Overdriving the Scorpio Sword

"I finally broke through!"

A flash of delight crossed Ye Chen's face. Advancing the Destruction Sword Soul from the peak of the fifth order to the sixth order had never been difficult for him; all he lacked was time. He had not expected that, at this life-or-death juncture, he would save himself that time.

"Slash!"

With one sword strike, he neutralized the Masked Man's ultimate move. Ye Chen took a deep breath as the Destruction Sword Soul in his Soul Sea trembled. An unparalleled sword intent burst forth, cleaving downward through his body.

Faintly, Ye Chen seemed to hear the Astral Starfire Poison screaming. The cries grew weaker and weaker before abruptly cutting off.

Having severed the vitality of the Astral Starfire Poison, Ye Chen felt much more at ease. He raised his right index finger, and a small slit automatically opened at its tip. The next moment, purplish-red venom sprayed from the wound, corroding the ground into tiny charred pits as scorching flames erupted from them.

"You were poisoned by the Astral Starfire Poison!" The Masked Man came back to his senses and noticed the scene. "Using Sixth-Order Destruction Sword Intent to sever the vitality of the Astral Starfire Poison—looks like you know quite a lot."

"Likewise."

The delight faded from Ye Chen's face, replaced by calmness. Though the Destruction Sword Soul had reached the sixth order and its power had increased tenfold, he still had little confidence in defeating his opponent. The other man's True Essence was even deeper and purer than Poison Fire King's, while his Mystic Martial Art had reached the upper high-grade level, a whole tier above Ye Chen's Condensing Water. If not for the Top-Grade Treasure Sword, the Scorpio Sword, then even with the Destruction Sword Soul reaching the sixth order, he still would