Jiang Ding gripped his sword hilt and advanced slowly, watching the man before him who had once been a prodigy of the Immortal Sect.
His Annihilation Sword Domain had already unfolded.
The sky, the earth, and the depths beneath the molten ground were all formed from sword intent as real as anything, spreading outward. Every strand of Sword Qi had its own will and spirit. Some thrust, some cleaved, some swept upward at an angle. Each moved with exquisite discipline and carried an aura of undying power.
Xu Yan cultivated the Myriad Transformations Magnetic Origin Scripture, one of the Nine Immortal Sect Scriptures—though his was the version from two thousand years ago. An electromagnetic domain spread around him, its countless magnetic fields forming countless chaotic vortices, intricate and profound.
This domain was plainly far stronger than the Myriad Spider Celestial Lord's. Xu Yan was only at the Spirit Transformation Middle Stage, but back then, he truly had been a prodigy of the realm.
Szz, szz, szz...
Those chaotic magnetic vortices swallowed and smelted everything. Even fifth-tier spirit metal would be reduced to dust the instant it fell into them.
Countless strands of spirited Sword Qi surged from the Great Sun Annihilation Sword Domain, only to be swallowed at once. Whole swathes vanished without resistance. The sword domain shrank, and its hold over the spiritual energy within a thousand miles weakened.
He's only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, after all...
Xu Yan's spirits lifted.
He relaxed a little, shaking off the pressure left by the Great Sun Sword Heir's terrifying record and reputation throughout the realms.
"Xu Yan, have you turned to the sword path?"
Jiang Ding seemed unconcerned by his sword domain's disadvantage. He looked at the Heaven Sword in Xu Yan's hand and sensed the aura of a