Chapter 666: Zi Canglan!
Li Yun was repeatedly driven backward by the spider puppet’s terrifying strength, but every time he was repelled, he immediately rushed back in. His sword left deeper and deeper wounds on the puppet’s body, and more cracks spread across its shell.
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s face became uglier and uglier.
At first, he had thought Li Yun was only struggling desperately.
But now, he finally understood.
Li Yun was not being cornered.
He was using his puppet as a benchmark.
He was using a peak 9th level Heavenly Core Realm combatant to temper himself and test his present limits.
"Bastard."
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s face twisted with rage. "You are actually using my puppet as a whetstone."
Li Yun smiled coldly. "You realized it too late."
With a sharp cry, Li Yun’s aura climbed even higher.
The chaos qi in his body surged fiercely, and his Sword Intents became even sharper under the pressure of battle. Though he did not break through again, his control over his current power became far more stable and profound.
Then, in a single instant, he saw it.
A flaw.
The spider puppet’s movements had grown slightly more sluggish after losing one forelimb and taking repeated heavy damage. A small opening had appeared in its defense.
Li Yun’s eyes flashed with cold light.
"This is enough."
He raised his sword with both hands.
The crimson Slaughter Sword Intent and pale Immortal Sword Intent overlapped to their limit, while Five Elements Intent flowed into the blade once more.
"Ten Thousand Slaughter Sword Art."
Hundreds of slaughter swords erupted again and bombarded the spider puppet from all sides, forcing its remaining forelimbs to defend.
At that very moment, Li Yun used Slow Sword.
His figure crossed through the gaps in the puppet’s assault like a phantom, arriving directly above it.
Then, he brought down his strongest strike.
"Grand Profound Five Elements Sword."
A huge five-colored Sword Light descended from the sky.
This sword contained the full power of his current cultivation, his Indestructible Body, his Slaughter Sword Intent, his Immortal Sword Intent, and his Five Elements Intent.
Boom!
The Sword Light slammed into the spider puppet’s cracked body.
For a brief instant, everything seemed to stop.
Then, the spider puppet’s shell shattered completely.
Its body split apart from the center, and the violent Sword Qi tore through it from within. In the next moment, the entire puppet exploded into pieces.
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s pupils contracted violently.
Li Yun had really destroyed a peak 9th level Heavenly Core Realm puppet with his own strength.
At the 7th level of Earthly Core Realm.
Li Yun slowly landed on the ground.
His breathing had become slightly heavier, but his eyes were incomparably bright.
This battle had already given him the answer he wanted.
With his current strength, he could already contend head-on with a peak 9th level Heavenly Core Realm expert. Killing such an opponent was still difficult, but he had absolutely reached that threshold.
In other words, his battle strength had risen to an astonishing degree.
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s face became extremely ugly.
"I originally wanted to kill you slowly," he said through gritted teeth. "But now it seems I should kill you as fast as possible and avoid any more accidents."
He violently shook the human-skin bag.
This time, more than a dozen puppets emerged at once.
Among them were eight puppets at the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm and five puppets at the 8th level of Heavenly Core Realm.
Boom!
Thirteen puppets erupted with terrifying evil qi at the same time. The evil aura spread outward and shrouded everything within a hundred meters. Flowers and grass withered instantly, and even trees became dry and lifeless beneath its influence.
Li Yun’s expression turned solemn again.
If it were only one or two peak 9th level Heavenly Core Realm opponents, he would still be confident in fighting them. But with more than a dozen puppets appearing at once, including several at the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm, the pressure was on a completely different level.
Still, his eyes remained calm.
After testing himself against that spider puppet, he now had a far clearer understanding of his current strength.
"Bu Cangxuan, who do you think you are going to kill?"
At that moment, a voice like sudden thunder exploded across the battlefield. A grand and majestic aura instantly dispersed the evil qi in the air, and a streak of purple light descended from above.
A purple-robed middle-aged man appeared.
His face was handsome and upright, and his back was straight as a spear. He stood tall between heaven and earth, proud and unyielding.
It was none other than Elder Zi Canglan, the Fifth Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Battle Hall.
"Elder Zi?"
Li Yun could not help being startled.
Why would Elder Zi Canglan appear here?
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s expression also changed. His face darkened, and his gaze became incomparably wary as he stared at Elder Zi Canglan.
"Elder Zi Canglan," he said coldly, "this kid is someone the Ironblood Holy Son personally named to be killed. Do you intend to stop me?"
"So what?"
A trace of disdain appeared at the corner of Elder Zi Canglan’s mouth. "Yan Wuhen is the Holy Son of your Ironblood Sect, not the Holy Son of my Heavenly Sword Sect. What are his words supposed to mean to me?"
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s expression changed repeatedly.
In the end, he gritted his teeth.
"Fine. Very well. Elder Zi Canglan, I will remember today’s matter. I hope you do not regret it in the future."
After saying this, he quickly withdrew the puppets into the human-skin bag and turned into a streak of yellow light, preparing to flee.
"Coming and going as you please? Bu Cangxuan, you think too little of me."
A cold light flashed in Elder Zi Canglan’s eyes.
He struck out with one palm.
Essence qi as vast as mountains and seas surged outward, condensing into a giant hand that slammed toward the Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy.
The Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly released one of his life-bound puppets to block the attack.
Boom!
The puppet exploded instantly.
In the distance, the Ochre-Robed Holy Envoy spat out a mouthful of blood. His face twisted with hatred, but he did not dare turn back. He only shouted venomously before fleeing into the distance.
"Elder Zi Canglan, sooner or later, I will skin you alive and refine you into a puppet."
In a flash of yellow light, he disappeared.