A streak of purple light suddenly shot from Xia Ruize's third eye. His opponent seemed to have known it was coming long ago; with a flip of his palm, he smacked the back of his hand against Xia Ruize's forehead. "Stop fooling around. You're from the lineage of the Supreme Pure Immortal Venerable, aren't you? By seniority, you should be calling me Senior Brother."
Xia Ruize's expression darkened, but when he tried to draw his sword, the opponent clamped down on his purple sword with two fingers like iron pincers. Naturally, Xia Ruize wasn't someone to be trifled with. He immediately activated the Nine Sons' meridians to their peak, unleashing an energy that surged like mountains collapsing and seas overturning, surpassing his opponent's strength!
Yet this fellow who called himself the City Lord of Skycity showed not the slightest fear. He extended a hand and struck Xia Ruize with a palm imbued with the Origin Returning Art, instantly leaving Xia Ruize dazed. But the Nine Sons' meridians were external meridians. His inner state could not affect Xia Ruize at all!
What shocked me next was that the Origin Returning Art had a follow-up spell. With a bang, the area where Xia Ruize's heart had been suddenly became hollow. A tiny spherical mass of energy appeared in the core of Xia Ruize's meridians. Xia Ruize stared in stunned disbelief, then instantly dropped to his knees!
"Child, do you know where this thermal core came from?" His opponent suddenly bent down and reached out to stroke the back of Xia Ruize's head. He then continued, "If you die just like this, that would be terribly boring. Logically speaking, the Son of Heaven's Mandate shouldn't die so easily, should he? Look at these tribulations filling the sky. Aren't they beautiful? Are you really