Hum!
Nameless Sword straightened his back. The sword strapped behind him rang out clear and bright, like a dragon's cry. Though the divine blade remained sheathed, an incomparably fierce sword intent already burst forth and wreathed his body.
Xuan Yin and Earth Devil's expressions changed sharply as well.
They looked up together and saw a streak of clear light cleaving through layer upon layer of cloud and mist like savage lightning, sweeping toward them.
At first, that clear light was only a speck, like a candle flame flickering in the wind. In an instant, it became a great moon suspended in the sky, radiating dazzling brilliance as it descended with an aura capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas.
Boom, boom, boom!
It made no attempt to conceal itself. Wherever it passed, the air exploded in succession. The cold winds whipping around it became fierce gales, the peaks trembled, and accumulated snow rose in vast sheets, turning into white waves that surged in every direction.
Within moments, waves of snow filled the sky, threatening to bury Xuan Yin, Earth Devil, and Nameless Sword.
At that very instant-
"Hmph!"
Nameless Sword still did not draw his blade. He merely gave a soft snort, but it carried indescribable sharpness and ferocity. The sword intent coiling around him abruptly condensed into a slender thread and slashed down in a flash.
There was no earth-shaking display of power, yet the oncoming wave of snow immediately split apart, parting to either side like two walls of snow.
The thin thread's momentum did not falter. Instead, an even sharper aura erupted from it as it struck the rapidly approaching clear light.
Ripples spread across the clear light as it collided with the threadlike sword intent. With a crisp pop, it revealed a young man in blue