475: Chapter 475 Half-Step Bible vs. Half-Step True Immortal, is Xu Ruyu Doomed?

The invincible sword light slashed by Tian Jianzi was now less than a zhang away from Xu Ruyu.

That sword light was incomparably sharp, carrying the terrifying pressure of a Half-step True Immortal, rolling in like thunder from above the Nine Heavens.

Everywhere the sword light passed, the air was ruthlessly torn apart, and the Void Realm was forced to let out a sharp whistle; even the ground could not withstand its edge, being plowed into a deep gully.

For a moment, the world in front of Xu Ruyu was filled with flying rocks and dust.

Even the cold moonlight shed by the bright moon was severed by this sword light, paling in comparison under its radiance.

This strike, delivered in fury by Tian Jianzi, could be said to have condensed his lifelong Cultivation and his towering hatred for Xu Ruyu.

He wanted to cleave Xu Ruyu in two with a single strike, to avenge Zhao Qian, and to wash away the humiliation of being toyed with by a mere Qi Refinement Stage brat.

His eyes were full of killing intent, and a hideous smile hung on the corners of his mouth, as if he could already see the image of Xu Ruyu being split in two.

Xu Ruyu stood beside Zhao Qian's corpse, covered in blood, his face pale.

He looked at the incoming sword light; there was no fear or panic in his eyes, only an indescribable calm.

Faced with Tian Jianzi's killing blow, he didn't even dodge.

It wasn't that Xu Ruyu didn't want to dodge, but that he couldn't, and there was no way to dodge.

Behind Xu Ruyu was a bottomless abyss; below the cliff were jagged rocks and surging astral winds—god knows if he would even have bones left if he fell.

If he dodged, Tian Jianzi's sword would strike the cliff, and the entire precipice might collapse, leaving him with nowhere to stand.

So he could not dodge.

He had only one choice now—he had to take it head-on.

Xu Ruyu took a deep breath, his hands quickly forming seals in front of him.

The hand seals were extremely complex, his ten fingers fluttering like butterflies through flowers, each movement carrying an indescribable sense of rhythm.

That was a defensive method he had comprehended from the Nine Revolutions Overlord Body Art in the Taihu Clan's Transmission Monument Forest; combined with the unique operating method of the True Explanation of Taixu Source Energy, it condensed all the Taixu True Qi in his body in front of him to form a solid barrier.

Inside his body, the True Explanation of Taixu Source Energy operated frantically.

That power of the Half-step Saint Realm, which he had suppressed for a long time, was released without reservation at this moment.

Taixu True Qi surged out like a tide, condensing into a semi-transparent wall of light in front of him.

A silver-white light flowed over the light wall; it was a unique defensive structure he had formed after combining "Haotian True Qi" and the "Hunyuan Electromagnetic Method"—it had the buffer of air kinetic energy, the deflection of an electromagnetic force field, and the energy absorption of chemical bond energy.

Three layers of defense, stacked one upon another.

The first layer was a high-speed rotating air vortex, which could deflect and weaken the force of the attack. It was a technique he had comprehended from the Haotian True Qi Chapter, accelerating the molecular motion in the air to the extreme to form an invisible wall of air.

The second layer was an electromagnetic deflection force field, which could disperse and refract energy-based attacks.

It was a technique he had comprehended from the Hunyuan Electromagnetic Chapter, converting the bioelectricity in his body into an external electromagnetic field to interfere with and deflect the enemy's attacks.

The third layer was a physical barrier condensed from Taixu True Qi, his final line of defense. It was a technique he had comprehended from the Nine Revolutions Overlord Body Art, compressing Taixu True Qi to the extreme to form an indestructible wall.

Three layers of defense, each sturdier and more ingenious than the last.

This was the strongest defensive measure Xu Ruyu could currently perform, his trump card for survival.

Just as the light wall took shape, Tian Jianzi's sword arrived.

"Boom!!!"

A world-shaking explosion rang out, making the entire cliff tremble.

The sword light collided with the light wall, erupting with a blinding light more dazzling than the sun, illuminating the entire cliff as if it were broad daylight.

Xu Ruyu's light wall, the first layer of the air vortex, only lasted for half a breath.

That sharp sword light was like cutting through tofu, tearing the high-speed rotating air vortex into pieces.

The air vortex let out a sharp hiss and then exploded with a "bang," turning into a violent current of air that spread in all directions.

The second layer, the electromagnetic deflection force field, lasted for less than a breath.

The power of the Law of heaven and earth contained within the sword light easily penetrated the electromagnetic field.

Those electromagnetic field lines were as fragile as spider silk before the sword light, snapping one by one with a "crackling" sound.

The electromagnetic deflection force field shook violently, its light flickering uncertainly, and then collapsed with a "boom."

The third layer, the Taixu True Qi barrier, lasted for one breath.

That was Xu Ruyu's final line of defense, condensing most of his Taixu True Qi.

The sword light struck the barrier, erupting with blinding sparks.

Countless cracks appeared on the barrier.， Spreading outwards like a spider web。

Xu Ruyu gritted his teeth, desperately urging his Taixu True Qi to repair the barrier, but the power of the sword light was too great; the cracks in the barrier grew more numerous and larger.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the Taixu True Qi barrier shattered, turning into countless spots of light and dissipating into the air.

All three layers of defense were completely shattered.

Although Tian Jianzi's sword light had been mostly weakened, its remaining momentum was not yet exhausted as it slashed heavily onto Xu Ruyu's body...