Another violent boom rang out. The Avici Sword in Ye Xiwen's hand abruptly broke free of his control and shot into the heavens, faintly confronting the Tianqi Emperor Sword.
A crimson tide swept outward, forming something like Avici Hell. A figure slowly emerged in the void—a youthful figure standing with his hands behind his back, his baleful might soaring to the heavens, not the least bit inferior to the Tianqi Emperor Sword.
"What is this? The artifact spirit has awakened too?" Ye Xiwen was stunned. This was the first time the Avici Sword's artifact spirit had truly slipped beyond his control. Though he could still faintly sense his connection with the Avici Sword, and a beam of bloody light shone from it to shield him from the crushing pressure, his years of refining it had not been in vain.
Yet this utterly uncontrollable turn of events still made Ye Xiwen uneasy.
That crimson figure slowly stepped forward, one step at a time, resisting the Tianqi Emperor Sword's might. The void melted beneath his feet, transforming into a terrifying sea of blood.
"What is that?" Many people had already been crushed by wave after wave of power until they could not even stand. Even God Kings felt a horrifying pressure; this was suppression originating from the very source.
Ever since they had stepped into the God King realm, there might have been existences stronger than them, but it was absolutely impossible for them to feel such a sensation.
"This is... a clash between two Supremes!" Ye Xiwen immediately understood. He had always suspected that the Avici Sword might also be a Supreme Dao Artifact, but there had never been many clues, nor could he find much information concerning it, so it had remained mere speculation.
Now that he saw the two