"This is bad!"
With his life hanging by a thread, Zhou Yichen no longer dared hold anything back. He swiftly pulled a purple-gold jade talisman from his robes-the life-saving [Mountain-Suppressing Mystic Talisman] bestowed upon him by his master, "Heavenly Calculations" Mo Xuanji.
Without hesitation, he frantically poured all his true qi and divine sense into the talisman.
Bzzzt!
The purple-gold talisman instantly burned up, transforming into an illusory divine mountain above his head, just barely blocking the path of the golden-blue sword aura!
Rumble!
The next instant, the blazing sword aura of Sunrise in the East collided squarely with the myriad mountain phantoms manifested by the Mountain-Suppressing Mystic Talisman!
An indescribably terrifying boom and a storm of force erupted instantly!
As the two overwhelming powers clashed, stray force radiated in every direction. Winds toppled trees, and the dazzling light forced even Qing Dai, far in the distance, to close her eyes!
Crack... crack-crack...
Teeth-grating cracks rang out from the mountain phantom as countless spiderweb fractures spread over the divine mountain! Though the [Mountain-Suppressing Mystic Talisman] was powerful, Zhou Yichen had activated it in haste with insufficient origin qi. Worse still, this Sunrise in the East had drawn upon the pure yang power of heaven and earth, making it far stronger than an ordinary strike!
The stalemate lasted less than a single breath-
Bang-
The illusory divine mountain shattered with a thunderous crash, dissolving into specks of light that filled the sky. Though more than half the remaining sword aura had been neutralized, its peerlessly sharp sword intent and scorching aftershock still swept ruthlessly down!
Pfft!
Zhou Yichen felt as though a heavy hammer had struck his chest.
His protective true qi collapsed instantly. His face turned deathly pale, and he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
The [Cloud-Draping] Hexagram