"One Sword to Bury Heaven!"
Great Emperor Zhenwu roared, and his long sword suddenly emitted thousands of invisible sword qi, coiling around his body.
The power of this sword qi, before it was unleashed, already made people feel as if it were the sword of death, coming to reap lives.
Following this, under Great Emperor Zhenwu's control, these sword qi converged into an incomparably brilliant sword light, charging towards Yuan Hai with terrifying might.
From the killing intent contained within the sword light, one could see how furious Great Emperor Zhenwu was.
"What?!"
Yuan Hai's heart jolted as he saw the sword light attacking him, a look of disbelief on his face.
He discovered that the power contained in Great Emperor Zhenwu's sword had even reached the level of a third-tier Emperor Venerable.
The sharp sword light, carrying an invincible force, made him feel a sense of crisis.
*Zheng!*
He dared not underestimate this sword. Yuan Hai's palms suddenly appeared with black scales, filled with an abyss aura, appearing profound and terrifying.
These were the scales naturally possessed by their Three-Eyed race, formed from living in the abyss for a long time to resist the abyss aura.
As an alien race, his body was already very powerful, and now with this layer of scales, his defense was further enhanced.
Yuan Hai clenched his fists and slammed them fiercely towards the sword light.
*Boom!*
The boundless sword light, blazing and peerless, instantly collided with Yuan Hai's fists and then erupted violently.
Terrifying energy overflowed, and the scales that Yuan Hai prided himself on were blown apart by this sword light, with wisps of dark purple blood flowing out.
"You are courting death!"
Yuan Hai withdrew his fists, looking at the wounds on them, the killing intent in his eyes growing even stronger.
He absolutely could not let Xu Longxiang live.
Otherwise, he would be the one to die next!
With this resolve, Yuan Hai suddenly transformed into a mass of black mist.
Subsequently, as the black mist dispersed, Yuan Hai, who was in human form before, vanished.
Standing in his place was a being covered in black scales, with three eyes on its face, a mouth full of fangs, and a long tail trailing behind it.
This was Yuan Hai's true form, the true body of the Abyssal Three-Eyed race.
His previous body was merely a transformation to adapt to this chaotic space.
Only a true battle was worthy of him revealing his true form.
Yuan Hai, in his true form, looked at Great Emperor Zhenwu with killing intent and said coldly, "Xu Longxiang, unleash whatever means you have. Otherwise, you won't have the chance later!"
With that, he attacked instantly, his methods incredibly fierce.
A terrifying black thunderball formed in his third eye and then shot towards Great Emperor Zhenwu.
The thunderball contained a dense abyss aura, filled with brutality and destruction.
Great Emperor Zhenwu watched the approaching thunderball with a grave expression.
This attack from Yuan Hai was something he was intimately familiar with, having sparred with him for countless years.
But times were different now. After Yuan Hai broke through to the third-tier Emperor Venerable, this strike had also become incredibly powerful.
"Break!"
Great Emperor Zhenwu exhaled coldly.
The next moment, he slashed out with his sword again.
A terrifying sword qi shot up into the sky, slashing forward.
The black thunderball was instantly cleaved and exploded by this sword qi, and the sword qi disappeared with it.
But that was not the end.
The abyss aura accompanying the thunderball, like a black arrow, instantly shot in front of Great Emperor Zhenwu.
Great Emperor Zhenwu was caught off guard, and the abyss aura instantly invaded his mind.
Then it erupted within his mind.
Immediately, he felt a throbbing pain in his head, his face contorted with dark energy.
His expression shifted between pain and ferocity.
However, in the end, Great Emperor Zhenwu managed to suppress the abyss aura and peel it out of his body.
"A pity!"
Seeing this, Yuan Hai shook his head.
He had thought his move would be a surprise attack, trapping Xu Longxiang in the corrosion of the abyss aura.
He did not expect the opponent to be so decisive, peeling out the abyss aura even at the cost of his divine soul being injured.
But it was fine. Xu Longxiang was not his match to begin with, and now with his divine soul injured, he was even less so!
Today, he was destined to be devoured by him!
"Die!"
Yuan Hai roared and charged at Great Emperor Zhenwu.
He understood the principle of striking when the enemy is weak.
*Rumble!*
Yuan Hai poured all his strength into it, unleashing endless black light, his peerless power ignited.
With a punch, carrying the might to destroy everything, he slammed towards Great Emperor Zhenwu's head.
At this moment, Great Emperor Zhenwu could no longer afford to care about the injuries to his divine soul. Gritting his teeth against the pain, he raised his sword to meet the enemy.
The long sword crossed the air, and Yuan Hai's fist struck it, unleashing a terrifying force.
"Pfft!"
Great Emperor Zhenwu barely managed to block the blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
His injuries had once again worsened.
Seeing this, Yuan Hai laughed maniacally, "Xu Longxiang, you are ultimately inferior to me!"
"Die!"
With that, he was about to press his advantage and finish off Great Emperor Zhenwu.
Great Emperor Zhenwu, who had recovered slightly, said with a bitter expression, "As expected, it has come to this."
With his current cultivation, he was no match for Yuan Hai.
To reverse the situation, he could only break through to the third-tier Emperor Venerable.
But clearly, he was unable to do so at this moment.
He had only one thing left to use.
He had once obtained a fortuitous encounter in the chaos.
It was a golden fruit.
After consuming this fruit, he could break through his realm for a short period.
But the price was that he would never be able to progress further in the future.
In the past, he, with his pride, thought that breaking through to the third-tier Emperor Venerable was merely a matter of time, so he naturally wouldn't use this fruit.
But now, he had no choice but to use it!
He reached out, and the golden fruit appeared in his hand.
After a moment of hesitation, he forcefully swallowed the fruit.
Then he closed his eyes and began to digest the energy within the fruit.
Yuan Hai, watching from the side, felt his eyelids twitch violently.
"He's actually starting to break through. What is that fruit? I absolutely cannot let him succeed!"
Yuan Hai knew the terrifying nature of Xu Longxiang. If he were to break through to the third-tier Emperor Venerable, what would happen then?
Analyzing the pros and cons, Yuan Hai's expression became even more ferocious, and he attacked Great Emperor Zhenwu more rapidly.
Meanwhile, Xu Chuan had already recovered, but the sadness in his eyes revealed the profound impact Wu Ming's self-destruction had on him.
However, when he saw Great Emperor Zhenwu beginning to break through, a light reappeared in his eyes.
"I cannot let him disrupt the Great Emperor's breakthrough!"
His gaze sharpened, and he made a decision.
He had just sensed that Xuan Lie, who was in seclusion, had broken through to the Half-Emperor realm.
Moreover, his years of accumulation allowed him to become a peak Half-Emperor as soon as he broke through.
He was only one step away from the Emperor Venerable realm.
Xu Chuan immediately merged with Xuan Lie's cultivation.
His realm began to surge infinitely, and under the gaze of Ning You Ci and the others, he directly broke through the Half-Emperor realm.
Then, supported by the inner world, numerous Emperor Weapons, and his own foundation, he became a being comparable to a first-tier Emperor Venerable!
Xu Chuan had never felt so full of power.
Infinite energy erupted, and he looked at Yuan Hai with killing intent in his eyes.
"Yuan Hai, die!"
He knew that even as a first-tier Emperor Venerable, he could not defeat Yuan Hai.
But no matter what, he had to tear a piece off him.
To avenge the fallen Wu Ming, and to buy time for Great Emperor Zhenwu!