“Swish! Swish!”
In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiao’s first surge of Devouring Heaven Spiritual Energy had consumed several whirlwind sword auras. The second surge, a fused spiritual energy, annihilated the remaining whirlwinds.
After devouring the sword auras, the fused spiritual energy dissipated.
Xiahou Jing didn’t unleash more whirlwind sword auras.
With Lin Xiao’s spiritual energy, she couldn’t outlast him in a war of attrition.
In truth, Lin Xiao had unleashed his spiritual energies one by one to draw the Vice Dean’s attention.
With such prodigious talents, even if the Seventh Elder harboured ill intentions, the Vice Dean would likely intervene.
In the past, Lin Xiao wouldn’t have dared reveal his abilities so brazenly, but now, backed by the colossal Saint Yuan Academy, he was going all out.
Yet, even at higher realms, no one likely knew he was using the mysterious technique for fusing spiritual energies, obtained by the Devouring Heaven Spirit Emperor from the Divine Demon Graveyard.
Otherwise, the entire continent would be upended searching for him.
Even if no one knew, the technique for fusing spiritual energies was real, and high-grade spirit controllers would covet it.
Lin Xiao only hoped that the mighty Saint Yuan Academy could shield him until he matured.
“Yin-Yang Dual Swords!”
With a sharp cry, two dazzling beams—one red, one cold—burst from Xiahou Jing’s dual swords. A force of supreme yang and rigidity clashed with one of chilling yin, their opposing energies surging as they slashed towards Lin Xiao.
Clearly, Xiahou Jing was unleashing a killing move.
“She can wield two opposing forces simultaneously—Xiahou Jing is extraordinary!”
The crowd’s hearts raced. Stunned by Lin Xiao’s talents earlier, they now snapped back, captivated by her sword momentum.
Lin Xiao’s talents were heaven-defying, but Xiahou Jing’s were formidable, her strength undeniable.
Facing the ferocious strike of two opposing forces, Lin Xiao was shocked.
Xiahou Jing had such a trump card—wielding two contradictory forces with such mastery was astonishing.
“Great Azure Dragon Slash!”
With a thunderous shout, Lin Xiao slashed downward, a brilliant azure beam erupting. The vast sword aura coalesced into an azure dragon, charging to meet the attack.
At this strike, Xiahou Jing’s face flared with anger. This was Mo Jiutian’s signature technique, now used against her.
Mo Jiutian, seated, looked grim. His technique had fallen into another’s hands and was wielded with such power.
“Boom!”
A deafening crash rang out. The yin-yang forces proved stronger, shattering the azure dragon into surging azure shockwaves.
The yin-yang forces, only partially dispersed, pressed forward.
In an instant, Lin Xiao slashed again, a dragon’s roar echoing. The blood dragon phenomenon materialized behind him, its ancient, desolate aura spreading, unleashing a primordial force.
Infused with the blood dragon’s might, the Great Azure Dragon Slash unleashed a larger, more powerful azure dragon, shattering the approaching yin-yang forces.
“Yin-Yang God-Slaying Diagram!”
Xiahou Jing’s delicate shout rang out, her body glowing half-red, half-white, radiating blinding light.
Her dual swords blazed, one red, one white, moving at imperceptible speed. A yin-yang fish diagram formed before her. The azure dragon sword aura struck it, sinking like a stone in the ocean, vanishing without a ripple.
Instead, a world-destroying fluctuation surged from the diagram, suffocating the onlookers.
“The Yin-Yang God-Slaying Diagram is defensively unparalleled and wields annihilating power. Let’s see how you break it!”
Xiahou Jing’s cold shout echoed.
Lin Xiao’s brow twitched. The diagram was terrifying, its yin-yang forces pushed to the extreme.
Even his strongest Great Azure Dragon Slash had no effect.
“Immortal Skeleton Technique!”
Facing this fearsome strike, Lin Xiao had to unleash one of his final trump cards—the Immortal Skeleton Technique!
Drawing power from his bones, he tapped into the mysterious, vast energy of two bone runes. A sinister aura erupted, rolling evil energy surging from his body, an overwhelming pressure enveloping the heavens.
Countless apparitions—headless skeletons, armless skeletons, broken beast skeletons—materialized in the air. Lin Xiao threw a punch, a white force carrying countless apparitions and torrential evil aura crashing towards the Yin-Yang God-Slaying Diagram.
“Boom!”
A cataclysmic crash shook the void, the diagram shattering explosively. Vast, ocean-like shockwaves surged, terrifying fluctuations spreading in all directions.
The crowd was stunned. Lin Xiao’s trump card was indeed terrifying, shattering the mysterious diagram.
But in that moment, Lin Xiao frowned. He sensed that the bone rune power wasn’t limitless.
The bone’s energy required heaven-and-earth Yuan force to replenish, like stamina. Continuous use depleted it.
The two bone runes’ power was noticeably weaker than before.
Further use would weaken it more.
Fortunately, even diminished, the bone rune power was formidable, shattering the diagram. The two forces were evenly matched.
What troubled Lin Xiao was Xiahou Jing’s next strike. Given her confidence, it was likely far beyond the diagram.
As the shockwaves cleared, Lin Xiao and Xiahou Jing, their Yuan force blazing, appeared before the crowd.
All eyes were fixed, sensing the thick killing intent. The moment to decide the victor was near.
“You broke my Yin-Yang God-Slaying Diagram!” Xiahou Jing’s voice dripped with icy menace. “But if that’s all you have, you’re dead.”
Her aura shifted, an aura as if from the Nine Nether Hell erupting, enveloping all directions. Torrential black energy surged from her, overwhelming the arena.
Xiahou Jing seemed transformed into a demonic maiden, wreathed in infernal flames, exuding terrifying fluctuations.
“Nine Nether Sword Prison, First Layer: Dual Sword Prison!”
With her thunderous cry, two eerie, dark sword beams shot forth, plunging the arena from day to night.
A terrifying, mysterious prison field descended, its unrivalled pressure blanketing the battlefield.
