Before the eyes of countless sword cultivators and spell cultivators, Mu Tianxue, who had sealed her cultivation at the peak of the Golden Core stage, fought Skull Spirit True Lord, an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, to the death.
Blood-colored sword light bloomed. Eighteen Demonflame skeletons roared.
On the battlefield, Skull Spirit True Lord spread his spell domain. The eighteen skeletons spewed Demonflame, burning the nine Mu Tianxues as they darted about and swung their swords. They were left in a wretched state. Every so often, an arm broke off and dissolved into a pool of blood, only for the skeletons' Demonflame to burn it to ash.
This was a battle across the great divide between peak Golden Core and early-stage Nascent Soul!
The sword cultivators of Great Sun Longsword Commandery stared at the battlefield without blinking, entranced. Excitement lit their faces as they gleaned insights from the sword moves.
A peak Golden Core cultivator fighting a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Nothing like this had ever happened in Great Sun Longsword Commandery.
Nascent Soul cultivators possessed spell domains. They could cut off spiritual energy and bring the might of heaven and earth down upon a single person. Their advantage was overwhelming. Against a Golden Core cultivator, a Nascent Soul True Lord usually needed only to spread his domain and strike with one palm. It was as easy as taking something from a bag.
Yet Mu Tianxue was still holding her ground, still fighting. Without a doubt, she had taken another step along the sword path.
Thunder rumbled within that blood-colored sword light. She seemed poised to break through!
"Wretched bitch!"
"You want to use me to hone your sword? Then die!"
Skull Spirit True Lord soon understood her intent, and his fury knew no bounds.
He instantly burned his blood essence, multiplying