With a single sword strike, an entire stretch of space was directly cleaved in two.
In the end, the sword came crashing down upon the defense with unmatched ferocity.
Crack.
The protective Spirit Shield split apart at a speed visible to the naked eye, cut cleanly through.
This... had broken through?
My heavens.
Watching all this, the crowd felt as though their breathing had stopped.
"You impudent wretch!!!"
Perhaps sensing the threat, the still-solidifying Ancestral Spirit immediately roared.
A vast, mighty pressure surged forth. That voice seemed to have pierced through eternity itself, terrifying beyond measure.
The incoming sword was forced to halt by that sweeping pressure.
"I'll be as impudent as I damn well please. Die!!!"
Chen Wen took another step forward. Borrowing the momentum of his descent, he raised his sword and slashed down heavily once more.
"You impudent wretch!!!"
At once, another cold shout rang out.
But this time, that pressure failed to stop the sword and was instantly cut through.
This time, the Ancestral Spirit no longer dared to be careless. It hurriedly reached out with one hand toward the incoming sword.
"What I'm cutting down is you."
Chen Wen naturally noticed the Ancestral Spirit's movement and once again increased the force behind his sword.
The powers of the four great systems erupted at that moment.
"What kind of power is this?"
The Ancestral Spirit cried out in alarm, as though it had seen a ghost.
"The power to cut you down!"
With a deep roar, Chen Wen brought his sword down savagely.
The enormous Spiritual Energy hand reaching for the blade was sliced into two by the sword.
And the sword's momentum did not stop. It continued slashing toward the Ancestral Spirit.
"No..."
The Ancestral Spirit was finally afraid. It let out a shrill howl,