Chen Baixiao's body was sliced in half by the sword. Like a broken piece of porcelain, his body instantly shattered into countless pieces. Under the starlight, the pieces glowed with a crystalline light. Then, they turned into even finer dust and finally disappeared.
The flying swords in the sky also shattered one by one. In less than a breath's time, they had completely turned into nothingness. The sword case that was floating by the side turned from real to illusory. It seemed that it had disappeared along with Chen Baixiao's physical body and returned to the Void Depository.
Zhang Yu's wrist shook, and the sword lights that had been split up returned to him. Then, the sword glowed and emitted a long sword hum that seemed to be able to penetrate one's heart.
His sword attack was to tell Chen Baixiao why he did not use the Separation and Combination Technique. That was because he did not need to. He could break through it directly. Why would he need to change his tactics?
He looked up at the sky. Compared to Dan Xiaochen, Chen Baixiao was much more cautious. During the battle just now, he had only leaked a little of his aura. He must have learned from Dan Xiaochen's lesson and was afraid that his Void Depository would be seen through.
For cultivators like them, as long as they could not find each other's Void Depository, they would not be truly killed. Even if their physical bodies were killed, they would still be able to return later.
However, it did not matter. No matter how well the Void Depository was hidden, once its divine aura fell into the world and turned into a physical body, he would be able to capture a trace of it.
As long as Chen Baixiao did not retreat, he would be able to find the Void Depository sooner or later if he tried to kill him a few more times.
As he thought of this, he turned his gaze and looked at a certain empty spot in the void.
Yu Qingrong, who was hiding there, was shocked.
Earlier, she had taken advantage of the battle between the two of them and Zhang Yu had no time to observe. She had also crossed the passage between the two worlds and silently hid at the side.
Earlier, she had been looking for an opportunity to attack Zhang Yu together. However, she had not found a suitable opportunity. Later, when she saw Zhang Yu cut Chen Baixiao into two with his sword, she wanted to reach out to help. However, she was frightened by the sharpness of Zhang Yu's sword. She felt that something was wrong and did not dare to rush forward.
Initially, she had planned to wait for Chen Baixiao to return to the mortal world before coming out to protect him. However, since Zhang Yu might have discovered her, there was no point in hiding any longer.
Thus, she stepped out of the void. At this moment, she had the appearance of a gentle and beautiful woman. Beneath her feet was a twelve-petal lotus. She bowed towards Zhang Yu and said, "Yu Qingrong greets fellow daoist Zhang."
Zhang Yu also raised his sleeve and bowed. Then, he pointed his sword to the side and said, "Fellow Daoist Yu, you clearly had a chance just now. Why didn't you attack?"
Yu Qingrong's heart jumped.
There was no doubt that Zhang Yu had discovered her long ago.
That was not the key point. Instead, she deduced that the attack that killed Chen Baixiao's living body just now might not have been Zhang Yu's full strength. Perhaps he still had some tricks up his sleeve to deal with her.
The sword in Zhang Yu's hand trembled slightly. A cold light flowed down from the spine of the sword all the way to the tip of the sword. A dazzling starlight flickered.
Yu Qingrong saw that although he did not take any stance, the sharpness of his sword was already revealed. She could not help but be alarmed.
Zhang Yu killed Dan Xiaochen with a single finger. It was indeed shocking. Although she did not know the exact reason, she guessed that the latter's Void Projection was exposed because of the collision of their mana. Thus, he had to do his best to avoid direct collision with Zhang Yu's Heart Ray.
At this moment, a layer of ripples appeared in the void. Chen Baixiao's figure seemed to emerge from the bottom of the water and appeared in the field once again. The sword case also appeared beside him.
He could have returned in an instant. However, out of caution, he waited for a while. He looked at Zhang Yu and pressed on the sword case, pulling out a long sword from it.
Yu Qingrong sighed softly and said, "Daoist Zhang, in the past, Tianxia chased me away. Today, Huanyang wants to enter this world. Tianxia came to stop me. This is not a grudge between you and me, but a battle between two families. It is impossible for us to have a fair fight with you. Thus, the two of us can only challenge you together."
Zhang Yu said calmly, "That's exactly what I wanted. I observed the passage between the two worlds. There shouldn't be a third person coming. Thus, I can fight without holding back."
As he spoke, one of the Six Dao Seals, the Life Seal, turned and split into a doppelganger. This doppelganger also held a sword in its hand. Its aura was also identical to his.
He might have an advantage against one of his peers, but against two of his peers at the same time, he could not be too careful. Against two people working together, he would have to change the way he fought. He could not afford to be careless.
However, there were not many people on the other side who had high-grade achievements. If he could really kill these two people here, he was confident that he could continue to block them.
When Chen Baixiao and Yu Qingrong saw the doppelganger, they were both shocked. If they had not seen him use this technique, they would not have known that it was a doppelganger.
The two of them thought that if they fought Zhang Yu together, they would still have a chance of winning. Even if one of them did not move, they would be able to contain a certain amount of power.
Moreover, if the two of them worked together, they would be able to protect each other. This meant that they could use some of their techniques at the cost of their living bodies. The Huanyang school was also good at this technique.
In their plan, as long as they could kill Zhang Yu's living body, even if it was only once, then they would have the upper hand.
However, the situation now was different.
They did not know whether this doppelganger really had the same abilities as Zhang Yu's real body, but they did not want to take the risk. This was especially so when Yu Qingrong realized that there was something wrong with Chen Baixiao's aura. She knew that there was nothing they could do. Thus, she transmitted her voice to him, "Senior Brother, you should leave first."
Chen Baixiao was not stubborn. Perhaps the masters of other Sword Gods would fight to the death, but the master of the Origin Transformation was always flexible. If he could not defeat his opponent, he would wait until he found a way to come back. In his mind, this was a very normal thing to do.
However, retreating was also a matter of strategy. If he wanted to retreat, he had to advance first. He stretched out his hand and pointed his sword forward. Instantly, hundreds of thousands of sword lights shot out from the sword case, bringing with them boundless light as they shot toward Zhang Yu. This attack was powerful and contained many Mystical Ability transformations.
Zhang Yu did not move. His doppelganger held his sword and slashed, destroying the hundreds of thousands of sword lights. At this moment, Chen Baixiao's body, which was originally charging forward, suddenly leaned back. In an instant, he turned into a white rainbow and flew back to the passageway between the two worlds.
When Zhang Yu's doppelganger saw this, he stretched out his hand and grabbed him, using the Light Capturing Technique.
Previously, he had used this technique to capture his opponent for a moment. However, this time, a white sword light flashed from his opponent's body and replaced him. He was not really hindered. Then, in the blink of an eye, he rushed into the passageway between the two worlds and disappeared without a trace.
Yu Qingrong was facing off against Zhang Yu. When Chen Baixiao attacked with his sword, she first threw out a jade bead. When the jade bead landed, it exploded into a colorful fog. The figure of a goddess swayed inside. As her slender hands fiddled with it, it instantly formed a beautiful curtain across the void, shielding her within.
However, in the next moment, there was a flash of sharp sword light, and the curtain was cut open from the middle. Traces of sharp and blinding light penetrated from the outside.
Yu Qingrong did not panic. With this curtain blocking her, she had the opportunity to use her Mystical Ability. With a flip of her wrist, she raised her slender fingers and formed a spell.
Light and shadow suddenly appeared outside her body. It was a transparent crystal jade that looked like amber. Each crystal jade was the size of a person, and there was a silhouette of her in each of them. However, they had different appearances and postures. Yu Qingrong's doppelganger was also integrated into one of the crystal jades.
Zhang Yu broke through the curtain in an instant. When he saw this scene, he waved the long sword in his hand. The sword light slashed out, and cracks appeared on the crystal jades that were affected. They shattered in an instant, and the figure inside dissipated like bubbles. The sword light continued to move forward, but after destroying more than ten crystal jades, it gradually slowed down. The further it went, the greater the obstacles it encountered.
This was Yu Qingrong's Mystical Ability transformation, the Reincarnation Molting Jade. As long as not all the crystal jades were hit at the same time, or if there was still a shadow left, then it would not be able to kill her living body.
The most amazing thing was that the figure in the molting jade was constantly being destroyed. As long as she did not die, then she would gradually adapt to the external force that attacked her. In other words, if the sword light continued to wreak havoc, she would be able to slash through it without being injured sooner or later.
However, she didn't dare to continue resisting like this. She was also aware of the power of the "Absolute Slash". According to the rumors, this divine ability could "slash down with a single sword, all will be exterminated." If the master's sword technique was pure, it didn't matter if the opponent was a clone or the main body, the slash would kill the opponent.
Although she did not think that Zhang Yu had cultivated it to such a level, it would not be difficult for him to destroy this Mystical Ability of hers. Therefore, she knew when to stop. She retreated, and the crystal jades in front of her collapsed under the sword light.
Zhang Yu saw her retreat, but he did not chase after her. If a cultivator who lived in the void and the real wanted to escape without exposing their location, then it would be impossible to stop them.
Although he had the Heavenly Mystic Light Shuttle, it needed to be used with a certain battle strategy. Using it alone would not be of much use. Instead, it would expose his own methods.
With a thought, he recalled his clone. With a wave of his sleeve, he stepped onto the Ganoderma Cloud Jade Platform and returned to the formation.
Although he did not manage to kill his opponent, he managed to force her to retreat. It could be said that he had completed his obstruction. Moreover, he felt that he had gained many things from this battle.
The battle between cultivators was not just about victory or defeat. It was also about using the opponent's Dao to verify one's own Dao. This was like a self-reflection. Only by reflecting one's own shortcomings could one make up for it. Then, step by step, one would walk towards the Great Dao. This was why the battle between cultivators was called Dao Debate.
In the battle just now, he felt that the defense of his mind was still insufficient. He needed to use the Heart Light to dispel the sword slashes that shone into his mind. There was also his opponent's Invincible Victory. It was just that the mystery had not appeared. If he was unlucky, perhaps his opponent's first slash could have triggered the mystery.
Faced with such a sword technique, he could not use the Easy Slough of Mystery to block it every time.
He pondered for a moment. Right now, he still had Divine Origin. Perhaps he could use the Great Dao to create two more seals to make up for his shortcomings.
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