"I once watched tides rise and fall, clouds gather and scatter; watched a day begin and return again, and created the Three Paths Spear Technique." Zhang Xianjun stood tall and proud, spear in hand, as though his entire bearing had changed.
He seemed like a long spear himself, carrying a blade-sharp edge that pierced the heavens, as if he would tear the entire firmament apart.
His voice rang high, filled with an unstoppable momentum, as he declared, "Please instruct me!"
The moment his words fell, his aura surged like mountains toppling and seas overturning, bearing down entirely upon Xu Zimo.
It was as though he wanted to subdue his opponent without fighting, to crush Xu Zimo through sheer force of presence.
Xu Zimo smiled, allowing that aura to crash against him wave after surging wave.
From beginning to end, he remained as calm as a light breeze and drifting cloud, utterly unaffected.
The momentum of a spear was strongest at its first burst, weakened at the second, and spent by the third.
Zhang Xianjun's expression darkened. He swiftly swung the spear in his hand and thrust it directly at Xu Zimo.
"First Form of the Three Paths Spear Technique: First Path, Dawn."
Endless radiance flared from the spear tip, like white light piercing the darkness. Dawn had just risen, and all things were silent.
This move carried the hope of dawn and boundless imaginings as white radiance swelled before Xu Zimo's eyes.
"Interesting." Xu Zimo smiled with interest. He neither dodged nor drew Overlord Shadow in his hand.
He held the scabbard and suffused it with streams of Nirvana Qi. This dark Nirvana Qi had been cultivated from the Nirvana Art once practiced by the Three Blades Great Emperor.
He watched the spear tear through the air, its sharp tip