Splitting the Heave

It wasn’t Dongfang Mingyu’s first time experiencing the chaotic flow of qi from Shang Xia.  

That was the other sign that a cultivator had reached the grand completion stage of their current cultivation realm!

After experiencing Shang Xia’s strength, Dongfang Mingyu didn’t find it weird at all. The only thing that he found hard to accept was that Shang Xia wasn’t affected by his divine sense at all! The weird sword formation even managed to neutralize his Black and White Sword Boundary!

Even though experts at the peak of the Martial Extremity Realm who had the ability to withstand a Martial Intent Realm expert’s divine sense were extremely rare, it was still possible to find one if they looked hard enough. However, he had never seen a Martial Extremity Realm cultivator nullifying his Black and White Sword Boundary!

In his eyes, it was completely ridiculous for Shang Xia to block off a Martial Intent Realm expert’s all-out attack!

Dongfang Mingyu comprehended his Black and White Sword Boundary when he was in the Martial Extremity Realm! His advancement should have increased the power contained in his martial intent, but it was easily blocked by Shang Xia!

From the quality of martial intents, his Black and White Sword Boundary wasn’t too far off Shang Xia’s Yin Yang Sword Formation!

No matter what, he couldn’t understand how the both of them were evenly matched. His arrogant self could never accept it! Even if they were only evenly matched on the surface and he was still reserving his strength, his poor little heart couldn’t take the insult!

The first time they fought, Dongfang Mingyu discovered that the moment he used his divine sense, he would be able to suppress the other party to the point where he couldn’t raise his head! 

Now, even when he gave it his all, his opponent didn’t seem weakened in the slightest!

The sword formation protecting Shang Xia didn’t look too grand, nor did it exude a terrifying aura. Despite its weak appearance, Dongfang Mingyu couldn’t break his way into it no matter how hard he tried!

Of course, if he was given enough time, he would be able to wear Shang Xia down with his cultivation base at the Martial Intent Realm. The only problem he had was exactly that! Time wasn’t on his side.

When Shang Xia was hunting down the members of the Rose Party in the Mountain and Sea Fantasy Spiritual World, Yang Zigong, Wang Shihai, and Qian Sitong seemed to have reached the same understanding. They controlled the protection formation flawlessly and would hunt down disciples of the Rose Party from time to time. Their actions caused a huge amount of casualties on the side of the Rose Party.

The two of them might not have fought for long, but when Dongfang Mingyu thought that someone could have noticed his actions, he realized that it wouldn’t be long before the Tongyou Institution started to send some backup over.

He had to leave before that!

Since the notion of retreating appeared in his mind, his Black and White Sword Boundary started to fade.

Feeling the changes in the situation, Shang Xia’s Yin Yang Sword Formation which was at a slight disadvantage started to transform once again!

Initially, Shang Xia was surrounded by a dense layer of sword light. They seemed to have received some sort of summoning as they returned to the Jade River Sword with a single thought from Shang Xia. They slowly turned into a giant ray of sword qi that contained four colors.

The moment it formed, the Black and White Sword Boundary was unable to suppress it in the slightest!

Tearing through the skies, the four-colored sword qi ripped the Black and White Sword Boundary apart.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Dongfang Mingyu decided to escape with all his might. Controlling his remaining sword qi to form tiny little rays, they rained down on Shang Xia in an attempt to stall him a second longer.

Shang Xia was helpless and he couldn’t deal with Dongfang Mingyu’s shameless behavior even if he wanted to. He chose to transform his Yin Yang Sword Formation once more. A terrifying wave of energy wiped out the countless strands of sword qi rushing towards him.

Dongfang Mingyu ran as quickly as he could while that was happening. Even though Shang Xia could freely transform his qi into any of the four pairs he mastered, it took up a lot of inner qi. His previous attack to shatter the sword qi raining down on him used up a huge portion of his remaining strength. 

Seeing as Dongfang Mingyu had already escaped tens of feet away, he knew that he couldn’t catch up even if he tried. Trying his best to force Dongfang Mingyu to remain behind, Shang Xia controlled his sword qi to charge at the man. “Do you really think you can run?! Eat my sword!” 

The condensed sword qis charged at Dongfang Mingyu. They seemed to speed up suddenly as they stabbed towards his back. 

Seeing as he was about to be struck, a hairpin appeared above Dongfang Mingyu’s head. It hovered in the air for a second before emitting a ray of bluish-red sword light. It sliced down behind Dongfang Mingyu as it covered his escape.

The moment it came into contact with Shang Xia’s sword qi, a huge explosion filled the air.

The hairpin was clearly a treasure that contained an expert’s divine sense, and it was obviously Dongfang Mingyu’s life-saving treasure.

Even though the sword qi that emerged couldn’t be compared to Shang Ke’s Suspended Spear when Shang Xia slayed Murong Yuntian, it was powerful enough! As long as it wasn’t broken completely, Dongfang Mingyu could still use the remaining power stored within!

From that point alone, one could see how much better Dongfang Mingyu’s treasure was.

Well, it didn’t really matter as the hairpin exploded into countless shards after the sword qi came into contact with Shang Xia’s attack.

Dongfang Mingyu turned to look behind him, and he could no longer contain his horror. His life-saving treasure was completely destroyed! Even though he expected it to suffer some damages, he felt that he would still be able to use it once more in a desperate situation. However, the attack from a kid at the Martial Extremity Realm shattered it completely!

Shang Xia was extremely confused too. He released that attack in a state of desperation. He hastily combined the four types of sword qi into a single sword made from heaven and earth qi, giving it the strength to destroy anything that stood in its way!

He was dumbfounded by the power contained in the strike!

Only then did he suddenly realize something. 

The sword was the origin of everything. It was no wonder the power increased by so many times when he fused them back into a single sword!

Circulating his Yin Yang Diagram in his dantian, four tiny swords appeared above them again. At the same time, a huge sword made from four different extremities started to form. It seemed to contain unrivaled might!

Not even Dongfang Mingyu’s lifesaving treasure could stop him!

Dongfang Mingyu might have been taken aback by the sudden change in the situation and stopped attacking, but Shang Xia wouldn’t play fair. Especially when their enmity and previous battle had reached a point where one side had to die!

Whatever. It wasn’t as though Shang Xia was really honorable to begin with. Attacking when his opponents were distracted was one of his special moves.

Jade Creek tore through the air and another sword qi containing four extremities emerged.

This time, it was much smaller than the sword that sundered Dongfang Mingyu’s life-saving treasure.

Despite the difference in size, Dongfang Mingyu yelped in shock before retreating as far away as possible. His Autumn Water Sword slashed at the incoming sword qi in a desperate attempt to block it.

His Black and White Sword Boundary appeared once again, but Shang Xia’s Four Intents Sword Qi was even more ferocious this time!

In an instant, the Black and White Sword Boundary was turned to nothingness.

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That wasn’t all. His Four Intents Sword Qi arrived before Dongfang Mingyu and started to wreak havoc. It managed to slice his sleeves right off, and the destructive energy shattered Dongfang Mingyu’s Embroidered Cloud Case that was contained within. An assortment of treasures rained down on the lands.