Ye Qiu unleashed the first three forms of the Cao Zi Sword Art in one breath. In an instant, the three streams of sword qi condensed into a single one. The power was utterly terrifying.
This was a devastating killing move!
Cao Mao sensed grave danger. His hands swiftly formed seals in front of him. Immediately, a suit of armour appeared on his body.
The armour was forged from bronze. It was covered in dense runes and exuded a chilling aura.
From the crowd of onlookers came a chorus of exclamations:
“War God Armour!”
“This is a protective holy artefact!”
“It is said that in the past, the head of the War God Family led a million troops on an eastern expedition. He quelled all rebels within the Great Qian Empire and helped the current Great Qian Emperor ascend the throne. In the end, the Great Qian Emperor ordered artefact refiners to forge a holy artefact and bestowed it upon the head of the War God Family. It was named the War God Armour!”
“I never expected this armour to be in Cao Mao’s possession.”
“This armour is not just a holy artefact. It is also a symbol of status!”
“It seems Cao Mao is not only a descendant of the War God Family but also the next head of the family!”
After summoning the War God Armour, Cao Mao forced a drop of his essence blood from his fingertip. He dripped it onto the war spear.
Then, he silently chanted an incantation.
In a moment, the war spear in his hand let out a roar that shook heaven and earth, enough to make ghosts weep. The spear tip suddenly turned blood-red, as if soaked in fresh blood. At the same time, the spear shaft released rolling black mist. A supreme killing intent seeped out, like a demon god awakening.
The scene erupted in another wave of exclamations.
“Heavens, so the spear in his hand is the Divine Nether War Spear!”
“The Divine Nether War Spear once followed the head of the War God Family on campaigns north and south. Countless experts fell to this spear.”
“I heard the head of the War God Family once used this spear to slay a saint from the demon race!”
“With both the Divine Nether War Spear and the War God Armour in Cao Mao’s hands, he must be the next head of the War God Family!”
“…”
Cao Mao soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he thrust the war spear over ten thousand times.
Soon, in the void, hundreds of thousands of phantoms of the Divine Nether War Spear appeared.
Each phantom was about three zhang long, as solid as reality. They were arranged in perfect formation.
All the spear tips pointed straight at Ye Qiu’s sword qi.
The wind and clouds changed colour.
“What a powerful offensive technique!” Ye Qiu’s eyes narrowed. He could tell Cao Mao was using an extremely formidable secret art.
But he had already struck. There was no way he would withdraw his sword.
“Kill!”
The Cao Zi Sword Art pressed forward relentlessly, like a comet slashing through the air towards Cao Mao.
“Break!”
Cao Mao shouted loudly. The hundreds of thousands of Divine Nether War Spear phantoms arrayed in the void flew out in unison.
“Swish swish swish…”
These phantoms of the Divine Nether War Spear shot towards the Cao Zi Sword Art like a dense shower of rain.
“Boom!”
The Cao Zi Sword Art was like a long dragon. It advanced unstoppable, destroying tens of thousands of phantoms in one go. It swiftly slashed towards Cao Mao.
This sword seemed to split heaven and earth. It was terrifying beyond measure.
However, the remaining Divine Nether War Spear phantoms quickly collided with the Cao Zi Sword Art.
“Explode!”
Cao Mao roared. Instantly, countless Divine Nether War Spear phantoms exploded in the void.
The Cao Zi Sword Art was also detonated.
“Boom…”
A earth-shattering explosion rang out, like a nuclear bomb detonating. At the centre of the blast, light flashed wildly. A massive mushroom cloud formed. The powerful shockwave spread out. Everywhere it passed, everything turned to dust.
The onlookers in the distance retreated hastily.
Ye Qiu and Cao Mao were hurled a thousand metres by the explosive shockwave. Both spat out blood. Their chests churned with surging qi and blood.
“So powerful!”
In the distance, Wei Wuji saw this scene. He clenched his fists. His eyes fixed on Ye Qiu with intense killing intent.
The strength Ye Qiu displayed filled him with alarm.
“Ye Changsheng’s talent is too terrifying. His combat power is too strong. As Cao Mao said earlier, if we do not kill this man, all of us geniuses will become mere foils to him in the future.”
Killing intent burned in Wei Wuji’s eyes. He turned his head for a glance. He saw the Holy Son of the Mending Heaven Sect, An Ruoxi, with a face full of battle spirit. His eyes shone like divine lamps, locked tightly on the battlefield.
“Brother An, can Cao Mao kill Ye Changsheng?” Wei Wuji asked.
“For now, it is hard to tell. Their combat powers seem evenly matched,” An Ruoxi replied.
Wei Wuji asked again: “Brother An, if you faced Ye Changsheng, what chance of victory would you have?”
“I can kill him,” An Ruoxi said with utmost confidence.
Wei Wuji glanced at An Ruoxi again, somewhat curious. Ye Qiu’s displayed combat power was so fearsome, yet why was An Ruoxi still so confident?
With this in mind, Wei Wuji said: “Brother An, why not step in and lend Cao Mao a hand?”
Wei Wuji had long formed an alliance with Cao Mao. In the future, he still needed the power of the War God Family to help him become the Emperor of Great Wei. Thus, he did not want any mishaps for Cao Mao.
If An Ruoxi acted now, in his view, Ye Qiu would surely die.
Who would have thought An Ruoxi would shake his head and refuse to act.
“Meeting Ye Changsheng is Cao Mao’s fortune. You know, many people go through life without ever encountering an opponent like Ye Changsheng.”
“Besides, Cao Mao is a descendant of the War God Family. If I intervene, he might resent me for meddling.”
“Let us watch for now!”
An Ruoxi smiled at Wei Wuji: “I know what you are worried about. Rest easy. If Cao Mao cannot hold off Ye Changsheng, it will not be too late for me to act then.”
“Under my watch, Ye Changsheng cannot kill Cao Mao.”
Hearing this, Wei Wuji breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“Boom!”
At that moment, Ye Qiu and Cao Mao, who had been flung away by the explosive shockwave, charged towards each other like two cannonballs. They resumed their decisive battle.
This was a true clash that shook the heavens!
Ye Qiu wielded the Seven-Coloured Blazing Sun Sword. Cao Mao gripped the Divine Nether War Spear. From the start, both unleashed lethal moves. They clashed fiercely with their killing techniques.
They fought from the sky to the ground, then from the ground back to the sky. Their speeds reached the extreme, like lightning teleporting.
As the two holy artefacts collided violently, their other hands balled into fists and punched towards each other.
“Bang bang bang!”
The sounds of impacts rang without end.
Ye Qiu grew fiercer with each exchange. He felt his blood boiling throughout his body. He was like an inexhaustible force, endlessly attacking Cao Mao.
“This is truly exhilarating. If there were a few more such whetstones, my cultivation would surely break through again.”
Ye Qiu was radiant and spirited. After fighting for so long, he showed no sign of fatigue at all.
Cao Mao, on the other hand, was deeply alarmed. The people of the War God Family had the word “battle” etched into their blood from the moment of birth. Thus, they were called battle maniacs.
But now, Ye Qiu’s combat power made Cao Mao’s scalp tingle.
Cao Mao found that no matter what killing move he used, he could not suppress Ye Qiu. Instead, Ye Qiu grew braver as the fight went on.
“This guy, how is he so monstrous?”
Cao Mao was momentarily distracted. Suddenly, a sharp stream of sword qi appeared right before his brow.
