Lin Xuan's Pure Yang Core erupted, his aura deeper than ever before. As he closed in, the first target he chose was Qu Wei.
Qu Wei had been on guard throughout the battle. The instant Lin Xuan's words fell, he reacted at once, his body shooting backward.
Yet at that moment, Lin Xuan's avatar charged forward without fear of death, the Free-willed Immortal-Slaying Saber unleashing brilliant streaks of saber light in rapid succession, hindering Qu Wei's retreat.
"Buzz!"
The vibration of the saber by Qu Wei's ear was unbearably piercing. He could clearly sense a war saber tearing through the air as it descended.
This was not the avatar's Free-willed Immortal-Slaying Saber, but the true body of the imperial weapon, empowered by Lin Xuan's utterly reality-defying strength.
Qu Wei could even feel the dense power of countless Primordial Realm Dao Foundations.
"This strike is going to split me in two!"
Qu Wei sensed it in his heart, his gaze turning terrifyingly grim.
Beneath the saber light, he twisted his body with all his strength and escaped the fate of being cleaved in half, but his right shoulder was sheared away.
"Aah..."
Qu Wei let out a miserable cry, his legs driving him backward.
"Boom!"
Yet at that moment, a solid slash landed across his back. Lin Xuan's avatar had somehow already reached behind him.
His speed was hindered once more. Lin Xuan's true body swung his saber again, delivering another vertical cleave.
"Don't even think..."
Qu Wei twisted his body again as an incomparably vast dragon's roar exploded through the surroundings.
He escaped being cleaved in half once again, but then his left shoulder was cut away as well, blood gushing madly from both shoulders.
"Third strike!"
"Let's see how you dodge this one!"
Though Lin Xuan's first two strikes