"Hahaha! So you're the Golden Core cultivator from Quanjin Mountain!" Yuan Qing laughed loudly, activating his sword art as he said, "You even investigated this old man's name so thoroughly. Looks like you want a taste of this old man's power!"
"Wooo~" The giant python circled through the air, and vast amounts of earth-attributed Heaven and Earth spiritual energy rapidly condensed, shielding the cultivators beneath it. Its enormous maw opened and swallowed the blazing sun whole!
At once, the entire battlefield dimmed, as though even the cries and shouts of sword cultivators and cultivators locked in mortal combat had softened!
Yet Tu Hong's expression was exceedingly grim, while Yuan Qing's remained calm, unfathomable.
Tu Hong circulated his mana, controlling his magic treasure with one hand while swiftly releasing his divine sense to sweep over Ying Chao and the others!
But when his divine sense swept across Ling Yunwu and the dozen or so Illusion Sword Swordsmen, his expression changed drastically!
Perhaps his shock had unsettled his state of mind; perhaps his mana was insufficient to suppress Yuan Qing's flying sword. Yuan Qing lightly raised his sword art and shouted, "Break!"
Several faint rays of light could be seen piercing through the earth-yellow python body. Then those rays multiplied sharply, while the python's belly rapidly swelled!
With a thunderous bang, a scorching aura erupted from the giant snake. The flying sword actually broke through the giant python's encirclement and burst free!
Moreover, the flying sword showed no sign of stopping. It rapidly extended and contracted several times before turning into a crimson streak of light that shot toward Tu Hong.
This time, the flying sword differed from before. It did not carry overwhelming momentum; countless sparks merely scattered from the streak of light. Yet Tu Hong, caught within its reach, did