Jun Tian hesitated for a moment.
Duan Wuqing's gaze swept over. The instant their eyes met, Jun Tian froze briefly. The look in Duan Wuqing's eyes was somewhat like his own; that air of quiet confidence was exactly the same.
Thinking no more of it, Jun Tian gave a slight nod. "All right. I'll leave him to you, fellow cultivator. I'll go rescue people on the other battlefields."
With that, he turned to leave.
"You're not going anywhere!"
The Immortal Venerable Successor bellowed. How could he let Jun Tian leave? The two of them had yet to settle the matter between them. They had to fight again.
He shook his arm, and billions upon billions of strands of Origin power surged like an ocean, sweeping toward Jun Tian.
"Sss!" Suddenly, a dazzling blade-light cut through the sky, annihilating the Immortal Venerable Successor's attack in an instant.
The Immortal Venerable Successor froze and looked at Duan Wuqing.
That blade-light had come from Duan Wuqing.
Duan Wuqing remained expressionless as he said calmly, "I'm your opponent now. If you want to leave, beat me first."
The Immortal Venerable Successor's expression darkened. "Since you're asking to die, I'll grant your wish!"
He opened his mouth and spat out a killing sword forged from Origin power. In an instant, it split into billions of swords that rained down, carrying the power of the Origin.
At the same time, his Origin power pressed down on heaven and earth, reaching across the void toward Duan Wuqing's Origin, intent on devouring it.
Facing the Immortal Venerable Successor's attack, Duan Wuqing remained as calm as before. He lightly swung the battle blade in his hand.
"Ruthless Blade, Sever the Years!"
Blinding blade-light illuminated the past and present, and terrifying Imperial Might surged upward. Wherever the blade-light passed, all