Before Chen Ze had even finished speaking, he raised a hand and swung it. A fierce Sword Qi instantly slashed out, shooting straight toward Yu Ji.
Yu Ji's pupils contracted. Sensing the terrifying power contained within that Sword Qi, he was greatly alarmed and hurriedly raised his Magic Artifact to block it.
Boom!
The Sword Qi collided with the Magic Artifact in a thunderous explosion.
Yu Ji felt his arm go numb as his body was knocked several steps back, his face turning deathly pale.
"Y-You... who exactly are you?!"
Yu Ji's eyes were filled with terror. He had clearly realized that the person before him was far stronger than he had imagined.
Chen Ze gave a faint smile, his tone carrying a trace of chill. "The one who came to destroy Xuantian Hall."
Yu Ji frowned. Here to destroy Xuantian Hall? Just the two of you?
Though it seemed unreal to him, the sheer strength of the man before him left him no time to think further.
Because Chen Ze's next Sword Qi was already slashing toward him.
Screech!
The Sword Qi instantly pierced Yu Ji's defenses and struck him squarely in the chest.
Yu Ji let out a miserable scream as his body was torn apart by the Sword Qi, dissolving into a cloud of blood mist.
A Spirit Severing Realm expert had been slain by a single sword strike just like that.
The surrounding Xuantian Hall guards turned pale with fright. For a moment, not one of them dared step forward.
Chen Ze did not waste any more words. He had already sensed more and more auras converging on their location.
With a thought from him, faint auras suddenly appeared all around them.
As those faint auras grew more numerous, stronger, and increasingly solid—
One figure after