Chapter 784: Such Unbearable?

The old beggar repeatedly tried to confirm if the one fighting his senior brother Daoyuanzi in the distance was indeed Tu Siyan. Even though their appearance was almost identical and their aura quite similar, he couldn't be certain it was the same eight-tailed fox demon from before.

One must know that Tu Siyan had been personally suppressed by him, the old beggar, back then. Although a fox demon that had cultivated to eight tails was an extraordinary great demon, a single tail made a world of difference. The fact that this demon could fight his senior brother Daoyuanzi for so long now didn't seem like she had simply forced her cultivation level up.

The old beggar's brows furrowed deeply. No matter how he thought about it, something felt off. Even if Tu Siyan had truly cultivated into a nine-tailed fox demon, not many years had passed.

Above the "ocean" where the city ruins lay, no one else dared to approach the area where Daoyuanzi and the white-clad female demon were fighting. Besides the clashing demonic energy and immortal light from their battle, the other demons tried every possible way to avoid the aftermath of their confrontation.

Even so, quite a few demons still couldn't withstand the impact of this confrontation and suffered injuries.

This feeling was extremely strange for many demons. It wasn't truly due to the powerful impact of the battle between a true immortal and a nine-tailed fox demon, but rather, no matter how they dodged or fled, and even if they had clearly escaped the shockwaves, they still felt a ripple-like sensation washing over them. Their entire body and soul swayed as if drunk.

Some demons became drowsy, and some simply fell back into the water. At this point, the flood dragons in the water would rise up and attack them.

As for the immortal cultivators and some dragons above the clouds in the sky, they had long since stayed far away, not daring to casually enter a confrontation of this magnitude. Of course, they also kept a constant watch for any demons attempting to escape.

Those who dared to stand unaffected in this impact, besides the old beggar, were truly few at the scene. Even those who seemed little affected were definitely not truly unaffected, because they were already amidst the impact of Daoyuanzi's dao intent. To some extent, it was more mysterious and unpredictable than the danger simply caused by facing a true immortal.

Boom... swish...

Another aurora appeared in the sky. The shifting colors of this light resembled the intertwining spiritual energies during the clash between a true immortal and a nine-tailed fox. Those within the affected area struggled to escape, yet they were like small boats caught in giant waves, only able to bob with the immense waves and use all their means to stabilize their "small boat" to prevent themselves from "falling into" the giant waves. Although seemingly not directly attacked, it was extremely perilous.

“Senior Brother, don't get entangled in a fight with this demon. Instead of confronting her directly, she might not last long.”

The old beggar transmitted his voice to Daoyuanzi from afar. With his cultivation, he could, of course, transmit such a precise message even amidst a battle of this intensity.

Daoyuanzi was currently unleashing lightning, which was clashing violently with the demonic energy. Each bolt of lightning contained spiritual power imbued with killing intent. Hearing his junior brother's voice transmission, even as a true immortal, his brow still twitched.

‘This isn't considered a direct confrontation?’

However, even though he was now a true immortal, Daoyuanzi still recalled the years when he and his junior brother used to compete. A surge of aura rose from him.

Daoyuanzi raised his right hand. At that moment, lightning also struck from the sky.

Rumble... rumble...

Several bolts of lightning did not strike the demon, but instead directly struck Daoyuanzi's right hand. His arm was loosely clasped. The lightning in his hand seemed to transform into a long sword interwoven with electric light. Its color constantly shifted between purple and azure, illuminating the entire sky brightly.

“You wretch, let me show you the brilliance of my lightning control method!”

This was both a lightning art and a sword art. Even the old beggar had never seen this divine ability. When the Violet-Azure Lightning Sword appeared in Daoyuanzi's hand, the fox demon, directly facing its edge, felt the hair on her body disturbed by the lightning, as if it wanted to stand on end.

This was a strong warning. Previous lightning strikes all over her body hadn't caused any abnormality, but now, even before the lightning art had descended, her fur had already sensed the intent of the lightning.

“Roar——”

Seeing Daoyuanzi unleash his killing move, the fox demon naturally dared not underestimate it, otherwise, it would surely lead to her demise. She let out a fierce roar towards the sky. The nine illusory tails behind her, which had originally been composed of demonic energy, all materialized at this moment.

“Daoyuanzi, you're not the only one who knows swordplay!”

The fox demon's cold voice resonated through the heavens and earth. She completely disregarded and paid no attention to the other demons. Stretching out her sleeves, several long swords of varying specifications flew out. She grasped a slender black sword in her right hand, while the other long swords gathered around her, exuding a unique aura of sword manipulation.

The two of them cast their spells in the sky for only a few breaths. They rapidly approached each other with a momentum that seemed to crush wind and thunder. Close-quarters combat was rare for cultivators of their level, but at this moment, both chose to engage in close combat.

“Die, you demon!”

“Then let's see what you've got!”

At this instant, the Violet-Azure Lightning Sword and the slender black sword, their tips collided.

“Clang——”

A faint, dark arc of light flashed where the sword tips met. At the same moment, it seemed to extend infinitely into the distance. An exceptionally sharp metallic clang resounded through the heavens and earth. Besides the two combatants, even many immortal cultivators on the periphery couldn't help but frown. Some involuntarily covered their ears.

The thunderclouds in the sky vibrated violently at this moment. A large section of dark clouds was torn apart by this collision. Patches of sunlight streamed down through the clouds, seemingly dispelling the darkness and cold. In reality, the chill in the world became even more intense.

Unlike true swordsmen who spar by competing with movement techniques and various moves, Daoyuanzi and the nine-tailed fox demon fought with their swords, essentially using lightning manipulation and sword manipulation arts. They moved rapidly relative to each other, constantly crossing paths to form hand seals and unleash spells in a flash, generating waves of powerful aftershocks like crashing tides.

Beautiful auroras followed the two combatants, but this beauty also represented terrifying death intent. Demons within the aftershock range, and even immortal cultivators and dragons who were accidentally caught in it, struggled to dodge.

“Boom…” “Boom…” “Clang…”

The sound of clashing spiritual power already far surpassed that of thunder. In fact, at this moment, not only had the thunder stopped, but the dark clouds in the sky had also dispersed in large patches. All the power of the lightning had gathered in Daoyuanzi's hand.

“Roar…”

The white-clad fox demon's eyes now revealed bestial pupils, her mouth bared fangs, and sharp claws emerged on her hands. Aside from not directly revealing her true form, she had already pushed her demonic power to its limit. However, under these circumstances, revealing her true form would be disadvantageous to her. She could only attack Daoyuanzi with all her might.

In another exchange of blows, the slender black sword in the fox demon's hand emitted a fragile, overburdened crackle.

“Crack… crack… bang…”

The slender black sword shattered directly. Its sword intent flew out and was immediately absorbed by the fox demon into her mouth. Another sword from beside her flew into her hand, replacing the shattered one.

Meanwhile, the Violet-Azure Lightning Sword in Daoyuanzi's hand, formed from his own spiritual power, Dao essence, and heavenly lightning, was completely unharmed. His aura was as stable as ever. He narrowed his eyes, looking at the fox demon whose demonic energy was strong but had a hint of disharmony. His expression was meaningful.

“You wretch! It is often said that a sword cultivator trains their sword as they train themselves. The sword is not merely a sword, and I am not merely myself; the Dharma sword is me, and I am the sword. How could you not cherish the sword in your hand?”

“You talk too much! Do you, a magic cultivator, even qualify to discuss swordsmanship in front of me?”

The fox demon's eyes displayed unusual pupils. Several long tails behind her swayed, striking the long swords around her.

“Bang…” “Bang…” “Bang…”…

Several extraordinary treasured swords shattered one after another under the fox tails' striking. Their sword intent was absorbed by the fox demon into her mouth. The sword energy and fragments gathered around her right hand, merging into the long sword she held, forming an exceptionally dazzling and magnificent Dharma sword. In this way, she frantically boosted her sword intent and sword energy.

“Hmph, heretical methods!”

Daoyuanzi sneered coldly. While the opponent was still gathering her intent and energy, he had already swung the Violet-Azure Lightning Sword and swiftly approached, seemingly trampling through the wind and thunder in the sky.

“Then let me show you death by my heretical methods!”

The fox demon dared not be distracted for a moment. She mustered all her strength to meet the attack. Even though she was losing confidence internally, her verbal bravado still didn't falter.

However, in a confrontation of this level, besides the strength of spiritual power and the unpredictability of divine abilities, morale was also an extremely important factor. With a weakening of resolve, the sharpness of her sword art was also affected.

When the fox demon thrust her sword, its light grazed past the Violet-Azure Lightning Sword and brushed past Daoyuanzi's body, directly piercing a huge hole in the remaining dark clouds in the sky. Its sword energy and intent reached beyond the nine heavens, tearing through gale-force winds and heading towards the stars and moon. But Daoyuanzi's Violet-Azure Lightning Sword directly struck the fox demon's glabella.

“Boom——”

The nine-tailed fox demon began to shatter from her glabella. In an instant, she was completely engulfed by the power of the Violet-Azure lightning. Her body exploded, and her nine tails scattered. The demonic energy that had been unleashed within her body transformed into a terrifying shockwave, sweeping out in all directions, carrying the power of lightning.

The sky was clear and cloudless for miles. Sunlight poured over the land.

The "sea water" below was directly swept away by the pressure, revealing the city ruins.

The demons of the Apocalypse Alliance completely lost control of their spiritual power and were swept away like leaves in the wind. Some dragons and immortal cultivators in the sky fared no better, while the dragons in the water below had already been swept away by the currents.

Even the old beggar, at this moment, was surging his spiritual power, no longer as leisurely as before. Daoyuanzi, meanwhile, shielded himself with his left sleeve, and with a sudden sweep of his circulating spiritual power, cleared the turbulent elemental energy from the area in front of him.

“Dead? This nine-tailed fox demon was somewhat overrated!”

Daoyuanzi murmured and glanced sideways in his junior brother's direction. His words carried a hint of arrogance.

The old beggar, who had been tightly clutching the Immortal-Binding Rope, also flew to Daoyuanzi's side. He frowned, looking at the tattered scraps of cloth floating in the air. The fact that there were still fabric fragments under such circumstances indicated the power of the original Dharma robe.

“Is she really dead? So easily defeated?”

Daoyuanzi's brow twitched. Could it not be that his senior brother's cultivation simply overpowered the opponent?

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