Bai Yu wasted no time. In a blur of motion, he charged the nearest inner disciple. With lightning-fast precision, his sword arced through the air, carving a clean line across the disciple's neck. A gasp of horror rippled through the crowd as the struck disciple crumpled to the ground.
"Unbelievable speed!" someone cried out, a tremor of fear lacing their voice.
A cold smile played on Bai Yu's lips as he murmured to himself, "Now that I've reached the late Bone Forging Realm and further tempered my body, this might just be a walk in the park."Bai Yu surveyed the scene, his gaze sweeping across the hundred Bone Forging disciples encircling him. A smirk touched his lips. "Most are mere novices at the early stages of Bone Forging," he thought coldly. "Easy prey now that I've ascended to the late realm."
The disciples surged forward as one, a wave of steel glinting in the sunlight. Unfazed, Bai Yu met their charge with a whirlwind of motion. His sword became a silver blur, a deadly streak parrying blows and finding purchase with ruthless efficiency.With a resounding "BOOM," a single, powerful slash from his blade erupted, the force of it heavily injuring five disciples caught in its wake. A low murmur escaped Bai Yu's lips, "This won't take long."
Five minutes had passed in a whirlwind of steel. The once proud circle of a hundred disciples lay broken. Ninety-seven lay dead or grievously wounded, their dreams shattered on the brutal edge of Bai Yu's blade. Only three late Bone Forging experts remained, their faces etched with a mixture of fear and grim determination.One of them, a hulking figure with a scarred cheek, let out a harsh laugh. "You've gone too far, Bai Yu! Execution awaits you for the slaughter of your fellow disciples!"
"It's kill or be killed," Bai Yu muttered, his voice laced with ice. A cold realization settled over him. "The Azure Sword Sect... I can no longer call this place home."
A surge of potent aura erupted from afar, shaking the very ground beneath them. A voice boomed with earth-shattering anger, "WHO DARES TO SLAUGHTER THE DISCIPLES OF MY AZURE SECT?!"Dread clenched Bai Yu's heart. "Late Xiantian Realm!" he thought in a panic. "An Elder of the Azure Sword Sect!"