So-called moon swallowing did not mean literally swallowing the moon.
It was merely that the Moon Swallowing Beast could stir up gust after gust of wind waves, creating the sensation that even the moonlight had been swallowed, plunging the surroundings into darkness.
It was as though it absorbed the power of the moonlight, then turned everything around it dark in an instant...
Thus, when Sikong Jing unleashed the Moon Swallowing Beast technique, darkness instantly descended around him, drawing Senior Brother Feng, who was charging in to kill him, into its depths as well.
Clang...
The instant Senior Brother Feng drew near, a crescent-like sword gleam flashed from within the darkness. Centered on Sikong Jing, it stabbed out from the darkness into the light beyond, followed at once by a scream.
Senior Brother Feng, whose momentum had been unmatched moments ago, was viciously slashed out of the darkness.
Bang...
With a heavy blast, Senior Brother Feng crashed to the ground, scattering petals and broken flower branches. The next moment, a tearing sound rang out from his body. His clothes split apart, and a long bloody gash ran down from his shoulder.
He had been injured by Sikong Jing's Moon Swallowing Wind Wave Sword.
At the same time, the wind that had devoured the moonlight gradually subsided around Sikong Jing, revealing his sword-wielding figure amid the sea of flowers once more.
He was calm and fearless.
The Mystic Ice Spirit Sword in his hand gave off a faint, icy mystic sheen beneath the moonlight—not dazzling, yet razor-sharp.
"Third realm of the Golden Body Realm—nothing special!"
Sikong Jing's cold voice spread throughout the entire sea of flowers. On the Divine Shuttle Ship, Ju Dan's savage, crazed expression froze as she stared disbelievingly at Senior Brother Feng, muttering under her breath, "What happened?"
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