Within the Kylin Holy Hall, furious thunder descended from the heavens, endless and boundless. A terrifying sea of lightning swallowed everything the eye could see, shattering earth and splitting sky, leaving all who beheld it shaken.
A dreadful power beyond human strength spread its destruction without limit, its might earth-shattering and world-shocking, as though the apocalypse had descended once more.
Below, Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked toward the sky. Wind and snow surged around his sword. With a sharp cry, he opened the heavens with wind and snow, unleashing a torrent of violent power.
"Heaven and earth resound together; life and death defy fate!"
The twin scrolls unfurled, and heaven and earth trembled. Star Soul and Grand Beginning blazed with radiant splendor, their dazzling light illuminating the night. In an instant, the twin swords transformed into fiery meteors and shot toward the heavens.
Sword might shook the heavenly lightning; human strength stood against heaven's authority. Amid the thunderbolts, the twin swords sped through, cleaving apart layer after layer of lightning, while the brilliance upon them swiftly dimmed.
"Demonic Art, Blood Flame!"
The demonic body shouted deeply. Demonic waves roiled, and bloody light flourished to its utmost upon the Red Serpent Sword. Vast, endless crimson demonic flames surged forth, becoming a flame sword that cleaved upward toward the Ninth Heaven.
The dual bodies moved. The Phoenix Body stepped into the air, and in a single flash of extreme speed, the Immortal Slaying Sword tore through space, following the sword path carved open by the two bodies as it soared skyward.
Sword light sang of the Great Dao; the phoenix awakened the mortal world. The Dao upon the sword revealed a sight that shook the ancient and dazzled the present. The phoenix spread its wings, and the sword phoenix defied