Although Nan Fenglan had already attained the Dao and stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid for countless martial artists across the world, her martial arts peerless and rarely matched, facing the Human Demon Sect Master, who had already broken through two gates, was truly like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. She was no match for him at all.
She herself understood the gap clearly. The smaller part of her confidence and courage came from her unshakable hatred for the Human Demon Sect Master accumulated over many years; the greater part came from the wooden saber hanging at her waist.
This wooden saber had been crafted by Xiang Yang using a wood spirit as its foundation, expending his own Essence, Qi, and Spirit to perform the Myriad Manifestation Divine Skill of Self-Liberation. Its spirituality was astonishing. Though it lacked a human body, it possessed the body of a saber and the soul of a saber, carrying the Heavenly Blade Martial Path within it. It was comparable to Xiang Yang's external incarnation, possessing ninety percent of his true body's combat strength and boundless power.
This saber had another heaven-defying quality: its ability to devour blood. Each time it slew an expert, it could absorb that person's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, thereby increasing the wooden saber's power.
With her Dao-attaining martial arts driving such a divine saber, Nan Fenglan could naturally sweep aside all who stood in her way. Even against an expert like the Human Demon Sect Master, she could remain unbowed and now possessed the possibility of confronting him head-on.
Once the words were spoken, there was no longer any false affection between them. Killing intent densely filled the air around them, like blades and swords stabbing toward one another.
The Human Demon Sect Master struck first. He