Edgeless: Bared Blade!

Looking up at Sun Tianqi, who was virtually unscathed, a resolute death wish flickered deep within Zhou Shiyu's eyes. He did not say a word, nor did he utter any harsh threats. Only a monstrous fury mingled with overwhelming guilt churned in the depths of his heart. *Bang!* Zhou Shiyu clenched his fist and slammed it violently against the chain piercing his heart! With that single punch, he hammered the chain protruding from his chest three inches deeper! His face contorted in agony, eyes crimson with blood, as crimson streams leaked from his seven orifices. That dull thud reverberated through the heavens like a war drum. And as that punch landed, bursts of golden light instantly erupted from the golden chain. Beneath the mantle of eerie patterns, a layer of blood-red hue seemed to envelop it! Zhou Shiyu's aura, which had grown somewhat faint, surged once more back to its absolute peak. Witnessing this, the many disciples rushing over from the Six Ancient Sacred Sect felt their hearts clench with ache. A youth clenched his fists and roared hoarsely, "Eldest Senior Brother!" "Hang in there, Eldest Senior Brother!" A young woman pressed both hands against her chest, her delicate brows knit in anguish as she screamed, "Keep going, Senior Brother!" "Senior Brother Zhou! Flatten him!" A young man clad in an elder's robes bellowed with blazing eyes, "Shiyu..." Zhou Shiyu rose to his feet, standing tall and straight as a mountaintop pine. With a blood-stained hand, he swept his loose hair behind his head, revealing an exceptionally resolute and handsome face. His blood-red eyes fixed ahead, Zhou Shiyu tread upon the void and extended a single hand, summoning the heavy sword on his back into his grip in an instant. Parting his lips, he let out a sudden, thunderous roar! "Apocalypse: Judgment!" *Boom!* A peerlessly formidable sword intent surged straight from the earth! Li Guanqi's eyes widened, shining with brilliance. This was the first time he had ever sensed such a heavy, profound sword intent! He could not help but murmur under his breath, "An edgeless sword... yet seeking to protect everything... "To think the Apocalypse ability of his Sword Ruins is to grant this edgeless sword an edge... Judgment... What a magnificent sword cultivator!" Furious sword qi swept through heaven and earth, and the pitch-black, edgeless heavy sword now revealed a terrifying, menacing blade! The blackened hilt morphed into the shape of a roaring dragon head, while the spine before and behind gleamed with cold glints like dragon scales. The icy double edges were a full three finger-widths across! *Swish!* Zhou Shiyu stood sideways, brandishing the sword with one hand as he pointed it straight at Sun Tianqi. In a chilling voice, he declared, "Come! In this battle... only death brings an end!" A grim expression surfaced on Sun Tianqi's face. The power of invoking an immortal's name could not last much longer either; under these circumstances, he had no choice but to go all out! In an instant, spirit pills, talisman seals, secret arts, and the power of his Sword Ruins erupted together! Overbearing aura radiating around him, the longsword in Sun Tianqi's hand shone with shifting brilliance, its razor-sharp sharpness slicing the very void. A pebble drifted down beside the two of them. *Whoosh, whoosh!* Two blurs of motion instantly collided, and amidst flashes of terrifying cold glints, the clashing of steel rang out almost unbroken in a continuous cacophony. By now, Zhou Shiyu was consumed by utter frenzy. Facing Sun Tianqi's flesh-shredding, bone-snapping sword light, he showed no intention of dodging. He would take a blow head-on just to deliver a slash of his own! Yet how could Sun Tianqi dare to meet the current Blade of Judgment head-on? If that sword connected, even a primordial archdemon would be cleaved clean in two by Zhou Shiyu. For a time, Sun Tianqi was completely forced onto the defensive, pushed to guard with all his might while watching for an opening. Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice rang in Zhou Shiyu's ear. Low and magnetic, the voice cautioned him, *"Restrict his movement and press the attack! You don't have much time..."* Right now, Zhou Shiyu was like an oil lamp burning itself dry; he was blatantly overdrawing his own life force... Catching Li Guanqi out of the corner of his eye, Zhou Shiyu swept his sword and forced Sun Tianqi to dodge. In that split second, Zhou Shiyu's right side was left completely exposed. Without hesitation, Sun Tianqi unleashed several dense, solid beams of sword qi with all his might! "Nine Luminaries!" Nine consecutive sword lights shot forth like nine blazing suns! The blinding radiance flared so intensely that onlookers could not even keep their eyes open. Zhou Shiyu's pupils shrank, and he violently kicked the spine of his sword! *Bang!* Both hands locked firmly onto the hilt. Whirling his body around, he snapped backward and unleashed a ferocious cleave! A heavy, earth-toned sword light rammed like a wild ox through the nine beams of sword qi. At the same time, a brilliant gleam flashed through the depths of Zhou Shiyu's eyes, his left hand swiftly forming several hand seals. *Spurt! Spurt! Spurt! Spurt!* Four beams of sword light pierced clean through Zhou Shiyu's body, carving out bowl-sized holes! Amidst the surge of primal energy, Zhou Shiyu roared with a contorted, savage grimace, "Spirit Incantation 146: Hundred Realms Fourfold Wall!" In midair, layered, ochre-yellow barriers materialized in an instant around Sun Tianqi! Within the blink of an eye, Sun Tianqi was enveloped inside layer upon layer of wards! A full hundred layers of ochre barriers began spinning continuously from the innermost shell outward. The rotation of every single layer was profoundly intricate, their ochre halos flickering with subtle light. Zhou Shiyu's face paled. Standing in midair, he panted like an ox as blood dripped down into the empty sky. *Bang! Bang!* *Boom, boom, crash!* The incantation barriers fractured continuously under furious impacts from within; before long, Sun Tianqi would break free. Zhou Shiyu's aura was steadily waning, his arm trembling as he raised the greatsword. Killing intent flared in his eyes, and the Judgment heavy sword gave off deep, muffled hums. The dragon scales along the sword spine writhed faintly, and an earthen glow suddenly ignited within the dragon eyes on the hilt. A terrifying sword glare swelled tens of zhang from the blade! "Judgment: Dirge!" *Rumble!* A sword stroke tore through the clouds across the sky! Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes and murmured softly, "So strong..." *Boom!* Farther away, Sun Zhen could hold back no longer. Teleporting, he appeared just outside the barrier, swinging his sword toward the enclosure! Zhou Shiyu bellowed, "You dare!" Never had he imagined that someone from an Ancient Clan would be so shameless as to interfere in this life-and-death duel. At the same moment, the sword in his hands came crashing down! *Thump!* Before Sun Zhen's sword light could land, his entire body was blasted backward like a cannonball! His chest caved in, Sun Zhen could never have dreamed that someone would step in to stop him—and that it would be an extraordinarily powerful stranger! "Brother!" Li Guanqi murmured softly, "This battle... belongs to the two of them." With only two layers of the barrier left unbroken, Sun Tianqi inside already sensed a fatal crisis of life and death! With no time to think, he frantically brought out every life-saving measure he possessed to shield his front! *Rumble!* The terrifying explosion deafened nearly everyone present in that instant. The barrier shattered, and a blood-drenched figure remained standing proud and unyielding... Yet Zhou Shiyu's aura had already grown unstable. Seizing the opening, Sun Tianqi gave his opponent no room to breathe. Closing in, he unleashed all he had mastered, pouring his fury directly onto Zhou Shiyu! "Senior Brother!" "Brother Zhou!" "Eldest Senior Brother! Fight back!"