—
Could he sense Qing’er?
Actually, he could!
If others could, why couldn’t he?
As long as he wanted to, he could absolutely contact Qing’er—because she wouldn’t reject him. But he refused to do it!
There was a vast difference between others sensing Qing’er and him doing it himself!
If he reached out to Qing’er himself, from that moment on, he’d depend on her for life. Whenever he faced trouble, he’d stop trying to solve it himself or overcome it on his own—instead, he’d just call on Qing’er!
If it came to that, he’d be finished!
Because if that happened, why bother cultivating? He could just stick by Qing’er’s side all day—wouldn’t that be better?
And as long as he stayed with Qing’er, he’d be invincible.
Not actively sensing Qing’er was his bottom line!
When that final shred of sanity vanished—
*Boom!*
A terrifying aura erupted from within him, instantly causing the surrounding space-time to boil!
With a thought, countless blood-red qi swords shot out from behind him!
A Yun Divine General charging at the front raised an arm to block!
*Boom!*
The sword qi struck, its immense force sending him flying hundreds of meters back!
Ye Xuan roared, “Little Soul!”
Far off, Xiao Xiao—who was about to act—paled instantly—
*Buzz!*
A sword hum resounded from within him. The next moment, Little Soul broke through his seal and transformed into a crimson sword light, flying into Ye Xuan’s hand!
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao’s heart filled with dread. This sword could break his seal?
At that moment, Ye Xuan gripped the Qingxuan Sword and slashed forward. The sword light cascaded like a waterfall, sending a corpse general at the forefront flying ten thousand meters away. When it landed, its body shattered into countless pieces!
The sight stunned everyone on the battlefield!
Even a corpse general couldn’t withstand Ye Xuan’s sword?
For a moment, the No-Path Realm experts froze, not daring to move!
Because that single strike had effectively one-shotted a corpse general!
At that instant, Ye Xuan resembled a blood-soaked figure, standing in a sea of crimson space-time. Waves of powerful aura surged around him!
Most crucially, his aura kept growing stronger!
Nearby, Xiao Xiao said gravely, “His aura’s still rising. This means he’s using a secret technique—one that usually can’t last long. If we drag this out, he’s as good as dead!”
The others nodded in agreement.
Ye Xuan’s current state was unnatural—he was overdrawing his power, and such a drain typically couldn’t persist for long!
They just had to stall, and Ye Xuan would die!
But then, a sword suddenly appeared in a Yun Divine General’s forehead!
*Rip!*
Blood sprayed from the back of his head!
Everyone recoiled in horror!
All eyes turned to Ye Xuan. The Qingxuan Sword was back in his hand, trembling slightly—it had absorbed that Yun Divine General’s soul!
At that moment, Zong Shou snarled, “Die!”
His palm opened, revealing a golden mirror. With a flick of his wrist, the mirror aimed at Ye Xuan. A golden beam shot out, blasting toward him!
Far off, Ye Xuan countered with a single slash!
*Boom!*
The golden beam shattered into nothingness!
Zong Shou froze.
Gone, just like that?
He glanced at the mirror in his hand—the Yun Divine Mirror, Yun Realm’s top-tier divine artifact. When wielded by him, its power should’ve been nearly unstoppable, even for a No-Path Realm expert!
Yet this guy had shattered it with one swing?
Xiao Xiao and the others’ faces darkened. Ye Xuan’s strength had soared to this level! Worse, his aura was still skyrocketing, as if it had no limit!
Xiao Xiao growled, “Wait! He’ll burn out soon!”
Zong Shou hesitated, then said, “Why don’t we all attack together? If we strike as one, he’s dead for sure!”
Xiao Xiao shook his head. “If we all rush him, we could kill him, but with his current strength and that sword, he’d take a lot of us down with him. That’s too big a loss! If we hold out a little longer, he’ll collapse on his own without us lifting a finger!”
Zong Shou glanced at Ye Xuan, his brows furrowing. By now, unease gnawed at him!
Ye Xuan’s aura was still surging wildly, and he showed no signs of backlash!
But he knew such secret techniques always came with a cost!
With that in mind, Zong Shou barked, “Form a formation!”
He moved to act, but Xiao Xiao shook his head again. “No need for a formation. His sword ignores space-time—spatial arrays are useless against him. We just need to keep our distance. When he attacks, we all block his flying sword together!”
The group nodded—agreed!
No one wanted to face Ye Xuan head-on now. He was a madman—an abnormal madman—and that sword was terrifying! The first to charge would likely die!
None of them were confident they could block a single strike from Ye Xuan right now!
Far off, Ye Xuan didn’t attack either. He stood there, as if waiting for something!
He gripped the Qingxuan Sword in his right hand, now a blood-red blade. Unlike a sword spirit that could keep him lucid, the Qingxuan Sword couldn’t— he’d fully descended into madness!
Yet he didn’t strike. He was waiting!
No one knew what for!
Suddenly, Zong Shou said, “Pull back!”
The space-time before them had turned blood-red, and even they were starting to feel the effects of its killing intent and malice.
At his command, they retreated thousands of meters, still encircling Ye Xuan. Escape was impossible for him now!
Time ticked by, and Ye Xuan’s aura kept surging—but still, no sign of backlash!
Seeing this, Zong Shou and the others’ faces grew uglier!
Zong Shou turned to Xiao Xiao. “Sect Master Xiao, send a corpse general to pin him down. Then we strike together and finish him—how about it?”
Xiao Xiao fell silent.
With Ye Xuan’s current strength, sending a corpse general would likely be a one-way trip—possibly losing more than one!
The Enforcement Sect didn’t have many corpse generals left!
If they lost more…
Zong Shou pressed, “Sect Master Xiao, how about this: I’ll send one Yun Divine General, you send one corpse general. Two peak No-Path Realm fighters can hold him. Once he’s pinned, we can kill him! If we let this drag on, things might go south!”
Xiao Xiao glanced at the motionless Ye Xuan, then after a pause, said, “Fine!”
With that, he willed it, and a corpse general charged at Ye Xuan!
At the same time, a Yun Divine General rushed forward—though this one cleverly lagged slightly behind!
As they moved, Xiao Xiao and the others struck instantly.
Just as the corpse general neared Ye Xuan, he snapped his head up. Before anyone could react, a sword light slashed out, hitting the corpse general!
*Boom!*
The corpse general disintegrated into nothingness!
In that same instant, the Qingxuan Sword vanished from Ye Xuan’s hand, replaced by a blood-red armor encasing his body!
It shielded him entirely!
Almost simultaneously, countless powerful attacks engulfed him!
*Boom boom boom boom…*
The heavens and earth quaked violently!
Dozens of No-Path Realm experts attacking together—what a terrifying force!
In an instant, Ye Xuan’s area turned into a pitch-black vortex. The space-time where he stood annihilated completely!
Soon, Xiao Xiao and the others were dumbfounded!
Though the space-time around Ye Xuan had been obliterated, he was still alive!
Still alive!
Zong Shou stared in disbelief. “This… how is this possible?!”
Xiao Xiao’s eyes filled with shock, his hands trembling!
A full onslaught from dozens of No-Path Realm experts—and this guy survived?
What kind of monster was he?!
Suddenly, Ye Xuan vanished. A blood-red sword flash streaked across the battlefield!
*Rip!*
Before a Yun Divine General could react, a sword pierced his forehead!
As the others snapped to attention, Zong Shou roared, “Kill him!”
*Kill him!*
At his cry, every expert charged at Ye Xuan again!
Just then, his sword morphed back into blood-red armor, wrapping around him!
*Boom!*
Once more, he was bombarded by countless powerful forces, and the surrounding space-time collapsed.
They prepared to strike again—but then, a terrifying force erupted in the field. Zong Shou and the others’ faces twisted in horror as they halted. Looking up, they saw blood-red divine lightning crackling at the sky’s edge!
The sight sent them reeling, retreating in panic!
The Law!
Xiao Xiao and the others’ faces sank to new lows. They’d forgotten—this universe bore the Law power left by Jun Daolin. Large-scale destruction of its space-time would trigger his ancient restrictions!
And just now, they’d overlooked that!
Xiao Xiao shouted, “Everyone, retreat! Don’t use any mysterious qi—let Ye Xuan take the brunt of the Law!”
At his words, they pulled back and suppressed their auras completely.
But then, Ye Xuan suddenly stood still. His aura vanished too—not only that, he seemed to cease existing entirely. They couldn’t sense him at all!
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao nearly exploded with rage. “Are you actually mad or just faking it?!”
Everyone: “…”
Little Pagoda sighed softly. “Though Young Master’s gone mad, there’s still a streak of cunning in his bones…”
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