Under the black night, fierce winds rose from every direction, and the forest shook violently.
The temple's firelight swayed in the wind, while below the mountain, billowing dust soared into the air.
Li Ya smashed into the mountain forest, his physical body punching through the cliff face. Dust swiftly drowned him. His North Sea Heavy Sword was flung several hundred zhang away and embedded itself in a thousand-year-old tree, splitting the trunk open.
Zhang Buku hovered in the air, holding the Stone Axe in one hand. He looked nervously downward and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li Ya, are you all right?"
Li Ya's Sword Intent had truly been too powerful, forcing him to use the Heaven-Severing Divine Axe. The instant he knocked Li Ya down, he was delighted, but right after that his heart leapt into his throat again, afraid he had killed Li Ya.
The two of them had only met by chance, and he never killed people with whom he had neither grievance nor enmity.
Zhang Buku raised his left hand and waved, scattering the dust below. His gaze fell on Li Ya, who lay amid the shattered cliff face.
Li Ya's head hung low, his entire body covered in blood.
That axe strike just now had nearly split his physical body apart. Fortunately, he had taken the Dragon-Elephant Divine Origin before; otherwise, he never could have withstood it.
Zhang Buku quickly flew over to Li Ya, flustered and at a loss for what to do.
Li Ya lifted his head with difficulty. One eye closed, he gritted his teeth and said, "What kind of monster are you..."
"I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I really didn't do it on purpose. You were too strong, so I had no choice but to go all out..." Zhang Buku