The night was as quiet as water while a bloody smell filled the air. The siege was still ongoing. Ou Yangming dashed and mercilessly killed anyone that blocked his path as though he was dissecting the enemy's formation like a sharp blade.

"Kill!" He stabbed forward and pared with his spear, causing an Intermediate Spiritualist's heart to be destroyed. Consequently, blood splattered out with heat.

It was then when a giant sword pierced through the dark sky with cold intent. A spiritual Qi thread surrounded the handle, and it spread deep into the dark.

Ou Yangming's face changed. Being able to maneuver a sword with spiritual power was one of the traits of a top-grade Spiritualist. He would not be shocked if that was all, but the sword was as heavy as a mountain.

At that crucial moment, Ou Yangming swept his spear unreasonably while enormous power gushed into his body from the Star Trace Suit. His veins bulged, and his spiritual power surged continuously. Moreover, a muffled sound could be heard coming from his body.

When the spear and the sword clashed, a sharp explosion broke the silence under the night sky.

Despite being supported by the Star Trace Suit's attribute, Ou Yangming's Qi and blood were surging.

Xue Xuanye was surprised. He pulled the spiritual Qi thread around the tip of his finger to retrieve the 2.56-meters-long, 2.54-centimeters-wide sword. He was clothed in red at the moment, and he had pushed the brim of his cap down. With a strange look on his face, the man sighed. "Not bad—you're approaching the boundary of an Advanced Spiritualist without a limit. I suppose that your suit's providing you with the power?"

A covetous look was seen on his face as he waved his hand and said, "I'm taking this suit!"

He sounded extremely overbearing as if the suit would belong to him if he said it. If Ou Yangming was not going to hand it over, he would have to die.

Ou Yangming's face turned cold. Instead of replying to the man, he scoffed and uttered, "Kill—"

When he squeezed his fingers hard, the maple leaf patterns on the spear lit up from the tip. Subsequently, tadpole-like runes jumped and spread toward the handle.

Ou Yangming shifted using his step technique while he prodded his spear forward as though he was splashing ink. As a result, ear-piercing sounds were heard.

"You're quite capable to have made your way here." Xue Xuanye clutched his longsword and settled down his momentum as if he had turned into a towering mountain. The man's movements were not too particular as he simply swept his sword back while he faced the cold saber. It seemed like a dull move, but the trick was ruthless and had its charm. Xue Xunye was waiting for the second the spear's Qi momentum slowed down, then he drew a stunning arc with his sword to block the spear gracefully.

Momentous spiritual Qis clashed when the spear and the heavy sword met, and a wonderful chime was heard between Heaven and Earth.

The spiritual Qis turned around and exploded, causing numerous small cyclones to appear out of thin air.

Ou Yangming staggered 3 to 4 steps back, and he forcibly swallowed the blood at his throat.

He leaped again and went about 6.5 meters forward, then he stabbed his spear at Xue Xuanye's heart.

The top-grade Spiritualist, who was a follower with status in Danzhou, kept a straight face. His Qi momentum was as majestic as the sea while he visualized a tide and used his sword like a rod, where he tilted his sword to aim for Ou Yangming's head. This was the Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword, which the man had practiced for decades. He was very familiar with each, such that he could perform every move with each.

It was worth noting that the Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword required one to visualize a tide early in the morning and at night. It was a technique that adopted the heavy impact of the turn of a tide, as well as when mighty waves hit the shore.

By wielding the sword like it was a tide, every subsequent attack would be heavier than the previous. It was similar to a tide hitting a small boat, where the tide would only become higher and stronger, and it would only stop when the boat sank. Furthermore, one's momentum would skyrocket each time one attacked with one's sword. In the end, one's momentum would become as majestic as a towering mountain, where every sword attack would be able to shake Heaven and Earth.

The Qi momentum of Xue Xuanye's sword attack was locked on to Ou Yangming, who would suffer endless follow-up attacks no matter where he dodged. The Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword was unavoidable.

Xue Xuanye was confident about taking down Ou Yangming this time.

Ou Yangming was overwhelmed with a strong sense of crisis. A cruel look could be seen in his eyes, and his savagery rose to his head. He looked up at the sky and shouted fiercely, "Kill, kill, kill…"

'Since I can't evade it, I won't! So what if I face it head-on!'

Inside Ou Yangming's spiritual world, a 33-kilometers-tall snow mountain suddenly appeared as if he was struck by luck. There was a landslide on the mountain, where snow began to fall from the peak. In the beginning, there was not much snow, and they were not fast. Nonetheless, as they accumulated, an avalanche began from the hillside and seemed like it could drown the boundless universe. The mountains trembled while the earth shook; the avalanche was simply unstoppable. It was fast and hurried as if it was flowing backward.

Ou Yangming was deep in thought. All of a sudden, a luster was seen in his eyes as he wondered, 'Since I comprehended this while I visualized an avalanche, I'll simply name this spear technique as "the Huge Avalanche"!'

The Blood Condensation Spear seemed to have sensed Ou Yangming's thought. It cooperated by letting out a clear and pleasant ring, but it vaguely sounded unruly as well.

Ou Yangming roared with a forceful momentum, "The Huge Avalanche, raised to the sky!"

With that, his spear blasted forward. The avalanche did not cease, and the spear momentum did not stop. At this moment, his determination of making a hole in the sky merged perfectly with the avalanche's unceasing momentum.

This was the Huge Avalanche, this was the movement of lifting into the sky, this was an unyielding nature.

The Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword was like stormy waves hitting the shore…

On the other hand, the spear that was raised into the sky had a surging momentum…

Both were the most powerful techniques that met strong with strong. As long as one thought about flinching, the momentum gathered by one would flow away vigorously and be dispersed. Given these techniques, one must not retreat and could not draw back. This was not only for the outcome, but it was also a fight of faith and determination.

When the spear and the sword clashed in the air, the resulting hefty power caused them to shake.

At this point, the disparity between the cultivation bases of Ou Yangming and Xue Xuanye was vividly displayed.

Ou Yangming only sensed a magnanimous power being channeled from the tip of his spear to the handle. It continued to enter his palm, his arm, and even every cell inside his body.

Even so, Ou Yangming's momentum was stronger. The avalanche was unceasing while the spear momentum was unstoppable; this was the Huge Avalanche.

Once again, Ou Yangming attacked valiantly. Once, twice—every attack that he made was fended off by the Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword, but the Huge Avalanche's intent became more solid.

Xue Xuanye was very much taken aback, but he did not show it on his face. He sighed and thought, 'The Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword's similar to monstrous waves hitting a short endlessly, and yet it can't suppress this young fella's momentum.' Although the man kept forcing the young fellow to retreat, he knew he had lost in terms of momentum and confidence.

Without any hesitation, he wielded his sword again.

Ou Yangming could sense blood in his throat, but he activated the spiritual Qi inside his dantian to push it back down.

The spear and the sword met again!

A "crack" was heard as Xue Xuanye's heavy sword was broken by the power. It flew away and chopped off a big tree with a trunk that was as far as a person could hug. Leaves flew everywhere as a result.

Ou Yangming was also blown away by the power, but he quickly changed his trick.

He cleverly adopted a Tai Chi move to push the power away, but he also took the chance to escape into the forest. After being layered 10 times, the Tide-visualizing Heavy Sword's power was fearsome.

Ou Yangming instantly disappeared from Xue Xuanye's sight like a black stream of light.

The period before dawn was the darkest time of the day, where the dark sky was pitch-black.

When the autumn breeze blew the leaves, rustles could be heard. Ou Yangming took advantage of the dark environment while he took flight in his Star Trace Suit and the Blood Condensation Spear. He was incredibly fast due to the suit, where mists seemed to be surrounding his legs as he slowly ran out of the "pocket" that was tied up by the followers.

Nevertheless, he did not relax at all because he knew he could not stall much time even if he utilized the topography.

Blood Shadow and the frightening powerhouse would catch up to him very soon…

Without warning, a spirit beast's cry was heard coming from afar. It sounded like a cock's crow, but it was more solid. The first ray of sunlight shone from the sky on the tallest peak, and it spread from the east to drive the darkness away. A large river appeared in front of Ou Yangming. It was flowing calmly without surging intensely like before.

A ruined small boat that was covered in dust could be found on the shore. The scenery looked like a landscape drawing that was done with thick ink and strong colors.

Ou Yangming was travel-worn and was covered in blood. As he looked at his delicate face rippling on the river's surface, he took a deep breath and smiled bitterly. "What a strong stink of blood…" When he scooped some water out of the river, his reflection in the water was stirred up. The young fellow felt more clear-minded after he washed his face. The morning sunlight shone down between the mountains, and chirps could be heard at that moment. He pondered for a long time, then he waved his spear and jumped to the top of the broken boat. Following that, he flashed and hid under the board and flowed along the river. By activating the spiritual Qi inside his dantian, his speed was increased to the maximum.

After 15 minutes, a furious voice was heard coming from the sky.

"You can really run! Let's see how you're going to get away this time! Given that you made me pursue you for a day and a night, even a Venerable One should be proud of himself. I suppose that you'll die in peace!" While the voice was heard, an enormous pressure descended from the sky and stirred up the mists on the ground. It was dead silent as the spirit beasts within 5 kilometers from this spot lay prone on the ground and shuddered with fear.

Ou Yangming was hiding underwater. He held his breath and exhaled, such that his pulse and heartbeat stopped at the same time as though he was a corpse.

"Are you still not coming out? Must I drag you out?" The voice was filled with killing intent. At the time when it was heard, the water in River Tianlan exploded, causing azure colors to fill the air. Numerous water pillars as thick as an arm shot out into the sky while the undercurrent kept surging. Some unlucky spirit fishes were penetrated by the pillars, thus they flew out of the river with their bodies overturned.

Ou Yangming held his breath and observed. He guarded his heart without revealing his aura at all.

Li Xin, who was in the sky, was confused. 'Is he really not here? Earlier when I was tens of kilometers away, I suddenly sensed a vague aura here.'

He landed on the riverside and observed carefully but still found nothing.

The river was calm, the small boat was wrecked, and the forest was dead silent. Nothing seemed unreasonable.

Li Xin rolled his bloodshot eyes and ordered, "Blood Shadow, let's go, it looks like he's really not here. Send more people here and find him even if the entire mountain range is to be surrounded. I'd like to see how far he can go."

Blood Shadow's face darkened as he nodded. "Yes!"

With that, 2 rainbows soared into the sky. They came and left in a hurry.