi meant what he said. If they did not stop him, he would definitely do something insane, and they would suffer as well.

"Hmph, then we’ll kill you first!" one of the guards snorted.

"Hmph, you think you can kill me?" Izayoi said disdainfully.

The other guard also gave a cold smile. "How would we know without trying?"

"Fine, I’ll grant you your wish!" After saying that, Izayoi used his Wind Style technique and instantly appeared before the two guards. He swung his sword and stabbed one of them.

The guard hurriedly raised an earth wall to defend himself, but he was still a step too late. Izayoi’s sword had already pierced his chest, nailing him to the wall.

It happened too suddenly, catching them completely off guard. The guard pierced through by Izayoi struggled to rise, but he died just as he propped up his upper body.

At the same time, the other guard’s chest was pierced as well, and he died instantly.

Seriously Injured, Consumed Pills

After killing the two Crystal Armor Guards, Izayoi walked out of the room. Just then, a group of Crystal Armor Guards discovered him. Waving the swords in their hands, they summoned several hellhounds and charged toward Izayoi.

Holding a longsword, Izayoi rushed forward and began fighting the hellhounds, while the group of guards continued surrounding him, constantly swinging their weapons at him.

Izayoi’s longsword danced through the air, continuously cutting down those golden guards, but his stamina was draining rapidly.

He had to dodge the weapons in the guards’ hands while also resisting their attacks, leaving him overwhelmed.

Still, he managed to force the golden guards back. They did not continue pursuing him, giving him a chance to catch his breath and rest for the moment.

Izayoi panted heavily, his eyes narrowed into slits. His face was somewhat pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans dripped from his forehead.

What’s going on? Why has my power suddenly weakened? No! I can’t fall here. I can’t lose like this!

Izayoi looked at the sword in his hand and gritted his teeth as he held on. He knew this was not the time to give up on himself. If he did, he might very well die here.

Izayoi raised his arm, gripped the sword in his hand, and flung it outward with all his strength. The sword spun rapidly, weaving through the Crystal Armor Guards.

However, this move was useless. The Crystal Armor Guards continued following closely behind him without slowing in the slightest.

The Crystal Armor Guards seemed to feel no pain. No matter how he swung those golden weapons, he could not knock them down. Instead, he only drove them closer to Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi frowned. These golden guards really were incredibly tough. Even that strike could not break through their defenses.

Could it be that I can only break through with my own strength?

That’s right! I can only rely on my own strength! With that thought, Izayoi stopped hesitating. Gripping his sword, he slashed fiercely at the Crystal Armor Guard in front of him.

Clang! A crisp sound rang out as the golden guard was actually forced several steps back by Izayoi’s strike. Though it suffered no damage, it gave Izayoi an opportunity…

"Haha, I succeeded!" Izayoi cried excitedly. This success did not merely mean that he could continue attacking; more importantly, it meant he could keep moving forward.

Hah! With Izayoi’s shout, he raised his sword again and slashed at the Crystal Armor Guards before him.

Another piercing sound rang out. This time, Izayoi forced the Crystal Armor Guards back once more. However, this time, the Crystal Armor Guards erupted with a powerful force.

Crimson light shone from their bodies, appearing exceptionally powerful. Faced with that light, Izayoi had no choice but to use his fastest speed and charge toward one of the guards.

He had to kill one guard first. Otherwise, once the whole group attacked together, he would be finished. With that thought, he accelerated at tremendous speed.

In an instant, he thrust the sword in his hand into one guard’s chest. A wound opened in the guard’s chest, and a large amount of blood flowed out.

Arrived on the Third Floor

The Crystal Guards charged at Izayoi again, their spears attacking relentlessly. Their attacks were extremely powerful. Izayoi hurriedly dodged, his body constantly shifting.

But these guards were too fast, and their attacks were too powerful. No matter how Izayoi moved, they continued relentlessly pursuing him.

The spears in their hands were like cheetahs hunting prey, constantly launching attacks. Their assaults were impossible to guard against.

Izayoi also knew that he was no match for them, so he could only use his techniques. His longsword was specially made and incomparably sharp, yet it could not harm them because their bodies were extremely hard.

Izayoi did not dare receive their attacks head-on and could only use the footwork he was best at to evade them. But the Crystal Guards were too fast, and Izayoi simply could not escape their pursuit.

The Crystal Guards’ attacks grew faster and faster, making it increasingly difficult for Izayoi to dodge.

Suddenly, a crystal chain shot toward him. Izayoi could not evade in time, and the chain wrapped around his arm.

Izayoi cried out, "Damn it!"

Just as he finished shouting, several more crystal chains flew over and bound Izayoi.

Izayoi’s arms were bound by five crystal chains, leaving him nowhere to escape.

The crystal chains tightly bound his arms, and Izayoi could not move at all.

Just like that, the spears of the Crystal Armor Guards struck Izayoi’s shoulder, causing him sharp pain.

Izayoi’s left arm was injured, and blood flowed from it.

"Hmph! Die!" After discovering that Izayoi was injured, the Crystal Armor Guard sneered and lunged toward him.

His spear stabbed relentlessly at Izayoi.

Izayoi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression changed. He knew he had to break free as quickly as possible. If he did not, his left arm would be crippled from the pain.

His right hand gripped his longsword, his left hand seized the crystal spear, and both feet kicked toward the leader of the Crystal Armor Guards.

The leader of the Crystal Armor Guards dodged the attack and charged toward Izayoi. Izayoi hurriedly retreated as well.

Izayoi opened the distance between himself and the Crystal Armor Guard leader, but then the distance closed again. This was the limit of how far he could flee.

If the distance became any closer, he would certainly lose.

But he was unwilling to accept it. He wanted to keep moving forward. Yet his steps suddenly slowed. He lowered his head, sweat beading on his forehead.

The Crystal Guard looked at Izayoi. Seeing that Izayoi had suddenly stopped, a cold smile appeared on his lips. "What? Are you scared?"

Izayoi was already severely injured. Countless holes covered his shoulders and thighs. If he continued fighting these Crystal Guards, he would definitely die here.

With that thought, he hurriedly rushed toward the room from before. He remembered that there were still many medicinal pills in that room. As long as he consumed them, he believed he would definitely be able to defeat these guys.

At last, he returned to the room and saw the pills. He was overjoyed and began swallowing them in large mouthfuls.

After the pills entered his body, he felt a warm current within him rapidly repairing his injuries.

He knew that with his current strength, he would definitely be able to defeat those Crystal Guards. With that thought, he charged toward them at high speed.

Slaying the Fire Dragons

Izayoi looked at the Crystal Guards with a cold smile on his face. "My strength is now completely different from before. Prepare to die."

The Crystal Guards were stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Fine! Since that’s the case, we’ll show you how powerful we are."

After saying that, the Crystal Guards charged toward Izayoi. Several of them even drew their weapons and swung them at him.

Izayoi glanced at them disdainfully. "You think you can challenge me? You’re courting death!" As soon as he spoke, both his hands moved at once, instantly sending several of them flying. Then he leaped into the air, evading their attacks.

The people injured by Izayoi saw their attacks evaded, and fury immediately filled their hearts.

"Damn it, how dare you defeat us!" one of them said angrily.

"Hmph, so what if he defeated us? Are so many of us supposed to fear one person?" another sneered.

"Yeah, can you really kill us?" one of them asked skeptically.

Listening to the Crystal Guards’ mockery, Izayoi snorted coldly. Without saying anything, he charged directly at them.

Watching Izayoi approach, the Crystal Guards all revealed disdainful expressions. "You think you can hurt us at that speed? Keep dreaming!"

Izayoi did not respond. He rushed directly into the group of Crystal Guards, his palms striking repeatedly and knocking several Crystal Guards to the ground.

"Damn it, he’s far too arrogant! There are so many of us. Let’s see where you can run!"

The Crystal Guards climbed up from the ground one by one. Seeing this, they could not help revealing excited smiles. "Kid, today we’ll let you know just how weak you are before us!"

As soon as they spoke, they all raised their weapons and attacked Izayoi.

At that moment, Izayoi’s eyes turned cold. "Since that’s the case, I’ll send you all to your deaths!"

Before his words had faded, his body flickered rapidly and his palms moved. Countless afterimages appeared around Izayoi, each carrying intense killing intent as they attacked the Crystal Guards.

"What?" The Crystal Guards were greatly alarmed. They had not expected Izayoi to possess such a powerful technique.

The afterimages had only one goal: defeat them. These afterimages were all formed from spiritual power, and the spiritual power in this world was more condensed than in reality.

Moreover, Izayoi’s spiritual power was not weak now, so creating these afterimages was effortless for him.

The afterimages instantly defeated the Crystal Guards. The bodies of the Crystal Guards shattered in an instant and dispersed into the air.

Everything happened too quickly. Before the Crystal Guards could even react, they had already been defeated.