With a shrill scream, the Huang Tian Daoist, who had earlier seemed to vie with the heavens in height, crashed heavily to the ground, his heart pierced through by the Heaven-Descending Strike's Sword Qi.
The Sword Qi remained condensed without dispersing, pinning him completely in place.
At first, he struggled a little, but he soon stopped moving.
By the time Duan Yun walked over, the Daoist who had caused him no small amount of trouble had finally breathed his last.
Looking at the huge sword wound in the other man's chest, he could not help letting out a long breath.
He had to admit, this Daoist was truly formidable. Duan Yun considered himself peerless in saber, sword, fist, and footwork, proficient in all eighteen martial arts, with no one understanding martial arts better than he did. Yet after this exchange, he felt that the other man knew even more, and in a far more sprawling and eclectic fashion.
If World-Shaking Wisdom had not come up with Heaven-Gate Sword Opening, it would not have been easy to take him down.
At this moment, Duan Yun had no choice but to admit that some rumors he had once found absurd might actually be true: all manner of peerless masters hid away in deep mountains and ancient forests. They rarely appeared in the world, yet could shift the tides of the realm from afar. Once they made a move, it would be a heaven-shaking spectacle.
If that old Daoist had taken him down today, the entire martial world's landscape might truly have been turned upside down.
"Good thing I was one notch better," Duan Yun muttered.
But just then, his nerves jolted violently. His body instinctively retreated, and Body-Breaking Sword Qi surged forth.
His body had instinctively sensed danger.
Unfortunately, he was still