Ying Chong had experienced the might of Zhang Yu's swordsmanship before. His worldly incarnation had been cut down by Zhang Yu's sword in their last encounter. Now that the two faced each other again, he remained strictly on guard.
The instant he saw the sword-light flash, he immediately raised the azure branch in his hand and lightly swept it aside. Layer upon layer of spatial domains rippled open before him. The flying sword fell into them and revolved endlessly, unable to break free for the moment.
Yet behind the sword-light, countless streams of Cicada-Wing Flowing Light scattered toward him in the blink of an eye. Before they reached him, however, ten thousand specks of golden sand rose before him. When the Cicada-Wing Flowing Light struck them, they were like sparks striking water, extinguishing one after another without a trace.
With the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch as his weapon and the Nether City Golden Sand as his shield, he believed himself already invincible.
He knew that capturing Zhang Yu today would not be easy—at least, it was not something he could accomplish at present.
After all, he still bore the responsibility of controlling the Nether City Golden Sand to obstruct the others. He could not unleash his full strength. Thus, he had resolved not to fight Zhang Yu head-on, intending only to rely on the two treasures that suppressed the Dao to keep him entangled, so that Zhang Yu would have no attention to spare for seeking Upper Firmament Heaven's main heavenly domain.
Starlight flashed around Zhang Yu, and the Mystic Chaos Cicada flew out from his Heartlight Seal. At the same time, he swept his sleeve and directed a wisp of Clear Vault Aura into the Visualization Diagram.
Ying Chong glanced over. In his perception, the Mystic Chaos Cicada was