Zhanlong Daynight looked excited as he punched towards the sky.
Nightqueen Yanqing unleashed her full power, using her Nightking's Body and four-lined battle force to resist the endless sword qi.
Zhuo Daynight raised her red longsword and slashed at the sky.
Kuang Wang's expression was unsightly. He did not dare to release the Azure Dragon at all. The Azure Dragon was simply too large. If he released it, it would just be a live target. He could only endure it himself.
Hui Chuan's strange snake was instantly killed.
Regardless of whether they were from the Daynight clan or the Second Grade Hall, everyone had to endure Liu Shaoqiu's attacks. A single sword had wiped out more than half of his enemies. This was Liu Shaoqiu, and this was the Thirteen Swords.
There were many more corpses on Mount Tai.
High up in the sky, Liu Shaoqiu looked down calmly. Those who were still alive were either lucky or strong.
Far away from Pyrolyte Mountain, Northgate Gang, Ah Fan, and the others were all dumbfounded. Someone actually dared to challenge Pyrolyte Mountain!
Liu Shaoqiu, a person who was almost forgotten, shocked everyone at this moment.
During the Astral Combat Academy's Astral Combat Tournament, Liu Shaoqiu had been one of the few people who had the potential to become the champion. He had defeated Realm Master Kuang Wang with a single sword strike. Starsibyl, Han Chong, Nightqueen Yanqing, and the others had all turned serious when they saw Liu Shaoqiu attack. Unfortunately, Liu Shaoqiu had been defeated by Lu Yin. However, many people believed that Liu Shaoqiu's defeat was due to luck, as his sword had been broken during that brief moment of blank space, which had given Lu Yin the opportunity to attack.
At that moment, Liu Shaoqiu's name spread throughout the entire universe. Even though he had been defeated, that battle was still considered to be the final battle of the Astral Combat Tournament, as Liu Shaoqiu was not actually weaker than Lu Yin.
However, during the Tournament of the Strongest, Liu Shaoqiu had lost to that woman from the Technocracy, which had silenced him. Many people had slowly forgotten about him. Lu Yin, Mu Rong, Ling Que, and Ye Xingchen were all known as the unequaled Limiteers and the Resplendent Heavens. Who would remember Liu Shaoqiu, the genius from the Sword Sect who had once made an agreement with Lu Yin to challenge the Top 100 Rankings together?
And at this moment, Liu Shaoqiu displayed his brilliance. Apart from those few people, who else could challenge Xue Shan alone?
Liu Shaoqiu could do it.
At the base of Pyrolyte Mountain, Kuang Wang was panting heavily. He looked at his arm and saw blood dripping down his fingers. He bitterly smiled; the difference was still too great. He had thought that he had closed the gap, but in the end, the gap had only widened. He couldn't even block a single strand of Sword Qi from Liu Shaoqiu's second sword.
Hui Chuan almost died, but even if he didn't die, he was seriously injured and wouldn't be able to fight for a while.
Nightqueen Yanqing's face was pale. She had withstood several streaks of sword qi and had almost died. Liu Shaoqiu had become even stronger than before, and his sword had become even sharper. She had thought that her cultivation in the Lifeseek Realm's Mirror had improved greatly, but Liu Shaoqiu had improved even more.
Zhuo Daynight's crimson longsword had been broken, and she gripped the hilt tightly. Blood from her right leg had dyed her clothes red and was dripping down her thigh to the ground. She swayed a few times before she could no longer bear the pain and collapsed to the ground. She forced herself to consume the medicine that Shamrock Enterprises had given her and looked up at the sky. This was the Thirteen Swords, and it was too powerful.
There was only one person on Pyrolyte Mountain who remained unscathed after taking the sword qi head-on: Zhanlong Daynight.
In the air, Liu Shaoqiu's gaze was fixed on him. This person was very strong.
Zhanlong Daynight grinned. "You're strong, as expected of the Thirteen Swords. If you beat me, you can have Pyrolyte Mountain."
Nightqueen Yanqing was enraged. "Zhanlong Daynight, don't act on your own."
Zhanlong Daynight did not even look at Nightqueen Yanqing. He leaped up, clenched his fist, and fiercely punched out. Liu Shaoqiu's gaze became incomparably sharp, and the void around his body began to distort as a crack appeared. His sword had not even been unsheathed, but its sharpness had already been revealed. As Zhanlong Daynight's fist approached, Liu Shaoqiu pressed his sword down and stabbed out. This was the First Sword of the Thirteen Swords. This attack surpassed the sword qi of the Second Sword, and it contained all of the sword intent that Liu Shaoqiu had gained from his cultivation.
Each of the Thirteen Swords had its own strong points, but it did not mean that the Second Sword would definitely surpass the First Sword. The biggest difference between the two swords was their range. If one wanted to fully display one's strength, then the First Sword was more suitable.
The sword and fist collided, and everyone saw the void ripple like water. It then transformed into a gale that swept across the land, carrying with it a powerful pressure that instantly crushed Pyrolyte Mountain and its surroundings.
Northgate Gang and the others were shocked. Was this a battle between Limiteers?
Damn, even a Cruiser could not compare to this!
Just then, Ah Fan shouted, "Let's go!"
The others hurriedly fled as well. A gust of wind blew past them, and the ground was even sliced apart.
The situation at the base of Pyrolyte Mountain was even worse. Those from the Daynight clan and the Second Grade Hall who had been lucky enough to survive were immediately sent flying. Zhuo Daynight, Hui Chuan, and the others were the same. Only Kuang Wang and Nightqueen Yanqing were able to hold their ground as they experienced the powerful wind pressure.
With a boom, a giant spatial crack spread across the sky. One of the Second Grade Hall's cultivators was unlucky and was directly swallowed up by the spatial crack, losing a third of his body.
Pyrolyte Mountain's foundation had been lowered by a bit.
Fortunately, Pyrolyte Mountain's body was protecting them. Otherwise, such an intense battle would have likely caused all of the pyrolyte ore within Pyrolyte Mountain to explode. Whether or not they could survive would have been up to the heavens.
Liu Shaoqiu and Zhanlong Daynight retreated at the same time.
They were evenly matched. Zhanlong Daynight was excited, but at the same time, he rejoiced. He had originally thought that he was very powerful, but he had never imagined that freakish powerhouses would appear one after another. Fortunately, he had made a breakthrough in his Daynight Restoration Technique while he had been imprisoned by the Reverent King's Residence on Shenwu Continent. Otherwise, he would have fallen behind.
Zhanlong Daynight had originally planned to find Lu Yin and have a rematch, but he had not expected that Lu Yin would defeat Mu Rong and become the strongest Limiteer. Although he was confident, he still felt that he was a bit lacking compared to Lu Yin. Thus, he had obeyed the clan's summons and participated in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte. He wanted to defeat the various powerhouses here and break through his Daynight Restoration Technique to challenge Lu Yin again.
He wanted to become an Explorer as the strongest Limiteer and dominate the Top 100 Rankings.
Lu Yin alone was like a mountain, and many people found it hard to breathe. It was not just Zhanlong Daynight; Liu Shaoqiu, Nightqueen Yanqing, Han Chong, Ling Que, Mu Rong, and the others were all suppressed by him. Everyone wanted to defeat him, but now, they had another battlefield. The winner of this battle could only be the person second to Lu Yin. Once this person appeared, he would challenge Lu Yin again, and everyone looked forward to it.
Although no one said anything, this was publicly acknowledged. Only the strongest person on this battlefield had the right to challenge the true strongest.
Although Lu Yin had not appeared, his existence was the driving force behind these people's battles. To these youths, the value of pyrolyte ore was not as attractive as the prospect of challenging Lu Yin. Different age groups had different ways of thinking.
To Nightqueen Qiuyu and the others, pyrolyte ore was the most important thing. However, to them, the allure of being the strongest was unimaginable.
The sky became the main battlefield. Berserk shockwaves swept across the land, and cracks in the void rained down like raindrops.
The void on Planet Pyrolyte was stable, and it was much tougher than most places in the universe. Even so, to Zhanlong Daynight and Liu Shaoqiu, it was no different from a battlefield in the trial zones. Their battle was earth-shattering, and it attracted the attention of the various great powers outside of Planet Pyrolyte. This was basically a battle between the strongest Limiteers.
This was a contest between the strongest youths of the Sword Sect and the Daynight clan, as well as a contest for the ownership of Pyrolyte Mountain.
The Daynight clan could not afford to lose. If they did, their reputation would be greatly damaged. Liu Shaoqiu had challenged the entire Daynight clan by himself, which was a huge insult. Nightqueen Qiuyu stared at Planet Pyrolyte.
The Sword Sect could not afford to lose either. As the leader of the first Flowzone, they had always wanted to suppress the Daynight clan, and this was their chance.
Coincidentally, both sides had Ten Arbiters. Today, it was a battle between the absolute geniuses of both sides.
A huge explosion caused Northgate Gang and the others to retreat once more. They looked into the distance in fear, afraid that the battle between the two would cause the pyrolyte ore to explode. That would be a disaster.
After more than ten exchanges, Zhanlong Daynight grew excited. His veins bulged, and at some point, a bloody wound extended from his back to his chest. He had been injured. On the other side, Liu Shaoqiu's expression was not good either. He had forcefully taken a punch from Zhanlong Daynight, and the corner of his mouth was stained with blood.
Both sides were evenly matched. Liu Shaoqiu's sword techniques were unparalleled, and he could injure Zhanlong Daynight. However, the Daynight Restoration Technique allowed Zhanlong Daynight's recovery to be abnormally strong. After a short while, the terrifying wound that extended from his back to his chest healed and disappeared.
When Liu Shaoqiu saw this, he was filled with disbelief. This was his first time exchanging blows with someone as abnormal as Zhanlong Daynight.
Zhanlong Daynight licked his lips. "Thirteen Swords, continue."
Liu Shaoqiu exhaled, slowly raised his sword, and closed his eyes. In that moment, the sky changed, and the surroundings fell silent. Then, sword qi rose from the ground and enveloped the void. This was a forcefield. This was the Fourth Sword. Against a powerhouse from the Daynight clan, the Third Sword was meaningless. This was a lesson that the Sword Sect had learned over countless years.
Zhanlong Daynight's expression turned serious. The strength of his domain had formed a forcefield that changed the environment, turning the entire area into a world of swords. This was the Fourth Sword, and it was indeed worthy of being called the Thirteen Swords. This sword made him feel a sense of danger, but it also made him more excited.
The Daynight Restoration Technique was activated at full force, and strange ripples appeared on the surface of Zhanlong Daynight's body. It was as if his body was alive, and his recovery was almost tangible. The muscles on his arms swelled, and his powerful aura formed a pressure that prevented the surrounding sword qi from approaching him. The thousand-meter tall ground was crushed by the pressure.
Everyone watched on nervously, as this should be the final attack. The two had skipped the probing battle and were going straight for the decisive battle.
In the distance, Ah Fan's expression was ugly. Even though he had already run far away, he still felt that it was not enough. A battle between Limiteers could affect an endless distance, and given enough time, they could even destroy a planet. Even if he escaped to a place where he could not see them, he still did not feel safe.
Northgate Gang was the same, and he kept cursing in his heart. These two bastards' battle was even more exaggerated than his brother Northgate Lie's. Northgate Lie was an expert on the Top 100 Rankings and an Explorer, but he could not even compare to two Limiteers.
Not only them, but even further away, many people also felt the threat of the void. The dust in the air cracked, and an incomparably huge crack extended along the ground. It was unknown how far it extended. Under the crack, boiling magma could be seen. The scorching heat waves distorted the void, making people panic just by looking at it.
With a whoosh, the two figures collided in the sky like two meteors, creating a shockwave that was far more terrifying than the previous one. The shockwave tore through the ground. Fortunately, the two had been fighting on Pyrolyte Mountain, and the shockwave had spread out in a radial fashion, allowing them to avoid Pyrolyte Mountain. Otherwise, this attack would have definitely detonated the pyrolyte mines on Pyrolyte Mountain, causing a disaster.