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Around Tian Rui Chi, unknown, illusory runes slowly emerged, flickering in and out of sight. It was as if they had been drawn by the sound of his sword being honed, and they gradually drew closer.

As the runes approached, Tian Rui Chi felt the sword embryo within him responding to them. His body seemed to serve as a medium between the two, resonating continuously.

The three seemed to fall into a wondrous balance.

Insights into the sword path flooded into him!

His sword intent rose!

When the first Black Shadow anomaly scrambled wildly up the city wall from below, sliding along as if gliding, and reached Tian Rui Chi in an instant...

Boom!

The Black Shadow anomaly near Tian Rui Chi exploded without warning, scattering into fragments of branches across the ground.

Yet that single moment was like a pebble breaking the balance, sending ripples across a calm pond.

Pfft!!

A large spray of blood burst from Tian Rui Chi's face.

His featureless face seemed to split apart, cracking with a series of sharp snaps. Countless crisscrossing fissures spread across it, as though someone had slashed him a thousand times. The sight was horrifying.

Tian Rui Chi swayed, then toppled onto his side, blood staining the ground.

Amid the trembling air, his panicked, despondent voice rang out.

"Failed again..."

Then the Black Shadows swarming up the city wall engulfed him like a rising tide.

The Black Shadows poured through the cracks in his face like starving beggars who had found a jar filled to the brim with honey, scrambling over one another to force their way into his cheeks!

Aaaaaaaaaah!!

His screams shook the air. Tian Rui Chi's body began convulsing violently, and blood and white foam poured from his fissured face.

Tian Rui Chi's heart beat faster and