Struck by Jing Yan’s full-force strike imbued with Sword Intent, how powerful an attack must it have been?
The energy shield of the Defensive Spiritual Artifact was easily torn apart.
Gu Wutian’s body was sent flying far away!
Jing Yan, watching Gu Wutian shrink to a speck in his sight, flashed forward in pursuit. He also hoped, in his heart, that this strike would heavily wound Gu Wutian.
Battling with Gu Wutian was extremely perilous.
Don’t look at Jing Yan being completely uninjured now—that was because his defense was watertight. If Gu Wutian seized even the slightest chance, Jing Yan might be directly slain by a massive axe.
Gu Wutian’s power was too strong, and Jing Yan’s Pure Yang Spirit Body simply couldn’t withstand such force.
Thus, if this strike could heavily damage Gu Wutian, then the battle could be somewhat easier.
Just as Jing Yan was approaching, suddenly a beast-like roar echoed.
Fixing his gaze, Jing Yan was shocked to see Gu Wutian charging back. His figure flickered in and out of existence, quickly appearing mere thousands of meters away.
"How is this possible?"
"To endure my full-force strike, and yet..." Jing Yan was somewhat stunned.
On Gu Wutian’s body, his Beast Skin clothing had a crack, and some blood seeped out from within.
But it was certain that Gu Wutian’s injuries were absolutely not severe. His cold aura was even denser than before, his whole body brimmed with murderous intent, and his messy, long hair flew wildly!
"You! You actually managed to injure me!"
"Good! Very good! It has been a very, very long time since a human has managed to wound me!" Gu Wutian first glanced at Jing Yan, then lowered his head to look at the cracked Beast Skin clothing on his chest.
"However, you are no match for me. Let me show you my true power!"
"Roar!" Gu Wutian let out another earth-shaking roar.
"Pfft!" His Beast Skin clothing, amidst this roar, flew apart as if it were shards of steel needles.
"Crack crack!" Immediately after, Gu Wutian’s body began showing noticeable changes. He grew continuously taller, his limbs and torso almost doubling in thickness compared to before.
Gu Wutian already looked very strong, but now, he appeared almost like a monster, standing nearly four meters tall, with his hands as large as three or four humans put together.
"This..." Jing Yan held his breath.
He suddenly remembered that Gu Wutian had wild beast bloodline, his mother being a wild person.
Jing Yan instinctively swallowed his saliva, carefully watching his opponent. He knew that Gu Wutian, after transforming, was probably more terrifying than before. That huge axe in his hands, now looking somewhat smaller in comparison.
"I want you dead!" Gu Wutian charged toward Jing Yan with extreme ferocity, swinging the massive axe in his hand. His attack speed was now thirty percent faster than before.
Jing Yan didn’t hesitate to slash out with his sword.
"Boom!" Space collapsed.
Immediately after, Jing Yan’s figure was sent flying backward, his blood and energy roiling.
"Damn it, not only has the attack speed increased by thirty percent, but the strength has also increased by about thirty to forty percent," Jing Yan’s eyes were fixed on Gu Wutian, forcibly suppressing the blood that was about to spurt out.
"Sky Wings!" Jing Yan activated Sky Wings.
Now, in terms of strength, Jing Yan was no longer able to confront Gu Wutian head-on, so he could only rely on Sky Wings. Fortunately, after Gu Wutian’s transformation, his agility had decreased somewhat, giving Jing Yan a chance to breathe.
"How infuriating, how can I fight this? His body’s toughness almost surpasses that of a top-grade Spiritual Artifact. Even if I hit him directly, it’s very tough to kill him," Jing Yan anxiously thought.
"How exactly did he cultivate his physical body?" Jing Yan furrowed his brows deeply.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
"Bang, bang!" The clash between the two was extremely fierce, and Jing Yan’s Primordial Energy was becoming increasingly unstable and fluctuating. His Martial Arts Meridians were showing signs of being unable to bear the strain.
Although the Sky Wings could evade some of the murderous intent targeting him, for attacks exceeding the ordinary, Jing Yan still had to block them head-on. Each time he blocked, Jing Yan was blown away; Gu Wutian’s power was too formidable—his brute force shattered all techniques.
With the speed of Sixth Level Sky Wings, if he fled at full speed, it was unlikely for Gu Wutian, despite his high speed, to catch up to Jing Yan.
By using speed, he should be able to escape from Gu Wutian.
Of course, directly entering the Qian Kun Small World was also an option. Gu Wutian, even if he discovered the Qian Kun Small World, would unlikely be able to forcibly break open its defenses.
But if he did that, what about the Martial Artists of the Glory Alliance? If Gu Wutian couldn’t kill him, he would definitely return to slaughter the members of the Glory Alliance.
"No! I cannot run away!" Jing Yan clenched his teeth.
Blood continuously trickled from the corners of his mouth, and his eyes began to redden.
"Break for me!" Jing Yan frantically stimulated the Fog Vortex Essence Qi.
The Holy Light Sword Technique and Sword Intent were both activated to their extremes. One could see, under the influence of the Sword Intent, the Laws of this piece of heaven and earth were faintly shimmering with a light halo.
However, even so, Jing Yan’s attacks on Gu Wutian still had little effect.
After fighting fiercely for more than an hour, Jing Yan had left four sword marks on Gu Wutian’s body. But such minor injuries had no significant impact on Gu Wutian. On the other hand, Jing Yan’s internal injuries were stacking up, giving him a feeling of being unable to continue.
"Holy Light Sword Technique!" Jing Yan once again executed the Holy Light Sword Technique.
The black Sword Light carved an arc in the space. Under Jing Yan’s frantic stimulation, the Sword Light vibrated intensely in the space. Where it passed, the area of space showed numerous intricate black cracks.
The space not directly in contact with the black Sword Light was also shaken by the terrifying power of the Sword Light, resulting in numerous small fractures unable to bear this power.
"The power of vibration. Sword Light is sharp, easily tearing apart space. But even places that didn’t touch the Sword Alliance had to bear the terrifying transmitted power," Jing Yan’s eyes brightened, a spark of enlightenment flashing.
"I understand now! Haha..." Jing Yan laughed loudly.
Jing Yan had never stopped practicing the Holy Light Sword Technique, but the power of the Holy Light Sword Technique at the Earth-level pinnacle could not be improved any further. Jing Yan once thought that perhaps only after stepping into the Saint Realm, could he further enhance the power of the Holy Light Sword Technique.
But today, in this life and death battle with Gu Wutian, a moment of enlightenment in Jing Yan’s mind allowed him to see another aspect of the Sword Light. Sharpness was one aspect, but beyond sharpness, the edge of the Sword Light could still inflict terrifying damage through shock transmission. The former Jing Yan had only seen the sharp aspect but hadn’t seen the other side behind the sharpness.
"Break!" Jing Yan shouted angrily.
The Sword Light condensed from the Holy Light Sword Technique suddenly underwent a change, a qualitative transformation, and its power instantaneously increased.