Yet reality was—
The other party had actually fought him to a standstill, and had even faintly gained the upper hand.
This made him feel an unprecedented sense of frustration and fury.
"I refuse to believe your strength is truly inexhaustible."
A trace of madness flashed through Long Aotian's eyes as he once again squeezed the divine power from within his body.
"Haolong Nine Forms, second form—Flying Dragon in Heaven!"
The divine sword in his hand changed techniques once more.
The nine Golden Dragons that had originally been locked in combat on the ground suddenly shot into the sky, spiraling and dancing through the air.
Their speed was several times faster than before, and they became even more agile and bizarre.
They no longer clashed head-on with the torrent of chaotic sword shadows, but instead took advantage of their speed.
They launched attacks on Yang Lingtian continuously from the sides and rear.
For a time, the sky was filled with golden dragon shadows and deadly Dragon Breath.
The entire battlefield instantly became a three-dimensional killing zone.
"Parlor tricks."
However, faced with this seemingly unsolvable encirclement, Yang Lingtian merely let out a cold snort.
"Chaos Sword Domain—open!"
With a low shout, a gray sword screen instantly expanded around him as its center.
Chaos airflow surged across the sword screen.
It evolved the scenes of earth, water, fire, and wind being born and destroyed, forming an absolute defensive domain.
Clang, clang, clang, clang.
Countless streams of Dragon Breath and dragon claws hammered madly against the Chaos Sword Domain.
They gave off a dense succession of crisp clangs like metal striking metal.
The sword domain trembled violently, yet remained impregnable.
The instant every attack touched the sword domain—
it was forcibly assimilated and annihilated by that supreme Chaos Power.
"What? An absolute defensive