Li Gang's understanding of Elements was much higher than anyone else in this world. He had already mastered all the elements.
He integrated different elements into this Technique and created a unique Blade of Brilliance. This was also a Rank 8 Technique, with even more lethality.
He invoked the Technique.
Immediately, a bluish aura surrounded him.
He murmured faintly, "Sword Myriad."
Hundreds of swords manifested around him as he looked at Li Yuxong.
His battle strength instantly broke through another level.
His speed increased exponentially.
He instantly appeared near Yuxong, and countless swords attacked him. Li Yuxong invoked a Defensive Shield at the right moment but was still thrown away by the impact.
Without giving him a chance, Li Gang kept attacking.
Seeing his aggression, Li Yuxong murmured faintly, "Spiritual Imprint: Poplar Resilience."
As soon as Poplar Resilience was activated, Li Yuxong's strength, durability, endurance, and self-healing increased exponentially.
However, it had its own side effects. It reduced speed!
Li Gang's Myriad Abstract Swords still overwhelmed Li Yuxong continuously. However, he didn't feel much difficulty.
Manifestation Realm already equaled a Rank 6 Warrior.
Myriad Realm rivaled Kings, that is, Rank 7 Warriors.
There were eight Realms of Weapon: Intent, Heart, Soul, Manifestation, Myriad, Unity, Domain, Abstract.
Myriad corresponded to Rank 7, Unity corresponded to Rank 8, Domain corresponded to Emperors, and Abstract corresponded to Immortals.
However, due to the overwhelming gap between Monarchs, Emperors, and Immortals, one couldn't invoke the true potential of Abstract Realm before reaching the Emperor Realm.
Weapon Realm strength increased as cultivation increased. You needed a sufficiently strong physique to invoke the true potential of this path!
Similarly, you couldn't bring out the true potential of Myriad Realm before reaching the Rank 7 stage!
Li Gang's current cultivation was Rank 6, and he couldn't bring out the true potential of Myriad Realm. He was only capable of creating hundreds of Abstract Weapons. Each weapon had its own spirituality and targeted opponents on its own.
Despite using Myriad Realm of Sword, Li Gang wasn't able to overpower Li Yuxong. The cultivation gap between a Rank 6 Warrior and a King was too much.
At this moment, there was a young man in his early twenties standing beside Huang Ling.
He was surprised at the battle. "So strong… I've never seen Father being so serious in a battle. He is really strong."
He was Li Tianxiao, Li Yuxong and Huang Ling's son. He had recently reached Rank 6 early stage.
Huang Ling frowned. She still remembered Li Gang's Demonic form. Those massacres were completely vivid in her memories.
She said softly, "He is holding back."
Li Tianxiao was surprised. "Father is still holding back?"
Huang Ling nodded. "Yes, because he is afraid."
Li Tianxiao was even more surprised. "Afraid? What is he afraid of?"
Huang Ling glanced at her son and said slowly, "He is afraid of pushing your Uncle into a corner. He is afraid of your Uncle's hidden hand. Your Uncle is hiding his real strength."
Li Tianxiao was baffled at the unexpected response. "Is Uncle strong?"
Huang Ling's face turned grim as she explained in a slow voice. "Very strong! When he unleashes his inner demon, he becomes terrifyingly strong. I still remember that face! That madness, that lust for blood, that excitement of battle. He becomes a true Demon, who erases everyone's existence in his path. Probably, only the Elemental God could stand against him at that time!"
Li Tianxiao's heart wavered as a chill ran down his spine. He was a Rank 6 Warrior, he wasn't stupid. He understood the underlying meaning of his mother's words.
'Uncle could only be killed in one strike without letting him realize. Once he realizes that he's been pushed into a corner, he will unleash an unstoppable massacre!'
Suddenly, a slash came near Li Yuxong and struck the shield in front of him. He flew miles away before stopping.
He stood up from the crater formed around him.
He said slowly, "You are strong, brother. But I am not weak either."
He said calmly, "Spiritual Imprint: Warp Walker."
He merged Warp Walker and Poplar Resilience.
His battle strength instantly started increasing—
Rank 7 early stage
Rank 7 mid stage
Rank 7 late stage
Rank 7 peak stage
It stopped at Rank 7 peak stage.
A sword appeared in his hand as he murmured, "Blade of Brilliance!"
He said slowly, "Elder brother, you are not the only one who perfected Blade of Brilliance."
He waved the sword.
Li Gang was shocked and immediately dodged.
He glanced back, and saw that tens of miles of land were cut down with a crater hundreds of meters wide.
He murmured, "Spatial Element…"
Yes, Li Yuxong had incorporated the Spatial Element within the Blade of Brilliance.
At this time, Li Yuxong's entire body was covered with Black-Green-Brown stripes, representing both of his Spiritual Imprints. A unique mark shone brightly on his forehead.
Li Yuxong moved one foot forward, and as soon as it touched the ground, he disappeared and appeared instantly behind Li Gang.
Slash!
Blood splattered.
Li Gang's hand was cut off immediately.
Li Yuxong frowned and murmured inwardly, 'I am still too soft-hearted.'
He could have killed Li Gang with this strike, but he held back. Li Gang was his brother, and he couldn't bear to kill him.
Ji Changchen also frowned at this. He realized Li Yuxong's struggle and narrowed his eyes.
Li Gang immediately took out Spatial Order. He had very little wealth left. Thus, he could at most teleport only a few dozen times and within less than a hundred meters.
Li Yuxong disappeared again.
Li Gang also used his Spatial Order to change his location.
However, Li Yuxong still appeared behind him.
This time, Li Yuxong's attack was blocked by a manifested sword behind Li Gang.
This Abstract Sword manifested by Li Gang had its own will and possessed the battle strength of a Rank 7 early stage Warrior.
At Sword Manifestation stage, the manifested sword had around the same battle strength as the user, but at Myriad stage, the battle strength increased to one major stage higher.
If the user was Rank 6 early stage, it would be Rank 7 early stage. If the user was Rank 6 peak stage, it would still be Rank 7 early stage due to the huge gap between Rank 6 and Rank 7. Unless the user improved his understanding of the Realm, he couldn't improve the battle prowess of the manifested weapon.
Li Yuxong shattered the sword easily, but it gave Li Gang enough time to dodge.
Li Gang narrowed his eyes.
He said coldly, "You asked for this."
"Bow Myriad!"
"Go!"
As soon as he said it, hundreds of arrows shot toward the crowd of people watching the battle.
Li Yuxong instantly felt a bad premonition. Oh no!
He disappeared instantly and appeared in front of Huang Ling and Li Tianxiao, slashing dozens of arrows that suddenly appeared.
Even though Huang Ling was a Rank 7 mid stage Warrior, this sudden situation caught her off guard.
Each arrow had the destructive power of Rank 7 mid stage and a speed far surpassing even Rank 7 peak stage Warriors!
This was why the Bow was preferred for long range. Even if you saw the arrow coming, you couldn't react easily because of its speed!
Even though Li Yuxong saved Li Tianxiao, at least 50 Rank 6 Warriors died on the spot!
That was just how deadly this sneak attack was.
At this moment, Li Gang appeared in front of them. He possessed only one hand, but his mere presence was a threat.
Ji Changchen snorted coldly. "Enough with the games. Since you can't kill, then let's attack together."
He took out his sword and entered the battlefield himself.
Li Gang smirked. "You?"
He instantly invoked hundreds of arrows again and directed them toward all the Warriors.
Ji Changchen murmured, "Sword Myriad!"
He also manifested his swords and instantly countered the arrows directed at him, but he couldn't prevent a few more casualties.
Ji Changchen murmured inwardly, 'System, break the restriction.'
At that moment, his suppressed cultivation immediately broke through—
Rank 7 early stage
Rank 7 mid stage
Rank 7 late stage
Rank 7 peak stage
He glanced at Li Gang and struck decisively.
But once again, using Spatial Order, Li Gang disappeared and appeared in front of all the dead bodies.
He waved his hand and smiled. "It's delicious!"
All the blood vaporized and was absorbed into Li Gang. His battle strength increased —
Rank 7 early stage
Rank 7 mid stage
Rank 7 late stage
Rank 7 peak stage
However, there was one difference.
Unlike Ji Changchen, Li Gang had no control over laws. Once one became a real King, a Rank 7 Warrior, they mastered certain laws.
Ji Changchen's law was the Law of Balance—one of the three supreme laws.
Of course, his understanding was very shallow, and for now, he could only control Personal Balance, like balancing out his emotions, causing immunity to rage and fear; balancing the natural flow of Spiritual Essence, leading to near-infinite stamina; balancing body postures leading to peak reflexes, and coordination; and so on.
He could also slightly affect other laws, like the Laws of Wind, to fly.
Compared to him, Li Gang only had similar physical stats.
Li Yuxong was already furious at his brother's actions. He had just finished countering another barrage of arrows sent by him when he witnessed Li Gang's massacre.
He gritted his teeth, and his hatred reached its peak.
He took out his sword and clenched it tightly.
At the same time, Ji Changchen murmured slowly—
"Nine Heavenly Slash, Sixth Slash!"
"Divine Punishment Spear!"
A concentrated bolt of celestial lightning that pierced through reality itself, obliterating anything in its path, appeared. It moved so fast that Li Gang didn't even have the slightest time to think. He activated Spatial Order based on his premonition to dodge, but it was faster than Spatial Order itself. He felt the bolt would hit him before he could reach his destination.
However, at that moment, a large water bubble covered him.
The spear smashed into the bubble, but it disappeared just like a small stone vanishing into a vast sea, leaving only small ripples.
This was—
Boundless Tide's First Form, Ocean's Embrace.
Boundless Tide was a secret technique left to her by Wang Xueyao. It was on the same level as Ji Changchen's Nine Heavenly Slash. They were both Immortal-level techniques.
Looking at his opponent, Ji Changchen didn't have any surprise in his expression, as if he expected this much.
Wang Xiaoyan was standing in front of him with a heavy expression. She knew her opponent was overwhelmingly strong.
She said calmly,
"Spiritual Imprint, First Form: Crystal Clear."
"Spiritual Imprint, Second Form: Omniflow Perception."
At that moment, her eyes turned ocean blue, and a bluish mark appeared on her forehead. Various bluish stripes also appeared on her forearms and her entire body.
Her aura changed.
Omniflow Perception was a special state that granted her perfection. She fought with absolute perfect counters against her opponent. At the same level, it was simply impossible to defeat her. No matter how good your battle experience might be, you couldn't defeat a person with Omniflow Perception.
Not just that—at this stage, her control over Water increased tremendously, to the point that she could even control the Laws of Water.