Another Scroll!!

Li Guanqi and Gu Yong stood facing each other, the surrounding air growing heavy and tense. In his grip, Li Guanqi held a thunder sword condensed from primal energy, purple lightning arcing across its blade. Gu Yong wielded an ancient longsword that radiated chilling sword qi. A grave look settled over the old man's face, for he could clearly sense that the young man standing before him possessed strength by no means to be underestimated. Li Guanqi's confidence to come alone without bringing any helpers was proof of his absolute faith in his own power. Gu Yong did not believe Li Guanqi would have come alone otherwise. In truth, Li Guanqi had his own motives. He had long since uncovered the secret behind the Tianji Chart. Fixing a cold gaze on the vigilant old man, Li Guanqi asked, "Tell me, is there another Tianji Chart?" *Boom!!* The old man's pupils constricted sharply. How had Li Guanqi learned of this?! Li Guanqi murmured softly, "So it is just as I thought... "Were it not, you wouldn't have been so obsessed with seizing the Tianji Chart from my hands. "It seems the Tianji Chart truly conceals a monumental secret..." A chilling glint surfaced in Gu Yong's eyes, and he struck first! Leaping into the void, the old man vanished as his sword traced an arc through the air, sending sharp sword qi hurtling straight toward Li Guanqi!! Li Guanqi pushed off his legs with sudden force, sidestepping the blow while swinging his spirit sword in return. A terrifying burst of purple lightning sword qi blasted toward the old man's position! The old man let out a roar, his blade angling upward. Sword qi clashed against lightning sword qi with a muffled thunderclap. In an instant, the skies churned and the winds howled. Terrifying shockwaves rippled outward in all directions from the two combatants!! Both had pushed their power to the limit, and Gu Yong was secretly alarmed. From this brief exchange alone, he felt that Li Guanqi's strength was nearly on par with his own. Even if he could suppress the youth, his advantage was limited! With that thought, Gu Yong fell back rapidly, raising his left hand and pressing down hard! The downward motion looked strained, as though he were forcing a floating log down beneath the surface of the water against strong resistance. His brows leveled in fury as he bellowed, "Be suppressed!!" *Boom!!!* A vast momentum comparable to the boundless majesty of heaven descended, carrying horrific spatial power in an instant suppression. In that instant, Li Guanqi's body sank slightly, as though he were pitting himself against the entire world around him! *Pfft!!* Li Guanqi spat out a mouthful of blood. His waist bent under the weight, his face flushing red. Seeing this, Gu Yong closed in immediately, swinging his sword straight for Li Guanqi's vitals! Enduring the terrifying pressure, Li Guanqi retreated abruptly. Forced to dodge desperately against the old man's sweeping blade, he was caught in continuous peril. Sword qi slashed open bloody gashes across his cheeks. His robes were sliced to ribbons, leaving numerous fresh sword wounds over his body. Li Guanqi's expression darkened. This boundless momentum was precisely the special ability wielded by Mahayana realm cultivators. Communing with heaven and earth, mobilizing the momentum of the world against an enemy! This was the difference between a Body Integration Realm cultivator and a Mahayana realm cultivator—the ability to command the world's momentum was a realm barrier Body Integration cultivators could not cross. Faced with such a technique, Body Integration cultivators virtually had no way to fight back. Yet how could Li Guanqi not have anticipated what any ordinary person could see? *Boom!!* A terrifying sword intent erupted with a roar. Thunder raged around Li Guanqi as a single strike sent the old man flying backward. The lightning around him condensed into over a hundred spirit swords that carved through heaven and earth! The dreadful sword intent soared through the clouds and straight into the highest heavens, and this burst of power shattered the spatial force bearing down on Li Guanqi. Gu Yong's retreating figure halted slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief. He could not believe Li Guanqi had relied on his own power to forcibly break through his spatial suppression! The pressure on Li Guanqi lifted all at once. Lightning flared beneath his feet, and he surged forward with raised sword in a flash! By the time Gu Yong reacted, Li Guanqi was already right before him—speed so terrifying that even he failed to anticipate it. In haste, the old man brought his sword across his chest in a block. A monstrous force poured down—a furious strike from Li Guanqi was not something so easily parried. Gu Yong felt as though an ancient wild bull had crashed head-on into his chest. The sound of fracturing bones rang in his ears, and agonizing pain shot through his chest. The tremendous force blasted him backward. Shooting back like an arrow, the old man smashed through the peak of a mountain, splintering trees and sending rocks tumbling down. Li Guanqi pursued closely. He knew this slight injury had not touched his opponent's foundation and amounted to nothing more than a minor flesh wound. Yet right then, Li Guanqi's hair suddenly stood on end as a chill rose up his spine! Without looking back, Li Guanqi flicked his wrist, spun his blade, and slashed behind him with all his might! "Thunder Wrath!!" *Boom!!* A hundred-zhang phantom roared, bringing a colossal sword crashing down behind him! The moment this strike was unleashed, the thunder sword in Li Guanqi's hand shattered, unable to withstand the immense force. In midair, the blade of the Thunder God phantom carved a pitch-black spatial rift. Four dark-gold spears struck with blinding speed, aimed directly at Li Guanqi's vitals!! Li Guanqi instantly adjusted the angle of his blades, and the spirit swords floating around him—originally meant to counter the world's pressure—shot forward in a barrage. *Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!* Piercing screeches tore through the air, followed immediately by the sharp cracks of shattering spirit swords. Li Guanqi's face tightened. With the primal energy roaring inside him, he threw up layer upon layer of energy barriers before him like towering walls!! The four spears shot forward like arrows loosed from a bow, smashing through every spirit sword Li Guanqi had launched along their path!! Their unstoppable momentum and sheer power sent a shock through Li Guanqi's heart. One spear was shattered by his sword strike, yet the surrounding spirit swords had only slightly slowed the others' advance. In the next breath, the layers of primal energy barriers shattered one after another. He didn't even have time to swing again. The lightning-fast spears instantly tore through all of his defenses, and in the end, his barriers managed to neutralize only one of them. Without time to think, Li Guanqi could only react on instinct, turning his back and raising a spirit sword to block. *Thud!!* With a dull thud, the spirit sword in Li Guanqi's hand shattered instantly. A heavy blow struck his back, arching his body backward as he was hurled through the air. *Squelch!!!* The final spear pierced clean through his shoulder, its immense momentum dragging him over a thousand zhang away. Suddenly, numbness surged through Li Guanqi's entire body, and his expression warped in alarm! "These spears... are poisoned!!" Enduring the excruciating agony of ruptured organs, Li Guanqi raised his hand and ripped the spear straight out of the wound. Looking at the purplish-black wound, his face darkened grimly. He could feel the toxin from the spear spreading rapidly through his body. Without hesitation, Li Guanqi made a swift, brutal decision and severed half his own shoulder!! There was no time left to excise the tainted flesh; he had no choice but to resort to this drastic measure.