After Zhang Yu struck down with his sword, he could sense that the original Yi Junzi had already been slain by his swordsmanship.
Although the one before him showed no change in appearance or aura, he knew that this was no longer the original man.
From the changes in the other's aura, he could tell that this was the man's fundamental Dao method.
Fundamental Dao methods took a thousand forms, differing from person to person. With such a Dao method, if he used conventional means, then no matter how many times he slew him, he would never be able to eradicate him completely.
Even if his true body and Fate Seal incarnation joined forces, he suspected they would only cut more Yi Junzis from that body, and there would always be one left capable of escaping the tribulation.
In truth, if the battle dragged on and he became familiar with the changes in the other's Dao method, he should still have had a way to kill him. But there was no time now to waste away.
He could see that this man's aura and intent were rising ever higher, utterly unaffected by what had just happened. This showed that even amid battle, his ascent toward the Dao had never ceased.
Feeling that aura, he did not know exactly when this man would cross that threshold, but the time certainly would not be long.
He had to find a way to break this as soon as possible.
At that thought, a flash crossed his eyes. He swung his sword, shook his sleeve, and slashed through the air again. At the same time, both his true body and Fate Seal incarnation shouted, "Edict Suppression!"
Boom!
In an instant, a vast Dao sound seemed to descend from the depths of the void, as