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Li Xiangru's face turned iron-blue, but he quickly pulled out a Golden Core and swallowed it. I cursed him inwardly. As expected, this was how he resisted the Dao-Transforming Spell!
I was very familiar with that Golden Core. It was called the Great Dao Golden Core, and Baili Jue had given me several of them back then. I had eaten them all while fleeing for my life. Now that Li Xiangru had taken one, I was afraid Forbidden Slave was going to suffer.??? ?
Forbidden Slave seemed to have expected this long ago. She let out a shrill laugh. "Li... Xiangru... die... Ancient Immortal Dao... die!"
"Hmph! Supreme Immortal Dao actually created such a terrifying thing. It's utterly beyond reason. Today, I shall rid the world of this menace! Forbidden Slave, prepare to die!" Li Xiangru said without the slightest courtesy. He then charged toward Forbidden Slave in an instant and brought his sword down at her!
I cursed Li Xiangru inwardly. As shameless as ever, he wasn't using sword techniques because he was waiting for the Great Dao Golden Core to restore him!
Forbidden Slave was naturally not as shameless as Li Xiangru. Seeing him charge in for close combat, she rushed forward as well, and the two swords began clashing!
When strength was suppressed, a contest of power mattered more than swordsmanship or sword skills, and even more than Dao power. Li Xiangru understood this deeply, so his Mortal-to-Saint sword technique directly met Forbidden Slave head-on. How could she know it was a scheme? She truly began trading swords with this Sword God. Yet no matter how formidable she was, how could she compare with Li Xiangru, who had slain Chen Taichong? After only dozens of strikes, wounds covered her body!
I had never imagined that Forbidden