Blackening Makes You Ten Times Stronger, Cleansing Weakens You by Thirty Percent

"I have nothing to say to scum like you." Ji Ning's expression turned icy as he transformed into Three Heads Six Arms, wielding six Northern Rainbow Swords as he cleaved toward Iyeral.

"How weak." With a casual wave of his hand, Iyeral sent nine violet-gold chains stretching out from behind him, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws like tentacles.

But at that moment, a streak of sword light slashed down from behind him. Iyeral sensed the threat and hurriedly drew back his chains to block it, yet the sword light passed straight through the chains and struck his mind.

Iyeral let out a muffled groan. Though the sword light had not caused him any tangible harm, it inexplicably made him restless and irritated.

Suppressing the agitation in his heart, Iyeral turned to look at the person who had ambushed him. "So it's you, the Heavenly Emperor those natives spoke of. How are you here?"

At the same time, Venerable Lord Wuchang sent him a voice transmission, his voice filled with terror. "Great Iyeral, I absolutely did not let him in."

Iyeral frowned slightly, but soon relaxed. "It doesn't matter. One more ant cannot change the outcome."

As he spoke, he controlled the violet-gold chains to trap and kill Ji Ning. Meanwhile, he pressed his palms together, endless light blooming between them before he raised a hand and struck at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye swung his sword in a horizontal slash. Sword light that spanned heaven and earth collided with a palm print that reigned supreme over the world. Three of the Ninefold Cloud Realms instantly shattered into pieces from the impact, and the entire Grassland World trembled faintly.

Shen Ye's body merely swayed slightly, while Iyeral was forced back more than a dozen steps by the sword light.

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