Beneath a sky washed as blue as jade, amid roiling clouds and mist, an oppressive killing intent permeated the air.
The man and woman, both Spirit Wandering Realm martial artists, retreated several hundred paces, widening the distance between themselves and Gongyang Mu.
Gongyang Mu and Immortal Master Ziyue stood facing each other across the void, like deities who had stepped out of myth.
Before long, a fierce wind began to howl. Strands of Sword Qi gleamed along the blade in Immortal Master Ziyue's hand, as though stars had been set within it. This sword was called "Star Shatterer," a weapon he had obtained from an ancient ruin and carried with him through his travels across the Nine Provinces.
Across from him, Gongyang Mu's pair of coldly gleaming eyes resembled deep, shadowy pools. Wherever his gaze fell, even the air seemed to freeze solid.
All of a sudden, Immortal Master Ziyue made the first move. His body transformed into a streak of light as he charged at Gongyang Mu like lightning.
In an instant, "Star Shatterer" erupted with peerless radiance, unleashing a hundred-zhang-long Sword Qi. Sword Qi surged in all directions, and wherever it passed, space itself could not withstand its razor-sharp sword intent.
Kunwu Mountain sword cultivators were renowned throughout the world for their bold and unrestrained swordsmanship.
When the sword was drawn, its killing power knew no bounds.
In such a situation, Immortal Master Ziyue's only chance of victory was to severely wound Gongyang Mu with the swiftest and strongest sword strike possible.
As for killing him—
The chasm between an Eighth Rank Martial Venerable and the Spirit Wandering Realm was simply not something that any sword art or divine ability could bridge.
Seeing this, Gongyang Mu's lips slowly curled into a cruel sneer. He suddenly hurled the longsword