Ye Jingyu had not expected this person’s marksmanship to be so singularly profound. A flicker of surprise crossed his mind, but the body that had been charging forward immediately stopped. He twisted sharply, evading the fatal shot...

He intended to surge forward along the barrel of the gun toward the man, but the man seemed to have anticipated this. With a slight twitch of his grip, the crystal-clear gun barrel whipped toward Ye Jingyu’s face...

Although Ye Jingyu had immense faith in his own resilience, he certainly did not want his handsome features marred. He had no choice but to continue dodging to the left...

At this moment, the figure of the woman had completely vanished into the darkness, yet Ye Jingyu knew she hadn't left...

It was just that her aura had entirely dissolved into the shadows, rendering her untraceable once more...

The man seemed to sense his companion's presence disappear into the gloom. A glint flashed in his eyes. His long spear trembled repeatedly, sending dazzling flourishes of light blooming from the muzzle, continuously raining down upon Ye Jingyu...

Ye Jingyu let out a cold laugh, whirling the Tianzun in his hand. The first move of the Thundering Fury Saber Art, 'Startling Thunder Cleave,' was now perfectly mastered. Its speed was so great that it intercepted every single spear flourish the man launched...

The man apparently hadn't anticipated Ye Jingyu's speed in drawing his saber. His figure suddenly retreated rapidly, and Ye Jingyu immediately gave chase... However, the man retreated only seven steps before leaping up suddenly. A colossal surge of power erupted from within his body, causing the crystal-clear long spear to glow with streaks of blue light. This light grew brighter and brighter, emitting an increasingly terrifying power...

“World-Ending Spear...” In what seemed like an instant, the man, now high in the air, violently thrust his spear forward...

This strike appeared unremarkable, yet beneath it, Ye Jingyu felt as though the entire heaven and earth were collapsing...

The long spear shaft seemed transformed into a divine dragon, a dragon striving to pierce the firmament, while he felt like an insignificant ant blocking the path of this behemoth...

The divine dragon was opening its massive, bloody maw, lunging toward him...

Facing this almost certain death, Ye Jingyu was surprisingly calm. He gripped the saber tightly, channeling the wild flow of his internal Zhenqi toward his hands. The pitch-black blade hummed, as if in excitement...

Startling Thunder Cleave...

In a flash, Ye Jingyu suddenly reversed his grip, raising the saber from bottom to top, bringing it down fiercely against the rapidly approaching spear...

Streaks of electric radiance immediately flared along the blade, with tendrils of purple current writhing uncontrollably. The rust-flecked outer casing even emitted a crisp sound at this moment, as if it were beginning to fracture...

A terrifying saber aura burst forth from the blade, whistling through the void. Subtly, a minute fissure appeared in space—the tell-tale sign of the immense pressure of the saber energy tearing reality apart...

With a deafening "Rumble," Ye Jingyu’s Tianzun Saber and the man’s long spear violently collided...

A blinding sphere of light ignited between the two, then exploded instantaneously. Both Ye Jingyu and the man were instantly thrown backward. A mouthful of blood erupted from the corner of Ye Jingyu’s mouth, but the man fared even worse. Besides coughing up great gulps of blood, the massive recoil shock shattered the web between his thumb and forefinger. He could no longer hold onto his spear, which clattered uselessly to the side...

“Hurt...” A woman’s startled cry suddenly echoed through the void. Her voice was melodious, exquisitely beautiful, as if it originated from beyond the heavens...

But Ye Jingyu had no time to discern the source of the sound. He instantly felt a chill assault him from the left. While his body was still flying backward, there was nowhere to brace himself...

“Quickly...” Yet, he remained completely unhurried. The Heaven-Shaking Seal was summoned, appearing directly above him, already several zhang in size, slamming down fiercely toward the woman attempting to ambush him...

“Ruoshui...” The man, already aware of the formidable power of the Heaven-Shaking Seal, cried out in alarm the moment he saw Ye Jingyu summon it again. Worry etched itself onto his face...

Seeing the hurtling Heaven-Shaking Seal, the woman’s pale, terrifying face revealed a flicker of dread. She suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and a figure stepped out from within her body. In just a few strides, she covered dozens of feet, perfectly avoiding the Seal’s attack range. However, the Heaven-Shaking Seal smashed her original physical body into fragments...

"Splash..." As if suffering a massive internal injury, the woman coughed up another spurt of blood, her spirit extremely weak...

Ye Jingyu’s heart stirred. What kind of technique was this, capable of manifesting such a realistic projection? At first, he had thought it was an illusion, but now he was certain it was a tangible clone, albeit one that was somewhat ethereal...

Though the Heaven-Shaking Seal failed to completely eradicate the woman, it successfully obstructed her and severely wounded her. Ye Jingyu landed at this moment, rolling over instantly, and lunged toward the injured woman. He flicked the Tianzun, which carried a terrifying oppressive might, covering her like a shroud...

Sensing the terrifying saber energy radiating from the Tianzun Saber, the woman’s expression shifted dramatically again. Having just sustained a serious injury, how could she resist? She could only desperately raise the dagger in her hand...

With a sharp "Clang," Ye Jingyu’s full-force strike slammed onto the dagger, instantly knocking it flying. The woman was jolted so violently her arms went numb, and she stumbled backward repeatedly...

Ye Jingyu sneered, flashing forward again in an instant, placing himself beside the woman. The Tianzun Saber moved without mercy toward her throat...

“No...” Seemingly sensing the powerful killing intent in Ye Jingyu’s strike, the man from before let out a cry of despair. He had just been on the ground but scrambled up with all his might, ignoring the fallen spear, and charged toward Ye Jingyu at full speed...

His speed was incredible, and a terrifying power continuously exploded from within his body, as if he intended to drag Ye Jingyu down with him...

Sensing the despair in the man’s eyes, the anger burning there, and the suicidal killing intent reflected in his gaze, Ye Jingyu’s Tianzun Saber paused with exquisite precision right at the woman’s neck...

“Take one more step, and I’ll take her head,” a faint voice issued from his lips. The man, who had been rushing forward maniacally, instantly froze in place. He forcibly suppressed the rampant power surging within him. Already injured, he could not endure such a strain, and another mouthful of blood sprayed out.