Yuan Qilong’s brow furrowed, "I'd heard that Xue Jia's top genius, Xue Jian, wields a pair of Fa Quan that are divine. Seeing it today, he truly lives up to his reputation."
Just as Xue Jian let his guard down, Yuan Qilong roared, "Ten Thousand Gates of Heaven! Break!"
Xue Jian was directly repelled by the momentum. As he steadied himself, he saw Yuan Qilong’s eyes were hollow, lightning crackling around him. He had instantly surged from the sixth to the twelfth level of the Shen Luo realm!
Everyone present was stunned. Even Xue Jian, hailed as a genius of the Shen Luo realm, gaped in disbelief.
He had seen those at the tenth level of the Shen Luo realm; that was already the peak cultivation in the Ancient Cultivation World. But the twelfth level of the Shen Luo realm was something he was seeing for the first time.
Before Xue Jian could react, Yuan Qilong raised his ancient sword, "Hua Li Sword Art!"
The ancient sword transformed into petals, which then suddenly shot out! They turned into flower-shaped sword blades, slashing directly at Xue Jian!
Both the power and speed were impeccable!
Xue Jian clenched his fists, knowing it was unavoidable, and swung his Fa Quan fiercely!
The two clashed! Waves of shock rippled outwards…
The next second, Yuan Qilong commanded, and the sword petals enveloped Xue Jian entirely!
A "crackling" sound could be heard as the sword petals spun at nine hundred revolutions per second, each rotation carrying deadly intent.
Everyone assumed Xue Jian was doomed. Just as they thought so, a miracle occurred!
Xue Jian swung his fists! The enveloping sword petals began to shatter at a visible rate.
Yuan Qilong clasped his hands together, hastily reinforcing them, but they again began to break apart.
Xue Jian roared, "Break for me!"
"...Bang!"
The sword petals scattered!…
To everyone's surprise, Xue Jian stood in mid-air, unharmed, not a drop of blood.
Upon closer inspection, one could still see faint sword marks etched all over him, slightly grazing his skin.
Yuan Qilong looked at him with newfound seriousness, "I heard your physical body was strong, but I didn't expect it to be this powerful."
Xue Jian's expression instantly shifted to fury, "Never… has anyone forced me into such a desperate situation. You are the first."
Clearly, he was not afraid of this twelfth-level Shen Luo realm Yuan Qilong, not even if he were only at the first level.
Ming Zhi Tian Zhen sighed, noting that Xue Jian seemed to rival his Xuang He Divine Body, the only difference being one was invulnerable, and the other was self-repairing.
"Boom fire fire fire…"
Suddenly, Xue Jian was enveloped in blue flames, and his strength surged!
Yuan Qilong mused, "So it's the Blue Flame Body, no wonder you're so arrogant."
Yuan Bi Long couldn't help but ask, "Ancestor, what is the Blue Flame Body?"
Yuan Qilong replied, "It's an extremely rare physique, hard to find one in a billion people. Legend has it that the Blue Flame Body is invincible. When combined with certain secret cultivation techniques, it yields twice the result with half the effort, growing stronger and stronger."
Xue Jian summoned a reddish-brown sword, "Crimson Sword."
He then unleashed a domineering strike! "Huang Dao Wu Ming!"
Yuan Qilong suddenly split his ancient sword into two, then into three. Wielding one in each hand and holding the third in his mouth, he declared, "Three-Sword Style! Hua Li Sword Art!"
This was the true Hua Li Sword Art, executed with unparalleled mastery, seamlessly natural.
Xue Jian narrowed his eyes, "Sword clones?"
The two then clashed fiercely! In the sky, unknown sparks erupted, swirling and engulfing the heavens.
Soon, both bore wounds. However, Yuan Qilong was at a disadvantage. Thanks to Xue Jian's Blue Flame Body, no matter how he was injured, it didn't affect his internal organs.
They fought for hundreds of rounds. Xue Jian, holding the sword blade, adopted a strategy of "injuring oneself eight hundred to defeat the enemy a thousand" in a desperate gamble. His physique was so formidable that Yuan Qilong could do nothing against him. If they continued fighting, he would be the one to lose.