As the Wheel-Turning King lunged like a frenzied tiger, Gu Xiechen, exceedingly cautious, continuously employed the Taiyin Evasion Technique to dodge.

Streaks of blade-light grazed past his body, leaving behind deep lacerations from which copious amounts of blood sprayed forth. Merely the residual force of these slashes could inflict such harm; it was unimaginable what would happen should one be struck directly. Gu Xiechen coldly eyed the Wheel-Turning King, then suddenly hurled forth the Wind-Fire Cushion. "Wheel-Turning King, there are other fine things here!"

Gu Xiechen shouted out joyfully. The Wheel-Turning King roared in anger, his blade-light flashing rapidly. Before he could even discern what artifact Gu Xiechen used to attack him, his terrifyingly lethal blade-light had already delicately sliced through the Wind-Fire Cushion, cleaving it in two.

Smoothly reclaiming the wisp of spiritual energy and his primordial spirit that had been embedded within the Wind-Fire Cushion, Gu Xiechen laughed up at the heavens: "Senior, this junior sends greetings from the Sage Taishang Laojun. Senior’s blade-force is indeed unparalleled in the Three Realms; under a single cut, all things are destroyed—truly magnificent, truly magnificent!" The Wheel-Turning King paused, his eyes snapping into focus, and he recognized it!

The magical artifact he had just split was none other than Taishang Laojun's personal treasure, the Wind-Fire Cushion. The Wheel-Turning King’s eyes instantly turned red with anxiety. Offending Yuanshi Tianzun was one thing, but now he had provoked Taishang Laojun as well. Although he often spoke of the Three Pure Ones as mere 'youngsters,' this was based on seniority within the Primordial Era; his actual seniority was indeed higher than theirs.

But seniority held little weight now; in the Three Realms, it was the strongest fist that made the rules!

The Wheel-Turning King was confident he could still handle Yuanshi Tianzun alone, but adding Taishang Laojun meant he might face sealing for another uncountable Kalpa. The mere thought of being sealed into the Hell of Bladed Wheels and suffering that torment gave the Wheel-Turning King the urge to simply slit his own throat.

Rage surging to his heart, countless blade-airs and flashes of light shot out from the Wheel-Turning King's body. He roared almost hysterically: "You little bastard, where on earth did you get these Innate Supreme Treasures? And what's more, and, and, and, and***00"

The Wheel-Turning King was nearly driven mad. It was one thing for Gu Xiechen to possess so many Innate Supreme Treasures, but they were all heavily damaged relics, their power less than a tenth of their original strength. Most galling was that he had tricked him into destroying these treasures—this was simply entrapment! Enraged and frustrated, the Wheel-Turning King recklessly unleashed his innate divine ability.

A brilliant flash of light erupted within the Chaos Space. The surrounding chaotic spiritual energy for hundreds of millions of li was suddenly drained away. A strangely shaped long saber tore across the void, drawing in the endless chaotic spiritual energy. Gradually, all the chaotic energy within that vast expanse was entirely converted into Geng Metal Qi.

The inexhaustible Geng Metal Qi rapidly compressed inward, focusing entirely onto the blade of that oddly shaped long saber. A streak of dazzling white light, stretching a hundred million li long yet as thin as a single hair, flashed across the void. Instantly, it brought forth an immeasurable torrent of blade-light and blade-air, cleaving down upon Gu Xiechen's head.

The force of this single strike cracked the very void of the Chaos Space, leaving a vast, long fissure. The torn Chaos Space churned up swirling, ashen-grey tidal waves of chaotic currents, which were all then gathered into the blade-light, transforming into countless, chaotic slashes that descended upon him.

A mass of three-colored spiritual light shot upward. Gu Xiechen smirked, tossing the Dragon-Tiger Ruyi into the air to meet the Wheel-Turning King's incoming blade-light.

The Wheel-Turning King roared in fury. Having struck in anger, that specific blade-strike was one he could barely recall. Moreover, Gu Xiechen’s move was incredibly swift; the three-colored spiritual light wrapped around the Dragon-Tiger Ruyi with lightning speed, intercepting the blade-light. Before the Wheel-Turning King could retract his attack, the blade-light flashed past, and the Dragon-Tiger Ruyi was severed clean in two at the waist.

"You little bastard, you, you, you deserve to be cut into ten thousand pieces!" Blood was nearly dripping from the Wheel-Turning King’s eyes. He recognized this object—the Dragon-Tiger Ruyi that Yuanshi Tianzun was always seen holding, another of his personal treasures. Having just shattered the Pangu Banner, he had already incurred a massive karmic debt with Yuanshi Tianzun, and now, with the Dragon-Tiger Ruyi added to the list... this, this, this...

Who in the Three Realms didn't know that Yuanshi Tianzun was the most concerned with maintaining appearances? Destroying two of his treasures consecutively created a karmic entanglement of frightening magnitude.

The Wheel-Turning King’s eyes turned blood-red. He shrieked strangely, his body transforming into a long saber that flew and danced wildly across the sky, slashing indiscriminately at Gu Xiechen.

Gu Xiechen continuously utilized the Mirror Flower Water Moon Taiyin Evasion Technique. Misty vapors condensed into phantom images of himself that flickered everywhere. In the span of a few blinks, at least one hundred thousand Gu Xiechens were darting about the void.

The Wheel-Turning King’s offensive power was peerless, but he seemed unskilled in other divine arts or techniques. Observing the myriad images of Gu Xiechen, he simply exerted all his might, driving his blade-light to fly and shoot everywhere. Any phantom Gu Xiechen he spotted was met with his full assault, destroying the illusion. Before long, he had shattered hundreds of thousands of Gu Xiechen’s phantoms, yet Gu Xiechen’s true self had not sustained a single scratch.

Gu Xiechen saw the weakness in the Wheel-Turning King’s approach. He laughed bizarrely, intentionally using harsh laughter to provoke the monarch. Concealed by the countless illusions, he suddenly rushed before the Wheel-Turning King and swung the Vajra Bracelet directly at the King's face.

As the Vajra Bracelet appeared, a faint, misty pure energy shot out, enveloping the Wheel-Turning King’s body, causing his rapidly moving form in the void to abruptly halt. A massive binding force gripped the Wheel-Turning King, seeming intent on forcibly sucking him into the bracelet.

The Wheel-Turning King was startled. The sea of illusions prevented him from seeing clearly what object was restraining him. He exerted his strength forcefully, unleashing waves of blade-light from within his body, sweeping across an area of ten thousand li. Gu Xiechen’s chest was slashed, left blurred with blood, but the Vajra Bracelet was also struck with a resounding clang, splitting into two pieces.

Gu Xiechen grinned widely, retreating urgently with blood streaming down his body. The long saber that the Wheel-Turning King had transformed into let out a sky-shaking keen, chasing wildly after Gu Xiechen in his fury! The Vajra Bracelet of Taishang Laojun had also been cleaved in two by the Wheel-Turning King’s strike. The Wheel-Turning King was truly losing control.

Gu Xiechen merely continued to laugh, the primal Yellow Qi continuously surging from his body, rapidly healing the wounds inflicted by the blade-light. No matter how maniacally the Wheel-Turning King attacked, Gu Xiechen only used the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique to weave between the blade-strikes, carefully searching for an opening.

Suddenly, precisely when the Wheel-Turning King launched his nine thousand seven hundred and fifty-third strike, Gu Xiechen spied a flaw in the momentum of the attack. His form flashed, appearing to the left side of the long saber formed by the Wheel-Turning King, and he struck with the full force of a punch.

This strike was not one of the Ding Tian Three Forms, but rather the Taiyin Taiyang Ding Tian Three Forms—a potent body-refining divine ability that Gu Xiechen had comprehended himself.

Three consecutive punches, wrapped in the energies of Yin, Yang, Sun, Moon, and the Primal Yellow Qi, slammed into the side of the long saber. Large sparks erupted from the blade. The Wheel-Turning King let out a sorrowful cry, and as a blade-light flashed, a deep wound was opened across Gu Xiechen’s chest, so deep that the writhing of his internal organs was visible.

Before a second blow could land, Gu Xiechen had already flashed several hundred li away. He chuckled, provocatively summoning myriad illusions to obscure the void, leading the Wheel-Turning King on a wild chase. Once the Xuanhuang Indestructible Body divine ability had repaired his wounds, Gu Xiechen again used the cover of the illusions to suddenly surge close to the Wheel-Turning King, delivering three heavy punches in succession against the monarch.

The Wheel-Turning King was enraged by Gu Xiechen's hit-and-run tactics. The sky was filled with chaotic energy churning wildly. Immeasurable chaotic energy was sucked into the Wheel-Turning King’s body and expelled as peerless blade-qi, creating a dazzling spectacle of flashing blades in all directions, yet none could strike Gu Xiechen’s true form.

Gu Xiechen cautiously conjured countless illusions to confuse the Wheel-Turning King. He could not be certain if the King truly couldn't discern his real location or if he was merely waiting for an opportunity for a single, fatal blow.

Since the Goddess had formed an alliance with the Wheel-Turning King, it was possible that the Goddess had struck some separate bargain with him. The Brahmin Devil Arts specialized in all manner of illusions and deceptions; if the Goddess had passed on related secret methods to the Wheel-Turning King, the Mirror Flower Water Moon Evasion technique might not be safe!

After circling cautiously for a quarter of an hour, Gu Xiechen suddenly lunged again toward the Wheel-Turning King. He pulled out the Cangsheng Seal and struck down upon the King’s blade body with all his might.

The Cangsheng Seal, refined from the indestructible body forged by the Ancestor T after countless eons, was incredibly heavy and supremely solid. The great seal trailed a black-and-yellow halo as it slammed onto the Wheel-Turning King. With a sharp crack, a deep indentation suddenly appeared on the King’s blade body, and the Wheel-Turning King let out a shriek of terror. "What is this thing? What is this thing? There are things in the Three Realms that can destroy my body, but it shouldn't be something you possess!" "Little sparrow demon, what exactly is this? Why does its aura feel so familiar?"

Gu Xiechen offered no answer to the Wheel-Turning King’s questions. He simply seized the Cangsheng Seal and hammered it down upon the King indiscriminately, causing sparks to fly from the monarch’s body. The blade body trembled violently, and after a barrage of blows, the Wheel-Turning King was smashed flying hundreds of thousands of li away. Suddenly, a sinister, cold laugh echoed from within the blade body.

The moment Gu Xiechen heard that laugh, he knew something was wrong. He frantically tried to flash away, to flee outward. But a dull, colorless, three-foot-long saber suddenly swept through the void, slicing viciously across his back.

A gash, running from his left shoulder to his right rib, tore open Gu Xiechen’s body, narrowly missing the final layer of skin that would have cleaved him completely in two.

The blade passed through Gu Xiechen’s body, emitting the sharp sound of grinding steel. The Wheel-Turning King cried out in surprise, seemingly astonished by how sturdy Gu Xiechen's body was.

Gu Xiechen retreated rapidly amidst a spray of blood. The facts proved his suspicion: the Wheel-Turning King himself was not skilled in illusions, but the Goddess must have taught him the method to see through Gu Xiechen’s Mirror Flower Water Moon Evasion.

His form flashed, and in a few quick movements, Gu Xiechen was hundreds of millions of li away. He led the Wheel-Turning King far away, fleeing toward the depths of the Chaos.

The Wheel-Turning King transformed into a saber-rainbow ten thousand li long, giving chase. Everything in its path was split into two... mF