Huff! Huff!
Being hit by the seemingly tangible sword Qi, the black-robed old man's pupils suddenly shrank, turning into two dots. "Extreme grade sword! That's right, it's an extreme grade sword! Only an extreme grade sword can have this kind of might. Moreover, it's not an ordinary extreme grade sword. Its sword Qi is so powerful."
The black-robed old man's heartbeat sped up. Although he didn't use swords, it didn't stop him from using them as a means of attack. Taking a step back, with this extreme grade sword, he could trade with other Life and Death Kings for things he wanted.
"Kid, hand over the sword, and I'll leave your corpse intact." The black-robed old man sucked in a deep breath and said in a sinister tone.
"If you want it, you'll have to ask it first!"
Ye Chen held up the sword with both of his hands, and a beam of purple light shot out. The surrounding surreal space was illuminated by the purple light, and countless tiny purple crystal grains started to condense. Although these crystal grains were mostly purple in color, there were some differences as well. Some were purple-red, some were purple-yellow, some were purple-green, and some were purple-gold. Obviously, these were the crystallization of different elements of natural yuan qi.
"It's one of the top ten miraculous metals, Purple Crystal Iron!" Seeing the mystical aspect of the Sky Scorpio Sword, the black-robed old man couldn't restrain his palpitating heart. Purple Crystal Iron was extremely hard to find. An extreme grade sword containing Purple Crystal Iron would increase its value by at least thirty percent.
"Let go!"
The black-robed old man's body was like a ghost as he rapidly approached Ye Chen. His pair of powerful hands emitting a black metallic luster attempted to snatch the Sky Scorpio Sword from Ye Chen's hand.
Ding!
The black-robed old man's speed was too fast. Ye Chen closed his eyes and, relying on his soul power and intuition, slashed at the void, clashing with the opponent's palm.
Spiritual Sword!
The Sky Scorpio Sword had clearly struck a solid object, but at the same time, a majestic power passed through the sword and into Ye Chen's body.
Swish! Holding the Sky Scorpio Sword, Ye Chen shot out in the air, creating a purple-black shockwave in front of him.
The black-clothed old man didn't move from his original position. He wasn't pushed back, but there was a faint bloodstain on his palm. On the surface of the bloodstain, thin purple crystals spread out, wanting to cover his palm. Within the bloodstain, crystals were also seeping in.
Crack!
A powerful Zhen Yuan poured into his palm, shattering the crystal and shaking it off. The black-robed old man licked his lips, "What a powerful crystallization power. It can actually threaten me."
If Ye Chen were not at mid half step king warrior level, but at the first or second level of life and death challenge, the black-robed elder might not be able to easily shake out the crystallized power. This power was too strange, it seemed like it could crystallize anything.
After being pushed back dozens of li, Ye Chen's arms were aching. The Human Demon King was too powerful. Even through the Sky Scorpio Sword, his arms were still under enormous pressure. If it were the Evil Vanquishing Sword, his arms would have been broken by now.
"Unfortunately, you don't deserve such a treasured sword."
The black-robed old man attacked once again. This time, his movement art had already surpassed the realm of phantoms. As for why he didn't meet force with force and kill Ye Chen directly, no one knew. Perhaps he wanted to snatch the Sky Scorpio Sword before killing Ye Chen, or perhaps he was playing a cat and mouse game.
One turned into ten, ten turned into a hundred, and a hundred turned into a thousand. In the void, the black-robed old man's silhouette flickered incessantly. Under his influence, the sky seemed to be covered by a black curtain, and the old man's silhouette moved wantonly within this black curtain.
"Soul Eye, open!"
Ye Chen's soul power could no longer keep up with the black-robed old man's movements. In his perception, black-robed old men were everywhere. As the silver vertical eye opened, Ye Chen once again closed his eyes, replacing them with the silver vertical eye.
What the silver vertical eye saw was a silver world. In this silver world, the black-robed old man's speed slowed down, until it finally reached the level that Ye Chen could react to. At this moment, Ye Chen felt like he was watching a movie, except that the people in the movie could come and kill him at any time.
"Oh, another new ability."
The black-robed old man had seen too many miracles on Ye Chen. Sword Domain, Sky Scorpio Sword, Soul Eye … he really wanted to know what other trump cards Ye Chen could take out in this desperate situation. This was also the reason why he didn't directly kill Ye Chen. In his eyes, the Sky Scorpio Sword was already in the bag. How could a cooked duck fly? If it could fly, then it wasn't a cooked duck.
Without a sound, the black-robed old man appeared in front of Ye Chen, his claw reaching out.
"I've been waiting for you."
Although Ye Chen's attacking speed wasn't as fast as the black-robed old man, he had the Soul Eye, which allowed him to see through the black-robed old man's movements one step ahead. When the opponent approached, Ye Chen was already prepared, slashing out with his sword. This sword was Waning Moon, the Waning Moon performed by the Sky Scorpio Sword.
The purple-black crescent-shaped sword energy was like an extremely thin crystal. As it collided with the black-robed old man's palm, a large amount of purple crystals exploded, as if a crystal firework had been set off. Amidst the fireworks, the two rapidly retreated.
Huff!
Heavily gasping for air, Ye Chen hurriedly swallowed three Upper Clarity Pills. From the start of the battle until now, Ye Chen hadn't stopped swallowing pellets. Of the ten Upper Clarity Pills, only two were left. This was also the reason why he could use the Sky Scorpio Sword twice in a row.
Feeling the Zhen Yuan within his body rapidly recovering, Ye Chen's silver vertical eye unwaveringly stared at the black-robed old man, not daring to relax in the slightest.
Dozens of li away, more than half of the black-robed old man's Protective Zhen Yuan had been crystallized. His right hand and right arm were also covered in a layer of purple crystals. They were fragmented, but carried a frightening destructive power. Even if the opponent was a Demonic Human King, he would still be affected.
"It's indeed a powerful supreme grade sword."
The black-robed old man didn't seem to care. With a shake of his body, countless purple crystals were shattered. The crystallized power couldn't enter his body at all. This was the gap between their cultivation bases, which couldn't be made up for. Not even the supreme grade sword could.
"Still not enough?"
Ye Chen's brows creased. This was the first time he felt such hopeless despair. Even when he was still at Clasping Yuan realm and encountered Daoist Jin Huang of Floating Mountain, he didn't feel such despair. This kind of despair didn't only come from his soul, but also from his battle intent.
"Even if there's no hope, I'll create it."
The negative emotions were instantly destroyed. Ye Chen's gaze turned sharper, as if he had broken through a new boundary. With one more step, he would reach a new peak.
"You still haven't given up? Hehe, that's good. It won't be fun if you give up too early." As a Demonic Human King, the black-robed old man didn't feel happy about killing a lower realm martial artist. It was like stepping on an ant, who would care? If the ant was special, wouldn't it be less fun to step on it?
"Bewitching Mirror Shattering!"
As the black-robed old man spoke, Ye Chen took the initiative to attack. With a swing of his sword, the void was dyed purple and began to distort rapidly. In the next moment, the black-robed old man seemed to be sealed in another world. If the previous Bewitching Mirror Shattering looked like a mirror, then this time, under the Sky Scorpio Sword, looked like a huge purple crystal screen.
"Break!"
Ye Chen let out a low roar as his Zhen Yuan was completely drained by the Sky Scorpio Sword.
With a loud bang, the purple crystal screen shattered, and the black-robed old man inside was also shattered into millions of pieces, turning into a light rain that scattered in all directions.
"Something's wrong!"
Swallowing the last two Upper Cleansing Pellets, Ye Chen rapidly retreated.
Rumble!
The place where Ye Chen was originally at caved in, and a huge hole appeared in the space. The edge of the hole was filled with cracks like glass.
Unknowingly, the black-robed old man had already escaped from the Bewitching Mirror Shattering, and instantly approached.
"If you were a member of my demonic human clan, how great would it be?" To be honest, the black-robed old man had never met such an outstanding genius like Ye Chen. Whether it was profound sense martial arts, sword will, innate ability, battle skills, or instant reaction, they were all out of this world. Although the two perfect demonic humans in their clan were also outstanding, it was only their bloodline that was outstanding. In terms of innate talent and comprehension, they were far inferior to Ye Chen.
"The Bewitching Mirror Shattering actually couldn't lock onto him."
In the distance, Ye Chen's complexion was extremely unsightly. Clearly, the scene just now was an illusion. The black-robed old man simply wasn't sealed in the purple crystal screen. He reckoned that he had already shattered the void a moment ago. Although the Bewitching Mirror Shattering could also affect the depths of the void with the amplification of the Sky Scorpio Sword, it was clearly much weaker and couldn't do anything to the black-robed old man.
It could be said that the gap between Life and Death Kings and half-step Kings was not only in terms of cultivation base, but also in the void shattering.
"Unfortunately, you're not a member of my clan!"
The black-robed old man's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and his killing intent surged. At this moment, he had decided to kill Ye Chen, because the latter couldn't possibly have any trump cards left.
Looking at the black-robed old man brimming with killing intent, Ye Chen's expression strangely relaxed. The Zhen Yuan in his body had more or less recovered after being dissolved by the two Upper Cleansing Pellets. Then, he unblocked the Dragon God Medal, and a large amount of Zhen Yuan flowed into his body, instantly recovering ninety percent.
"I indeed can't defeat you, but it can."
The storage ring flickered with a dim light, and an ink painting appeared in Ye Chen's left hand. The painting unfolded and fluttered in the wind.
"This is …?"
The black-robed old man's gaze fell on the painting in Ye Chen's hand.
It was a painting of a person standing on a mountain peak, gazing into the distance. One could only see his back, majestic and elegant.
Holding one end of the painting, Ye Chen operated his Zhen Yuan and poured it into the painting.
Buzz!
A strange scene happened. As Ye Chen poured in his Zhen yuan, the painting came to life. The mountain peak turned solid, and the view in the distance was deep and vast. The grass and trees were deep and serene. Meanwhile, the back of the figure on the mountain peak started to flutter in the wind, as if there was a wind blowing out of the painting.
The figure turned around. His face was indistinct, but his eyes strangely shone, as if he could see through the entire world and land on the black-robed old man's body.
Thump!
The black-robed old man's heart skipped a beat. Not only did the opponent's gaze penetrate the painting and land on him, it even brought him a strange pressure.
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