Zuo Qing Hou's voice reverberated across the mountaintop, filled with killing intent.
All of a sudden, Yang Xuan seemed to have appeared on a huge battlefield. Blood and flesh splattered, and the sounds of battle shook the heavens.
Not far from him, a soldier was pierced by a spear, letting out a mournful scream.
Yang Xuan touched his face. A few drops of blood splashed onto his face.
In front of him, a weak soldier was thrusting his long blade at him at an extremely slow speed. There was a trace of fear and hesitation on his face.
Just as Yang Xuan was about to wave his hand to make the soldier retreat, the black bead in his body suddenly vibrated.
The illusion disappeared. Zuo Qing Hou was holding a black and red long blade. His face was filled with a cold smile. The tip of the blade was less than three inches away from Yang Xuan's eyes.
Yang Xuan was shocked. The wood spiritual energy in his body began to circulate wildly. The power of life and death was instantly raised to the extreme.
Life and Death Calamity Finger Technique, Life Towards Death.
Boom!
The mountaintop was flattened. Yang Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backwards.
The black and red long blade bent for a moment, then straightened with a clang. The tip of the blade was still trembling.
Zuo Qing Hou's face was filled with astonishment. In the next moment, it all retreated, turning into killing intent that filled the air.
Yang Xuan could actually break through his illusion and counterattack. His strength was beyond his expectations.
At their level, they had long since entered the Dao. Their casual attack displayed their own Dao. Han Zhibei's Dao was to go against the current, never conceding defeat, and never turning back. Zuo Qing Hou's Dao was to temper himself with blood and fire. It was an endless battlefield where blood and flesh flew everywhere. It was terrifying.
Human Dao Human Dao. What was Dao? Only with one's own Dao could one be called a Human Dao.
On the battlefield, there was nothing one wouldn't do. In order to achieve one's goal, one would do anything.
In order to kill Yang Xuan in one blow, he didn't hesitate to use his aura to oppress him and confuse him with words. That was how he created the killing blow of a small soldier amidst thousands of soldiers and horses.
But what he didn't expect was that Yang Xuan actually broke through his Dao and counterattacked at the critical moment. Although he was seriously injured, it made him lose the chance to kill him in one blow.
In the future, his second son would definitely become a thorn in his side. Therefore, he had already made up his mind to kill him.
Yang Xuan didn't hesitate in the slightest as he fled. With a thought, he traversed a thousand kilometers in the blink of an eye.
Han Zhi Bei was ranked seventeenth on the Mortal List, while Zuo Qing Hou was ranked thirteenth. There was a difference of four places between them, but Zuo Qing Hou was much stronger than Han Zhi Bei.
This wasn't the first time he fought against a Human Dao cultivator but it was the second time. He finally understood why he hadn't heard of the Ranking List in Azure Snow, why Queen Azure Snow, Xie Tianke, and the woodcutter weren't on the list.
They were not qualified to do so.
Dao!
Because they didn't have their own Dao.
Han Zhi Bei's Dao of Countercurrent and Zuo Qing Hou's Dao of the Battlefield were both unique Daos. This was why they were able to enter the Mortal List and look down on the rest of the world.
Yang Xuan's speed was raised to the extreme. Mountains and rivers turned into afterimages under his feet.
However, Zuo Qing Hou caught up. He took large strides forward in the air and caught up to Yang Xuan in an instant.
"Die!"
The black and red long blade continued its simple chop, chopping down towards Yang Xuan from top to bottom.
The saber wasn't originally this color. Because it had been stained with too much blood, it became black-red.
In an instant, the entire night sky turned black-red. The incomparably thick blood emitted a pungent smell that made one's heart tremble.
"Autumn Soldiers of the Battlefield!" Zuo Qing Hou uttered a chant that shook the world.
Roar!
Countless soldiers let out deafening roars and raised their sabers at Yang Xuan. Saber light and sword shadows were everywhere in the sky. They broke through the blood and darkness and slashed at Yang Xuan.
Golden light flashed. Countless flying swords suddenly appeared around Yang Xuan. Like a golden river, they surged towards Zuo Qing Hou.
A trace of admiration flashed through Zuo Qing Hou's eyes. His saber was still slashing down, but he still had the leisure to say, "Not bad. With your cultivation, you can replace Han Zhi Bei and become the new seventeenth on the Mortal List."
The golden river met the thousands of soldiers and horses. For a moment, the entire sky was a mess like a grand fireworks display.
Amidst the fireworks, Zuo Qing Hou's saber arrived in front of Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan's face was pale. Even now, his injuries hadn't healed. However, it was too late. Zuo Qing Hou wouldn't give him another chance.
Yang Xuan pointed. His left hand pressed on his right hand. In the next moment, his right thumb pointed out.
Life and death calamity. One side was life, the other side was death. Life was death, and death was life!
Rumble!
Faint thunder rumbled between heaven and earth. Yang Xuan's eyes were incomparably cold. This finger was the most powerful attack he'd ever used since he'd created the Life and Death Calamity Finger.
After pointing out, Zuo Qing Hou's face showed admiration again. However, his eyes were even colder. At the same time, the tip of his saber trembled slightly.
"This finger can be ranked fifteenth on the Mortal List!" he said softly. His saber slashed down.
No one could describe the power at that moment. The moment the tip of his finger touched the tip of his saber, everything stopped.
In the next moment, an extremely violent energy spread out in all directions. It disrupted the space and the world.
A piece of flat land instantly appeared beneath their feet. Everything disappeared without a trace.
From now on, this place was a land of death.
Yang Xuan continued to flee. As he fled, he coughed up blood.
The murderous intent in Zuo Qing Hou's eyes didn't decrease. Instead, it grew stronger.
He continued to stride forward. However, in a breath's time, he caught up to Yang Xuan.
"You can't escape," he said coldly. Then, his saber slashed down again. This time, it was from top to bottom.
If the previous saber was an axeman, a lackey, then this saber was a spearman, charging in formation with shining armor.
It was impossible to imagine the power of thousands of spears stabbing at you at the same time. It was a power that could tear apart all obstacles in front of you.
The spears were like a forest. Murderous intent filled the sky.
Yang Xuan stopped. He had nowhere to run. All he could see were spears flashing with cold light and ferocious faces.
He took a deep breath. He had no other choice.
"Five Elements as One!" Yang Xuan's voice filled the night sky and echoed in the forest of spears.
In the next moment, he turned into a sun.
The sun rose, and the curtain of night disappeared.
The sunlight chased away the darkness. The mountains, the earth, the flowers, the trees, and all living beings stretched their bodies under the sunlight.
The blinding sunlight fell into Zuo Qing Hou's eyes. He couldn't help but close his eyes.
Crack!
His exposed skin cracked, but there was no blood.
The world shone with light. Under the light, the darkness retreated.
Zuo Qing Hou's saber could no longer slash down. Shock finally appeared in his eyes. He could no longer maintain his previous calm.
After an unknown period of time, the sunlight finally dissipated. The curtain of night once again covered the earth. Only Zuo Qing Hou was left standing in the sky. Yang Xuan was nowhere to be seen.
Zuo Qing Hou stood silently as if he had turned into a statue.
His clothes were in tatters. His exposed skin was covered in cracks.
The hand holding the saber trembled slightly. The web between his thumb and forefinger split open. Blood slowly flowed out.
His gaze fell into the unknown darkness. His eyes were cold and murderous.
A moment later, a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"This move is ranked fourteenth!"
He said softly, his tone awe-inspiring.
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