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Boom!
The second strike came too swiftly, forcing Ming Feng to activate his Protective Magic Treasure!
Energy exploded!
The violent torrent of energy from the collision with his Protective Magic Treasure swept in all directions, sending his body flying over a thousand meters backward.
"Damn it!"
Ming Feng's eyes widened in fury.
But before he could see Li Chunjun through the dissipating energy, several streaks of Sword Qi had already pierced through the Void from Li Chunjun's body and merged with the Scarlet Sky Sword.
The Scarlet Sky Sword, which had paused momentarily, suddenly spun, accelerating through the air and erupting with power as it slammed into Ming Feng, who had just stabilized himself.
"Damn it!"
Feeling the earth-shattering force of the Scarlet Sky Sword's attack, the Divine Spirit Envoy roared, preparing to unleash his Black Dragon Halberd technique once more.
But...
It was too late!
Before he could even conjure the Black Dragon phantom, the Scarlet Sky Sword had already struck his body.
Instantly, the Black Dragon in the Void seemed to be severed mid-air, exploding into countless specks of black light.
The Divine Spirit Envoy himself was sent flying backward uncontrollably.
His Protective Magic Treasure trembled violently, on the verge of shattering!
Yet before he could catch his breath from this round of attacks, the Scarlet Sky Sword, following closely behind the dissipating energy shockwave, struck again...
"How could it be so fast?!"
Ming Feng's eyes widened in disbelief.
The Human Sword Prodigy's Mystical Powers were on par with his own, but the speed at which he unleashed them far surpassed his!
It was as if...
he were simply using a normal attack!
In his haste, the Divine Spirit Envoy had no choice but to raise his halberd to defend.
Boom!
Energy exploded outward.
This time, the Divine Spirit Envoy was sent flying thousands of meters.
He was completely stunned by the relentless barrage of attacks.
The Scarlet Sky Sword's terrifying sharpness shattered the protective aura of his Protective Magic Treasure, causing the trembling light on the treasure to fade completely.
But he had no time to worry about his Protective Magic Treasure's dimming aura, because the fifth strike, a blade of sharpness powerful enough to pierce his soul, was already upon him without a moment's delay!
At that moment, even Ming Feng, a Sword Prodigy and Dao Prodigy of immense power, couldn't help but feel a surge of fear in his eyes.
Too fast!
The opponent's Mystical Powers were simply too fast!
There was no room to breathe, no chance to recover!
It felt as if...
every casual swing of the Human Sword Prodigy's sword already carried the full force of his own most powerful Mystical Powers.
This...
How could he possibly fight this?!
"Come quickly and aid me!"
Ignoring his dignity as a Divine Spirit Envoy, Ming Feng unleashed his powerful Divine Sense, which flooded the surrounding area.
Though terrified by the Human Sword Prodigy's might, the Divine Spirits under his command obeyed without hesitation, their escaping lights streaking forward to intercept Li Chunjun.
Some even fearlessly planned to sacrifice their lives to halt Li Chunjun, buying Ming Feng a chance to escape unscathed.
But...
Before they could intervene in the battle between the two top-tier experts, a moon radiating cold, ethereal light had already risen in the Void.
"Rescue!? Divine Spirit Envoy against the Sword Prodigy! You dare resort to overwhelming numbers in a fair duel!? Do you even consider my Xuan Zhu worthy of your attention!?"
The Great True Lord from the Eternal Light Hall roared, and dozens of giant, snow-eagle-like creatures screeched as they crashed into the dozen or so Divine Spirits attempting to intercept the battle.
Beside him, Zhao Yu Pan, Wu Gang, True Monarch Dong Xuan, and other Nascent Soul cultivators acted without hesitation, unleashing their Mystical Powers and Mystic Treasures to blast the Divine Spirits who dared interfere in this "Prodigy" battle.
Deafening explosions instantly filled the Void, the blinding light even eclipsing the energy shockwave generated by Li Chunjun's fifth sword strike.
Boom!
The earth-shattering sword qi struck Ming Feng, but a Fifth-Tier Talisman-turned-light barrier blocked its path.
"A dying struggle."
Li Chunjun formed a sword with his fingers, Sword Qi soaring into the heavens and pouring into the Scarlet Sky Sword.
Instantly, the Scarlet Sky Sword, momentarily stalled by the Fifth-Tier Talisman's power, emitted a resounding sword cry that seemed to pierce the Void, slamming into Ming Feng's form once more.
If five strikes weren't enough, then six!
If six weren't enough, then seven, eight, nine, ten strikes!
His Level 30 Life Essence granted him an unparalleled foundation, leaving him utterly unfazed by Essence Qi depletion.
In this situation, the seventh strike followed almost immediately after the sixth was blocked!
Essence Qi surged violently within Li Chunjun, the blazing Profound Phoenix Sword Qi refined once more, ready to be channeled into the Scarlet Sky Sword to ensure it maintained its sharpest form for the eighth and ninth strikes. But...
As the seventh strike, like the return of all things to the void, crashed down, Ming Feng made no attempt to deploy any life-saving measures!
"No!"
Amidst cries of unwilling defiance and terror, the Divine Spirit Body, as if struck by a direct hit from a large-caliber cannon, exploded into a bloody mist.
The released Sword Qi's scorching heat incinerated the Divine Spirit Envoy Ming Feng, leaving not even ashes behind, utterly annihilated into nothingness.
Li Chunjun, whose Sword Qi was surging within him, paused slightly.
"Dead?"
The Divine Spirit Envoy, whose power was undoubtedly at the level of a "Prodigy," had clashed head-on with Li Chunjun's Lifebound Flying Sword using his Mystical Powers. After a draw, he hadn't even had time to gather a second round of the Black Dragon Halberd technique before being obliterated by Li Chunjun's relentless barrage of Flying Sword attacks.
But...
So what if he was dead?
He was just a Divine Spirit Envoy.
Li Chunjun's gaze didn't linger on the corpse for more than a second.
With a turn of the Scarlet Sky Sword, accompanied by a piercing whistle, it settled firmly in his hand.
The Flying Sword...
Sustained minor damage, but thanks to the Nethersea Dark Crystal forged into it, the issue wasn't serious.
The Sword Qi he had already condensed and refined within him surged into the Lifebound Flying Sword the instant he grasped the Scarlet Sky Sword.
It was like a warrior focusing all their strength into a single punch during battle.
As the Sword Qi infused the blade, the Scarlet Sky Sword once again erupted with a beam of light that pierced the clouds.
With a thought from Li Chunjun's Divine Sense, the Flying Sword shot from his hand, stirring up waves of white Qi that instantly reached dozens of times the speed of sound, hurtling toward the Divine Spirit battling True Lords Xuan Zhu, Zhao Yu Pan, Dong Xuan, and Wu Gang.
It wasn't until this moment that the Nascent Soul cultivators and Divine Spirits, locked in fierce combat, realized the "Prodigy"-level battle—representing the peak combat power of Two Realms Mountain—had ended.
Regarding the outcome...
Whether they were Human Race Nascent Soul cultivators or Divine Race Divine Spirits, all gasped in disbelief.
So fast!
Too fast!
Sword Cultivators were known for their speed, of course. Even with seven sword strikes, many Sword Cultivators' Lifebound Flying Swords might not withstand the impact. But...
Li Chunjun had slain another Divine Spirit Envoy—an entity comparable to a "Prodigy"—in a head-on clash, using a straightforward, unadorned method. No one could doubt his immense strength for a moment!
"He won! Sword Prodigy Li won!"
"How could this be!? Divine Spirit Envoy Ming Feng excels at close-quarters combat! How could he have lost!?"
"An instant kill in a single breath!? My suspicions were correct... Sword Prodigy Li's strength ranks among the very best, even among the 'Prodigies'!"
"Hahaha! How could you Divine Race Believers possibly imagine the might of our Human Sword Prodigy? The Sword Prodigy is invincible!"
Divine Sense ran wild!
The elation and exhilaration of the Human Race's Nascent Soul cultivators, and the panic and unease of the Divine Race's Divine Spirits, filled the Void.
The fall of a Divine Spirit Envoy was a cataclysmic event, not only on the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield but throughout the Azure Sea Domain.
Everyone turned their heads.
Yet this process didn't hinder Li Chunjun's control of the Scarlet Sky Sword as he unleashed a merciless slaughter.
To minimize direct collisions between the Scarlet Sky Sword and other Divine Spirits, and to maximize killing efficiency, the re-launched Scarlet Sky Sword vanished the moment it pierced the Void and reached the battlefield of Nascent Soul and Divine Spirit cultivators.
Without Li Chunjun needing to say a word, Zhao Yu Pan, Wu Gang, and the others simultaneously altered their combat strategies. Even Xuan Zhu swiftly transformed his Boundless Cold Moon Mystical Powers into the Dark Moon Devouring Heaven Great Mystic Power.
The moon he manifested rapidly expanded, instantly spanning dozens of miles. Its moonlight, capable of confusing perception and disrupting Divine Sense, bathed the heavens and earth.
The remaining Divine Spirits resisted for only a moment before succumbing to panic at the sudden demise of their comrades. Their fighting spirit shattered.
"The Divine Spirit Envoy Ming Feng has fallen! If the Human Race has such a powerful cultivator, how can we possibly win?"
"He's too strong! We can't possibly contend with such a formidable opponent!"
"Retreat! Withdraw! Since victory is no longer possible, we must preserve our strength and await another opportunity!"
"Nonsense! Slanderous words! Kill him!"
A Divine Spirit stepped forward to maintain order: "Human Sword Cultivators are unmatched in their ferocity, but such a fierce frontal battle will inflict immense damage on his Lifebound Flying Sword. He's already at the end of his strength! What are you afraid of!? Now is the time to demonstrate your valor to His Majesty the Divine King!"
"By order of the Divine Spirit Envoys, hold the Human Li Chunjun at all costs until reinforcements arrive! Any who flee will be executed without mercy!"
Some Divine Spirits even invoked the orders of other Divine Spirit Envoys.
However, these Divine Spirits who dared to speak up often became the primary targets of Li Chunjun's Flying Sword.
With the Scarlet Sky Sword's sudden, unpredictable strikes piercing their skulls, the number of Divine Spirits willing to maintain order dwindled rapidly.
After holding out for a few more moments, as other Nascent Soul True Lords from the Human Race approached, the remaining dozen or so Divine Spirits finally lost their courage and completely collapsed.
But by then, it was too late.
Under the relentless assault of Li Chunjun, the "Nascent Soul Sword Master," and Late-Stage Nascent Soul experts like Xuan Zhu, Zhao Yu Pan, Wu Gang, and True Monarch Dong Xuan, not a single Divine Spirit managed to escape unscathed.
The only question was how long the pursuit would take.
Half an hour later.
The battle, fought without the involvement of Core Formation cultivators or Servitors, came to an end.
The Nascent Soul cultivators spontaneously gathered around Li Chunjun once more.
They looked at the corpses, stripped of their spoils, and exchanged glances.
Someone took the lead, shouting, "Sword Prodigy Li's divine might is unmatched!"
In the next moment, everyone joined in the chorus: "Sword Prodigy Li is invincible!"
Their faces were alight with excitement.
Morale soared to unprecedented heights.
Li Chunjun's display of power—slaying a Divine Spirit Envoy head-on and still having the strength to join them in annihilating the Divine Spirits afterward—had deeply impressed them.
With such an invincible powerhouse leading them, how could they fail to win every battle and dominate all foes!?
Amidst the cheers, True Monarch Dong Xuan quickly approached Li Chunjun. "Sword Prodigy... based on information leaked by the scattered and chaotic Divine Spirits, I realized that other Divine Spirit Envoys might be on their way. I immediately alerted other Nascent Soul and Core Formation cultivators across the continent to watch for the Divine Race's movements. The result..."
His expression grew grave. "Three waves of Divine Spirits, each numbering fifty to sixty, are rushing toward our location at full speed!"
(End of the Chapter)
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