I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

"Hehehe! Of course they're different. The sword itself won't change, but the ways to use it are countless. You and I have only found one rule each. I use my mark to create a sword, imprinting everything before me with my mark, and then I can easily cut it down. You use a stone sword for offense, which seems fierce, but in reality, you focus on defense..."

"So the difference between us has actually been revealed long ago. I am the true attacker, while you are only half attacker and half defender. And now my cultivation is slightly stronger than yours. If you don't give up your defense, you will definitely not be able to beat me!" Zhang Shen, as expected of the clan leader, analyzed Jue Yi's sword rules after only a short battle with him.

However, he also understood that Jueyi, who was originally stronger than him, should have also seen through his sword rules, which is why he spoke those words without any scruples.

"Hmph! A sword that balances offense and defense... versus a sword that only attacks and never defends? It sounds like I am indeed at a disadvantage! But you should also know very well that while a sword that only attacks and never defends is incredibly powerful, it also consumes a tremendous amount of true energy. If I can hold out in a defensive posture until your strength is exhausted, then the victory in this battle... will be a foregone conclusion!"

"That's wishful thinking. If it were a sword that was purely defensive, it might actually be able to do it, but your sword, which is balanced between offense and defense, absolutely cannot!" Zhang Shen's eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if he was extremely certain of his judgment.

"Oh? Is that so?" Jue Yi's lips curled into a slight smile as he said, "Then let's try it! I want to see if your sword can break through my defenses."

"Alright!" As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shen stopped worrying. He raised his left foot in the air and stepped forward. Then, a golden mark appeared on his body again. Just like last time, the mark was still the character "gold". What was different was that the character was much larger, like a golden canvas about ten meters long.

"Attack!" With that single word, the golden character charged towards the final battle without hesitation. Perhaps because Zhang Shen used even more power this time, the golden character made a hissing sound as it passed through the sky, as if it were shattering.

In fact, if we're talking about simply shattering space, cultivators at the Transcendent Realm can do that. However, after the shattering, the self-repairing power of the True Profound Continent will also be activated, and the space will be intact within two or three breaths at most. But the spatial fragments caused by the Heavenly Monarch are very different. Although the self-repairing power of the True Profound Continent can still play a role, it will definitely take more than two or three breaths to completely repair it. It will take at least an hour.

This also indirectly illustrates the vast difference between cultivators at the Heavenly Monarch level and those below. However, even the Heavenly Monarch is not the strongest. If the spatial shattering were caused by a cultivator at the Great Emperor level, the True Profound Continent's self-repairing ability would probably take more than a day to repair it!

And if it is a cultivator who is the strongest, then it is even more interesting. The damaged space will probably exist forever, forming endless spatial rifts. After all, the consciousness of the True Profound Continent does not have the power of the strongest, so how could it possibly repair the damage caused by the strongest?

But all of this is still quite far off, after all, there has never been a supreme cultivator in this True Profound Continent from ancient times to the present, and it is very likely that there will never be one.

At this moment, Jueyi watched the golden characters approach and felt their immense power. He narrowed his eyes, but as he had just said, he did not believe that Jueyi, who had enhanced his strength with the Heaven and Earth Profound Array, could break through his defense. Therefore, he did not choose to counterattack, but instead launched a defense as if he wanted to slap a god's face.

In the blink of an eye, Jueyi's left hand stood in front of his chest in a palm shape, and then the powerful force of the late-stage Heavenly Monarch directly erupted, instantly transforming into a huge stone sword.

The sword was about twenty meters long and two meters wide, with its tip pointing to the sky and its hilt to the ground. It quickly appeared in front of Jueyi, but as mentioned above, he did not use the sword to launch an attack. Instead, he used the blade to block in front of him while controlling it.

Clearly, if Zhang Shen's sword-shaped mark attacks, the first target it will encounter will be this stone sword. Only by breaking through this stone sword can Zhang Shen possibly attack Jueyi.

This scene is very similar to the previous one, except that the attackers and defenders have changed. Last time, Zhang Shen chose to attack in response to Jueyi's attack, while this time Jueyi chose to defend in response to Zhang Shen's attack. Silently, the two seem to have followed each other's paths.

Soon enough, the sword mark came into contact with the stone sword in their eyes. Without any suspense, another powerful storm rippled outwards. However, since they were in the sky this time, most of the damage was to the space above, with only a portion of the power affecting the area below.

There was no dust, no clouds, only a terrifying power sweeping everything away. Under the attack of the sword mark, the stone sword suddenly showed signs of moving backward, and its blade began to creak, as if it could not withstand the power. However, even though the golden light scattered and the space shattered, it only developed cracks and did not break completely.

"What?!" Seeing this, Zhang Shen was a little surprised. His move was extremely powerful. He firmly believed that even a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Monarch realm would be seriously injured after taking this move. Yet, such a powerful move could not break through a sword that had transformed into stone...

"This...how is this possible?!" Zhang Shen felt a sense of confusion rise in his heart again.

"Hmph! Zhang Shen, Zhang Shen! I think you've misunderstood something! Your current strength is indeed close to the peak of the Heavenly Monarch realm, but your understanding of the rules hasn't changed at all. You've merely increased your power! But I'm different. I'm a true late-stage Heavenly Monarch, and my understanding of the rules has long surpassed yours..."

"Your so-called offensive strategy can only balance my defensive strategy at best. You're like a nouveau riche. Even if you're as rich as a businessman, you can't compare to a businessman!" Jue Yi said coldly, but he did indeed point out a problem that Zhang Shen had slightly overlooked.

In that instant, it became clear who the nouveau riche was and who the businessman was. Zhang Jian had increased his strength, but that was all. He could fight Jue Yi in terms of strength, or even surpass Jue Yi, but he still had some shortcomings in understanding the rules. After all, his understanding was only at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Monarch realm.

The location of the sixth underground gate, where Huang Quan and the future Zhang Qing reside.

After a fierce back-and-forth battle, Zhang Qing found Huang Quan increasingly troublesome. Despite her superior cultivation and Huang Quan's disadvantageous position in every move, she was unable to defeat him in a short time, which was unimaginable for a cultivator at the early stage of the Heavenly Monarch realm.

However, she was different from ordinary early-stage Heavenly Lords. She came from the future and knew of Huang Quan's power. However, she did not expect that Huang Quan, who was only at the Perfected Transformation Realm, could fight her to this extent.

"Could it be... that I can only use his power?" Zhang Qing wondered to himself, staring at Huang Quan before him, when suddenly he recalled an old man in a black robe.

This old man was very mysterious. She didn't know his name, where he came from, or what his purpose was in appearing before her. But this man had helped her advance her cultivation to the Heavenly Monarch level, and he had taught her secret techniques outside of the Emperor Sword Clan...

“I was born without the potential to cultivate the rules of the sword because I was adopted by my father and am not a true member of the Emperor Sword Clan. So if I want to obtain powerful strength, I can only find another way. Although he is very suspicious, the power he gave me... is real.” Zhang Qing’s beautiful face showed a hint of struggle, but it quickly turned into determination.

Meanwhile, Huang Quan seemed to sense something different about this woman, which immediately put him on guard. Although he was not injured and his strength was still intact, he knew he could not underestimate this early-stage Heavenly Monarch enemy!

"I promised the Tree of Time to save this continent, I promised Ancestor Zhenxuan to change the future, and I promised Xin'er to save her. So even if I have to use Ancestor Zhenxuan's power in this battle, I will not hesitate!" With this thought, Huang Quan's eyes flashed. After calming his mind, he waved his left hand and took out the Great Evil Sword, which he had not used since entering the Emperor Sword Clan.

But at that very moment, Huang Quan felt a pang of confusion and surprise, because at this very moment, Zhang Qing had taken off her green robe, revealing her naked body to him.

"Huh?" Huang Quan was taken aback for a moment, but then returned to normal. Perhaps it was because he knew very well that Zhang Qing was not doing this to seduce him, but had other plans.

As expected, the next moment, Zhang Qing put away the green sword in her hand, but her killing intent became much stronger.

She stared intently at Huang Quan and said coldly, "I am from another world. I am an orphan of the Lingji Clan. You should know that, right? Only someone from the Emperor Sword Clan can wield the Emperor Sword Clan's techniques with such mastery. Therefore, the sword in my hand cannot kill you!"

"Hmm?" Huang Quan murmured in disbelief, his vigilance suddenly intensifying. He didn't know why Zhang Qing was telling him all this, but he knew that Zhang Qing's next attack would be even more ferocious.

Therefore, Huang Quan, who had a premonition that there would be some trouble ahead, did not wait any longer. He calmly raised the Great Evil Sword and slashed at Zhang Qing!

With this strike, countless snowflakes danced in the starry sky once more, heading straight for Zhang Qing without any pause, as if to instantly kill him!

"Hmph! You're asking for death!" Zhang Qing narrowed his eyes, sneered, and then casually waved his left hand.

As she moved, countless black mists suddenly burst forth from her body, instantly coalescing into a black skull about three meters tall, with an extremely ugly face and a corrosive aura!

Very quickly, the black skull blocked the white snowflakes!

Although Zhang Qing sensed the power of Huang Quan's slash, it was nothing to her now, because her power was completely different from before.

Therefore, in comparison, she, who has always been arrogant, absolutely did not believe that Huang Quan's technique was stronger than hers, and even less did she believe that Huang Quan was worth her using her full strength!

But reality is always much crueler than one's imagination. In just the next instant, Zhang Qing's expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of surprise!

Because just as the black skull came into contact with the white snowflakes, the black skull's power not only failed to erode the snowflakes, but was instead completely covered by the white snowflakes without any resistance, and directly turned into an ice-colored skull!

In the blink of an eye, the skull vanished completely, like snowflakes under a raging fire!

"How is this possible?!" Zhang Qing exclaimed in surprise.

Unfortunately, even after destroying the black skeleton, Huang Quan's snowflake power still had some residual force, which continued to drift towards Zhang Qing!

Only now did Zhang Qing realize that Huang Quan was not someone to be trifled with, and that even if he used all his strength, he could not underestimate Huang Quan.

Knowing this is one thing, but when the time comes to retaliate, she will definitely retaliate. After all, with the power of the early stage of Heavenly Monarch and the support of special secret techniques, she cannot be defeated by Huang Quan so easily!

So, just before the snowflakes were about to approach, she calmed herself down, snorted coldly, clasped her hands together, and the surrounding black mist surged again, directly transforming into a black mist barrier that blocked her view!

With another boom, the black mist barrier came into violent contact with the snowflakes. The former was a sudden illusion created by Zhang Qing in his desperation, while the latter was the remaining power of adding insult to injury. Therefore, there was no suspense. In the blink of an eye, the two disappeared completely as they canceled each other out!

Only a few faint aftershocks lingered on Zhang Qing's body, causing her a slight stinging sensation, but overall it was nothing serious, and she recovered quickly.

However, judging from this first encounter, Zhang Qing was at a slight disadvantage.

This made her frown, a hint of apprehension creeping into her heart. She couldn't help but think to herself, "His cultivation is only at the peak of the Transformation Realm, but his combat power far surpasses mine. Although I can fight beyond my level, I can't do what he does—truly disregard the difference in our levels!"

"As for the reason, I've pretty much guessed it..." Thinking of this, Zhang Qing gritted his teeth, a sudden feeling of disgust rising in his heart: "Are the chosen ones really that strong?"

"Damn it! But this is not enough! Far from enough! I will not back down, absolutely not! Humph!" At this moment, Zhang Qing's eyes flickered, and his expression turned sinister.

In an instant, the black mist and killing intent around Zhang Qing surged, as if he wanted to launch another attack!

But Huang Quan didn't care what the woman was thinking. After his first attack failed, he launched another offensive with an indifferent expression!

This time, however, he didn't make any move. He simply stared at Zhang Qing and said softly, "Snow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful wave of cultivation energy emanated from him and spread throughout the space. The entire plaza trembled, and strangely enough, it underwent a tremendous transformation!

The light was gone, the darkness was gone, the space was gone; in its place came a gentle, cold wind, dark clouds, and endless snowflakes, all of which looked incredibly real…

In this snowy space, the only living beings are Huang Quan and Zhang Qing, who is shrouded in black mist!

"What is this?" Upon seeing this scene, Zhang Qing was suddenly surprised and puzzled.

Of course, she wasn't surprised by this secret technique of conjuring up a world. After all, it was extremely common for powerful individuals to use secret techniques to create false worlds, so there was nothing to be surprised about...

What truly astonished her was the near-realism of this world...

Because you must know that the closer the conjured world is to reality, the more terrifying the power of this technique becomes!

Just as Zhang Qing was filled with surprise and doubt, another change occurred in the Snow Space!

Suddenly, a deafening roar filled the air. Upon closer inspection, the snow-covered ground below appeared to have been sliced ​​open, splitting into two separate continents, a truly awe-inspiring sight!

But that's not the key point. The key point is that at this moment, a pillar of ice and snow, about 100 meters high and 5 meters wide, is slowly rising from the split point, carrying a terrifying wave of destruction!

It looks like an upright white stick, but you can tell from its stripes that it is actually a white line!

Two Hundred and Twenty-Four Soul Techniques

The technique of adding insult to injury was not something Huang Quan had never practiced. On the contrary, during the period of time that the Tree of Time had given him, he had gained a very deep understanding of it. Therefore, although he could not be said to have mastered this technique, he could definitely be considered a mature practitioner.

At this moment, a closer look at the surrounding spatial tremors reveals that this world has become the absolute territory of the Yellow Springs.

At the same time, Zhang Qing also saw the appearance of the white line and felt the sense of crisis transmitted to her by the white line. This made her eyes narrow and her expression suddenly freeze. However, even so, it did not mean that she had no room to resist!

Therefore, at that moment, she gently gritted her teeth again, and then made a gesture of orchid in her left hand. With her serious gaze, the surrounding black mist seemed to be affected by her aura and kept churning!

Then, in a low, delicate voice, she cried out, "Soul, manifest!"

Upon hearing this, the gray sky above Zhang Qing seemed to be under immense pressure, and it suddenly exploded, revealing the scene of the square outside!

Soon, the plaza was completely occupied by black mist that appeared from nowhere, and then it rushed into the snow space from the outside through the crack!

But what was truly horrifying was that once they got closer, they discovered that they were not black mist at all, but rather female souls swimming within it!

These female spirits were countless in number, most of them with wooden expressions, but they were all exceptionally beautiful, with extremely good figures; almost every one of them could be considered a beauty...

Furthermore, if you add the fact that they are completely naked, it's quite possible that any man who sees them will lose control, become completely captivated by them, and be unable to extricate himself...

But their current goal is not to seduce men; instead, under Zhang Qing's control, they are launching a deadly offensive!

The moment these women revealed themselves, about half of them rushed toward the huge white line without hesitation!

The other half of the people, in a few leaps, suddenly rushed towards the Yellow Springs!

It seems that Zhang Qing is trying to both stop the white line from launching an attack and kill Huang Quan directly, killing two birds with one stone!

"Hmph! Isn't that a bit too greedy!" Huang Quan naturally saw through Zhang Qing's thoughts, but he didn't think much of it. He just muttered to himself and glanced at the white line indifferently.

But under his gaze, the white line suddenly vibrated slightly!

Soon enough, with a clanging sound, it naturally collapsed in Zhang Qing's direction, as if completely disregarding the approaching female souls and determined to crush Zhang Qing to death!

However, Zhang Qing's expression was somewhat solemn when faced with the arrival of the huge white line, but he didn't seem too worried. He continued to focus on controlling all the female souls!

Looking at the women rushing towards the white line, there were not many surprises. The moment they touched the white line, their delicate bodies immediately collapsed, vanishing without any pain. It's just unknown whether their deaths were fortunate or tragic!

Compared to these dead female souls, the other half of the female souls were much better off. Huang Quan directly used his true power to create a simple barrier, preventing these female souls from getting within three meters of him!

This shows that Huang Quan didn't actually want to hurt them!

In fact, Huang Quan was also very clear that as long as he killed Zhang Qing, these female souls would also be free, so there was no reason for him to hurt them!

But Huang Quan was unaware that Zhang Qing's purpose was actually to get these women... close to Huang Quan!

Suddenly, a beautiful, naked woman in the black mist looked at Huang Quan with tender affection through the barrier he had created, and said with a hint of shyness, "Young master is aloof and has an extraordinary temperament. If you can save me, I will repay you with my body and serve you day and night."

The woman's tone was alluring, and every word, even every syllable, was incredibly seductive. In addition, she was shrouded in black mist, which made her appear pitiful, seemingly adding to the irresistible charm of her words!

One can imagine that if an ordinary man or a cultivator with low self-control saw this woman in this state, eight or nine out of ten would fall into her words and become unable to extricate themselves, letting her do as she pleased!