Throwing away the Heaven Sword Talisman was because he did not want to get entangled with these people—or rather, did not want to keep wearing them down. He wanted them to dare fight him. Only he knew the state his body was in; he could not hold out much longer.
Sure enough, seeing him toss aside the Heaven Sword Talisman and charge over, the Elder gritted his teeth. "You're courting death!"
With a flip of his hand, he produced a Heaven Sword Talisman. Channeling his magic into it with a shake, vast energy surged forth and transformed into a Heaven Sword Astral Shadow, blasting toward the charging man with the force of thunder.
Ximen Qingkong abruptly transformed into a blue sword-shadow and shot forth.
To everyone's eyes, the majestic Heaven Sword Astral Shadow was like thunder, while the blue sword-shadow was like an awl. The two hurtled headlong into each other.
The blue sword-shadow neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, it accelerated again in its charge, startling all the onlookers. Was this man actually going to meet the Heaven Sword Talisman head-on?
"No Self! No Sword! Break!"
His cries rolled across the grasslands.
The instant the blue sword-shadow collided with the Heaven Sword Astral Shadow, a magnificent blue gleam flashed from within it, like a sapphire blazing beneath sunlight.
The blue gleam erupted like a beam of light at an inconceivable speed, instantly piercing through that Heaven Sword Astral Shadow.
The scars on his face split open all at once. As he shot straight into the oncoming force of the attack, his upper garments shredded and flew apart in an instant, his bound hair came undone, and the scars across his bare torso tore away like pasted paper. Ximen Qingkong, swinging his sword with both hands, wore a savage expression.
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