Slaying

"Huang Heyu, I'm already giving you face by not killing him. Are you sure you want to make a move?"

Hong Chen's eyes were filled with coldness as he pointed his long-handled axe at Huang Heyu.

"Heh! Of course. Why else would I have traveled all this way if I just wanted to catch up with you here?"

The great hammer landed, shaking the ground.

Huang Heyu stretched his limbs and looked at Hong Chen.

"Come on! Let's spar!"

BOOM!

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Heyu lifted his great hammer and swung it at Hong Chen.

"Not good! We need to go!"

Wang Xu immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

If Hong Chen was stopped, they would have no chance of survival in front of Xue Long.

He quickly grabbed Ye Cang beside him, wanting to escape with him.

But it was too late.

The moment Huang Heyu made his move, a powerful aura had already enveloped the two of them.

It was Xue Long, and he had also made a move.

His long spear was once again entwined with an astonishing Artistic Conception power, locking onto Ye Cang.

"I'll hold him off. As long as you escape into the Gray Mist, he won't be able to find you!"

Wang Xu gritted his teeth and was about to charge at Xue Long, who was rushing towards them.

Suddenly, he was pulled back by someone behind him.

"No need, Pavilion Master Wang. I can handle it!"

Ye Cang said calmly.

Stomp...

Ye Cang took a step forward and charged directly at Xue Long.

Clang!

Weapons clashed, and immense power was unleashed wantonly.

Under Xue Long's full power, he was still inferior.

However, during the fight, Ye Cang noticed that the speed of his Aurora Sword Wings was increasing significantly.

The battle erupted instantly.

With the medical potions provided by Wang Xu, his stamina had already recovered considerably.

The two were once again locked in a fierce battle.

Watching Ye Cang fight madly, Wang Xu's eyes were filled with emotion.

In such a short time, Ye Cang had actually improved to the point where he could contend with a War Venerable.

Even if Xue Long had only recently advanced, he was still a War Venerable!

On the other side.

Hong Chen and Huang Heyu were also fighting intensely.

In less than three minutes, Huang Heyu had fallen into a disadvantage.

"Your Artistic Conception has actually broken through!"

Feeling the explosive, violent power, a look of shock flashed in Huang Heyu's eyes.

"Hmph! Life in Crimson Cloud City has made you lose your ambition. Now, you and I are no longer on the same level!"

Hong Chen sneered and then berated:

"Get out of my way!"

"Hmph! Things have come to this, and neither of us has a way out. Even if I stop, that brat won't let me off. Since that's the case, he might as well die!"

As he spoke, Huang Heyu's aura erupted again, and he swung his great hammer with formidable power, each blow possessing the might to split mountains and crack the earth.

"Hurry up and finish that little bastard!"

He glanced at the battle not far away and grunted.

Not far away, upon hearing Huang Heyu's voice, Xue Long's expression changed slightly.

He was also helpless.

The Ye Cang opposite him was like an unkillable cockroach, fighting more and more bravely.

Not only was his Movement Technique bizarre, but his swordsmanship also became more unpredictable as the fight progressed. Originally, he could still use his Artistic Conception to restrict Ye Cang's movements.

But in just this short period, he found that the effect of his Artistic Conception on Ye Cang was rapidly diminishing.

"Hahaha! Kill!"

His swordsmanship grew increasingly fluid, and at the same time, an inexplicable aura gradually emanated from Ye Cang.

Behind him, a layer of illusory crimson-white flowing light condensed, transforming into swords, and then further coalescing into a pair of wings over three meters wide.

Gathering swords into wings!

As the sword wings became more solid, Ye Cang's speed and strength both increased.

In just a few short breaths, he had matched Xue Long.

"Damn it! How is this kid so strange? His power increase is simply unreasonable!"

Looking at Ye Cang, who was fighting him head-on without falling behind, a flash of shock crossed Xue Long's eyes.

But before he could adjust his mindset, the sword wings behind Ye Cang took shape with a roar.

Hum...

Instantly, a powerful Artistic Conception's pressure enveloped Xue Long.

As the sword wings waved, countless streams of light gushed out. Wherever they went, heat waves rolled, and the temperature rapidly increased.

Not only that, the moment the streams of light landed, the ground was cut and split by invisible sword energy, and the ground gradually turned scorched black.

In just a few breaths, Xue Long's Blood Wind Artistic Conception was completely crushed by Ye Cang's Artistic Conception aura.

Finally...

After consuming 866 points of Life Energy.

Aurora Sword Wings second layer, complete.

This also meant he had comprehended the Artistic Conception contained within this Combat Skill.

Aurora Sword Intent!

Boom!

The sword wings flashed, and a sonic boom echoed. Ye Cang's speed directly surpassed the speed of sound.

In an instant, he was above Xue Long's head.

He swung his sword, which was entwined with blood-red and white light. The dual Artistic Conceptions erupted, directly slashing down at Xue Long's head.

Bang!

With a loud noise, Xue Long was sent flying backward, his eyes filled with horror.

"What kind of power is this!"

He realized that Ye Cang's strength had already surpassed his.

[Ye Cang (High-level General, Intermediate Psionic Energy General)]

[Spirit: 400]

[Physique: 706]

[Combat Skills: Aurora Sword Wings (Second Layer 1/2000, Aurora Sword Intent · Low-grade), Psionic Energy Comprehension (Fifth Layer 1/500, Psionic Gathering Killing Sword 0/1500), Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Artistic Conception · Blood Drop)...]

[Movement Technique: Microscopic (419/)]

[Life Energy: 0]

Glancing at the system panel, Ye Cang instantly calculated his current peak strength.

"Base strength is 70.6 tons. With the Blood Drop Artistic Conception's double bonus, the Aurora Sword Intent's double bonus, plus the 70-ton mental power bonus, calculating it this way, my current peak strength has reached 352.4 tons."

"Xue Long, who just broke through, only has a base strength of a little over 100 tons, plus a double Artistic Conception bonus, so his peak strength is only a little over 300 tons."

Thinking of this, a look of joy flashed in Ye Cang's eyes.

"The advantage is mine!"

"Kill!"

His battle intent surged instantly, and Ye Cang unleashed his full power.

Terrifying strength was unleashed without restraint. The Aurora Sword Intent enveloped an area of a hundred meters, suppressing Xue Long's Artistic Conception so much that he couldn't even lift his head.

Under this suppression, the combat power Xue Long displayed was directly reduced to about seventy percent.

"As expected of the Artistic Conception contained within a King Tier Combat Skill, its innate quality is far superior to the Artistic Conception contained within General Tier quality."

At this moment, the situation had completely reversed.

In terms of strength and Artistic Conception, Xue Long was the one being suppressed.

"Xue Long, since you miss your brother so much, I'll send you down to accompany him today!"

"Aurora Sword Slash!"

Ye Cang said softly.

On the God Slaying Sword in his hand, countless streams of light converged, emitting a brilliant divine might.

"Blood Dragon's Fury!"

Xue Long, unwilling to be outdone, gathered all his strength and unleashed it.

BOOM!

Weapons clashed, immense power erupted, and terrifying energy surged in all directions, tearing the very earth apart.

However, what was even more astonishing was the clash of Artistic Conceptions.

A crimson and white stream of light shot down, and Xue Long's blood-red gale was instantly riddled with holes. It lasted less than three breaths before it completely disintegrated.

Pfft...

Xue Long spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with crimson, and he stumbled back, clutching his head.

Seeing this, Ye Cang pressed his attack, bringing the God Slaying Sword down violently.

Clang!

His spear blocked, but only for an instant.

The power and Artistic Conception Xue Long had just gathered were violently scattered by Ye Cang.

Pfft...

Blood sprayed, and Xue Long was sent flying back again, crashing heavily into the ground dozens of meters away, creating a deep crater.

Within the crater, Xue Long was covered in blood, his eyes filled with intense unwillingness.

He could never have imagined that he, a dignified War Venerable, would be defeated by a mere General today.

"Xue Long!"

"Die!"

Without hesitation, Ye Cang's sword wings flashed behind him, and he appeared above Xue Long's head, thrusting the God Slaying Sword down heavily.

Bang!

The ground exploded, and so did Xue Long's head.