One Sword, and It Was Over

Just one strike.

Just a single Fifth Spirit Skill!

He had not even used his Martial Soul Avatar, yet Zhao Wuji had already walked the edge of death!

Zhao Wuji's face was pale as he stared at Luo Li in horror.

Flender and the others hurriedly stepped in front of Zhao Wuji.

Though Luo Li's effortless severing of Zhao Wuji's arm had scared the wits out of them, Zhao Wuji was their old companion. They could not simply stand by and watch him die at Luo Li's hands.

Naturally, Yu Xiaogang was not among them.

He was already scrambling and crawling away into the distance, terrified of being caught in the aftermath.

He did not want to die. He had yet to prove himself!

But no one paid attention to that beaten dog.

Though Shao Xin and the others had much to criticize about such desertion in the face of battle, they could not be bothered to argue with him.

Yu Xiaogang was useless anyway.

Even if he stayed, a mere trace of Luo Li's sword edge would probably be enough to wipe out both his body and soul!

If one sword had not killed him, then another would.

Expressionless, Luo Li raised the Sun Eclipse Sword wreathed in Sacred Flame once more.

Then his movement suddenly paused, and his gaze turned toward somewhere in the distance.

It seemed there was something interesting there as well.

He withdrew his gaze.

His silver eyes swept coldly over Zhao Wuji and the others, who stood before Zhao Wuji despite trembling uncontrollably.

"One sword."

Luo Li's sudden words left Flender and the others stunned.

Before they could think over what he meant, his voice rang out again.

"This king will strike once more."

"After that sword, this matter will be settled. This king will pursue it no further."

Flender and the others were instantly overjoyed, and the despair in their hearts faded considerably.

Against His Highness King Frost Extreme, they truly had no chance of winning.

But if it was only one sword, then by joining forces, they might not be unable to withstand it!

Without another word, Luo Li lightly turned his wrist, and his longsword traced a beautiful, bewitching arc.

His movement was slow and gentle, carrying a strange sense of beauty.

A strand of golden sword qi tore through the air.

The sword qi resembled a feather drifting on the breeze, light and graceful, seemingly peaceful and gentle.

It was nothing like the majestic, soul-shaking Heaven-Splitting Sword Strike.

Could King Frost Extreme be going easy on them?

That was everyone's first thought.

This strand of sword qi was as light as a floating feather, making it difficult for anyone to feel tense. They could not sense even the slightest destructive force from it.

Qian Renxue's delicate brows furrowed. Possessing the sacred attribute and the Six-winged Angel Martial Soul, she sensed something within that sword qi that ordinary people could not.

That seemingly harmless, peaceful, gentle strand of sword qi appeared to contain a terrifying sacred heat!

Qian Renxue's attainments in the sword path were far inferior to Luo Li's.

Had Sword Douluo been present, he would certainly have seen far more within that sword qi as light as a feather.

Sometimes, the power of sword qi could not be judged by appearance alone.

Unfortunately, those present either had cultivation that was too low or lacked sufficient attainment in the sword path to see the mysteries contained within that strand of sword qi.

That was why they all came to the same conclusion: Luo Li was holding back.

Yet Luo Li paid no attention to their reactions.

After swinging that sword, he tapped the ground with his toes, sending ripples outward as he leaped beyond the Great Soul Arena.

He had said he would strike only once, so he would strike only once.

After one sword, it was over.

As for whether Flender and the others could withstand that strand of sword qi, Luo Li did not care.

Life and death were determined by fate; all things were consequences.

"Where did Dean Lord go?" Dugu Yan watched Luo Li leave the Great Soul Arena, puzzled.

But the sudden change the next instant left her no time to think.

That strand of sword qi, light as a floating feather, had already arrived before Flender and the others!

To be honest, when Flender and the others saw the sword qi Luo Li had unleashed, they had also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he was holding back.

But to be safe, they still did not intend to take it head-on and instead prepared to evade it.

Yet when they tried to leap away from the sword qi, they discovered in horror that their bodies seemed to be affected by some strange force.

No matter how they dodged or fled, they would appear in their original positions the next moment!

Sword Domain: Endless Sword Ring!

From the moment Luo Li swung that sword, his domain had already taken control of Flender and the others.

Within this domain, the entire space formed a closed loop. No matter how the enemy moved, they would ultimately return to their starting point, as if running in circles.

Even someone with cultivation equal to Luo Li's would find it difficult to break free.

Even a Titled Douluo would need time to employ their methods.

Unless one was a Limit Douluo, or possessed a domain capable of contending against Luo Li's Sword Domain, one would inevitably be affected by this Endless Ring of the Sword Domain!

Flender and the others were merely Soul Saints and Soul Emperors. Naturally, they could not break free from the laws of the Endless Ring!

After their attempts proved fruitless, they could only choose to withstand the strand of sword qi head-on.

Luo Li had already left, which meant what he had said was most likely true.

As long as they could endure this strand of sword qi, they could leave the Great Soul Arena!

Shao Xin, the Food System Spirit Saint, immediately provided Flender and the others with buffs.

Looking at that gentle strand of sword qi, their hearts were filled with hope.

It should be... probably... not too difficult, right?

But when the strand of sword qi truly descended before them, they suddenly realized just how laughable that thought had been.

That seemingly harmless sword qi revealed its true nature the instant it fell!

The gentle sword qi no longer contained even a trace of tenderness.

That strand of sword qi exploded with a roar.

Violent sword qi engulfed Flender and the others like a raging gale!

The sudden turn of events shocked everyone.

Only upon sensing the golden storm of sword qi, like a tempest of wind and rain, did they realize how ridiculous their previous thoughts had been.

Holding back?

How was this holding back?!

"So terrifying. If I were in there, I probably couldn't last even a minute, could I?"

Yu Tianheng swallowed.

Though he was not facing it himself and was merely watching from the side, he could still sense the terrifying destructive power of that sword qi storm.

"A minute?" Qian Renxue crossed her arms, showing no mercy.

"If you can last five seconds, I'll give you a Thousand-year Spirit Bone."

Yu Tianheng's expression stiffened.

Of course he knew he could not withstand it.

Every thread of sword qi within that storm gave him the feeling of imminent death.

Saying he could not last a minute had merely been an instinctive attempt to save face.

After all, saying he could not last five seconds sounded far too humiliating.

But Yu Tianheng did not dare argue with Qian Renxue over her humiliating remark.

He had seen her earlier performance clearly.

She was completely beyond his ability to handle.

The sword qi storm dissipated, revealing the scene within.

Everyone sucked in a cold breath.

The sight before them was simply too horrifying!

Blood, chunks of flesh, and human body parts were scattered across the ground...

Shao Xin and several Shrek teachers at the Soul Emperor level no longer had intact corpses.

Flender and Zhao Wuji, who remained barely standing, were not in much better condition.

Their bodies were covered in bloody wounds, blood streaming from them as though they were drenched in red.

Flender's right hand was gone.

Zhao Wuji was worse off. Luo Li had previously severed his right arm, and in that violent sword qi, his left arm had not escaped either.

"Ah—" A miserable scream suddenly rang out from nearby.

Yu Xiaogang, who had earlier scrambled away in panic, had not been locked onto by the Sword Domain. But because he had moved too slowly, he had been struck by a strand of sword qi.

His limbs were intact, but his fifth limb was already gone.

Everyone's hearts trembled.

This...

Had been only one sword!