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Every exchange was a fight to the death, so unleashing one's greatest strength was the key to victory. Du Juexian and Zu Ziyi were both among the strongest of their era, and this clash indeed left them both suffering terribly!
Zu Ziyi's entire arm had been blown clean off, while Du Juexian was hardly any better off. An icy Sword Qi had pierced his waist, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood!
Yet at this level, their self-rescue abilities were beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Du Juexian pulled out the icy crystal and immediately swallowed a mouthful of strong home-brewed immortal wine. The wound rapidly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Zu Ziyi was by no means an ordinary cultivator either. He crushed a block of ice crystal resembling a square jelly, swallowed it, chewed it a few times, then spat it onto the wound. His arm grew back with ease. Looking at that tender new arm, I felt an indescribable disgust.
Because the hand was only used to cast spells and did not bear the burden of channeling power, Zu Ziyi's injury was not particularly serious. But the pain of losing an arm enraged him. He took out a second talisman paper and began chanting once more: "At the depths of the execution platform, the celestial immortal is locked fast; transformed into drifting smoke for countless autumn years. As past and present shift and old rites fade, rise and fall pass away, drifting beneath the boundless heavens! Divine Immortal Dao! Execution Platform Locks the Immortal!"
This Execution Platform Locks the Immortal was also an upgraded version of the spell from the Northern Polar Immortal Sect that I had witnessed back then. With this move unleashed, it seemed the victor would soon be