"This... this is..."
The Lord of the Sinful Path's howl came to an abrupt halt, replaced by a startled cry.
The moment his words fell.
A razor-sharp streak of sword light flashed past.
With the speed of lightning, too swift to cover one's ears, it pierced straight through the Lord of the Sinful Path's body.
Blood streamed forth in torrents, making for a miserable sight.
Yet such injuries were still not enough to deal a devastating blow to the Lord of the Sinful Path, nor did they affect him greatly.
However, the flying sword that had passed through his body did not stop. Instead, it continued onward, plunging straight into the spatial vortex behind him, from which frigid ghostly qi constantly poured forth.
In that instant, time seemed to stand still.
Struck by the flying sword, the rotating spatial vortex ground to a halt.
A moment later, ghostly qi continued to churn within it, but it could no longer surge out from the vortex, much less descend to bolster the Lord of the Sinful Path.
Ren Yunzong's sword had directly severed the invisible connection between the spatial vortex and the Lord of the Sinful Path.
It also swept away the gloom that had weighed upon Su Shi'er and the others. The three were instantly invigorated.
Fairy Yun Hua's expression remained unchanged, but her gaze swept swiftly over Ren Yunzong. She reassessed him, her eyes filled with contemplation.
Even she had been rather surprised by the power of Ren Yunzong's sword.
"What a Ren Yunzong. I never expected... you to have hidden yourself so deeply! You truly are the opponent this king has awaited for so long. You have not disappointed this king."
"Unfortunately, you were already injured, yet you still unleashed such a formidable move. How much fighting strength do