Huang Tianlin nodded, as though he had expected this.
"In that case, let us fight."
Boom!
Golden energy erupted from his body.
Three Five-Clawed Golden Dragons circled around him, roaring toward the sky. His aura became majestic and divine, like an emperor descending upon the world.
"Imperial Heaven Limitless."
Huang Tianlin thrust his spear forward.
A golden spear light tore through the air and opened a spatial tunnel, rushing toward Li Yun with overwhelming force.
Li Yun’s eyes flashed.
This spear contained a trace of spatial rules.
It was similar to the path he had touched through the renewed Slow Sword.
"Interesting."
This opponent was indeed worthy of being the strongest favorite to win the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly.
But Li Yun did not panic.
He raised his sword.
The seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent erupted again.
At the same time, Undying Origin Body activated fully. His blood surged, his body became heavy and firm, and the terrifying foundation of his millionfold weight spread beneath his feet.
He swung his sword.
A crimson sword light clashed with the golden spear light.
Boom!
The two attacks exploded in midair.
Li Yun’s body shook slightly, while Huang Tianlin also narrowed his eyes.
This was only the first exchange, but both of them understood that this battle would be far more dangerous than any before.
"Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil."
Li Yun’s eyes changed.
A sea of swords seemed to appear within his pupils, flickering like a starry ocean. Invisible sword light shot toward Huang Tianlin’s soul.
But Huang Tianlin snorted coldly.
The three Five-Clawed Golden Dragons around him roared together, releasing brilliant golden light that blocked the attack.
"Soul attacks are useless against me, Li Yun."
Li Yun’s expression remained unchanged.
"That was only the beginning."
The next moment, his soul power erupted.
"Soul Sword Control Art."
A vast wave of soul force spread outward, and the swords around Li Yun seemed to come alive. They no longer moved only through true essence. They were controlled by his soul itself, responding to his will with terrifying speed and precision.
One sword became ten.
Ten became one hundred.
In the blink of an eye, a vast field of sword lights surrounded Huang Tianlin from every direction.
At the same time, Li Yun’s seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent entered every sword.
The sword lights turned crimson.
Each one carried a terrifying killing will.
Huang Tianlin’s expression became serious.
He thrust his spear again, and three golden dragons roared around him.
The spear light swept outward, shattering many of the crimson sword lights. But Soul Sword Control Art was far more flexible than ordinary sword control. Every time Huang Tianlin broke one layer, another layer closed in from a different angle.
For the first time, Huang Tianlin was forced to defend carefully.
"Not bad."
His eyes shone with battle intent.
"Then take seventy percent of my strength."
His golden spear pierced through the air.
The three Five-Clawed Golden Dragons fused with the spear light, and a domineering force erupted. This spear was powerful enough to kill ordinary 1st level Spirit Manifestation Realm cultivators.
Li Yun took one step forward.
Undying Origin Body erupted again.
His millionfold body weight stabilized him like an ancient mountain.
"Renewed Slow Sword."
The sword moved slowly.
But this slowness was far more terrifying than before.
The renewed Slow Sword did not simply distort the opponent’s perception. It interfered with the rhythm of space, the reaction of the body, and the flow of the attack itself. The moment Huang Tianlin’s spear entered its range, its momentum began to weaken.
Then Li Yun’s seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent descended.
Boom!
The renewed Slow Sword collided with Huang Tianlin’s spear.
Golden dragon light and crimson slaughter aura exploded together.
Huang Tianlin was forced back while Li Yun remained rooted to the ground.
"Huang Tianlin retreated."
"Li Yun actually forced Huang Tianlin back."
"Even the Wine Monk could not do that."
Huang Tianlin stabilized himself, and his expression became completely solemn.
"In all these years, you are the first among my peers to make me retreat."
His aura surged again.
"Imperial True Dragon Spear."
The three Five-Clawed Golden Dragons roared and intertwined with his spear. Golden spear light filled the arena, sometimes turning into dragon shadows and sometimes transforming back into domineering spear radiance. Even more terrifyingly, the spear light repeatedly vanished into space and reappeared near Li Yun.
Li Yun’s eyes shone.
The spatial rules within Huang Tianlin’s spear gave him more insight into his own renewed Slow Sword.
His sword moved again.
Slow.
Heavy.
Inevitable.
The renewed Slow Sword unfolded around him, and the seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent filled it with terrifying killing power. Every time Huang Tianlin’s spear light emerged from space, Li Yun’s sword was already there to meet it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two exchanged dozens of rounds in an instant.
The arena shattered beneath them.
Rubble flew upward, only to be crushed by the shockwaves. The barrier outside the battlefield trembled violently despite Elder Qing’s reinforcement.
Huang Tianlin’s spear was domineering and majestic.
Li Yun’s sword was slow, heavy, and filled with slaughter.
At the same time, Soul Sword Control Art continued attacking from every blind spot. Crimson sword lights circled Huang Tianlin endlessly, forcing him to split his attention between Li Yun’s main sword and the countless controlled sword lights.
Huang Tianlin’s expression grew more and more serious.
He could feel it.
Li Yun was not merely relying on one method.
The seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent suppressed his will.
The renewed Slow Sword disrupted his rhythm and spatial attacks.
Soul Sword Control Art attacked every opening.
Undying Origin Body gave Li Yun enough strength and durability to withstand his domineering spear force head-on.
And Li Yun’s terrifying physical foundation made every collision heavier than expected.
This was a complete battle system.
A sword cultivator with a body strong enough to fight like a body refiner.
A genius whose soul power could control swords while his main body fought head-on.
A monster whose Slaughter Sword Intent had reached seventy percent source mastery at the Xiantian Stage.
Huang Tianlin finally let out a long roar.
"True Dragon Battle Body."
Roar!
The three Five-Clawed Golden Dragons circling him rushed into his body at the same time. His aura surged again, and dazzling golden light radiated outward, making him look like a divine emperor standing above all living beings.
"Final move, Imperial Dragon Suppresses the World."
He thrust his spear.
A dragon-shaped spear light condensed to the extreme and shot toward Li Yun with terrifying speed. It carried the power to suppress heaven and earth, and the entire arena seemed to tremble beneath it.
Li Yun’s expression became solemn.
He knew this was the decisive move.
Soul Sword Control Art erupted to its limit. Countless crimson sword lights gathered together and rushed toward the dragon-shaped spear light, slowing it down layer by layer.
At the same time, Li Yun activated Undying Origin Body fully.
His physical strength surged.
His millionfold body weight sank into his stance.
Then the seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent erupted without reservation.
The renewed Slow Sword appeared once more.
This time, its power was pushed to the peak.
The entire world before Li Yun seemed to slow.
The dragon-shaped spear light was still terrifying, but its path, rhythm, and hidden spatial changes became clear in Li Yun’s eyes. His sword slowly moved forward, yet it arrived at the most crucial point of the spear light at exactly the right moment.
"Break."
Li Yun’s sword fell.
Boom!
The renewed Slow Sword, empowered by seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent and supported by Undying Origin Body, struck the dragon-shaped spear light.
Soul Sword Control Art followed immediately, sending countless crimson sword lights into the cracks created by Li Yun’s main sword.
Crack!
The dragon-shaped spear light trembled.
Then cracks spread across it.

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