Chapter 67: Zhou Yuan's Trump Card
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Previously, Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword barely reached twenty times the speed of sound with Sword Burst Thunder Sound.
This time, with the even more powerful Dragon Sparrow Sword and the enhancement of Sword Intent, Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword Speed had reached a terrifying twenty-four times the speed of sound.
"So this sword is your main Life-bound Sword," Cao Xiaoxin, who was also watching the battle, said in a daze, "Have you really become this powerful?
Apart from Zhou Yuan, none of us could even force out your main Life-bound Sword..."
Facing this Flying Sword, Zhou Yuan's flames surged forth, congealing into a fiery pillar that tore through the sky and fiercely swept away, eventually colliding heavily with the Dragon Sparrow Sword.
Suddenly, a shocking wave of energy crazily swept out from the point of collision.
"Dragon Breath!" Lu Qingshan exclaimed lightly.
The Sword gave birth to Dragon Breath, slaying demons and cutting down evil.
This was a Divine Skill belonging to the Dragon Sparrow Sword.
The dragon patterns on the Dragon Sparrow Sword flashed with golden light, and a resonant sound could be heard, wherein one could faintly see the phantom of an Ancient Divine Dragon emerging on the Dragon Sparrow Sword.
The Sword Qi was fierce, and the scorching temperature twisted the surrounding light.
Facing the terrifying fiery pillar condensed by Zhou Yuan, the Divine Dragon phantom on the Dragon Sparrow Sword opened its mouth slightly, swallowing all the flames like a whale, making them disappear into the phantom's maw.
This was the unparalleled restraining power of the Dragon Sparrow Sword against Fire System Techniques.
After devouring the terrifying fiery pillar, the Dragon Soul phantom's figure became even more solidified, and the vast waves of power were oppressive to one's heart.
The crimson dragon phantom merged with the Dragon Sparrow Sword, its huge dragon eyes burning as it spewed forth crimson flames, charging towards Zhou Yuan's figure.
"Hiss!"
Zhou Yuan confronted the slash directly, and his body was immediately flung away, crashing into the ground of the arena, where he finally stopped.
Although he was not gravely injured, the flames around his body had scattered, and his form had also suddenly shrunk.
A tiny Flame Fox fell from Zhou Yuan's body, exhausted and fainting to one side.
To block this slash, the Flame Fox had given it everything, draining all of its strength.
With a 'bang'.
On Lu Qingshan's side, there was also the sound of a collision.
At this moment, the Feathered Serpent seized the opportunity, its massive tail sweeping directly across Lu Qingshan.
This was a terrifying force that even Sword Armor could hardly withstand.
Lu Qingshan's body was also sent flying.
Just from that one strike, he suffered two broken ribs.
Yet, Lu Qingshan, lying on the ground, did not rush to get up and seemed uninjured, simply staring intently at the situation on Zhou Yuan's side.
The Dragon Sparrow Sword was sentient.
His strike was far from over!
Clang Clang!
An extremely clear and resonant cry sounded.
That was the Phoenix Cry.
Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens, the Sword transforms into a Dragon Sparrow
The Dragon Sparrow Sword, which had just jolted Zhou Yuan back to his normal state from his Flame Fox possession, still had remaining power!
This was the second attacking Divine Skill of the Dragon Sparrow Sword, "Phoenix Cry", activated by Qin Yitian himself, rising fiercely.
The Dragon Sparrow Sword trembled slightly, and circles of crimson ripples emanated constantly from the blade.
The dragon patterns on the blade had just dimmed, entwined with the even more splendid phoenix patterns that once again flashed a dazzling red light.
In just a moment, the Dragon Sparrow Sword was ablaze with fiery light, the intense and blinding glow like a great sun.
The violent ripples of Spiritual Power exploded outward.
One could vaguely see an Ancient Fire Phoenix emerging, merging with the Dragon Sparrow Sword, exuding the supreme aura of a Spirit Beast, terrifying beyond measure.
"How powerful! Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would struggle to face the edge of this sword head-on!"
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Everyone's hearts trembled, and their pupils suddenly widened in shock.
Had they not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that a Golden Core Cultivator could unleash such a terrifying sword strike.
"Lu Qingshan not only possesses an extraordinary talent surpassing the mundane, but his fortune is equally profound.
His Life-bound Sword is of very high quality, so high that even among us from the Sword Sect, there are few Life-bound Swords that can compare in quality," affirmed the Taibai Sword Master.
"This must be his trump card, a supreme-quality Life-bound Sword," the Sky Saint Master nodded slightly, "Such a might is even more powerful than Mo Yan's previously unstable fusion of three types of Netherfire. I wonder if Zhou Yuan will be able to withstand it?"
The energy on the Dragon Sparrow Sword only took a moment to reach its peak state, and then it burst forth violently.
With a clanging sound of Phoenix Cry, the Dragon Sparrow-shaped shadow constructed from fierce Sword Qi descended as if from the heavens, slashing towards Zhou Yuan.
How would Zhou Yuan respond?
Under the gaze of countless anxious eyes, Zhou Yuan's face darkened, and a hint of crimson flashed in his eyes. His hoarse and indifferent voice sounded eerily, "To think that you, a Golden Core Cultivator, would force me to use this move. Even in defeat, you will have fallen gloriously!"
At the moment when the shadow of the Dragon Sparrow bore down, a mysterious mist enshrouded him out of thin air, quickly expanding into a vast cloud of black fog.
A near-apocalyptic pressure emerged, and within it, an extremely intimidating aura of ferocity radiated from the mist.
The eerie presence spread.
Zhou Yuan's eyelids drooped slightly, and that dense black fog suddenly began to converge rapidly.
Behind him, it coalesced into the silhouette of a fierce and monstrous beast.
The beast shadow was an ancient ferocious creature!
It stood a hundred feet tall, its surface covered with black scales, each shimmering with a blade-like chill.
Golden patterns were engraved on the scales, as though it wore a mixed armor of gold and black.
The most terrifying aspect was its pair of eyes!
Twin massive bronze-colored eyes, utterly cold.
Savage!
Ferocious!
A heaven-defying aura of brutality swept out from within the beast shadow.
"Huff."
Zhou Yuan's complexion also turned somewhat paler.
Using such a technique took a great toll on him.
His eyes looked particularly fierce, and then, with a light forming of hand seals, he murmured in a hoarse, indifferent voice.
"Blood Spirit Technique, Soul Fusion with the Fierce Spirit!"
Boom!
The terrifying beast shadow merged directly into his body.
After that, Zhou Yuan's eyes revealed a flicker of scarlet light, his momentum and oppressive aura skyrocketing to unknown heights.
"This is an Ancient Beast Cultivation Secret Technique, refining the soul of a ferocious beast into one's own Blood Spirit; at critical moments, the ferocity of the soul can be harnessed as one's own power!" explained the Taiyin Sect Leader upon seeing this scene.
The Blood Spirit Technique, that was Zhou Yuan's trump card!
Next, Zhou Yuan thrust out his hand, reaching towards the crushing and fearsomely powerful Dragon Sparrow Sword with a sudden grip.
Crack!
The moment his hand clasped, countless golden patterns and scales emerged on his hand.
The Dragon Sparrow Sword abruptly stopped, with the Dragon Sparrow phantom shimmering upon it trembling violently.
Then, it shattered!
The power-drained Dragon Sparrow Sword was immediately dismissed to the side, all its Dragon Phoenix patterns fading.
The power of the Blood Spirit, frightening and supreme, suppressed everything!
After that, Zhou Yuan's eyes, now twin scarlets, directly locked onto Lu Qingshan.
His figure streaked forward, like a darting earth dragon, rushing towards Lu Qingshan with murderous intent!