121: crush

“This…”

Zhou Baishui watched the scene, greatly alarmed. At this moment, he finally had a profound understanding of Li Xiangyun’s strength.

Although the clash of weapons just now wasn’t his strongest attack, it was still considered a full-power strike.

Yet, such a powerful attack was resolved so easily?

What kind of strength was this?

Thinking of this, Zhou Baishui suddenly recalled Zhou Tianming’s earlier words.

No wonder Zhou Tianming went through the extra trouble, even knowing that Li Xiangyun had insulted the Great Zhou Dynasty.

That was the reason.

But the attacks, already almost upon him, left Zhou Baishui no time for further thought.

With just one strike, his full-power attack was shattered. Zhou Baishui didn’t know how he could block so many attacks coming at him simultaneously.

Thus, Zhou Baishui completely cast aside his pride and confidence, shouting to Zhou Tianming, “Prince of the South, save me!”

Hearing this, Zhou Tianming, who was in the process of fleeing, twitched the corner of his mouth. “If I could save you, I wouldn’t be running away.”

Nevertheless, Zhou Tianming still turned and stopped, a exquisitely beautiful feather fan appearing in his hand, which he vigorously waved.

The next second, a surging sea of fire swept towards Li Xiangyun.

At the same time, the Vermillion Bird Army on the warship wasn’t idle. Mysterious spiritual light rapidly weaved through their bodies, quickly connecting them together.

Immediately, the crimson Vermilion Bird phantom reappeared.

“Defend!”

Accompanied by a loud shout, the Vermilion Bird phantom crossed its wings, acting like a shield in front of Zhou Baishui.

Zhou Baishui, in the midst of the battle, couldn’t help but be overjoyed at this sight.

Seeing hope, he immediately stopped being idle.

The Void Realm suddenly cracked open with spiderweb-like dark patterns, and ten thousand streams of crimson-gold light surged out like a celestial river.

The ground began to tremble violently, and countless blades, swords, axes, and halberds rapidly condensed in the golden light, shooting towards Li Xiangyun like ten thousand swords unleashed simultaneously.

“King’s Treasury?” Li Xiangyun’s eyes flashed with excitement as he watched this scene.

As his Sword Qi pierced through the sea of fire and headed towards Zhou Baishui, the other blades and swords also shot towards him.

Seeing this, Li Xiangyun calmly snapped his fingers.

“Snap~”

The crisp sound echoed through the sky, and in an instant, heavy snow fell, suppressing the sea of fire. Ice shards, infused with three types of Dao Intent, rapidly condensed and met the incoming attacks.

“Rumble…”

In a flash, dense explosions continuously rang out, and countless flashes of light constantly ignited and extinguished, like a fleeting burst of fireworks.

Li Xiangyun, holding his long sword, leaped behind Zhou Baishui and swung his sword.

Zhou Baishui hastily responded, and the two fiercely clashed in mid-air.

At the same time, the ice shards also shattered the golden weapons, pierced through the sea of fire, and struck the Vermilion Bird’s wings.

Dense explosions continuously rang out, like battle drums playing music for their fight.

“Damn it, what kind of monster is this!?” The more Zhou Baishui fought, the more alarmed he became. He had now completely fallen into a disadvantage, and new scars were constantly appearing on his robust body.

A highly strange and tyrannical power continuously eroded his body, making his reactions increasingly sluggish.

“Bang!”

With another collision, the battle halberd in Zhou Baishui’s hand was knocked away, leaving him wide open.

Li Xiangyun seized the opportunity and swung his sword. Just at this critical moment, a dazzling radiance lit up on Zhou Baishui’s body.

A majestic dragon ascension battle armor appeared on him, blocking this fatal blow.

Both the dragon ascension battle armor and the dragon ascension battle halberd were ancestral items of Zhou Baishui, both ranking among the top Spirit Treasures, equivalent to Golden Core Peak.

Therefore, they were able to block Li Xiangyun’s full-power strike.

Even so, Zhou Baishui was sent flying, and even a tiny crack appeared on his dragon ascension battle armor.

The “whining” of the wind whistled in his ears, and feeling the turmoil in his internal organs, Zhou Baishui was completely bewildered.

Li Xiangyun had no intention of stopping. He flashed behind Zhou Baishui and struck again with his sword.

The next second, Zhou Baishui was continuously sent flying by Li Xiangyun, like a baseball.

During this process, it wasn't that Zhou Baishui hadn't thought of fighting back, but Li Xiangyun's Nine Nether Sword Qi had already invaded his body, and his Golden Core Dao Intent alone couldn't expel it.

Consequently, his flesh began to wither, then froze, and finally was completely shredded by the Dao Intent of the Sword.

Fortunately, although the Golden Core Dao Intent couldn't expel Li Xiangyun's Nine Nether Sword Qi, it was, after all, a Golden Core Peak Dao Intent, so it wasn't completely without resistance.

This prevented Zhou Baishui from being instantly minced into paste.

And under the continuous blows, the cracks on Zhou Baishui’s armor also kept widening.

Just as Li Xiangyun was about to deliver the final blow to Zhou Baishui, a sudden change made him pause.

He saw the star scar sword in his hand suddenly begin to break inch by inch, then turn into specks of starlight and vanish.

Clearly, the star scar sword, being only a mid-grade Spirit Treasure, could not withstand such high-intensity combat and completely dissipated.

Li Xiangyun felt a little regretful about this, as this star scar sword was something he had obtained from a ruin and had accompanied him for over a hundred years.

Now that the star scar sword was suddenly damaged, he truly found it a bit hard to accept.

However, Li Xiangyun didn't forget that he was currently on a battlefield, so he could only be momentarily stunned. He then clenched his hand into a fist and punched towards Zhou Baishui.

But how could Zhou Baishui miss such a good opportunity? He immediately stirred all his spiritual power and, with the dragon ascension battle armor, forced out the Nine Nether Sword Qi from his body.

Then, he quickly distanced himself from Li Xiangyun, dodging the powerful punch.

Looking at the empty sword hilt in Li Xiangyun’s hand, Zhou Baishui, who had been suppressed for a long time, immediately let out a wild laugh, “A commoner is just a commoner!”

“Li Xiangyun, now that you have no weapon, how do you expect to fight?”

Saying this, Zhou Baishui frantically plunged the long halberd in his hand into his own body.

“Pfft!”

The dragon ascension battle halberd, mixed with flesh and blood, pierced through Zhou Baishui’s back, and crimson blood stained the lake water.

“This is…?”

Zhou Tianming looked at this scene and recalled a legend.

Legend has it that Zhou Baishui’s ancestor, though a descendant of a Soul Transformation cultivator, was trapped at the Nascent Soul Early Stage throughout his life.

So, he sacrificed himself to forge the dragon ascension battle halberd and the dragon ascension battle armor. When his future descendants encountered danger, they could sacrifice their essence blood to summon power comparable to a Nascent Soul.

Now, it seemed this legend was true.

Zhou Tianming’s gaze flickered. Originally, he intended to flee directly, but now it seemed that if he combined it with his Vermilion Bird Battle Array, they might not be without a chance to fight.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tianming immediately returned to the warship.

In an instant, two extremely terrifying powers began to rapidly surge.