Xiang Huaizhi's True Strength! All-Around Mastery!

Beneath the white mask, his pupils shrank to needlepoints! His eyes quivering, he had not even seen when Xiang Huaizhi made his move. Appearing without a sound, he had struck with thunderous force in an instant. A cold glint flashed in White-face's eyes. Without even turning his head to look at Black-face, a snow-white saber materialized in his grasp. Holding the weapon with his right hand, his left palm pushed against the pommel. In a flash, an exceptionally formidable saber intent erupted from the blade. Its trajectory was erratic and bizarre, yet its ultimate destination was aimed straight for Xiang Huaizhi's face! Xiang Huaizhi sneered, standing motionless where he was. With his hands clasped behind his back, he simply stared at White-face as the flames flanking him suddenly coalesced into countless fiery demon beasts, roaring as they lunged forward! "Chiyang: Roar of a Hundred Beasts!" Boom! Saber light flickered, and flames burst apart. The scattered fire instantly reshaped into all manner of great demons and exotic beasts. The beasts bellowed as scorching flames incinerated the void, keeping White-face entirely on the defensive. Black-face crawled up from the earth and coughed up a mouthful of blood, which ignited midair in an instant! His expression shifted darkly. In merely a split-second exchange, Xiang Huaizhi had forced his Chiyang into his body. Had he not been on guard, that single blow would have nearly cost him half his life. Looking at the crimson flames saturating the sky, Black-face gripped his short blade, his eyes flickering. He crushed a blood-red jade slip, and his body shot into the air! Upon the shattered slip was carved a large, striking character: Kill! As the slip shattered, the surrounding void rippled faintly, and over a hundred rifts tore open in unison! Each rift was a full hundred feet wide, and from within each, numerous assassins from the Sha organization slowly marched out. Their crimson robes exerted an indescribable sense of dread. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Crimson-robed figures darted forth in droves, instantly reversing the tide of battle! The many abyss rifts that had been sealed by the supreme flames of Chiyang suddenly squirmed. It looked as though a waterskin filled to the brim were bulging outward. Bang! Bang! Bang! Explosions echoed as boundless demonic qi surged forth once more. Crimson-eyed Abyss Demons pounced through one after another! The pervasive demonic qi caused the barrier seal to mend itself, its power growing even stronger this time. Saber light swept across the sky, and the hundred beasts of Chiyang were wiped out in an instant! Boom! A crouched figure held a long saber, his sickly pale countenance revealed beneath his mask. He poked out a crimson tongue, licked his lips, and cast a frenzied gaze at Xiang Huaizhi nearby. "Hehe, you leave your life here today." Flames swirled about Xiang Huaizhi's feet and enveloped his frame, making him look like a fire god descended to the mortal realm! His robes fluttered loudly in the wind, and loose strands of hair drifted past his brow. Yet his face bore not the slightest trace of panic. Xiang Huaizhi pursed his lips into a cold smile. Turning slightly toward the short-blade-wielding Black-face behind him, he said calmly, "Just two mere Liang dare think they can kill me? Neither of you has even lived past eight thousand years, have you?" White-face's brow furrowed, his narrowed eyes watching Xiang Huaizhi with wary suspicion. "Heh, so what if our Dao age hasn't reached eight thousand?" Xiang Huaizhi rolled his neck. Slowly slipping the upper half of his robe down, he exposed a torso crisscrossed with ghastly scars. Raising his hands slightly, he took a martial stance between the two and said dispassionately, "If you had lived through my era, you would know how laughable your words are!" Boom! Chiyang scorched the heavens! A torrent of fiery power instantly condensed into a crimson silk sash draped across Xiang Huaizhi's neck. The void spanning thousands of feet around him was instantly incinerated, the warped space burning relentlessly! Vegetation and spiritual flora within a hundred li withered away at once, as if stripped clean of their spiritual energy. The earth cracked, and the surrounding space distorted under the searing heat until even breathing became scorching. The jade crown atop Xiang Huaizhi's head shattered, leaving his long hair to billow freely in the wind, his eyes blazing with crimson flames. Thump! A sharp blast sounded as the blade in Black-face's hand reversed course, stabbing instantly toward his rear! Yet Xiang Huaizhi was faster. Flames formed a pair of gauntlets, and he unleashed a punch as taut as a fully drawn bow! Boom! Black-face's expression changed. Twisting around, he brought his short blade behind him to parry, but the blow's force cleanly penetrated the blade and slammed into the back of his chest. His body bowed backward as he was blasted away. Yet the moment he was thrown back a dozen feet, White-face reached out and grabbed his hand, using the momentum to spring toward Xiang Huaizhi! Halting his retreat, Black-face circled midair and forced down his surging blood and qi, launching himself at Xiang Huaizhi as well! Full of surging spirit, Xiang Huaizhi showed no fear as the two closed in! The corners of his mouth curled, and he flashed a grim grin. "Playing with blades? Then I'll play with you!" Hum! Spiritual light from the Chiyang condensed, coalescing in the blink of an eye into an exaggerated four-foot-long saber! Dangling from the pommel was a crimson bell! Grinning, Xiang Huaizhi drew his saber and charged forth! Facing two powerhouses of comparable cultivation to his own, he dared not act carelessly in the slightest. At this moment, he could not concern himself with the survival of the cultivators below; they could only fend for themselves. Had they listened to the operatives and retreated from the Qilian Mountain Range earlier, almost all of them would have escaped. Clang! Clang! Swish! Swish! Bang! Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang! Sparks scattered in all directions as Xiang Huaizhi held his ground against two foes without yielding an inch! His saber strikes were fierce and swift. With his long hair thrashing in the wind, he swung the fiery crimson blade, laughing uproariously. Alone with a single saber, Xiang Huaizhi suppressed both Black and White! Wherever his blade pointed, all before it yielded! Black-face was repeatedly knocked back. His physical strength was significantly weaker, making it impossible for him to contest Xiang Huaizhi's might directly. The glint of cold saber light blended into a single continuous stream. Slash! Two narrow gashes opened across Xiang Huaizhi's chest in quick succession. Yet with a sweep of his blazing Chiyang saber, he cleanly lopped off half of Black-face's jaw! The strike also shattered the chin of the mask. Boom! A violent explosion blew both sides back hundreds of feet. Xiang Huaizhi did not even spare a glance at the blackened wound on his chest. Leveling his blade, he sneered, "Is that it? With only this much strength, where do you get the nerve to act arrogant before me?" As soon as he spoke, the face behind White-face's mask paled drastically! A fiery scabbard materialized in Xiang Huaizhi's left hand, casting an inexplicable pressure over both of them! Xiang Huaizhi crouched slightly, like a beast about to pounce upon its prey, his muscles bulging taut. Boom! A blast went off, and a chilling crimson arc of saber light swept upward! Boom! Savage saber intent rolled across the sky and earth, tearing a scorched fissure across the ground. As the beam of light expanded before their eyes, White-face threw Black-face away with a burst of force. Tinkle! The saber slid home into its sheath; the bell rang out. Beneath his mask, Black-face's pupils trembled as the entire left half of his body was cleaved apart. Raging flames swept outward, and a bloodcurdling shriek pierced the clouds! Without hesitation, White-face brought his long saber down in an instant slash! A layer of flesh was scraped from the cleaved half of the man's body, finally arresting the spread of the flames. With a surge of demonic qi, the divided flesh knitted together once more. Black-face knelt midair, his hands planted on the empty space beneath him as he gasped violently for breath.