Yun Che closed his eyes slightly. When he opened them again, his first Soulguard Armament had already deployed across his body. His long silver hair stirred without wind, and six silver swords hung at his waist. Together with his fitted light armor and the Silver Wings on his back, they sent a chilling aura of slaughter spreading outward as though it were tangible.
"Let's try the Pioneer's second-stage Soulguard Armament!"
Yun Che murmured, and his aura suddenly surged. A trace of black stained the tips of his silver hair, while flowing black patterns emerged across his fitted light armor, writhing like spirit snakes come alive. Black flames also ignited along the edges of his Silver Wings.
The six silver swords floating at his waist changed as well. The silver sheen on their blades gradually deepened to dark silver, and a faint blood-red halo wreathed their edges, exuding a heart-rattling aura of slaughter.
More importantly, these six dark-silver, red-tinged swords were connected to Yun Che's mind. They needed no individual control; a single thought let him command them at will, as nimble and dexterous as his own fingers.
"So this is second-stage Soulguard Armament? It's more than ten times stronger than the first stage!"
The corners of Yun Che's mouth lifted slightly. His gaze sharpened, and he slammed a vicious punch into the Heavenly Tomb Hall's Sky-Locking Thought-Sealing Formation.
"Shatter!"
The force of Yun Che's punch carried the terrifying power of his second-stage Soulguard Armament, colliding violently with the ancient formation runes in a deafening roar.
-Boom!
The flowing ancient runes instantly dimmed, flickering precariously like dying candles in the wind.
Yun Che could clearly feel the violent tremors coming from the formation barrier. Across the once-impenetrable screen of light, web-like cracks rapidly spread from the imprint of his fist.
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