120: The Dao of Golden Sword

Zhou Baishui looked at Li Xiangyun and said with majesty, “Li Xiangyun, are you trying to defy an imperial decree!?” The Great Zhou’s Marquis who had been silent for so long finally spoke.

However, Li Xiangyun was not intimidated by this. He sneered, “Defy an imperial decree? What a load of crap the Great Zhou Dynasty is!”

“Stick two chicken feathers on it and it thinks it’s a Phoenix?”

“You…!” Zhou Baishui flew into a rage and immediately prepared to attack.

As the commander of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Imperial Guards, Zhou Baishui was usually responsible for guarding the imperial palace and was extremely close to Emperor Yongchang. Because of this, he greatly valued the prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Emperor Yongchang.

Hearing Li Xiangyun insult the Great Zhou Dynasty in such a way, Zhou Baishui felt as if his master had been shamed and he should die.

“Wait.” Zhou Tianming stopped the enraged Zhou Baishui. He still wanted to make one last attempt, so he narrowed his eyes and threatened, “Li Xiangyun, you should know the consequences of defying an imperial decree, right?”

“Don’t even mention your Li family; even the Ten Thousand Swords Sect can’t bear it!”

“Do you really want to die and have your clan wiped out?”

If it were an ordinary person, to be honest, Zhou Tianming would have already made his move.

How dare he speak like that? Did he really think the Prince of the South of Great Zhou was a pushover?

But alas, Zhou Tianming was indeed intimidated by Li Xiangyun’s battle achievements.

He could fight Wei Tiangang to a standstill in the Mid-stage Golden Core, and he recently heard that at the Long family, he even heavily injured three great demonic cultivators with a single sword strike.

And that was only in the Mid-stage Golden Core; now he was in the Late-stage Golden Core.

It was hard to imagine how strong Li Xiangyun’s current strength was.

Therefore, Zhou Tianming would rather retreat now than start a war immediately.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be awkward to be captured later?

Zhou Baishui, however, did not know this. At this moment, hearing Li Xiangyun’s treasonous words, Zhou Baishui fiercely attacked, saying, “Li Xiangyun, your Li family should be annihilated!”

In an instant, a golden halberd light slashed towards Li Xiangyun.

Li Xiangyun easily dodged it, then laughed loudly as he charged towards Zhou Baishui, “Annihilate my Li family? I’ll annihilate you first!”

The star scar sword appeared in his hand. With a gentle wave, a dazzling Nine Nether Sword Qi, carrying the power to annihilate everything, tore through the Void Realm.

A flicker of Battle Intent flashed in Zhou Baishui’s eyes. The dragon ascension battle halberd in his hand danced, and a golden, roaming Dragon roared as it met the Nine Nether Sword Qi.

“Boom~”

A huge roar echoed through the clouds, the Void Realm trembled, and powerful energy fluctuations swept in all directions. The lake below was affected, stirring up monstrous waves.

“Continue!” Facing the energy fluctuations, Li Xiangyun charged towards Zhou Baishui again.

The power of Nine Nether madly converged towards the longsword in his hand. The Void Realm rapidly froze, and a profound radiance carried a terrifying, soul-stirring power.

Then, Li Xiangyun, holding the longsword that had grown several times longer, forcefully slashed down.

Zhou Baishui’s face changed, and he quickly raised his halberd to block.

“Clang!”

The sound of clashing metal rang out, and the powerful force instantly bent the long halberd in Zhou Baishui’s hand.

Immediately after, a chilling black ice, carrying a strong Death Intent, rapidly spread along Zhou Baishui’s long halberd.

Seeing this, Zhou Baishui’s thick eyebrows furrowed slightly. A dazzling golden light lit up on the dragon ascension battle halberd, as if a five-clawed golden Dragon was swimming on it.

But even so, it only slightly slowed the spread of the black ice.

After all, this black ice was condensed by Li Xiangyun using three Dao Intents, so how could it be easily blocked?

Zhou Baishui was somewhat startled and was about to counterattack again.

But how could Li Xiangyun remain indifferent? As his strength continuously increased, Zhou Baishui began to struggle.

Seeing the black ice about to spread to his hand, Zhou Baishui quickly retreated.

Seizing this opportunity, Li Xiangyun changed his chop to a slash, aiming a sword strike at Zhou Baishui’s waist.

Zhou Baishui could only respond hastily to this.

Thus, the terrifying force instantly sent him flying.

In the air, Zhou Baishui flew back several miles before steadying himself. Looking at Li Xiangyun in the distance, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression solemn.

However, Zhou Baishui did not back down.

Through their brief exchange, Zhou Baishui realized Li Xiangyun’s Physical Body strength was formidable, which was why he had suffered a disadvantage.

Therefore, he believed that as long as he avoided close-quarters combat with Li Xiangyun, he would be fine.

That’s right, even though he had fallen into a disadvantage after a few exchanges, Zhou Baishui still felt that Li Xiangyun was nothing special. He was confident that he could capture this rebellious traitor without even needing to use a battle formation.

Thus, Zhou Baishui raised the dragon ascension battle halberd in his hand and declared loudly, “As the Marquis of the Nation, I shall suppress all enemies!”

“Golden Halberd!”

“Clang~”

Golden light flashed across the sky, and the sounds of clashing weapons and warhorses continuously rang out. An iron-blooded army, whose Qi swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger, appeared, lifelike.

Warhorses restlessly pawed the ground, soldiers wore armor, masks on their faces, and held long halberds. Their dark pupils, like those of the God of Death, gleamed with a cold light.

“All troops, heed my command! Kill!”

With Zhou Baishui’s command, the soldiers suddenly looked up, their long halberds tilted forward, and a crimson glow flashed in their eyes.

“Kill!”

A perfectly synchronized roar shook the clouds, and terrifying killing intent seemed to materialize.

The next second, these ghostly soldiers, as if from the underworld, rode their warhorses and swept towards Li Xiangyun. The roars of the warhorses and the pounding of hooves merged together.

It was as if Li Xiangyun had been pulled into an ancient battlefield.

Li Xiangyun raised an eyebrow. What kind of Dao Intent was this?

In his eyes, he could naturally see that these soldiers were not Immortal Masters, but rather evolved from Dao Intent and spiritual power.

But what puzzled Li Xiangyun was how lifelike these soldiers were, as if they were real.

This was Zhou Baishui’s Golden Halberd Dao Intent, which could manifest armies he had seen, and even borrow the power of that army from a distance.

And the army before him was the Imperial Guard commanded by Zhou Baishui.

However, Zhou Baishui would naturally not reveal the secrets within to Li Xiangyun.

Looking at the vast army charging towards him, Li Xiangyun also seemed to be stirred with immense heroic spirit, and he immediately laughed as he charged towards them.

“Fighting for three thousand li with a single body, one sword can stand against a million soldiers!”

“What if you have a million mighty soldiers? Watch as I break them with a single sword!”

In an instant, a dazzling Sword Light flashed, its brilliant radiance like a long thread, piercing through the Void Realm and sweeping across.

Wherever it passed, warhorses neighed, and everything was split in half!

At the same time, it was not too late. The Sword Light, having accomplished all this, continued to shoot towards Zhou Baishui.

Furthermore, Li Xiangyun continued to brandish his longsword, constantly launching new attacks at Zhou Baishui.

Since he chose to act, Li Xiangyun had no intention of holding back. Instead, he planned to directly eliminate these people in front of him and then flee.

After all, the two Golden Core Peak cultivators in front of him must have accumulated a considerable amount of resources, not to mention those tiangang warships.

This would be enough to provide him with a large wave of prosperity points.

And with these prosperity points, Li Xiangyun would have even more confidence for the upcoming pursuit.