A string of calculations ultimately left Li Tianchou with little chance to display his strength before Zhang Qingyuan pierced him through with a single sword strike, easily slaying him on the spot.
However,
It had not been as simple as it appeared.
From forcibly withstanding the other party's sure-kill move from the sword formation, to his tremendous control over his own power, allowing him to completely conceal another attack within the vast sword light by concealing its aura, and then to the Sword Pellet capable of breaking the top-grade defensive Dharma Treasure, the Blood River Bell.
Every one of these factors had been indispensable.
Li Tianchou was arrogant, certainly,
But his strength was by no means lacking.
Zhang Qingyuan estimated that if Li Tianchou had fully displayed his true strength, he would not have fallen into the disadvantage even against a late ninth stage cultivator. Added to that nearly unsolvable Blood River Bell, without a means specifically designed to counter it, he could essentially stand undefeated.
Unfortunately,
He had encountered Zhang Qingyuan.
Not only did Zhang Qingyuan possess a Sword Pellet capable of breaking through defenses, he had also used his astonishing control over power to lay a deadly trap for him.
At this moment,
With Li Tianchou's death, the four High-grade Dharma Treasure swords standing in the void around them lost their radiance. The force supporting the entire formation space dissipated, and the formation gradually scattered as well.
Within the surrounding space, the enormous energy storm raised by the earlier clash spread outward in all directions, stirring up torrents through mid-air.
Several miles away, Human Race cultivators and Sea Clan warriors battling at the perimeter sensed the terrifying force of the shockwave. Horror arose in their hearts as they abandoned their fights and fled swiftly in every direction.
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