The profundity of the Nine Palaces Sword Art lay in its sword formation. Once the formation was unleashed, those trapped within would suffer disordered meridians, become muddled and confused, and fall into qi deviation; while the one controlling the formation moved with the Yu Step like the wind, swift as lightning, his sword spraying blood!
With Chen Fan's current Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation, he had already attained a modest mastery of both. As the formation's controller, his original speed was further enhanced by the two Eight Trigrams Sword Formations. In an instant, his Yu Step became like the wind, swift as lightning.
Though the white-haired man possessed Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation, he had been injured beforehand. Although the baleful qi of the Blood Prison Soul-Refining Array had tempered his body, flaws still remained. Moreover, the Blood Prison Soul-Refining Array had fulfilled the Soul Devouring Banner, leaving him with very limited power for body tempering. Added to that, Chen Fan's Blazing Heaven Sword Qi was incomparably yang and rigid, the greatest bane of baleful qi. The white-haired man's defeat was truly unwilling, yet helplessly, he had wagered away his life in that defeat, never to have another chance to fight again.
Even before his death, he had mistakenly believed Chen Fan's realm had reached a miraculous level, capable of killing with light. In truth, it was merely that Chen Fan's sword had been so fast it resembled a flash of light.
As the white-haired man fell dead, Chen Fan once more brought out the Array-Breaking Ruler. Drawing upon the True Essence Power within him, he struck directly at the eye of the Blood Prison Soul-Refining Array, destroying the great formation in an instant.
After the formation shattered, the dense dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and sunlight once