Sword Demon Battles Xiong Ba

Seeing Sword Demon agree, Madam Ao finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when she thought of the World Society's current power and Xiong Ba, whose might oppressed the martial world, worry rose in her heart again.

"Feng'er, the World Society is powerful and has many experts. Though you possess some skill, you are still too young. There is likely still a great gap between you and those veteran martial arts masters who have been famous for many years. You must be careful during this operation. Do not make your mother worry!"

Seeing Madam Ao's worried expression, Sword Demon immediately smiled. "Rest assured, Madam Ao. With me here, no one can possibly harm Feng'er!

"Besides, Feng'er is no weakling himself. Even if he encounters martial arts experts of the older generation, he has the strength to fight them. Madam, you may rest easy!"

"Then I am relieved." Madam Ao nodded at Sword Demon. "Mr. Sword Demon, I leave everything to you!"

As she spoke, Madam Ao rose and bowed to Sword Demon, leaving him so excited that he did not know what to do with his hands and feet.

The World Society was located on Mount Tianshan, stretching across the western borderlands. It was a long journey from Sword Worship Villa. Yet this time, only Li Chenfeng and Sword Demon were traveling there openly. Both were Xiantian Realm experts, and Sword Demon was even a supreme expert at the peak of the Xiantian Realm. Using their movement techniques along the way, they were far faster than even thousand-li steeds. In just half a month, they had entered the region of Mount Tianshan.

The World Society stood atop Mount Tianshan. Its main headquarters was built against the mountain, towering and majestic, with an awe-inspiring presence.

The place where Xiong Ba resided was called First Tower. This number-one tower beneath heaven had three stories and was as exquisite as a celestial palace. Standing at the highest point of Mount Tianshan, it pierced the clouds. From within it, one could surely overlook the vast land below, possessing the imposing air of one who ruled the world.

As they made their way up the mountain, Li Chenfeng carefully observed the World Society's strength. The disciples guarding every strategic passage were robust, capable, and imposing. From this, it was clear that Xiong Ba had put great effort into developing the World Society.

Since Li Chenfeng and Sword Demon had mainly come to display Sword Worship Villa's strength, they did not resort to any sneak attacks. Instead, they openly challenged them to a martial contest.

Sword Demon's reputation was still widely known in the martial world. When Xiong Ba learned that Sword Demon had come to the World Society to challenge him, he was shocked. But as a great overlord of his generation, he would never choose to retreat. On the contrary, he needed to show sufficient dominance.

Given Sword Demon's temperament, he naturally would not obediently wait for Xiong Ba at the foot of the mountain. Besides, he had not come for a friendly visit, but to establish supremacy through battle.

When Sword Demon and Li Chenfeng forced their way to the Three-Part Training Ground before the World Society's main headquarters, they happened to see a group of people rushing down the stairs above.

The man at the front wore a golden robe embroidered with dragon patterns. He had sharp brows and a long beard, and every glance he cast naturally carried an air of dominance.

"Xiong Ba!" Li Chenfeng's eyes lit up as he thought to himself.

Sword Demon glared furiously, his beard and hair bristling. He stood there like a sharp sword, exuding authority without anger. Demonic flames surged around him, proving him worthy of the name Sword Demon.

"Hahaha! Xiong Ba, I thought you did not dare come out and see me. What, did you bring so many people to bolster your courage?"

Looking at Xiong Ba and the numerous martial arts experts behind him, Sword Demon laughed mockingly.

A trace of anger flashed through Xiong Ba's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, "Though I, Xiong Ba, dare not claim supremacy over the martial world, Sword Demon, you are not among those capable of making me afraid!"

Sword Demon's smile vanished as well. Two almost tangible streams of sword intent burst from his eyes, making anyone who looked at them feel a stabbing pain in their own eyes.

"It seems I have been absent from the martial world for too long, and many people have forgotten my reputation. Then today, I will use you, the master of the World Society, to rebuild my prestige!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sword Demon stopped wasting words. His body leaped into the air like a great roc spreading its wings. With a wave of his hand, he scattered streams of sword qi through the air and launched them at Xiong Ba.

Xiong Ba moved his feet and used the Swift Wind and Sturdy Grass move from the Wind God Leg. His figure turned into an afterimage and vanished from where he stood. Then, a fierce shadow of a kick shot toward Sword Demon's head in midair.

Li Chenfeng narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the two fight.

Although Li Chenfeng had not truly fought anyone during the past two years, he was confident that his martial arts were in no way inferior to those renowned martial world veterans.

Yet only upon witnessing a battle between supreme experts like Xiong Ba and Sword Demon did he realize that while his strength was indeed good, before masters of this level, it was truly nothing more than good.

Opposite them, aside from the experts of the World Society following Xiong Ba, there were also people from the various major sects that had likely submitted to the World Society.

Apart from the World Society members led by Qin Shuang, whose faces showed concern as they watched the battle, the people from the other major sects all wore different expressions. No one knew what they were truly thinking.

The longer Xiong Ba fought, the more alarmed he became. Since entering the martial world, he had fought countless battles, large and small. Yet there had truly never been anyone who could suppress him from the very beginning of a fight.

Sword Demon's sword intent was incomparably fierce. Every casual move released streams of sword qi, and his Meridian-Severing Sword Qi specifically injured one's meridians. Even Xiong Ba did not dare let the sword qi enter his body carelessly, or it would surely cost him dearly.

"What domineering sword qi! What sharp killing intent!"

Using Thunderous and Swift beneath his feet to evade Sword Demon's sword qi attack, Xiong Ba broke out in a cold sweat.

If his Wind God Leg had not been so marvelous, he truly would not have been able to evade that attack just now!

However, just as Xiong Ba was secretly marveling, an even fiercer stream of sword qi instantly arrived before him, aimed straight at his throat.

"What?!"

Xiong Ba was greatly shocked, but it was already too late to dodge. He had never expected Sword Demon to unleash such a swift and fierce move.

Xiong Ba shot backward through the air. With a turn of his palm, he unleashed Dark Clouds Covering the Sun, instantly filling the area with rolling dark clouds and misty vapor. At the same time, he divided his focus in two and used Frost Marks Everywhere with his other hand, releasing bone-piercing cold that chilled to the marrow.

Yet Xiong Ba had not expected that even after unleashing two moves in succession, he still could not block the sword qi before him.

That stream of sword qi was like a sharp blade shooting into the heavens. In an instant, it pierced through the clouds of the Cloud-Purging Palm, while even the icy cold of the Frost Fist could not hinder it in the slightest.

"Damn it, damn it! This Sword Demon is actually this powerful!"

Xiong Ba gained a new understanding of Sword Demon's strength. These old fellows who had become famous more than a decade ago truly were not simple!

"It seems I can only use that move!"

"Three-Part Return-to-Origin Qi!"

A pale-blue sphere of water formed from true qi suddenly appeared between Xiong Ba's hands, then instantly expanded to the size of a head.

Screech!

The sword qi tore through the air and plunged straight into the water sphere.

In an instant, the sword qi, which had originally possessed the power to pierce the heavens, became like an old man trapped in a swamp within the water sphere, unable to advance even an inch!

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