The First Venerable of All Paths

"Boom!"

The sword sweeps across the sky, returning to the ruins to pacify the world.

Two chilling sword energies, one red and one green, pierced through the void and charged towards the violent Shangguan Yun.

"Fang Xuan, you think you can kill me?"

Shangguan Yun's veins bulged all over his body, like blood-red dragons, full of explosive power.

With the power of the Beast Blood Pill, Shangguan Yun's blood and qi circulated wildly, condensing into a giant ape hundreds of feet tall.

The giant ape was surrounded by a terrifying, bloodthirsty power that made the heavens and earth tremble.

"Bloodthirsty Berserker Ape, break through!"

Shangguan Yun raised his arm and punched the two chilling sword energies.

"Boom!"

Before the two sides even collided, the void within the entire sword formation began to churn violently. Countless sword energies collapsed and dissipated under the pressure of the terrifying force.

"Ding ding!"

As the sword energy struck the giant ape's fist, two crisp sounds echoed through the air, reverberating within the sword formation.

"Click click click!"

Then, cracks began to appear on the two giant flaming swords, as if they could not withstand the giant ape's ferocious attack.

"Boy, so what if you possess two natal flying swords?"

Shangguan Yun's face was contorted with rage, his voice filled with murderous intent as he said, "Killing you is as easy for me as crushing an ant!"

The Blood Fiend Giant Ape raised its other arm again, and it fell from the sky like a meteorite, directly smashing into Fang Xuan, who was standing on the head of the sword dragon.

"puff!"

The punch was too fast; in the blink of an eye, Fang Xuan and Jianlong were shattered like bubbles.

Upon seeing this, the Blood Demon Giant Ape revealed a smug sneer.

However, at that moment, from within the shattered sword dragon, two streaks of sword energy shot out from the void with lightning speed, piercing towards the eyes of the Blood Fiend Giant Ape.

Two sword energies, one red and one green, were covered by a raging inferno.

It is the very essence of the Phoenix Cry Sword and the Azure Lotus Sword.

"No!"

The Blood Fiend Giant Ape roared and instinctively raised its arm to protect its eyes, trying to block the flying sword attack.

"Pfft!"

With two muffled thuds, the Phoenix Cry Sword pierced the Blood Fiend Giant Ape's arm but failed to penetrate it.

However, the Azure Lotus Sword took the lead, bypassing the giant ape's arm and piercing through its right eye, bringing with it a spray of blood.

A piercing and painful scream echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

The Blood Fiend Giant Ape covered its eyes and retreated continuously.

With each step backward, the giant ape violently shook the sword formation.

"Fang Xuan, how dare you hurt me!"

The Blood Demon Giant Ape, having lost an eye, went into a frenzied rampage, its other hand slamming into its surroundings.

Countless sword energies were destroyed, and the sword formation reached its limit, completely collapsing.

Fang Xuan, who was suspended in mid-air, stared at the raging Blood Fiend Giant Ape, his eyes flashing with cold light.

He formed a sword-like finger and pointed it at the Blood Demon Giant Ape.

"go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two streaks of blue and red light swept in from two directions in the void, continuing to slash at the Blood Fiend Giant Ape.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

No matter how tough the Blood Fiend Giant Ape's body was, it couldn't withstand such a high-intensity attack from two flying swords.

The flying sword moved swiftly and unpredictably, its movements fluid and ever-changing.

Moreover, the two flying swords would occasionally emanate several sword energies that were indistinguishable from the original swords, making them difficult to tell apart and impossible to defend against.

In just a few breaths, the Blood Demon Giant Ape was riddled with bloody holes by the flying sword.

The Blood Demon Giant Ape roared repeatedly, and blood gushed out.

"Is that Shangguan Yun?"

Looking at the Blood Fiend Giant Ape, which was covered in wounds and in a berserk state, Jade Face asked in astonishment, "How did he become like this?"

"It's because of the Beast Blood Pill."

Niu Meng said in a deep voice, "The Beast Blood Pill contains the essence blood of various demonic beasts. After taking it, you will gain terrifying power, but you will also transform into a beast."

"After transforming into a beast, the user's soul will be greatly affected."

Niu Meng said, "This is one of the drawbacks of the Beast Blood Pill."

"So that's how it is."

Yu Mian looked terrified and said, "It seems that this kind of pill should not be taken casually."

"There are pros and cons."

Flying Eagle said in a deep voice, "But judging from Shangguan Yun's appearance, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for much longer."

At this moment, the Blood Fiend Giant Ape in mid-air had indeed reached its limit.

It had more wounds and bled more.

"Fang Xuan, you little bastard, I'm going to skin you alive!"

Shangguan Yun roared angrily, trying to get close to Fang Xuan more than once, but was forced back by the flying sword, leaving him with more injuries.

"Skin me alive?"

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with killing intent as he fully activated his flying sword.

"Then I'll just have torturing you to death first!"

With a change of direction, two flying swords vanished in a flash, reappearing behind the Blood Fiend Giant Ape and piercing through its thigh.

"Pfft!"

After his hard thigh bone was pierced by the flying sword, Shangguan Yun could no longer maintain the Blood Fiend Giant Ape state and return to his original appearance.

"Ahem!"

When Shangguan Yun regained his original appearance, his face was as pale as paper, and his breath had plummeted to rock bottom.

At present, he has at most the combat strength of the fifth level of the Divine Intent Realm, or even weaker.

However, Fang Xuan's spiritual power, soul, and even the innate sword energy within his body were also almost depleted.

"Fang Xuan!"

Shangguan Yun had disheveled hair, was covered in wounds, and his clothes were soaked in blood.

Most shockingly, his right eye had become a hole, looking both ferocious and terrifying.

Shangguan Yun's remaining single eye stared at Fang Xuan with resentment and madness, filled with deep-seated hatred.

"You think you've got this in the bag? Hahaha, that's wishful thinking!"

Shangguan Yun burst into maniacal laughter, saying, "You'll never know how many trump cards I've prepared for today!"

"In the eyes of adults, you are nothing but a lowly ant."

Shangguan Yun suddenly produced a jade talisman and crushed it.

"My lord, come out! Kill Fang Xuan! Kill him!"

A glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes, and with a swift movement of his fingers, the Phoenix Cry Sword appeared in his hand, which he then slashed at Shangguan Yun.

"Spiritual Fire Pierces the Sky!"

Flaming sword threads shot out with a sharp screech, instantly piercing through a hundred meters of void and appearing in front of Shangguan Yun.

Take the point directly between the eyebrows.

"Buzz!"

Just as Shangguan Yun was about to be killed by a single sword strike, the heavens and earth trembled, and an invisible and terrifying power suddenly surged from the center of Sunset City, sweeping across the land.

This force was so powerful that the Phoenix Cry Sword was imprisoned in the void when it was still an inch away from Shangguan Yun's brow.

"Thump!"

A tremendous roar echoed through the heavens and earth, as if some terrifying being had suddenly awakened, forming a terrifying pressure that suppressed all directions.

"Thump!"

Another loud bang shook everyone, slowing the flow of spiritual energy within their bodies, and even causing their blood and qi to shrink in fear.

"Thump!"

When the third booming sound rang out, all the martial artists who were standing in mid-air fell heavily to the ground, their spiritual energy and blood churning violently.

The worst off were the several eagle demons at the Demon King level, who crashed to the ground with a thud, their bodies exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Everyone looked up at the sky above the city, their pupils shrinking involuntarily.

"That is..."

Flying Eagle said solemnly, "The true powerhouses of the Sunset Alliance have definitely reached the ninth level of the Divine Intent Realm!"