With a sudden whirl...
Sikong Jing saw that, at some unknown moment, Yuan Xiao had unleashed a treasure shaped like a massive hammer, blasting it toward him with lethal force.
Sikong Jing's expression sharpened. Drawing a deep breath, he said, "Yuan Xiao, receive my Nine Heavens One Sword!"
Buzz...
Sikong Jing finally erupted with his full strength, no longer feigning weakness. His Nine Heavens One Sword was almost identical to the sword strike with which the Nine Heavens Emperor had cleaved apart the Sword Extinction Giant Tomb.
This sword strike blasted toward the massive hammer treasure Yuan Xiao had thrown.
If anyone had witnessed it now, they would have seen...
Sikong Jing standing before the Nine Heavens Sword Imprint, the Nine Heavens aura around him drawn to its utmost limit. The power of Second Step Yin-Yang erupted from him in full, his black hair streaming wildly upward.
Then, with a single sword—
Boom!
The strike crashed against the massive hammer treasure.
Yuan Xiao's power covering the hammer was ruthlessly cleaved apart, and the massive hammer was sent flying, vanishing to who knew where.
At the same time, Sikong Jing's sword strike was utterly spent.
Behind the hammer, Yuan Xiao's face was revealed, shocked beyond measure.
"Why has your strength grown stronger?" Yuan Xiao asked blankly. Sikong Jing's sudden surge in power had caught him completely off guard.
In response, Sikong Jing erupted again. The blood that had been beaten out of him when he deliberately feigned weakness earlier made him seem like a blood-colored madman. His Nine Heavens aura rose once more, and his Nine Heavens Imperial Bloodline surged again...
Boom...
Sikong Jing broke through, advancing from Second Step Yin-Yang to Third Step Yin-Yang. Then he said coldly, "Yuan Xiao, receive my second sword."
With another buzz, Sikong Jing slashed