Lian Qiang had been rushing forward when he suddenly heard that Dao utterance. His body trembled violently. The dharma power that had been surging within him not only failed to expand outward, but instead shrank back inward. The brilliant spiritual radiance emanating from his body also vanished at once with that single sound.
At that moment, a streak of sword light flew toward him from the front. Without needing his command, his protective artifact transformed into a cloud of mist and smoke, shielding his entire body.
Yet that sword was exceptionally sharp. The protective artifact had already endured repeated battering, and now, without dharma power to support it, it was split apart in the blink of an eye. The sword light burst through and pierced straight through his body. The force of Sever All Absolutes erupted, and his entire person exploded along with it.
But in a flash, as though born from nothingness, Lian Qiang appeared there again completely unharmed. Before coming out, he had brought a death-substitution talisman with him, and it had blocked another calamity for him.
Zhang Yu was not at all surprised. At this moment, he spoke again, "Seizure Decree!"
Lian Qiang had only just reappeared and was preparing to throw himself into the fight once more when, with those words, the dharma power throughout his body was once again sealed and seized. One streak of sword light flew in from behind while another struck from the front. The two sword lights spun around him once, instantly cutting him into three pieces!
The mangled remains turned into vapor, then abruptly gathered together again. He reappeared for the third time, and his aura suddenly climbed to its peak.
This restoration was not achieved through his own ability. After obtaining the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch, he had secretly