"If this continues, I'll definitely be defeated!" A gleam of light flickered through Xiong Zhong's eyes. He could not help but admit that he had underestimated Jianchen. In terms of strength, he was definitely more powerful than Jianchen, but there was a limit to his strength. It was impossible for him to overwhelm Jianchen. However, Jianchen's recovery was just too great. With the dual recovery of his strength as a Class 9 Radiant Saint Master and his Chaotic Body, he could recover in an extremely short amount of time no matter how fatal his wounds were. Even severed limbs could be regrown. Not only did Xiong Zhong not possess such great recovery abilities, but the wounds caused by the Laws of the Sword were unable to heal as well. The more he was injured, the more power he had to use to suppress the power of laws in his wounds, which severely affected his ability to unleash his strength.
Compared to Jianchen who basically healed as he fought, Xiong Zhong was obviously at a disadvantage.
Xiong Zhong tilted his head in an attempt to dodge the Qing Suo Sword's strike that was aimed straight at his forehead. At the same time, he already had thoughts of retreating. If the battle continued like this, it was extremely likely that he would die here.
However, at this moment, a gleam of light flashed through Jianchen's eyes. He pushed the power of his soul to its limit, using the Martial Soul Force that was created from the fusion of a Radiant Saint Master and fighter. Immediately, a tremendous pressure permeated the surroundings. The pressure did not target the body, but the soul.
Xiong Zhong had never expected Jianchen to possess Martial Soul Force that targeted the soul. Xiong Zhong's strength as a late Returnance cultivator was completely useless against the Martial Soul Force. He was unable to stop the attack at all, so all his defences were useless. He could only forcefully endure it with his powerful soul.
The Martial Soul Force turned into a ripple in the air, fanning out towards Jianchen. It moved extremely quickly, and when it swept past Xiong Zhong, he immediately trembled gently. At that moment, he felt like his soul had been pierced by a needle. Intense pain filled his head, causing him to become dazed. His eyes blanked out for a moment.
Jianchen's Martial Soul Force was powerful, known to be able to kill experts of the same level instantly. Even though his soul was as powerful as a Returnance expert's, his understanding of Martial Soul Force was still shallow. Coupled with the fact that he had not grasped the secret technique to use Martial Soul Force, he was unable to unleash its true power. As a result, his Martial Soul Force was unable to deal any substantial damage to an Origin realm expert. It could only affect them at critical moments.
As a result, Xiong Zhong recovered from the Martial Soul Force attack in an instant. His soul ached, but he was not injured. However, in that short moment, Xiong Zhong had lost the opportunity to dodge Qing Suo's sword.
Under the control of Jianchen's soul, Qing Suo's sword emitted a resplendent glow as it cut through Xiong Zhong's head. Blood immediately splattered into the surroundings with a hint of white.
A third of Xiong Zhong's head had been cut off. His entire head was dyed red in a single moment, making him seem vicious and terrifying.
However, Xiong Zhong did not die. The attack had cut off a third of his head, but Xiong Zhong had managed to avoid his soul, allowing him to survive.
"Y- you actually possess a technique that can attack the soul as well?" Xiong Zhong was shocked as he involuntarily cried out. Jianchen's talent had already shocked him, yet he actually possessed a terrifying ability to attack the soul as well. This caused Xiong Zhong's heart to churn.
Even though the attack was not enough to harm his soul, it was enough to make him lose focus for a split second. Even though it was just a split second, it was enough to turn the tides of the battle.
Xiong Zhong had already considered retiring. Now that Jianchen had revealed his Martial Soul Force, he became utterly frightened. Without any hesitation, he immediately abandoned Jianchen and flew toward the tunnel below.
Jianchen was enveloped by a layer of milky-white light. He did not seem to stop healing at all. When he saw Xiong Zhong flee, he immediately pursued him. He wanted to kill Xiong Zhong as soon as possible. After all, Xiong Zhong was a late Returnance expert. There were only two of them in the entire World of Forsaken Saints. Killing one of them was enough to deal a heavy blow to the World of Forsaken Saints.
However, he was rather weak right now. This was the result of using Martial Soul Force. The power of his soul had been severely depleted, and he had even become dizzy.
Even though Xiong Zhong was heavily injured, he did not slow down at all. He immediately charged back to the Tian Yuan Continent from outer space and fused with space. He appeared outside the Domain of the Snow Goddess as if he had teleported. He glanced at the azure and violet light that grew closer and closer to him. He gritted his teeth and stopped suppressing the power of laws around his wounds. Instead, he gathered all the power in his body and swung the hammer in his hand, striking the Domain of the Snow Goddess as hard as he could.
Boom!
With a great boom, the tough Domain of the Snow Goddess loudly shattered from Xiong Zhong's full-powered strike. Changyang Mingyue was connected to the Domain of the Snow Goddess, so she suffered a powerful backlash as soon as the domain shattered. She vomited a mouthful of blood.
Xiong Zhong did not waste any time at all. He also vomited a mouthful of blood before shooting toward the tunnel enveloped by the domain like an arrow. Jianchen pursued him murderously.
Just when Xiong Zhong was about to enter the tunnel, he suddenly came to a halt. He stared at the tunnel.
Four figures gradually emerged from the tunnel. They were the other four Returnance elders from the World of Forsaken Saints. Behind them were over a dozen Receival experts.
Basically all the Origin realm experts from the World of Forsaken Saints had come. Only a few of them remained in the World of Forsaken Saints.
"Elder Xiong, why are you in such a horrible condition?" When the four Returnance experts discovered Xiong Zhong, who was heavily injured and about to flee back to the World of Forsaken Saints, they were all shocked. After all, Xiong Zhong was not like Cheng Jingyun or Gongxi Ming. He was a supreme expert only second to Ouyang Yangwen.
When they saw Ouyang Yangwen trapped by the disc, strange expressions immediately appeared on their faces.
Was that not the treasure the Spiritking had bestowed upon Ku Mu? It was used to trap Returnance experts from another world. It was a treasure that belonged to their World of Forsaken Saints, so why had it trapped their greatest elder, Ouyang Yangwen?
After all, Xiong Zhong was not like Cheng Jingyun or Gongxi Ming. He was a supreme expert only second to Ouyang Yangwen.
"Hmph, we've underestimated the strength of this world. You have to be careful of the person who has comprehended the Way of the Sword. I'll heal myself, "Xiong Zhong snorted coldly. Even though he was in a horrible condition and was heavily injured, he refused to accept this. He found it difficult to accept that he had been defeated by someone who had not even reached the Origin realm.
"If that's the case, elder Xiong, please take elder Ouyang back and let the Spiritking take the treasure. Leave the matters here to the four of us," a Returnance elder said sternly. He looked at Jianchen, who hovered in the air and was surrounded by a layer of milky-white light.
Jianchen did not continue his pursuit. Four more Returnance experts had appeared from the World of Forsaken Saints, which made his face become extremely ugly. Not only was he heavily injured, but his soul had also been exhausted after using Martial Soul Force. His battle prowess had plummeted. It would be rather difficult for him to deal with a single mid Returnance expert, so how could the Tian Yuan Continent stop four Returnance experts and over a dozen Receival experts all of a sudden?
"He's recovering right now. His rate of recovery is extremely shocking, so we can't give him any time to catch his breath," Xiong Zhong gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth. He had not lost to Jianchen in his battle against Jianchen because of the wounds from the laws. Instead, he had lost to Jianchen in terms of recovery. If it were not for the fact that Jianchen's recovery rate was extremely shocking and that he seemed to have endless energy, Xiong Zhong was confident that he would have been able to kill him already.
With that, two of the four Returnance elders immediately charged toward Jianchen while the other two charged toward Changyang Mingyue and Tie Ta. The remaining Receival experts also attacked the people of the four races without any hesitation.
Xiong Zhong's gaze landed on Ouyang Yangwen. After hesitating slightly, he waved his hand and trapped a region of space, disappearing into the tunnel with Ouyang Yangwen and the azure disc.
With the addition of the four Returnance experts and over a dozen Receival experts, the balance between the two sides was immediately broken. It became a one-sided battle in a single instance, and the four races suffered heavy losses in a single clash. Many of their experts died.
Changyang Mingyue was still able to maintain the upper hand against Cheng Jingyun, but with the addition of the second Returnance expert, the pressure on her immediately increased. She was forced into retreat by the two Returnance experts.
Tie Ta also engaged in an extremely intense battle with one of the Returnance experts. Although he barely managed to maintain the upper hand, he was unable to deal with the other Returnance experts in a short amount of time.
Jianchen was facing the combined attacks of two mid Returnance experts. If he was in peak condition, he would have been able to fend them off, but now, it was rather difficult for him to keep a single mid Receival expert busy, so it was even more impossible for him to fend off the two of them. He was suppressed as soon as they began fighting, and after a few exchanges, a huge sword struck his waist. He had almost been cleaved in half.
The pleasant sound of a zither drifted through the air. It would be rapid and violent at times and gentle at other times. Shangguan Mu 'er sat in the air as she dealt with the dozen or so Receival experts behind her. The sound of the zither seemed to possess an irresistible charm. Its influence on the soul was so great that even the Receival experts found it difficult to endure it. All of them were affected by it.
However, the Receival experts would not just sit there and do nothing. Immediately, five of them flew out at the same time, charging toward Shangguan Mu 'er with surging killing intent. The experts from the World of Forsaken Saints paid special attention to people skilled in soul attacks. Five of them moved against her in a single moment.
A gleam of light flashed through Shangguan Mu 'er's eyes. She played the zither even more hurriedly. The sound of the zither became high-pitched and seemed to possess an ethereal feeling. Wherever the sound waves passed by, the space around them would ripple.
With the change in the sound of the zither, a few of the Receival experts immediately felt their heads lighten. The influence of the zither on them had completely vanished. However, the expressions of the five Receival experts who charged toward Shangguan Mu 'er all changed drastically. At that moment, they felt like the charm of the zither had increased by countless times, causing their souls to shake violently. Even their consciousness became blurry. Their figures that charged toward Shangguan Mu' er all came to a halt because of this.
In just a few seconds, the five Receival experts completely lost their luster. Their eyes became hollow. Afterward, the five of them all turned around and began to violently attack their companions.
"Xia Ming, what are you doing? Are you trying to betray us …"
"No, the five of them have been controlled by the sound of the zither …"
The Receival experts from the World of Forsaken Saints all cried out. With no other choice, they could only send five Receival experts to stop their companions. At the same time, two Receival experts charged toward Shangguan Mu 'er with lightning-like speed. They wanted to stop her from playing the zither and save their companions.
It was also at this moment that Yang Lie, Feng Xiaotian, and Guihai Yidao fell out of the sky with blood spurting from their mouths. They fell into a sea of corpses and did not climb back up. It was unknown whether they were still alive or not. The three of them had not reached the Origin realm after all. Even with the help of the saint artifacts, they could only temporarily stall for time. As time went on, they were obviously no longer their opponents.
Without the three of them keeping the zither busy, the three Receival experts immediately shifted their targets to the seven ancestral artifacts controlled by the Holy Emperor. They struck out one after another, knocking the ancestral artifacts to the ground. Most of the forty-nine Holy Emperor wielding the ancestral artifacts were dead, while the survivors were unimaginably injured.
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