Published: February 26, 2025
“Die!”
Hu Yan Zhang spun in mid-air, facing Tan Yun, his Divine Sword aiming for Tan Yun's right hand as he attempted to retreat into the City Defense Formation.
Tan Yun's eyes narrowed as he reacted instantly, employing the primordial divine step to dodge the incoming strike.
The air around them crackled with tension as Tan Yun countered, quickly closing the distance between them.
With a swift motion, he launched a powerful strike aimed directly at Hu Yan Zhang's chest.
“Do you really think you can escape?” Tan Yun's voice was cold and unyielding, resonating with confidence.
Hu Yan Zhang's expression shifted to one of anxiety as he realized the gravity of the situation.
He could feel the overwhelming power radiating from Tan Yun, and time seemed to slow as the two figures clashed in mid-air.
The impact of their confrontation sent shockwaves through the sky, causing the surrounding area to tremble.
“Is this all you’ve got?” Tan Yun taunted, relentless in his assault.
In a desperate attempt, Hu Yan Zhang summoned his strength, channeling his energy into a defensive maneuver, but it was clear he was struggling to keep up with Tan Yun’s ferocity.
“Prepare to meet your end!” Tan Yun declared, his Divine Sword glowing with an intense light as he prepared for a final blow.
As the two forces collided once more, the very fabric of reality around them began to warp, the clash echoing through the realms.
In that moment, Hu Yan Zhang realized that he had underestimated Tan Yun, and it was too late to turn back.
“Kill without mercy!” Tan Yun's voice boomed, sealing Hu Yan Zhang's fate as the light of the Divine Sword surged forward.
The battle was at its peak, and only one would emerge victorious from this deadly confrontation.
However, the next scene that unfolded horrified Hu Yan Zhang.
Tan Yun smiled at the approaching sword, a grin filled with control over the situation!
It was a resolute and decisive smile!
“Pff!”
As blood splattered, Tan Yun's right palm did not flinch or evade, allowing Hu Yan Zhang's sharp sword to pierce into his palm and exit through the back, aiming straight for his throat.
“Tan Yun, be careful!” Fang Zixi's startled cry rang out, and in that moment, her heartbeat seemed to come to a standstill.
“Don't worry, I'm fine.” As Tan Yun communicated telepathically, he suddenly turned his head and stepped forward, allowing the sword to pass through his palm. At that instant, Tan Yun transformed his right hand into claws, gripping Hu Yan Zhang’s sword-wielding hand, and his fingers suddenly exerted force.
“Ah... no!!”
“Crack, crack!”
Hu Yan Zhang let out a pig-like howl as Tan Yun crushed the fingers of his sword arm.
In the moment Tan Yun seized the Divine Sword, his left fist struck Hu Yan Zhang's face.
“Tan Yun, you must live!” As Fang Zixi's voice echoed, Tan Yun's left fist suddenly opened into claws, clutching Hu Yan Zhang’s left arm.
“Get back here!”
Tan Yun shouted, pulling hard, forcibly tearing off Hu Yan Zhang’s left arm.
With his left arm and right hand lost, Hu Yan Zhang screamed in agony as Tan Yun dragged him back a hundred feet.
Tan Yun turned in mid-air, his back to the entrance of the City Defense Formation, gazing at Hu Yan Zhang, whose eyes were filled with despair, and said coldly, “I was right; you wanted to escape into the City Defense Formation and then flee Southern Ancestral City through the teleportation array. You're destined to be disappointed.”
As he spoke, Tan Yun grasped the hilt of the Divine Sword that pierced his right hand and slowly pulled it out. Throughout the process, Tan Yun’s brow did not furrow even once, as if the injury on his right hand didn’t belong to him.
“Why…” Hu Yan Zhang shook his head, unwilling to accept, and roared, “Although this sovereign has consumed his power and my strength has greatly decreased, I am still a legendary expert at the first layer of the supreme dao ancestor realm, while you are merely at the fifth layer of the dao saint realm. Why do I have almost no ability to resist before you? Why!!”