Chapter 260: Killing Xue Ming and Fan Qing again!
’I have to find a way to kill one of them first,’ Li Yun thought quietly as he continued to face both Xue Ming and Fan Qing at the same time, his movements sharp and precise while his mind remained calm and calculating despite the chaos of the battlefield.
After exchanging blows for so long, Li Yun had already come to a clear understanding of the situation, and he knew that his full combat strength had reached the level of the first stage of the Essence Qi Realm, which made him only slightly stronger than the combined strength of the two of them.
That small gap was not enough to crush them head on.
If he continued to fight them directly, the battle would only drag on endlessly, and that was not something he wanted.
Because of this, he understood that the only way to end the fight quickly was to break their coordination by killing one of them first.
Between the two, Fan Qing was the weaker one.
If he could remove Fan Qing from the battlefield, then Xue Ming alone would no longer pose any threat.
Li Yun’s eyes sharpened slightly as this thought settled in his mind.
If the Supreme Hegemony Fist did not require time to gather power, he would have already ended the battle, but in this situation, even a moment of delay could give the enemy a chance to counterattack.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed as Li Yun’s sword collided with the combined attacks of Xue Ming and Fan Qing, and the force of the clash sent both of them flying backward, their feet dragging across the ground and carving long deep marks into the stone floor.
"You two are indeed quite strong," Li Yun said calmly as he steadied himself, his gaze locking onto Fan Qing with a cold focus, "but it is time to end this."
The lightning wings behind his back flared brightly as arcs of electricity surged outward, and in the next instant his figure shot forward like a streak of lightning, tearing through the air as he charged directly toward Fan Qing.
"Attack with me," Xue Ming roared as his massive body surged forward, positioning himself in front of Fan Qing with the intent to intercept Li Yun. "I will block this attack. You prepare the killing strike."
Hearing this, Fan Qing immediately retreated a short distance, his aura rising as he prepared to strike the moment Li Yun was stopped.
Xue Ming’s scaly fist shot forward, carrying overwhelming force as he aimed to block Li Yun’s sword head on.
Seeing this, a faint grin appeared on Li Yun’s face.
In the next instant, his left eye began to glow with a deep purple light.
A strange fluctuation spread outward.
Xue Ming’s expression froze instantly.
His mind went completely blank.
That single moment of stillness was enough.
Li Yun’s Sword Intent surged violently as forty percent Sword Intent flooded into his blade, reinforced by thirty percent Wind Intent and thirty percent Flame Intent, and the power of the Thunderflame Gale Sword Art gathered in an instant.
"Thunderflame Gale Sword Art, Gale Ignition."
His sword descended.
There was no resistance.
Xue Ming, whose mind had been completely disrupted, could not even perceive the attack, and the blade cut through his body cleanly as if slicing through empty space.
For a brief moment, everything seemed to slow.
Then his body split apart.
A violent explosion followed as his form was torn into countless fragments under the force of the strike, and blood and shattered pieces scattered across the battlefield.
Xue Ming was dead.
Fan Qing’s pupils shrank violently as shock flooded his expression.
However, Li Yun did not stop.
The moment Xue Ming was killed, Li Yun’s figure moved again without the slightest hesitation as his lightning wings flapped once more, and his speed surged to its peak.
In the blink of an eye, he had already appeared in front of Fan Qing.
There was no warning.
No chance to escape.
Li Yun unleashed his full strength.
"Thunderflame Gale Sword Art, Thunderflame Severing."
His sword flashed forward, carrying the combined force of flame and lightning intent, and the sheer speed of the strike made it impossible for Fan Qing to fully react who was busy preparing for a killing strike.
Fan Qing roared as his half demonic body surged with power, his claws rising instinctively to block the attack, but the gap between them was far too great.
The blade struck.
The impact exploded outward as his defense shattered instantly under the overwhelming force, and the sword tore through his body without any resistance.
Before he could even cry out, Li Yun followed through without pause.
"Thunderflame Gale Sword Art, Tempest Collapse."
The final strike descended with devastating force as a violent storm of flame, wind, and lightning erupted, engulfing Fan Qing’s already collapsing body.
The explosion that followed shook the entire battlefield as energy surged outward in all directions.
When the light finally faded, only bits and pieces of Fan Qing remained.
Fan Qing had been completely annihilated.
The battlefield fell into silence once again.
Li Yun stood at the center of the hall, his sword hanging loosely in his hand as the lightning that had wrapped around his body gradually faded.
The crackling energy dimmed bit by bit until only faint traces remained.
Although he had fully mastered the Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor, he knew its limitations well. It was not something he could maintain without cost.
According to the records within the Heavenly Lightning Codex, only those who had reached 100% Lightning Intent could wield this armor freely, without suffering any backlash. As for him, forcing its power for too long would inevitably place a heavy burden on his body.
Letting out a slow breath, Li Yun steadied himself before lifting his gaze.
He turned toward Mu Lan and Wu Lin.
Both of them stood at a distance, their auras still fluctuating slightly from the aftermath of battle. Nearby, the corpses of the remaining demonic martial artists lay scattered across the ground.
It was clear that the two of them had already dealt with their opponents.
For a brief moment, silence settled over the battlefield, broken only by the faint echoes of dissipating energy.
"Li Yun, you did well."
Mu Lan walked toward him with a faint smile, her tone calm yet carrying a hint of genuine admiration. "I did not expect your strength to reach this level. You truly surprised me."
Li Yun gave a modest nod, his expression composed.
However, before he could respond, the atmosphere shifted.
The smile on Mu Lan’s face remained, but her aura changed in an instant.
A sharp glint flashed in her eyes. Without warning, she moved.
Her figure blurred as she closed the distance, the jade-green scythe in her hand erupting with a radiant light. A powerful surge of wind gathered around the blade, infused with 30% Wind Intent, as she swung it directly toward Li Yun.
The attack came suddenly and decisively, leaving no room for hesitation.