135: 'Real name'

Ignis's rage surged, and the lava power around him once again violently increased.

"You're courting death! This Lord will burn you to ashes!"

He opened his mouth and spewed out an even thicker, almost dark red, dragon-shaped pillar of magma, roaring as it charged towards Bai Xiao.

Bai Xiao snorted coldly, and the light wings on his back vibrated again.

"Dimension Break!"

His figure instantly vanished from his original spot, and the next moment, he had already appeared beside Ignis.

"God Liberation · Soul Burial Tribulation!"

Bai Xiao made a grasping motion with one hand, and in an instant, the space around him violently fluctuated, countless illusory soul figures appeared out of thin air, emitting shrill screams.

These illusory soul figures rapidly converged.

Under his control, they transformed into a pale white torrent of destruction, mixed with azure-gold sword intent and thunder power, sweeping towards Ignis.

This was no longer a simple soul attack, but had integrated his power after God Liberation, and a nascent part of the Stellar Soul Thunder Hell domain's might!

Ignis hadn't expected Bai Xiao's speed to be so fast, and his attack so bizarre.

One must know that at this moment, the three great legendary domains were intertwined and turbulent, and the laws of space were already in complete disarray.

Any attempt at spatial teleportation was an act of courting death.

The opponent was actually still able to use spatial abilities under such circumstances, it was simply unbelievable.

In a hurry, he only had time to cross his arms and protect himself.

The crimson lava shield on his body glowed intensely, instantly condensing and thickening frantically.

"Rumble—!"

The torrent of souls fiercely collided with the lava shield, producing a deafening explosion.

The pale white souls and the crimson lava violently clashed and annihilated each other.

Ignis felt as if his soul was being pierced by countless steel needles, the pain was excruciating, and at the same time, that bizarre thunder power caused his body to go numb in waves.

"Echidna, what are you still waiting for! Let's go together and kill him!"

Ignis was repeatedly forced back by the impact of the soul torrent, looking disheveled, and quickly called for help from his companion.

Echidna recovered from her initial shock.

She knew that this suddenly appearing powerful reinforcement had broken the original balance of the battlefield.

Her figure flickered, transforming into a dark purple phantom, silently circling behind Bai Xiao.

Countless poisoned shadow daggers shot out like a torrential rain, and at the same time, invisible mental shocks also locked onto Bai Xiao's soul.

"Be careful!"

Apolosi, seeing this, quickly called out a warning.

At the same time, she forcibly activated the power of holy light, condensing a huge light shield, attempting to block a portion of the attack for Bai Xiao.

However...

'Heart Mirror'

An invisible fluctuation quietly spread with him as the center.

Within a hundred-meter radius, the flow of all energy, every subtle tremor of psionic power, and even the ripples in space caused by high-speed objects passing through...

Nothing could escape his perception.

Those poisoned shadow daggers, in the eyes of ordinary people, were as fast as shooting stars.

But under the reflection of his "Heart Mirror," he 'saw' them clearly.

A cruel arc appeared at the corner of Echidna's mouth beneath her cloak.

In her opinion, even if this sudden newcomer could temporarily contend with Ignis, he would surely not survive her full-force sneak attack from his blind spot.

The poisoned daggers condensed from shadow power were silent, and they were also imbued with abyssal venom.

Even a legendary powerhouse, if contaminated even a little, would suffer considerable injuries.

What's more, this guy wasn't a true legend yet.

However, just as these attacks were about to reach him...

The azure-gold spiritual pressure flowing fire on Bai Xiao's body suddenly surged, instantly forming a high-speed rotating sword qi vortex.

"Clang clang clang clang—ding ding dong dong!"

A series of rapid, clear collision sounds rang out.

Countless shadow daggers were crushed by the sword qi vortex.

The mental shocks were also directly disrupted and dispersed by the overbearing sword intent.

While neutralizing the offensive, Bai Xiao's counterattack had already been launched.

He countered with a sword, an azure-gold sword beam, like a goat's horn, directly piercing towards Echidna's true body!

Echidna's pupils contracted, not expecting her sneak attack to be so easily neutralized, and the opponent's counterattack was even more swift and fierce.

She hastily activated the power of the Abyss, and a thick, ancient black giant shield condensed out of thin air.

"Bang!"

The sword beam struck the black giant shield, emitting a harsh grinding sound, and sparks flew everywhere.

Cracks like spiderwebs appeared on the surface of the giant shield, but it ultimately blocked the blow.

Echidna used the force to drift back, rejoining Ignis, both of their faces filled with solemnity.

The strength of this suddenly appearing swordsman, and the strangeness of his methods, completely exceeded their expectations.

On the Red Soil Plateau, the various forces who were originally watching the battle of the three legends were now even more dumbfounded.

"Who... who is that?!"

"A fourth... powerful warrior with legendary-level combat power?"

"His power is so overbearing! He can actually suppress both Tyrant Ignis and Lady Echidna at the same time!"

"Blue Star Alliance... they actually still have such a trump card hidden!"

Above the sky, due to Bai Xiao's strong intervention, the original two-on-one situation instantly turned into a two-on-two.

Apolosi's pressure dramatically decreased, and she took the opportunity to catch her breath, seizing the time to recover her greatly depleted holy power.

Her gaze towards Bai Xiao was filled with gratitude and admiration.

Besides that, there seemed to be some inexplicable light in her eyes.

"Thank you," she whispered.

Bai Xiao merely nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on Ignis and Echidna.

The pair of huge white-gold light wings slowly flapped, his sword intent soaring, and his battle intent chilling.

"Today, both of you, need not leave."

Bai Xiao's voice echoed across the battlefield.

Ignis laughed in extreme anger: "Arrogant! Do you really think that you alone can change the tide of battle?"

Echidna, however, was calmer; she transmitted a message to Ignis.

"This person's power is strange, he cannot be resisted head-on. We will first stall him; his current explosive state surely cannot last. Once Apolosi's origin is exhausted, we will then work together to kill this fiend!"

Although Ignis was irritable, he was not foolish, and instantly understood Echidna's intention.

In an instant, the crimson and dark purple legendary powers erupted once again.

But this time, their target was no longer just Apolosi, but also enveloped Bai Xiao.

On the battlefield, four figures rapidly moved and fiercely collided.

Golden light, crimson flames, shadows, and azure-gold sword beams intertwined and flashed, each intense energy clash making the sky and earth tremble together, the Red Soil Plateau seemingly wailing.

...

After another clash with Ignis...

Bai Xiao hovered in mid-air, his brow slightly furrowed.

Ignis and Echidna's judgment was not far off.

The power brought by the "Star Source Holy Core" and Grand Void Azurewood Palace's "Spirit Source Convergence" was not endless, and the God Liberation state placed an immense burden on him, consuming energy fiercely every single second.

If they continued to entangle like this, with one side gaining and the other losing, the balance of victory would eventually tip.

His thoughts raced, recalling the moment when the three powers merged to their most perfect state, and he briefly touched the legendary threshold of 'Legend'.

A vague yet incredibly real 'True Name' had flashed in the depths of his soul.

Now... perhaps it was the only chance.

His gaze sharpened, and he glanced at Apolosi beside him.

The latter noticed his gaze, and a questioning look flashed in her golden eyes.

Bai Xiao nodded silently.

With a subtle movement, the two seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding in an instant.

"Blazing Sun... Cage!"

Apolosi let out a clear cry, and her already dim legendary origin, at this moment, burned again without reservation.

In an instant, the golden divine radiance instantly materialized.

A "sun" condensed to its extreme rose above her head, then exploded with a roar, transforming into billions of golden chains, weaving into an impenetrable giant spherical cage.

Runes flowed on the surface of the cage, each rune as heavy as a mountain, exuding terrifying power that suppressed everything, forcibly enveloping Ignis and Echidna, who were attempting to dodge.

Seeing this, Bai Xiao no longer hesitated in the slightest.

He closed his eyes, and all the external noise and fierce battle seemed to instantly recede.

His mind rapidly sank into the deepest sea of consciousness.

There, an ancient stillness, with only an boundless black lake surface, without a single ripple.

As he pushed his power to its peak, infinitely approaching the legendary state...

At the center of the lake, a faint, dark cold glow quietly appeared.

A sword slowly rose from the heart of the lake.

It was entirely black, its blade long and elegant, shaped like a Miao Dao, exuding a chilling sharpness and dead silence.

Beside the sword, a soul body identical to Bai Xiao's face and figure stood quietly, its eyes empty, yet seemingly containing myriad sword intents.

The next moment, the soul body reached out and grasped the cold hilt...

Draw the sword!

"Zheng—!"

A sword cry, as if from primordial antiquity, resounded through Bai Xiao's sea of consciousness!

The entire sea of consciousness instantly churned with wind and clouds, giant waves surged, and the world turned upside down!