A formidable sword momentum erupted in an instant. With Li Guanqi deliberately restraining his edge, three strikes traced bizarre, profound trajectories as they slashed toward three of the old man's vital points!
The gaunt old man raised an eyebrow, perhaps sensing that these three sword strikes were anything but simple.
With a slight shift of his feet, he leapt backward through the air, raising a fist to violently shatter the terrifying spear of thunder descending from above with raw physical force.
At the same time, the cold glint of the long saber gripped in his hand flared intensely.
In a split second, an utterly terrifying saber intent surged from the earth. The old man stood his ground and slashed out in rapid succession against the three incoming strikes!
His saber intent was biting and grim, its overwhelming might directly shattering the sword rays before him.
Yet the three sword beams still left light wounds across his body. Though the cuts were not deep, wisps of crackling lightning burrowed into him.
Without hesitation, the old man used his saber to carve away a bit of his own flesh, only then easing the numbing sensation considerably.
Meanwhile, several peculiar saber auras whipped past Li Guanqi, causing plumes of bloody mist to instantly burst from his body!
A grave look deepened between Li Guanqi's brows. The old man's attacks lacked the slightest ripple of primal energy—he was swinging his weapon with pure, unadulterated physical might!
Even Li Guanqi had failed to detect that horrifying speed!
Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, quietly coating the surface of his body with his divine sense, not daring to project it outward.
If the man before him discovered this secret, heaven only knew how many enemies it would draw!
Many of the cultivators surviving in God Burial Valley likely possessed storage rings of varying kinds.
If they learned how to release divine sense and replenished their primal energy with spirit stones, quite a few would probably break through their realms on the spot...
Gripping Bixiao tightly, Li Guanqi crouched low, like a leopard coiled to strike.
Their gazes locked. Both knew a bitter battle was inevitable today!
*Boom!*
Facing each other across a hundred-zhang chasm with blade and sword drawn, the ground beneath their feet suddenly fractured. Both lunged forward simultaneously, colliding in a frenzied clash!
In an instant, flashes of saber and sword crisscrossed through the air as monstrous power erupted, neither yielding an inch.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
*Clang! Clang!*
The clash of steel rang out ceaselessly like torrential rain battering a metal basin.
The longer they fought, the more alarmed they both grew, each realizing he had underestimated the other's strength.
Both had held something back, but as the battle wore on, blood sprayed and their adrenaline surged.
Every blow was heavier than the last!
Now slashing with all their might, neither showed the slightest restraint. Li Guanqi's arm had long gone numb, and he used ribbons of primal energy to bind his sword firmly to his hand.
Fissures spread through the bones in his arm. With a hardened expression, Li Guanqi violently thrust his right fist forward!
"Firmament Shatterer: Thousand-Layer Waves!"
The stacking force caused the dragon scales on Li Guanqi's arm to surge like rolling waves.
At the sight, the old man's pupils constricted sharply. From Li Guanqi's fist momentum, he sensed an inexplicable, grounding steadiness!
He could not fathom why a monstrous genius with such preeminent mastery in the sword Dao would also practice fist techniques.
Terrifying ripples of lightning accumulated around Li Guanqi's fist like concentric ripples in water.
Li Guanqi's expression turned ferocious. The dragon scales on his fist burst open as he struck with a force capable of splitting mountains!
Yet the old man showed no fear before the strike, though his eyes grew exceptionally solemn.
With a backhand slash, he parried Li Guanqi's descending sword while his broad palm clenched tightly into a fist.
"Great Heaven Origin-Returning Fist!"
A hoarse, indistinct sound rasped from the old man's throat—harsh, grated, and barely decipherable.
It was as if... he had not spoken for so long that he had forgotten how to make a sound.
Yet his punch was formidable. Holding his saber in his right hand, his left fist ignited as if grinding against the void with the screech of cold iron.
A brilliant golden light flared with blinding intensity, and the two fists slammed together in an instant!
*Boom!*
Both figures were blasted back uncontrollably over a thousand zhang!
Li Guanqi tumbled through the air like a kite with a snapped string. The dragon scales coating his entire right arm shattered and broke away, leaving his limb bent at an unnatural angle.
A mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips, his internal blood churning violently as his organs ruptured.
The blood he coughed into the air was speckled with bits of shredded flesh.
Yet the old man was in no better shape. Under the compounded force of Li Guanqi's punch, the old man's entire right arm was utterly ruined.
Bones shattered and flesh torn, the limp arm dangled uselessly in the air.
Li Guanqi gritted his teeth, a frigid gleam flashing in his eyes!
*Strike him while he's down!*
*Whoosh!*
Channeling his movement technique and enduring the lingering shockwaves, he forcefully arrested his backward momentum and shot forward like a bolt!
By the time the old man reacted, Li Guanqi was already upon him with sword drawn!
"Sword Draw Stance!"
*Slash!*
A blindingly fast sword ray cut across before the old man could fully counter. Even though the elder attempted to react, the terrifying power still carved a gruesome gash clean across his chest!
The old man swung his saber wildly, the blade tracing a swift and vicious arc. Li Guanqi shifted his sword, parrying directly off the blade's edge.
*Clang!*
The old man was sent flying once more, crashing violently into the earth and plowing a deep trench across the hard ground.
He finally came to a stop only after smashing through dozens of bizarrely shaped stone pillars.
Li Guanqi had no intention of giving him room to breathe. He could clearly sense the old man's strength had noticeably waned.
It seemed that over the relentless passage of time in this sunless God Burial Valley, the old man's physical body had deteriorated considerably.
Skimming the ground, Li Guanqi closed the distance in a single breath, arriving before the old man to throw another punch!
"Firmament Shatterer: Ten Thousand Mountains!"
A fist momentum as solid and unyielding as a great mountain erupted violently!
With Li Guanqi at the center, the ground before him was obliterated in an instant, as if an earth dragon had turned in its slumber!
The old man had somehow slipped away. Li Guanqi's eyes flickered, and he pushed off the ground with a burst of power.
He plunged straight into a nearby chasm, his eyes gleaming with frigid killing intent as he spotted the old man fleeing madly through the mist, dripping blood.
Circulating his movement technique, primal energy roared through his body. He slapped several inscribed talismans onto himself, his speed surging instantly.
Catching up to the blood-drenched elder whose chest had collapsed, Li Guanqi struck again without hesitation!
With his long hair whipping wild in the wind, Li Guanqi took a great stride forward and brought his sword slashing down!
"Asura Sword!"
*Boom!*
Chilling killing intent flooded the void as a blood-red sword beam shot forth!
At the same time, Li Guanqi rode the momentum upward, raising his sword high above his head and bringing it crashing down toward the old man's back.
*Rumble!*
The power of the Sword Prison spread in all directions, savage lightning gathering along the blade.
Empowered by the Sword Ruins and his sword intent, the surrounding void trembled faintly!
"World Annihilation!"
*Boom! Boom!*
The old man turned in terror and swung his saber, but it was already too late.
His body was instantly obliterated within the sword light, the terrifying lightning power shattering the cliffs on both sides of the chasm into dust!
Li Guanqi stood in midair, gasping for breath. His aura was unsteady, his primal energy nearly depleted.
Just as he prepared to make a swift departure, several beads suddenly tumbled down from midair.
With a flick of his hand, Li Guanqi drew them to his palm and raised an eyebrow. He had not expected this old man to possess so many Bone Spirit Beads—a full six of them!
Chapter 1079