Xu Taiping, meanwhile, looked toward Venerable Ziming and Elder Zhu Li in the distance and said:
"Once my flying swords take command of all nine Sword Pools, this sword formation will have no gaps in either its killing power or its defenses."
Beside him, Fairy Lingyue's divine sense projection nodded as well.
"If you can take command of all nine Sword Pools at once, this Tribulation-Scorched Sword Formation will certainly have no trouble withstanding a full-powered strike from two Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouses."
She immediately added:
"Even three to five Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouses would be no problem."
The others beside them first sighed in relief, then turned troubled looks toward Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping took a deep breath, then brought out three more Demon-Sealing Swords and said solemnly:
"We can only give it a try now."
He turned to glance at Xiaohei, then added:
"If I fail to take command of all nine Sword Pools, Xiaohei, take us straight out of here. Don't linger for even a moment!"
Xiaohei immediately replied:
"Rest assured, my lord. I'll make sure to get you and everyone else out of here!"
If it was only a matter of escaping this place, Xiaohei was brimming with confidence.
"Boom, boom-!!"
Just then, two extremely violent qi explosions suddenly rang out in the distance.
Immediately afterward, Venerable Ziming and Zhu Li roared in succession:
"Extreme Law, Divine Thunder Form, Withering and Flourishing in a Thought!"
"Extreme Law, Nine-Turn Profound Flame Art, Torch Dragon Biting the Sun!"
In an instant, a streak of lightning, like daylight itself, spread little by little from the far end of the sky toward the horizon.
At the same time, a gigantic flaming dragon shadow, bearing a sun wheel in its jaws, hurtled toward the Unburning Sword Palace with a howl, propelled by wave