The hall remained silent.
It was the deathly stillness that followed a shock, as though all life had drained away.
Everyone stared blankly at Li Yun.
No one dared to speak first.
"Heh... Not bad. You took one strike from me and survived, so you've got some skill. As agreed, you may leave. But you still need to compensate the Water-Fire Devil Stronghold for the losses you caused. Any objections?"
Li Yun smiled faintly and moved to sheath his saber, only to see the blade he had taken from Zhang Daquan split apart without a sound. It crumbled into countless fragments that scattered across the floor.
All that remained of the saber was its hilt.
"Heh—"
Li Yun smiled, a trace of wistfulness in his expression. He had brought this saber from Blue Star and used it to kill many Weird Demons. But its materials and quality had finally failed to keep pace with his ever-growing strength. After that burst of power, it was utterly destroyed.
Everyone around him drew a sharp breath.
One glance was enough to tell that Li Yun's saber was no ordinary weapon, yet it had shattered completely after a single strike. They could only imagine how much power that blow had contained.
Only then did Bloodsea Demon Blade Zhang Zhen and the other four Spirit Transformation Realm experts struggle back to their senses.
Their eyes filled with terror as they looked at Li Yun.
There was awe in their gaze, too, and even profound gratitude.
Of everyone present, perhaps only the five of them, apart from Li Yun, understood that they had not survived because they had blocked his strike. Li Yun had deliberately spared them.
That blade strike, embodying the Five Elements, had been terrifying.
Had Li Yun not withdrawn its power at the