On the other side, Lin Xiao did not rush to attack. Instead, he gazed at the gradually dissipating rolling waves of qi and at Ji Yang far opposite him. He stored the ordinary long sword back into his storage ring and took out the Dark Heaven Demonic Pillar.
By now, he had tested the full extent of his strength at this realm and had roughly gauged Ji Yang’s power.
Naturally, he also anticipated that Ji Yang’s next strike would be even more formidable.
Yet he felt not the slightest fear. His expression remained calm as he looked ahead. Within the chaos of his dantian, surging demonic essence churned violently. The Nine Nether Demonic Body circulated, and terrifying power flowed through his entire frame.
In an instant, the surface of Lin Xiao’s body turned pitch black.
Billowing black qi burst forth from his skin. That black qi resembled the aura of a true devil, carrying an inexplicable and dreadful presence. Enshrouded in black qi, Lin Xiao looked like a genuine demonic body, faintly visible amidst the demonic mist.
Under the infusion of rolling demonic essence, the Dark Heaven Demonic Pillar in Lin Xiao’s hands began emitting terrifying fluctuations.
At the same time, the spirit power in his mind started circulating along mysterious pathways.
At this moment, an area spanning more than a hundred li was completely enveloped by the auras of both combatants.
Everyone knew that the two were about to unleash their strongest attacks.
“Zhaotian Sword, Ji Shui Form!”
Along with a thunderous shout from Ji Yang, an incomparably mighty sword slashed down through the air. Dazzling radiance bloomed. A blurred sword beam shot forth. In that instant, the power seemed so overwhelming that even the void began to tremble, emitting faint quivering sounds.
“Ji Shui Form! He has actually mastered the Ji Shui Form!”
“He has only grasped a trace of it, yet the might is already this terrifying!”
“Isn’t it said that only heaven-tier geniuses can successfully cultivate it? Ji Yang has actually managed to train in it too?”
…
The crowd was filled with alarm.
The Zhaotian Sword had only three forms: the first was the Ji Yan Form, the second was the Ji Shui Form, and the third was the Ji Di Form.
Throughout the entire Ji family, no one had ever mastered the Ji Di Form, precisely because it bore the character “Di” (Emperor).
Legend had it that long before the Ji family rose to become a great power, their lineage stretched far back in history. Some even claimed that in ancient times, the Ji family had produced a Martial Emperor. This Zhaotian Sword was the sword art passed down by that Martial Emperor of the Ji family.
The Ji Di Form required power that was far too immense and touched upon the pinnacle of martial dao cultivation, or perhaps it was due to bloodline restrictions. As a result, no one in the Ji family had ever succeeded in cultivating it.
Thus, the second form, the Ji Shui Form, had become the strongest attack of the Ji family’s Zhaotian Sword, possessing extremely fearsome might.
When displayed by high-level Martial Emperors or even Martial Saints, it could make the supreme experts of other powers feel their hearts tremble.
Even though the Ji Shui Form Ji Yang unleashed was merely a blurred strand, its power remained extraordinarily terrifying.
“Hiss!”
In the void, a tri-coloured energy palm of black, cyan, and blue condensed into existence. The vast energy palm resembled the hand of a Martial Saint, containing utterly horrifying devouring, thunder, and incinerating energies. Even from high in the sky, patches of forest on the ground below spontaneously charred and emitted plumes of black smoke.
At the same time, Lin Xiao moved like a true devil in turmoil. He swung the pillar downwards. Towering black qi erupted. Unmatched black radiance, seemingly the power of a true devil from hell, surged forth with rolling black qi, causing the surrounding space itself to grow dim.
As the enormous black pillar’s power burst forth, the tri-coloured energy palm took the lead and slapped diagonally down through the air towards Ji Yang’s sword beam.
The demonic essence black pillar followed closely behind, smashing down with earth-shaking force.
Boom!
When the two attacks collided, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering thunderous roar exploded. An overturning-seas, inverting-rivers storm of energy flows burst outward, sweeping towards all directions. The void emitted trembling cries. Terrifying fluctuations shook heaven and earth.
The majority of the towering energy fluctuations surged towards Ji Yang. His body was caught in the blast. He spat out blood and was sent flying far away.
On Lin Xiao’s side, the energy fluctuations were far weaker. He was merely forced back without suffering injury. He immediately activated his Invincible Haoran Defence and remained unharmed.
After stabilising his body, Lin Xiao mobilised his fastest speed, circling around the rolling ocean of energy waves to pursue Ji Yang.
This was the perfect moment to strike his opponent.
At this point, both groups of onlookers stared wide-eyed and dumbfounded, their faces filled with shock as they looked ahead.
Ji Yang, a sixth-level Martial Emperor who had unleashed the Zhaotian Sword’s Ji Shui Form, had actually lost? He had been wounded by Lin Xiao?
Was Lin Xiao’s combat strength truly that overwhelming?
Especially that spirit energy palm. Even viewing it from afar sent chills through the heart. It gave one the sensation of facing the hand of a Martial Saint. Was the might of spirit energy really this horrifying?
His demonic essence was equally terrifying.
However, in this region, the Ji family’s Zhaotian Sword Ji Shui Form was simply too renowned.
Moreover, Ji Yang was a sixth-level Martial Emperor genius. For him to be defeated by a twenty-year-old youth who was only at the ninth-level Martial Lord with mid-grade sixth-rank spirit power was simply too hard to believe and too difficult to accept.
At this moment, high in the void ahead, Lin Xiao had already flown around the rolling ocean of energy waves. Seeing Ji Yang flying backwards, a trace of surprise flickered in his heart.
Although Ji Yang was injured, the wounds were not particularly severe.
However, Ji Yang’s aura had weakened considerably. Lin Xiao watched as Ji Yang frantically stuffed pills into his mouth.
“Impossible! How can your strength be this great?”
Facing the pursuing Lin Xiao, Ji Yang’s face was thick with shock. He truly could not accept that his strongest attack had actually been defeated by Lin Xiao.
One must realise that this strike had been unleashed with the absolute limit of his power.
Boom!
What answered Ji Yang was an incomparably mighty swing of Lin Xiao’s pillar.
This swing was still an attack at the first level of his Nine Nether Demonic Body, possessing terrifying might.
At the same time, the black-cyan-blue tri-coloured palm condensed once more and pressed down towards Ji Yang.
“What?”
Ji Yang’s expression changed drastically, shock filling his heart. Executing a single Ji Shui Form attack was already extremely difficult for him, yet his opponent, at a lower realm, had unleashed an even stronger force and showed no signs of complete exhaustion. Instead, he could actually launch the same attack again?
Ji Yang began to panic. He had no choice but to forcibly activate the Ji Shui Form once more. His opponent’s attack was simply too terrifying. Even if he used the first Zhaotian Sword form, the Ji Yan Form, he would be unable to block it and would certainly suffer severe injuries.
At that point, he would probably be at his opponent’s mercy.
He refused to believe that after Lin Xiao unleashed this supreme attack, he would still be able to continue. This had to be a desperate move to finish him quickly.
“Pfft!”
As the Ji Shui Form activated before the attack was even launched, blood sprayed from Ji Yang’s mouth. Forcibly circulating his energy had clearly caused some backlash.
Nevertheless, he still managed to execute the Ji Shui Form.
Dazzling radiance bloomed. A blurred sword beam shot forth from Ji Yang’s snow-bright long sword. The sword beam contained extremely horrifying power. The void seemed on the verge of shaking, faintly emitting trembling sounds.
Although this strike was not as powerful as his previous one, it remained utterly terrifying.
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