"Two Middle Force Runes replacing eight Lower Force Runes had increased my strength by this much. The power of a single slash was even greater than the Immortal-Slaying strike condensed over three thousand years."
Lin Xuan's eyes gleamed with excitement as more cracks appeared across the Martial Dao Pill.
Without delaying, he stepped forward. The Law Runes shifted, and Speed Intent and Spatial Power erupted at once. His figure flashed as though teleporting, catching up to Hua Xing.
Hua Xing's pupils constricted. The Celestial Gang Runes immediately operated at their utmost limit, gathering that supremely rigid heaviness once more as Geng Metal Power poured out madly.
"Whoosh!"
The battle blade cleaved down, and fireworks of power blossomed across the sky in dazzling splendor.
Hua Xing was sent flying again. His defenses nearly collapsed, and his heart shook as though an earthquake had struck.
"Boom!"
Another slash came crashing down, and overwhelming power exploded anew.
Hua Xing plummeted from the sky, blasting a deep crater into the ground as dust billowed and smoke rose on all sides.
The power of the Celestial Gang Runes had been shattered. Hua Xing spat blood, and a savage wound appeared across his chest, flesh curled outward in a horrifying sight.
"Two slashes, and the Celestial Gang was broken. He..."
Golden light flickered wildly around Hua Xing, while the shock in his heart reached its peak...
Lin Xuan transformed into a streak of dazzling light and descended from the sky, his battle blade pressing down once more.
But at that moment, golden light flared explosively around Hua Xing, while the Divine Wind Boots began shining with an incomparably brilliant azure radiance.
"Rumble!"
The instant Lin Xuan's slash came down, Hua Xing had already shot toward the high heavens with a piercing shriek through the air.
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