A rapier appeared in his hand, its blade radiating dense dark element energy. It was clearly valuable-at least glorious grade equipment.
He slashed with the rapier, releasing a purple thread. It gave off no overwhelming aura, yet even Shangguan Yan grew serious.
That thread could actually cut through space. It was extraordinarily sharp.
This eighth-order Moon Demon had around forty thousand spiritual power, placing him at the second level of the eighth order. Shangguan Yan's spiritual power stood at twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, just one point short of breaking through to the eighth order.
For Shangguan Yan, however, breaking through to the eighth order was as easy as drinking water. She could not even feel its bottleneck.
She remained at the peak of the seventh order only because she wanted to consolidate her foundation further and properly complete every stage of cultivation.
That was also one reason she could fight opponents above her order so easily.
Shangguan Yan swung her sword, sending a blade of light filled with thunder energy toward the thread the eighth-order Moon Demon had released.
Their collision unleashed astonishing fluctuations of spiritual power. A patch of shattered space seemed to appear high in the sky, and the terrifying force hurled them both away.
Although Shangguan Yan's internal spiritual power fell short of the eighth-order Moon Demon's, she clearly surpassed him in both external spiritual power and combat strength.
The wings on Shangguan Yan's back fluttered lightly, immediately steadying her. Sword in hand, she looked ahead, her expression impassive and utterly calm.
The eighth-order Moon Demon, meanwhile, was thrown backward. His spirit wings beat repeatedly, but he could not steady himself and ultimately fell from the sky.
Shangguan Yan pressed her advantage. With a beat of her wings, she streaked toward him, her longsword erupting