Drifting Cloud Nine Swords, Cloud Wind Stirring Waves.
Layer upon layer of white clouds slowly emerged in the void, like an endless mountain range stretching across the sky. Fine currents of wind surged through the clouds, like ripples spreading over a sea of clouds.
Then, a wholly azure-green bird flapped its wings and soared out from the depths of the clouds. Its form was elegant yet razor-sharp, and when it spread its wings, it carried the majesty of an ancient divine beast.
Every feather on its body had condensed from the pure intent of wind, carving smooth yet keen trajectories through the void.
A wave of hushed cries arose from the crowd. "Look! It's the Sword Venerable's Drifting Cloud Nine Swords! Legend has it that he comprehended this sword technique after slaying an Azure Phoenix back then. Its sword momentum is graceful and dashing, yet it conceals lethal intent!"
Another person chimed in, "Meng Zhao had already cut down three Azure Phoenixes in succession before the Enlightenment Stele and earned a nine-star rating. I wonder whether Lin Zhiyan can force him to use the third sword." Everyone's gazes remained fixed tightly upon the arena.
Lin Zhiyan's Absolute Zero and Meng Zhao's Cloud Wind Stirring Waves collided violently in the center of the arena.
Ice-blue Annihilation Sword Intent intertwined and tore against azure-green wind-and-cloud Sword Intent. Ice and clouds continuously shattered at the point of impact, only to spread anew. The cries of the Azure Phoenix mixed with the cracking of frost blossoms, echoing above the arena like a magnificent symphony.
The clash continued for several breaths. In the end, Lin Zhiyan's Sword Intent gained the upper hand with its purer power of annihilation, and the layered white clouds began to fracture one layer after another beneath the encroachment of extreme