Zhang Yuan's supreme sword strike swept in. [Five Black Dragon Lord] failed to mount any defense and was hurled away by the radiant energy and Sword Qi surging out from behind the Clearwind Barrier. He steadied himself high in the air a hundred li away.
The dragon scales on [Five Black Dragon Lord]'s chest shattered, leaving a savage sword scar. It was nothing serious, and his fighting strength had not diminished in the slightest. But Deng Fufeng, Li Lingyun, Chu Yinbai, and the others had also retreated in defeat almost entirely uninjured.
Even as an Incarnation of a Great Immortal Lord, he had been driven back by that strike.
That meant Zhang Yuan had successfully repelled him, taking another step toward completing the Truth-Seeking Rite.
[Five Black Dragon Lord]'s expression darkened. Watching Zhang Yuan advance another two hundred meters while he was flying backward, he began considering whether to have his true body intervene by force.
But [Five Black Dragon Lord] dismissed the thought almost as soon as it arose.
Too many True Lords were watching the show. He could not conceal his intervention from all of them beforehand. If he acted, the others would certainly follow right behind him, rendering it useless. He might even draw the East Sea Dragon Lord into the fray personally, losing more than he gained.
Could he only watch helplessly as Zhang Yuan went on to Prove the Dao?
There was nothing else he could do. If even he could not stop Zhang Yuan, who could?
"The East Sea Dragon Lord... that old dragon finally deigned to act for once. What a rare occasion."
Zhang Yuan naturally noticed [Five Black Dragon Lord]'s sudden lapse in attention. After a moment's thought, he realized the East Sea Dragon Lord's Profound Mystery had affected him, and