Just as the two were about to decide the victor, a small knife tore through the void and appeared out of nowhere. It circled them once, then vanished. Both combatants froze in place, each with a thin line of blood at the throat. They had come within a hair's breadth of death.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the scene, then turned as one toward another direction. A very unusual spacecraft streaked past in the distance. The knife had come from that ship.
"Th-that's a Lingling Clan ship!"
"The Lingling Clan? That terrifying powerhouse of a clan? Then that knife must be the legendary Ju Que?"
"It has to be. That knife's combat power doesn't even reach the Exploration Realm—it's only at the Extreme Realm—yet it defeated two elite Exploration Realm powerhouses in an instant. Who else could do that?"
In space, a man and a woman exchanged bitter looks. They had fought desperately, only to be defeated in an instant by someone whose face they hadn't even seen.
On Night King Star, Night King Yan Qing watched the projection, replaying the scene over and over. Her eyes shone with excitement. "He really came. There's no mistaking it—that's Ju Que. He's here."
Behind Night King Yan Qing, a White Night Clan member looked puzzled. "Ju Que? I think I've heard of it."
Night King Yan Qing's lips curled into a smile. "Among the Extreme Realm powerhouses of the younger generation in the current universe, only three deserve to be called invincible: Ye Xingchen of the Cosmic Sea, Mu Rong of the Ten Deciders Council, and Ling Que of the Lingling Clan. The Ju Que Saber is Ling Que's battle technique."
The White Night Clan member was startled. "I remember now. He once killed five Exploration Realm powerhouses with a single slash, one