In short, the Lotus Avatar's situation was indeed perilous beyond measure, but it had not yet reached the point of certain death that the three of Demon Venerable Lu Qing had imagined.
The seven giant phantoms in the void suddenly stirred. Their mountain-like bodies took strides, surrounding the area where the Lotus Avatar was located.
The Seven Suppressing Swords had already floated out of the Lotus Avatar's body. Under his control, they moved through the void, striking one sword after another in a plain and unadorned manner. They employed the simplest method, without any of the countless ever-changing sword stances.
All that remained were the natural trajectories within this constantly torn-apart law space—traces that left no mark as geese passed overhead, that were perfectly natural, almost like fluctuations of the laws themselves.
Yet by striking one sword after another in this frequent, monotonous repetition, the Lotus Avatar was able to struggle on amid the astonishing tribulation of heaven and earth.
The law space arranged by the Lotus Avatar was repeatedly torn open and repaired in an endless cycle. Neither side was willing to admit defeat easily.
The Lotus Avatar's own cultivation was still at the Celestial Immortal level, but with the might of the Seven Suppressing Swords, he had slain Golden Immortal-level experts with the seven swords. As for lower-ranked demons and monsters, they were beyond counting.
The might of the Seven Suppressing Swords also caused the tribulation accompanying the Lotus Avatar's advancement to be far stronger than imagined. This made the astonished Demon Venerable Lu Qing and the others increasingly certain that the Lotus Avatar would die without hope of survival.
Before the continually intensifying tribulation of heaven and earth, the three of Demon Venerable Lu Qing also kept retreating, giving up a stretch of distance for fear of