He was an elder of the Tianshan Sword Sect!
His strength was remarkable, ranking among the best in the entire Tianshan Sword Sect.
And Bai Zihe...
He was merely a rogue cultivator, a nobody in the Longevity Realm, who had only managed to cultivate to this point through sheer luck.
Yet, the result...
Bai Zihe, with a casual sword energy, had managed to force him back.
Could it be that all his years of effort had been wasted, that he had been cultivating like a dog? This was utterly preposterous!
"Swish!"
"Swish, swish, swish!"
In his rage, Chen Bao's Cangming Sword danced incessantly, unleashing over a dozen sword lights in quick succession.
Each sword strike was faster than the last.
Each strike was more ferocious.
Each strike was more powerful.
He was determined to slay Bai Zihe on the spot and wash away the recent humiliation!
"Swish!"
The next moment.
The dozen sword lights converged in mid-air, forming a dragon of sword energy that roared down towards Bai Zihe.
"Flimsy and flashy."
A cold glint flashed in Bai Zihe's eyes as he raised his sword and slashed out once more.
"Boom..."
This sword strike was unstoppable, destructive, and unparalleled!
It slayed gods and Buddhas alike!
"Rumble..."
In an instant, the dragon of sword energy unleashed by Chen Bao was shattered into pieces by Bai Zihe's sword energy, vanishing without a trace.
Moreover.
Its momentum remained.
It continued its assault towards Chen Bao.
"Aiyayaya..."
Seeing this, Chen Bao erupted in fury.
He was an elder of the Tianshan Sword Sect, believing himself superior and looking down on everyone in the secular world.
And Bai Zihe...
In his eyes, he was merely an ant.
At most.
A slightly larger ant!
Yet now, he was being pushed into such a desperate state by an ant!
This was humiliation, pure and unadulterated humiliation.
"Swish!"
At this moment, Chen Bao pointed his Cangming Sword directly at the sky.
Brilliant sword lights appeared, hundreds, thousands, countless of them, converging on the sword's body.
In the blink of an eye.
The blade of the Cangming Sword was engulfed in a dazzling white light, obscuring its original form entirely.
Simultaneously.
A powerful killing intent spread and swept through every corner of the Battle Department.
"You all retreat first."
Bai Zihe frowned slightly and looked at Qian Yuanshan and the others.
Qian Yuanshan was taken aback and instinctively asked, "Bai Zihe, what about you, what will you do..."
Bai Zihe said calmly, "He can't harm me yet."
"But..."
"If we let him vent his rage, the Battle Department will be destroyed."
Yes.
With a single strike like this, Qian Yuanshan had no doubt that the Battle Department would be cleaved in two.
The power of cultivators far surpassed that of ordinary people.
He understood this deeply.
"Good!"
At this critical moment, Qian Yuanshan dared not delay and quickly instructed the many elders, "Let's... withdraw from here!"
"Bai Zihe, be careful!"
Then, Qian Yuanshan gave a word of caution before quickly leaving the scene.
"Leave?"
Chen Bao, standing nearby, suddenly spoke.
His voice was chilling, as if emanating from the depths of hell.
The deathly aura it contained made one tremble from their very soul upon hearing it, as if they were about to perish.
"None of you will leave today!"
Chen Bao scanned everyone, his eyes filled with a crimson hue, his anger reaching its peak. He then roared, "All of you, die!"
"As long as I am here, he cannot harm them," Bai Zihe said calmly.
"Swish!"
The next moment, a slight smile curved Chen Bao's lips.
Accompanied by disdain.
And exhilaration.
The sword light on the Cangming Sword condensed to its extreme, and he slashed down.
Aiming at Bai Zihe.
Also aiming at the Battle Department.
Aiming at Qian Yuanshan, and all the people of the Battle Department.
"Hum..."
As the sword light suddenly appeared, a world-shattering, destructive gale erupted, darkening the sky and making people dizzy.
Terrifying.
"Rainbow Piercing the Sun!"
At this moment, Bai Zihe slowly made his move.
With a casual flick of his Zhutian Sword.
Brilliant sword light burst forth from the tip, colliding with Chen Bao's strike in the blink of an eye.
The two sword lights...
One majestic and dazzling.
One plain and ordinary.
They collided.
"Rumble!"
A deafening roar echoed across the heavens, no less intense than the explosion of modern weaponry, even causing Qian Yuanshan and the others nearby to bleed from their ears.
Immediately after.
A powerful wave of energy surged.
The first to bear its brunt were Bai Zihe and Chen Bao, the combatants.
They stood unwavering amidst the tempest!
Then.
The wave of energy continued to spread, soon catching up to Qian Yuanshan and the others.
Qian Yuanshan immediately felt the overwhelming pressure and was sent flying, nearly falling to the ground.
However, regardless.
No one died.
"This strike..."
Amidst the lingering gale, Bai Zihe suddenly spoke, his voice indifferent, "Is nothing more than this."
"Now, it's my turn!"
As the words fell.
Bai Zihe rose into the air and suddenly attacked Chen Bao.
The Zhutian Sword in his hand was already imbued with true essence.
"Clang..."
"Chii..."
Chen Bao instinctively raised his sword to block.
However, with Bai Zihe's single strike, the Cangming Sword instantly snapped, and the Zhutian Sword pierced Chen Bao's chest.
Penetrating deep.
Blood gushed out.
"Ugh..."
Chen Bao never imagined that Bai Zihe would be so formidable.
With a casual sword strike, he had not only broken his Profound-grade magic treasure, the Cangming Sword, but also his body.
"You, you..."
Chen Bao pointed a finger at Bai Zihe, his eyes filled with disbelief, while blood continuously seeped from his lips.
Then...
His pupils began to blur.
However.
Behind Chen Bao's body, a palm-sized figure was hastily attempting to escape; it was none other than Chen Bao's Nascent Soul!
As a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, he naturally possessed a complete Nascent Soul.
Although his physical body had been slain by Bai Zihe, as long as his Nascent Soul remained intact and he found a suitable body again, he could make a comeback.
"Trying to escape?"
Bai Zihe had long sensed his movement. With a cold snort, he flashed before the Nascent Soul, staring at him with a half-smile.
"You, you, you..."
This time, Chen Bao was truly panicked.
He had foolishly harbored the hope that Bai Zihe, being from the secular world and a late bloomer, would be ignorant of the true methods of cultivators, and he would escape to freedom.
However...
All his hopes were dashed.
"Swish!"
The next moment, Bai Zihe swung his sword towards Chen Bao's Nascent Soul.
The combat power of a Nascent Soul was extremely limited.
Knowing he was doomed, Chen Bao gritted his teeth and made a final decision.
The jade slip in his embrace suddenly emitted a light.
He transmitted Bai Zihe's information to the Third Elder, Qin Changkong!
Yes.
He, Chen Bao, would perish here today.
However.
Bai Zihe would not have an easy time either!
"Pfft..."
The next moment, as the sword light arrived, Chen Bao's Nascent Soul exploded on the spot, without question.
Tianshan Sword Sect.
"Hmm?"
Qin Changkong sensed the anomaly with the jade slip and suddenly opened his eyes.