Although the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords were strongest when used with the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram to lay down the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, their sheer cutting power alone was still terrifying.
After all, they inherently contained the law of destruction. How could their might possibly be weak?
But Tongtian was relatively kind and generous by nature, and Shebishi, Qiangliang, Houtu, and Zhulong had maneuvered cautiously throughout, exposing no weaknesses.
That had left Tongtian unable to find an opening. He was not as irritable and domineering as Yuanshi; otherwise, given the razor-sharp aura of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, Shebishi and the other three would hardly have gotten off lightly.
Now, however, Shebishi was so eager to rescue Zhurong, Gonggong, and the others that he carelessly exposed a weakness.
Tongtian seized the opportunity and gravely wounded him in a single strike.
"Eighth Brother!"
Zhulong's heart jolted. Time law power surged madly around him, abruptly arresting Tongtian's movements. Houtu and the others took advantage of that moment to rescue Shebishi.
They had thought Zhurong and Gonggong would be the first to buckle. Instead, Shebishi was the first to suffer grievous wounds.
But Tongtian's explosive attack also completely dashed Houtu and the others' hopes of rescuing Zhurong and Gonggong.
Even fighting four against one, they had been stretched thin. Now that one of them was gravely wounded and only three remained, how could they keep fighting?
"How are the Three Pure Ones so strong?"
Seeing Shebishi gravely wounded in an instant, with Zhurong and Gonggong also badly injured, the many mighty cultivators present could not help feeling a jolt of alarm.
With magical treasures in hand, the Three Pure Ones' fighting strength had soared severalfold!
At that thought, everyone instinctively glanced at Daochen.
After all, the enmity between the Three Pure Ones and Daochen was anything