As he kicked at the Purgatory Flame Fist, a black longsword suddenly appeared behind Ember Flame Venerate and shot toward the Spirit Slaying Blade.
This black longsword was a weapon of the Soul Hall, one highly effective against souls and soul attacks.
Its material was exceptionally special and could harm souls.
As a force specializing in collecting Soul Bodies, how could the Soul Hall possibly lack methods for dealing with souls and soul attacks?
Yet even a weapon specifically designed to counter soul attacks was still knocked away in a single strike when faced with the Spirit Slaying Blade.
A thin crack even appeared on the black metal blade.
Moreover, although the Spirit Slaying Blade had been weakened somewhat, it still shot toward Ember Flame Venerate.
Ember Flame Venerate kicked the Purgatory Flame Fist, unleashing terrifying energy fluctuations.
Boom!
Terrifying flames spread in every direction.
Even the space around Ember Flame Venerate was warped.
The ground was directly reduced to scorched earth.
Ember Flame Venerate was blasted backward by that punch.
His foot was a mangled mass of flesh and blood, with white bone faintly visible beneath it!
Just then, the slightly weakened Spirit Slaying Blade arrived before Ember Flame Venerate.
Whoosh!
The Spirit Slaying Blade directly sank into Ember Flame Venerate's body.
Yet there was not a single wound on the surface of his body!
But...
"Pfft!"
Ember Flame Venerate spat out blood and suffered a heavy injury.
The weakened Purgatory Flame Fist from earlier had only inflicted some external injuries on Ember Flame Venerate.
But for a Dou Zun, even wounds deep enough to expose bone could only be considered ordinary external injuries.
Ember Flame Venerate had been sent flying merely to dissipate the force.
His aura had only weakened slightly.
But now, this strike from the Spirit