“Oh no, Wang Cong is coming towards the cave.”
Long-browed Immortal, seeing this, felt urgent anxiety in his heart and sent a sound transmission to Ye Qiu: “Little brat, what do we do?”
“Why are you panicking?” Ye Qiu looked perfectly calm.
“How can I not panic?” Long-browed Immortal said. “The moment that fellow enters the cave, he will discover us.”
Just then,
“Swish!”
A sword qi, like a streak of flowing light piercing the void, struck Wang Cong’s primordial spirit in an instant.
“Ah…”
Wang Cong let out a loud scream of agony. A terrifying crack instantly appeared on his primordial spirit. The immense penetrating force of the sword qi directly blasted Wang Cong’s primordial spirit into the cave.
At this moment, Chen Tianming’s voice rang out.
“Did you really think I was a fool, unable to see through your intentions?”
“Even if I kill you, your brother will still come looking for me.”
“Why let you return?”
After Chen Tianming finished speaking, he prepared to charge towards the cave. Just then, the air violently shook.
Chen Tianming looked up and saw the seven hundred and twenty divine pillars formed from dragon qi bending under pressure.
Qi Tian, standing atop the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram, pressed downward relentlessly.
“Wang Cong’s primordial spirit has been struck by my sword. Even if he doesn’t die, he won’t last much longer.”
“Better to deal with Qi Tian first!”
Thinking this, Chen Tianming immediately withdrew the seven hundred and twenty dragon qi pillars, then let out a long roar.
“Roar…”
Chen Tianming gripped his long sword and soared skyward, cleaving the heaven-obscuring Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram in two with a single strike.
At this moment, divine light poured from every pore of Chen Tianming’s body. It was as if divine beings inside him were chanting ancient scriptures. He was terrifying to the extreme.
“Clang!”
A resounding clash.
The long sword in Chen Tianming’s hand slashed out, and the cleaved Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram instantly shattered into pieces.
“What?”
Qi Tian’s expression changed.
He had not expected that the divine ability he unleashed would be so easily split by Chen Tianming.
As Qi Tian prepared to retreat, Chen Tianming was already upon him with another sword strike.
This sword of Chen Tianming’s was domineering to the utmost, carrying an aura that would slay gods and butcher buddhas if they stood in his way.
When the long sword slashed, terrifying power surged forth like torrents of stellar rivers, its might unparalleled.
Seeing this, Qi Tian rapidly formed seals with both hands in front of him.
“Yin-Yang Shield!”
Qi Tian shouted loudly. A pitch-black ancient shield appeared before him.
The shield was black and white, engraved with countless divine patterns. As Qi Tian silently recited an incantation, in the blink of an eye the ancient shield transformed into a black-and-white mountain ten thousand zhang high, blocking his front.
This was a powerful defensive sacred artefact!
“Mere parlour tricks.”
As Chen Tianming’s words fell, the sword light cleaved down, striking the ancient shield.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
In an instant, the ancient shield shattered inch by inch. Qi Tian spat blood from his mouth and was sent flying.
Chen Tianming held his long sword and stepped through the air towards Qi Tian, saying as he walked, “They all say you are a once-in-a-millennium genius of the Yin-Yang Sect. Seeing you today, you are nothing special.”
“Someone of your calibre dares to compete with me for the Dragon Emperor’s inheritance. I wonder what gave you the courage?”
“Since you are so eager to die, I shall grant your wish.”
As Chen Tianming stepped forward, his blood and qi surged like raging waves, emitting continuous thunderous roars. Brilliant light radiated from his body. He was divinely heroic and extraordinary. “Clang!”
When he was still a hundred steps from Qi Tian, Chen Tianming raised his sword to the heavens and declared, “Qi Tian, show me your strongest technique, or you will soon die.”
After saying this, Chen Tianming turned to glance at Xiao Yichen, who had been watching the battle for some time, and asked, “Xiao Yichen, do you want to join in?”
Qi Tian looked towards Xiao Yichen, a hint of expectation in his eyes. If Xiao Yichen joined the fight, together they would have a high chance of killing Chen Tianming.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yichen shook his head and said, “You two fight. I’ll cheer you on.”
Joking aside, you are fighting for your lives. Why would I get involved?
Xiao Yichen wished that Chen Tianming and Qi Tian would kill one another first. That way, there would be one fewer contender for the Dragon Emperor’s inheritance.
Hearing this, anger flashed in Qi Tian’s eyes, but at this moment he could say nothing.
“Qi Tian, it seems your ally is unwilling to join you. Prepare to die!”
As Chen Tianming’s words fell, he wielded his divine sword and slashed in all directions, streaking through the sky like lightning, dazzling to the eye.
This time, Chen Tianming’s attacks were fierce and swift. His entire being was like an indestructible divine sword.
“Kill!”
Qi Tian gave a cold humph. Dense Yin-Yang qi surged across his body like a volcanic eruption, his blood qi soaring to the heavens and releasing a world-shaking pressure.
The Yin-Yang qi swirling around his body now became mysterious and unfathomable, giving Qi Tian an aura of invulnerability to all laws.
Boom!
The Yin-Yang qi transformed into Yin-Yang divine swords that clashed endlessly with Chen Tianming’s long sword, producing resounding clangs.
Qi Tian fully erupted. Every gesture and movement harmonised with the Great Dao of heaven and earth. He charged forward valiantly, like an unrivalled divine king.
With a shake of his arms, long cracks appeared in the sky. Powerful air currents poured down like cascading galaxies, shaking heaven and earth.
Qi Tian grew overwhelmingly dominant. Every strike carried a momentum that crushed all in its path, seeking to overpower Chen Tianming.
Chen Tianming’s long sword slashed out, transforming into tens of thousands of sword raindrops that whooshed towards Qi Tian.
A battle of life and death.
Exceptionally intense.
…
Meanwhile, after Wang Cong’s primordial spirit was cleaved by Chen Tianming’s sword, it did not completely perish. Instead, the immense penetrating force blasted it into the cave.
By sheer coincidence, it landed right in front of Ye Qiu and Long-browed Immortal.
“Ah…”
Wang Cong screamed in pain. Golden liquid flowed from the cracks in his primordial spirit, making his appearance even more hideous.
“My primordial spirit is gravely wounded. All my cultivation is completely ruined.”
“In my current state, I cannot return to the Desolate Ancient Sacred Land.”
“It’s over…”
In his despair, Wang Cong suddenly saw Ye Qiu and Long-browed Immortal.
“Brother Long?”
Wang Cong was stunned.
He had not expected that Ye Qiu and Long-browed Immortal, after offering themselves as sacrifices, were still alive and could be seen here.
Joy immediately filled his brow as he said, “Brother Long, save me.”
Ye Qiu asked, “Prince Wang, my cultivation is weak. How could I save you?”
Wang Cong said, “Take my primordial spirit at once to the Desolate Ancient Sacred Land. As long as I can return home, I can preserve my life.”
As he spoke, a spatial ring floated before Ye Qiu.
“Brother Long, this spatial ring is a gift for you. Inside are many spirit stones and two sacred artefacts.”
“After you deliver me back to the Desolate Ancient Sacred Land, the Wang family will reward you handsomely.”
Ye Qiu appeared hesitant. “This…”
Wang Cong said, “Brother Long, you wouldn’t leave me to die, would you? Our two sects are allies.”
Ye Qiu accepted the spatial ring, gave Long—he True Immortal a meaningful glance, and smiled as he said, “Thank you, Prince Wang. Since you and I are allies, how could I possibly… save you!”
Bang!
A brick suddenly smashed down, striking Wang Cong’s primordial spirit.
