Watching the Sword, Understanding the Halberd-Cloud-Severing Heaven; Riding the Wind, Divine Mobility Across the Sky

Jianlongzi's sword strike was like a flood dragon swallowing a whale and devouring the clouds filling the sky. Its vast, surging force bore down on Zhao Cheng.

Clearly, Zhao Cheng's gaze had pushed him past the limits of his patience. That was the only reason he could still unleash such a grand technique when he was already running on fumes.

Zhao Cheng stood in midair. His dark red cloak snapped in the gale whipped up by the Sword Qi, yet he remained as steady as Mount Tai.

With the support of the two divine abilities, "Illusion-Breaking" and "Clarity," his gaze was as sharp as a blade, and he saw through the technique's structure in an instant.

"This is quite a bit stronger than the Sword Controlling Technique from before." A flicker of interest crossed Zhao Cheng's eyes.

The technique was grand and imposing, with quite a bit in common with the powerful, unyielding halberd arts he favored. If he could take it apart and reshape it, perhaps he could develop a halberd art suited to himself.

So he simply stood his ground. A pale golden glow flowed around him, coalescing into a layer of Diamond True Essence, as he calmly watched the azure flood dragon whale carrying a sky full of clouds come crashing toward him.

When Jianlongzi saw that Zhao Cheng had finally turned away that gaze that had made his scalp go numb, the tension in his nerves abruptly eased. He nearly wept with joy.

He could clearly sense that Zhao Cheng's attention was entirely on the sword technique. He wasn't even taking the chance to attack!

"Wonderful! Even if I can't hurt him, buying a little time is good enough!"

He swept out his sleeve and, while Zhao Cheng studied the technique, hurriedly stuffed a large handful