While blocking the crystal longsword, Xiao Yan swung his other hand around and punched the flat of the Xuan Heavy Ruler. A powerful force surged through the ruler, driving Qing Yanjing back step after step. Even as she was forced back, however, she swiftly brandished her crystal longsword. Countless blades of sword energy shot out, sweeping toward Xiao Yan to shred him.
This crystal longsword was a true Peerless Sacred Artifact. Even when powered by Spiritual Power alone, its might rivaled some top-tier Divine Abilities. If it ever surfaced in the outside world, even a Heavenly Sovereign would covet it. Although Qing Yanjing's own strength prevented her from unleashing its full power, the attacks it produced were still immensely formidable.
"Six Harmonies Wandering Ruler!" Sensing the storm of sword energy, powerful enough to shred an ordinary Great Perfection Earth Supreme into nothingness, Xiao Yan immediately swung the Xuan Heavy Ruler. Dense ruler shadows surged like ocean waves, swiftly forming a defensive net around him. No matter how the blades of sword energy attacked, the net showed no sign of breaking.
When the final blade of sword energy dissipated, the ruler shadows that had served as a defense abruptly shifted to offense. As though mimicking the earlier blades, they howled toward Qing Yanjing. She immediately swung her longsword, swiftly blocking the incoming ruler shadows. Yet when she discovered that a casual strike could shatter more than a dozen of them, she instantly realized something was wrong. "No! It's a feint!"
"Flame Splitting Wave Ruler!" Before Qing Yanjing could react, a scorching blade of light that seemed capable of cleaving heaven and earth suddenly burst out from the ruler shadows filling the sky. Just as it was about to strike her, boundless radiance erupted from her body. A colossal figure tens of