A moment later he saw his comrade, who hadn't made it out of the encirclement. Before the avatar could react, his comrade's aura was gone.
Rewinding time to a moment ago, when Monarch's avatar emerged, the other three Nirvana-level avatars that followed it did the same.
The first two made it out of the encirclement, but just as the third was about to do the same, two beams of light shot out from either side of the avatar.
The green one was the Banishing Blade, the Banishing Blade.
The white one was Occisus, the most deadly of the Banishing Blades.
The two swords were in the hands of the Pharmacist Faerie and the Peerless Lord of the Middle Heaven, Lan Qing. How could a Nirvana-level alien escape from their encirclement?
The two swords closed in, and the Domain that had been breached closed. The poor Nirvana-level avatar was met with a barrage of attacks.
Although the humans didn't have a single Nirvana Paragon, they were still Paragons!
Lan Qing and the Pharmacist were no less powerful than a Nirvana Paragon.
The avatar didn't stand a chance. Under the combined pressure of the Domain and the combined assault of the two swords, the Nirvana-level avatar was torn to shreds. Lan Qing grabbed the vital crystal and saved it.
From the moment Lan Qing arrived to the moment the battle began, only ten seconds had elapsed. A Nirvana-level avatar was slain.
Did the addition of a Paragon really make such a difference in strength?
The answer was no.
Rational tactics.
That was the most important.
Monarch's Infinite-level avatar saw what was happening.
His first thought was to flee, but the mission Monarch had left in his mind forced him to return to Lan Qing.
Purple-gold flames burned around him. He was ready to risk his life. If he could get Ultus, any price he paid would be worth it.
His mission would be completed.
However, after the Paragons had killed the Nirvana-level Paragon, the Paragons were left to their own devices.
In an instant, they scattered like flowers scattered by a celestial maiden, scattering in all directions, all fleeing in different directions.
This was not the surface of a planet, nor was it the ground. There were countless directions to escape in.
The three doppelgangers were individually very strong, but there were only three of them. They also had the ability to control a large area of effect.
That kind of ability had limited control when the range was too large.
Lan Qing flew toward Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin, while the Pharmacist flew toward the Violet Prince and Roxanne.
The other Paragons were sent flying.
Monarch's avatar did not hesitate.
He immediately chased after Lan Qing, vowing to take back the Immortal Slaying Sword.
Lan Qing was fast. He reached Lan Jue and the others in a flash. His Boundless Starlight Domain opened a gap, allowing him to enter.
Just then, a door of pink light appeared on the other side of Lan Jue. The Pharmacist was already at Roxanne's side, but she slipped through the door. When she reappeared she was at Lan Jue's side.
The green Exterminating Immortal Sword, the white Slaughtering Immortal Sword, the red Trapping Immortal Sword, and the blue Extinguishing Immortal Sword, the four divine swords were raised at the same time.
Sharpness first, slaughter first, control first, and dexterity first.
Each of the four swords shone with their own dazzling brilliance. Suddenly, sword energy filled the air. The three-headed, six-armed avatar paled in fear. It felt like its soul was about to crumble.
Lan Qing's arrival was only one more Reflection of Heaven and Earth on the human side. However, his arrival also meant that the Banishing Swords were all present.
Back on Middle Heaven, the four Banishing Swords had joined forces, but they didn't have a Swordmaster. Even so, the Banishing Swords had been able to unleash such a powerful aura. Now the Banishing Swords had their own masters, and under the control of their masters, the power of the Banishing Swords burst forth, complementing each other.
After all, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation was set up by relying on these four divine swords, and it was a terrifying killing formation that could instantly annihilate a Perfected Golden Immortal.
Although the four of them didn't have the ability to deploy the Strategy yet, the combined power of the four swords was terrifying.
Of course the avatars didn't know that the four swords were nothing more than a show of power.
The avatar watched in shock as Lan Qing, Lan Jue, Zhou Qianlin, and the Pharmacist thrust their swords at the same time, their faces solemn. The blades of the four swords pulsed with energy. The pressure increased again!
Retreat!
That was the only thought in his mind. Even if he had to complete his mission, he had to stay alive first!
Without hesitation, the avatar retreated like a bolt of lightning. He tried to evade the onslaught of the swords.
However, to his surprise, the Domain that had been weighing him down with the Boundless Starlight Domain and the Five Thunders suddenly vanished. His body lightened, and all the pressure vanished.
The powerful pressure from before had suddenly disappeared, allowing him to instantly feel refreshed in the rain. He let out a long breath, and when the three-headed and six-armed clone looked over, he was shocked to discover that the four Divine Swords that had been thrusting towards him had suddenly turned around.
Their leader was the crimson longsword.
The Immortal Trapping Sword turned around using the technique of the Nine Hammers of Taiji. Under its impetus, the other three divine swords also turned around at the same time.
The tip of the sword was pointed at the Monarch doppelganger that was closing in on them.
Monarch's avatar was an Infinite-level Immortal. He was so fast he could teleport. His two Nirvana-level minions had caught up with him, but they were slower than his avatar.
In the blink of an eye, the avatar had to face the Banishing Blades alone. Lan Jue, the Middle Heaven Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety, Zhou Qianlin the Queen of Heaven, the Pharmacist, and Lan Qing of the Boundless Light God of Middle Heaven.
These four people could be said to be the strongest of the younger generation in the entire human world, and they even controlled the four Immortal Slaying Swords.
Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin had long since reached the level of Nirvana.
Even the Violet Prince would be overpowered when facing two of them at once, much less when faced with four of them.
The four swords attacked in unison. Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin in the center combined their swords in a brilliant rainbow of colors. They were aimed at the avatar that had just appeared.
Occisus and Ultus intersected and attacked from both sides.
Much to Lan Jue's surprise, when the four swords struck, they felt something in their hearts. It was something the swords had imparted to them.
Lan Jue felt something like a network of arteries and veins. It was as though the hilt of Captus had sprouted a network of veins and veins, growing and fusing with his body. They spread throughout his body, drawing upon his energy and protogenia to flow through these red veins. The rainbow light of the Harmonious Swords vanished, and Captus returned to its red hue. However, this pink was a deeper shade of pink than before. It seemed to be a combination of countless collapsed spaces, stacked on top of each other, and continued to collapse. It was like a black hole layered on top of each other.
He wasn't the only one experiencing this change. Zhou Qianlin felt it as well. Her and Lan Jue's Harmonious Swords disappeared. Demortus burst with blue light, and thousands of beams of sword light converged to form a single beam. It stuck close to Captus. The collapsing black hole within Captus released beams of sword light that crisscrossed and intersected with each other. These beams of sword light were like a thicket of thorns within the black hole.
Zhu Xian Sword and Kill Immortal Sword's changes were slightly slower by a beat but it was only a moment of delay.
Murderous intent filled the air. Occisus dissolved into sword energy and melted into the black hole created by Captus. It was different from the thicket of thorns created by Demortus. Its appearance increased the speed and murderous intent of the black hole to a new level. The Massacre Domain was fused into the black hole, and the level of the sword intent was raised to a whole new level. It surpassed most of the energy Lan Jue had sensed before. Only Monarch's avatar could compare.
Lan Qing's Ultus was the last to merge with it. Beams of cyan light crisscrossed the Black Hole, separating it into separate planes. The incomparably sharp aura was like a barrier within the Black Hole, a barrier of razor-sharp power.
The Banishing Swords could be combined?
The same thought occurred to all four of them. Moreover, in the instant that they combined, they could all feel that the divine sword in their hands had become a part of their bodies. It was as if their meridians had spread and their limbs had lengthened.
The minds of the four of them were also intertwined with one another.
(To be continued.)