Chapter 219: Severing the Four Limbs

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Severing the Four Limbs

As his voice fell, the golden longsword in Shangguan Jingyun’s hand erupted with a blinding radiance that seemed to blot out all the light in the world.

The aura radiating from within the light was equally powerful.

Seeing this sword, everyone’s heart pounded with fear. An involuntary terror crept over them.

They all believed that the moment this sword strike fell, Yi Xiaoyao would surely perish.

Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes narrowed as he felt the surge of power from his opponent.

’So you think you can kill me just because you took an elixir to temporarily boost your cultivation?’

He murmured to himself, the corners of his lips twisting into a cold smirk.

’You can boost your cultivation? So can I!’

As the thought crossed his mind, an ethereal black flame instantly flared to life across Yi Xiaoyao’s body, burning away at his immense soul.

The Soul Burning Forbidden Technique!

VMMMMMM—

In that instant, Yi Xiaoyao’s cultivation aura skyrocketed. The agony of his burning soul twisted his face into a mask of ferocious Killing Intent.

"Look! Yi Xiaoyao’s cultivation is suddenly surging too!"

"And he’s jumped three entire realms! That’s one more than Shangguan Jingyun! Did he take a Sacrificial Spirit Pill too?"

"No, he didn’t take an elixir. This must be an incredibly powerful Secret Technique, one with far fewer side effects than the Sacrificial Spirit Pill!"

"If that’s the case, this next fight is going to be incredible!"

The faces of the crowd below lit up once more as they broke into excited discussion.

Shangguan Jingyun witnessed this as well. His pupils contracted sharply, and he no longer dared to underestimate Yi Xiaoyao in the slightest.

"Hmph! Let’s see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

With that, the golden longsword in Shangguan Jingyun’s hand descended, carrying with it a world-shaking might and a blinding Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi coalesced into a colossal golden sword, thousands of feet long, that threatened to cleave the very void in two as it tore through the air to sunder all in its path.

Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes remained fixed on the colossal golden sword, completely unwavering.

He then raised his own sword and slashed. In the instant that a sky full of Sword Qi and Flame erupted, the Sword Qilin Flame Dragon condensed and reappeared once more.

But this time, the Sword Qilin Flame Dragon was dozens of times stronger than before. Its body was also dozens of times larger, blotting out the sky as it coiled in the air like a black mountain range thousands of feet long.

The Unparalleled Demon Dragon roared forth!

The heaven-shaking sword tore through the sky!

In an instant, the two terrifying powers collided, like two stars smashing into one another.

BOOM!

A terrifying, earth-shattering roar echoed out. The very fabric of space trembled, and the ground shook violently.

If the two had not been fighting high in the sky, the entire Cloud Transformation Sect would likely have been annihilated in the blast.

Even so, the earth far below them cracked and split apart, sending everyone on the ground stumbling and scrambling to flee.

"Get away from here, quickly!"

"The clash between these two is just too terrifying!"

As everyone fled the area, the clash in the sky continued to rumble. For a long time, the Sword Qilin Flame Dragon and the colossal golden sword remained locked in a stalemate.

High in the sky, the two opponents faced each other from a distance, their expressions starkly different.

Shangguan Jingyun’s expression was grim. He hadn’t expected that even after boosting his cultivation and going all out, he could still only fight Yi Xiaoyao to a standstill.

Yi Xiaoyao’s cultivation had also surged, but he was still several realms below him. Logically, with such a massive difference in their cultivation Realms, there should have been an insurmountable gap between them.

Shangguan Jingyun didn’t know that Yi Xiaoyao cultivated the Devouring Sword God Technique, possessed Dual Nascent Souls, had mastered Destructive Sword Intent, and wielded an Earth Tier Spiritual Artifact.

With all these advantages stacked one on top of another, each one far beyond the reach of an ordinary person, it was no surprise that he could bridge such a large gap in realms.

But Shangguan Jingyun knew one thing: if he couldn’t kill Yi Xiaoyao now, he truly had no other options.

’However, Yi Xiaoyao set these rules of engagement in front of so many people. He probably won’t go back on his word and use those nine Copper Body Puppets.’

’In that case, even if I can’t kill this little bastard right now, I’ll still have a huge advantage if we get into a battle of attrition over Spiritual Power.’

At this thought, a faint smile returned to Shangguan Jingyun’s face. ’After all, I’m at the Eighth Realm of the Nascent Soul stage now. The amount of Spiritual Power I have is far greater than his...’

But before he could finish his thought...

"Shangguan Jingyun," Yi Xiaoyao’s voice suddenly cut in, his icy gaze fixed directly on him.

"Hm?" Shangguan Jingyun met his gaze.

"Did you know that I only used eighty percent of my strength in that last attack?"

A strange smile played on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips, his voice laced with amusement.

"What?" Shangguan Jingyun’s face fell, his expression one of utter shock.

He had given it his all, yet Yi Xiaoyao had only used eighty percent of his power?

’How is that possible?’

Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold laugh. "Next, I’ll show you my true power."

With that, Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes turned cold. The power he had been holding in reserve erupted with its full might.

RUUUUMBLE—

The Sword Qilin Flame Dragon, still locked in a fierce, draining clash with the colossal golden sword, was suddenly bolstered by Yi Xiaoyao’s control over its Flames. The light under its Sword Qi scales flared brilliantly, and its power abruptly skyrocketed.

Where the two attacks had been evenly matched, the sudden surge in the Sword Qilin Flame Dragon’s power immediately sent the colossal golden sword into a state of collapse.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The colossal golden sword, formed from Sword Qi and Spiritual Power, began to warp and melt under the Flame Dragon’s heat. Cracks spread rapidly across its surface.

As soon as the cracks appeared, the golden sword lost all ability to resist. In the next instant, it was utterly crushed.

With its opponent gone, the Sword Qilin Flame Dragon plowed through the residual Sword Qi and charged straight for Shangguan Jingyun.

Shangguan Jingyun’s face turned deathly pale as he retreated in a panic.

But then, another clear dragon’s cry rang out. A draconic phantom flashed into existence beside him as if teleporting, and an immense Killing Intent instantly enveloped him.

’Not good!’ Shangguan Jingyun’s eyes narrowed, and a potent sense of mortal danger welled up from the depths of his heart.

Yi Xiaoyao’s bone-chilling voice echoed in Shangguan Jingyun’s ear.

"This slash is for the grandfather you killed!"

SWISH!

A Sword Shadow flashed past Shangguan Jingyun’s lower body. The next moment, he felt his body suddenly become lighter, followed by a surge of excruciating pain.

"AHHH!!"

Shangguan Jingyun let out a blood-curdling scream. Yi Xiaoyao had just cut off both of his legs!

"These two slashes are for my master and me!"

Immediately after, two more Sword Shadows flashed by, and Shangguan Jingyun’s arms were severed, flying through the air in a spray of blood.

In the blink of an eye, the mighty Sect Leader of the Cloud Transformation Sect had his limbs severed by Yi Xiaoyao.

But Yi Xiaoyao was in no hurry to kill him. How could he let the man he hated so deeply die so easily?

Just then, amidst his screams of agony, Shangguan Jingyun roared with all his might toward the deepest recesses of the Cloud Transformation Sect.

"Three Ancestral Masters! The Cloud Transformation Sect is about to be destroyed! Why have you not yet acted?!"

As his voice rang out, several cold, extremely displeased snorts could be heard in response.

Then, three auras belonging to the Ninth Realm of the Nascent Soul stage rapidly approached.

Yi Xiaoyao’s brow furrowed. He was just about to summon the nine Copper Body Puppets when, in the next instant, his expression changed drastically.

Three aged figures in black robes rose into the air from a distance. One of them held the blood-soaked form of Flame Medicine Hidden, from whose body shot nine threads of blood and Spiritual Power, entwining themselves around the nine Copper Body Puppets.

"Brat, if you dare use these nine puppets, your master will die instantly!"

After speaking, the figure holding Flame Medicine Hidden raised a hand and imprisoned him in the air, where the shimmering light of an Array formed around him.

These three old men, all at the Ninth Realm of the Nascent Soul stage, were the Cloud Transformation Sect’s final reserve of power. They had hesitated to act before, wary of Yi Xiaoyao’s nine Copper Body Puppets. But now that Shangguan Jingyun had forced their hand, they had no choice but to appear.

However, since they had appeared, they couldn’t allow Yi Xiaoyao to seize the initiative as he had with Shangguan Jingyun. Therefore, they immediately used Yi Xiaoyao’s master as a hostage, hoping to control the situation.

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