Ye Xuan, with his hair flying, was fully focused as he faced Huo Yuan. He had already gathered immense strength in his right hand, which trembled slightly, causing the sword to quake vacuously twice like a flash of lightning. A twisted, fine streak of sword light collided with the opponent’s Finger Force.
Under Ye Xuan’s precise cut, the imposing Finger Force collapsed instantly, and naturally, the sword light also exhausted all its strength and vanished in an instant.
"Hmph, just a trick. That’s all your strength amounts to!"
Huo Yuan snorted coldly, his fingers moving rapidly, creating countless afterimages. With continuous tapping, these trails of Finger Force swiftly condensed into a thick Sword Qi Finger Force, shooting forth.
"Imperial Heavenly Sword Finger!"
This attack was evidently more powerful, causing the entire corridor to tremble. The gorgeous sword fingers colored the entire corridor, beautiful yet dangerous.
Ye Xuan’s expression became slightly solemn. He thrust the Rain Saint Sword into the ground, and immediately, innumerable dense raindrops swept out, all embodiments of Sword Qi, forming a Rainwater Sword Formation that spread outward.
The Imperial Heavenly Sword Finger moved through the Sword Formation, instantly cutting a trail that sparked with fiery sparks. However, under the barrage of countless raindrop-like Sword Qi, it quickly weakened, its light dimming, and ultimately, it disintegrated into pieces just before reaching Ye Xuan.
"You can actually block my Imperial Heavenly Sword Finger?"
Huo Yuan looked incredulous. He hadn’t expected that even though he had rated Ye Xuan quite highly, he still underestimated him. He didn’t expect that Ye Xuan could actually spar with someone who ranked thirteenth on the Holy List.
"There’s more surprise to come."
Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm.
"Don’t be too proud. My strength is far from just this!"
Huo Yuan just thought that Ye Xuan could match him for a few moves. In a real fight to the death, going all out, Ye Xuan wouldn’t stand a chance against him.
"Ancient Emperor Wild Blade!"
Huo Yuan bellowed, and the tyrant’s phantom behind him grew increasingly intense, almost solidifying into a real person, enveloped in lightning, moving extremely fast. From afar, even the air around it vibrated, emitting a deep explosive sound.
As the roar subsided, that tyrant’s phantom raised its blade high and fiercely chopped down, splitting the ground, creating ravines that spread, and a crescent moon-like blade gleam, swift as lightning, mercilessly slashed towards Ye Xuan.
That blade gleam was extremely tricky, blocking most of Ye Xuan’s retreats, forcing him to fight head-on.
However, with a movement of the wings on Ye Xuan’s back, he still avoided the onslaught of the Thunder Blade. Yet, under the changes of Huo Yuan’s Hand Seal, the trajectory of the Thunder Blade shifted, flying towards Ye Xuan once again.
"You can’t dodge this!"
Huo Yuan sneered. Once the Ancient Emperor Wild Blade locked onto the life force, it would relentlessly pursue, and even if Ye Xuan fled to the ends of the earth, the blade gleam would follow.
"Who said I was going to dodge?"
Ye Xuan landed, his eyes narrowing, and just as the blade gleam was about to strike, his hand suddenly held a scepter emitting an astonishing oppressive force, colliding with the blade gleam.
Upon collision, the blade gleam instantly shattered, and from the scepter, a wave of light shot out, attacking Huo Yuan instead.
"How is this possible, my Ancient Emperor Wild Blade broke so easily."
Huo Yuan’s expression changed drastically. The Ancient Emperor Wild Blade was a unique move from his Ancient Emperor Battle God Skill, and he had not expected Ye Xuan to crack it so easily.
Ye Xuan’s performance thus far had indeed surprised Huo Yuan, but it had not yet moved him. However, once the Ancient Emperor Wild Blade was broken, his face finally changed.
Huo Yuan’s gaze fell upon the scepter in Ye Xuan’s hand, and then his pupils shrank as a look of horror emerged in his eyes. "Could this be the legendary Human Emperor’s Scepter?"
He had once seen an introduction to the top ten strange objects of the Spirit Martial Continent in ancient texts, which included the Human Emperor’s Scepter. Although its shape was slightly different, the similarity was as high as ninety percent.
Moreover, if it were not the Human Emperor’s Scepter, he would not believe that Ye Xuan had the ability to crack his Ancient Emperor Wild Blade.
Ye Xuan sheathed the Rain Saint Sword and held the Human Emperor’s Scepter in his hand. He had seldom used the Human Emperor’s Scepter before—firstly because he did not want others to know and feared exposure, and secondly, the power of the Human Emperor’s Scepter had not yet fully recovered. Now, it had barely regained about sixty to seventy percent of its power, but it should be enough to deal with someone like Huo Yuan.
"Ha ha, excellent, I never expected to find such a divine object as the Human Emperor’s Scepter!"
Huo Yuan’s expression turned from shock to joy, and he looked at Ye Xuan as if he were a fool. He was not entirely certain at first, but the other party had directly told him that this was the Human Emperor’s Scepter. It was truly a gift from the heavens.
"Do you think that since you’ve seen it, you have any chance of leaving here alive?"
Ye Xuan spoke indifferently.
A sneer appeared on Huo Yuan’s face. "Do you think that just because you have the Human Emperor’s Scepter, you can do whatever you want and be invincible? A single weapon can completely reverse the gap between us?"
A slight smirk appeared on Ye Xuan’s lips, and then a glint flashed in his eyes. "Do you still think there is a gap between us?"
As soon as his words fell, Ye Xuan wasted no more words. His figure flashed, and the Human Emperor’s Scepter in his hand struck out. Instantly, the entire corridor distorted, and around Huo Yuan, tiny black lines appeared, spreading outward. The space cracked, creating a startling vortex that enveloped Huo Yuan.
Huo Yuan activated the Ancient Emperor Battle God Skill with all his strength, and the imposing phantom behind him expanded slightly, its aura surging explosively as he threw a punch at the engulfing vortex.
"Really? Human Emperor’s Scepter, Swallow the Heavens and Earth!"
True Yuan continuously flowed into the Human Emperor’s Scepter in Ye Xuan’s hands, filling the entire corridor with a devouring aura. The devouring vortex instantly expanded, completely engulfing the imposing phantom.
Huo Yuan attempted to forcibly pull the phantom out and regroup, but he could not resist the devouring power. After the phantom was forcefully swallowed, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and was flung backwards.
And the devouring vortex was bearing down on him, the pressure too much for his Sacred Body to withstand, causing his blood to spill.
"Damn it, you forced my hand, Blood Emperor Frenzy Blade!"
Huo Yuan roared, and like all rivers converging, the fresh blood on his body quickly gathered onto his right hand. The skin at his fingertips split open, and a red light carrying a destructive aura shot out, while the hidden power in that blood was drained empty.
This Palm Blade move was an extremely powerful Secret Technique, damaging the enemy a thousand and self eight hundred.
The red bladelike light, as fast as a flash, struck right in front of Ye Xuan.