"Very well, then let me show you the Chen Clan's legacy!" Chen Cong's voice echoed through the night sky.
He abruptly shifted his stance, sweeping the Seven Kill Sword before him and instantly unleashing the sword light of A Glimpse of Startling Beauty.
The sword light streaked across the night sky like a meteor, brilliant and dazzling. It moved so swiftly that it seemed to transcend the bounds of time, its trajectory impossible to grasp.
Wherever the sword light passed, it sliced the air apart, leaving tiny fissures that radiated powerful currents.
Immediately afterward, Chen Cong dissolved into countless afterimages, each gripping a longsword and thrusting at the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon.
These afterimages were like phantoms, their substance impossible to distinguish from illusion. They dazzled the eye as they attacked the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon from different directions and angles, weaving deadly nets of sword strikes.
This was Void Star-Shattering, one of Sword Step's Middle Three Steps, and an advanced version of Swift Body, Flying Wild Duck from the Lesser Three Steps.
This footwork offered exceptional concealment and surprise-attack capabilities, allowing Chen Cong to move to any position in an instant and deliver a lethal blow. Its short-range burst speed surpassed even Sword-Speed Sky Trace.
"Nethernight Dragon Scales: Automatic Defense!"
Faced with Chen Cong's attacks, the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon also displayed its formidable defensive abilities.
A barrier instantly coalesced over its body, formed from tightly packed, unyielding dragon scales of netherworld metal.
These scales could automatically detect enemy attacks and instantly form a defensive shield, reflecting part of the damage back at the attacker.
This Soul Skill resembled Dragon Scale Protection, but Dragon Scale Protection increased the scales' hardness and toughness. Although Automatic Body Protection could not match its defensive strength, the difference was not great. Its advantage