River of Destiny, Sword Hiding Cave.
A world-shaking battle, one that would have been deemed unparalleled even on the Other Shore of Destiny, was raging fiercely.
The Little Lord of Sword Emperor City, dressed in white whiter than snow, faced Niu Dao Ren of Three Purities Temple, Fa Zu Si Lu, Devil Ancestor Cang Ji, and Purple Lightning Mother, the spirit of the "Purple Qi Bell," all by himself.
Among them, Niu Dao Ren and Purple Lightning Mother possessed the greatest combat strength and placed the greatest pressure on the Little Lord.
Niu Dao Ren's bloodline power was earthshaking, and his Dao body had been tempered to resist all laws and endure all calamities. His defenses were virtually without flaw.
As the main force, he repeatedly held back the Little Lord's attacks. Even when the Little Lord's sword intent slashed his Dao body again and again, he did not so much as furrow his brow.
And those injuries quickly healed.
Purple Lightning Mother's attacks were the most fierce and vicious.
Clad in black with white hair, her fiery eyes seemed to burn. Billions of bolts of lightning flowed over and around her graceful figure—the Great Dao Thunder derived from primordial purple qi.
When unleashed at full strength, it could cleave a Dao Ancestor to death amid a lightning calamity, reducing them to Calamity Ash.
Strictly speaking, Purple Lightning Mother and the Little Lord were absolute old enemies. Back when the Great Lord was still around, they had clashed many times due to their hostility toward the Three Purities Ancestor.
Each time, the Little Lord had gained a slight upper hand.
This was not belittling Purple Lightning Mother. On the contrary, being able to make the Little Lord, publicly acknowledged as the foremost sword spirit of Zhongxuan Dao Ruins, gain only