Three streaks of Necromantic Sword Qi silently sliced through the air like ghosts, hurtling straight toward Qing Chen's vital points.
Qing Chen was inwardly alarmed. The sword qi was so fierce that he did not even have time to deploy his low-grade defensive spirit shield.
At that critical instant, the Mingwang Art circulated furiously within Qing Chen, surging straight to the fourth layer-Blood Baleful Intent Takes Form!
Blood qi churned around him, and killing intent condensed as though solid, forming a thick layer of Blood Baleful Intent Armor that enveloped him tightly.
The three streaks of Necromantic Sword Qi struck in rapid succession, crashing into the Blood Baleful Intent Armor like a violent storm and unleashing deafening booms.
Although the Blood Baleful Intent Armor was incomparably tough, it gradually showed signs of buckling under the relentless bombardment of those three streaks of sword qi.
Cracks spread across the Blood Baleful Intent Armor like a spiderweb, while the immense force drove Qing Chen backward step after step, each one feeling as though he were treading on knife points.
Had it not been for the Demonic Blood Aperture-Rushing mystic art in the third layer of his Brahma Demon-Refining Art, together with the Mingwang Art's exhaustive tempering of his body, which had made his sinews and bones as strong as iron,
those three streaks of sword qi would likely have been enough to injure him through their impact, even with the Blood Baleful Intent Armor protecting him.
"What fine Divine Sense, fine execution, fine blood baleful intent, and a fine physique!"
The words of praise abruptly echoed through the great hall like footsteps in an empty valley, carrying a measure of admiration and surprise.
At those words, Qing Chen's heart tightened. His gaze instantly focused, sharp as a hawk hunting its prey, and