Several thousand miles from the Four Seas Merchant Alliance, above the Outer Sea,
Zhang Ruiqing looked at the white streak of light close behind him, his expression already exceedingly grim.
Ever since his cultivation had broken through to the Half-step Spirit Transformation Realm, Zhang Ruiqing had relied on the Ten Thousand Sword Box and had suffered almost no losses in cultivator combat against those of the same realm.
Several decades ago in the Outer Sea, he had even forced back two Demon Emperors of the same realm by himself.
He had thought that, so long as he did not encounter those few Spirit Transformation patriarchs,
throughout the Cultivation World of the Leiyuan Sea, no one could threaten him in a one-on-one fight.
When facing Song Qingming, this unfamiliar expert who had suddenly appeared, Zhang Ruiqing knew only that he was a helper hired by Long Ziyun and had not regarded him too highly.
During the battle just now, seeing that Song Qingming was utterly unable to confront the Ten Thousand Sword Box head-on,
he had thought the opponent's abilities were truly mediocre and that it would not be long before he surrendered with both hands and ended the battle.
Yet he had never imagined that Song Qingming had been putting on an act from the very beginning and was not truly afraid of the Ten Thousand Sword Box in his hands.
Only once the Ten Thousand Sword Box had unleashed enough flying swords did Song Qingming activate the Yin-Yang Rings in his hand, turning defense into offense with a sudden move of Stars Shift and Positions Change.
This reversal far exceeded Zhang Ruiqing's expectations. Hundreds of flying swords had nearly slain him on the spot.
Knowing his opponent's abilities were formidable, Zhang Ruiqing saw that Song Qingming had been concealing