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*Swoosh!*
The Wrathful Asura King continuously dodged the torrent of Sword Qi beams coming at him, flashing back and forth as he crossed thousands of miles in the blink of an eye.
Conjuring a huge black lightning bolt in his hand, he threw it fiercely at the figure of the Blade Saint, who in retaliation also condensed another Sword Qi beam and slashed in the direction of the Wrathful Asura King.
The Sword God and Demon Lord Nine Calamities watched the ongoing confrontation from afar, careful as to not interfere in the battle.
Titan Feng Yun wasn’t truly at the Grand Completion Stage of Half Immortal Realm, since he had been forced to that level by the Wrathful Asura King using some sinister methods, thus it was way easier to defeat him with the combined forces of two Late Stage Half Immortals, one of whom was almost at the Grand Perfection Stage and the other possessing a Dharma Artifact almost on the level of the Immortal Gods.
However, that was not the case for neither the Blade Saint nor the Wrathful Asura King.
Both of them were supreme beings in their own right, considered two of the mightiest existences in the entire world for countless years, the pinnacle of divine feats achievable as a mortal.
Even all the Half Immortals below the Grand Perfection Stage in the entire world combined could hardly hope to compete with either one of them. If this was not absolute invincibility under the heavens, then what was?
No one could interfere with their battle aside from someone who was also like them, considered an absolute existence beneath the Immortals and Gods.
All the Sword God and Demon Lord Nine Calamities could do was watch and wait for the outcome of the battle as their involvement would only become a burden for the Blade Saint.
Meanwhile, at the Blade Saint and the Wrathful Asura King’s side.
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*Buzz!*
*Rumble!*
The Wrathful Asura King raised his hand holding the black lightning bolt as dark clouds gathered above him, roaring thunder and celestial lightning striking down at him before being absorbed by the black lightning bolt in his hand.
As more and more celestial lightning was absorbed, an armor of black lightning covered the Wrathful Asura King’s body, making him look terrifying and otherworldly. Each of the lightning strikes was multiple times stronger than the Lightning Tribulation required to advance to the Half Immortal Realm, continously increasing his strength and only stopping after reaching the limits of his physical body.
A Half Immortal after all was, no matter how strong, still a mortal. There were limitations on his body, the greatest disadvantage of being a mortal.
It was only after becoming an Immortal could one get rid of all these disadvantages, completely stripping of their mortal form and become a truly incomprehensible entity beyond the concept of mere physical bodies.
Having completely transformed, the Wrathful Asura stared down at the Blade Saint, gripping the lightning bolt in all four of his hands as he raised them and struck out at the same time.
*Whoom!*
The lightning bolts tore through the sound barrier as they approached the Blade Saint, exuding immense pressure which caused even the heavenly rules of the Mortal World to tremble.
Things just got a lot more troublesome.
The Blade Saint thought quietly before he raised his sword, striking down with all his might as a Sword Qi more than ten thousand feet big was unleashed, colliding against the lightning bolts.
*Boom!*
With a loud explosion, the Sword Qi and the lightning bolts were destroyed simultaneously from the power exerted by the other.
However, not even a moment had passed that a barrage of black lightning bolts descended from the sky, like the punishment from the heavens.
Tch...if this continues, one of these lightning bolts is eventually going to hit me.
The Blade Saint thought with furrowed brows before his expression returned to normal, a Sword Intent barrier immediately appearing around him.
Though I’m confident that it wouldn’t be enough to kill me.
Within the Sword Intent barrier, the Blade Saint’s hands came together to perform various hand seals as he casted spells, countless small beams of Sword Qi only the size of a finger forming outside of the barrier, constantly whirling around.
As soon as the Wrathful Asura King’s four eyes landed on this scene from thousands of miles away, they instantly emitted a cold gleam as he let out a snort.
"You want to play with Divine Powers? Don’t blame me for being ruthless then!"
He immediately stopped shooting out black lightning bolts and began to merge them all together into two, both held by his upper pair of hands while the lower pair made various hand signs, gathering even more thunderclouds above his head and forcing the Lightning Qi to enter the black two lightning bolts.
*Rumble!*
As both mighty figures began to prepare their own Divine Powers to be unleashed, heaven and earth seemed to have entered a state of panic, with tall waves rising of the Pristine Waters’ surface and heavy downpour occurring throughout millions of miles of their battle range.
Meanwhile, in a certain prison of Sword Qi, multiple figures sat cross-legged as they watched the spectacular scenes of the outer world.
"Is this a battle between two of the strongest beings in the world? Marvelous, they are truly worthy of being called invincible under the heavens."
Scarlet Moon Demon Lord couldn’t help but speak up, marveling at the abilities of the Blade Saint and the Wrathful Asura King.
"That’s not important right now...what’s more important is the fact that the Blade Saint has stepped forward, and to go against the demonic path on top of that. What if the Asura King loses?"
Queen of Desires said, her brows furrowed.
"The Asura King won’t go down that easily. He probably still has a lot of trump cards left."
Replied the Evil Lord in a calm tone of voice, as if he was already aware of the outcome of this battle.
On the other hand, the Fiendish Sword Supreme was lost in thought as he stared at the Sword Intent and Demonic Energy flowing everywhere even with the battle taking place afar, making the extreme prowess of the Blade Saint and the Wrathful Asura King clear.
He’s become even more powerful than before...will I ever be really able to catch up to him?
Is it because my Sword Dao talent is inferior? Or because my cultivation potential is lower?
He couldn’t understand.
He had always wanted to surpass his brother, no matter what it was.
He still remembered that his brother was referred to as the brighter child even as mortals, and was considered a genius even after entering the world of Immortal Cultivation. Having always lived in the shadows of his brother, he wanted to prove himself.
At first, it was a secret determination to prove oneself, which later on evolved into a brotherly rivalry, and finally transformed into pure malice after he joined the demonic path, earning the title of the Fiendish Sword Supreme and being recognized as one of the most powerful Sword Cultivators in the entire world.
And yet, he still couldn’t surpass his brother, who had already been crowned the Blade Saint and being recognized by the entire world as the most powerful Sword Cultivator of the demonic path, speculated to be on par with the Saint Master of Kunlun Divine Mountain, the Nine Extremities Sword Celestial.
Am I destined to always be a step behind him?
As he thought of this, the Fiendish Sword Supreme’s Divine Sense suddenly locked onto a certain location, not far from the Isle of Heavenly Demons.
"Hm? That is..."
Looking closely, his expression changed slightly as he saw two figures on a flying boat speeding towards the direction of the Isle of Heavenly Demons.
"You all, stop spectating the battle and look over there!"
He suddenly said in a low voice, shifting the attention of all those in the Sword Qi prison towards himself, pointing at the direction where he saw the figures.
"What is there that you’re so anxious about...huh?"
As the Evil Lord was about to continue speaking, he suddenly halted, his gaze landing on the flying boat and the two figures atop it.
"Those two...did the Asura King already tell them to get to the Isle of Heavenly Demons? He didn’t even bother telling us..."
Scarlet Moon Demon Lord said with a sigh.
"Of course, he’s our last lifeline, why would he tell us of these matters?"
Queen of Desires replied in a mocking tone of voice, to which the Scarlet Moon Demon Lord remained silent.
"All of that aside, if they’re going there, then it means they must have already gotten ahold of that treasure...the Soul Retrieval Bell.."
The Evil Lord said, his emotions unknown from his voice.
Of course, the people they were talking about were none other than Ye Ling and Kong Junyu.