Published: February 24, 2025
Chapter 35: Life and Death Challenge
Ye Tian's sword descended from the sky, locking onto Tan Yun with an overwhelming sense of crisis, making Tan Yun feel as if there was no way to escape or avoid it!
"Roar!" Tan Yun let out a beast-like growl, activating the primordial divine step, and swung his sword to counterattack!
"Clang!"
The two swords clashed, sparks flying, and Ye Tian was sent flying about ten feet into the air, while Tan Yun plummeted straight down. His pupils suddenly constricted as he noticed a barely visible crack appearing on the high-grade spiritual weapon, his flying sword!
Under normal circumstances, even though a high-grade spiritual weapon was a small tier below a Supreme Spirit Weapon, the latter would never be able to cause a crack on a high-grade spiritual weapon with a single strike!
There was only one scenario in which this could happen!
That was when the sword wielder possessed overwhelming strength!
"Hahaha, shatter for me!" Ye Tian, filled with killing intent, changed to holding the sword with both hands and dove down like lightning, aiming for Tan Yun's head!
In a moment of panic, Tan Yun hurriedly blocked with his sword while tilting his head to avoid the fatal strike!
"Clang... Crash!"
As expected by Ye Tian, after his broad sword shattered Tan Yun's long sword, it left behind a dark sword aura, which then slashed towards Tan Yun's head again!
"Swish!"
Tan Yun desperately dodged to the left, blood spraying everywhere. Though he managed to avoid the fate of having his head cleaved, the dark and sharp blade of the broad sword grazed against his right shoulder, severing a long strip of flesh and exposing a section of his stark white bone!
Tan Yun endured the bone-scraping pain in his right arm, pushing aside thoughts of the important announcement the elder of the outer sect would make an hour later!
In his heart, there was only one belief: to do everything possible to escape!
And after successfully escaping, he would come back for revenge!
At the same time, Tan Yun felt quite unwilling. If only he had a Supreme Spirit Weapon, he might have the ability to fight Ye Tian to the death!
After leaping from the void, Tan Yun activated the primordial divine step and fled with his head down. With each flicker of his figure, he appeared fifteen zhang away, pushing his speed to the limit!
"Tan Yun, stop your pointless struggle; you won't be able to escape!" Ye Tian touched down on the ground and chased after Tan Yun like a ferocious beast. His three-meter tall figure burst with spiritual energy, agile as a monkey, repeatedly leaping and landing, each jump covering a distance of sixteen zhang!
When Ye Tian chased out two hundred zhang and appeared thirty zhang behind Tan Yun, Tan Yun's face contorted in desperation. With nowhere to turn, he contemplated sacrificing his soul to make a final stand against Ye Tian!
If Tan Yun had any hope of self-preservation left, he would never burn his soul!
He had too many enemies. Once he burned his soul, he wouldn't be able to recover for at least a month. If enemies came during that time, he would have no way out! Even a first-tier, newly born demon beast could easily eliminate him!
Facing imminent death, he had no choice!
Just as Tan Yun prepared to use his secret technique, suddenly, a beautiful white figure flew towards him, accompanied by a cold female voice filled with killing intent, "Ye Tian, Tan Yun is my friend! If you don't stop, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Zhong Wu Shiyao!" Ye Tian's expression changed drastically upon recognizing her, and he immediately halted, staring at the white skirt girl who protected Tan Yun with an expression of uncontainable dread. "Sister Zhong Wu, this is a matter between Tan Yun and me. Please do not interfere!"
"Um?" Tan Yun stopped fleeing and looked back at Ye Tian's grave expression in front of Zhong Wu Shiyao, puzzled. Could it be that she had a powerful background? Was her strength above Ye Tian's?