Lu Liang cultivated the Tai Shang Bing Xin Jue, the supreme ice-elemental ultimate technique!
Legend had it that by cultivating the Tai Shang Bing Xin Jue, one could maintain a state of perpetual calm, rationality, and invincibility against all demonic forces!
Lu Liang's black hair fluttered as spiritual energy surged, channeling the power of ice and snow to quell all forces. He firmly grasped the staff's shadow in his hand, receiving it head-on.
With his other hand, Lu Liang wielded the Xue Yin Kuang Dao, unleashing a single, sharp saber strike, its formidable energy shimmering with brilliant radiance!
The cold gleam of the saber qi directly struck Xue Yuanxi.
The next second, a furious roar erupted from Xue Yuanxi.
The blood lotus mark on his forehead glowed, emitting waves of energy. At the critical moment, his protective artifact, the Blood Lotus Lamp, shielded his life!
After the exchange, flames of fury burned in Xue Yuanxi's blood-red eyes.
"Lu Liang, Tong Guan City, Human Race, very good, I remember you. In the future, I will wash away today's shame with the blood of the Human Race!"
His voice was chillingly cold!
"Heh heh, Xue Yuanxi, survive today first. Perhaps my saber will claim another head today."
Lu Liang’s face flashed with a cold smile as he looked at Xue Yuanxi, speaking dismissively.
"You court death, Lu Liang!"
Xue Yuanxi's voice was exceptionally savage. His Blood Domain fully unleashed, and he swung his staff again.
This strike condensed killing intent, power, and his own Dao into a single blow. A torrent of blood river erupted with this attack.
Xue Yuanxi's staff technique was a set he had created himself!
This staff technique had absorbed the experience from all his past battles!
And the characteristic of this staff technique was that its combat power increased with the passage of time, becoming stronger as the fight progressed.
Xue Yuanxi dared to challenge proactively because he possessed sufficient confidence in his victory. If Lu Liang dared to accept, he would absolutely be defeated by his hands!
At that time, the morale of the Tong Guan City cultivator army would plummet to its lowest point, and even if no one stepped forward, the dignity of the Human Race would be utterly lost.
Xue Yuanxi's initial strike was incredibly ordinary...
But by the time it reached Lu Liang, it had merged battle intent, killing intent, spiritual energy, and divine abilities into four forms!
This overwhelming power swept towards Lu Liang. If it struck, even with Lu Liang's immense abilities, he would surely die.
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"This old human man is finished," said Xue Yuanyuan.
"Yes, no one can withstand Old Xi's staff strike. He's dead for sure," said Xue Dishi.
At this moment, Fang Ru, Yang Tian, and Chu Fei's expressions changed drastically. In this situation, only these three were capable of intervening!
The three of them were already prepared to act at the crucial moment.
However, they were not confident that they could save Lu Liang, especially since the Blood Race had more powerful cultivators than their side.
On the surface, Lu Liang seemed to be in grave danger!
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In the Human Race, major cities like this would typically have only one late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, with early and mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators below them!
Lu Liang, at his current level, was already approaching the visible limit for a major city.
At this moment, Xue Yuanxi unleashed his strongest staff strike. This blow was truly earth-shattering!
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Lu Liang's white robes fluttered, his aura seemingly fluctuating between strong and weak, shifting unpredictably!
His eyes held the essence of endless ages, as if he could see through everything!
He swung his saber, piercing the heavens, its coldness bone-chilling!
It stirred up ripples of an ice age, and the power of ice and snow transformed into absolute zero, stubbornly blocking Xue Yuanxi's staff strike!
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Xue Yuanxi, having fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, faced this situation!
He chose to use all his might to shatter everything before him!
What was an ice age? With sufficient power, it could be broken through.
What was absolute zero? The extreme of force shattered all techniques.
In Xue Yuanxi's mind, all methods were merely superficial displays; only absolute power was the true kingly way.
With this belief, Xue Yuanxi's already peak power instantly ascended another level!
Boom!
Xue Yuanxi's staff finally stopped before Lu Liang!
All his power, like water pouring from a thousand miles, was consumed within the space of absolute zero!
He had ultimately failed to break through Lu Liang's icy saber qi.
Following this, Xue Yuanxi's momentum faltered slightly!
Anyone whose most powerful strike was stubbornly blocked would experience a drop in momentum.
As Xue Yuanxi's momentum faltered, a subtle opening appeared around him.
The tide of battle instantly turned!
After blocking the strike, Lu Liang immediately launched his counter-attack.
At this moment, Lu Liang's Xue Yin Kuang Dao had transformed into waves of chilling currents, surging towards Xue Yuanxi.
The bone-chilling cold instantly froze Xue Yuanxi into a large popsicle.
Just as Lu Liang was about to seize this opportunity to finish Xue Yuanxi, a thunder-fire cone shot out from within Xue Yuanxi!
The thunder-fire cone not only melted the ice on Xue Yuanxi but also flew towards Lu Liang the next second!
Lu Liang did not hesitate. A Ning Bing Gu Jing (Condensing Ice Ancient Mirror) flew out from above his head. Its mirror light flashed, instantly freezing the thunder-fire cone!
Xue Yuanxi roared, his bat-like wings flashing with blood-red light, resembling a blood demon of millennia!
Blood Dao energy manifested around him, and within his surroundings, myriad spiritual energies surged. Power coalesced at the tip of his staff, and he struck again!
Above Lu Liang's head, the power of ice and snow surged, transforming into a colossal glacier that spread across the sky!
With a loud 'boom', smoke and dust billowed from the ground!
After a long while, as the smoke cleared, Xue Yuanxi stood weakly on the side, his face pale, his robes stained with blood, his figure swaying. His eyes were fixed forward.
Lu Liang's white robes fluttered, appearing as composed as before!
Victory. This was the most genuine thought that flashed through the minds of the many powerful individuals present.
Even the arrogant Xue Yuanyuan and Xue Dishi looked at Lu Liang with a hint of admiration!
The strong only admired the stronger.
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Just as Tong Guan City found itself in a stalemate for various reasons, the peace that had endured for hundreds of thousands of years in the underground world was finally shattered.
The major strong races of the underground world, as if by mutual agreement, began to war against each other!
The Spirit Race, allies of the Human Race, upon learning of the Blood Race's invasion, immediately dispatched troops to aid them!
Concurrently, the Yaksha Race, allies of the Blood Race, also sent troops to assist the Blood Race!
What began as a war solely between the Human Race and the Blood Race instantly escalated into a large-scale conflict between racial alliances!
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The underground world was plunged into an era of chaotic, widespread warfare, with earth-shattering battles occasionally echoing throughout the world!
In the beginning, even many neutral strong races dared not venture far from their territories, fearing that they might be caught in the crossfire and have the war spread to their own lands.
However, they soon discovered that hiding was useless. No one was foolish enough to let them remain uninvolved and reap benefits at the end.
Since the Blood Race initiated their actions, other races, unwilling to be left behind, revealed their long-hidden fangs and turned their blades upon the weaker races.
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Instantly, the land was drenched in blood and shrouded in a reign of terror, with corpses littering the landscape.
Even some Purple Mansion Realm King-level experts perished, and countless Nascent Soul cultivators were lost!
Golden Core cultivators became mere pawns, while Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators were reduced to cannon fodder.
Times create heroes. In this terrifying era of bloodshed, countless prodigies fell, erased by the war!
And many other prodigies ascended to the high platforms, stepping on the bones of the fallen.
The battle for Tong Guan City had, unknowingly, lasted for three years, and the entire underground world had descended into utter chaos!
At least dozens of races had been annihilated, and the number of casualties was incalculable.
During this period, Wu Tao also frequently ventured out to slay Blood Race members, honing his Dao through combat!
As Wu Tao was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, during the war to protect Tong Guan City, he quickly rose to the top of the hunting list!
Fame, at times, was a good thing, but at other times, it was not.
Under these circumstances, the title of number one on the hunting list was exceedingly dangerous!
Over these three years of intense warfare, Wu Tao had been walking a tightrope, sustaining countless injuries, and had even been severely wounded by Duke-level Blood Race experts on several occasions!
Had it not been for You Meng's assistance, Wu Tao might very well have lost his life.
As the saying goes, the greater the effort, the greater the reward.
Constantly being at the center of the battlefield, facing attacks from all directions and risking death at any moment, forced Wu Tao to intensify his cultivation of the sword Dao.
The 'Destruction Forbidden Sword Technique,' which he had been unable to comprehend, was finally mastered by Wu Tao, no longer causing himself as much harm as his enemies.
Wu Tao, having just come off the battlefield, was granted a rare day of rest.
He was currently in seclusion, meditating in his cave dwelling!
After an unknown amount of time, a pleasant young woman's voice suddenly echoed from within the cave dwelling.
"Meow meow meow, Old Wu, you have no idea! I just went out for a bit, and by chance, I stumbled upon some important news!"
You Meng, who had just returned from an outing, excitedly chattered in Wu Tao's sea of consciousness.
During these three years, because Wu Tao often wore a frown, You Meng had given him a new nickname.
Wu Tao, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, opened them with a helpless sigh upon hearing You Meng's voice and looked at her!
"What's so exciting that you're acting like this?"
Wu Tao asked.