When Mu Xian saw Dao Xuan Yi regain her strength, his face instantly turned grim!
They had always been extremely wary of Dao Xuan Yi, knowing that she had been suppressing her true power all along!
Now, with Dao Xuan Yi’s strength restored and the Infinite Divine Ruler in her hands…
Mu Xian wasn’t worried about Ye Xuan’s life or death but about the survival of the entire Middle World!
If the Middle World’s origin was destroyed, the consequences for them would be catastrophic.
Dao Xuan Yi’s sect had already been annihilated, so she might not care, but they had no choice but to care!
Stop Dao Xuan Yi?
Mu Xian immediately dismissed the thought!
The current Dao Xuan Yi was utterly reckless. If they tried to stop her and she went berserk, attacking even them, that would be disastrous!
Soon, Mu Xian turned his gaze to Ye Xuan in the distance.
What if Ye Xuan were to disappear?
With that thought, Mu Xian’s eyes gradually grew cold.
In the distance, Ye Xuan tightly gripped the Qingxuan Sword in his right hand, his bloodline aura still surging wildly. Yet, compared to Dao Xuan Yi’s current aura, his seemed feeble!
Dao Xuan Yi looked at Ye Xuan from afar, her right hand slowly clenching. Without any words, she unleashed a devastating punch!
In the distance, Ye Xuan suddenly drew his sword and slashed fiercely!
*Boom!*
A burst of sword light shattered, and Ye Xuan, along with his sword, was instantly blasted into an endless abyss of spacetime.
Though the punch targeted only Ye Xuan, the surrounding heavens and earth turned illusory in that moment!
At that moment, a massive dragon’s head suddenly appeared deep in the starry sky, looking down at Dao Xuan Yi below. Its voice carried a terrifying pressure. “Supreme Xuan Yi, are you intent on destroying this realm?”
The Super Spirit Vein!
This giant dragon was the leader of the thirty-six spirit veins: the Spirit Dragon!
Dao Xuan Yi coldly glanced at the Spirit Dragon. “Today, I kill only one person, Supreme Spirit Dragon. Don’t provoke me!”
With that, she turned her gaze to Ye Xuan in the distance and, without further ado, unleashed another devastating punch!
In the endless spacetime abyss, Ye Xuan suddenly stepped forward, drawing his sword and slashing fiercely.
One slash for the past, one for the present, one for the future!
Three swords united!
*Boom!*
As Ye Xuan’s sword descended, three beams of sword light erupted before him!
Ye Xuan retreated again!
This time, when he stopped, his physical body silently disintegrated!
He couldn’t withstand it!
Dao Xuan Yi stared at Ye Xuan’s now-faint soul. “I know your origins are extraordinary. Why not call for help?”
In the distance, Ye Xuan suddenly opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword trembled slightly. The next moment, his soul began to burn.
Soul ignition!
Seeing this, Dao Xuan Yi’s eyes narrowed. “What’s the point of endlessly draining yourself?”
As her words fell, her body slowly floated upward. Her right hand clenched, and in the next moment, she vanished from her spot!
In the distance, Ye Xuan transformed into a streak of blood-red sword light and disappeared!
*Rip!*
In the arena, the endless spacetime abyss suddenly burst into flames!
It couldn’t withstand the power of the two!
Dao Xuan Yi’s punch landed directly on Ye Xuan’s Qingxuan Sword, causing it to tremble violently. The immense force transferred through the sword to Ye Xuan’s soul!
*Boom!*
Ye Xuan’s soul was flung out like a sheet of paper. But in that instant, two beams of sword light appeared—one behind Dao Xuan Yi’s head, the other at her throat!
Dao Xuan Yi’s expression remained calm. She gently pressed her right hand downward, and an invisible force instantly shattered the two swords!
In the distance, Ye Xuan’s soul continued to burn. Though his aura grew stronger—surpassing even his bloodline ignition—his soul became increasingly translucent!
He couldn’t win!
Even with his bloodline and soul ignited, he still couldn’t defeat this woman!
The gap in strength was simply too vast!
One more punch from her, and his soul would be obliterated!
At that moment, Little Soul’s trembling voice rang out, “Little Master, we’ll meet again in the next life!”
As her words fell, the Qingxuan Sword transformed into a beam of sword light and merged into Ye Xuan’s soul. The next moment, it erupted with a terrifying energy that spread from within his soul!
Devouring the Qingxuan Sword!
Or rather, the Qingxuan Sword self-destructed, willingly letting Ye Xuan absorb it!
Because Ye Xuan could devour swords!
At that moment, the utterly frenzied Ye Xuan seemed to sense something and began to tremble. The next moment, he roared in anguish, “No!”
His voice was filled with boundless fear!
Not fear of the enemy, but fear of losing someone dear!
As the Qingxuan Sword was absorbed, Ye Xuan’s aura exploded like a volcano!
*Boom!*
In an instant, the surrounding heavens and earth were engulfed in flames!
Ye Xuan suddenly looked at Dao Xuan Yi in the distance. The next moment, he charged at her like a madman!
No sword!
At this moment, he *was* the sword!
In the distance, Dao Xuan Yi’s expression remained calm. She opened her palm, and the Infinite Divine Ruler appeared. With a gentle wave—
*Boom!*
The burning heavens and earth were instantly extinguished!
A shadow of the ruler shot toward the charging Ye Xuan!
*Boom!*
A burst of sword light erupted, and both Ye Xuan and Dao Xuan Yi were forced back, retreating tens of thousands of *zhang*!
When Ye Xuan stopped, beams of sword light continuously materialized around him!
In the distance, as soon as Dao Xuan Yi halted, a sword suddenly slashed down from above her head.
Dao Xuan Yi opened her palm, and the Infinite Divine Ruler flew up, shattering the sword. But at that moment, Ye Xuan appeared before her. Dao Xuan Yi’s pupils contracted sharply—when had Ye Xuan’s speed become so fast?
At this moment, Ye Xuan’s speed was at least ten times faster than before!
In that instant, Dao Xuan Yi understood!
Ye Xuan had hidden his strength!
No, he had hidden his speed!
When igniting his bloodline and soul, Ye Xuan’s abilities had greatly increased, but he had concealed his speed. She had overlooked this, so when Ye Xuan absorbed the Qingxuan Sword’s energy and stopped hiding his speed, he caught her off guard!
Most importantly, since igniting his bloodline, Ye Xuan had been consistently overpowered by her, subconsciously lulling her into lowering her guard!
In that moment, Dao Xuan Yi had no defense!
Ye Xuan’s right hand formed a sword and pierced directly into Dao Xuan Yi’s abdomen.
*Boom!*
Before everyone’s eyes, Dao Xuan Yi’s physical body shattered instantly. But almost simultaneously, she swiped her fingers across Ye Xuan’s eyes.
*Rip!*
Both retreated violently!
When Ye Xuan stopped, his eyes were gone, and his soul was so translucent it was nearly transparent!
In the distance, Dao Xuan Yi’s physical body was destroyed, and a sword was embedded in her form!
Though it wasn’t the Qingxuan Sword, Ye Xuan had used his Soul-Sealing Slash, which pinned Dao Xuan Yi’s soul!
In the distance, a ferocious glint flashed in Dao Xuan Yi’s eyes. “Infinite!”
As her voice fell, the Infinite Divine Ruler above her head plummeted and merged into her body!
*Boom!*
A terrifying aura erupted from within Dao Xuan Yi, and the next moment, the sword in her soul began to dissipate bit by bit!
In the distance, Ye Xuan’s soul was also fading. He didn’t dare act, as his soul was in an even weaker state than Dao Xuan Yi’s. He, too, began to restore his soul!
Both chose to recover their souls!
Meanwhile, countless powerhouses in the Middle World were utterly shocked, for the battle between Ye Xuan and Dao Xuan Yi was simply too terrifying!
Their power was beyond what the Middle World could endure!
Countless ley lines shattered, magma surged from the earth, and, worse still, spiritual energy in some areas began to dry up!
The Middle World’s origin had been severely damaged!
If they continued fighting, the entire Middle World would be obliterated!
…
In the distance, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared beside Mu Xian. This was Lan Shan, another Supreme of the Middle World and the leader of the Cloud God Sect, another super sect!
Lan Shan glanced at Dao Xuan Yi and Ye Xuan in the distance, his expression grim.
At that moment, the Spirit Dragon Supreme transformed into a middle-aged man and appeared beside Mu Xian and Lan Shan.
The Spirit Dragon coldly eyed Ye Xuan and Dao Xuan Yi. “Are you sure you won’t stop them?”
Mu Xian and Lan Shan remained silent.
Stop them?
If they could, they would have done so long ago!
The Spirit Dragon looked at them. “It won’t be long before they recover, and then they’ll fight again. You know the state of the Middle World better than I do! If they keep fighting, the Middle World’s origin will be completely shattered, and it might—no, it *will*—cause spiritual energy to dry up!”
Mu Xian and Lan Shan’s expressions grew darker.
The Spirit Dragon continued, “Look, countless ley lines in the Middle World are already collapsing. If this continues, their power will destroy all the ley lines and countless spirit veins. When that happens, even our Spirit Hall will be affected!”
His gaze grew colder. “If this place loses its ley lines and spirit veins, I’ll take the Spirit Hall’s super spirit veins and leave the Middle World!”
At this, Mu Xian and Lan Shan’s faces changed drastically!
The Middle World’s rich spiritual energy was entirely due to these thirty-six super spirit veins, which remained because of the Middle World’s natural ley line and spirit vein advantages!
They nourished this universe, but the universe also nourished them.
They were interdependent!
If the thirty-six spirit veins left, the Middle World’s spiritual energy would plummet by at least eighty percent. Soon after, the spiritual energy would dry up completely, and the Middle World would become a lifeless, desolate universe!
At that moment, Mu Xian suddenly said, “We can’t let them keep fighting!”
Lan Shan looked at Mu Xian, who glanced at Dao Xuan Yi and Ye Xuan, his face expressionless. “One of them must die!”
Lan Shan was silent for a moment before asking, “Who?”
Mu Xian looked at Dao Xuan Yi. “Her. She’s too dangerous. If she survives and goes mad with revenge…”
He paused, then looked at Ye Xuan, who was recovering his soul. “He dies!”
Lan Shan said, “Act!”
With that, he and Mu Xian charged toward Ye Xuan, clearly intent on delivering a killing blow!
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