“Boom! Boom! Boom!”…
A sound like the thunder of the nine heavens resounded, a dazzling burst of light shot forth, and a torrent of energy surged out like an overturned sea.
The sky seemed to give birth to a massive chaotic energy hurricane, multicoloured airwaves sweeping across all directions, causing terrifying fluctuations that shook endlessly, as if the void itself was about to be annihilated.
This collision of forces was too powerful, too terrifying, far beyond what a seventh-level Martial Lord could unleash.
Their clash was more akin to a duel between peak ninth-level Martial Lords.
Amid the rolling fluctuations, both figures retreated dozens of miles to avoid being caught in the shockwaves.
It was clear that in this strike, the two were evenly matched.
This left everyone in awe.
This battle was too spectacular!
“He’ll lose, Lin Xiao will definitely lose!” At this moment, Cao Tianchao clenched his fists, his heart growing uneasy, his eyes glinting with cold malice.
“How is it possible? How could he possibly withstand it… Sword Invincible hasn’t even used his bloodline, vision, and sword momentum together yet. Once he does, Lin Xiao will surely fall!” Yang Lan thought to herself, her eyes brimming with killing intent.
Duan Tianya, Xu Zilan, and the Xing family members all felt the same. Lin Xiao’s combat strength had repeatedly exceeded their expectations.
No one could believe that Lin Xiao, with only the strength of a first-level Martial Lord and fifth-grade high-level spiritual power, could hold out this far.
The three Martial Emperor elders of the Ling Sword Sect looked solemn. They hadn’t expected that even with Sword Invincible activating his holy sword bloodline, he still couldn’t defeat Lin Xiao.
The other elders and disciples of the Ling Sword Sect even began to feel nervous for Sword Invincible, some with sweaty palms.
Meanwhile, the members of the Spear Dragon Sect on the opposite side were far from relaxed, their hearts in their throats as they anxiously watched the battle.
Lin Xiao’s formidable combat strength secretly relieved them.
But now, with Sword Invincible nearing his full strength, whether Lin Xiao could withstand it depended on the next attacks.
As the vast, sea-like waves of energy and fluctuations began to dissipate, everyone saw that high in the sky, a sword vision had appeared above Sword Invincible’s head, emitting a terrifying aura.
Within his body, a bloodline lit up, an exceptionally bright white light illuminating the heavens and earth.
In Sword Invincible’s form, it seemed as though a sword of white light was condensing, an extremely terrifying momentum emanating from his body, wreaking havoc across the world.
The entire sky was engulfed in this fearsome aura.
At the same time, the gleaming long sword in Sword Invincible’s hands seemed to radiate a terrifying momentum, merging with the force of heaven and earth, as if becoming one with him.
Sword Invincible’s aura had surged to its peak, his entire being seemingly filled with overwhelming power, causing the void to tremble faintly.
“Vision, bloodline, and sword momentum, Sword Invincible is preparing to unleash his strongest attack!”
The crowd was shocked, all staring wide-eyed at the battlefield.
“Swish!”
At that moment, an extremely tiny beam of light shot out at incredible speed from the still-dissipating torrent of energy waves, heading straight for Sword Invincible. In the blink of an eye, it reached a point dozens of miles from him.
The light was small, yet it carried a terrifying, shuddering aura, brimming with boundless ferocity and violence, dominating the entire area. In that instant, the heavens and earth seemed to tremble.
Everyone inexplicably felt fear and horror.
“Die!”
With his hair dancing wildly and his long sword pointed to the sky, Sword Invincible let out a soft shout, slashing heavily with both hands.
Instantly, the heavens and earth lit up, a howling roar resounded, and a blinding light too intense to look at coalesced into a sword beam the size of the sword in his hands.
The sword beam seemed almost tangible, containing earth-shattering power, slicing through the air as if to annihilate the void itself. Terrifying fluctuations radiated from the sword beam, dominating the heavens and earth.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”…
A light brighter than ten suns burst forth, illuminating hundreds of miles around. A thunderous roar erupted, threatening to shatter eardrums. A torrent of energy exploded in that moment, surging out like an overturned sea, sweeping across all directions.
Unmatched fluctuations, like an unrestrained ocean, instantly engulfed the sky, covering a radius of seventy to eighty miles, still spreading outward.
Those nearby retreated further, and some experts unleashed their power to block the residual waves.
At this moment, everyone was stunned. This explosive collision far surpassed the power of a seventh-level Martial Lord, even making ninth-level Martial Lords deeply wary.
If caught in the centre of that explosion, even a ninth-level Martial Lord would likely be killed.
The explosive force was simply too terrifying, as if the void itself was about to be obliterated.
In the high sky, the figures of the two combatants had vanished, making it impossible to determine the victor.
However, the explosion’s epicentre was noticeably closer to Sword Invincible, suggesting he might have taken the worse hit.
At this moment, the fists of the Ling Sword Sect members were tightly clenched, their hearts even worrying for Sword Invincible.
The three Martial Emperor elders of the Ling Sword Sect looked grim, and the other Martial Emperors present were equally shocked, while the other prodigies were simply dumbfounded.
The members of the Spear Dragon Sect, on the other hand, were struck silent. Lin Xiao’s attack had far exceeded their expectations.
If nothing unexpected happened, this strike, even if it didn’t kill Sword Invincible, would likely severely injure him, deciding the outcome.
As the rolling waves of energy dissipated, everyone saw that on one side, Lin Xiao had retreated dozens of miles, his body enveloped in a brilliant golden light barrier, blocking the residual waves.
On the other side, a tattered, bloodied figure stood in the distant void, streams of blood flowing down from his body.
Yet, Sword Invincible still held his long sword.
However, the sword was stained red with blood, droplets dripping from its tip.
“Has Sword Invincible lost?”
The crowd was stunned, jaws dropping.
In this earth-shaking battle between the two most monstrous geniuses of the Southeast Region, after a head-on clash from start to finish, had Sword Invincible, nearly ten years older and six levels higher in cultivation, lost to Lin Xiao?
“Senior Brother Sword lost? How is this possible?”
The young members of the Ling Sword Sect froze, their hearts unable to accept this reality.
The top prodigy of the Southeast Region, who could sweep other geniuses in three moves, the sect’s chosen disciple of the Ling Sword Sect, had lost to Lin Xiao?
“Impossible, this can’t be!” Yang Lan’s heart was on the verge of collapse, unable to believe the scene before her.
Duan Tianya felt a sense of despair.
If even Sword Invincible couldn’t defeat Lin Xiao, who among the younger generation could stand against him?
Even among the older generation, few could challenge Lin Xiao anymore.
Aside from Martial Emperors and half-step Martial Emperors, perhaps no one could threaten him.
A first-level Martial Lord with such combat strength was simply despair-inducing!
How could the Duan family ever seek revenge?
Cao Tianchao and others felt a similar sense of collapse.
To kill Lin Xiao, they had allied with Sword Invincible, willingly enduring the humiliation of serving a junior.
And yet, this was the result?
The three Martial Emperor elders of the Ling Sword Sect looked exceptionally grim, and the other Martial Emperors were shocked.
“As expected of him, as expected of that man!” an ancient elder from the Burial Sect couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
The other prodigies suffered a tremendous blow.
Compared to these two, compared to Lin Xiao, could they still be considered prodigies?
“He won, Junior Brother Lin Xiao won!”
“Hahaha, the so-called top prodigy of the Southeast Region is nothing compared to our Spear Dragon Sect’s Junior Brother Lin Xiao!”
“The title of the Southeast Region’s top prodigy has changed hands!”
…
The young members of the Spear Dragon Sect were overjoyed, laughing loudly.
Zi Jinchen and the Zi family members, along with Ling Hu, were thrilled, while Zi Ling’s face showed suspicion.
“Go join your brother.”
At this moment, Lin Xiao let out a thunderous shout, seizing the opportunity. His entire body shot forward at incredible speed, a beam of Thunder Dragon Annihilation Light bursting from his brow, streaking toward the bloodied Sword Invincible like lightning, as if piercing through the void.
If this Thunder Dragon Annihilation Light struck, Sword Invincible would surely die!
Yet, to Lin Xiao’s surprise, the three Martial Emperor elders of the Ling Sword Sect showed no intention of intervening?
Could it be that they were truly so honourable, refusing to interfere even at a life-and-death moment?
