Full Firepower!

The onlookers watching this scene wore solemn expressions. It seemed... they would once again have no hope of seizing whatever was on this peak. Someone turned dispiritedly toward the other direction and gave a bitter smile. "Damn it all! That fellow with the sword casket took the Heavenly Thunder Bead, and Ming Xiao got that invisible sword." "If I haven't guessed wrong, on that other peak, Xuan Lin was the one who claimed the supreme treasure in the end." "After all this running around, we didn't get a damn thing!" Frustration weighed heavily on their hearts. Though the peripheral mountain ranges held some spiritual flora and immortal fruit, compared to the supreme treasures of these three peaks, those things were downright garbage. Li Guanqi licked his lips. Facing the formidable Ming Xiao, the battle intent in his heart burned like a raging fire. He spoke softly: "Qingyun, Li Guanqi." "Of course, I prefer the title I gave myself: Yanluo." Hearing this, Ming Xiao burst into uproarious laughter. Throwing his head back, Ming Xiao laughed wildly as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world, rocking back and forth. "Yanluo? Hahahahaha! What arrogance!" "Even after mastering the Ghost King Body, I wouldn't dare style myself Yanluo! Just what kind of trash do you think you are?" *Shing!* Before Ming Xiao's voice had even faded, a streak of cold light flashed. A lock of hair by his ear suddenly severed and drifted down! *Hiss!* "What a fast sword!" "Did you see that?" "I couldn't even react..." The onlookers gasped in horror as they watched a slender line of blood abruptly appear on Ming Xiao's neck! Li Guanqi stood where he was, Red Lotus pointing toward Ming Xiao, looking at him with disdain in his eyes. "You ghost, you aren't pure." "As for whether I am worthy of the name Yanluo, you're welcome to test it yourself." As he spoke, Li Guanqi's gaze flicked to the sword in Ming Xiao's hand. The sword coffin trembled slightly, seemingly excited. *Seems the quality of that sword is quite impressive...* Ming Xiao reached up to touch his neck. Gazing at the cold blood on his hand, he flew into a thunderous rage! His face contorting, killing intent surged in Ming Xiao's eyes. His pupils shook violently, bloodshot veins sprawling through them. In his madness, Ming Xiao was instantly engulfed in a plume of black qi. Then his body twisted frantically, swelling continuously. A viscous black fluid contorted and encased his frame, turning him in the blink of an eye into a hideous evil ghost standing a full zhang tall! A powerful pressure shook heaven and earth, his aura surging straight toward peak Soul Formation! Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, his expression utterly solemn. Indeed, this was Ming Xiao's true form, and the reason he had felt such an ominous pressure earlier. *Boom!* The void abruptly shattered into dark, fractured fissures. Yet right at that moment, Li Guanqi suddenly pressed down on his wrist. Only then did Jiuxiao, its eyes chillingly cold, restrain its form from shifting and expanding. *"Fight!"* With a low roar echoing in his heart, Li Guanqi gripped Red Lotus tightly in his left hand and closed in instantly! The surrounding experts were all astonished. They had never imagined that this fellow carrying a sword casket would show not the slightest fear toward the other's terrifying pressure. Instead of retreating, he advanced and took the initiative to strike! Ming Xiao snorted coldly. Holding the Shadowless Sword, he transformed into a streak of black line and charged straight at Li Guanqi! *Thud! Boom! Boom! Boom!* In an instant, boundless sword rays bloomed across the firmament like a torrent of rain. Li Guanqi's left hand blurred into afterimages, the sword gleam in his grasp cleaving forth with ruthless sharpness! *Swish, swish, swish!* Dense yin-nether sword rays blossomed in rapid succession beside him. *Clang, clang, clang!* The ceaseless clash of metal rang out, accompanied by unending, terrifying detonations. Both were unimaginably fast. Ming Xiao's higher cultivation realm imposed significant pressure on him. Trading blow for blow, their figures flickered incessantly through midair. The erupting sword gleams forced the onlookers back by more than a thousand zhang once again. Even the slightest brush against those horrific sword rays would spell death or grave injury for them! *Rumble!* Peaks exploded, and the earth was carved into long, deep ravines by the flashing sword rays. The residual lightning and yin-nether qi left countless onlookers deeply shaken. By now, many had also noticed something unusual. "*Gulp*... That fellow..." "What terrifying lightning primal energy! To think it's completely suppressing Ming Xiao and his Ghost King Body!" *Slash!* Li Guanqi jerked his head aside in a flash, but half an ear flew off instantly, and a long line of blood opened across his cheek. Red Lotus abruptly blazed with a crimson radiance; spiraling around the invisible blade, Li Guanqi struck hard against its flat. His thrust stabbed straight through Ming Xiao's cheek! Simultaneously, dazzling lightning erupted from Red Lotus's blade, accompanied by two streams of scorching flame power that shot straight into Ming Xiao's mouth! *Boom!* Horrified, Ming Xiao grabbed at Red Lotus's blade and flew backward in retreat. Li Guanqi roared, "Detonate!" *Boom!* In an instant, a terrifying burst of lightning and flame tore through the dim, blackened canopy of the sky. Engulfed in raging fire, Ming Xiao was blasted back hundreds of zhang! Frightful lightning coursed through his entire body, and boundless flames exploded into an inferno! Li Guanqi swept flame-wreathed fingertips across his severed ear. *Sizzle, sizzle...* Hiding in the sword casket space, Pengluo couldn't help gulping at the sight. "Is he really that ruthless to himself?" Amidst the sky-filling fire, a powerful force suddenly suppressed the flames. From the fire emerged a charred, burly figure stepping forward slowly. Only now, having unleashed the Ghost King Body, Ming Xiao's frame was slightly leaner than before. The yin-nether power coursing around him resembled liquid, peeling away in large chunks. Carried with them, the fire and lightning power clinging to him sloughed off along the way. Ming Xiao glared coldly at Li Guanqi, his chest heaving violently. "I have to admit, you're strong." "I thought that in all of Lingxu, Xuan Lin was the only one worthy of my notice." "It seems I underestimated the heroes of the world..." *Buzz!* Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, realizing his opponent was likely about to get serious. *Whoosh!* Ming Xiao swung his sword downward with vicious force, instantly shattering the massive boulders atop the peak behind him! *Rumble!* "Our probing... ends here. Without getting serious, you won't be able to kill me." *Hiss...* The many watching experts felt their hearts skip a beat, and they collectively gasped. Looking at the ruined earth beneath their feet and the shattered peaks surrounding them... They were only probing each other just now?! Hearing this, Li Guanqi let out a cold smile, exhaling a breath of turbid qi that drifted away like a wisp of white smoke. *Boom!* As he circulated the Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Art, vital blood roared through his meridians, and his entire body swelled by a full size. Unable to endure this terrifying power, the face-changing bug was forced right out of him. Immediately afterward, Red Lotus bloomed, and the Sword Prison barrier snapped open! Boundless lightning mingled with flame power exploded outward in an instant. Surging sword intent was held back no longer. Within his spiritual terrace between his brows, the Sword Ruins trembled wildly, and the blade of Red Lotus blazed with a sinister, crimson radiance.