"Die!"
An icy, bone-piercing voice rang beside his ear, as though carried on a bitter wind from the Nine Nether depths.
Almost in the same instant, Shen Changchuan's pupils contracted, and he swept the emerald sword in his hand behind him without hesitation!
His figure blurred into an afterimage under his rapid movement, as though he had flickered through space.
The emerald sword of magical power in his hand traced an arc through space, tearing through the void like lightning!
Clang!
An explosive clash of metal rang out. Shen Changchuan felt as though his sword of magical power had struck something utterly indestructible. Even the emerald blade imbued with the power of space was pierced by the violent collision and shattered!
At the same time,
a force capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas surged through the blade, sending Shen Changchuan hurtling backward uncontrollably!
Boom!!!
He plowed a channel of surging air a hundred zhang long through the atmosphere, carving a straight line across the sky. Buildings along his path were overturned by the violent shock waves and collapsed with a thunderous crash!
Only after flying back over a thousand zhang did he barely manage to steady himself.
"Good reflexes."
Zuo Jiuyin slowly emerged from the void behind where Shen Changchuan had originally stood.
Strands of deep, dark color wreathed the blood-red spear in his hand, rising around it like tangible flames. Even the void twisted around it, and it radiated a terrifying aura that made hearts tremble.
He glanced down at his slashed sleeve, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.
For that attack, he had used Shadow Escape, a third-tier spell included in the Nether Sect's inherited cultivation method, the Netherworld Grand Art.
That was a third-tier spell!
And one belonging to the Nether Sect's inherited grand