Just as Wang Yao's hearing vanished, a hurricane suddenly sprang up—a frenzied hurricane that effortlessly ground the exposed rocks beneath the snow to dust and shattered ancient dragon hemlocks ten men could barely encircle.
The hurricane swept past. The blazing Dust Sword instantly dimmed, and the enormous shock wave sent Wang Yao soaring into the air. Sword Light still poured from the darkened sword, but instead of attacking, it wrapped around him, transforming into the sturdiest fortress. Even the world-ending hurricane could not snap a single hair on his head.
The next instant, Wang Yao witnessed the most shocking sight of his life. The endless snow-covered mountains stretching in every direction collapsed all at once, and the entire land sank violently.
It was as if this whole world were about to crumble completely in the wake of that terrifying explosion.
His divine sense swept out, but Xu Yi had already vanished. Wang Yao jolted with alarm and once more sent it toward the jade corpse to seize it, only to find that the corpse had vanished too.
The next instant, Wang Yao understood. "That enormous explosion must have been caused by that damned bastard. How—how dare he pull such a... trick!"
Everything had been unfolding according to the script he had set. Once he struck with his sword, it would immediately become clear whether the spear was sharper or the shield was stronger.
Who could have guessed that after expending so much effort, even sacrificing his lifespan to use the Blood Forbidden Demon Devouring Secret Method, all for the sake of unleashing his strongest sword against the strongest spear and seeking a breakthrough in sword intent from the brink of despair—
At the most crucial moment, the strongest spear had run away!
And running away wasn't enough. That bastard had