Facing this sudden thrust of the sword, Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan’s face showed no surprise whatsoever, as if he had long anticipated it. With lightning speed, he extended two fingers, tapped the tip of the blade, and the iron sword instantly shattered into fragments, while his body charged straight ahead...
With a sharp "Crack!", the crowd watched as a figure was directly slammed out of the void by him, flying backward—it was none other than Bing Ming, who had been concealed in the void all along...
“A mere Beginner Martial Saint dares to ambush this King? You clearly hold this King in too low regard,” Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan said coldly after knocking Bing Ming away and evading the blue beam of light. Yet, his eyes betrayed an unparalleled fighting spirit—unyielding, uncompromising, and unresigned...
Seeing their meticulously planned assassination trap completely shattered by Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan’s overwhelming power, Luo Xiao Feng, Nan Feng Yun, and Liang Xiao Ke were struck with shock. Just how strong was this fellow? Did breaking through that particular realm truly elevate one’s strength so drastically?
“However, things have reached this point; there is no turning back now!” Luo Xiao Feng held nothing back. The True Core within his body spun madly, his True Essence surging continuously. Golden dragon shadows actually began to emerge from his body, and in his hand appeared a long sword—a bright yellow long sword, its blade radiant, its hilt intricately carved with twin Celestial Dragons...
“Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan, behold my move, the Dragon Lotus Sword!” Luo Xiao Feng grunted, thrusting the long sword in his hand fiercely forward...
A surge of sword energy tore through the void, transforming into a massive Celestial Dragon that lunged toward Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan...
With another flick of his wrist, a sword bloom formed at the tip, manifesting as a colossal lotus. This lotus shot toward Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan at an even greater speed...
Facing these two maneuvers from Luo Xiao Feng, Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan also summoned a sword into his hand—the very same transparent sword from before, the Heaven Spirit Shattering Sword (Tian Ling Sui Jian)...
Against the incoming Dragon Sword, Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan swept his own long sword; a streak of light flashed, directly cleaving the Dragon Sword in two, causing it to explode into countless specks of sword energy. This was the Xuan Yuan family’s technique, Trace of a Single Slash (Yi Jian Liu Hen)...
Now, the lotus had reached Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan. He met it with a slash of his own sword...
A brilliant sword light flared, and the lotus was instantly split in half. However, unlike the Dragon Shadow sword energy, it did not dissipate directly. Instead, it erupted into thousands upon thousands of sword qi strikes. This endless torrent of sword energy completely enveloped Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan’s figure. Even with his protective Dharma Aura, it was pierced by the intense sword qi. The sharp energy shredded his black dragon robe, tearing it into tatters, leaving it resembling a beggar's rags. Moreover, his body was crisscrossed with bloody gashes...
Yet, this was not the true peak of the Dragon Lotus Sword technique. At this moment, Luo Xiao Feng himself transformed into a lotus, and from within the lotus grew a Celestial Dragon—a dragon hundreds of feet long. The Celestial Dragon soared into the sky, then morphed into a gigantic beam of sword light, plunging down from the heavens towards Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan...
The Dragon Lotus Sword was the supreme, unparalleled secret art Luo Xiao Feng had comprehended from the White Lotus Sword Canon (Bai Lian Jian Dian)—a move he had never unleashed before...
In an instant, the sky churned with wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning. Facing that dazzling beam of sword light, Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan, already covered in wounds, showed a rare flicker of solemnity in his eyes...
Was it the gravity of this strike’s power, or the recognition of Luo Xiao Feng’s astonishing level of comprehension?
But even as his expression grew grave, he slowly raised the Heaven Spirit Shattering Sword in his hand. A sword intent capable of annihilating everything shot forth from that blade...
Heavenly Absolute Sword (Tian Jue Jian)...
A brilliant sword radiance burst forth, transforming into an even vaster long sword—a colossal sword easily a thousand feet long. This was no longer just a sword; it was a mountain, a peak forged from a sword...
Time seemed to halt at this juncture; heaven and earth seemed to contain nothing but this single sword...
A sword of absolute tyranny. Sword! Sword! Sword!...
Faced with this monumental beam of sword light, fear crept into the hearts of everyone watching. Even Luo Xiao Feng now displayed a trace of retreat in his eyes for the first time...
Was this the Heavenly Absolute Sword, one of the three ultimate arts of the Xuan Yuan family? Extinguishing all, destroying everything...
The moment the Dragon Lotus Sword’s energy beam touched the Heavenly Absolute Sword's radiance, it completely shattered. The Dragon Lotus Sword, painstakingly crafted by Luo Xiao Feng, couldn't even break through the barrier of the Heavenly Absolute Sword’s glow. The gigantic celestial sword then plummeted straight down, aimed at Luo Xiao Feng, as well as Nan Feng Yun and Hai Lang Bing beside him...
Confronted by this colossal sword, even with their exceptional cultivation, the three felt a sense of overwhelming impotence...
“We fight to the death!” Nan Feng Yun roared. His body transformed into a cloud, which then became a gust of wind. Invincible Wind and Cloud, Shifting Wind and Cloud, Wind and Cloud Under Heaven! In a flash, Nan Feng Yun unleashed three consecutive moves. Waves of ethereal yet tangible light emanated from his body, forming a massive palm, then a giant fist, and finally transforming into a huge sword beam to meet the descending Heavenly Absolute Sword...
With a deafening "Boom!", the sword energy capable of leveling a mountain was once again shredded by the Heavenly Absolute Sword. The immense recoil force caused Nan Feng Yun to vomit blood violently, and his body could no longer sustain itself; he plummeted downward...
Seeing this, Hai Lang Bing’s face changed drastically. The soul technique he had intended to deploy was abandoned; he swiftly turned his body and fled. Xuan Yuan Xiao Zhan was simply too powerful. Even as a Soul Immortal, he felt no confidence facing him...
He was no longer just a man; he was a deity, the God of War, whom no one could surpass...
Luo Xiao Feng was utterly stunned that Hai Lang Bing would choose to flee at this critical moment. This was the precise juncture when his True Essence was fluctuating. How could he possibly withstand this brilliant sword strike?
Xiao Tao Tao and Liang Xiao Ke were also somewhat injured, making aid impossible. Even his closest ally, Nan Feng Yun, was nearly combat-incapacitated.
Must I truly die? Must I really fail to unify the realm? After striving for so many years, fighting for so many years, struggling for so many years—I am unwilling!... Truly unwilling!...
Luo Xiao Feng roared inwardly. His will—filled with refusal, unwillingness, and defiance—erupted, forcing him to push past the limits his body could bear. He drove the True Essence within him forward. He did not want to die, he could not die, and he absolutely would not die...
With a sharp "Snap...", it sounded as if something inside him had shattered...
It was Luo Xiao Feng, at this final moment, shattering the True Core within his body...
A massive surge of power instantly erupted, shredding his internal meridians. A scream of agony tore from his lips, and another colossal sword light shot out from within his body...
“Shattered Sword (Po Sui Jian)!”