Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

Several sword intents swirled around Jian Wuhen as he continued to traverse the thick fog, the lightning bolts that occasionally struck him being directly dispersed by the sword intents emanating from him.

But as he was walking aimlessly forward, Jian Wuhen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and an unprecedented sense of danger flashed through his mind.

Jian Wuhen's pupils contracted as he looked around warily. He had never experienced anything like that brief sensation before, but he had absolute confidence in his judgment.

Without any hesitation, Jian Wuhen's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

"Something's wrong, something's very wrong here!"

A warning screamed in his heart; the feeling of being watched by something unknown was like a persistent, intractable disease. He began to fly forward at top speed, not even caring that it would trigger the thunderstorms within the thick fog.

Bolts of lightning, drawn by his aura, crashed down and struck him.

Jian Wuhen gritted his teeth, letting the lightning explode on his body, only to be forcibly dispersed by the sword intent surging from within him. Soon, his gray robe turned somewhat charred, but his speed increased rather than decreased.

Faster! Faster!

The sense of danger was growing stronger and stronger, like a sword hanging over my head, ready to fall at any moment.

What on earth is going on?!

Unbeknownst to him, the iron sword behind his back was already in his hand, ready to unleash a sudden attack at any moment.

"Still not fast enough! We must be faster! We must get closer to Venerable Miaodi and Brother Xia as soon as possible. With them there, we should be safe."

Jian Wuhen let out a low shout, and his sword intent surged forth, instantly enveloping him in a dazzling sword light.

From a distance, he looked like a giant lightsaber, cutting through the thick fog and speeding forward.

The surrounding lightning was attracted by the violent commotion and frantically clung to the light sword, sparking and thundering.

The commotion even attracted the attention of some disciples from nearby temples. Several figures stopped and watched from a distance through the thick fog, their faces showing surprise.

"Who is that? How dare they rampage through this dangerous place!"

"Hmph! It's probably one of those newly recruited temple disciples again, otherwise they wouldn't do something so reckless. Stirring up a thunderstorm here, once it accumulates strong enough, will trigger a heavenly tribulation. He's practically courting death!"

Just as the temple disciples were discussing amongst themselves, Jian Wuhen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

"Whoosh!"

A dark figure suddenly shot out from the side, as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder.

Jian Wuhen's heart pounded wildly, and he instinctively held his iron sword horizontally in front of him.

"clang!"

A deafening metallic clang rang out, sparks flying everywhere.

The immense force was like a mountain crashing down, slamming it directly down from the void. From a distance, it looked like a black iron rod that had cleaved the traveling lightsaber in two, sending it crashing to the ground.

"boom!"

Sword Without Trace crashed heavily to the ground, creating a crater over ten feet deep, billowing with dust.

"who!!"

He quickly leaped out of the pit. Although he was not seriously injured, his blood and qi surged like a tide and could not be calmed for a long time.

Jian Wuhen stared coldly ahead, his eyes filled with apprehension. From that brief encounter, he had already sensed that his opponent's strength was definitely no less than his own.

This person doesn't have good intentions!

Sure enough, with the sound of footsteps, a figure holding an iron rod slowly emerged from the thick fog.

He was a lean man with a lively eye. He held the black iron rod in one hand and casually slung it over his shoulder, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

That's right, the person who arrived was Tian Hong, who had just rushed over.

"Did you just hurt my sixth brother?"

Tian Hong stared coldly at Jian Wuhen, his gaze as if he were looking at a lamb to the slaughter.

Jian Wuhen frowned: "Who is your sixth brother?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly realized what was going on. His expression turned somewhat strange: "The sixth brother you're talking about, could it be the one-eyed dragon who was just defeated by my sword?"

"That's right. If you dare to hurt him, you'll only face death." Tian Hong said calmly, but the killing intent emanating from him was completely uncontrollable, pressing directly towards Jian Wuhen.

Jian Wuhen's legs sank slightly under the pressure. But he still sneered, a hint of regret in his voice: "Hmph! He's not dead? That's a pity. It seems I should have killed him just now!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop even further.

Tian Hong's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he didn't say another word.

Shot.

The iron rod, like a black dragon, crashed down on Jian Wuhen with a devastating force as the thick fog dissipated.

Jian Wuhen's pupils contracted, but he retorted defiantly, "He's no match for me. What can you do to me?!"

Despite this, he felt no contempt whatsoever. He knew very well that the newcomer was stronger than him, and by a significant margin.

But his sword leaves no trace; he is never one to back down before a battle.

His sword intent surged wildly within him, and he directly unleashed another sword technique he had learned from the ancient animal skin scroll—the most powerful sword technique he had mastered at the moment.

Thirteen Killing Swords!

With a single sword strike, a chilling killing intent filled the air.

With the drawing of two swords, the wind and clouds changed color.

With three swords drawn, the world is plunged into darkness!

Three sword lights slashed out in succession, each strike faster, more ruthless, and more decisive than the last. This was the strongest killing move he had comprehended from the ancient animal-hide scroll, which he had originally intended to save for a crucial moment, but now he couldn't care less about that.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three loud bangs, sparks flying everywhere.

Tian Hong blocked three swords in succession with his iron rod, his body swaying slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Interesting."

But it's just interesting.

The fourth strike.

After this blow, Tian Hong no longer tested the waters.

The iron rod fell, simple yet seemingly carrying the weight of the entire world.

"Bang!"

Jian Wuhen's fourth sword strike was shattered by the force of the blow. The immense power traveled along the iron sword throughout his body, forcibly slamming him into the ground. A mouthful of blood welled up in his throat, which he forced down.

But eventually, a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

lost.

He lost.

"This guy is definitely at the Creation Realm! Otherwise, with my current strength at the ninth level of the Divine Realm, plus the Thirteen Killing Swords I just comprehended, no one below the Creation Realm could defeat me so easily!!" A hint of unwillingness flashed in Jian Wuhen's eyes, but reason told him that if he continued to fight, he would surely die.

The only option now is to escape!

As long as he escapes this place and finds Venerable Miaodi or Xia Jin, he will be safe and sound.

Without any hesitation, he slammed his palm directly onto the ground beneath his feet. The enormous impact sent him flying backward, and at the same time, he waved his left hand, sending dozens of sword energies shooting out in all directions, stirring up the surrounding fog and triggering a thunderous storm.

"Trying to escape?"

Tian Hong sneered and swept his iron rod horizontally, shattering the sword energy and the churning thunderstorm before they could even get close. But Jian Wuhen wanted this moment of delay.

His figure transformed into a streak of sword light, and he sped off eastward without looking back.

"If I let you get away, I'll change my name, Tian Hong!!"