359: Make a graceful exit

[Meanwhile,]

[The "Ice Fire Fiend Poison Body" was fully activated—]

[The left half of the body condensed with ghostly blue frost, while the right half blazed with crimson poisonous flames.]

[The Spirit Treasure "soul-eroding pearl" hovered overhead, and the dark green Law of Poison cascaded down like a waterfall.]

["Shadowless Poison Sword..."]

[You pointed your fingers like a sword and lightly slashed toward the void.]

[In an instant,]

[The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a thousand miles frantically converged, transforming into billions of dark purple sword beams as fine as ox hair.]

[The sword beams were silent but carried the corrosive poison that gnaws at the bones and soul. Like a sudden downpour, they poured toward Xie Changkong!]

[A flicker of surprise and approval flashed in Xie Changkong's eyes, but he showed no panic.]

[He raised his right hand slightly and pressed his palm forward—]

["Void Ferrying."]

[The space before him suddenly twisted, transforming into a deeply dark vortex that spun continuously.]

[The moment the billions of poison swords entered the vortex, they vanished as if sinking into the sea, without stirring even a ripple.]

[This was not blocking; rather, the billions of poison swords were guided by the vortex into the depths of the unknown Void Realm.]

[Your heart tightened.]

[Is this the control over Void Power that a Void Refining Cultivator possesses?]

[To actually 'banish' an attack of this magnitude!]

[“Not bad Poison Dao,” Xie Changkong said flatly, “Unfortunately, your Realm is insufficient. If you cannot pierce the Void, you cannot harm this old man.”]

[As his voice fell, he pointed his fingers like a sword and lightly slashed toward your location.]

[There was no sword light, nor the sound of wind.]

[But the space around you seemed to be suddenly grasped by an invisible giant hand!]

[A terrifying crushing force came from all directions, intending to crush you along with your Dharma Idol.]

[“Ten Thousand Spirits Poisonous Miasma!”]

[Your figure suddenly burst apart, transforming into a vast, overwhelming dark purple poisonous mist. Simultaneously, the human emperors seal shone brightly, and the Imperial Domain fully unfolded, attempting to resist the invisible void crushing.]

[“Clang—!”]

[With a dull clang, the human emperors seal was fiercely struck away by an invisible sword force, its golden light scattering.]

[Immediately after, that invisible sword force pierced through the poisonous mist and accurately struck your body, as if hitting your Origin directly!]

[“Chiii!”]

[The poisonous mist was forcibly split open, revealing your figure. The sleeve of your left arm was completely shredded, and a sword mark deep enough to expose bone appeared on your arm.]

[The wound did not bleed, but it was entwined with wisps of incomparably sharp grayish-white aura—that was the Sword Law, frantically eroding your flesh and Meridians.]

[You grunted, a fierce glint flashing in your eyes.]

[Cannot drag this out.]

[As thoughts raced, the Dao Pattern Power rose from your spine, and the power of the Spotless Sword Body was mobilized.]

[“Two Principles Rotation!”]

[Before the words finished,]

[The immortal slaying sword (gold) flew out from between your eyebrows and hovered overhead, casting down billions of indestructible sword auras to guard your body.]

[The other immortal slaying sword (thunder), entwined with violent lightning arcs, materialized in your palm.]

[The moment you gripped the sword, the Thunder Spiritual Qi of the entire sky frantically converged. The sword body grew to tens of thousands of feet long, transforming into a gigantic sword condensed entirely from destructive lightning!]

[The Power of the Great Dao resonated with it, causing the heavens and earth to change color.]

[“Slash!”]

[Without hesitation, you swung the sword.]

[The speed of the giant lightning sword surpassed common sense; it seemed as if it had already reached Xie Changkong before it was even fully raised!]

[Where the blade passed, space was plowed open into a scorched, void trench. The destructive lightning Dao rhythm locked down all possibilities of his evasion.]

[Xie Changkong's expression finally changed slightly.]

[A bronze ancient shield flew out from his sleeve, instantly enlarging. runes flowed across the shield's surface, transforming into layers upon layers of void wrinkles to block in front of him.]

[At the same time, he formed hand seals, and the space before him twisted again as he attempted to ferry away the power of this strike.]

[“Boom—Crack!!!”]

[The lightning sword descended.]

[The first layer of void defense shattered like paper.]

[The bronze ancient shield let out a groan of being overwhelmed and was fiercely struck away by the sword aura, its spiritual light dimming.]

[The sword momentum slightly diminished but still carried an unstoppable destructive force, striking Xie Changkong's body, which had just turned ethereal.]

[His figure at this moment seemed to turn into a transparent shadow of the void. The lightning sword passed through his body but failed to completely annihilate him.]

[However, the residual Power of the Great Dao lightning still permeated within.]

[Xie Changkong's ethereal figure fluctuated violently before he was forcibly 'shaken' out of his void state.]

[He looked down at the shallow scorch mark on his chest, which was entwined with dense lightning arcs, then looked up at you, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.]

[His figure slowly began to fade, dissipating like a reflection in water.]

[“The younger generation is formidable.”]

[Before vanishing, he left these four words, his voice calm, betraying no joy or anger.]

[You stood holding the sword, breathing slightly, the sword mark on your arm still burning.]

[But you knew clearly—Xie Changkong held back.]

[That strike of “Two Principles Rotation,” where you mobilized the Dao Pattern Power and the Spotless Sword Body to invoke the Power of the Great Dao, was indeed far beyond the scope of the Soul Transformation Realm.]

[However, to kill a Void Refining Clone possessing two or three tenths of his true strength in one blow... it was still a bit short.]

[His final posture of dissipating and yielding was seemingly a defeat, but in reality, it was quite composed.]

[It was more like using the power of your strike as an opportunity to smoothly complete a kind of 'exit.' ]

[This Sect Master of the Extreme Realm Sect... did not seem truly willing to die for the Liu Family.]

[Especially those words he spoke: If your Realm is insufficient, if you cannot pierce the Void, you cannot harm this old man.]

[Those words seemed to carry a hint of awakening.]

[This immediately made you think of the third stance of your Immortal Slaying Sword Art—Three Talents Soul Slaughter.]

[The result of this duel was like a massive stone dropped into still water, stirring up a huge wave throughout the city.]

[“A Soul Transformation expert actually managed to defeat a Void Refining expert? Having cultivated for eight hundred years, I have truly opened my eyes today!”]

[“That Void Refining Senior’s primordial spirit clone’s strength must have been less than ten percent. Otherwise, how could it have...”]

[“Even so, the gap in Realms is like an insurmountable chasm! This can no longer be explained by talent alone. This person must possess some Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique or ultimate treasure!”]

[Countless Cultivators felt their minds severely shaken. The long-held perception that 'Realm equals strength' was violently overturned at this moment.]

[They could not imagine what kind of Legacy could allow someone to leap across this almost impossible gap.]

[For a moment, countless gazes refocused on you—]

[Fear, reverence, confusion... and uncontrollable greed.]

[Who wouldn't desire a Cultivation Technique or treasure capable of defeating a higher Realm expert?]