The qi light raged like wind and thunder. Under its scouring force, the Giant Axe in the Bone-Listening King's grip shattered into ghostly energy that filled the sky. The lingering force blasted the Bone-Listening King away, leaving its chest a mangled mass of flesh and blood-a testament to the qi light's might.
Zhang Yuan stopped activating the Supreme Treasure and narrowed his eyes. This qi light was very familiar to him.
It was the [One-Breath Light of Reversal and Severance], a Divine Ability unique to the Heaven-Bestowed Lineage Sword Scripture.
Was this Old Ghost Jiguang's handiwork?
"Owww... that hurt like hell!"
The Bone-Listening King screamed, spat out a mouthful of blood, and looked up at a crooked tree nearby.
Despite the thick mist around it, a girl holding a sword could faintly be seen standing atop the tree.
The Bone-Listening King recognized her at once. She was the Sword Immortal of White Tree City, whose slaughter of countless demons and ghosts had recently won her great renown.
"It's you! The Sword Immortal of White Tree City! I suggest you stay out of this, or else..." the Bone-Listening King threatened in a low voice.
Though it knew the person before it was immensely powerful and difficult to deal with, it had finally encountered so many living people and gained a chance to feast on flesh. It could not possibly abandon that opportunity just because she had appeared.
The sword-bearing girl turned a deaf ear to the Bone-Listening King. With a slight movement of her feet, she leaped down from the treetop and landed near Zhang Yuan.
She was slender and delicate, with narrow shoulders, a slim waist, and lean, well-proportioned curves. Her white hair fell loose like snow upon her shoulders, and her eyes were pale. Sorrow lingered between her cool,