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"Some auspicious omen! Get the residents out of here, all of you!" I cursed loudly. Without a doubt, Slave Ji had arrived.
"Huh?" The official who had just called it an "auspicious omen" was still standing there in a daze. The city lord kicked him straight outside, and only then did he come to his senses. He hurriedly flew out!
Just then, I suddenly felt a fierce burst of energy hurtling toward me at an inconceivable speed. My instincts kicked in at once. I reached out and drew Clear Voice of the Mortal World, then instantly clashed head-on with that violent energy!
With a deafening boom, Snowfall Throughout the City spun through the air like a propeller and crashed into the ground, smashing a deep hollow into the earth! The ground froze in an instant, exploding into countless ice crystals!
After completing its attack, the sword's white blade flashed with densely packed pale-blue runes. The runes seemed to have been drawn in one breath, linked together with incomparable tightness. That was the source of its tremendous power—something it had never displayed when facing Slave Ji earlier.
The reason this sword possessed such power today was clearly that Slave Ji had also reinforced it with the Supreme Immortal Dao's forbidden arts. The Supreme Immortal Dao had once been the foremost sect of the ancient Immortal Realm. Whether in artifact refinement, spellcraft, or swordsmanship, it had been peerless among its peers. As a genius of the Supreme Immortal Dao who had cultivated the Spirit-Assimilation Art through the pure orthodox lineage, Slave Ji naturally understood these arts even better. Thus, in addition to having her completely transformed by the Casket of Purging Evil, Snowfall Throughout the City had also been reforged, becoming an unprecedented supreme-grade divine artifact.
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