With a hum, the sword, Shi Jian, instantly shot into Gongsun Li's brow. A terrifying sword intent surged, instantly extinguishing Gongsun Li's life force.
Not only that, but Gongsun Li's soul, which intended to escape, was also completely absorbed by Shi Jian.
Gongsun Li's body then plummeted like a broken kite, crashing heavily onto the ground outside Shangkou Palace.
Li Xuan, who was in mid-air, merely glanced at Gongsun Li on the ground before quickly shifting his gaze and streaking towards where Jian Tianrui was fighting Lai Xuewen and Lai Congwu. At this moment, Lai Congwu's back was to Li Xuan, completely unaware of the punch Li Xuan was about to unleash.
"Be careful!"
Although Lai Congwu hadn't seen Li Xuan, he sensed danger. At the same time, Lai Xuewen, upon seeing Li Xuan suddenly appear, shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Lai Congwu moved, instantly shifting away from mid-air. With a turn, he saw Li Xuan, a hint of regret on his face, landing beside Jian Tianrui.
"Junior Brother Li Xuan!" Jian Tianrui called out as Li Xuan arrived.
Li Xuan nodded slightly to Jian Tianrui and said, "Senior Brother Tianrui."
"Junior Brother Li Xuan, weren't you holding Gongsun Li off... Huh? Gongsun Li is dead?" Jian Tianrui asked Li Xuan, but then saw Gongsun Li's corpse lying on the ground. After a slight sense, he spoke with surprise.
"Big Brother, that Gongsun Li is dead!" Jian Tianrui's voice wasn't suppressed, and Lai Congwu naturally heard it. After glancing at Gongsun Li's corpse, he also sensed that Gongsun Li's aura was completely gone, clearly dead.
This discovery immediately shocked Lai Congwu. After all, Gongsun Li's strength was superior to that of his brother and himself.
"Go!" Lai Xuewen's expression turned grim. He clearly realized Gongsun Li was dead and didn't hesitate, his figure instantly darting away into the distance.
They brothers could not even defeat Jian Tianrui alone, and now there was someone who could kill Gongsun Li. They brothers naturally had no chance of winning, and could even risk their lives. Thinking this, Lai Xuewen could no longer stay.
"Trying to leave now? Do you think I'm just decoration?"
Although Jian Tianrui didn't know how Li Xuan had dealt with Gongsun Li, he knew it wasn't the time to ask. Suppressing his confusion, he waved his large hand, and the peak aura pressure of the Dao Fusion Realm contracted inwards like a cage.
Lai Xuewen and Lai Congwu, who had already reached the edge of the barrier, instantly felt a powerful force locking onto them.
In addition, Li Xuan's divine sense had also locked onto Lai Congwu. The two brothers knew it was probably too late to retreat now.
"Jian Tianrui, must you be so aggressive? We admit defeat in this battle!" Lai Xuewen knew they couldn't retreat and turned to Jian Tianrui again.
Jian Tianrui smiled and said, "The world knows that your Holy Sect and our Profound Sect are mortal enemies, and many disciples of our Profound Sect have fallen to your Holy Sect. Moreover, if Gongsun Li had won, would you brothers have let me simply admit defeat?"
Lai Xuewen and Lai Congwu fell silent.
As Jian Tianrui said, if Gongsun Li had indeed won, they probably wouldn't have let Jian Tianrui leave.
"Fight," Lai Xuewen sighed softly, speaking to Lai Congwu. His aura then surged, and a look of determination appeared on his face. He clearly intended to fight to the death.
"Senior Brother Tianrui, leave Lai Congwu to me!" Li Xuan said, looking at Jian Tianrui.
"Good! But Junior Brother Li Xuan, be careful. These two have prepared for death, so they will be troublesome. If you can't suppress them, just stall for time," Jian Tianrui nodded slightly, then moved and rushed towards Lai Xuewen.
Watching Jian Tianrui and Lai Xuewen engage in a fierce battle, Li Xuan's gaze shifted to Lai Congwu. He moved instantly, unleashing the defense of his transcendent realm body. With a逍遥步, Li Xuan appeared in front of Lai Congwu and then punched down at the void.
"Overlord Fist Unrivaled!"
As Li Xuan's low voice fell, a whistling sound echoed throughout the surrounding world.
"Scorching Sun Fire Technique, Yang Yan!"
Seeing this, Lai Congwu quickly formed hand seals.
Around his body, rolling waves of heat instantly rippled outwards. In an instant, burning fiery wheels appeared around Lai Congwu's body.
As three breaths of time passed, Lai Congwu's body transformed into a burning wheel, charging directly at Li Xuan.
Boom!
The moment the wheel collided with Li Xuan's punch, a thunderous roar echoed.
Lai Congwu's figure reappeared. However, his face was noticeably paler.
During his previous fight with Jian Tianrui, Lai Congwu had already been greatly depleted. Now, after taking Li Xuan's attack, his spiritual energy was almost completely exhausted. In his eyes, a hint of apprehension flickered.
Because Lai Congwu realized in this exchange that Li Xuan's strength was not inferior to his own.
"Scorching Sun Fire Technique, Burn Heaven and Destroy Earth!"
Lai Congwu formed hand seals again, and a wheel slowly rose from above his head. Then, Lai Congwu bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood. The crimson blood floated before him, wriggling like an earthworm, forming a rune that instantly merged into the wheel.
With the blood's infusion, the wheel instantly became brighter.
"Is he going for his final trump card?" Seeing Lai Congwu's actions and the waves of heat rolling in from all around, Li Xuan knew Lai Congwu was at his wit's end. This final move would undoubtedly be a move that would injure the enemy a thousand times while costing oneself eight hundred.
Therefore, this move must be extremely powerful, and only by blocking it could there be a chance of victory.
With this thought, Li Xuan took a deep breath, and Shi Jian slowly appeared in his hand.
Although the Holy Sect and the Profound Sect were mortal enemies, Li Xuan still held great respect for his opponent.
With different stances, there was no right or wrong.
Since Lai Congwu was prepared to fight to the death, Li Xuan also had to unleash his strongest blow to show respect.
Shi Jian, seemingly still, vibrated intensely, and the space around its blade cracked and collapsed like glass.
Whoosh!
The moment Li Xuan brought out Shi Jian, the flames, like a surging tide, swept in all-encompassing.
Hiss!
"Blade Stacking Technique, Go!"
Li Xuan flicked his hand and then slashed down at Lai Congwu with his sword.
Hum!
Sword hums echoed, and terrifying sword energy roared forth.
Lai Congwu, now completely depleted, was in no condition to withstand Li Xuan's full-power sword strike.
The spiritual energy barrier before Lai Congwu shattered in an instant under Shi Jian's resistance, and then Shi Jian pierced through his body.
With a resounding boom, a curtain of blood appeared in the sky. The gleaming storage ring instantly fell into Li Xuan's hand with a wave of his hand.
Only then did Li Xuan look up towards Jian Tianrui and Lai Xuewen.
With a glance, he saw Jian Tianrui holding a folding fan, which was now inserted into Lai Xuewen's chest. The surrounding water currents had parted on either side, having no effect on Jian Tianrui.
Li Xuan was astonished and sensed briefly, only to find that Lai Xuewen had already lost his life force, clearly dead.
As if sensing Li Xuan's gaze, Jian Tianrui slowly withdrew his folding fan, looked up at Li Xuan, then smiled slightly, his gaze slowly shifting to Wu Pengfei and Yue Mingchi, who had stopped fighting.
Li Xuan followed his gaze.
With the Holy Sect having lost three Holy Sons, the contest for Shangkou Palace was about to come to an end.