These battlefield calculations, though recounted slowly, transpired in the blink of an eye.

Precisely as Ji Shaoqing raised his finger, Jiang Wang’s descending form took flight once more.

Shattering the Azure Cloud Beneath His Feet, even under the suppression of the Heaven Gate Divine Technique, he stepped directly before Ji Shaoqing.

Within the secret realm, Gu Huaixin shot up from his seat, exclaiming in shock, “It’s a Celestial Technique!”

With a turn of his foot, he vanished.

The era when the Nine Great Celestial Palaces reigned supreme had long since passed, almost forgotten by the world. Even a powerful figure like Gu Huaixin, a master of the Cavern Realm, couldn’t immediately discern the origin of “Azure Cloud Beneath His Feet”.

Witnessing how even the Heaven Gate Divine Technique failed to suppress Jiang Wang at this moment, he finally made the connection and lost his composure.

Looking at the irrecoverable chess game, Xu Xiangwan sighed, “In the past, when Boundless Imprisonment was lost and the Pagoda fell, we thought it was a time of decline turning into resurgence. But now it seems that with the emergence of numerous prodigies in Qi, it is still at its zenith. Though we have nowhere left to retreat… perhaps we were too hasty?”

No one could answer him.

On the Edge of the World Stage, arguably under the gaze of all, Jiang Wang finally drew his sword.

It was a fierce and utterly resolute whistle.

A killing intent long suppressed, long held back.

This single sound sent chills down the spines of all who heard it, as if plunging them into an ice cellar!

Hearing the sword’s cry revealed the intensity of the killing intent. Seeing the sword’s edge revealed its resolve!

That exceptionally sharp longsword finally left its sheath.

Like a setting sun falling from the heavens, plummeting into the mortal world.

The Sword of the Setting Hero!

Jiang Wang chose this sword.

Among all the Human Dao sword forms, this was the most tragic and heroic.

The setting sun burning its last rays, the hero incinerating his twilight years.

It was an unwavering advance, a never-回头 journey. The most fervent burning at the very end of life.

But at this moment, there was a difference.

Around the sword’s body, a wisp of wind缠绕.

The wind was frost-white, almost merging with the sword light, indistinguishable.

The Northwest Wind of Buzhou, it governs killing and life!

Jiang Wang, by leveraging the peculiarity of the Celestial Technique, successfully deceived Ji Shaoqing, gaining the opportunity for this strike. Naturally, he would maximize its use. He didn’t hesitate, simultaneously unleashing the newly acquired third Divine Technique, the Wind of Buzhou.

Facing Jiang Wang’s sword, Ji Shaoqing was stunned.

As his most relied-upon trump card, he utterly refused to believe in the failure of the Heaven Gate Divine Technique.

And the opponent’s sword was so ruthless, so swift and decisive, that he no longer had room to evade.

But it didn’t matter. Among the countless chaotic thoughts swirling within him, one thought emphasized this.

The Arrow of the Moon was instantaneous, giving Jiang Wang barely a breath of time. This time, he would absolutely not give the opponent the chance to deceive him with a phantom body.

And before the Arrow of the Moon fell, the black brocade robe with gold trim he wore would be enough to protect him.

This had been proven in countless battles before.

This garment was named Xuanhai, a Dharma robe worn by Gu Huaixin in his early years. As long as he was near water, he could establish a connection, becoming almost one with the water domain, allowing him to transfer the damage he received. Like the boundless ocean, it could encompass everything. With a single charge, it could withstand at least ten instances of damage.

The Edge of the World Stage was by the sea!

He had chosen to battle here precisely to better utilize the Xuanhai Dharma robe.

Before Jiang Wang’s sword pierced…

The waves below the high cliff suddenly roared.

Before Ji Shaoqing, a surging ocean illusion appeared. Grand and vast, as if it could block everything.

But the wind arose.

Hoo…

It was a wind difficult to describe,清冷, bleak, chilling to the bone.

That frost-white wind gently blew, and the surging ocean illusion vanished.

Ji Shaoqing was horrified to discover that his Xuanhai Dharma robe, as if unable to withstand the ravages of time, suddenly shattered into countless useless fragments, scattering down.

Among the spectators of this battle, those with a wider view saw that the roaring sea below the Edge of the World Stage suddenly had a huge void appear, where the surging waves should have been. A large section was instantly annihilated by some unknown force.

The Xuanhai Dharma robe had indeed established a connection with the sea nearby and had transferred a vast amount of damage. But in transferring, it itself inevitably bore a portion of the power.

But just this bit of the Wind of Buzhou’s power had shattered it!

What is the Wind of Killing and Life?

This wind blows, and all vegetation breaks, the so-called frost killing all plants!

Ji Shaoqing almost smelled the scent of death. He felt that biting frost wind, as if it had blown onto his face.

The end is near, death is approaching…

He dispelled the killing intent that had invaded his heart first, instantly regaining his clarity.

With a thought, a total of nine Ji Shaoqings fled in different directions.

An instantaneous Dao Art engraved in the Fourth Inner Mansion, Thought-Water Manifestation!

This technique was a masterpiece of illusion. Although Jiang Wang’s mastery of illusion was known to be astonishing, even a single breath’s delay was beneficial.

Immediately after, the surging waves he had gathered earlier with Water Dragon’s Roar suddenly formed a huge vortex, spinning frantically. The speed increased faster and faster, almost swirling all the waves together.

An instantaneous Dao Art engraved in the Third Inner Mansion, Dragon 吸水!

The powerful suction pulled all the Ji Shaoqings manifested by Thought-Water Manifestation outwards for a distance.

Ji Shaoqing used this technique not to kill the enemy, but to help himself, who had nowhere to evade, to shift by another three points!

His response achieved results.

With the Rouge Mirror on him, Jiang Wang could indeed illuminate everything on the Edge of the World Stage and accurately pinpoint Ji Shaoqing’s true body.

But because of the pull of Dragon 吸水…

His sword could no longer pierce Ji Shaoqing’s vital point. He had to make a decisive choice, immediately turning it into the Sword of the Downcast Scholar, drawing a clean arc.

Because it was too sharp, there was almost no sound.

Because it was too clean, there was almost no sensation.

It wasn’t until the severed finger, which should have been vertical, flew high before him that Ji Shaoqing felt pain.

The intense pain lasted only a moment before becoming numb.

A powerful figure like Ji Shaoqing naturally quickly found the reason—the wound left by the sword slash was losing vitality at an incredibly terrifying speed… The Wind of Buzhou was blowing!

He mobilized a vast amount of Dao Yuan to冲撞, only then dispelling that extremely pure killing aura in an instant. The price was that the finger, which was originally only half severed, now exploded entirely.

As that finger exploded and a mist of blood burst forth, Ji Shaoqing himself also “exploded.”

He “exploded” into countless water droplets, directly falling into the waves below that were being stirred by Dragon 吸水, disappearing without a trace. With this move, he evaded Jiang Wang’s further attack.

One cannot say he miscalculated. After all, he saved his life and successfully escaped at an almost impossible moment.

But after Jiang Wang’s sword severed the finger that had activated the Divine Technique, he did not pursue. Instead, he shattered the Azure Cloud with a stomp of his foot, soaring high into the sky.

Facing… that waxing moon!

Hoo…

He gently exhaled, and a wisp of frost-white wind fell onto that bright moon.

The moonlight shattered.

The entire new moon hanging high in the sky directly exploded.

That poised Arrow of the Moon, naturally, vanished without a trace.

Jiang Wang did not pursue Ji Shaoqing but targeted his Divine Technique.

Blowing out the Wind of Buzhou.

Divine Technique against Divine Technique.

Shattered the waxing moon!

The “night” that enveloped the sky above the Edge of the World Stage was thus dispelled.

The rising sun shone brightly across the land, and the world was clear.

And Jiang Wang turned his body, descending from the sky, pressing down with a palm.

啾啾啾啾…

A sea of fire, a tide of sound, almost sweeping through everything…

Eight Sounds Burning the Sea!