The six saints spat blood as they hurtled backward, as bedraggled as dogs driven from their homes.
The colossal god, a hundred thousand feet tall, slowly withdrew his fist. His gaze, like cold stars from time immemorial, pierced the void and settled on the Azure Lotus Sword Saint once more.
"How could this happen... Why isn't the world's power suppressing him at all? Instead, he's drawing on it!"
By now, the Azure Lotus Sword Saint's face was ashen, his whole body trembling. He could not even muster the strength to flee. His opponent's punch had been too powerful; heaven and earth themselves had seemed to crumble.
"I told you!"
Fang Mo's voice descended from the highest heavens, devoid of emotion, yet it shook the entire Northern Wasteland Realm.
"You cannot escape!"
As his words fell, Fang Mo's enormous palm blotted out the sky and sun, crashing down with a tyrannical will that crushed everything!
The palm seemed slow, yet it sealed off every corner of space and time. The Azure Lotus Sword Saint felt the air around him freeze instantly. Even his thoughts grew sluggish. There was nowhere to hide, no path of escape!
"No!"
The Azure Lotus Sword Saint let out a desperate roar, a flash of madness and resolve crossing his eyes.
"You forced my hand! I'll fight you to the death!"
The Azure Lotus Sword Saint threw back his head and howled. Dazzling azure light erupted around him with unprecedented brilliance, while the Sacred Crystals within his dantian released a vast torrent of energy.
An ancient, boundless sword cry rang through heaven and earth. A longsword of archaic design, seemingly carved entirely from green jade, emerged from the void.
The moment this sword appeared, all the sword intent in the Sacred Sword Mountains bowed before it.
Sacred