A sword cry rang out as a streak of golden light slashed at the uninvited guest in the divine sea...
"A speck of rice dares to shine..."
Before Shangguan Wuchen could utter the word "splendor," a piercing crack! suddenly rang out beside his ear.
The spirit sword in his hand seemed to pass through the ages, rusting away inch by inch amid an endless river of stars.
Then, before his stunned eyes, it instantly turned to ash.
Something was wrong! Damn it! This was far too bizarre!
Not only Shangguan Wuchen—even Wang Xian was dumbfounded!
Ever since this divine sword had entered his body, it had remained dormant!
Even his master had only seen and touched the divine sword on the day he found him. After that, there had been no trace of it whatsoever.
Yet at the instant between life and death—
It drew itself in an instant!
The moment the sword emerged, it reduced Shangguan Wuchen's spirit sword to ashes—and that was not all!
Amid Shangguan Wuchen's scream, the meteor-like streak of golden light shot through his brow!
That sword was too fast. Before Wang Xian could see it clearly, it had already sliced that enormous, horrifying mouth into wisps of green smoke!
The divine sword let out a jubilant cry and instantly devoured the green smoke...
Then, with a whoosh!, it flew toward the depths of the divine sea!
It did not even spare Wang Xian a glance, let alone Shangguan Wuchen, whose divine soul had been devoured by half!
"Ah..."
On the Platform of Life and Death, Shangguan Wuchen burst out of Wang Xian's divine sea in an instant!
The remaining half of his divine soul was scared half to death as well!
Staring at Wang Xian's ice-cold face, he shrieked, "How is this possible? How