A chilling voice echoed across the Plaza, causing the air to vibrate eerily.
Zhou Qingyan was panting heavily, her long, snow-white hair slipping down her shoulders, her face covered in blood, her gorgeous clothes torn and tattered, revealing the skin and bruises torn by the force of the punches. She had completely lost the demeanor that a sword master should have!
"No... this is impossible..." She struggled to sit up, feeling her heart pounding wildly, and a look of incomprehensible horror finally welled up in her eyes.
Her proud Sword Dao, the techniques she had honed to this day, were utterly utterly vulnerable before the opponent's pure and ultimate power?
Is the other party really just a Domain Lord at the Dao Evolution Realm?!
Only now did Zhou Qingyan realize that she wasn't truly indifferent to winning or losing; she had simply become accustomed to her victories!
Even including her sparring matches with the elders in the sect, she had never suffered such a miserable defeat!
Those once indifferent gazes now burned upon her like flames, and Zhou Qingyan finally understood what humiliation truly meant!
It was as if a voice was echoing in my ears:
Do you accept this ending?
Can you accept this kind of failure?
"I... don't accept it!!"
Zhou Qingyan summoned the [Four Seas Divide] sword that was stuck not far away back into her palm, gritted her teeth and stood up, her whole body surging with Sword Intent, and flames seemed to burn in her icy blue eyes!
The unique wonders of the Dao Evolution Realm allow cultivators to unleash their full power even when severely injured!
She still wants to win!
At this moment, a majestic Sword Dao illusory image emerged from her body, and [Four Seas Divide] burst forth with unprecedented brilliance. The boundless Sword Intent filled the heavens and earth, and even a domain lord at the peak of the Dao Evolution Realm would temporarily avoid its sharp edge!
As Zhou Qingyan felt the rapidly circulating Magic Power within her body, her voice returned to its usual indifferent and aloof state.
"Now, it's my turn!"
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Li's figure vanished from the spot once again.
This time, he didn't hold back.
The moment Zhou Qingyan drew her sword, Ye Li had already arrived in front of her.
In an instant, a visible storm tornado rose from the ground, and the figure in black robes spun at supersonic speed, forcefully shattering Zhou Qingyan's sword momentum. The right leg, carrying immense force, slammed down like a battle axe onto her right arm, which was tightly gripping the longsword!
Bang!!!
The surging shockwaves rippled outwards, and the muffled thuds of bones shattering and tendons breaking were clearly audible!
The already precarious [Four Seas Divide] completely shattered. Zhou Qingyan's right arm, along with the arm supporting her body, was completely crushed and deformed at an odd angle by that kick! Her slender body crashed diagonally onto the ground!
Without the slightest hesitation.
Ye Lijin's eyes were icy cold. His white cloud-patterned boots slammed down, crushing Zhou Qingyan's left arm as she tried to prop herself up! The broken fragments of the longsword, carried by the remaining force, pierced her internal organs with sword energy!
"Ah--!!!" A heart-wrenching scream erupted from Zhou Qingyan's mouth. The intense pain almost made her faint, and her body instinctively curled up on the ground!
But the battle was not over yet; that deep-seated threat still permeated the world!
When the aloof sword master looked up in terror, the nightmarish figure was still looking down at her, the overwhelming pressure emanating from his Golden Eyes almost crushing her spine!
On the High Platform, the Sword Sect Old Ancestor suddenly stood up, his face ashen, his Sword Intent surging like a volcano about to erupt!
At the same time, Ye Li also heard a slightly angry yet conciliatory voice:
"Young friend Ye, Qingyan was just being ignorant and making reckless remarks. I hope you will be lenient for my True Body!"
It's too late!
Ye Li sneered and swiftly bent down.
That fist, imbued with destructive power and carrying the meaning of judgment, tore through the air without the slightest mercy, and slammed down fiercely towards Zhou Qingyan's once proud and peerless face, which was now covered in blood and fear!
"Stop--!!!"
On the three- High Platform, the Sword Sect Old Ancestor's horrified roar finally arrived, filled with unprecedented panic and disbelief! He unleashed a terrifying Venerable-level pressure, attempting to forcefully intervene!
However, Ye Li's punch was even faster!
Boom--!!!!
A deafening roar swallowed up all other sounds!
The earth trembled violently, and as if struck by a meteorite, a huge, spiderweb-like crater suddenly exploded in the center of the entire bluestone Plaza!
A violent shockwave, mixed with debris and dust, swept wildly in all directions like a tsunami! Sword Sect disciples who were close to the stands were even blown away!
In the center of the deep pit, Zhou Qingyan's figure was almost completely submerged in smoke and rubble.
On the brink of life and death, only the overwhelming Sword Intent suddenly surged forth, like the scythe of death, engulfing the proud, upright figure in black robes. This sword master was attempting a final, desperate struggle!
However, the tremors in the bluestone Plaza showed no signs of stopping!
Zhou Qingyan's pupils contracted sharply, her vision filled with terror—
Ye Li completely ignored the Sword Intent that was powerful enough to pierce through his body!
With each breath, new nerves and flesh regenerated and healed themselves, and her blood energy surged once more! Her golden fists rained down like a storm, completely engulfing her figure!
His fist shattered the sword bone, causing her to spit out blood!
The deafening roar continued unabated!
[Seriously injuring Zhou Qingyan, the Xuanming Sword Master at the seventh level of the Dao Evolution Realm, in public! Malice Points +!]
"No--!!" Zhou Qingyan finally let out a scream that was between misery and despair, her thin body convulsing under the heavy pressure!
Ye Lijin's eyes burned with fervor, and his fists grew increasingly fierce until finally, the entire bluestone plaza began to collapse on a large scale, and the entire Sword Sect Divine Mountain trembled violently!
[Detected: Zhou Qingyan, a seventh-level Xuanming Sword Sect from the Dao Evolution Realm, has suffered a collapse of her Dao Heart! Malice Points +!]
He slowly withdrew his fist, and the boiling golden Blood Vitality around his body gradually subsided.
At his feet, Zhou Qingyan were stained with blood, and he was trampled beyond recognition.
The young man stood tall, his molten Golden Eyes sweeping over the silent, deathly pale crowd. His calm voice, carrying a chilling power capable of freezing the soul, echoed across the ruins:
"Your sect's sword master, the feel of it is just average."