Xiahou You sighed and said:
"Understood."
Knowing the inside story, she actually did not want Xiahou Qingyuan to use the Kindling Sword again either. Yet she truly did prefer the Xiahou Qingyuan of that night, who had been willing to burn himself to ashes to slay Li Yezhu.
"Clang!"
Just as Xiahou Qingyuan was thinking this, a piercing sword cry rang out, and the crimson flying sword formed from the spiritual power in Demon Emperor Li Yezhu's Same-Boat Chain shot skyward from the stone stele.
"Bang!"
In just one or two breaths, the sword broke through the earthly runic restriction five hundred zhang above.
Though its speed was impressive, it was visibly far slower than those of the Heartless Demon Emperor and Qing He Demon Emperor.
For a moment, Xiahou You and the other spectating cultivators finally set their minds completely at ease.
"Boom!"
But just then, a piercing sonic blast suddenly erupted.
Immediately afterward, Xiahou You watched in horror as the sword light in the Spirit Mirror before her, which had only been rising slowly, suddenly tore through two runic restrictions in the blink of an eye, like a bolt of lightning.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!..."
Before Xiahou You could recover, the sword light formed from Li Yezhu's Same-Boat Chain broke through another four layers of runic sky barriers in an instant.
In other words, this sword light had now risen a total of three thousand five hundred zhang!
At this sight, Xiahou You's heart clenched.
However, just as the flying sword was about to pierce the next sky barrier, the crimson sword light shattered with a bang.
"Hah, hah..."
Seeing this, Xiahou You began panting heavily from sheer tension.
A fine sheen of cold sweat had also appeared on Xiahou Qingyuan's forehead beside her. After casually wiping it