After kicking Shu Yan flying, Xu Zimo borrowed the momentum.
He slashed directly at the Sky-Fixing Pillar.
"Void Sun!"
Shu Yan roared from afar.
The surrounding flames instantly grew much hotter. Right before Xu Zimo, a miniature sun suddenly appeared in the void.
Extreme heat condensed within the sun.
With power like rivers and seas overturning, the sun crashed toward Xu Zimo.
Its might shook the heavens, its scorching heat seared everything.
Xu Zimo was forced back several steps, while Overlord Shadow's blade qi grew even more imposing.
As it swung, its sharp edge was fully revealed.
It cleaved the sun directly into two.
But the time spent delaying Xu Zimo was enough.
Shu Yan tore through the void and blocked Xu Zimo's path.
"If you want to cut down this Sky-Fixing Pillar, you'll have to ask my twin blades first," Shu Yan said coldly.
His eyes were sharp and narrow.
Like sword blades, they made others afraid to meet his gaze.
He held two double-edged blades in his hands. They were not large, small and exquisite in shape.
Yet they were incomparably sharp.
Their edges were thin as cicada wings; once they drew blood, they sealed the throat.
Shu Yan bent at the waist, staring vigilantly at Xu Zimo.
"You have some skill. You're worthy of being my opponent."
"What a racket," Xu Zimo replied calmly.
"If you dare block me, I'll simply kill you."
Xu Zimo swung Overlord Shadow again, blade qi crisscrossing as it descended.
"Crackle, crackle."
Shu Yan crossed his twin blades in an X-shape, blocking Xu Zimo's Overlord Shadow.
"Break," Xu Zimo shouted softly.
The right hand gripping his blade exerted even greater strength.
With a bang, the twin blades were brutally knocked apart by overwhelming force, and Shu Yan staggered backward again and again.