Chapter 163: Deciding the Outcome, Completing the Slaughter of a Sage, Earth-shattering!

This sword strike lacked any dazzling and brilliant radiance.

What it possessed was merely an infinite surge of sword intent erupting from all directions.

It enveloped every single inch of space, leaving not even the tiniest gap behind.

Especially under such circumstances, the sword intent was so unimaginably dense and solid that even the Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Demon Clan felt a profound sense of extreme threat.

He never expected that his opponent would still possess such a trump card; he had managed to evade the Heaven-Averting Seal, yet he could not escape this sword.

One must remember that Lu Yuan was currently empowered by a twenty-eightfold combat strength amplification.

His baseline was already formidable enough.

Under such combat strength enhancement,

he would be far more terrifying than before.

Moreover, the Sword of Heaven and Earth was the ultimate divine ability of the ancient Shu Sword Mountain.

Clang, clang, clang~

Finally,

the Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Demon Clan was completely engulfed by this stream of sword intent.

Knowing that evasion was utterly impossible, he could only gather all his strength inward to mount a desperate defense.

Rip~

The next moment,

the sword intent swept across, obliterating every last trace of the black miasma shrouding his body.

Simultaneously, streams of blood began to seep from the Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Demon Clan, making him appear rather wretched.

Yet even so, he managed to block the Sword of Heaven and Earth—after all, he possessed the cultivation realm of a Saint.

Yet all of this had long been anticipated by Lu Yuan.

At this moment, holding the Daluo Sword Fetus in his grasp,

he stepped forward once more.

Having landed his first successful strike, retreat was naturally out of the question.

As the old saying goes, strike while the iron is hot.

Even though Leiyou’s divine ability had earlier inflicted a minor impact on Lu Yuan, he knew very well in his heart that the decisive moment had arrived, the ultimate clash for victory, and he absolutely could not afford to retreat.

The Saint realm was truly formidable; even when suppressed by this realm and this world, the power they displayed remained terrifying.

He was currently fighting with all his might, facing the most powerful adversary he had ever encountered to date.

Lu Yuan would not relinquish any opportunity that could secure victory.

With a single step forward,

he materialized directly in front of the Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Demon Clan.

The latter was greatly startled. That previous sword strike had severely impaired his combat capability, and he had yet to fully recover his wits.

"Leiyou, save me!" he cried out, realizing that the most critical moment of crisis had arrived, leaving him with no choice but to beg for rescue.

However, it was glaringly obvious that Lu Yuan had no intention of affording him any such opportunity.

With a slight flick of his mind, the Heaven-Averting Seal reappeared.

Transforming to a size of a hundred zhang, it radiated an aura of immense antiquity and profound weight, resembling a towering mountain or peak capable of suppressing all existence.

Immediately afterward, under his precise control, the Heaven-Averting Seal smashed directly downward, colliding head-on with the Quasi-Saint of the Primordial Demon Clan.

A Saint’s soul and physical body had indeed attained a remarkable degree of perfection.

Yet the Heaven-Averting Seal

had, after all, been left behind by the Immortal Guangchengzi.

Even a Quasi-Saint could not withstand it.

True to expectation,

the very next moment, the adversary's physical form exploded directly beneath the crushing weight of the Heaven-Averting Seal, sharing a fate identical to that of the Quasi-Saint of the Three-Headed Ghost Clan.

Two Saints had fallen.

Yet all of this

had actually transpired in the blink of an eye; even had an Awakened one been present, they would have been entirely incapable of reacting in time.

For a battle of this caliber had long since surpassed the imagination of most mortals.

At this moment,

Lu Yuan turned his head,

locking his gaze onto Leiyou. "Next, it is your turn."

There was nothing more to be said. With a flicker of his figure and grasping the Daluo Sword Fetus, he charged forward.

Yet in the eyes of others, the Heaven-Averting Seal—which possessed a weight so extreme it defied description—was as light as a goose feather in his hand, moving fluidly with his every motion.

Leiyou’s expression changed drastically. Clenching his fists tightly, he knew that without the assistance of the two slain Quasi-Saints, his current predicament was perilous in the extreme. Furthermore, should he fully unleash his Quasi-Saint strength, this world would inevitably suppress him with the fury of a thunderbolt.

At this juncture, he had reached an impasse of total dilemma.

"I refuse to believe that, relying merely on your King Realm cultivation, you can truly slaughter a Saint!"

Leiyou roared, thunderous power surging around his entire body as he transformed into a righteous deity of the thunder department.

The battle erupted once more, growing even more ferocious than before.

Armed with the Daluo Sword Fetus, Lu Yuan’s offensive capabilities had multiplied manifold. Coupled with the twenty-eightfold combat strength amplification, and free from the interference of the other two Quasi-Saints, he was able to battle to his heart's content—especially since he could deploy the Heaven-Averting Seal at any given moment.

This artifact was genuinely an instrument of mass destruction; a brush with it meant certain death or grievous mutilation.

It also made him deeply appreciate the true weight of the four words: Immortal Supreme Treasure.

As for Leiyou, weighed down by excessive apprehension within his mind, he found himself steadily pushed back into retreat.

Meanwhile, on the other side,

several Awakened individuals and personnel from official authorities

had finally rushed to the perimeter of the battlefield. Upon witnessing the cataclysmic battle unfolding across the distant firmament, they stood frozen in utter shock.

Rampant thunderbolts, churning golden blood Qi, surging sword radiance, and the overwhelming aura emitted by a scorching sun's refinement—

coupled with the two figures continuously colliding within, shattering mountain ranges and riverbeds alike, reducing everything they touched to fine powder—it was nothing short of earth-shattering.

This battle thoroughly shattered their previously held perceptions.

Above,

the fierce combat continued unabated.

Lu Yuan inherently possessed an invincible heart.

Even when facing the Saint realm, he harbored not the slightest intention of retreating.

Utilizing his myriad techniques, with every punch he threw, his momentum grew a fraction more formidable.

In stark contrast, Leiyou was continuously forced backward; compounded by various psychological and circumstantial factors, he retreated step by step.

Among Awakened beings, when there was no overwhelming disparity in strength, the sole deciding factor for victory or defeat lay entirely in willpower.

At this moment, Lu Yuan grew stronger the longer he fought. Particularly given that he had previously fused with so many divine objects, his foundation was profound and his stamina seemingly inexhaustible, harboring an endless reservoir of power. Every punch he delivered carried the weight of a mountain, capable of shaking the firmament.

Boom~

Finally,

following yet another devastating punch,

Leiyou reeled backward, his form trembling slightly.

Even the arcs of lightning crackling around him dimmed noticeably.

He felt a deep sense of helplessness. His clan was innately endowed with the ability to manipulate the forces of wind and thunder.

Normally this was a formidable advantage, but who could have foreseen that this human had also cultivated a supreme thunder technique, rendering Leiyou's elemental dominance utterly ineffective? To continue any further meant death.

"Even if I die, I shall drag you down with me!"

Enraged to the extreme, Leiyou let out a furious roar, casting aside practically all remaining reservations.

Directly unleashing the Quasi-Saint power locked within his body, his overall aura surged violently.

Though he stood high in the firmament at this moment, the pressure he emanated

was so intense that the Jiang River below began to tremble violently.

The power of the Saint realm

was capable of influencing the very fabric of heaven and earth.

Yet Lu Yuan, when confronted with such formidable might, instead of retreating, pressed forward aggressively, knowing that this was the true moment for a decisive conclusion.

The Daluo Sword Fetus and the Heaven-Averting Seal were simultaneously energized. Unleashing his absolute peak power, he launched a ferocious assault.

Boom~

A head-on collision occurred once more.

Resembling the detonation of a nuclear warhead, the firmament shuddered violently.

All sounds vanished, leaving behind only a radiance of blinding, extreme brilliance.

Under the sheer weight of this force, the earth split open, forming deep chasms as the local topography was permanently altered.

High above in the heavens,

sensing the emergence of forbidden power,

innumerable runes materialized, coalescing into a colossal mountain that suppressed downward directly toward the battlefield.

This was the manifestation of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Law. Leiyou had displayed Quasi-Saint strength, something prohibited by this realm, and was thus subjected to divine sanction.

At this very moment,

the battlefield was reduced to boundless brilliance and an overwhelmingly terrifying pressure.

Yet despite this, everyone raised their heads, for they knew

that this was the definitive moment of life and death, of ultimate victory and defeat.

Who would emerge victorious, and who would survive, depended entirely upon the present instant!

As time slowly elapsed, when the blinding brilliance finally dissipated, Lu Yuan’s figure was revealed.

Opposite him, Leiyou was covered entirely in blood. He had been heavily suppressed, unable to ever fully unleash his prime strength; combined with the suppression of the Heaven and Earth Sealing Law and Lu Yuan’s relentless dual assaults, he could no longer hold out. Plummeting from the firmament, his life force rapidly drained away.

The Celestial Clan's Quasi-Saint had likewise fallen.

Leaving Lu Yuan standing alone,

shouldering the Heaven-Averting Seal and grasping the Daluo Sword Fetus, standing proudly amidst the empty air!

(End of this chapter)