As Wan Shuhua's shout fell, the wooden sword slowly floated in front of him. Then, he frantically channeled his spiritual energy into the wooden sword.
In an instant, the wooden sword shone brightly, and the wood grain on its blade quickly appeared and began to meander and move. Each grain was like a nimble serpent, weaving and traversing the sword, releasing endless sword energy.
The sword energy converged, forming an enormous sword shadow in the blink of an eye.
The sword shadow stood tall and imposing, blotting out the sun and blocking out all the light from above, as if a dark curtain had suddenly descended, plunging the entire mountaintop into a gloomy and oppressive shadow.
As the sword shadow coalesced, the surrounding space began to violently distort and deform, and shocking cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, emitting chilling "crackling" sounds, proving the sharpness of the sword shadow.
When she truly felt the sharp aura emanating from the sword shadow, Dan Bingli's heart tightened, but there was no sign of retreat in her eyes.
She took a deep breath, and her spiritual energy began to circulate rapidly. Countless icy blue ice crystals condensed around her, covering the heavy sword.
"Ice Crystal Oracle, Mystic Crystal Shatters the Sky!"
As the delicate shout subsided, the heavy sword, which was already covered in ice crystals, now exuded an even more chilling and fierce aura.
Then, Danbingli swung her jade arm and hurled the heavy sword into the sky.
The greatsword flew from his hand, frantically drawing in the surrounding water vapor as it rose.
The moisture rapidly converged towards the heavy sword, freezing into ice the instant it touched it. Layer upon layer of ice condensed quickly, gradually transforming the heavy sword into a hundred-zhang-sized piece of mystic crystal.
Once the Xuanjing Heavy Sword reached a certain height, Dan Bingli quickly formed hand seals.
The Xuanjing Heavy Sword paused in mid-air, then, like a meteorite, it swooped down at an extremely fast speed toward Wan Shuhua's sword shadow.
Wherever it passed, the air froze, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
"Trying to put up a stubborn resistance? Today I'll let you experience the power of a divine artifact's initial awakening."
As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden sword in front of Wan Shuhua trembled slightly, as if responding to him.
Wan Shuhua let out a soft breath, which condensed into a faint white mist in the air. Then, she gripped the hilt of her sword with one hand and swung it sharply.
In an instant, the enormous sword shadow above tore through the void, like a bolt of lightning tearing the heavens and earth apart, striking the falling Xuanjing Heavy Sword at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
At the point where the two met, there was not much fanfare or grand spectacle, only the two broken heavy swords falling from the sky.
The moment it landed, it was accompanied by two muffled thuds, raising a large cloud of dust.
Looking at the shattered heavy sword, Dan Bingli felt a mix of emotions. This weapon, which had been with her for so long, was now completely destroyed.
But she quickly adjusted her emotions, her hands rapidly forming hand seals, and countless ice crystal particles condensed around her once again.
Wan Shuhua also frowned, and his face was slightly pale, obviously the attack just now had consumed a lot of his spiritual energy.
Unexpectedly, this attack only barely neutralized Dan Bingli's offensive.
"However... without weapons, how long can you hold out with your late-stage Spirit Control Realm spiritual energy?"
As she murmured softly, the wooden sword in Wan Shuhua's hand once again unleashed boundless sword energy, and new sword shadows rapidly condensed in the high sky...
Meanwhile, Murong Liyue and Duan Yu were evenly matched in their battle, and the intense collision between the spirit arrays filled the surrounding air with rich spiritual energy.
Seeing this, Duan Yu understood that conventional methods would be ineffective if he wanted to gain the upper hand in this fight. So he didn't hesitate any longer, and with a flash of his hand, a small jade box the size of a palm appeared out of thin air.
Upon seeing the box in his hand, Murong Liyue was startled and couldn't help but blurt out:
"Array Symbol!"
For spirit array masters, array symbols are undoubtedly an extremely precious and rare item.
It can temporarily store a carefully arranged spirit array within it, although its power will be reduced by one-third during the storage process, and it can only be used once.
However, it can still produce amazing results at crucial moments.
It should be noted that the value inherent in the array symbols that can be inscribed with high-level spirit arrays is often far greater than that of the spirit array itself.
Murong Liyue clearly hadn't expected Duan Yu to possess something like a jade talisman. The moment her eyes met his, she retreated sharply without the slightest hesitation.
"Is it too late for you to leave now, young lady?"
Seeing Murong Liyue retreat violently, Duan Yu smiled faintly.
He continuously poured spiritual energy into the array talisman in his hand and softly uttered:
"Thunder Prison Meteor Formation, activate!"
In an instant, nine lightning pillars emitting a ghostly blue light appeared out of thin air and surrounded Murong Liyue.
Each lightning pillar is inscribed with lightning-shaped runes. As the runes flash, the lightning pillars release thick bolts of lightning, which dance wildly like silver snakes, intertwining and entwining to quickly form a closed lightning prison space.
Trapped in the Thunder Prison, Murong Liyue immediately felt an immense pressure. Lightning bolts rained down on her relentlessly, each strike carrying a violent spiritual energy.
Murong Liyue also became anxious, knowing that if things continued like this, she would surely be defeated.
Taking a deep breath, Murong Liyue waved her jade hand lightly, and a faint light flashed, summoning the ethereal butterfly.
As soon as it appeared, it began to fly rapidly around Murong Liyue. Its flight path was mysterious and unpredictable. It carried Murong Liyue's figure and kept flashing and shifting in the Thunder Prison, skillfully avoiding the thunder that fell like raindrops.
Each flap of the ethereal butterfly's wings blurred Murong Liyue's figure, making her appear several feet away, so that the lightning could only strike where she originally was, exploding into scorched earth and smoke.
But the Thunder Prison Meteor Formation not only did not weaken, but became even more intense.
The frequency and intensity of the thunder constantly adjusted, sometimes like dense drumbeats, and sometimes like a long, drawn-out rumble.
What's even more troublesome is that after each bolt of lightning raged, it did not dissipate into nothingness as usual, but instead meandered back along the veins of the array, eventually returning to the lightning pillar.
With each influx of energy, the light above the lightning pillar grew increasingly dazzling, and the destructive power it contained continued to rise.
"Hmm? This ethereal butterfly is actually a life contract, which is an excellent help for an array master."
"However, I'm the one who has the upper hand now. You're not the only one who possesses a beast soul in the top 100 of the Beast Ranking!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Yu made a hand seal, and a huge phantom appeared behind him.
The phantom stood tall and majestic like a mountain, nearly a hundred feet long.
Its body was enveloped in a deep, dark blue halo, which resembled flowing, shadowy water, slowly flowing and swirling across its surface.
The phantom's head was streamlined, and a single spiral horn stood proudly atop its forehead, crackling with electricity and occasionally bursting with dazzling blue-green light.
The Dreamlike Azure Piglet ranks ninety-second on the list of all beasts!
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