It had to be said, everyone in the arena was stunned.
What was this move?
Had Nalan Ming lost?
Clearly not! In fact, during their clash, Nalan Ming had held the upper hand throughout.
After Ye Xuan spoke, he turned, riding his sword to leave, but at that moment, a terrifying aura enveloped him.
Ye Xuan stopped, turned, and looked at Nalan Ming in the distance, “What’s up?”
Nalan Ming stared at Ye Xuan, “Keep fighting!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Why?”
Nalan Ming fixed her gaze on him, “We haven’t settled the score!”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “Then let’s fight again!”
As his words fell, he charged forward with the Qingxuan Sword in hand.
*Rip!*
With this charge, the aura Nalan Ming had released was torn apart by his sword. Like a thunderbolt, the sword slashed towards Nalan Ming in an instant!
This strike could shatter heaven and earth!
Nalan Ming remained calm. As the sword came down, she suddenly opened her palm.
*Boom!*
In the crowd’s view, a burst of sword light shattered, and Ye Xuan was thrown back a thousand zhang. Before he could stop, a fist was already blasting towards him.
With this punch, the surrounding space-time boiled, then began to disintegrate bit by bit!
Under this fist, nothing could survive!
Sensing the terrifying power in the punch, Ye Xuan’s pupils shrank. If it hit, he’d probably be off to join Tian Ye in the afterlife, wouldn’t he?
At this critical moment, Ye Xuan had no choice but to use *Instant Invincibility* again!
With no room to retreat or dodge, and knowing a direct clash would leave him crippled if not dead, this woman’s fist was simply terrifying!
The moment Ye Xuan slipped out of this universe, the fist struck, and his physical body took the full brunt of it!
*Boom!*
Ye Xuan’s body trembled violently, but he was completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Nalan Ming’s delicate brows furrowed. She knew the power of her punch well, enough to shatter a universe, yet Ye Xuan stood unscathed!
As Nalan Ming puzzled over this, four afterimages suddenly appeared around her. The next moment, four streaks of sword light slashed down!
*Rip, rip, rip, rip!*
Four tearing sounds echoed sharply!
Nalan Ming’s right hand shot up, then slammed down.
*Boom!*
In an instant, the four sword lights shattered, and the four afterimages were blasted back tens of thousands of zhang by a terrifying force, vanishing completely upon stopping.
At the same time, a sword slashed towards Nalan Ming.
The Qingxuan Sword!
Nalan Ming’s right hand shot up, grabbing it.
*Boom!*
She caught the Qingxuan Sword with her bare hand.
In the distance, Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. With a thought, the Qingxuan Sword trembled violently, spinning fiercely. Nalan Ming’s brows furrowed slightly, and she let go, sidestepping as the sword grazed her nose. But the next moment, it swung back!
Nalan Ming pressed her fingers together, sweeping them at a strange angle, striking the Qingxuan Sword’s blade with precision.
*Boom!*
The Qingxuan Sword was sent flying.
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the sword flew back to him. At that moment, Nalan Ming appeared before him like a phantom, spinning and sweeping a kick towards him.
*Boom!*
This kick shattered countless stretches of space-time, its immense force pushing the watching warriors back ten thousand zhang.
Ye Xuan’s pupils shrank. He didn’t dare face her power head-on and used *Instant Invincibility* again.
*Boom!*
Nalan Ming’s kick landed on Ye Xuan’s shoulder.
*Boom!*
Ye Xuan’s body trembled, but he remained unharmed. Almost simultaneously, he slashed at Nalan Ming’s head, but the strike missed as she had already retreated a hundred zhang.
Stopping, Nalan Ming looked at Ye Xuan, her brows furrowing again, “What kind of divine technique is this!”
Ye Xuan gently waved the Qingxuan Sword, its light flashing, and smiled faintly, “*Instant Invincibility*. In the moment I strike, I am invincible!”
Nalan Ming stared at him, “You created it?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then nodded, “You could say that!”
Little Soul: “…”
Nalan Ming nodded slightly, “Impressive! But you can’t use it indefinitely, can you?”
As she spoke, her right hand slowly clenched, and a terrifying aura surged towards Ye Xuan again.
In the distance, Ye Xuan raised his hand and slashed down.
*Rip!*
The sword tore through the aura once more, but the next moment, an afterimage flashed above him. Nalan Ming raised her right foot and stomped down.
*Boom!*
The stomp seemed capable of crushing the entire universe, utterly terrifying.
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed, and he used *Instant Invincibility* again.
*Boom!*
His body trembled, once again withstanding Nalan Ming’s terrifying power!
Nalan Ming retreated, looking at Ye Xuan with furrowed brows. Just as she was about to strike again, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Let’s stop for today!”
With that, he turned and vanished.
Nalan Ming froze.
He just left?
Below the Divine Martial Platform, the crowd was stunned too. Just stopping like that? Was this a game?
More importantly, who won?
On the platform, Nalan Ming gazed at the distant horizon, silent.
She had sensed Ye Xuan’s true strength. Without that sword technique, he wouldn’t be able to match her, but that technique…
Her brows furrowed deeply!
In those moments, Ye Xuan had withstood all her power unscathed, which was far from normal.
After a moment of silence, Nalan Ming turned and left.
…
News of Ye Xuan challenging Nalan Ming spread rapidly across the Boundless Universe.
Nalan Ming was one of the two supreme geniuses of the Boundless Universe, a god in the eyes of the younger generation, yet Ye Xuan had challenged her and hadn’t lost!
Had Ye Xuan lost?
It didn’t seem so!
Because he just fought and ran!
Soon, rumours spread that Ye Xuan and Nalan Ming fought to a draw, growing wilder with each telling, some even claiming Ye Xuan had suppressed her…
In short, Ye Xuan was now thoroughly famous in the Boundless Universe.
…
In the starry expanse.
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged, a bit excited. He had retreated not out of fear of Nalan Ming, though he knew he was still outmatched, as she hadn’t used her full strength from start to finish.
Ye Xuan pulled back his thoughts and closed his eyes.
He left quickly because he had a new insight about *Instant Invincibility*!
He felt it could be improved—enhancing the strength of the four afterimages and the invincibility of that moment.
Ye Xuan stood, thrusting his sword, slipping out of this universe. The next moment, he entered an unknown space-time realm. Scanning around, he realised he had left both the existing universe and the Boundless Universe, entering a foreign world.
He tried to probe this space-time, but was shocked to find his divine sense couldn’t extend, as if he were in a black hole, filling him with unease.
What kind of space-time was this?
After a long silence, Ye Xuan refocused, thrusting his sword.
*Instant Invincibility*!
In that moment of striking, he was invincible!
During this invincible moment, he sensed a mysterious force enveloping him, but it vanished instantly.
*Instant Invincibility* wasn’t constant invincibility, only in the moment of his strike.
After a moment of silence, Ye Xuan looked at the four afterimages. Appearing before them, he examined them closely and was stunned to realise they were himself!
Himself?
Ye Xuan was bewildered.
He hadn’t closely observed the afterimages before, never expecting them to be him.
After a moment, he closed his eyes, trying to connect with them. To his joy, he found he could link with them mentally.
This was a massive discovery!
With a thought, countless Human Realm Sword Intents appeared around him, flowing into the four afterimages. Gradually, they began to solidify!
Ye Xuan’s heart leapt, and he poured out more sword intent. Soon, the four afterimages turned into solid figures, identical to him, like clones.
Looking at the four clones, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Slash!”
*Slash!*
As his voice fell, the four clones drew their swords and slashed.
*Rip, rip, rip, rip!*
Four sword lights sliced forward, shattering space-time where they landed. A devastating force erupted, and the surrounding starry expanse began to break and disintegrate!
But soon, a terrifying force appeared, suppressing the arena.
Ye Xuan glanced over, seeing the Tomb Master again.
The Tomb Master looked at him, expression calm.
Ye Xuan looked away, taking a deep breath. He was now certain his *Instant Invincibility* could be improved in every aspect.
Moreover, the four afterimages could inherit his Human Realm Sword Intent and his bloodline power, increasing their strength several times over.
This was a major discovery.
At that moment, Wu Jun, long absent, appeared before Ye Xuan.
Seeing her, Ye Xuan’s right hand slowly gripped the Qingxuan Sword.
Wu Jun glanced at the sword, then met Ye Xuan’s eyes, “I seek death!”
