Embers of Sword

Chapter 720 Void Chase
Snapped!
Accompanied by a crisp sound!
Venerable Ling was sent flying backward, tracing a long arc, before crashing heavily into the end of the void domain!

The slap wasn't very powerful.

Xie Xuanyi did not use the "Destruction Dao Realm" technique, but only the brute force of his divine embryo, which caused Venerable Ling's cheek to swell up...

Putting aside their opposing identities, Venerable Ling could actually be described as a "stunningly beautiful woman." After transforming into human form, this great demon cultivated a top-tier appearance with a charming face and sharp eyes. However, at this moment, she was in a very disheveled state, with bloodshot cheeks and disheveled long hair. Where was there any trace of "stunning beauty" to speak of?

"what's the situation?!"

After being slapped twice, Venerable Ling felt an even stronger surge of anger in his heart!

But the next moment, she immediately realized something was wrong.

If……

The first time was just a coincidence.

Was the second one also a coincidence?
There aren't that many coincidences in this world!
"Just who is this guy... Does Da Chu really possess such a Yin spirit?!"

Ling Zunzhe's expression turned ugly. She dared not engage in close combat again. This human cultivator's physique was almost on par with that of a great demon. In both of their attacks, she had suffered great losses.

"Sorcery, Vortex Kill!"

The female demon's expression turned gloomy, and she suddenly raised two fingers.

Rumble!
A hundred feet away, hundreds of strands of turbulent void suddenly erupted—

Xie Xuanyi swayed slightly and suddenly disappeared from the spot.

"They're here! They're so fast!"

Venerable Ling exclaimed softly in surprise.

She could feel that the location she had previously locked onto with her divine sense was being swept away by the void torrent, and she had missed her target. This human cultivator seemed to have anticipated her "killing move" and moved a step ahead of time; in just a moment, a dark figure appeared before her!
"boom!"

It was Xie Xuanyi who took the initiative to attack!

Xie Xuanyi threw a punch, and the sheer pressure emanating from his Martial Dao Divine Embryo nearly tore the void domain apart—

When Yin Spirits clash with each other, Venerable Ling has never shown fear or backed down!

She is a "Great Perfection" in the Demon Kingdom, destined to become a Great Venerable of the Yang God in the future. Her arrogance is far beyond that of ordinary demons. Even though Venerable Ling had a premonition of something bad, she still chose to confront her head-on!

"Let's touch!"

Venerable Ling roared and attacked, his snow-white fingers interlaced, and his Dao Domain suddenly contracted.

She compressed her fully realized Void Dao Realm!
The void torrent transformed into a spiderweb, instantly condensing in her palm, and she unleashed it at Xie Xuanyi's outstretched fist—

Point to point!
The void was torn open by the clash between the two Yin God Realm experts. Xie Xuanyi remained unmoved, while Venerable Ling was sent flying backward by the aftershock!

"No! No!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Venerable Ling's lips.

She stopped retreating and stared in disbelief at the human cultivator in front of her. In that instant, she vaguely sensed danger.

The number of warriors in the Da Chu Dynasty was extremely small, far less than that of the neighboring Da Li.

If……

The Venerable Ling is currently attacking the northern border of the Li Kingdom. With the appearance of such a person, she could still assume that the person in front of her was a spy deliberately cultivated by the "Li Kingdom royal family" to target the Demon Kingdom. After all, the Li Kingdom has been in turmoil for many years, and it is difficult for the Demon Kingdom's intelligence to obtain accurate information about the counties and prefectures within the Li Kingdom.

But Da Chu, Da Chu's important information is almost transparent to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace!
Although Chen Jingxuan eliminated the Qingzhou spy network—

However, after the Holy Empress died, she sent all the important information about the Great Chu Dynasty over the years back to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace!

"Who are you exactly?"

Countless messages flashed through Venerable Ling's mind.

The Great Chu Dynasty has suffered a decline in martial prowess in recent years. Martial Immortal Wu died in battle in the southern borderlands, Zhou Ranran became the new guardian of the Dragon Vein, and the Martial Sect is facing a talent shortage, with its youngest genius having just entered the Yin God Realm. From nowhere in the entire Great Chu Dynasty, where did a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Yin God Realm come from?

If it's a sword cultivator... then that's possible.

In the Great Chu Dynasty, there was a man named Xie Xuanyi, whose Yin spirit was "invincible".

and many more.

Xie Xuanyi!
After the name appeared in her mind's eye, Venerable Ling's expression suddenly froze. She looked at the young man in front of her again, and the more she looked at that unfamiliar face, the more familiar it seemed!

The ominous signs that were echoing in my heart suddenly increased several times over!
"Could it be that you guessed it?"

Xie Xuanyi and Venerable Ling exchanged glances and frowned.

The moment his pupils contracted, he vaguely sensed something was wrong.

"This is Xie Xuanyi! This is definitely Xie Xuanyi!"

Venerable Ling had long heard of Xie Xuanyi's deeds.

More than half a year ago, the Heavenly Phoenix Palace dispatched three Grand Venerables to bring back the "Future Throne" in the northern border of the human race... Logically speaking, such a lineup would hardly encounter any obstacles!

However, "Red Carp" was severely injured!
Wu Jiu and Xie Xuanyi fought one-on-one... and brought back extremely important news!

Xie Xuanyi was able to fight against Yang Gods while only at the Yin God Realm!

It's not the kind of "battle" where you rely on forbidden techniques to increase your strength and barely resist, but rather the kind of "battle" where, under normal circumstances, the two sides are evenly matched and there's a back-and-forth exchange!
Such beings are completely beyond the realm of Yin spirits!

Even with her pride, Venerable Ling knew her own limitations... She knew she was no match for Xie Xuanyi!

This guy is deliberately luring me into a trap. In our previous exchange, he didn't even use his Dao intent!
"escape!"

Think about this.

Without the slightest hesitation, Venerable Ling activated his divine power, sparing no effort in unleashing the [Void] Dao Domain that had been spread out, and directly controlled the Dao Domain, rushing northward!

Rumble, rumble!

The Dao Domain was removed, and the surrounding scenery was revealed amidst the wind and snow.

A hundred miles outside Jiayong Pass, the ground was littered with the remains of demons, and rivers of blood flowed. In just a few dozen breaths, the Xu family's iron cavalry clashed fiercely with the beast tide. Both sides fought to the bone, their flesh and blood locked in a brutal battle. Although the iron cavalry was slightly outnumbered, they gained the upper hand in this battle. The female Venerable of the Xu family controlled the Spirit Sea Array, erecting a thick barrier in the snowfield. With Venerable Ling restrained, the two Yin Gods of the Xu family simultaneously took charge of the array, greatly reducing the pressure of intercepting the beast tide.

Although there are many of these low-level demon spirits, they are not numerous enough to challenge the Yin God level!

now.

If Venerable Ling chooses to retreat, it is tantamount to abandoning the lives of these demonic beast spirits!

"...Trying to escape?"

Xie Xuanyi stared at the departing figure of Venerable Ling, his eyes dark and gloomy.

Now that my identity has been exposed, there's nothing left to hide!
"Destroy them!"

Xie Xuanyi extended his palm.

A pitch-black domain appeared from the top of the sky, majestically covering the entire horizon as far as the eyes of the Iron Cavalry soldiers could see!

The female Yin Goddess of the Xu family, as well as Xu Qi, the head of the Xu family, both raised their heads uncontrollably, their faces filled with horror. The sheer size of this Dao Domain had surpassed their comprehension... This was definitely not a Dao Domain that a Yin God could possess. Even those newly promoted Yang Gods would find it difficult to unleash such earth-shattering divine power!
Countless dark sword energies darted through the dark clouds overhead.

Every single strand contains the essence of annihilation!
I spent five years "wandering in spirit".

Xie Xuanyi had mastered the "Way of Life," and naturally, he had not remained stagnant in understanding the "Way of Destruction."

There is no limit or end to the comprehension of the Dao.

Even if a Yin God at the Great Perfection stage never achieves the Yang God advancement in their lifetime, their "Dao Intent" will continuously accumulate and become increasingly profound. These five years of divine travel have almost doubled the profundity of Xie Xuanyi's "Embryo of the Great Dao of Annihilation," as evidenced by the current extent of his Dao Domain…

Xie Xuanyi flipped his palm over, his palm moving from the sky to the ground.

Everything changed in an instant!

This perfectly perfect Domain of Annihilation crashed to the ground with a deafening roar!
The Xu family's iron cavalry fought valiantly, relying on a grand formation to barely resist the overwhelming beast tide. Compared to this Dao Domain, they appeared somewhat "small" and "pitiful".

"His!"

The sword energy burst forth as easily as tearing paper!
Within the pitch-black Dao Domain, countless sword intents of annihilation intertwined to form a net, and with just a moment of movement, they claimed the lives of ninety percent of the demon spirits in the beast tide!

"God..."

With the blessing of the Spirit Sea Array, the female Yin God, suspended in the air, couldn't help but let out a long sigh as she watched this scene.

What terrifying destructive power this is!

Is this what it means to cultivate a sword to its peak? Is this the strongest Yin God Realm cultivator in the history of the Great Chu Dynasty?

She had a vague premonition.

What if the target of this Annihilation Domain wasn't the beast tide, but himself...

With his Yin God Realm cultivation, he probably couldn't withstand even one sword strike.

"terrible……"

the other side.

Xu Qi, riding on horseback, had a complicated expression and couldn't help but let out a low sigh.

The skin that had been stripped from his body by the [Void Domain] had already recovered seventy percent thanks to the healing effects of the Dao of Life and the vapors of the Undying Spring.

Xu Qi had personally witnessed the power of the [Destruction Domain]!

In the last battle of drinking poison, Venerable Lotus almost single-handedly broke through the entire northern front.

He had the privilege of witnessing the Lotus Venerable's defeat of the demon beast tide, and he had to admit, it was an extremely stunning and awe-inspiring scene...

But now Xie Xuanyi's [Domain of Annihilation] is even more powerful and exaggerated than that of Venerable Lian!

……

……

"This is... the Domain of Annihilation?!"

Ling Zunzhe stepped on the void torrent and instantly traveled several miles. She heard the roar of sword energy behind her and subconsciously turned around.

Just a glance.

Venerable Ling's face turned ashen.

The pitch-black Dao Domain that Xie Xuanyi unleashed was almost ten times the size of his own Dao Domain!
In terms of coverage alone... even the Dao Domains of some Great Venerables within the Heavenly Phoenix Palace are not necessarily as vast as this Dao Domain!
Is this truly a spirit of the underworld?

How am I supposed to fight this myself!
"Luckily, I escaped quickly!"

Just as Venerable Ling felt a sense of relief, the booming sound of sword energy was already approaching.

The void behind him was torn apart by a wisp of sword energy.

Xie Xuanyi arrived first despite being late, and after slaying nine-tenths of the demon tide in the snowfield, he used the power of the [Dao Domain] to directly traverse the void and catch up with Venerable Ling!
This was a situation that Venerable Ling had never encountered before.

She possesses the [Void Dao Realm], making her virtually invincible in battles against opponents of the same realm. Even if she falls into a disadvantageous position, she can rely on this special Dao Realm to escape...

Even those beings who are also at the Great Perfection of Yin Spirit cannot be faster than me!

But there are always exceptions in this world.

No matter how well Venerable Ling can escape, he cannot escape the palm of the Yang God...

The reason is simple: after condensing the Dao, the speed at which the Great Dao tears through the void is incomparable to the power of a mere Dao Realm cultivator.

Xie Xuanyi's "Dao Realm" is too profound, almost comparable to that of a Yang God.

This way.

His crossing speed was even faster than that of Venerable Ling!
"die!"

Xie Xuanyi did not hesitate or hold back, and directly unleashed a sword strike!
The chronic illness transformed into a golden light, piercing directly into Venerable Ling's back!
If the opponent is not a thousand-year-old monster of the level of "Cui Zhen", being pierced by this sword will almost certainly result in death!
The Dao of Annihilation surged forth like a tidal wave...

However, Venerable Ling did not perish. After being struck by the flying sword, she let out a shrill wail, and then a golden demonic mark appeared between her eyebrows!
As the demonic runes appeared, a very solid blood energy shield emanated from Venerable Ling's body, blocking the flying sword three feet away!
"As expected... it has a life-saving ability..."

Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.

Just as I had predicted, once someone cultivates to the level of Venerable Ling, they must have top-tier life-saving techniques bestowed upon them by the Grand Venerable of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace!

The power of these golden demonic patterns is extremely strong—

His sword strike failed to shatter it completely!

If I'm not mistaken, this is very likely the divine power of the Grand Palace Master of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace. Venerable Ling is already invincible in the Yin God Realm, and the only thing he fears is the Grand Venerable of the Yang God Realm... This divine power should be able to help him withstand a blow from the Yang God Realm without dying. I suppose the Grand Palace Master of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace gave it to him to prevent internal strife within the demon realm, but I never expected it to block my sword.

"Kakaka..."

The golden demonic runes repelled the ailment, but at the same time, cracks appeared on the runes themselves, and the radiance of the demonic runes quickly dimmed.

The situation Xie Xuanyi least wanted to see has occurred...

This sword strike failed to kill Venerable Ling.

With the life-saving divine power of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, the great demon figure that was originally very close to him suddenly increased its speed!

Is there still a chance?

Xie Xuanyi exhaled a breath of turbid air, recovering from his illness. While traversing the void, he attempted to lock onto Venerable Ling with his divine sense.

Unfortunately,
Even if he pushed his Dao Realm to its limit this time, his speed in traversing the void still couldn't compare to Venerable Ling's...

The distance between the two is getting farther and farther.

"One more sword..."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.

He narrowed his eyes and locked onto Venerable Ling within the limit of his divine sense.

"go with!"

Snap your fingers again, tapping lightly with your fingertips.

Sword energy burst forth.

The heavy dagger swept across the mountains and ridges, piercing through the swirling snowflakes, like a golden ray shooting towards the ends of the earth, aiming with extreme "precision" at Venerable Ling.

Several miles away.

Venerable Ling's fleeing figure suddenly paused—

Puff!
The sword pierced her right shoulder. Although the position was slightly off and it did not directly pierce her heart, dantian, or head—important locations—as long as the sword hit its mark and penetrated her demonic body, the exact location of the piercing was no longer important.

"The Path of Annihilation...Expansion!"

Several miles away, separated by layers of mountains, and countless snowflakes.

Xie Xuanyi sensed the flying sword striking him and immediately issued a death decree.

He ignited the Dao of Annihilation with a cold expression.

A dark aura emanated from the tip of the sword, a weapon afflicted by a chronic illness.

This is the deadliest poison in the world!
The slightest touch will erode the body until nothing remains!
(End of this chapter)