Yun Che had been ready. He swept the Immortal-Splitting Saber upward, and azure light collided with purple mist. The violent explosion nearly brought the entire stone chamber down. Rubble rained from overhead, striking the ground around them and throwing up clouds of dust.
The two passed each other and broke apart. Ye Zilong shook his wrist, numb from the impact, inwardly shaken. Even without his original Divine Body, Yun Che's strength was still this terrifying. He truly dared not imagine it-if the Heavenly Dao had not intervened back then, that Divine Body would have left them unqualified even to fight him.
Yun Che never stopped moving. Gripping the Immortal-Splitting Saber, he charged again. Cangwu Pure Qi spread along the blade in layers, continuously dispersing Ye Zilong's purple Immortal Power. Every slash forced Ye Zilong back, instantly breaking his once-solid footing.
On the other side, Yuezheng Xiangling and Zu Tangtang worked in perfect coordination. Zu Tangtang targeted the dragonmen's knees and joints to disrupt their movements, while Yuezheng Xiangling seized the openings to slash straight at their cores. Before long, they had finished off another two. Only the last dragonman was still putting up a desperate struggle, but Cangwu Pure Qi had already stained its entire body black, and its movements were growing increasingly sluggish.
Catching sight of this out of the corner of his eye, Ye Zilong burned with urgency. He bit down hard on the tip of his tongue and forced out a mouthful of Immortal Lifeblood. A purple-gold Blood Soul Spike instantly formed at his fingertips, and he hurled it straight at Yun Che's heart. It flew as swiftly as the wind, leaving no way to dodge.
"Die!"
Yun Che's expression tightened. As he twisted sharply, Cangwu Pure Qi instantly condensed into a barrier before him. With a