In the sky, sharp sword qi filled every corner, dense and innumerable, forming a vast forest of swords with boundless killing intent.
Each strand of sword qi felt almost solid, exhaling razor-sharp edges that chilled the soul.
Far away, Wang Cong’s expression grew extremely grave.
As for Elder Longbrow, his scalp tingled. He said, “This Chen Tianming really has no shortage of techniques.”
Ye Qiu’s expression remained relaxed.
He could see that this move of Chen Tianming’s possessed unmatched power. It was a devastating killing strike.
“Fight quickly. It would be best if you all revealed your trump cards and battled until one of you dies.”
Ye Qiu felt a trace of excitement.
Events were unfolding exactly as he had predicted.
This was excellent for him.
In the air, Chen Tianming gripped the hilt of the heaven-piercing greatsword with one massive hand while keeping the other behind his back. His eyes gleamed sharply, flashing like sword light.
“I, Chen Tianming, am ordained by heaven.”
“In the future, I will surely prove the Dao and become an emperor.”
“Today, you two will serve as stepping stones on my path to emperorship!”
Clad in battle armour, hair flying wildly, Chen Tianming’s eyes brimmed with arrogance.
Qi Tian and Xiao Yichen stood beneath the sword forest, feeling the bone-piercing killing intent, yet neither showed any fear.
“Brother Xiao, if you do not use some of your trump cards soon, I fear you will be the first to fall in this contest,” Qi Tian said.
Xiao Yichen replied, “Brother Qi, if you do not reveal your trump cards, I fear you will be the first to die beneath Chen Tianming’s sword.”
Hearing their words, Chen Tianming sneered with disdain. “Whatever trump cards you have, bring them out.”
“You cannot change the outcome.”
“Today, I will cut you both down with my sword.”
Qi Tian looked up at the sky.
“A million strands of sword qi, heh…”
He smiled faintly, formed seals with his hands before him, and soon a robe appeared on his body.
One half of the robe was white, the other black, embroidered with yin-yang patterns that fitted his figure perfectly.
“Yin-Yang Sacred Robe!”
Xiao Yichen recognised it at once.
When the Wuji Heavenly Venerable had achieved sainthood, he had forged many sacred artefacts. Among them was this miraculous sacred robe: soft when worn, yet incomparably tough, capable of withstanding attacks from sacred weapons.
Then a long sword appeared in Qi Tian’s hand.
One side of the blade was white, the other black.
“Yin-Yang Heavenly Sword!”
Xiao Yichen recognised it again and thought to himself, “It seems Qi Tian has received no small number of treasures from the Wuji Heavenly Venerable.”
“These two items are definitely not his ultimate trump cards.”
At that thought, Xiao Yichen extended his palm, and a cyan spear appeared in it.
The spear radiated murderous aura, as though it could devour souls. It was terrifying beyond measure.
“God-Extinguishing Spear!”
Qi Tian recognised the spear in Xiao Yichen’s hand.
It belonged to the Leader of the Butian Sect. Legend had it that after achieving sainthood, the Leader had used this spear to slaughter peerless great saints.
Seeing both men summon their weapons, Chen Tianming gave a cold laugh.
“One million swords, unleash!”
Instantly, the million strands of sword qi hanging in the air trembled violently, emitting continuous sword cries that formed a terrifying sword net.
“Cut!”
With Chen Tianming’s thunderous roar, the million strands activated. Whooshing down from the sky, they instantly engulfed Qi Tian and Xiao Yichen.
“Kill!”
Qi Tian roared, wielding the Yin-Yang Heavenly Sword and displaying terrifying swordsmanship as he charged upwards against the heavens.
On the other side.
Xiao Yichen was equally ferocious. Sweeping out with the God-Extinguishing Spear, he reduced countless incoming sword qi strands to dust.
Boom! There was simply too much sword qi in the sky, endless killing intent blanketing everything in a way that chilled the heart.
“Your time has come.”
Seeing Qi Tian and Xiao Yichen continuously destroying sword qi, Chen Tianming withdrew his right hand, formed seals with both hands before him, and silently recited an incantation.
Moments later.
Boom!
Two colossal swords appeared in the air.
Each was condensed from a hundred thousand strands of sword qi, towering into the clouds with boundless killing intent.
At once, the two great colossal swords descended: one slashing towards Qi Tian, the other towards Xiao Yichen.
Countless other sword qi strands continued their assault on the pair.
Swish!
Seeing this, Xiao Yichen immediately used his spatial shift divine technique to evade the colossal sword’s attack.
Qi Tian, however, was sent flying.
Bang!
Qi Tian only spat out two mouthfuls of blood. Apart from that, he suffered no injury.
“Damn it. If Qi Tian were not protected by the Yin-Yang Sacred Robe, he would probably have been cleaved in two already.”
Far away, Elder Longbrow cursed under his breath.
Boom!
Though he had avoided serious injury, being struck by the colossal sword filled Qi Tian with rage.
“Chen Tianming, do you truly think I fear you?”
Vast killing intent erupted from Qi Tian.
In an instant, a tyrannical aura exploded from his body like the collapse of heaven and earth, surging like raging waves and sweeping across the world.
Hiding at the cave entrance, Ye Qiu and Elder Longbrow felt this terrifying killing intent and, far from being alarmed, rejoiced.
They knew the battle was about to enter its next phase: a fight to the death!
“Time to send you on your way!”
Chen Tianming slashed towards Qi Tian.
Qi Tian’s eyes blazed with murderous intent. Charging upwards, he thrust the Yin-Yang Heavenly Sword in profound trajectories. Yin-yang energy erupted, clashing with Chen Tianming’s long sword.
Clang, clang, clang…
Sparks flew in all directions, the collisions deafening.
In an instant, the sky blazed with brilliance.
The two figures fought like dragon and tiger, meeting force with force at extreme speed, locked in inseparable combat.
It must be said that Qi Tian’s swordsmanship was extraordinary. He actually held off wave after wave of Chen Tianming’s attacks.
The fight grew ever fiercer.
Each clash of their swords produced long trails of sparks, like streaks of lightning.
Their speed was incredible, flashing from one place to another as though teleporting.
Yin-yang energy swirled around Qi Tian like undulating ocean waves, giving a sense of boundless vastness.
Chen Tianming resembled an unsheathed divine sword, his entire body radiating endless sharpness, divine light brilliant, his powerful aura utterly intimidating.
They traded blows back and forth, each displaying masterful swordsmanship. Their collisions were accompanied by thunderous roars.
At the same time, the divine light on their bodies grew ever denser, torrential battle power filling the entire void.
For a time, the two were evenly matched.
Locked in fierce, inseparable combat.
As for Xiao Yichen, after using spatial shift to evade the sword qi targeting him, he appeared far away to watch the battle.
He glanced at the blood pearl above the dragon head but did not seize the opportunity to take it.
He knew that if he tried to claim the blood pearl now, Qi Tian and Chen Tianming, locked in deadly combat, would immediately turn on him and direct their killing moves at him instead.
“Fight. Fight to the death.”
“You two are evenly matched. No matter who kills whom, the survivor will surely be gravely injured.”
“Then neither will have the strength to contest the Dragon Emperor’s inheritance with me. Haha…”
Xiao Yichen was so excited he almost laughed aloud.
Little did he know.
Far away, a pair of ice-cold eyes was fixed upon him.
