Ye Changfeng was equally astonished by the Kylin's abilities. His brows grew increasingly furrowed, for he realized he simply couldn't overcome this beast!
As they continued to clash mid-air, Ye Changfeng came to understand that he might have encountered a truly formidable opponent. No matter how he attacked, no matter how his Sword Qi varied, it was always neutralized by the Kylin's leaves.
The Kylin seemed to be able to mimic his Sword Qi, treating each leaf as a sword. Each leaf was capable of unleashing Sword Qi!
What kind of Desolate Beast was this?
The more Ye Changfeng fought, the more alarmed he became!
However, he suddenly sensed something—a strange Sword Qi flickering around him. He turned his head, only to find that there was another person nearby!
Xiang Beifei had somehow come back, and there he was, brandishing his Ronin Sword and gesturing!
"Xiang Beifei, what are you doing! Didn't I tell you to run!"
Ye Changfeng was almost driven mad with frustration!
This Desolate Beast was exceedingly powerful, matching his own strength. He had expected Xiang Beifei to go for reinforcements, yet the boy hadn't budged!
Couldn't this rascal listen to him for once? Why was he always so hot-headed, needing to be hammered into submission before obeying?
But in the moment of Ye Changfeng's distraction, the Kylin seized the opportunity. Its tail, like a fly swatter, swept across the sky with a resounding boom before striking him.
All Ye Changfeng could do was brace his Sword Qi in front of him, but the Kylin's vast paw still sent him flying!
The Kylin bellowed victoriously, clearly pleased with itself.
Having avenged the previous strike, it was arrogantly triumphant!
Fortunately, Ye Changfeng's defenses were strong. He quickly stabilized his posture, but by the time he came to, he saw the Kylin had turned its attention back to Xiang Beifei.
Ever since being forced to play rock-paper-scissors, the Kylin had harbored great resentment towards Xiang Beifei. Seeing him distracted, how could it miss the opportunity for revenge?
It let out strange cries, and its massive tail, blotting out the sun, swept towards Xiang Beifei.
Ye Changfeng shouted a warning, instantly creating a ripple underfoot as he surged towards Xiang Beifei, fearing the inattentive junior brother would be smashed by the Kylin's tail.
But Ye Changfeng's expression froze almost immediately!
Because Xiang Beifei suddenly raised his hand, and with a casual flick, the tail stopped dead in mid-air, unable to advance an inch!
Now that Xiang Beifei had entered the God Refining realm, his Abruptly Stop ability also escalated to a new level. He could create a static domain around him where nothing could move.
Unless their strength surpassed his.
The Kylin's large, bell-like eyes also stared in disbelief. It desperately pressed its tail downward but found it couldn't prevail over Xiang Beifei!
It struggled to accept this!
Because unlike the others sealed within the stars, it wasn't just at the early stage of God Refining. After devouring seven spiritual power crystals, its strength had already reached the mid-stage of God Refining!
Normally, it should be able to grind the annoying person who often taunted it into the ground!
But why... was the situation not quite right?
Ye Changfeng was also stunned.
Xiang Beifei didn't dodge---he just stopped that great Desolate Beast's tail with one hand?
Wasn't his cultivation level only at Meridian Opening?
But then, Ye Changfeng noticed something else: Xiang Beifei was actually smiling.
This bratty kid was actually laughing!
"I think I know how to improve!"
Wielding his Ronin Sword, Xiang Beifei spoke to Ye Changfeng, "Mr. Ye, watch my sword technique."
"Your sword technique?"
Ye Changfeng didn't quite understand. Wasn't Xiang Beifei's sword technique his own?
Yet Xiang Beifei gently twirled the Ronin Sword in his hand, and immediately a fierce momentum burst forth from him!
His figure vanished on the spot and reappeared high in the sky.
The Ronin Sword traced a crisp white arc in his hands, like the lustrous sheen of autumn waters, a stroke that split the air, the Sword Qi like a rainbow, almost carrying the force of wind and thunder, humming through the skies.
The Sword Qi was piercingly cold, revealing a glinting frost. With a single thrust, it was as if he had thrust out a million swords. Amid the surging shadows of swords, the heavens and earth underwent a massive change, all the energy converging towards Xiang Beifei's sword!
He stood there, as if merging with the void itself.
Then, the myriad sword shadows instantly unified, and it seemed as if the only thing left in the world was the sword in Xiang Beifei's hand!
A majestic sword light soared from the ground, aiming straight for the Kylin's face!
This sword was unstoppable and incredibly sharp!
The Kylin let out another ghostly howl. It dropped the disdain in its eyes and fixed its gaze on Xiang Beifei's sword strike. The whirling leaves around its body divided and faced Xiang Beifei's sword light once more.
This sword strike was so peculiar that even the Kylin dared not underestimate it. Discovering its leaves couldn't keep up with Xiang Beifei's sword control, it decided to use the leaves to devour this stream of Sword Qi!
The fluttering leaves rapidly transformed into the shadow of a tree. The leaves within the tree cloned to form another tree. When Xiang Beifei's Sword Qi hit the leaves, it seemed to be on the verge of being devoured, but suddenly Xiang Beifei's Sword Qi began to tremble explosively.
The Sword Qi unexpectedly ignited into flames, and as the fire splattered, those flames morphed into even larger Sword Qi. As the split Sword Qi surged out, the divided Sword Qi further split into even bigger Sword Qi!
With just three divisions, the air was filled with chaotic Sword Qi. The way it scattered was incredibly powerful, sweeping out with the force of a thousand pounds. When the Kylin's leaves tried to devour the Sword Qi, they found a completely different repelling force within the Sword Qi.
It couldn't devour it!
The Kylin's sweeping leaves were shredded in an instant by Xiang Beifei's omnipresent Sword Qi. The chaotic sword shadows bombarded the Kylin, assaulting it into a frenzy; it howled wildly, dodging continuously within the sword shadows.
However, right at that moment, all the sword shadows in the sky suddenly disappeared, leaving only one sword!
That one sword instantly struck the Kylin's rear end, flipping it outwards!
The Kylin tumbled like a cumbersome little mountain in the sky, rolling several times and crashing down, leaving a deep beast-shaped pit in the ground of unknown depth!
"You shrink, I expand! It's not like you're the only one who knows how to cause trouble."
Xiang Beifei hovered in the air, extending his slender index finger to lightly stroke the bluish frost of the sword blade, his figure ethereal and transcendent, graceful as a startled swan, exuding an otherworldly aura.
The young swordsman, with one sword conquered the heavens!
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