Slay

"Huang Heyu, I've already shown you plenty of respect by not killing him. Are you sure you want to fight me?"

Hong Chen's eyes were icy as he pointed the long-handled axe at Huang Heyu.

"Heh! Of course. Otherwise, why would I have come all this way? Surely not to reminisce with you here."

The great hammer hit the ground, making it tremble.

Huang Heyu loosened up his muscles and looked at Hong Chen.

"Come on! Let's have a go!"

Boom!

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

"Not good! We have to go!"

Wang Xu immediately realized the situation was dire.

If Hong Chen were held back, they would have no chance of survival with Xue Long standing before them.

He hurriedly reached for Ye Cang beside him, trying to take him along as they fled.

But he was still a step too slow.

The moment Huang Heyu attacked, a powerful aura had already enveloped them both.

It was Xue Long. He had made his move too.

His spear was once again wrapped in astonishing Intent Realm power, its tip fixed on 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 watched Xue Long charge toward him, ready to meet the attack.

Suddenly, the person behind him grabbed him.

"No need, Pavilion Master Wang. I'll take care of this!"

Ye Cang said calmly.

Step...

Ye Cang stepped forward and charged straight at Xue Long.

Clang!

Their weapons collided, releasing their tremendous strength in a wild torrent.

Even so, he was still outmatched by Xue Long's all-out burst of power.

But in the middle of the battle, Ye Cang noticed that Aurora Sword Wings was boosting his speed much faster.

The battle erupted in an instant.

Thanks to the medical potion Wang Xu had provided, his stamina had recovered considerably.

The two plunged into fierce combat once more.

Watching Ye Cang fight like a madman, Wang Xu's eyes were filled with emotion.

It had only been such a short time, yet Ye Cang had already reached the point where he could trade blows with a War Venerable.

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

Elsewhere.

Hong Chen and Huang Heyu were also fighting fiercely.

In less than three minutes, Huang Heyu had already fallen behind.

"Your Intent Realm actually broke through!"

Feeling the frenzied force erupt like a volcano, Huang Heyu stared in shock.

"Hmph! Life in Crimson Cloud City made you lose your ambition to improve. Now, you and I aren't even on the same level!"

Hong Chen let out a cold laugh, then barked,

"Get out of my way!"

"Hmph! Things have come this far—we have no way back. Even if I stop, that kid won't let me off. So he might as well die!"

As he spoke, Huang Heyu's aura erupted again. His great hammer swung with tiger-like force, every blow capable of splitting mountains and cracking the earth.

"Finish off that little bastard, quick!"

He glanced at the fight nearby and shouted.

Nearby, Xue Long's expression shifted at Huang Heyu's words.

He was helpless too.

Ye Cang, his opponent, was like an invincible cockroach, growing fiercer the longer they fought.

Not only was his Movement Technique bizarre, but his swordsmanship grew more unfathomable with every exchange. At first, Xue Long could at least use his Intent Realm to restrict Ye Cang's movements.

But in just this short time, Xue Long had realized that his Intent Realm was rapidly losing its effect on Ye Cang.

"Haha! Die!"

Ye Cang's swordsmanship grew smoother, and at the same time, an inexplicable aura gradually emanated from him.

Behind him, a layer of hazy red-and-white light gathered, taking the shape of one long sword after another, then converging into a pair of wings more than three meters wide.

Swords joined to form wings!

As the Sword Wings grew more solid, Ye Cang's speed and strength both increased.

In just a few seconds, he had caught up to Xue Long.

"Damn it! How is this kid so bizarre? His strength is increasing in a way that makes no sense!"

Seeing that Ye Cang could now match him blow for blow, Xue Long's eyes flashed with shock.

But before he could steady himself, the Sword Wings behind Ye Cang took shape with a thunderous boom.

Hum...

In an instant, a powerful Intent Realm pressure enveloped Xue Long.

As the Sword Wings beat, countless streams of light surged forth. Wherever they passed, waves of heat rolled and the temperature rose rapidly.

What was more, the moment the lights struck the ground, invisible Sword Qi cleaved the earth apart, and the land gradually turned charred black.

In just a few seconds, Ye Cang's Intent Realm aura had completely crushed Xue Long's Blood Wind Intent Realm.

At last...

After consuming 866 points of Life Energy.

Aurora Sword Wings reached perfection in the second layer.

That also meant he had comprehended the Intent Realm contained within this combat skill.

Aurora Sword Intent!

Boom!

The Sword Wings beat, a sonic boom rang out, and Ye Cang's speed instantly surpassed the sound barrier.

In the blink of an eye, he was above Xue Long.

He swung his sword. Red and white light wrapped around its blade as two Intent Realms erupted, slashing straight down at Xue Long's head.

Bang!

A deafening crash sent Xue Long flying backward, his eyes full of shock.

"What is this power?!"

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

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

[Spirit: 400]

[Body: 706]

[Combat Skills: Aurora Sword Wings (Second Layer 1/2000, Aurora Sword Intent · Low Grade), Psionic Energy Detailed Explanation (Fifth Layer 1/500, Gather Psionic Killing Sword 0/1500), Blood Shadow Flow Killing Sword Art (Intent Realm · Blood Drop)...]

[Movement Technique: Subtle (419/)]

[Life Energy: 0]

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

"My base strength is 70.6 tons. Blood Drop Intent Realm doubles it, Aurora Sword Intent triples it, and my mental power adds another 70 tons. By that calculation, my peak strength has now reached 352.4 tons."

"Xue Long only just broke through. His base strength is barely over 100 tons, and his Intent Realm doubles it, so his peak strength is only a little over 300 tons."

At the thought, Ye Cang's eyes lit up.

"The advantage is mine!"

"Die!"

His fighting spirit soared, and Ye Cang unleashed his full strength.

His terrifying power poured out without restraint. Aurora Sword Intent enveloped a hundred-meter radius, suppressing Xue Long's Intent Realm until it couldn't even raise its head.

Under that pressure, Xue Long's combat strength was directly reduced to about seventy percent.

"As expected of the Intent Realm contained in a King Tier Combat Skill. Its innate quality is far superior to the Intent Realm contained in General Grade skills."

The situation had completely reversed.

Now Xue Long was the one suppressed in both strength and Intent Realm.

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

"Aurora Sword Slash!"

Ye Cang gave a low shout.

Countless streams of light converged on the God Slaying Sword in his hand, radiating majestic divine might.

"Blood Dragon's Fury!"

Unwilling to yield, Xue Long gathered all his strength and unleashed it.

Boom!

Their weapons clashed, and their tremendous strength collided. Terrifying shockwaves swept in every direction, ripping the earth apart.

But even more astonishing was the clash of their Intent Realms.

Red-and-white light shot down in a blazing torrent. Xue Long's blood-red gale was battered full of holes in the blink of an eye. It held on for less than three seconds before collapsing with a boom.

Pfft...

A great mouthful of blood sprayed out. Xue Long's eyes were bloodshot as he clutched his head and staggered backward.

Seeing this, Ye Cang rushed forward again and brought the God Slaying Sword down in a brutal slash.

Clang!

The spear blocked him, but only for an instant.

The strength and Intent Realm Xue Long had just gathered were violently shattered by Ye Cang.

Pfft...

Blood sprayed wildly as Xue Long was sent flying once more, crashing heavily into the ground dozens of meters away and smashing a deep crater into it.

Inside the crater, Xue Long was drenched in blood, his eyes filled with utter unwillingness.

He had never imagined that he, a dignified War Venerable, would lose to a mere General today.

"Xue Long!"

"Die!"

Without hesitation, Ye Cang flickered forward on his Sword Wings and appeared above Xue Long. He drove the God Slaying Sword down with all his might.

Boom!

The earth exploded—and so did Xue Long's head.