"Ms. Li, get back inside and lock the door!" Black Widow said suddenly.

Li Qingyan also sensed that something was wrong and shook her head. "I’m not some fragile, ordinary woman. Let’s do this together."

Black Widow glanced at Li Qingyan and sighed. After all, she couldn’t handle so many people on her own. The night was swarming with a countless number of men. If she were to be killed, Li Qingyan’s fate would be just as miserable. They might as well fight together.

The two women stood back-to-back, Black Widow holding a strange, barbed blade and Li Qingyan clutching a dagger. Tonight was destined to be anything but peaceful.

A dark horde of people surged toward them like a tidal wave. Fortunately, Li Qingyan had managed to call Yang Qi. Although she didn’t speak, the sounds of the commotion around her were audible on the other end of the line. The sound of footsteps quickened, and the very ground began to tremble.

Li Qingyan’s legs quaked with nervousness. Although she was the young miss of the overseas Hongmen, she had, in truth, never experienced anything like this. She had always been protected. Even her fights were nothing more than sparring matches in a training hall, where her opponents would never use their full strength or be truly ruthless with her.

"Scared?" Black Widow asked with a smile.

"A little," Li Qingyan admitted.

"You’re stronger than I was. The first time this happened to me, I was so scared I couldn’t even move," Black Widow said. "You’re doing great. Once the fight starts, you’ll forget you were ever afraid."

The dark figures around them drew closer, their pace accelerating. Black Widow moved like a ghost in the night, her eerie blade glinting coldly under the moonlight.

"Black Widow, we know you’re a capable fighter, but no matter how tough you are, you can’t take on this many of us. We advise you to leave. Tonight, we only want Li Qingyan," one of the men said, his eyes locked on her. They were clearly still afraid of her. If she left, their task would be much easier, but if she stayed, they had no idea how many of them would have to die.

"Enough talk. Let’s get this over with," Black Widow said coldly. "If you want to take Ms. Li today, you’ll have to step over my corpse first!"

"Insolent fool! Take out Black Widow and capture Li Qingyan alive!" someone roared.

A chorus of shouts erupted as the group swarmed in.

Black Widow made her move. In the darkness, her strange blade became a scythe reaping life, easily dispatching the Martial Artists who charged at her. In an instant, a dozen men lay on the ground, clutching their throats in terror as their lives ebbed away.

Li Qingyan also sprang into action. At first, she was terrified. But the moment her dagger made contact with an opponent, her mind was suddenly consumed by a single word: Kill. Everything else went blank. The fear vanished, replaced by a singular, cold purpose. Only kill!

She was no Black Widow, but she was a Great Grandmaster. Though her rank wasn’t high, most of her opponents weren’t particularly strong either, so it wasn’t easy for them to harm her.

The two women stood their ground as if defending a Forbidden Land, holding a horde of crazed Martial Artists at bay. One after another, their attackers fell, their screams echoing through the night as the body count rose.

"Damn it, how are these two women so strong?"

"I don’t want to die!"

"To hell with the money! I’m getting out of here!"

Amid the panicked cries, the two women fought off over a thousand men by themselves. Though their bodies were covered in wounds, they stood tall against the onslaught, like two Valkyries on a battlefield, striking deep fear into the hearts of their enemies.

"Don’t run, brothers! Think of the one billion!" someone shouted. "As long as we capture Li Qingyan alive, we’ll get a billion! There are only two of them! How long can they last?"

Those who had been about to flee hesitated. Thinking about it, the man had a point. Even the great Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu, was eventually forced to commit suicide at Wujiang. Could these two women possibly be as formidable as him? What a joke!

At this thought, the men seemed to have collectively swallowed Immortal Pills. Each one became more ferocious than the last, charging madly toward Li Qingyan and Black Widow.

Black Widow was strong. Li Qingyan was strong, too. But in the end, they were overwhelmingly outnumbered. Two fists are no match for four hands.

Under the relentless siege, Li Qingyan was the first to falter. Black Widow had to shield her, taking several blows in the process.

SHHNK!

A dagger plunged into Black Widow’s ribs. She didn’t scream. Instead, she just gritted her teeth and, with a vicious slash, lopped off the man’s weapon hand.

"Come on! Come at me, you bastards!" Black Widow roared, seemingly having gone berserk. "Even if I die today, I’ll drag all of you to hell with me! Hahaha!"

"Don’t be afraid! Kill her! She’s at her limit!" someone yelled.

The crowd slowly closed in on the two women, tightening the circle.

Just then, the pitch-black sky was illuminated by golden flashes. Innumerable golden feathers rained down upon the men surrounding Black Widow and Li Qingyan.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

"AHH—!"

"UGH!"

"What’s happening?!"

Figure after figure collapsed, golden feathers precisely lodged in their throats. In an instant, Black Widow found the danger had vanished. A huge swath of the men around her had fallen. Surely, a thousand Martial Artists had died in that single moment. She hadn’t counted, but she felt the number couldn’t be far off. And it had all happened in a flash.

Everyone looked up. In the sky, a figure with golden wings was completely enveloped in a brilliant Golden Light, his features impossible to discern. But Li Qingyan knew who it was. She knew him very well.

Yang Qi!

Yang Qi had appeared, arriving just in the nick of time. He had flown over the moment he received her call. Thankfully, he wasn’t too late.

"All of you will die!"

A cold, murderous intent gleamed in Yang Qi’s eyes. A streak of Golden Light shot through the crowd. Screams of agony followed in its wake, leaving no one standing. The golden wings were stained crimson, but with a single shake, they shone brilliantly again.

These Martial Artists were formidable, but unfortunately for them, they were facing Yang Qi, a Cultivator. To him, they were nothing more than targets in a disorganized rabble.

"Run! Run for your lives!"

The attackers finally realized how terrifying Yang Qi was, and their only thought was to escape. But just as the idea formed in their minds, they discovered that countless Martial Artists had appeared from all directions, completely surrounding them.

There was no way out. No path to escape.

The Star Shining Society had arrived.

"Take care of them all," Yang Qi commanded coldly.

The next moment, the warriors of the Star Shining Society descended like a pack of wolves. They had trained in martial arts for so long, waiting for this very chance to serve their society. Iron Heart, Iron Bone, the Wolf King, the Wolf Guards, the King of Jingnan, Kong Tianjian, Zhao Haishan, Ye Feng, and Lei Tingjun were all there.

Tens of thousands of warriors from the Star Shining Society had come, including experts from the Kong Family, the Lei Family, the Zhao Family, and the Jingnan Royal Mansion.

Within minutes, not a single enemy was left standing.

"Clean up this mess," Yang Qi ordered with a wave of his hand.