Seeing Li Zhexian flash into the forest, Er Ming turned his massive head toward Da Ming and roared:
"I'm going to help Brother Zhexian!"
Da Ming gave a grave nod.
They both knew Li Zhexian's strength had increased dramatically, but they still weren't certain what level he had reached.
As for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger—
that, they understood very well.
If they did not join forces…
Even this Lake of Life, the place with the densest life force in the entire Star Dou Forest—
who it belonged to would truly be hard to say.
"Zhexian…"
Zhu Zhuqing's extended hand slowly fell down.
She bit her lip lightly, her eyes dim.
She once again felt distressed that she couldn't help Li Zhexian.
Xiao Wu said softly:
"Let's keep cultivating while we wait for him to come back."
Earlier, the Skydream Ice Worm had used Skydream Silk Worm Shedding, leaving its entire reserve of energy in the underground palace.
Even so—
After breaking through to Spirit Saint, Li Zhexian had reached level 74.
And now, his movement speed far surpassed what it used to be.
At a single thought—
A streak of pale-gold glazed sword-qi tore through the air, cutting down everything in its path as it shot several hundred meters away.
"Fifth Spirit Ability—Yazi Sword Rift."
The sword-qi vanished silently.
And like a phantom, Li Zhexian appeared where it dissipated.
Just a few breaths later—
He had caught up to the monstrous tiger, its entire body pitch black, with bat wings on its back and a scorpion-like hooked tail—an abomination of pure evil.
Dark aura churned around it.
Grass and trees withered wherever it passed.
"So it really is a mutated beast."
Li Zhexian raised his fingers like a sword.
A sharp arc of sword-qi slashed directly toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
"ROOOAR—!"
Its bellow exploded like thunder, shaking the forests for hundreds of miles.
It bent its limbs, suddenly spreading its pitch-black wings, smashing through layers of branches as it rose to the treetops.
Its body floated and dipped erratically with every beat of its wings.
The spot it had been standing on—
a deep chasm had been carved straight through the earth.
Under Li Zhexian's astonished gaze, the beast actually tilted its head at him—
"Taunting me?" Li Zhexian's lips curved upward.
A Spirit Beast stained by the Evil God's power was indeed wicked by nature.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
The ground quaked.
A massive gust of pressure slammed down from above.
Er Ming landed heavily behind Li Zhexian like a falling mountain and roared:
"Brother Zhexian, be careful!"
"That evil tiger is unbelievably cunning!"
Judging by the gritted teeth in his tone, he had clearly suffered from the tiger's tricks many times.
Li Zhexian nodded slightly.
Looking at the tiger's blood-red eyes, he saw unmistakable greed on its vicious face.
"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger grows stronger by devouring living beings."
"So that means…"
"It wants to devour me?"
Li Zhexian's brows lifted.
The light of his third Spirit Ring erupted beneath his feet.
"Third Spirit Ability—Twelve Tribulations of the Qinglian!"
BOOM!
Twelve Qinglian swords descended from the heavens—
Locking the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger within the sword formation.
In an instant—
Interlacing sword-lights filled the air.
Razor-sharp sword-qi sliced outward in torrents, reducing trees and rocks around them into dust.
"ROOOAR—!"
The tiger roared again.
And in Li Zhexian's slightly astonished gaze—
A wave of gray, corrupting energy surged out, spreading across the entire formation.
A crisp clang rang out.
The sword formation shattered.
A massive bloodstained shadow burst forth, wrapped in lifeless evil energy, lunging at him with near-teleportation speed.
"Brother Zhexian, watch out!!"
Er Ming roared, trying to intercept—but it was too late.
But—
At the very instant the tiger pounced,
Li Zhexian moved as though he had predicted everything.
His figure dissolved into sword-light and flashed several meters away, perfectly avoiding the strike.
A foul wind whipped his long black hair wildly behind him.
He turned calmly, glazed sword-mark swirling in his eyes, looking at the tiger—
which showed a trace of confusion.
And then, he returned its earlier provocation. He reached out and beckoned with his finger.
"Your speed is too slow."
"ROOOAR—!"
The evil beast pounced again.
Li Zhexian dodged again at the exact same instant.
Swish—
Swish—
A black and a white streak of light crossed again and again—over the ground, through the forest, in midair—flashing nonstop.
The surging shockwaves stirred up violent gusts of wind, blowing dust across the sky.
Er Ming scratched his head anxiously.
He lifted his giant club and waved it in the air, his earthen-gold beast eyes darting around, but he simply couldn't find a chance to intervene.
"One wrong swing and missing the tiger is fine—
but if I hit Brother Zhexian, I'm finished!"
After watching for a long time—
He finally gave up, leaning on his club.
"Brother Zhexian is truly incredible!"
"His speed is actually faster than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"
Dodging once or twice could be called dangerous.
But dodging every time—effortlessly—that was already control.
He was even toying with it.
"ROOAR—!"
The Dark Demon Evil god Tiger halted, panting.
Black mist spewed from its huge bloody maw, and a rare hint of gravity appeared in its blood-red eyes.
Li Zhexian also came to a stop.
In his eyes, the shifting glazed sword marks were the Spirit Ability granted by the Myriad Mirage Fleeting-Life Skull—Mirage Sword Reflection.
It allowed him to analyze and foresee the opponent's next action, making perfect predictions.
He pressed his right hand onto the sword at his waist.
The seventh Spirit Ring beneath him burst into dazzling golden light.
CLANG—!
The Qinglian Sword slid three inches from its sheath.
Its sword cry echoed for ten miles.
A terrifying force of annihilation spread from his body.
CLANG—!
CLANG—!
CLANG—!
The Qinglian Sword slid out inch by inch.
Though its time being nurtured was still short, and no sword techniques had fully fused with it—
The brilliance on that exposed blade was already too dazzling to gaze upon.
"Seventh Spirit Ability—Qinglian True Body!"
Under the awestruck gazes of Er Ming, Da Ming, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the thousands of Spirit Beasts across the Star Dou Forest—
The clouds above were torn apart.
A colossal pale-gold glazed sword—hundreds of meters long—descended from the heavens like divine judgment.
The annihilating force condensed along its edge formed a line of absolute severance—everything it touched broke silently apart.
It was as though even the sky itself would be cleaved in two.
...
Inside his spiritual sea—
The Skydream Ice Worm was driven into a corner by the overwhelming annihilation surging from the Qinglian Sword, crying out in fear:
"This is a Martial Soul True Body from a million-year Spirit Ring?!"
"It's stronger than all four of my abilities combined!"
"Brother Zhexian is insane!"
Li Zhexian's face turned slightly pale.
He grabbed the wine gourd at his waist and took a long drink.
Only then did a bit of color return to his cheeks.
Even he hadn't expected—
That his Martial Soul True Body would consume so much.
Even with the Quadform Glazed Body, he had nearly failed to withstand it.
Li Zhexian raised his sword-hand and pointed—
Straight at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger trembling on the ground.
High above—
The colossal Qinglian Sword responded at once, tearing through the sky and crashing downward.
Boundless sword might poured down, pinning the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to the earth.
It struggled to twist its head—
The hundred-meter Qinglian Sword was still a dozen meters above.
However—
The escaping annihilation force was like an invisible blade—
In an instant, countless wounds were carved across its massive body.
One of its bat-wings was nearly severed.
"ROAR——!"
The tiger let out a scream of pain and fury.
And in that moment—
Its blood-red eyes turned into a deep, ghostly blue.
The gray-black evil energy beneath its paws surged wildly, reversing upward—
Converging above its head.
Forming a bowl-shaped barrier.
To meet the descending sword of divine judgment.
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