Chapter 1649: Chapter 1293: The Great Battle (Part 2)
Bam!
The sharp Sword Light was shattered by him, once again charging towards her.
"Little girl, today is the day of your death! No one can change that! No one can save you!" Xiong Batian sneered, his aura growing even stronger.
Li Zhixuan said nothing, the smirk at the corner of her mouth revealing her attitude.
Facing his Killing Move, she merely raised the Mysterious Sword in her hand slowly, infusing it with Sword Intent, and the wind howled instantly!
In actuality, it wasn’t the wind. It was the sound of Sword Qi tearing through the air with this strike.
Xiong Batian saw this and a trace of dread flashed in his eyes, but he did not retreat. Instead, he mustered more Mana to charge at Li Zhixuan with even greater power and speed.
But she stood her ground, motionless, continuing to brew the Sword Qi in her hand until the enormous black shadow appeared before her, and then she suddenly swung her sword!
There were no Sword Skills, just a strike practiced by countless Sword Cultivators millions of times.
No anomalies, utterly plain, just a single Sword Light.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing exploded, seemingly blocked by Xiong Batian.
But in the next moment, a massive black shadow could be seen flying back, crashing heavily onto the distant ground.
In fact, from the first moment he saw that Sword Light, he knew things were not looking good and quickly increased the input of Spiritual Energy.
But he hadn’t expected that he would still lose a move in such a disheveled manner!
His fists bore massive wounds, revealing White Bone, and the flesh around the wounds was a bloody mess, his Qi-Blood roiling, and Mana chaotic within.
This astounded Xiong Batian; how long had it been since he’d suffered such a loss?
Li Zhixuan naturally couldn’t afford to give him the slightest chance to catch his breath. With such a good opportunity, why hesitate?
A flash of Sword Light brought her instantly to his side, the Mysterious Sword continuously swinging, slicing, hacking, or chopping, leaving no room for escape.
And every strike left sharp Sword Light that carved wounds onto Xiong Batian’s resilient body.
Before long, he was like a man of blood, dodging attacks miserably.
Yet the more he did so, the more suffocated he felt, and the fiercer the anger roared in his heart!
Even though he was at a disadvantage and in such a humiliating state, he had no intention to flee the battlefield, instead filled with thoughts of killing Li Zhixuan in front of him!
What Xiong Batian didn’t know was that the Evil Qi and Killing Aura had unknowingly infiltrated his Sea of Consciousness, expanding at an alarming speed!
Finally, Li Zhixuan seized a chance, and the Mysterious Sword directly stabbed at his Dantian vitally.
Sensing the life-and-death crisis, Xiong Batian snapped out of his daze, horrified, and scrambled to block the attack.
But who would have thought that the sword was just a feint!
The real Killing Move was in fact Li Zhixuan’s Finger Sword!
Puff—
The piercing Sword Qi cut through Xiong Batian’s chest, releasing a fountain of blood, and to ensure no failure, she deliberately detonated this Sword Qi.
The explosion of Sword Qi shattered his chest, causing his upper body to sway and nearly collapse.
"This...impossible! How can you be my match..."
Even in death, Xiong Batian couldn’t accept this fact! His wide-open eyes filled with disbelief and unwillingness.
"Nothing is impossible! You were too arrogant, too confident..."
With that, Li Zhixuan collected the Spiritual Objects from his body, turned around, and continued heading towards the next battle.
——
Time rewinds to the beginning of the great battle.
Li Zhirui cast a Divine Power, intercepting the fierce cultivators, then flew out to confront two early-stage Earth Immortal cultivators among them.
"Heh!"
One of the Earth Immortals, named Zhang Jiang, sneered and said, "I don’t know where you got the confidence to think you could take on two at once."
"Hahaha, Zhang, you are spot on! Let’s do this, leave this one to me, and Zhang, you assist from the side. We split the Spiritual Objects seventy-thirty, how about it?"
"Liu, since you put it that way, I can only fulfill your wish." Zhang Jiang laughed, flying aside to watch.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow. He didn’t feel underestimated or aggrieved and angry; in fact, this was very much in line with his intentions.
"Die!" Liu Xuan grinned viciously, a long spear appeared in his hand burning brightly, swiftly stabbing towards him.
Li Zhirui’s expression remained unchanged, two Azure Dragons manifesting around him, roaring and clashing with Liu Xuan.
For the moment, it was a fierce battle, with neither side gaining the upper hand!
The reason for such a tight battle was that he utilized sixty percent of his Mana. It’s worth noting, Li Zhirui’s Mana was extremely pure; this sixty percent Mana, in some Loose Cultivators, could be eighty or more, providing immense support and naturally enhancing the power of his Divine Powers.
"Liu, if you can’t handle it, just say the word, I can assist at any time!" Zhang Jiang curiously offered a sarcastic remark.
A flash of annoyance in Liu Xuan’s eyes, "There’s no need to trouble Zhang’s hand now; when I can’t hold on, I will ask for Zhang’s help."
Stimulated by this, he cared for nothing else, only wanting a quick victory to avoid losing face in front of his companion.
Returning to the Domineering Sect, Zhang Jiang would surely spread the news, and by then his position in the sect might lower even more!
As previously mentioned, the Domineering Sect was not like an Immortal Tao sect but more like a bandit stronghold where everything was determined by strength, including sect status, resource distribution, etc.
Roar—
Liu Xuan unleashed some Secret Technique, his body swelling rapidly into a giant akin to a small mountain, the spear in his hand like a sky-piercing pillar, smashing down at will, creating long pits on the ground.
Simultaneously, blazing flames erupted where his spear passed, evaporating all nearby moisture.
"Die for me!"
A massive black shadow descended from the sky, striking with incredible speed, appearing above him in an instant.
Li Zhirui remained calm as ever, a flash of azure light withdrawing him miles away, unharmed, his attire immaculate.
Meanwhile, several enormous vines appeared from nowhere, slithering upward like serpents around Liu Xuan’s legs, trying to completely entwine him.
"Hmph!"
Liu Xuan unleashed bursts of Spiritual Fire, his entire being like a Fire God, attempting to incinerate these vines to ash.
Yet the result was unexpectedly surprising!
The vines did burn to ashes, but not entirely, and the burning was slow, unable to keep up with the vines’ growth.
Additionally, the more vines burned, the more grew, and before long, his body was mostly entangled, rendering him motionless!
Only then did Liu Xuan realize that the cultivator before him wasn’t easy to deal with, panic and fear flickering in his eyes.
"Zhang, help me! Save me, please!"
Faced with a life-and-death crisis, dignity means nothing.
But no matter how he shouted himself hoarse, the Zhang Jiang he called did not come to his aid!
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to help, but Zhang Jiang’s own situation wasn’t good either.
To quickly resolve the battle, besides using a large amount of Mana for every attack, Li Zhirui had deployed a Secret Technique, harnessing the power of his portable world to enhance himself!
This power wasn’t from the external world but from within him, so even within the Golden Light Realm, he wouldn’t be affected by the suppression of the Heavenly Dao.
With the Minor Thousand World’s boost, not only did Li Zhirui’s strength recover to its peak, but it became even stronger.
He had engaged in battle with both Liu Xuan and Zhang Jiang at the same time.
His strength was indeed stronger, but merely limitedly, and as luck would have it, he was a Demon Cultivator practicing the path of Dark Ghosts, completely countered by Li Zhirui’s mastery of the Purification Principle!
In fact, these two opponents were specifically chosen by him, ones he could defeat quickly!
After all, the boost from the Minor Thousand World couldn’t last long, and overuse could damage the essence of the world itself.