In the sky.
In the distance, the roaring Thunderclap Dharma Form presided over the thunder marsh, where countless calamities sensed their targets and descended of their own accord. An autumn moon hung high, the Demon Gate stood wide open, and slaughter raged everywhere.
Higher still, dazzling true insight water and fire surged like clouds, bombarding wind and sand and tangling with countless Buddhist mouths full of jade teeth, burning the sky a stark white.
Xu Xuan no longer had attention to spare for anything else. His gaze remained fixed on the towering figure in cloud-white Daoist robes before him.
The platinum treasure disc bearing a Qiji pattern turned slowly in the man's hand. An aura of nobility, perfection, and purity abruptly arose, ascending into the heavens and turning the color of Great Scarlet, bathing every direction in red light.
"'Victory gold' is foremost among all things, the finest and strongest. Thus, it triumphs."
Tiantuo's voice drifted over faintly as he sighed:
"His head is the hardest part of his entire body, precisely countering your decapitation techniques. Weihua's fate proved that. Moreover, [Heaven's Motion] is a Dao of vigor and adaptation. Though your altar thunder tribulation punishment will lose none of its effect, he can gradually adapt to other calamities!"
"Strike with everything you have. Don't probe him!"
Xu Xuan struck with his sword. Silver light flashed, and Thunderbolt Sword Intent, compressed to its utmost limit, fell upon the man's neck.
[Neck-Severing]
This sword technique was the one he used upon first encountering an opponent, often producing miraculous results by directly taking their head with his opening strike! This time, however, it failed. Gold-white light flickered around the neck of this Great True Person of victory gold. He allowed the sword to strike, yet only a faint white mark appeared.
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