Xuan Wuzong had come from a Sword Cultivator background and had cultivated a Secret Technique called the Sword Soul. With the technique activated, his Soul Power transformed into swords and breached Lu Ye's Soul Sea defenses in an instant.
Seeing Lu Ye apparently looking unsteady in soul, he shook the longsword in his hand. Unending Sword Qi danced like thunder serpents, surging toward Lu Ye and swallowing his figure in the blink of an eye.
Xuan Wuzong pressed his advantage without mercy, following the sword light as he swept before Lu Ye and lightly thrust his sword forward.
This sword appeared utterly powerless, yet it had gathered all the strength in his body.
At that moment, Jinyao had revealed herself within Lu Ye's Soul Sea. Holding the Soul Suppressing Bell, she gave it a gentle shake. Clearly visible ripples spread outward, and every soul sword that had entered the Soul Sea shattered into nothingness, unable to stir even the slightest ripple.
The unsteady appearance of Lu Ye's soul that Xuan Wuzong had seen was entirely an illusion.
"This Soul Sword Technique has some merit," Jinyao even had the leisure to comment.
She was the Ba Qiu of another era, the strongest expert of the Inner Realm who had been qualified to take that step. Part of Ba Qiu's strength came from Shang's blessing, but her strength rested wholly upon her own foundation. Thus, her foundation might well have been deeper than Ba Qiu's.
For Xuan Wuzong's Secret Technique to earn such praise from her, it truly was no ordinary technique.
Had he not obtained the Soul Suppressing Bell earlier, Lu Ye might truly have been in some trouble now.
As Xuan Wuzong thrust that sword, he suddenly saw mirror light flash around Lu Ye. His heart jolted, and he inwardly