Golden light burst from the puppet’s body, turning its entire form translucent and crystal-like.
Boom!
Li Jiuye threw a punch, sending ripples through space itself as a sonic boom rang out.
The fist rapidly enlarged in Chu Feng’s vision. At such close range, there was no time to dodge. He could only meet it head-on!
Clang! Clang!
Sword qi erupted. At the same time, his skin began turning blood-red as blood energy surged violently through his body.
Clang!
The clash of fist and sword rang out like metal striking metal.
At the same moment, waves of true qi exploded outward from the two of them, sweeping through the surroundings.
The stone tiles beneath their feet cracked apart instantly, and the ground caved in.
Bang!
A figure was sent flying backward, only coming to a stop after carving two long trenches across the ground.
Bzzz—
Little White’s blade trembled, a testament to just how hard the puppet body possessed by Li Jiuye had become.
Chu Feng stared at Li Jiuye in the distance with a grave expression. This time, he had been somewhat overconfident. If he wasn’t careful, he might end up capsizing in a gutter.
Sure enough, when dealing with these protagonists, even the slightest carelessness was unacceptable.
“Brat, I still haven’t forgotten what happened during the battle at the Heaven Devouring Sect. I originally planned to retreat today, but since you insist on keeping me here, let me see whether you truly have the strength to do it!”
Li Jiuye fixed his gaze on Chu Feng and revealed a savage grin.
Chu Feng’s expression remained unchanged. With a flick of his wrist, the sword in his hand was replaced by the Human Emperor Sword. Golden radiance flowed across its blade as it pointed diagonally toward the ground.
“This isn’t over yet. Let me show you what I’m really capable of!”
Nine sword marks appeared behind him, and at that moment, Chu Feng’s sword intent surged to an even greater height.
The Human Emperor Sword. The weapon of humanity’s first Great Emperor. Even after its sword intent had been erased, it remained a genuine Imperial Weapon.
“The Human Emperor Sword!”
Li Jiuye cried out in shock. The Human Emperor Sword he had painstakingly hidden away….how had it ended up in this brat’s hands?!
Sword qi billowed like a raging tide. Chu Feng’s gaze sharpened, and his figure shot forward in an instant. A flash of sword light split the air apart.
Li Jiuye sneered. Clenching his hand into a fist, he once again met the attack head-on.
Clang!
The impact was so fierce that even space itself rippled.
Both the Human Emperor Sword and Li Jiuye’s fist trembled. In the next instant, sword and fist transformed into countless afterimages. Within a mere dozen seconds, they had already exchanged hundreds of blows.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
As their figures flashed back and forth, the cave residence began to shake violently, on the verge of collapse.
This time, the Human Emperor Sword in Chu Feng’s hand completely suppressed Li Jiuye’s puppet body, despite it having been personally forged by the Heaven Devouring Emperor himself.
In truth, however, the Human Emperor Sword was of a higher grade. Not only had its master been humanity’s first Great Emperor, but the sword had accompanied the Human Emperor throughout his entire life. That far surpassed a puppet that the Heaven Devouring Emperor had forged once and then largely left alone.
Boom!
Gripping the Human Emperor Sword tightly, Chu Feng unleashed a ferocious slash.
“First Slash!”
With a thunderous shout, all of the true qi and blood energy within Chu Feng surged forth. Sword light erupted from the blade, and as the three forces fused together, even the surrounding space began to tremble.
Buzz!
The instant the Human Emperor Sword descended, a hazy female figure appeared behind Chu Feng.
As soon as she emerged, she seemed capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with heaven and earth itself, ancient and eternal.
Sword light flowed, blossoming into dazzling five-colored radiance.
This strike was the strongest attack Chu Feng had unleashed in his life. After his meridians and true qi had been tempered by the black light, the power of this blow was no less than the full-powered five-colored sword qi he had used before.
Li Jiuye immediately sensed the terrifying force behind the attack. His pupils contracted as runes flowed across his body. His aura rose sharply, and a great formation appeared beneath his feet, slowly rotating.
Boom!
The Human Emperor Sword slammed heavily against Li Jiuye’s fist.
The deafening impact unleashed a shockwave that tore through the surroundings, sending layers of stone slabs flying into the air.
Devastating sword qi continuously erupted from the Human Emperor Sword. Li Jiuye endured the torrent of sword qi head-on, but the runes covering his body visibly dimmed.
Boom!
In the end, Li Jiuye could no longer withstand the pressure.
His body was blasted backward like a cannonball, smashing straight through the cave residence.
Gripping the Human Emperor Sword tightly, Chu Feng stared at the distant ruins.
He refused to believe that a protagonist of Li Jiuye’s caliber would be taken down so easily.
Sure enough, in the next moment—
Boom!
The ruins exploded apart.
A figure stood upright amidst the debris.
However, compared to before, when his entire body had radiated brilliant golden light, that glow had now dimmed considerably.
Cracks had appeared across the puppet’s arm, each one horrifying to behold.
Killing intent surged in Li Jiuye’s eyes. Looking at Chu Feng, he revealed a chilling smile.
“Brat, you never fail to surprise me. When I look at you, I almost see the shadow of Heaven Devouring in you.”
“But…”
“Geniuses exist only to fall!”
Chu Feng did not answer. Instead, he stared at Li Jiuye and frowned.
He had sensed something.
At this moment, Li Jiuye was emitting a familiar fluctuation of true qi.
Crack!
Like air escaping from a punctured balloon, cracks spread across the puppet’s surface. Dark violet true qi poured out frantically, enveloping the body and replacing the golden radiance.
The puppet was now overflowing with violent, savage energy.
Whoosh!
Li Jiuye shot forward like a streak of dark violet light.
Golden light flowed across the Human Emperor Sword in Chu Feng’s hand as he charged forward to meet him head-on. The sword’s tip collided directly with Li Jiuye’s fist.
Clang!
The instant they made contact, Chu Feng’s expression changed.
He sensed something different.
An enormous force erupted from Li Jiuye’s fist, completely disproportionate to the strength he had displayed before.
Clang! Clang!
Li Jiuye’s offensive was ferocious beyond compare. His attacks were wide-ranging, relentless, and incredibly fast, forcing Chu Feng into a purely defensive position.
“Haha! Brat, is this the limit of your abilities? If you have no other trump cards left, then today will be the day you fall here!”
“Don’t speak too soon. It’s still too early to say who’ll win and who’ll lose!”
Slash!
Even when sword qi pierced through the puppet’s body, the sword qi was mysteriously swallowed by the dark violet light.
The sight left Chu Feng deeply shocked.
Wasn’t this…
…a technique of the Myriad Saints Palace?!
Could it be that Li Jiuye was connected to the Myriad Saints Palace as well?!
Dark violet true qi condensed and enveloped the puppet’s entire body. Its previous appearance vanished. A pair of curved horns grew from its head, its mouth stretched wide open and filled with razor-sharp fangs, as though it were roaring. Its entire form radiated a chilling, sinister aura.
In this state, it looked like a demon that had crawled straight out of hell, and the cold aura it exuded was enough to make one’s heart tremble.
Boom!
Another fierce clash erupted.
This time, however, there was no collision between sword and fist.
The razor-sharp sword tip slipped past the incoming punch and shot directly toward the puppet’s throat.
At that moment, five-colored light flowed through Chu Feng’s eyes.
In his vision, the puppet’s weakness was located precisely at its throat.
As long as he pierced it, victory would be his!
Yet the puppet made no attempt to defend itself.
Its fist continued forward without hesitation, smashing straight toward Chu Feng’s chest.
Slash!
Bang!
At the same moment Chu Feng pierced through the puppet’s throat, its fist landed squarely on his body, sending him flying backward and crashing into the ground.
“Cough, cough!”
He spat out a large mouthful of blood.
He had thought he had succeeded.
But what happened next made his expression grow even graver.
Although the puppet’s throat had been pierced through, it did not fall.
On the contrary, the sinister power surrounding it became even more violent.
“Ahahaha! Brat, did you really think I would expose my weakness so easily? Now then, you can die in peace.”
Li Jiuye raised his fist.
Suddenly, several ethereal voices rang out.
“Hehe, is that so? You injured my little troublemaker. Have you prepared yourself for the consequences?”
“Anyone who dares hurt my junior brother deserves to die!”
“To bully the son-in-law of my Yaochi Holy Land like this…are you looking down on Yaochi Holy Land too much?”
“This one will make you experience a fate worse than death!”
“Anyone who opposes my husband must be killed.”
Appearing in midair were—
A bewitching fox spirit, a gentle mature beauty, a holy and graceful beauty, a charming and alluring woman, and an ice-cold fairy.
Each one was breathtakingly beautiful.
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