Chapter 650: Soul Attack Hidden on the Sword

"Is this... a temporary transfer of one's own power?"

Lingyun gazed at the purple figure before him that had suddenly grown powerful, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"However, who exactly gave you the courage to think that, after surpassing the Heavenly Domain, you could provoke me?"

"Is that so?" The purple figure sneered, his form instantly turning into an afterimage as he lunged toward Lingyun.

Lingyun held his Long sword in each hand and met him without hesitation. The three swords clashed, and the two fought into a blur in the hall.

"Hey, do you think we need to go up and help?" one clone asked, nudging the clone beside him.

"Go up and help? Are you joking? Having obtained the Light Holy Sword, the main body's strength has recovered a bit; this guy appearing before him now is just right for testing his current strength. If we go up to help now, wouldn't we just be causing trouble?" that clone said, rolling his eyes.

After the many clones muttered for a while, they slowly vanished into the air.

"You really do have some skill!" Lingyun said with a faint smile, forcing the purple figure before him back with a sword strike.

Compared to the relaxed Lingyun, the purple figure before him was not having such an easy time. Countless crisscrossing wounds covered his body, and these wounds were entwined with Red Lotus Karmic Fire or Purification Light; these powers were wearing away at the Demon Qi on the purple figure's body, causing him immense trouble.

"How could this be?" A trace of disbelief appeared on the purple figure's face.

Lingyun did not reply, simply gripping his Long sword and killing his way forward.

The previous purple figure had only been rigidly using the Great Light Sword Art; even if he had surpassed the Heavenly Domain, he had only raised his intelligence to the point of being able to apply the Great Light Sword Art at a rudimentary level. Furthermore, even the Light Goddess who created the Great Light Sword Art might not be able to surpass Lingyun in swordsmanship, let alone this purple phantom.

"Heavenly Demon Saint Domain!" The purple figure stomped heavily on the ground, wanting to pull Lingyun into his own Domain Space.

However, the moment the Domain Space unfolded, it was subjected to powerful suppression, only able to expand a few meters around the purple figure's body.

"Do you really think my Purification Fire Domain is just for show?" Lingyun sneered, pushing the Purification Fire Domain to its full power and continuously launching attacks against the purple figure's Heavenly Demon Saint Domain.

"Crack, crack—"

Under the impact of the Purification Fire Domain, the outer edges of the Heavenly Demon Saint Domain began to show signs of shattering, and the purple figure also began to flicker, clearly having suffered a great impact as well. If the Heavenly Demon Saint Domain were completely destroyed by Lingyun's Purification Fire Domain, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to the purple figure.

At the critical moment, the purple figure let out a sudden, long howl, and the Heavenly Demon Saint Domain around him actually recoiled, merging directly into his body. If it were an ordinary person, they would absolutely be unable to do this at this stage; the immense power of the Domain would completely crush their body. But because the purple figure was condensed from Demon Qi, he took an unconventional path and forcibly endured the massive burden of merging with the Domain.

"Tsk, your own strength is lacking, yet you really have quite a few of these little tricks." Lingyun raised an eyebrow, and the Purification Fire Domain recoiled just like the Heavenly Demon Saint Domain, merging into his own body.

"Come!"

Lingyun stomped his right foot on the ground, the terrifying force causing even the floor blessed by the Light Goddess to show thin cracks. His form turned into a streak of an afterimage, speeding toward the purple figure.

"Clang, clang, clang—"

The sound of metal clashing rang out continuously in the hall, and the two turned into two afterimages, crazily bombarding each other within the hall. Demon Qi, Red Lotus Karmic Fire, and Purification Light—three different powers clashed, emitting violent booming sounds. If this place were not the Holy Church, supported by the power of the Light Goddess, it would have long since turned to ash under their exchange.

"Roar—"

A large amount of Demon Qi overflowed from the purple figure, stimulating the Heavenly Demon Domain on his body, and he transformed into a purple stream of light, lunging crazily toward Lingyun.

"Well come! Chiyang Sword Dragon!"

Lingyun stomped his right foot into the Void, the Purification Fire Domain wrapping around his body and transforming into a fire dragon that lunged toward the purple stream of light.

The purple light and the fire dragon collided in mid-air, and a powerful shockwave swept across the entire hall in an instant.

Lingyun's figure flew backward out of the shockwave, spinning a few times in mid-air before landing heavily on the ground; the immense force caused cracks to appear on the ground.

Contrary to him, the only thing that flew backward on the other side was a Long sword, which plunged into the ground with a hum; as for the purple figure, he had completely vanished.

"Cough, cough, you've got some skills after all." Lingyun coughed lightly, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and walked slowly toward the Light Goddess's sword.

Just as Lingyun approached the sword, an invisible ripple suddenly emanated from the blade, darting straight toward Lingyun's brow.

Lingyun's mind stirred, and he slashed out with his Divine Sense Turned into Sword, instantly shattering the invisible ripple into fragments.

"Soul attack?" Lingyun, having shattered the invisible ripple, frowned slightly. "I didn't expect this phantom to hide such a move. However, through this move, perhaps the scope of the suspects can be narrowed down quite a bit."

Lingyun pulled up the Light Goddess's sword, Source Power surging from his palm to envelop the blade, and wisps of faint aura were extracted by Lingyun from the Long sword.

"This should be the aura of that person in the shadows," Lingyun said, narrowing his eyes. "With this wisp of aura, let's see where you can run! Even if you used some secret technique to conceal your existence, I will still be able to find you!"

In a deep, dark cave.

A figure was hidden in the darkness, and the entire cave was devoid of a single ray of light. Around the figure, wisps of Demon Qi flowed.

"Soon, soon, as long as a little more time passes, I will be able to completely master this body!" the figure muttered to himself. "But, what about the Demon Qi within the demon body? Why has it disappeared? Didn't I take action against those Six Sacred Swords back then? Why is there no reaction even now? Could it be that some accident occurred, or did someone stop them?"

After pondering for a while, the figure shook his head again: "No, impossible. The Lingyun Mercenary Group disappeared from this world long ago, and the Spirit Goddess perished for some unknown reason; even if she encountered the Eternal Ancient Tree now and let her be resurrected, she wouldn't recover so quickly. The Light Goddess is even less likely; never mind that she is in the God Realm, even if she came down, she should be helpless against Demon Qi. Damn it, damn it, what exactly is the situation?"

After shouting and yelling in the cave for a while, the figure suddenly calmed down: "Could it be that this is another contingency left by the Lingyun Mercenary Group on the Sacred Swords? Truly hateful; even after you have disappeared for so long, you still have to cause trouble for me?"

Thinking of his miserable situation after tampering with the Dark Holy Sword, a bit more resentment crept into the figure's tone.

Suddenly, a cold sensation climbed up the figure's back. The figure's body stiffened abruptly, and a trace of terror entered his tone: "What is this feeling? Could it be that someone has set their sights on me? No, my original arrangements were perfect; absolutely no one knows I am still alive. No, I must have people investigate immediately to see what has happened."

The old man crushed the Crystal Ball in his hand once more, waiting for his clansmen to arrive.