Although Rong Ju's movements were swift, this energy fluctuation still woke Derick.

Derick was still sleeping, holding Castorice. Sensing Yanqing's energy fluctuation, he quickly woke up.

Castorice's strength was comparable to Yanqing's, and she had not noticed anything while in deep sleep. Now that Derick had woken up, he also woke her.

Rubbing her drowsy eyes, she asked Derick:

"Derick, what's wrong? What happened?"

"I don't know, I sensed a battle's energy fluctuation coming from outside the Alchemy Commission. Wait here for a moment, I'll go check. You, Polyxia, and Cipher can come over later."

Derick had only detected an energy fluctuation and wasn't sure what was actually happening.

"Okay." Castorice nodded.

Dressed in short sleeves and shorts, Derick walked out, holding his halberd.

Not far after heading in the direction of the energy fluctuation, Derick saw Yanqing approaching. Seeing Yanqing, a strange expression appeared on Derick's face.

"It's so late, is there something wrong, Yanqing? Does the General have orders?" Derick asked Yanqing.

When Yanqing saw Derick appear, his eyes brightened. He extended his hand, forming a sword-finger gesture, and dozens of swords appeared behind him. He said to Derick:

"Brother Derick, I've recently received guidance from a new teacher, and now I want to test my swordsmanship against yours again!"

What the hell? Even if we're sparring, why do it so late at night?

Derick thought, speechless.

Just as he was about to refuse, Derick's heart suddenly stirred.

Yanqing's current state was truly unlike his usual self. He might be obsessed with swordsmanship, but not to the point of becoming so reckless and consumed by it. For him to be like this, it could only mean that he, like Firefly, was controlled by a Heliobi.

Just like in the game.

Then solving it would be simple.

Just beat him up.

Thinking this, Derick no longer hesitated. He raised the halberd in his hand and said to Yanqing:

"Since you want to fight me, Little Yanqing, then come! Let me see how much your swordsmanship has improved."

Seeing Derick agree to spar, Yanqing's face broke into a happy smile. He immediately manipulated his flying swords and said to Derick:

"Brother Derick, here I come!"

After speaking, Yanqing waved his hand forward. His flying swords swarmed towards Derick, forming a dense sword net that enveloped Derick's surroundings.

Derick swung his halberd forward, its blade accumulating energy as he slashed at the flying swords. The flying swords shattered upon contact with Derick's halberd.

One, two, three...

A dozen flying swords lasted only a few seconds under Derick's halberd before being shattered. Although Yanqing's collection of swords were new products from the Artisanship Commission, most were mass-produced, far from comparable to Derick's divine weapon, crafted by General Huaiyan's most excellent disciple.

What's more, Derick had imbued his halberd with energy. When the halberd clashed with the flying swords, they couldn't withstand it at all.

After shattering more than a dozen, Yanqing's numerous flying swords could no longer endure. He quickly grabbed two of his best quality flying swords and charged towards Derick.

Derick swung his halberd in front of him, weaving an impenetrable defense. Yanqing's long swords couldn't even reach Derick.

The long halberd, strong and powerful, effortlessly suppressed Yanqing. An anxious Yanqing was drenched in sweat. He tried to approach Derick several times, but Derick gave Yanqing no opportunity.

Yanqing yelled in his mind to his Heliobi Rong Ju:

"Teacher Rong Ju, what should I do now?"

"Well... I didn't expect this person you mentioned to be so formidable," Rong Ju replied, distressed.

With its guidance, Yanqing's swordsmanship had indeed improved somewhat. However, when facing Derick, this improvement was clearly insufficient. Derick's technique, speed, and power far surpassed Yanqing's, and Rong Ju was truly helpless.

Previously, when it heard Yanqing's desire to defeat Derick, it thought Derick was only slightly stronger than him and believed defeating Derick would be easy. After all, in its consciousness, with its help, Yanqing should be able to defeat anyone on the entire Xianzhou except for the General.

But upon encountering Derick, it knew it had made a huge mistake.

What it didn't know was that currently on the Lofu Xianzhou, besides Derick and Jing Yuan, there was also the former Sword Champion of Luofu, Jingliu, who could defeat Yanqing. If Yanqing were to encounter Jingliu, wouldn't he be beaten even worse?

"First, first let the flying swords nearby assist in the attack," Rong Ju said to Yanqing helplessly.

Even though Yanqing was influenced by it, he felt a hint of exasperation. But what it said was correct, so Yanqing quickly summoned his flying swords to assist in the attack from the side.

With the assistance of the flying swords, Yanqing wasn't immediately defeated, but he could only parry and had no strength left to counterattack.

The battle between the two attracted others.

"Little Yanqing, did he come all this way in the middle of the night just to spar with Derick?" Cipher watched as Derick dominated the battle, not feeling anxious at all, but rather commenting on him.

Hyacine, however, observed carefully. She said to everyone:

"This is clearly not the case. It seems Little Yanqing, like Firefly, has also been controlled by a Heliobi."

"No, this isn't control, I'm merely teaching Yanqing how to win!" Seeing itself exposed, Rong Ju no longer concealed its presence, emitting a piercing shriek beside Yanqing.

"Win? Win with such despicable methods?" Derick snarled. "Forcefully instilling moves instead of letting him comprehend? If he listened to you, this kid would be ruined."

Derick said sternly, simultaneously slashing forward with his halberd.

His movements became even swifter, and these techniques also carried Derick's own battle intent. Ever since gaining the authority of Nikador, Derick had consciously or unconsciously cultivated his battle intent. Through Feixiao's training and several practical battles, his current techniques, though originating from Nikador, were far stronger than Nikador's own.

Derick's display to Yanqing was also a way of telling him that only what was truly his own was the most suitable.

Yanqing's flying swords were all cleanly severed by Derick's halberd, and finally, Yanqing himself was simply pushed by the halberd's inherent momentum, falling to the ground.

Heliobi Rong Ju was also compelled by Derick's presence and momentum to leave Yanqing's body. It tried to escape, but was enveloped by Derick's energy.

"I, I understand." Heliobi Rong Ju nodded fearfully.

At this moment, Yanqing also woke up. He had witnessed everything that had just happened, and seeing the Heliobi subdued, he scratched his head sheepishly.

"I'm sorry, Brother Derick, for disturbing your rest tonight. I really didn't expect to be controlled by this guy."

Derick gently comforted him:

"It's fine, it's good to get some exercise at night."

Seeing that Yanqing was still bothered, Cipher said from the side:

"Little Yanqing, if you still feel bad about it, why don't you treat us to a meal tomorrow?"

"Uh, uh, certainly, certainly." Yanqing nodded. But then, he remembered something and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.

"Um, Miss Cipher, could it wait until the end of the month? All my salary was used to buy swords."

For the next few days, he probably had to rely on the General for food and drink; he really had no money to treat others. Glancing at the shattered flying swords scattered on the ground, Yanqing regretfully thought that he might only be able to use the Cloud Knights' standard issue longswords for a while.

Derick, standing by, was also powerless to help.

He was even poorer than Yanqing.

Just then, a look of horror flashed across Yanqing's eyes.

"Oh no, I've made a huge mistake!"

"What mistake?!" Derick asked immediately, looking at his expression.

"Just now, I encountered a few Foxians in front of the Alchemy Commission, and I pierced them with my flying swords." Yanqing said, collapsing onto the ground with a horrified expression.

"I've killed someone!" Even General Jing Yuan's disciple wouldn't escape punishment for that.

"Let's go take a look first," Derick quickly comforted Yanqing. "This is the Alchemy Commission, what if they can be healed?"

"Uh..." Yanqing was completely incapable of thought at this moment, merely nodding blankly. Seeing his state, Derick simply pulled him and ran outside.

Yanqing numbly followed Derick.

It's over, I'm completely done for. I'm going to the underworld prison.

As Yanqing was contemplating his life in the underworld prison, Derick pulled him to the area outside the Alchemy Commission. There, they saw the spot where Yanqing had "pierced" the "Foxians."

Yanqing closed his eyes, not daring to look.

Derick looked at the bodies, then heavily patted Yanqing's shoulder.

Yanqing's heart sank at the pat.

It's over, even Brother Derick thinks I'm a murderous criminal now.

Then, at that moment, he heard Derick's words.

"Little Yanqing, take another look at those bodies."

They're already corpses! What's there to see?!

Although Yanqing thought this inwardly, he still opened his eyes. Even if he was going to be sent to the underworld prison, he still had to apologize beforehand.

He opened his eyes and looked.

Where are those Foxians?! Why are all the bodies on the ground those of Borisin?

Yanqing looked towards Derick with a confused expression.

Derick thought for a moment, then said to Yanqing:

"Little Yanqing, not only did you not make a mistake, but you actually rendered great service! These Borisin disguised themselves as Foxians, intending to cause destruction on the Lofu Xianzhou, but you discovered and eliminated them beforehand. If I were the General, I would definitely reward you."

"Really?!" A look of ecstasy appeared on Yanqing's face.

He didn't care about the reward. But hearing that he hadn't made a mistake, Yanqing was overjoyed.

The feeling of going from hell to heaven was simply too thrilling.

Yanqing then recalled what had just happened and said to Derick:

"I was wondering why those Foxians suddenly lunged at me. So they were Borisin all along, and they were planning to use me as blood sacrifice!"

Realizing this, he completely relaxed. Looking at the fallen Borisin on the ground, a wave of relief washed over him.

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