"Still trying to struggle? Submit obediently."
Xia Ping sensed the Star-Slaying Sword's reluctance, as though it refused to submit. That was only natural. Every Saint artifact was immensely proud—how could it yield so easily?
Not to mention, this Saint artifact had already been refined by Xing Yongming.
With a thought, the Hell Golden Crow Fire deep within his body instantly surged into the longsword.
Sizzle, sizzle.
In an instant, wisps of white smoke rose from the sword. A miserable scream rang out from deep within its blade, like the wail of a vicious ghost, as the artifact spirit within the sword screamed without end from the burning.
A chill welled up from the depths of everyone's hearts. They stared at Xia Ping in horror, having no idea what this brat had done to the Star-Slaying Sword to leave a Saint artifact's spirit in such misery.
This was because the Hell Golden Crow Fire was simply too terrifying. Especially at Xia Ping's current realm, its power had increased countless times over compared to before.
This was a flame capable of burning even Gods and Devils to death. How could a mere Saint artifact spirit possibly withstand it?
The moment it seeped into the Saint artifact's interior, it burned the Star-Slaying Sword's artifact spirit half to death. It was as if the spirit had fallen into hell, deep-fried and roasted in hellfire as it endured cruel torture.
Bang!
Xing Yongming, in the distance, could not help but spray out a mouthful of blood from deep within his lungs. He sensed that his spiritual connection with the low-grade Saint artifact, the "Star-Slaying Sword," had been forcibly severed.
This meant that his Saint artifact had been forcibly refined by someone else, and that he, its owner, had been driven out by force!
He simply