"Is this... an illusion?!"
The sudden change made Shen He's expression shift. He hurriedly spread his Divine Sense, only for it to be swiftly shredded by waves of biting sharpness, leaving him unable to glean any information.
Just as the true power within Shen He surged and he tried to break through the illusion,
the sword light filling the sky gathered like feathers into a human figure before him.
The figure gradually solidified, and a young man wearing the robes of the Void Insight Dao Academy and holding the Azure Immortal Sword appeared before him.
One glance at the young man's face froze Shen He's expression. His pupils trembled slightly as he spoke.
"You are... True Lord Bai Yi!!"
Looking at the young man's familiar yet unfamiliar appearance, Shen He's heart jolted, and the words slipped out instinctively.
Faced with Shen He's startled cry, the phantom of the young Bai Yi remained cold and indifferent. His ninth-level Qi Refining aura erupted, and the Azure Immortal Sword in his hand gave an excited, ringing cry.
Sword Intent erupted, becoming a streak of rainbow light that instantly slashed toward Shen He's face.
"White Rainbow Sword Art!"
Shen He's expression changed drastically. Empowered by Sword Intent, this streak of white rainbow Sword Intent was almost too fast to react to.
With the resources of both his Lineage and Green River Academy supporting him, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Cold light brushed his face.
Shen He's Foundation Establishment Middle Stage true power gushed forth. With a light push of his feet, he flew backward as lightly as a swift, bringing Azure Edge across to block the rainbow light before his neck in the nick of time.
Azure Edge quivered, knocking the Azure Immortal Sword aside at an angle, then thrusting