Sheng Zheng's expression changed abruptly. Ever since Zhang Yu entered, he had been observing the latter's actions. When he saw Zhang Yu swinging his sword towards him, he did not wait for the talismans around him to take effect. Instead, he used his fundamental mantra to dodge the attack.
These talismans only increased the possibility of him dodging. However, as long as there was a possibility, he would be able to dodge with the help of his mantra.
He believed that with Minister Duan's judgment, if he did not want to be killed by Zhang Yu, he would take the initiative to attack Zhang Yu. At the very least, he would be able to stop Zhang Yu's attack.
Although he wanted Minister Duan to be the bait, Zhang Yu had set his sights on him. There was nothing he could do.
Actually, what he wanted to do was to forcefully withdraw his Taoist Guarding Treasure and use it to protect himself. He only needed to block the attack for an instant. However, considering that Minister Duan also had this kind of authority, he was afraid that Minister Duan would fight with him for an instant. That would cause a hindrance. Thus, he could only use the original method to dodge.
At this moment, after he dodged, nothing seemed to have happened. He instantly calmed down and thought to himself, "I dodged it …"
As long as the confrontation continued, Zhang Yu might not kill him next time because he saw that it was not easy to kill him. Then, he could find an opportunity to attack.
However, just as he had this thought, he suddenly felt a chill run through his body. He slowly lowered his head to look. He did not know when, but a large hole had appeared on his chest. It was as if all his vitality had flowed out from there.
Zhang Yu only looked at him indifferently. Although Minister Duan had many protective items, as long as they were not Taoist Guarding Treasures, they were useless against him.
This was because although Minister Duan had changed his direction, when he saw Duan Ling Tian raise his sword, the sword light had already slashed out.
Moreover, the "Absolute Execution" that he used was not just a sword technique. There was also the combination of "Word Seal" and "Knowledge Seal".
If it was just the sword technique itself, he might not be able to hit Minister Duan. This was because there were all sorts of objects that could confuse the enemy, suspect the enemy, and even predict the enemy's movements. There were also all sorts of obstructive array artifacts. This made it so that the person in front of you might not be the real enemy. There were always many ways to avoid them.
Perhaps the person who truly mastered the Absolute Slash would also need to swing many swords to kill the enemy. However, the protection of the Dao Guarding Treasure would only be drawn out for a moment. Therefore, as long as one sword strike failed to kill the enemy, it would mean that there was no chance to kill the enemy. Therefore, Sheng Zheng's arrangement was not wrong.
However, with the help of the Seal of the Great Path, he could truly display the power of the Art of Life on the Sword. Even though his swordsmanship could not be compared to the pinnacle level of the Art of Slaying All Extremes, he could ensure that every sword strike would achieve results. He could be considered to have walked his own path, and perhaps even won in some aspects.
Sheng Zheng was struck by the sword and knew that he would die. He looked into the distance and asked, "Why?"
He was asking why Zhang Yu chose him as the main target, and also why Minister Duan did not use the great opportunity to attack Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu looked at the other side where Minister Duan was standing. He waved his sleeve, and the light immediately dissipated. Although Minister Duan was standing there, his figure was faintly discernible. When Zhang Yu came in, he had already killed his external body. He only left a wisp of energy to observe the situation.
Since that was the case, why did he need to kill?
Minister Duan didn't think that he couldn't escape just now. As long as he killed himself, his body wouldn't be implicated. However, he tested her and found that Sheng Zheng wasn't willing to leave. She even asked him if he wanted to escape. Therefore, he decided to leave on his own. Anyway, they were just working together and didn't have that kind of relationship.
The reason why he did not leave immediately was because he left too early. If Sheng Zheng was killed after a long time, it would appear that his departure caused her death. It would be better to leave after seeing Zhang Yu. As long as the interval was not long, it would be hard to say that he ran away. It would only be said that he escaped by luck.
When Sheng Zheng saw this, he immediately understood Zhang Yu's choice. He looked up to the sky and laughed. He said to Minister Duan, "With people like you around, how can Yuan Xia survive?" After saying this, he could no longer maintain his form and exploded with a boom.
Minister Duan revealed a trace of mockery. There was only a chance as long as one was alive. What was the use of fighting to the death? He glanced at Zhang Yu again, revealing a trace of fear in his eyes. This wisp of aura also began to turn into light, drifting away strand by strand.
Zhang Yu looked at the dispersing figure. At this moment, he focused for a moment. Then, he slowly raised his sword and slashed at the light that was dissipating.
When one reached the highest level of Execution of All Extremes, the most powerful thing was that "Execution of Qi is the execution of the person". Therefore, by severing the external body, one could also kill the main body. Apart from the meaning, there was also a layer of literal meaning.
One did not need to slay the physical body. One only needed to slay one's Qi to kill one.
However, in the past, his swordsmanship seemed to be a bit lacking from this level. He had not been able to do this. However, at this moment, as he killed his way over and continuously used this method of giving birth to a spirit on the sword, his will had already condensed to the extreme. His will moved, and he slashed out with his sword!
In the Upper Hall of Yuan Xia.
Minister Duan woke up from his meditation. Because of the isolation of the passage between the two worlds, he did not know what happened in the end. However, he could roughly infer that Tianxia should have broken into the barrier. The situation was very bad for them. They might have reached the point where they could not resist, so he had to take the initiative to slay his external body.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a bell. His heart could not help but jump. He looked out and saw that it came from the direction of the Lower Hall. If there was no accident, there should be a problem on Minister Sheng's side.
He could not help but rejoice in his heart. Fortunately, he took the initiative to slay his external body and escaped in advance. Moreover, there was not much difference between them, so it could not be said that he abandoned the other party.
Although he might not get anything this time and his Ultimate Dao Authority might be reduced to the lowest level or even disappear, at least his life was saved, wasn't it?
The more he thought about it, the more he rejoiced. He muttered, "Fortunately, fortunately …"
Just as he was pondering about this, his body suddenly stiffened. He found that his thoughts could no longer be carried on, as if they were cut off by something.
At this moment, his body seemed to have been cut open. It fell down one by one and fell on the ground of the Main Hall, turning into dust. His head also fell down with a puzzled expression on his face. Finally, it dissipated into nothingness.
In the Dark Gold Barrier, after Zhang Yu swung his sword, although he could not see the real result, he knew in his heart that he would definitely succeed this time.
After standing still for a moment, he slowly pulled the sword back. He did not move for a long time, as if he wanted to firmly grasp the feeling of the sword in his mind.
However, this feeling was fleeting and uncertain, faintly discernible. Every time he felt that he was close to being able to retain it, it was difficult to do so. However, it did not completely disappear, it was always faintly discernible. His thoughts turned. It seemed that if he wanted to use this kind of sword technique in the future, it would purely depend on luck.
He looked up and saw that the Guardian Treasure had lost its master. It seemed that there were only two people in charge of Yuan Xia's side this time, and now they were all killed by him.
In fact, Sheng Zheng could have left, but she was clearly very arrogant. Moreover, as long as there was a slight possibility of success in her fundamental mantra, she would definitely succeed. It could be seen that she had spent her entire cultivation journey trying to win big from small, so it was understandable that she did not give up. Her ending was also determined by her mantra.
At this moment, he also noticed that as the two people's breaths were cut off, the Guardian Treasure lost its master. The remaining people of Yuan Xia who wanted to complete their Dao technique seemed to have stopped resisting, and one by one, they also cut off their external vitality.
Although these people were able to escape, it could not be helped. Although the two people were dead, the Dark Gold Barrier itself was a formation device, and the formation mechanism still existed. If he wanted to go over, it would take some time, and there was no time to kill them one by one.
However, the result in front of him was already enough.
Next, he would completely clean up this place!
At the same time, in the Yuan Upper Hall, when the bell rang in the Lower Hall, a long bell rang in the Upper Hall.
This alarmed both the Upper and Lower Halls. However, this time, the two Hall's Ministers were already mentally prepared. When Sheng Zheng and Minister Duan insisted on not retreating, they had already predicted this possibility, and even thought about how to write the report.
Minister Lan was entrusted by the Upper Hall, and first went to the Secret Palace where Sheng Zheng lived to take a look, and recorded what he saw. Then, he received another message on the way, so he hurried back to the Upper Hall.
However, this time, the Lower Hall also sent people to investigate this matter.
Minister Ming walked into the hall, bowed to him, and said, "Minister Lan, we meet again."
Minister Lan returned the greeting, and said, "Since Minister Ming is here, then let's go and investigate this matter as soon as possible."
Minister Ming had no objections.
He followed Minister Lan out, passed through a formation, and walked into the hall where Minister Duan was. After entering the hall of the Secret Palace, the place where Minister Duan was originally at was also empty. Other than the token on his body, he did not leave anything behind.
This was very similar to the situation where Sheng Zheng and the others had been defeated. Even though there were some slight differences, it was only because their Dao techniques were different.
Minister Ming said, "I heard that Minister Lan asked the two of you to return, but the two of you were unwilling to return? The two of them are too stubborn. Sometimes, it is not necessarily a bad thing to take a step back first. "
Minister Lan went forward to check, and said, "It can be seen that Minister Duan returned slightly later than Minister Sheng. Reasonably speaking, the two of them should have fought against the enemy together. Minister Sheng was first defeated, and then Minister Duan persisted for a while before dying. Of course, it is also possible that Minister Sheng saw that the situation was not good and fled at the last minute, so Minister Duan fought alone and died."
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