Lu Ren watched the Sword Qi feathers sweep toward him. Every one contained terrifying Finality power. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward, ready to unleash the power of his Nine-Marked Battle Body.
He had no other choice. He could only play his final trump card.
But just as he took that step, a colossal ghost claw descended from the sky and slammed into the feathered Sword Qi.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Deafening impacts rang out. The feathers, each brimming with Finality, shattered against the ghost claw.
The ghost claw tore through the last feather, then shattered as well.
"What...?"
Lu Ren froze.
The experts of the Heavens Alliance were stunned too. They had never expected anyone to block a strike from someone with a Perfected Dao Fruit.
"A Perfected Dao Fruit truly is formidable!"
A cool voice rang out. Before everyone's eyes, a figure in white descended in front of Lu Ren.
"Qing Yao!"
Lu Ren murmured her name. He had never expected Yun Qingyao to be the one who stepped in.
He had also sensed Finality in her attack.
Crane Heaven Ancient Ancestor stared at Yun Qingyao in surprise. "A mere Late-Stage Nine-Step Supreme Realm cultivator blocked my attack?"
His power was heavily suppressed in the Border Region, but a Late-Stage Nine-Step Supreme Realm cultivator still should not have been able to withstand it.
"It's Ancestor Yao from the Ghost Dao Great World!"
"The prodigy who obtained Ghost Ancestor Yanpo's Dao Fruit! I heard she hasn't even cultivated in the Ghost Dao Great World for long. How is she already this strong?"
Once the crowd recognized her, they were shocked. The newcomer was Yun Qingyao, an expert from the Ghost Dao Great World.
"Thank goodness Ancestor Yao stepped in!"
The Void Sect Master breathed a sigh of relief at