This turn of events was rather unexpected! The Dou Zhuan Xing Yi Tai Chi Shield actually possessed such formidable power; not only did it successfully neutralize Zhan Lang's attack, but it also reflected the assault back—truly an exquisite technique integrating offense and defense. [Wan Shu Lou.
Meanwhile, Yue Ying on the other side had completed her magical accumulation.
The Lightning Barrage commenced once more.
“Damn it.” Unable to secure a win, Zhan Lang roared in frustration.
Kaitian Zhan (Heaven-Opening Slash)!
The Heaven-Opening Greatsword soared into the sky, transforming into a colossal sword radiating dazzling light!
The sword remained the same pitch-black Kaitian Greatsword, yet it was now encased in a thick, hazy silver-white layer, infused with terrifying killing intent and sheer dominance! It was an attack meant to cleave the heavens and sever everything.
Yet, the sword's trajectory was so mysterious, so ephemeral, that even its path could not be tracked! It could not be blocked, nor could it even be evaded! For the dreadful killing intent had firmly locked onto every inch of his skin.
Even Yue Ying’s second-level Moon Phantom could not see through this terrifying strike.
Ah! Is this the true Kaitian Zhan? Just the killing intent within the sword energy alone could lock him down, rendering him immobile!
Xing Chen was utterly horrified, his face ashen.
Was he truly doomed to die here?
No! Despair is unacceptable; I cannot lose, not yet, at least.
I’ll risk it all!
The Jie Wang Quan (World King Fist) flared up again. This time, Xing Chen held nothing back, no hesitation or reservation. Even if his body exploded from the sheer strain of the overwhelming Dou Qi, it would be better than dying beneath Zhan Lang’s blade.
Clang! Boom!
Like a volcanic eruption!
It felt as if a raging flame was burning and surging within his core. Perhaps driven by that intense, liquor-like killing intent, or perhaps because he sensed the threat of death, a latent power somewhere deep inside erupted like a mountain torrent...
The sensation of pain vanished; fear dissipated. Even the wounds seemed to disappear from the flesh. Xing Chen felt as if he were nothing but fire, a scorching, incandescent flame. That unparalleled vitality and power surged toward his arms, then poured into Jian Shen (Sword God)!
Clink! The Long Ying Sword (Dragon Shadow Sword) flared brilliantly! Sword energy raged!
The Dou Qi intensity skyrocketed, reaching 12,000 points! Matching the critical battle record, triggering the ultimate killing technique! Moon Phantom upgraded to Level Three!
Release! Lei Ting Yi Ji (Lightning Strike)!
Lan Ye’s voice suddenly flashed across his mind—
Xing Chen hadn't even processed it yet!
“Hah!” Yue Ying, far behind him, suddenly let out a clear cry.
Whoosh! A potent magical fluctuation suddenly surged, and a massive, incomparably huge bolt of blue lightning descended from the heavens, smashing fiercely onto the Long Ying Sword already suffused with all his Dou Qi.
Clang! Boom!
The colossal lightning seemed semi-alive as it drilled into the twisting, trembling ball of Dou Qi light, seemingly injecting new life into the already surging, agitated, and explosive spirit of fire.
Then, a terrifying fluctuation capable of annihilating everything suddenly erupted! Arcs of electricity distorted, and flames raged!
The entire world seemed to freeze in this instant.
What is happening?! Xing Chen was bewildered. He noticed that both Zhan Lang’s and Yue Ying’s figures seemed half-frozen, moving extraordinarily slowly. Everything appeared as if caught in a slow-motion sequence in a film.
This sensation was not unfamiliar; it was almost identical to the past Shun Jian Wu Di (Instant Invincibility)...
But under the Moon Phantom state, his speed and power should be more than ten times greater than the past Shun Jian Wu Di. Why was this happening? Was it a mere hallucination?
All these thoughts flashed through his mind in the blink of an eye, then vanished, because that horrifying killing intent was drawing closer and closer.
This strike, I can withstand it. Although he didn't know exactly how, Xing Chen felt an intense surge of certainty.
Finally, Xing Chen drew his sword. He could no longer control the astonishingly powerful Long Ying in his hand; he couldn't even imagine what kind of strike this was. Perhaps it was no longer merely a sword, but a ball of fire, a burning life! That long-lost, deep resonance from his very soul leaped out again without warning.
It was cheering, roaring, and bellowing!
The Long Ying Sword was alive! Never before had Xing Chen felt the living spirit and emotions of the Long Ying so clearly! Then, this wondrous spirit and will occupied Xing Chen’s body and mind, guiding his every movement.
Clang! Boom!
This Long Ying Sword, intertwined with flames and electric arcs, finally, at the crucial moment, collided head-on with the colossal sword cleaving down from above!
A muffled roar erupted! Amidst it, a frenzied energy explosion burst forth!
Wood shattered, stones flew, grass snapped, the wind tore, and the void instantly became chaotic, howling like a storm. Every inch of space was saturated with power pouring in from a hundred thousand directions, threatening to rip apart every solid object.
Xing Chen felt a sense of lightness, an ineffable relief. The internal flames threatening to incinerate him finally found an outlet—the other sword, the colossal sword Zhan Lang had slashed out.
His entire body felt like an erupting volcano of lava, wanting to spin to shed that terrifying impact, but frustratingly finding his body completely out of control.
Mind and body seemed to have separated.
What was happening? His consciousness instantly blurred.
In a daze, he saw Zhan Lang’s robust figure being thrown backward, soaring away.
Clang! Boom! Zhan Lang’s powerful frame slammed violently onto the ground, blood spraying uncontrollably! Even more astonishingly, his body seemed shattered by that terrible force, unable to muster even a thread of strength.
Alert! Biological system damage! Life force field dropping! The bio-computer inside Zhan Lang’s body immediately reported numbers that chilled him to the bone.
Physical functions damaged; 70% of life force has dropped to the lowest alert line: 1,000 points!
Tactical computer analysis: Immediate retreat required!
“Lei Ting Yi Ji...” Zhan Lang could hardly believe it. “Damn it, how could that guy instantly boost his Dou Qi energy above 12,000 points?” This was sheer fantasy, yet the terrifying strike just now absolutely possessed the destructive power characteristic of Lei Ting Yi Ji.
Lei Ting Yi Ji is the strongest strike achievable through the combination of tactics and fighting arts; as long as the host can push their Dou Qi energy above 12,000 points, this heaven-defying, monstrous skill can be triggered.
Under those circumstances, combined with the astonishingly powerful lightning unleashed by Yue Ying mixing into the incredibly intense Dou Qi, the resulting energy explosion was staggering.
That was no longer a simple accumulation where one plus one equals two.
It was an energy blast akin to a gunpowder detonation!
In terms of explosive intensity derived from Dou Qi energy, Lei Ting Yi Ji far surpassed Kaitian Zhan. If Xing Chen hadn't unexpectedly triggered the control capacity of Lei Ting Yi Ji while completely unprepared, this strike would have been enough to kill Zhan Lang.
Although Kaitian Zhan possessed overwhelming might, it only increased the individual’s peak combat power by five times its base strength; it could never contend with Lei Ting Yi Ji.
In short, Zhan Lang’s head-on clash this time was not just a defeat—it was a complete rout! He didn't even get a chance to counter.
Though Xing Chen was severely wounded, Yue Ying was completely unharmed. Given Zhan Lang’s current life force of less than 1,000 points, he was no match for Yue Ying.
Therefore, he had to flee.
“I will return,” the heavily injured Zhan Lang quickly rolled over, leaped up, turned, and fled down the bottomless, cloud-shrouded Lingxiao Peak.
Host consciousness lost. Yue Ying switches to guard mode.