"But... this alone was not enough."
The black-robed figure chuckled softly. An utterly unfamiliar Grand Dao surged from his body, its power vast and terrifying, as though it stood above all heavens. Nether Child's defenses instantly crumbled like a landslide.
"Pfft!"
With his defenses gone, the Crystalline Jade Longsword drove straight in, piercing through Nether Child's chest as blood sprayed wildly.
At the same time, all the Grand Dao Laws cultivated within Nether Child's body were extinguished. He could not gather them at all, as they were firmly suppressed by the roaring of that special Grand Dao within him.
"Cough, cough..." Nether Child coughed up blood, his face twisted in pain.
The black-robed figure sent Nether Child flying into the air on his sword and chuckled. "How does it feel to be crushed?"
Nether Child struggled to open his eyes. "Who exactly are you?"
The black-robed figure gave a soft laugh. "Naturally, I cannot tell you that. Nether Child, your strength should be more than this, shouldn't it? Are you truly not going to fight with your life on the line? Or do you think I would not dare kill you?"
"If you are killed by someone in the same realm, even the Nether Lord will have nothing to say. You are simply inferior in skill."
All pain vanished from Nether Child's eyes. With a low shout, he instantly broke free of the Crystalline Jade Longsword's suppression and retreated some distance away.
"I knew it would not be so simple," the black-robed figure said.
"To be able to injure me, you do have some skill. I am truly curious about your identity." Nether Child spoke coldly. The wound on his chest healed automatically, and the blood returned to its place.
"I am merely an unknown nobody. I heard that the