Cracks filled the cave from the powerful impact. A scar could be seen on The Drunken Sword Lord's neck. Bai Shuan was about to strike with his sword again, but a long silver sword appeared in front of him almost instantly, forcing him back. The Drunken Sword Lord's expression turned ugly when he looked at his neck. If his body wasn't tempered to the extreme, he would probably be dead in his current situation.
The Drunken Sword Lord stood on his feet, blood seeping from his mouth. He drew his sword and looked behind, Bai Shuan. His eyes gleamed, "It seems there are three more mice. To think that some worms would dare attack me, I will say my name backwards if I let any of you escape."
There were no signs of fear or surprise on Bai Shuan's face. In fact, he smiled. "You are not fooling anyone here, old man. Anyone can tell that your injuries are not a slight thing. At most, you can use twenty percent of your strength."
The Drunken Sword Lord laughed loudly, "Even if I can use only 1 percent of my power, it would be easy to exterminate you all. Every one of you would, at most, have the power of half Dao Integration Realm. Although the highest I can use now is probably close to the middle stage of the Dao integration realm, it is enough."
That's right; there's a huge gap in cultivation between them. Besides, the Drunken Sword Lord isn't an ordinary cultivator. The thing that's holding him back from attacking is that he still isn't sure if any other Dao Integration Realm cultivators are hiding in the shadows. So, he is trying to gain some time to recover his power. He looked gloomy at the sword in Bai Shuan's hand. The strike just now wasn't an ordinary one. Although there are no apparent wounds on his body, his Nascent Divinity has suffered a heavy injury after this attack.
Bai Shuan laughed, and soon his aura began to rise. His body began to enlarge until it reached 3 meters. Many mystical Dao runes began to glow on his body. Even his sword began to emit a golden light before its size began to increase too, reaching 4 meters.
The Drunken Sword Lord's eyes narrowed and a surprised look appeared on his face. "You... you have a Heavenly Dao innate body? Impossible."
A Heavenly Dao innate body? In the current cultivation world, only a few people would know about it. But, around twenty thousand years ago, everyone who heard that name would be filled with fear and awe.
The thing that made the Heavenly Conqueror Lord almost invincible in the world back then was that he had a Heavenly Dao innate body. As for what kind of body he had, no one knows, but one thing is clear: Ordinary cultivators who are one major realm above him wouldn't be a match. That's why, when he reached the Dao Integration Realm, he was almost invincible.
Bai Shuan spoke with pride, "That's right, old man. I do have a Heavenly Dao innate body."
His figure disappeared, and he appeared in front of The Drunken Sword Lord, swinging his massive sword. The Drunken Sword Lord wasn't intimidated by that and raised his sword to defend himself. The two swords collided, and a powerful impact emerged, sending the two of them meters away.
The Dao Lord's expression turned uglier as he coughed out a mouthful of blood. "It seems that my injury was more serious than I thought." He looked at the other three behind Bai Shun worriedly and sighed. His eyes shone with determination; he should try to ascend now. The outcome wouldn't be good for him if he continued this battle.
His figure flashed as he appeared in the sky almost instantly. He was about to ascend.
Boom.
He was surprised to discover that there was a powerful barrier around the cave; he couldn't crack it. His eyes flashed as he looked around the cave. To his shock, there was a strange spirit array around the cave. Soon his eyes landed on a figure standing at the cave entrance he hadn't seen before, and his expression became ugly.
Just as he was about to try to break the barrier, he felt a sharp pain coming from behind his back. He turned around only to discover a large wound on his back. His eyes narrowed as he spread his divine sense but found nothing.
Suddenly two figures appeared in front of him, Bai Shuan and Mi Ling.
Mi Ling's sabre was gleaming silver, its blade shimmering with a cold light. She had a fierce expression on her face, ready to attack with all her might. She charged towards the Sword Lord with lightning speed, her sabre cutting through the air with a whistling sound. Time seemed to slow.
The Drunken Sword Lord raised his silver sword to parry her blow, but he was shocked that it was already in front of him. Fortunately for him, he managed to block with his sword at the last moment. The impact made him stagger backwards, almost losing his balance. With lightning reflexes, he regained his footing and launched a counterattack on her, only to find out that she wasn't there anymore.
Bai Shuan, on the other hand, was wielding his massive golden sword, his aura soaring to the skies. He charged towards the Sword Lord as well, his sword radiating dazzling light. Bai Shun's body seemed to be transformed into an indestructible giant, his muscles bulging with power.
The two swords clashed, producing a thunderous sound that echoed through the cave. Sparks flew as the blades collided, but neither combatant was able to gain the upper hand. The Sword Lord's swordsmanship was precise and controlled, but he was struggling to keep up with the two attackers.
Soon, Mi Ling appeared again, her sabre dancing around the Sword Lord. Her movements were fluid and graceful, keeping him on the edge as he couldn't understand her attacks. His attention was divided between her and Bai Shuan.
Bai Shuan's attacks were heavy and powerful, his sword striking with the force of a battering ram. He aimed for the Sword Lord's sword arm, trying to disable it and render him defenceless. With each blow, the Sword Lord retreated, trying to gain some breathing room.
The battle raged on with the three combatants locked in a furious struggle. The sound of metal against metal echoed through the cave, along with the grunts and shouts of the fighters. The Sword Lord's attacks were slowing down, his wounds taking a toll on his strength.
Liang looked at the scene calmly, as if he anticipated everything this far. Soon, a cunning smile appeared on his face as the void around him began to distort soon his figure disappeared.
Yan Ming, on the other hand, was watching the fight from inside the cave with shock on her face. She didn't expect them to be that powerful.
Suddenly, a painful expression appeared on her face as she looked at her chest, only to find a sword piercing through it. She turned her head to see Liang behind her, looking at her coldly.
Yan Ming's body fell to the ground, her lifeless eyes staring up at the ceiling. Liang walked past her, not bothering to even look back at her.
He arrived at the place where the Drunken Sword Lord was undergoing the Tribulation.
"The fight between the three of them should last for a while. It's enough for me to absorb all the Poisonous Qi around the mountain."
He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes. Crimson runes began to glow on his body, his aura growing rapidly. It broke through from the Void Seed Realm to the Void Palace Realm, but it didn't stop there. It began to rise again as his Void Palace began to take shape at an unprecedented rate. Soon, a booming sound rang through his head, and a black slot appeared in his glabella. Inside it, a majestic palace was being formed at a terrifying speed. Finally, it was completed. It looked very majestic, with golden runes etched all over its walls. Inside it, a hazy light began to condense, soon taking the form of a serpent.
Soon, Liang's aura surged from the early Palace Stage until the peak stage, where it stopped. He opened his eyes and thought to himself, "Now comes the real challenge, forming the Void Core."
The Psuedo immortal Spirit Stone that he swallowed is still inside his body, he doesn't need any pill or a Qi Gathering Array to breakthrough.
The Void Palace Realm was easy for him to pass because it didn't require anything special. Through his experience, he passed it in no time.
But the Void Core Realm is very different from the Spirit Core Realm, as it depends on gathering the Void Qi at one point, forming a core.
He took a deep breath and began to gather the Void Qi in the region where the Dantian is located.
Meanwhile, the fight between the three cultivators became more intense. The Sword Lord was severely injured, but there were no signs of fear in his eyes. Instead, he looked at Mi Ling with a strange experience. Bai Shuan's battle power was justified by his Heavenly Dao innate body, but Mi Ling... Although he could feel there was something special about her, he couldn't point it out. Suddenly, the Sword Lord felt an immense danger coming from behind him. Before he could even react, a dagger pierced his back.
He coughed out a mouthful of blood, but as he was about to regain his composure, Mi Ling appeared in front of him without warning. The weird thing is that he could feel his movement begin to slow and a sabre with lightning speed appeared in front of him.
Blood splattered in the air.