Shing!
While the two were speaking, the Evil God, originally no more than a mass of black mist, abruptly took the form of a young man in green and drew his blade to meet Xu Taiping.
Bang!
Amid a tremendous crash, Xu Taiping and the young man the Evil God had become fought to a draw with that exchange.
Only then did Xu Taiping finally see the young man's features clearly and recognize him-Duan Tianya's second disciple, Shang Jiu.
"It seems that although the True Martial Heaven Barrier has sealed the Evil God's divine power, he can still borrow the strength of those he has devoured. That makes him extremely troublesome."
Fairy Lingyue saw through the source of the Evil God's current strength at a glance.
"The man he's parasitizing has considerable skill with a blade. If these old eyes aren't mistaken, his Sabre Arts have also reached what you call the Blade Immortal Realm."
Blade Ghost nodded in clear approval.
Shing, shing, shing!
While the two were speaking, a series of blade cries rang out. Borrowing Shang Jiu's strength, the Evil God unleashed a slash bearing hundreds of dazzling, crisscrossing streaks of blade light, enveloping Xu Taiping completely.
Boom!
And as that slash fell, raindrops formed from blade qi instantly blanketed the area around the two.
From a distance, Xu Taiping looked like a bird in a cage, a turtle in a jar, trapped within that misty drizzle.
Blade Ghost's assessment had been correct. Shang Jiu's Sabre Arts had likewise reached the Blade Immortal Realm of blade qi profound connection.
Clang!
Facing this attack, Xu Taiping decisively unleashed the Life-Taking Blade's Returning Blade to Sheath Form.
In an instant, layer upon layer of luminous shields formed from blade qi thunderclap enveloped him completely.
He would not underestimate this legendary