Half an hour later.
"One man alone."
"First, he slew Sword Fiend!"
"Then, he slew Wu E, Demon Emperor of the Sixth Demon Abyss!"
"Then 𫊸 Yun, Demon Emperor of the Seventh Demon Abyss, and then Scorpion Shadow, Demon Emperor of the Eighth Demon Abyss!"
"Dugu Qingxiao of the Azure Profound Sect has slain four demons in succession during the heavenly demon sword inquiry! An unprecedented feat, one unlikely ever to be repeated!"
As they watched Scorpion Shadow, the fifth Demon Emperor from the Nine Abysses to issue a sword inquiry, slowly vanish into ashes beneath Dugu Qingxiao's heavenly sword intent, one cultivator could not help shouting through the viewing Spirit Mirror.
Not just these ordinary cultivators-even A Meng and the others wore expressions of disbelief as they watched Dugu Qingxiao drag his nearly insubstantial body onward and slay three Demon Emperors in succession after Sword Fiend.
Yun Ye of the Eight Emperors Dao Palace gazed in admiration at Dugu Qingxiao, standing tall in midair atop a red lotus, and said:
"Rumor has it that after the fourth use of the Avīci Sword's nirvana power, the practitioner gains immense strength, but both his body and mind must endure corresponding agony."
"Without perseverance far beyond that of ordinary people, he could not possibly have held on until now."
Though Xu Taiping's expression did not change, he answered inwardly:
Of course. That's my Second Senior Brother-the only cultivator in True Martial Heaven in thousands of years to walk out of Fallen Longyuan alive with a Spirit Refining Realm cultivation.
Yet as he watched his Second Senior Brother grow ever more transparent, Xu Taiping's heart sank for no apparent reason.
It was time to part.
Just as Xu Taiping was thinking this, the two fellow disciples seemed to sense each other's thoughts. Dugu