As Lu Xuan's first move of the Lightning Light Sword Technique was unleashed, an intense lightning accompanied by sword Qi collided with Zhang Jinyu's blade.
Zhang Jinyu's seemingly powerful blade was instantly disintegrated in front of Lu Xuan's sword. After the blade was broken, a powerful force continued to attack Zhang Jinyu's body.
In terms of martial technique grade, the Lightning Light Sword Technique was close to a Yellow Grade martial technique. In terms of weapon quality, the Shattered Ice Sword was superior to Zhang Jinyu's weapon. Even in terms of strength, although Lu Xuan was only at the peak of the eighth rank of the Body Refinement Realm, which was much lower than Zhang Jinyu, the purity and density of his Yuan Power far surpassed Zhang Jinyu's.
In these three aspects, Lu Xuan was stronger than Zhang Jinyu, so how could he be Lu Xuan's opponent?
Seeing the sword Qi attack, a trace of seriousness flashed across Zhang Jinyu's face. He did not expect that the guy in front of him, whose strength was inferior to his, would have such a strong battle strength.
Liu Tao could not help but be somewhat astonished, and inwardly nodded his head. Martial artists from large clans were indeed different. An eighth rank of the Body Refinement Realm was enough to fight against a ninth rank, and even had the upper hand.
Zhang Jinyu's blade quickly moved, and he slashed out again, intending to block the remaining power of Lu Xuan's sword.
At this moment, Lu Xuan's figure suddenly flashed without any warning. The crowd only saw that Lu Xuan seemed to have transformed into a shadow, and in an instant, he arrived in front of Zhang Jinyu.
Lu Xuan's series of movements came too quickly. Zhang Jinyu had just raised his blade to block Lu Xuan's first attack, and now faced with Lu Xuan's sudden attack, there was no way for him to dodge.
The Shattered Ice Sword moved extremely quickly, and before the crowd could clearly see how Lu Xuan had moved, the sword had already pierced into Zhang Jinyu's chest without the slightest hindrance!
The sword instantly pierced through Zhang Jinyu's chest, and the tip of the sword emerged from his back.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. Zhang Jinyu was not completely dead yet. He stared at Lu Xuan with a pair of big eyes, his eyes full of disbelief.
Although Lu Xuan had the upper hand in that strike just now, he did not expect that Lu Xuan would have such a drastic change in his movements. He would suddenly explode with such a powerful speed, and with one strike, he would be killed instantly!
Zhang Jinyu shouted desperately in his heart. How could he die so easily? He was the head of the Zhang family. He had betrayed his own elder brother and even handed over the inheritance of the Zhang family to the Liu family in exchange for this position. But now, he had not enjoyed enough, how could he die?
However, he could not speak at all. All he could do was make loud noises from his mouth. No matter how unwilling he was, the ending was already set in stone.
Lu Xuan suddenly pulled out the Shattered Ice Sword from Zhang Jinyu's body. Drops of fresh blood flowed down the blade without leaving a trace. Zhang Jinyu's body fell heavily to the ground with a dull thud.
"I left an ice elemental force in his body and froze his organs. He won't die for a while." Lu Xuan said calmly.
Looking at the twitching Zhang Jinyu on the ground, a trace of melancholy flashed in Zhang Dongshuang's eyes. When she was young, Second Uncle had treated her extremely well. He had always doted on her, even more than her father. So she trusted Zhang Jinyu. Otherwise, when she had returned previously, she would not have told him about the inheritance without hesitation and even handed it over to him.
However, everything that Zhang Jinyu had done was something she could not forgive. Although the Zhang family had declined, they still preserved the last of their bloodline. Yet, Zhang Jinyu had chosen to rely on the Liu family. Especially now, when her parents' fate was unknown.
After taking one more look, Zhang Dongshuang finally steeled her heart and turned her head away. She had to learn to be strong. Not everyone was worthy of pity. A pitiful person must have a hateful side. Since she had made the choice, she had to be prepared to pay the price for it.
Liu Tao's gaze also slowly lifted from Zhang Jinyu's body to look at Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan's sword had shocked him.
"A powerful movement technique and a stunning sword. It seems that I have underestimated you." Liu Tao slowly said. "If it was any other time, I would definitely not offend you so easily. But now, since we are already in a situation where one party must die, don't blame me for keeping you here."
Liu Tao was afraid. He was not afraid of Lu Xuan, but of the power behind Lu Xuan. Even if Lu Xuan wanted to leave now, he would not let Lu Xuan go. He was worried that the next time Lu Xuan came, he would bring a Spirit Refinement practitioner. In order to prevent any future troubles, he had to keep Lu Xuan here.
However, towards Liu Tao's words, Lu Xuan was indifferent. Instead, a trace of battle intent rose in him: "Body Refinement Tenth Layer? Let me see how strong a Body Refinement Tenth Layer is. "
Liu Tao coldly snorted: "Looking at your appearance just now, you must have held back. A normal Body Refinement Tenth Layer might really be defeated by your hands. But I am at the peak of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer. I can be considered half a step into Spirit Refinement. Just based on your strength at the peak of the Body Refinement Eighth Layer, you want to cross two small realms to fight me? You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
As these words came out, Peng Xu and Zhang Dongshuang looked at Lu Xuan at the same time. Their eyes could not help but reveal a trace of worry. The peak of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer was the strongest existence within the Body Refinement Stage. It was only a step away from the Spirit Refinement Stage. Liu Tao's claim of being half a step into Spirit Refinement Stage was not exaggerated in the slightest.
Especially Peng Xu. As an existence at the Body Refinement Ninth Layer, he knew the strength of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer. Although Lu Xuan was able to defeat him at the Body Refinement Ninth Layer with his strength at the Body Refinement Seventh Layer, it did not mean that Lu Xuan could defeat Liu Tao at the Body Refinement Tenth Layer with his strength at the Body Refinement Seventh Layer.
The Body Refinement Eighth Layer was known as the Blood Transformation Stage. The Body Refinement Ninth Layer was known as the Tempering Marrow Stage. Although these two stages greatly increased a martial artist's strength, they could not be compared to the Body Refinement Tenth Layer.
This was because the Body Refinement Tenth Layer was also known as the Acupuncture Point Breakthrough Stage!
Acupuncture Point Breakthrough, as the name implied, was naturally breaking through the body's acupuncture points. After Tempering Marrow, as long as one could break through one acupuncture point, they would be able to enter the Body Refinement Tenth Layer. As for breaking through three or more acupuncture points, they would have the qualifications to break through to the Spirit Refinement Stage.
However, the number of acupuncture points to break through was not fixed. Before entering the Spirit Refinement Stage, the more acupuncture points you break through, the better it would be for your future development. Every time you break through an acupuncture point, you would be able to store Yuan Power within the acupuncture point. Once it was released, your strength would greatly increase. Therefore, the difference in strength between martial artists at the Body Refinement Tenth Layer could be very large.
Since Liu Tao had already reached the peak of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer, he should have broken through at least three acupuncture points. However, it was unknown how many he had broken through.
"Protect Miss Zhang well." Lu Xuan instructed Peng Xu. Immediately after, he raised his sword and stepped forward once again. The aura around his body began to gradually rise as his fighting spirit gradually reached its peak.
He was already at the peak of the Body Refinement Eighth Layer. With just one more step, he would be able to break through to the Body Refinement Ninth Layer. Therefore, he needed to find an opportunity to break through. Liu Tao, who had reached the peak of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer, was undoubtedly an opportunity.
"I hope you can give me enough pressure. Don't disappoint me." Lu Xuan licked his lips as he stared at Liu Tao and slowly opened his mouth.
As he felt the powerful aura coming towards him, Liu Tao's expression gradually turned serious. He could feel that although Lu Xuan's strength was only at the peak of the Body Refinement Eighth Layer, his aura was extremely powerful. Compared to an ordinary Body Refinement Eighth Layer martial artist, it was much more vigorous.
Liu Tao took out a podao from his storage ring. The blade of the podao flickered with the unique luster of a Bejeweled Weapon. Even the material of the hilt seemed to be extremely extraordinary. Otherwise, it would have been easily broken by others.
The powerful aura of the peak of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer was also unreservedly released from Liu Tao's body. Directly facing off against Lu Xuan, Lu Xuan's originally incomparably powerful aura was immediately suppressed by Liu Tao. The gap of two small levels was still extremely large.
After suppressing Lu Xuan in terms of aura, Liu Tao felt that the initiative had returned to his hands. He coldly snorted and said: "Don't think that just because you have an advantage in weapons, you can challenge a Body Refinement Tenth Layer martial artist. Today, I will let you experience the might of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer!"
As his voice faded, Liu Tao gripped the hilt of his blade with both hands and ruthlessly slashed downwards. It was as if this slash was going to split Lu Xuan into two halves.
Once Liu Tao made his move, Lu Xuan's expression turned cold. The Body Refinement Tenth Layer was indeed incomparable to the Body Refinement Ninth Layer. The might of this slash far surpassed the slash that Zhang Jinyu had executed.
Especially since Liu Tao had already reached the peak of the Body Refinement Tenth Layer, half a step into the Spirit Refinement Stage. When he made his move, he already faintly had the shadow of a Spirit Refinement Stage martial artist. With a swing of his blade, not only could he launch his own attack, he could also draw upon the Yuan Power between Heaven and Earth to enhance his attack.
Drawing upon the Yuan Power between Heaven and Earth was an ability that only Spirit Refinement Stage martial artists possessed. Don't underestimate Liu Tao's ability to draw upon a small portion of the Yuan Power between Heaven and Earth. For a Body Refinement Stage martial artist, this was already extremely powerful.
Seeing Liu Tao's attack, Peng Xu's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. Liu Tao's strength was much stronger than he had imagined. He could practically conclude that if Liu Tao was given a few more months, he would definitely be able to step into the Spirit Refinement Stage!
And this was also one of the reasons why Liu Tao dared to make a move against Lu Xuan. As long as he could reach the Spirit Refinement Stage, even if Lu Xuan's backer came looking for him, he might still be able to put up a fight. In addition, he had already obtained the Zhang Family's inheritance, so his strength would greatly increase in a short period of time.
Faced with Liu Tao's powerful attack, Lu Xuan did not dare to be negligent. The Shattered Ice Sword in his hand began to wave. It was still the same Lightning Sword Technique, but in the blink of an eye, he consecutively struck out three times. The first, second, and third forms of the Lightning Sword Technique were executed at the same time. Only then did he barely manage to block Liu Tao's attack.
"Is that all you've got? It's not enough. "Lu Xuan spoke out to provoke Liu Tao.
"Arrogant brat, since you're courting death, I'll fulfill your wish!" Liu Tao shouted loudly. The podao in his hand moved, and Yuan Power circulated wildly. A move that could wipe out an army of a thousand carried an unparalleled power as it uniformly rushed towards Lu Xuan!
In the first strike, he did not use any martial arts technique. It was just an ordinary attack. But now, he began to use a martial arts technique, and the lethality increased by several times!
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