As the Soul Tribe's whip of soul power continued to lash at him, Lu Xuan gradually put all of his focus into carving the Meridian Soul Suppressing Portrait. Compared to the first crude carving, his subsequent carvings were much better than before.
However, the more perfect the carving was, the more time it took. Lu Xuan often had to endure the Soul Tribe's attacks to buy time to carve the formation.
The Meridian Soul Suppressing Portrait's power also began to show. In the beginning, it could only withstand three whips, but in the end, it could withstand more than ten whips without collapsing.
An incense stick's worth of time passed by quickly. When Ye Tian announced that he had passed the trial, Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel stunned. Then, he felt a little regretful. He felt that there was still a lot of room for improvement in the Meridian Soul Suppressing Portrait. Right now, he could only be considered to have grasped it.
In the end, he could only blame his seventh opponent for being too weak. It was too difficult for a five-star Soul Emperor to defeat the current Lu Xuan. Even without the Meridian Soul Suppressing Portrait, Lu Xuan could still last for an incense stick's worth of time. Fortunately, he didn't know how many more trials there were in the War God Shrine, so he had plenty of time to practice.
After passing the seventh trial, the five-star Soul Emperor also turned into a pure soul power that fused into Lu Xuan's body. This soul power was roughly equivalent to one of Saul's soul orbs, so it could be considered a great tonic for Lu Xuan. It was greatly beneficial for Lu Xuan's breakthrough in the Talisman Dao.
His next opponent in the eighth round was a human cultivator who cultivated the most widely circulated spiritual cultivation technique of the human race. When he learned about his opponent, Lu Xuan immediately became spirited. The main purpose of entering the War God Shrine this time was to make some breakthroughs in the Spiritual Refinement Lineage and make up for this shortcoming.
The Human Clan expert was skilled in saber techniques and his strength had reached the ninth-level Grand Void Realm. Although Lu Xuan had killed quite a few enemies of this level, those who died in Lu Xuan's hands were mediocre cultivators who were unable to unleash their full strength despite having a high cultivation base.
The opponents that Ye Tian arranged in the War God Temple were all true elites. The strength that they possessed was completely worthy of their realm. Now, the ninth-level Great Void Realm expert that appeared in front of Lu Xuan was most likely stronger than an ordinary pinnacle Great Void Realm expert.
With his previous experience, Lu Xuan didn't dare to be careless. He stared at the enemies in front of him with a solemn expression and was ready for battle. This martial artist's expression was as calm as an ancient well. He was far from being as impulsive as his previous opponent, who had immediately launched a fierce attack.
He reached for the hilt of his saber and slowly pulled it out. It was an ancient black-gold saber that looked simple and unadorned. It was unknown what material it was made of. Instead of the snow-white glow that ordinary sabers had, it was completely black like a piece of blunt iron.
However, sensing the murderous intent coming from the saber, Lu Xuan didn't think so at all. The saber was the king of all weapons, also known as the head of the nine shortest weapons. In the hands of those who truly knew how to use a saber, it was the God of Death that could take lives.
"Ha!"
A low growl was heard, and the warrior in front of Lu Xuan suddenly burst into action. The quaint scabbard pierced through the air and shot towards Lu Xuan like a sharp arrow. Then, he leaped into the air and charged at Lu Xuan with his sword in one hand.
However, Lu Xuan was already prepared. How could he be hit? He swung the longsword in his hand and a sticky force was immediately exerted. First, it dissolved the scabbard's momentum. Then, with a slight twist, he used a skillful force and accurately twisted the scabbard's head.
"It's impolite not to reciprocate!" Lu Xuan also shouted and swung his longsword. The scabbard once again turned into a cold light that shot toward the martial artist.
This martial artist was in the air, but when he saw the scabbard flying toward him, he didn't rush nor slow. He stretched out his hand and made a unloading gesture with his left hand, firmly catching his own scabbard. At the same time, he had already arrived in the air above Lu Xuan.
He raised his hand and raised his saber. A half-moon saber light poured down.
This saber was incomparably cool and powerful. Lu Xuan's eyes flashed and he praised, "Good saber technique!"
While he said this, his hands didn't stay idle. It was rare to meet such an opponent. How could he not fight for three hundred rounds?
Since this martial artist raised his saber and slashed down, Lu Xuan naturally raised his sword to block. This sword naturally didn't have a name, nor was it a famous move. However, for Lu Xuan, even if he didn't have a move in his hand, it wouldn't affect him. The sword art of not having a move was better than having a move. This was the first sword art that Lu Xuan had comprehended.
Raising the saber to slash down and raising the sword to block was a matter of course. There was no need for any moves.
These two people actually began to compete with each other's understanding of the Dao. In the eyes of those who didn't have enough strength, they might not feel that it was very profound. However, in the eyes of those who could understand, they would understand the brilliance of this battle.
Clang!
The sound of metal colliding rang out. This martial artist didn't get bounced off by the Dust Sword as Lu Xuan had imagined. Instead, at the moment when the saber and sword collided, Lu Xuan felt a sticky force. This martial artist had actually used his saber to stick to the Dust Sword. Using this force, he spun in a circle in the air and then landed behind Lu Xuan!
In battle, no matter when, it was extremely dangerous to expose one's back to the enemy. Lu Xuan's heart tightened. Before he could do anything, he felt a sharp gust of wind coming from behind. The sharp saber Qi almost pierced through the air and cut through Lu Xuan's skin.
At this critical moment, Lu Xuan's body suddenly released an incomparably mysterious power. The threat that the saber Qi brought to Lu Xuan almost instantly weakened.
In fact, it wasn't that the saber Qi had weakened. Instead, Lu Xuan had used the power of the Laws of Space in that instant to suddenly widen the distance between them.
However, Lu Xuan had still underestimated this martial artist's strength. Even with the hindrance of the Laws of Space, the saber Qi still smoothly broke through and touched Lu Xuan's back, leaving a small wound.
In this exchange, Lu Xuan had suffered a small loss. However, Lu Xuan wasn't shocked. Instead, he was happy. He had entered the War God Hall to find a suitable opponent to break through. Now that he had encountered such a strong opponent, he naturally couldn't be more happy.
Lu Xuan didn't care about his injury at all. In an instant, he turned around and circulated the Laws of Space and Time at the same time. Although he hadn't accumulated any power at all, the sword thrust out with boundless might. The Spiritual Sword, which had been strengthened by the two great laws, was like a ray of light that could take away lives.
The martial artist hadn't expected Lu Xuan's reaction to be so fast. At this moment, he had yet to retract his saber, so he was unable to block it. However, he wasn't an ordinary person. He held the scabbard in his hand horizontally, accurately blocking the path of Lu Xuan's sword thrust.
However, although the quality of his scabbard was good, it was far from comparable to the Mist Sword. With a "pfft" sound, the Mist Sword pierced through the scabbard, revealing half an inch of the blade before stabbing into his right chest.
Just as Lu Xuan was about to follow up with another thrust, the martial artist's ancient black-gold saber finally turned around. With a ferocious flick of the saber, the tip of Lu Xuan's sword was sent flying, causing him to lose this good opportunity.
Lu Xuan sighed in his heart, but he could accept it. If this martial artist was really so easy to deal with, it wouldn't be fun.
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