It was a Song sword with a black hilt and a white blade, lean as an ancient flood dragon, elegant as Purple Tenuity.
The demons charging toward him could not help laughing at the sight. In the Sand Sea, only the princesses of the Jiao Kingdom used swords like that.
A handsome, long-haired demon swept a golden dagger-axe toward Cheng Xinzhan's neck, saying,
"Boy, you have some ability. If you're willing to abandon the Azure Sea, come to our Jiao Kingdom in the Sand Sea as a princess's consort, and kowtow to Third Lady Yu in apology, I'll put in a few good words and ask her to spare your life."
Cheng Xinzhan ducked under it and stepped forward on lightning, sweeping Autumn Water upward at the demon's forearm.
Just then, a blue-faced demon closed in from behind Cheng Xinzhan and silently thrust a five-colored crystal fork at the center of his back.
A golden fin suddenly sprouted from the long-haired jiao demon's forearm, resembling a short saber. As he raised his elbow, the golden fin blocked Cheng Xinzhan's sword. Cheng Xinzhan twisted his wrist, and his Sword Arts swept across the jiao demon's belly. At the same time, he flipped and twisted in midair until his entire body lay sideways, narrowly evading the strike at his back.
At that moment, a blue-green whip lashed up from below. Cheng Xinzhan had no time left to dodge.
"Freeze!"
His left hand formed a seal and pointed at the incoming whip as he uttered an incantation.
The whip seemed to freeze. Before its tip had even unfurled, it stopped in midair.
As the incantation rang out, the ease and pleasure on the Cold King's and the Alligator King's faces in the Thunder-Appreciating Hall gradually faded, giving way to solemnity. By contrast, an