As he drew his sword, a sharp, murderous edge tinged his eyes.
At the same time, with every breath, endless streams of bone-chilling white mist spilled from Jiang Xuan's throat, surging and spreading outward with him at the center. Wherever it passed, even the autumn in the air froze.
The Ancient Battlefield illusion, once crisp with autumn skies and swaying reeds, was gradually shrouded in Winter's chill. Frost coated the grass and trees, and cold winds howled.
Upon this Ancient Battlefield of frost-stained reeds, Jiang Xuan and Su Xingying faced each other from the left and right.
"Hah..."
A cold wind swept past. The instant the reeds bent and swayed, a piercing whoosh rang out, and Su Xingying's figure suddenly became a streak of light, racing toward Jiang Xuan like a shooting star chasing the moon.
This time, however, Jiang Xuan responded in an entirely different manner.
Boom!
As he inhaled, a deafening thunderclap suddenly erupted from within his body!
Along with the rumble of thunder, Jiang Xuan's aura rose like a flame being set alight—soaring! Surging! Exploding!
In just a few breaths, Jiang Xuan's aura had strengthened by two or three times.
Innate One-Qi Sword: Limiter Release!
This was a secret application of the Innate One-Qi Sword. In this mode, the sword technique was no longer a weapon for striking enemies, but transformed into lightning imbued with the power of creation, invading the five viscera and six bowels to forcibly release the body's innate limits.
The five viscera were connected to the physical body. This was equivalent to releasing the shackles on Jiang Xuan's flesh, pushing his strength to its utmost limit.
Naturally, such an eruption had always come with fatal flaws.
First, its duration was extremely short.
The stimulation from the Innate One-Qi Sword would only last around