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Deafening rumbles echoed from all directions, and the devastation wrought by the immensely powerful moves slowly became apparent. The rocks on the walls of the cavern were struck by the blade beams, and fragments weighing over a hundred tons slowly crumbled and fell. The ground of the ruins gave way in multiple spots, and the ceiling, pierced by hundreds of blade beams, was riddled with countless cracks like a sieve. Billions of tons of seawater cascaded down through the cracks, transforming into massive waterfalls in the sky.

Morova and Xi Luo, being the closest to Chen Xuanfeng, naturally suffered the most attacks. Each of them sustained at least dozens of blade beam strikes. Faced with such a dense and powerful onslaught, neither their sacred domains nor divine armaments could save them. Both were severely wounded, covered in blood, and thrown far away. Fortunately, the blade beams were massive, and their lethality was not concentrated on a single human body. Moreover, Chen Xuanfeng seemed unable to control so many powerful blade beams to focus their attacks, and he was also distracted by the four girls nearby. Otherwise, the two would have been utterly obliterated.

As the blade light faded, Chen Xuanfeng's golden-armored form reappeared.

"Hmph, I can't decide if you two are unlucky or fortunate. This move of mine, 'Snow Dragon's Lament,' which combines sword and blade, was originally prepared for the conquest of Sacred Dragon Mountain. If I were to use this move in my werewolf form, even if all the dragons and dragon beasts of Sacred Dragon Mountain were to come out, I could certainly annihilate them all. Even the 'Dragon Saint' would be forced to retreat. However, a move designed for dragons lacks focus when used on humans, allowing you two to escape with your lives."

Chen Xuanfeng's cold voice echoed through the crashing rocks and the roar of the waterfalls. The sudden turn of events eased the tension, and the girls breathed a collective sigh of relief.

However, just as Chen Xuanfeng was about to call the elf sisters to capture the two severely wounded human youths, Morova, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly sprang up. At the same time, flames erupted beneath Xi Luo in the distance, and the massive phantom beast "Flame Phoenix" was summoned out of thin air. Carrying the unconscious Xi Luo, it flapped its wings and soared into the sky, meeting Morova in mid-air. Without pause, they crashed through the shattered rock ceiling, evaporating the seawater around them, and escaped.

Morova fled swiftly and decisively, leaving no opportunity for those present to intercept.

Chen Xuanfeng frowned slightly and said, "So he used the 'Lotus Substitute' to bear his own injuries. The 'Red Lotus Sword's' ability is truly vexing. But fortunately, that red-haired brat has lost his nerve. Otherwise, if we continued to fight, I really couldn't guarantee victory."

His move, "Snow Dragon's Lament," was earth-shattering in its power, rivaling the "Reopening Chaos Purple Brilliance Calamity" performed with the help of the "Tiger Soul's" magic. The toll it took on his body was also immense. Even with his dual cultivation reaching the pinnacle, he couldn't help but feel his blood churning and a wave of weakness. If Morova had truly fought with his life on the line for another round, the outcome would indeed have been hard to predict.

Chen Xuanfeng's combined sword and blade technique was not a secret art recorded in the "Nine Yin Manual," nor was it an inherent martial art of this world. Instead, it was a divine skill he had devised himself.

Back in the "Red Glory Royal City," when he had single-handedly turned the tide of the battle, it was indeed a world-shaking victory. However, it also made Chen Xuanfeng question his own martial arts. The immense power he had wielded did not come from his own cultivation but was instead a divine skill borrowed from divine weapons and even demonic forces. Ultimately, it did not belong to him. Chen Xuanfeng, being a proud martial artist, truly sought power that he could completely control. Therefore, after much contemplation, he resolved to create a martial art that could rival the power of demons and gods, worthy of the effort and sin he had accumulated over two lifetimes.

Chen Xuanfeng was not Huang Chang, and he did not possess the talent to create martial arts out of thin air. Therefore, he needed to find a foundation to build his martial arts system. Among the martial arts he had mastered, aside from his aura techniques, the strongest in terms of techniques were the "Qiankun Annihilation Blade" and the "Eight Celestial Vistas Sword Technique," which could also be used in conjunction with epic divine weapons. Naturally, they were the most suitable choices. At the time, Chen Xuanfeng thought: the "Qiankun Annihilation Blade" has five layers of blade techniques, each with its own characteristics. "Ten Thousand Blades Parting the Sea" could unleash a massive number of blade lights, "Thousand Blades Slashing the Sky" used blade beams for long-range attacks, "Hundred Blades Crushing the Mountain" was heavy and powerful, "Ten Blades Destroying the Mortal World" could combine blade forces to stack power, and "One Blade Severing the Universe" could transcend all obstacles and destroy the opponent regardless of interference. If he could combine these five traits—"quantity," "distance," "power," "combination," and "transcendence"—into a single move, it would undoubtedly be immensely powerful.

The key to accomplishing this challenge, which even Huang Chang himself could not achieve, naturally lay in the "Eight Celestial Vistas Sword Technique." Although Chen Xuanfeng's "Eight Celestial Vistas Sword Technique" was derived from the "Nine Yin Manual," this sword technique evolved and developed based on personal experiences and insights. Therefore, Chen Xuanfeng's sword was already entirely different from Huang Chang's sword of the past. Having analyzed thousands of strange martial arts, it had surpassed the mysteries of the martial arts from Chen Xuanfeng's previous life in the Central Plains. After much research, Chen Xuanfeng finally found a way to use the "Eight Celestial Vistas Sword Technique" to completely dismantle the "Qiankun Annihilation Blade" and then recombine blade beams and sword energy to restructure the blade force.

Today, when he unleashed this technique, it indeed shook the heavens and the earth. Although there were still many issues to be perfected, it had essentially achieved Chen Xuanfeng's original goal of "using his own power to unleash divine miracles."

Chen Xuanfeng sheathed his sword and blade, looked at the four girls gathered around him, and nodded. "Judging from Xi Luo's condition earlier, the two 'forbidden spell mark crystals' must have been absorbed by his sword, just like the ice-type 'mark' from back then. Hmph, hearing him call the sword 'Hero Sword,' it must be the 'Emperor Sword Hero,' the number one divine weapon in the world. This way, I can roughly understand why it can absorb and utilize forbidden spell power. Although we didn't get the mark crystals, destroying them has already achieved our goal. Li Jia, has your sensing and scanning ability recovered?"

The artificial girl nodded. "Yes, after your attack earlier, all interference in this space has disappeared."

"Good, see if you can find the fragments of the mark crystals. Otherwise, it will be hard to convince the elves." Chen Xuanfeng nodded, then looked into the distance. The air magic array that had trapped the Crystal Dragon and the Holy Angel had already been shattered by Chen Xuanfeng's earlier attack. Both powerful summoned creatures were now free and unharmed. However, the falling water from the ceiling was so massive that it would likely completely flood this underground ruin soon. Although he wasn't afraid, he didn't want to stay long, so he said, "If you can't find them, forget it. Don't waste time."