Breaking through the illusion of the mortal world

Chapter 176 Heavenly Demon Slash

Ning Hanchuan also cultivated the Seven Emotions and Separation Scripture, possessing extraordinary and domineering demonic skills, making him a rare rival among his peers.

At this moment, he looked down at Lu Ming from his high vantage point.

Although his father, Ning Wuyai, had warned him not to target Lu Ming anymore, he wouldn't listen.

Ning Wuyai concealed his injury from the entire sect, so Ning Hanchuan naturally couldn't know what kind of terrifying existence stood behind Lu Ming.

Ning Hanchuan slowly raised his hand, his dark blue longsword unsheathed an inch, a chilling aura spreading outwards. "Against the Current!"

This sword is named Reverse Cold.

Before he finished speaking, the void behind him trembled slightly.

Ten powerful auras of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators descended simultaneously, forming an encirclement that trapped Lu Ming firmly in the center.

All ten were elites of the Lihentian Palace, each possessing unique skills and exuding a chilling killing intent.

They cooperated with Ning Hanchuan to set up a simple imprisoning formation, sealing off the sky and trapping the earth, blocking all of Lu Ming's escape routes.

"kill!"

Ning Hanchuan made the first move.

With a single thrust, a dark blue sword mark appeared, aiming straight for Lu Ming's brow. Even before the sword arrived, the biting coldness had already frozen the surrounding air.

Lu Ming dared not be careless in the slightest. Ning Hanchuan had targeted him repeatedly, and he had suffered losses at Ning Hanchuan's hands time and again.

The scattered Qingping sword intent instantly coalesced, and Lu Ming swept his sword light across, the Qingping sword intent withstanding Ning Hanchuan's icy sword intent head-on.

In an instant, ice shards exploded and a fierce wind raged on the battlefield between Ning Hanchuan and Lu Ming.

Immediately afterwards, the two powerful sword lights collided with a deafening roar.

Ning Hanchuan's sword energy reversed, forcing him to retreat dozens of feet.

At the same time, Lu Ming's figure also retreated a hundred feet.

Lu Ming was secretly alarmed, because he had never been at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation, relying on his powerful martial arts cultivation.

Now that his cultivation has greatly improved, he is no match for Ning Hanchuan in a head-on confrontation.

"Good! You haven't disappointed me!" A flash of surprise crossed Ning Hanchuan's eyes, but his fighting spirit intensified. "Let's see how long you can hold out!"

Ning Hanchuan's figure flashed, transforming into dozens of ghostly blue afterimages, his sword moves like a torrential downpour.

Each sword strike was faster and more ruthless than the last, the demonic arts and swordsmanship perfectly blended, the oppressive aura rising like a tsunami, aiming to crush Lu Ming with absolute power.

At the same time, ten Nascent Soul experts attacked simultaneously.

The sword light cuts through the air, the magic seal suppresses the earth, the talisman burns the sky, and the precious light locks the body. Combined with the Imprisoning Heaven Array, they form a net that leaves no gaps.

In an instant, sword energy crisscrossed the heavens and earth, and all kinds of spells and magical treasures flooded towards Lu Ming.

The disciples of Fuyao cried out in alarm, "Senior Brother Lu, we're here to help you!"

A large number of Fuyao disciples rushed forward from the rear, forming a temporary battle formation and continuously bombarding the outer perimeter of the Prisoner Array.

Despite being surrounded, Lu Ming remained completely calm.

This Heaven-Imprisoning Formation can also seal off the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, preventing him from replenishing his spiritual power.

However, Lu Ming had plenty of top-grade spirit stones and superior-grade spirit-restoring pills in his storage bag.

Lu Ming fought with increasing ferocity, his aura not only not weakening but becoming even stronger.

Faced with the relentless onslaught, Lu Mingjian's swordsmanship was incredibly fast and impenetrable.

Lu Ming's practical combat skills had been personally trained by the Martial Ancestor for decades, so this kind of battle posed no pressure on him whatsoever.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing continued uninterrupted.

The combined attack of Ning Hanchuan and ten Nascent Soul experts was unable to subdue him in a short time.

Ning Hanchuan grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

He was the young master of the Li Tian Palace, and had never been defeated by anyone of the same level. Yet Lu Ming was able to withstand the combined attack of him and ten Nascent Soul cultivators!

Whenever someone else's attack landed on Lu Ming, a flash of spiritual light would appear on Lu Ming's body, and the attack would seem to have no effect at all; Lu Ming was completely unaffected.

Although her attacks could damage Lu Ming, they were all blocked by Lu Ming.

"Against the Current!"

Ning Hanchuan roared, his body soaring into the sky, and his dark blue longsword grew three zhang in length.

"Against the Current" is both the name of his sword and the name of his ultimate sword technique!

This sword technique can only be performed with the Reverse Cold Sword. Its power is unparalleled. Legend has it that when mastered, it can instantly freeze thousands of miles and even freeze the soul!

Instantly, ice formed around Ning Hanchuan, freezing everything in its path.

At the same time, a thousand dark blue sword shadows fell simultaneously, like an inverted Milky Way, sweeping in with a bone-chilling cold, intending to shred Lu Ming and his sword together.

Lu Ming's eyes narrowed. This kind of attack was something that neither the Hidden Dragon Robe nor his Xuanwu True Body could completely withstand.

Lu Mingxuan's true qi surged, the five elements converged, the essence of the flower shone brightly, his dantian resonated, and the Qingping sword intent and the Xuanwu sword technique merged like mountains and seas, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to suddenly stagnate.

"A shocking wave!"

A low shout echoed across the battlefield.

Lu Ming wielded his longsword wildly, unleashing bursts of sword light that surged like the ebb and flow of the ocean, a vast and turbulent sea roaring across the heavens and earth.

These layers of sword light seemed capable of suppressing everything, directly confronting the cold waters!

"boom!!!"

The surging, terrifying sword light collided with the sword light of the Reverse Cold that froze everything, and the aftershocks swept across thousands of feet.

The sword light of Jinglan was constantly frozen, but the sword light of Jinglan was layered upon layer, each layer stronger than the last, with a long-lasting force, and it blocked Ni Shui Han.

After his first attack failed, Ning Hanchuan's energy was thrown into disarray, and the lingering shock made it extremely difficult for him to defend himself.

Lu Ming also took several steps back, his arms stiffening slightly.

Although the chill of the reversed water was blocked, it still covered Yun Jianxue with a layer of frost, and Lu Ming's arm was frozen stiff.

"What a shocking figure! I thought I valued you enough, but I underestimated you!" Ning Hanchuan said coldly.

Lu Ming did not answer, but quietly circulated his qi and blood to counteract the cold.

Ning Qingxue remained in the distance, not participating in the battle, but simply watching Lu Ming and her brother Ning Hanchuan fight from afar on the boat.

Although she was distressed, she wasn't overly worried. She had learned about Lu Ming's combat strength during the battle at the Tian Shu Ruins.

Moreover, since returning from Anxiang Tower, Lu Ming's cultivation has greatly improved. She believes that even his brother would find it difficult to harm Lu Ming if they were of the same level.

"Activate the formation, unleash the Heavenly Lock!" Ning Hanchuan shouted, addressing the ten men.

Ten chains shot out from the ten cultivators who had surrounded him, and wrapped around Lu Ming.

Lu Ming drew his sword and slashed, but the chain was exceptionally strong. Even though the sword was slashed off course, it was still difficult to break, and in an instant, it locked Lu Ming tightly in place.

The chains locked all the acupoints on his body, and even locked Lu Ming's veins, causing Lu Ming's Xuan Yuan Zhen Huo and Qi and blood power to stagnate instantly.

But Lu Ming's physical strength was incredibly powerful. Even though his blood and qi circulation was sluggish and his spiritual energy flow was slow, Lu Ming relied on brute force to break free of the chains little by little!

Lu Ming's veins bulged as he gripped the chain tightly and pulled it outwards.

"What! Such brute strength!" Ning Hanchuan and the ten people surrounding Lu Ming were all shocked.

Although this was a temporary, simplified version of the Heaven-Imprisoning Array, even ordinary demonic beasts known for their strength would not be able to struggle in the slightest. Lu Ming's physique was even stronger than that of a demonic beast!

"Surrender!" Ning Hanchuan unleashed several sword strikes in succession, forcing Lu Ming to abandon his attempt to break free of the chains and struggle to defend himself with his sword.

However, after Lu Ming was locked up, his moves were not as good as before, and he was injured in a short time.

Seeing Lu Ming trapped, the disciples of Fuyao outside the formation formed a battle formation and launched a frenzied attack on the ten people.

Meanwhile, the members of the Protectorate Alliance surged forward and engaged in a fierce battle with the disciples of Fuyao. In an instant, various magical treasures and spiritual lights shot out, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.

"Let's see how long you can last!" Ning Hanchuan's attacks became increasingly fierce, and wounds kept appearing on Lu Ming's body.

"Go on! Are you tickling me?!" Lu Ming was shocked, and his wounds were healing rapidly.

"Hmm?" Ning Hanchuan was surprised again. Lu Ming was injured by the Reverse Cold Sword Qi and most of his blood and qi were sealed by the Prisoner Heaven Lock, yet his wounds healed so quickly.

"Alright, let me show you the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Palace! Heavenly Demon Slash!" Ning Hanchuan knew that conventional attacks could not effectively damage Lu Ming, so he directly used his ultimate technique.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Hanchuan pointed his sword at the sky, and a faint, hundred-foot-tall phantom seemed to appear in the sky, gradually merging with Ning Hanchuan.

The phantom also pointed its sword to the sky, and then slowly fell down along with Ning Hanchuan's sword. The hundred-foot-long sword energy tore through the battlefield, and the rolling demonic energy surged, darkening the surrounding world.

At the same time, the ten people in the Imprisoning Heaven Formation used their demonic powers to the fullest extent, making Lu Ming's binding force even stronger.

Seeing this, the surrounding disciples of Fuyou all attacked the hundred-foot-long sword aura, disregarding their own safety.

One after another, disciples of Fuyao were seriously injured, and many people ignored the attacks from the disciples of the Protectorate Alliance and focused all their efforts on attacking that sword energy.

But the overwhelming attacks could not withstand the Heavenly Demon Slash in the slightest!

Lu Ming looked up and saw his fellow disciples falling one after another, their blood staining the scorched earth, and familiar figures disappearing one by one.

"Ugh!" Lu Ming watched as the disciples of Fuyao fell one by one while trying to save him, his heart aching, but there was nothing he could do.