Ming Yanyong had been unable to defeat Chen Fei even at eighth order mid stage. Now that Chen Fei had broken through to eighth order late stage, defeating him was even more impossible.
If Ming Yanyong still had the Earth Scale Wave-Surging Tree, he could have weathered the Night Demon War Soldier's attacks and forced his way out.
But he had given the Earth Scale Wave-Surging Tree away to ensure Rao Zhaopu's safety, leaving himself without any other supreme treasures to use.
When Ming Yanyong had set off in pursuit, he had never imagined he would encounter such a situation.
A mighty eighth order peak cultivator had fought an eighth order mid stage clone to a standstill, and had even proved inferior to it. No eighth order cultivator would have imagined such a thing.
High in the sky, Chen Fei's true body turned toward the Night Demon War Soldier. As he circulated the Night Demon Clone technique, the soldier's power began to soar.
Ming Yanyong sensed this, but had no way to stop it.
The Night Demon War Soldier stepped forward, appearing before Ming Yanyong. The Waterfall Sun Sword in its hand traced an arc toward his head.
The Night Demon War Soldier had yet to break through to eighth order late stage, because the surrounding world vital energy was insufficient to elevate it quickly. Yet the sharpness of this strike had already changed enormously compared to before.
Ming Yanyong keenly sensed the difference, but he could not dodge and had no other options. He could only raise his short dagger before him.
Clang!
A piercing screech of twisting metal rang out. The Blood Mist Dagger in Ming Yanyong's hand was an eighth order top-grade mysterious treasure, yet the Waterfall Sun Sword had bent it.
Overwhelming power forcibly pinned Ming