In that instant, all the confusion and questions Xu Taiping had accumulated since he began cultivating found their answers.
Clang...!!
Just then, a sword cry mingled with the rumble of thunder suddenly jolted Xu Taiping awake.
In a flash, his divine sense clearly detected a massive black sword intent descending through the enormous hole in the firmament.
At the same time, Crow Heavenly Venerable said coldly:
"I hadn't intended to move against you so soon. Since you insist on remaining so obstinate, I'll teach you a lesson first."
"And let you understand that breaking through to the Half-Immortal Realm only means stepping across the threshold of this world's truly powerful."
As he spoke, that massive sword intent, bearing the Five-Colored Mist formed from Edict Power, had already reached a thousand zhang above Xu Taiping's head.
"Human Sovereign!"
Facing this strike, Xu Taiping forcibly suppressed the tangled thoughts in his heart, abruptly raised his sword fingers, and summoned the Human Sovereign Sword.
Clang-!!
In an instant, accompanied by an equally piercing sword cry, the Human Sovereign Sword shot straight toward the black sword shadow, bearing Golden Sword Light and the Five-Colored Mist formed from Edict Power.
Bang!!!
Amid the tremendous crash, although the Human Sovereign Sword halted the black sword shadow's sword intent, its own sword intent dissipated entirely.
At that moment, Xu Taiping gained a direct understanding of the gap between himself and Crow Heavenly Venerable.
Shing...!!
So he drew his saber without hesitation.
Rumble...!
In a split second, a vast, mighty blade force suddenly surged skyward from Xu Taiping.
Bang!!
Amid the tremendous crash, this blade force actually caught the sword intent Crow Heavenly Venerable had sent down from afar.
Xu Taiping had no hesitation about this.
Although his realm had yet to stabilize, his combat strength had already