"Bang!"
Amid the thunderous crash, the power of thunder mingled with the force that tore through the void suddenly transformed beneath Xu Taiping's sword into countless exploding characters for "annihilate."
Among the five most powerful characters in the sword-release form of Xu Taiping's Hidden Sword Art, this character for "annihilate" ranked only fifth.
But its killing power still could not be underestimated.
"Release!"
At that moment, Xu Taiping abruptly opened his eyes and shouted. The Rusty Lion Sword in his hand immediately became a streak of cold light, sweeping through those countless characters for "annihilate."
"Boom!"
In an instant, those countless characters first broke into scattered strokes, then exploded and vanished without a trace.
"Clang!"
Then Xu Taiping stepped out through the ruptured space, raising his sword to slash at the countless characters for "annihilate" before him.
"Boom!"
With another thunderous crash, all the characters for "annihilate" within several thousand zhang of the black shadow Su Lian had become exploded at once.
In a flash, the powerful aura with which Su Lian had enveloped this stretch of heaven and earth utterly dissipated.
"Clang!..."
By then, the dozen or so mountainlike sword shadows had completely surrounded the black shadow formed when Su Lian's body exploded.
The next moment, characters for "annihilate" began appearing even on that black shadow.
"What sword technique is this?!"
Seeing that even she herself was about to be annihilated by Xu Taiping's sword strike, Su Lian revealed fear in her voice for the first time.
But Xu Taiping gave her no answer.
Instead, he flicked the longsword in his hand upward and said:
"A mere ant's sword is beneath your notice."
As he spoke, the dozen or so mountainlike sword shadows suddenly merged into one.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous crash, the mountainlike giant sword formed by their