Jun Changxiao, holding the Xuanyuan Divine Sword in his right hand and the Difficult to Retrieve Blade in broken sword form in his left hand, walked forward treading on the void with his head lowered, his full head of green hair particularly eye-catching—green enough to cause panic.
Not hard to see, at this moment he had revealed quite a few trump cards.
“Who are you?”
Red Hair Male said in a low voice.
The casualness in his eyes was replaced by seriousness.
He could feel that this green-haired man was extraordinary.
What a coincidence.
One red, one green—as the saying goes, like racing dog shit.
“Dead men don’t deserve to know who I am.” Jun Changxiao kept his head lowered, his words extremely arrogant.
He was very angry right now.
Because the other party had continuously bombarded the World-Protecting Grand Formation, consuming quite a bit of the plane origin’s energy.
The formation was driven by the plane itself—whether for construction or operation, the required energy was all provided by the latter.
To be precise.
The upper limit of the World-Protecting Grand Formation’s strength depended on the plane origin.
At the same time, when attacked, it would also consume the energy provided.
From Red Hair Male’s two waves of powerful bombardment just now, though they hadn’t broken through, they had still caused the formation to burn through considerable energy—converted to spirit stones, at least over a billion pieces.
For the Eternal Realm with its vast resources, this was just a drop in the bucket.
But!
For Jun Changxiao, that wouldn’t do!
If disciples took them to squander, he had no objections. But if they were taken by others, or even destroyed, he definitely couldn’t accept it!
Kill him!
Destroy him!
Thinking of how the energy had just died tragically, Jun Changxiao’s heart grew even more furious, and the killing intent in his eyes became increasingly intense.
The system said speechlessly: “Is it really that serious!”
“Heh.”
Red Hair Male said indifferently: “Your tone is quite bold.”
“Bang!”
Suddenly, both hands crossed in front of him, flames howling forth. His skin turned the color of magma, successfully blocking the incredibly sharp Xuanyuan Divine Sword.
Jun Changxiao felt surprised in his heart.
His speed was very fast, and it was a surprise attack, yet it was easily blocked. Moreover, this person’s flames…
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
In an instant, vast flames surged around Red Hair Male, not only enveloping himself but also extending to Jun Changxiao’s vicinity, forcing him to quickly withdraw his sword and retreat.
“Swish—” Just as he steadied himself, the sound of cutting wind came.
“Not good!”
Jun Changxiao’s expression changed slightly. Too late to make any moves, he only felt space collapsing, scorching flames emerging from a tricky angle, then charging straight at him.
“Bang!”
“Crack crack crack!”
Red Hair Male, appearing out of thin air, delivered a fire punch directly to Jun Changxiao’s face. The collision zone produced scorching crimson ripples, shaking the already shattered surrounding space into dust.
“…”
The commander subconsciously covered his face.
That must really hurt!
“Swish—” Suddenly, from within that region of flame eruption, sharp sword light flashed, as if it could sever everything.
“I’ll catch it!”
Red Hair Male reached out with his other hand, tightly gripping the Xuanyuan Divine Sword. The instant they made contact, the sound of metal striking stone rang out, spraying electric sparks.
“Crack crack crack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
Jun Changxiao held the sword in a reverse grip, continuously infusing sword intent into the blade, advancing forward in a pushing motion.
You grabbed my sword?
Then I’ll slice off your palm!
“…” Feeling the increasingly intense sharpness of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, Red Hair Male’s brows furrowed, then he decisively released his grip and retreated.
“Molten Wall!”
“Whoosh!”
While retreating, Red Hair Male formed hand seals and spat out molten magma flames from his mouth, rapidly forming a fire element barrier at his original position.
This decision—made in a split second!
This technique—pleasing to the eye!
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
Jun Changxiao raised both swords and slashed wildly, ultimately breaking through the molten wall, then looked with grave expression at the Red Hair Male who had already steadied his stance.
The battle had suddenly begun and suddenly ended.
From the first round of exchanges, Gou Sheng had been hit directly in the face, seemingly at a disadvantage, but in reality the area that was hit only had slight traces and wasn’t seriously harmed.
Some might say that the face was Gou Sheng’s strongest defensive point, so taking a punch there was obviously no big deal.
Wrong.
Actually, it was because he was also a fire cultivator, so he had natural resistance bonuses against fire.
“Not bad, you’ve got some skill.” The hand that had gripped the sword naturally relaxed, with obvious sword marks on the palm, slightly stinging. He thought in shock: “What a sharp sword!”
The flames he controlled also contained magma, which could solidify on the surface to form an absolute defense.
Green Hair Male got punched in the face, Red Hair Male got his palm sliced—from this, one could see that neither gained any advantage in their exchange.
Don’t be hasty.
The battle had only just begun.
One must destroy the Eternal Realm to restore his freedom, the other must protect the living beings from harm. The outcome between them had to be decided—they even had to decide life and death.
“I don’t like wasting time.” Red Hair Male interlocked his ten fingers and flexed them backward: “So, I need to end this quickly.”
“Mutual, mutual.”
Jun Changxiao assumed a battle stance, raising the Xuanyuan Divine Sword horizontally above his head, the broken sword horizontal at his waist.
Fortunately what was flying in the wind was long hair, not a buzz cut—otherwise people would easily suspect this was Two-Sword Style Zoro.
“Swish!”
Red Hair Male clenched both fists tightly. Scorching flames mixed with magma erupted, and the lotus pattern floating on his chest became increasingly brilliant, giving the feeling of a devil gradually awakening.
“Crack crack crack!”
Affected by the scorching aura, space sizzled as it was roasted.
“Could it be…”
The commander exclaimed: “He’s going to use that move?”
Everyone’s faces were full of question marks.
In this brief time, the commander seemed to return to the past, placing himself in the scene of Lord Tian Mohuang battling Red Hair Male back then.
The same universe and starry sky.
The same collapsed and void space.
The same heat, the same dryness.
And finally…
“Sacred Fire!” At this moment, Red Hair Male slammed both fists together violently, his eyes completely red as he roared: “Judgment!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
The fists collided fiercely, producing towering flames that spread at extreme speed toward the area where Jun Changxiao stood, the entire space being rendered red!
Jun Changxiao’s brows furrowed. He was about to turn and dodge, but discovered that the surging flames flew past from both left and right sides in an arc shape, then continuously converged, surrounding him!
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Above and below were also covered by flames!
In just the blink of an eye, Jun Changxiao was trapped in a sea of fire. As the flames all connected, the entire person fell into a world containing only fire.
“As expected!”
The commander came to his senses and exclaimed: “Sacred Fire Judgment!”
This was a type of fire element divine ability that formed a fixed area with a sea of fire, sealing enemies within it—somewhat similar to the meaning of a fire domain.
However.
Jun Changxiao had fire resistance. Could it bring him substantive harm?
Red Hair Male controlled the already formed sea of fire and said indifferently: “Hurry up and break through this plane’s defensive barrier!”
The commander immediately understood.
He was first sealing the green-haired man, leaving it to himself to breach the Eternal Realm!
The commander didn’t hesitate, immediately announcing: “All forces listen up—launch the attack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
The warships gathered in the universe moved their cannon muzzles one after another, locking onto the Eternal Realm protected by the formation.
“Swish—”
Right at this moment, Jian Guixu flew out, standing proudly before the World-Protecting Grand Formation, nine swords suspended behind him, emanating dazzling radiance. He said coldly: “With this old man here, you won’t succeed!”
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