In the pavilion, the array formation of the 18 powerful bandits didn't cause any trouble for Lin Jiufeng at all. Just like that, he passed through the array formation with a surging aura and arrived in front of Miss Hong. He calmly said that sentence.

Long time no see!

Miss Hong was both surprised and shocked. Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief. Her mood changed drastically. In the end, she said, "Long time no see!"

Ever since the two of them met in the imperial capital, they had never seen each other again.

It has been decades since they last met.

Before that, the world wasn't like this just yet.

After their meeting, the world changed drastically.

Miss Hong wasn't in the Great Yan Dynasty anymore.

She was here in the Northwest Territory.

"Why are you here?" Miss Hong asked in surprise.

Lin Jiufeng smiled and said, "The Northwest Territory is filled with unique sceneries. I naturally want to come here and take a look around…"

"I just didn't expect to meet you here," Lin Jiufeng said.

"It's your bad luck then. I'm in trouble right now. It's not a wise move for you to take the initiative to join in." Miss Hong shook her head.

"You mean them?" Lin Jiufeng pointed at the 18 powerful bandits around him.

His attitude was relaxed and even a little contemptuous. He didn't take them seriously.

"Brat! This isn't a place for you to be a hero and save the damsel in distress. If you dare to barge in, you're only seeking your death." A bandit sneered.

"Pretty boys are best at making women happy. You are good-looking, but I bet you're useless!"

An ugly-looking bandit said enviously.

"Brat, don't you know how to read the situation? This girl has already been reserved by my boss and she is going to be his concubine. You dare to make a cuckold of my boss?" A burly-built bandit shouted.

Lin Jiufeng looked around, but he shook his head and said, "I'm very good at reading the situation. I came in because I don't think you lot are a problem to me."

"I have something to discuss with Miss Hong. Can I trouble you lot to leave?"

Lin Jiufeng smiled and asked politely.

Lin Jiufeng didn't treat the bandits as anyone important.

His attitude was calm as if he was facing some ordinary people.

Behind him, surprise flashed on Miss Hong's face.

She suddenly remembered something crucial.

Decades ago, Lin Jiufeng was the number one powerhouse in the world.

No one was his match, and he easily defeated the many experts that she gathered.

It has been decades since then, how powerful was he today?

Also, Lin Jiufeng easily passed through the formation of these 18 bandits just now.

Then, should she look forward to his strength?

Miss Hong stared at Lin Jiufeng's back, a look of anticipation was on her face.

The bandit boss looked at Lin Jiufeng and sneered. "Brat, what did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly."

Wearing a smile, Lin Jiufeng looked elegant like the spring breeze. "Please leave!"

"What if I don't leave?" The bandit boss shouted and looked coldly at Lin Jiufeng.

The other bandits watched with cold smiles as they surrounded Lin Jiufeng.

Lin Jiufeng sighed helplessly. "I asked you lot to leave, but you refuse to do so. I gave you lot a chance, but you lot didn't grab it. Why are you lot forcing me to make a move?"

"All right, then come! I want to see just how powerful you are, you brat! You actually dare to behave atrociously in front of us—the Eighteen Bandits of the Northwest!"

"I'm going to let you know that a hero saving a beauty isn't that easy to achieve. If you're not careful, you will lose your life!" The bandit boss stood up, his aura instantly surged.

It was like a volcanic eruption, like the crashing of the waves, like the falling of the stars, like a meteor in the night.

The 18 bandits completely activated the 18 Arhats Formation of Slaughter.

Dong dong dong!

The auras of the 18 bandits quickly reached their peak as they coalesced and formed a single entity. Crimson red in color, their auras seemed to be on fire as the surroundings itself trembled, causing a rumble to roar out throughout the oasis.

Boom!

The pavilion directly exploded.

Then, an extremely terrifying Buddhist Arhat materialized in the air.

Thousands of feet in size, its eyes stared angrily at Lin Jiufeng. There were 18 Buddha Beads hanging around its neck. The beads looked sinister and if one took a closer look, they would notice that the beads were made out of actual living people.

The beads were the 18 bandits.

This Arhat was formed by the 18 Arhats Formation of Slaughter, but unlike the holiness of the Buddhist sects, the Arhat was similar to a devilish Ashura.

Its entire body was burned with blood-red flames.

The flames were extremely powerful, even the void itself distorted from the sheer heat it radiated.

The Arhat's aura was the combined auras of the 18 bandits.

At this moment, he represented the 18 bandits.

It was a terrifying Arhat of Slaughter.

Although the bandit boss kept calling Lin Jiufeng a brat, he didn't hold back at all. He used everything that he had in the upcoming fight against Lin Jiufeng.

Roar!

The aura of the Arhat of Slaughter shook the entire oasis.

Its thousand feet body stood between heaven and earth.

The sight of it standing in mid-air stunned everyone in the oasis.

"It's the Eighteen Bandits of the Northwest! This is their Arhat of Slaughter."

"But who can force them to use such their Arhat of Slaughter?"

"It should be that young man and that young woman…"

"What a good-looking pair. How did they provoke the Eighteen Bandits of the Northwest?"

"I don't know, but let's stay further away from them."

"Don't worry, this place is the base camp of those from the Mountain Sea Realm. Even the Eighteen Bandits of the Northwest won't dare to destroy this place."

The citizens of the oasis discussed the ongoing event with each other.

As for the Arhat of Slaughter, it knelt on one knee and lowered its mountain-like head before it glared at Lin Jiufeng.

"Saving a damsel in distress requires paying a huge price!"

Its voice rumbled like thunder, eliciting pain from everyone's eardrums.

Moreover, when the Arhat of Slaughter spoke, the movement of its vocal cords alone created a strong wind that ruffled Lin Jiufeng's clothes.

Miss Hong whispered behind Lin Jiufeng. "This Arhat of Slaughter is too powerful. I didn't expect them to have such a move. If you can't defeat this, then you should leave. This is my problem, I should deal with this on my own. I can't possibly implicate you."

But Lin Jiufeng asked, "Do you think that this Arhat of Slaughter is powerful?"

Miss Hong was dumbfounded. "It's not?"

After condensing the full strength and aura of 18 cultivators at the Boundless Realm, coupled with the enhancement of the array formation, their strengths could be increased by 10 to 20 times.

The Eighteen Bandits of the Northwest gained their reputation due to this move of theirs that increased their collective strength from 10 to 20 times more than usual.

Wasn't that overpowered?

Lin Jiufeng sized up the Arhat of Slaughter seriously and said, "Nope!"

"Really?" Miss Hong looked at the huge Arhat of Slaughter and questioned.

"Little Cat, is this Arhat of Slaughter strong?" Lin Jiufeng asked the white cat lying on his shoulder.

"Meow, it's not strong at all." The white cat shook her head.

Lin Jiufeng nodded. "My cat knows me best."

"Enough!" The Arhat of Slaughter roared angrily.

Its voice spread into 18 parts, representing the 18 bandits.

They were infuriated by Lin Jiufeng's lack of respect.

"There's no need for the Arhat of Slaughter to be too powerful. As long as it can kill you, then it's enough!" The Arhat of Slaughter punched down angrily.

It kicked up a tempest as its fierce fist became akin to that of the sky collapsing.

But Lin Jiufeng wasn't alarmed.

He looked up and muttered.

"I told you lot that this Arhat isn't that strong, but you lot won't believe me."

Lin Jiufeng spread out a single hand.

A sword case appeared in his palm.

The sword case opened, and a gorgeous sword appeared.

Lin Jiufeng held the sword and directly slashed out at the Arhat of Slaughter.

Boom!