High in the sky, the massive sword seemed capable of cleaving the heavens as it slashed down at Black Flood Dragon.
Black Flood Dragon had no time to block it. He could only watch the sword descend, frantically piling layer upon layer of defense.
Just then, the void suddenly split open.
A pale, slender hand reached out of the void as though passing through a veil, silent and soundless. Its skin was so white it was translucent, revealing dark veins beneath, while an eerie, cold gleam shone at its fingertips.
It was a hand that seemed to belong to no living creature, and it did just one thing: flicked a finger lightly.
A crisp sound rang out, like a tap against porcelain. The power of Laws rippled across the massive sword like water, then the blade cracked into sheets of brittle ice.
The massive sword shattered, countless fragments exploding outward.
Dangyun Heavenly Venerate was hurled backward as though struck by a mountain, blood spraying wildly from his mouth. The protective spiritual radiance before his chest burst into pieces. In the next instant, his defensive Magic Treasure lit up—a suit of purple-gold Inner Armor that blocked the violent barrage of fragments.
He flew a hundred li before finally stopping, then spat out another mouthful of blood. The Dangyun Sword in his hand had lost its luster and hummed with trembling vibrations, as though afraid.
"Dangyun!"
Xuanqing Heavenly Venerate's pupils contracted sharply, and even his voice changed pitch.
The battlefield fell still in an instant.
Star River and the others all retreated, and the Mutant Beasts withdrew as well.
Having narrowly escaped death, Black Flood Dragon's eyes were filled with lingering terror. Crimson Thunder was covered in wounds, and Flame Eagle and nearly every other Mutant Beast were injured too. Had this