624: That death was so unjust!

The halberd shot out, vanishing into the endless starry sky.

Bang!

A violent tremor seemed to come from far away.

Then, the halberd thrown by Xuan Ni flew back rapidly from the opposite direction.

With the terrifying power it carried, if hit, even an ordinary Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation would be reduced to nothingness in an instant.

However, the current Xuan Ni had already slain his good corpse and was now a Quasi-Saint level figure.

So when the halberd flew before him, he simply reached out and easily caught the shaft.

The terrifying power carried within it vanished without a trace in an instant.

This time, both sides had only engaged in a simple contest and had not used their full strength.

Next... Xuan Ni stood with his spear, looking towards a certain point in the starry sky, "Sect Master Xie, why don't we discuss the Dao for a bit?"

Xie Feng did not appear, only his voice rang out, "There is no need, Hall Master Xuan. I have important matters to attend to and cannot stay long. As for discussing the Dao, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Haha." Xuan Ni laughed, "Better to do it today than to pick another day. I think today is the day."

Xie Feng was definitely instrumental in his decision to slay the three corpses.

Especially how he had been beaten so miserably at the assembly back then; how could Xuan Ni possibly forget?

"Sigh!"

A sigh came from deep within the starry sky, "If you can withstand this sword strike, I shall consider it my loss."

Hearing this, a flash of annoyance crossed Xuan Ni's eyes, "Trying to brush me off with a single move? Do you look down on me that much?"

Withstanding this move would only prove he withstood one move from Xie Feng; what else could it prove?

What he wanted was to defeat Xie Feng, or at the very least, be on equal footing.

Instead of receiving a move like charity; these were words only a superior would say to an inferior.

However, Xuan Ni received no reply, as if the other party had already left.

But the sword strike Xie Feng mentioned descended upon his head as promised.

Xuan Ni originally intended to give chase, but seeing this, he decided to withstand this sword strike first.

Facing this overwhelming sword energy, he hadn't felt it just now, but at this moment, he sensed its power.

He tightened his grip on the halberd in his hand. This was his weapon, the Immortal-grade peak-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, the dou yuan halberd, and also the object in which his good corpse resided.

Divine Ability — Dou Zhan Yuan Mie!

The divine ability of Dou Yuan Hall was one of the few purely offensive divine abilities among the Ten Sects of the Sacred Ring.

It was also the most powerful move in Xuan Ni's arsenal.

On the other side, Xie Feng used the fifth sword of the Ultimate Nine Swords — Konghe!

If he used the nine swords individually, the possibility of exposure was not high.

That time with Hall Master of Luohong Hall was purely due to his carelessness; otherwise, he would never have given her that chance.

The reason he chose the fifth sword was that Xie Feng did not want to kill Xuan Ni yet.

Back then, even a divine ability specializing in defense like Hall Master of Luohong Hall's was injured under the fifth sword, and she was nearly killed by the sixth sword.

If the sixth sword were used on Xuan Ni, there was truly no guarantee he would survive.

As the divine ability was unleashed, an equally powerful fluctuation emanated from the dou yuan halberd.

Around it, space had long since been distorted and cracked, filled with fissures.

Before the power of Dou Zhan Yuan Mie and the invisible Sword Intent truly collided, the mere clash of their auras caused the endless starry sky to emit a burdened wail.

The muscles on Xuan Ni's arms bulged, and the dou yuan halberd in his hand was like a black hole. He frantically poured in surging immortal power, battle intent, and Rhyme of Law... yet it showed no sign of being full.

These powers were filled, compressed, and transformed within the halberd, finally turning into a heart-palpitating black glow on the halberd's blade.

At this moment, Xuan Ni's eyes were filled with endless battle intent.

Dou Yuan Hall was the sect most skilled in combat among the Ten Sects of the Sacred Ring, and as the Hall Master of Dou Yuan Hall, he should naturally be the strongest among all the sect masters!

Then, Xuan Ni swung forward with all his might. Under this halberd strike, it seemed as if the very concept of an object's 'existence' could be erased.

Xie Feng's fifth sword was equally powerful, being a supreme sword technique whose name had resounded since ancient times.

Its entry barrier was low, its ceiling high, and its floor low; its power depended entirely on the user's own understanding of the Martial Dao.

Indeed, the Ultimate Nine Swords was a sword technique, yet what he struck out with was his understanding of the Martial Dao.

If the understanding was shallow, it might be no different from a normal attack; if the understanding was deep, it could exert power even greater than a divine ability.

The fifth sword had neither an unmatched domineering aura, nor a form, nor a brilliant light, nor even a sharp sword hum.

This sword was neither real nor illusory, as if it had completely merged into this space; it was everywhere.

In the next moment, the domineering black glow and the invisible sword energy finally met.

There was no world-shaking commotion as expected, perhaps because both forces were too powerful.

As soon as they collided, they destroyed all the media used to transmit sound and movement.

This part of the starry sky now seemed like a deep pool into which a giant boulder had been thrown, with silent but dense ripples spreading out from the center of the collision.

These ripples carried a certain power, silently destroying everything in their path.

After withstanding this sword strike, Xuan Ni still maintained his posture from when he swung the halberd.

He stared blankly ahead, where there was nothing at all.

And starting from his hands holding the halberd, all the way to the base of his arms and even his chest, deep cracks spread out.

Looking only from the outside, one could see the crimson blood within the cracks.

He remained motionless, appearing somewhat confused as to why, even though he had broken through, he had only barely managed to withstand one of Xie Feng's sword strikes.

Yes, he had withstood this sword strike.

Yet Xuan Ni did not believe he had won.

Once, he and Xie Feng were powerhouses of the same level.

Today, was withstanding one of his sword strikes something to be proud of?

From the moment he used his full strength, Xuan Ni knew he had already lost.

He stood in the starry sky, silent for a long time, only reacting when those ripples gradually spread to the headquarters of Dou Yuan Hall.

The elders there could naturally feel the terrifying power contained within the ripples.

Under the aftershocks of a battle where a Quasi-Saint level figure went all out, even an Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation might not necessarily escape unscathed.

Moreover, this place was so close to the center of the clash; these ripple-like aftershocks were at their most dangerous.

How could the beings at the Dou Yuan Hall headquarters, the highest of whom were only at the peak of the Eighth Transformation, possibly resist them?

There was no doubt that when these ripples passed through, the entire Dou Yuan Hall headquarters would be silently erased.

Thus, countless elders frantically sent messages, "Hall Master, save us!"

"Hall Master!"

"Hall Master!"

...But all these messages were completely dissipated by the ripples during the transmission process.

At this moment, within the Dou Yuan Hall headquarters, unlike the lower-level disciples, the entire upper echelon of the sect was in despair.

The news could not be transmitted!

Their Hall Master had just broken through, and they were about to be gone before they even had a chance to enjoy it. This death was truly too unjust.