Chapter 1020: Sneak Attack!

Pfft!

As the Long Blade Black Pearl dropped, increasing stellar power flowed into the blade, the long sword became uncannily strange, showing a weird scarlet hue; its terrifying sword intent surged like a vast sea toward all sides.

Qi Chun Jing stood firm, and his sword qi rolled out, turning into a vast ocean.

Sword Domain unfolded!

A blade of pure white sword qi shot straight at the Azure Abyss Emperor, spanning millions of li across the starry sky, illuminating heaven and earth.

Boom!

Two terrifying attacks collided, shaking heaven and earth; the sword intent and the palm print, each containing two Great Daos, intertwined and clashed, the roaring sound deafening.

The white sword qi dissipated, and likewise the blue palm print shattered!

Afterward, both attacks shattered, turning into brilliant starlight that rained down.

Hahahaha!

The Azure Abyss Emperor burst into laughter, 'Exhilarating!'

This palm was just a trial strike, yet the effect exceeded expectations.

His strength was enough to match Qi Chun Jing evenly!

Now he merely refined the Nine-turn Battle Gu in the first way, that is, merely activating it.

He had not partially merged it into his body, nor fully merged it!

His heart stirred with restless desire.

Next, the Azure Abyss Emperor threw another punch, even more terrifying; he mobilized more power of the Nine-turn Gu, golden light almost completely enveloping him, obscuring his form.

The yearning for death grew stronger.

The Azure Abyss Emperor could not distinguish between battle intent and the longing for death.

Because this power's ultimate effect was to make him crave a deathmatch.

Never die, never rest!

But it must be said, activating the Nine-turn Battle Gu becomes increasingly addictive, a unique thrill that immerses the Azure Abyss Emperor, making him unable to extricate himself.

Especially in battle, his limbs felt a tingling numbness.

How could one not get hooked?

The Azure Abyss Emperor thought to himself, 'Wielding the Nine-turn Battle Gu, how could I possibly be at a disadvantage? This is truly a battle of united body and mind!'

Qi Chun Jing struck again; this sword intent was even more terrifying, causing even his heavy armor to tremble.

Sword intent soars to the heavens!

Beneath his feet, millions of li turned into a vast white sword domain, bitterly cold.

He frowned slightly, having to admit that, bolstered by the Nine-turn Battle Gu, the Azure Abyss Emperor had indeed become very strong.

He had clashed with the Azure Abyss Emperor several times before, naturally knowing his strengths and weaknesses.

Pfft!

This sword strike fell, once again rendering heaven and earth utterly desolate.

With a boom, the two forces collided again, heaven and earth seemed to tilt, splashing forth brilliant divine radiance.

Seeing this, Commander Zhang Liao and the others were furiously angry.

Damn it! This traitor now has the Nine-turn Battle Gu's boost and has become this strong!

He can actually fight on equal terms with General Qi Chun Jing!

Unacceptable! Unacceptable!

The next instant.

The Azure Abyss Emperor rushed over, ready to get serious.

Azure Abyss Heaven Domain Map!

He let out a great roar, endless golden starlight scattering from his form; a single step covered millions of zhang, he intended to engage Qi Chun Jing in close combat.

Kill madly!

The Azure Abyss Heaven Domain Map is one of his many trump cards, capable of boosting his combat power.

Simply because.

He is the Lord of Azure Abyss Heaven; in the endless ages of guarding Azure Abyss Heaven, he refined the will of Azure Abyss Heaven, seized vast power from the World Tree, and glimpsed a mystery of the heavenly domain.

The will of the heavenly domain is matchlessly powerful; no mortal can shake it.

This is also one of his killing moves!

This is one of the reasons his position as the sole hegemon in Azure Abyss Heaven cannot be shaken!

With a thought, boundless starlight poured down behind him, beginning to constantly evolve, and directly appeared as a projection of Azure Abyss Heaven.

Azure Abyss Heaven Will!

This is an ineffable aura of pressure; even the many powerhouses of the Guile Hall feel shaken, and such power is enough to compensate for the gap in true strength between the Azure Abyss Emperor and Luo Jin Laozi.

At this moment, Qi Chun Jing likewise emanated an aura.

It too is a heavenly domain–level power!

The sea of stars in Everlasting Heaven, countless stars likewise evolved, constantly twinkling above his head; the river of stars shone brightly, as if within it, stars rose and fell, as if within it.

In the endless ages after the Spirit Martial Emperor vanished, Qi Chun Jing likewise contemplated the Everlasting Heaven Domain and evolved such a heaven-defying star map.

Moreover, even when he was a scholar, he already practiced 'read ten thousand volumes, travel a hundred thousand miles,' traversing the major star regions of Everlasting Heaven; now both Azure Abyss Heaven and Cloud Mist Heaven bear his footsteps, laying the foundation for later evolving that heaven-defying star map.

Boom—!

The two stellar heaven domain maps shone together, while two distinctly different heavenly and earthly forces rumbled.

The Dao Resonance flowed like a vast sea, instantly evolving into thousands of mountains and rivers, profoundly mysterious.

Everyone was shocked.

This battle is too terrifying!

At this moment, the Azure Abyss Emperor had already arrived not far from Qi Chun Jing, and he directly unleashed a large number of fist seals.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

One punch after another, immense force and heavy power, like a collapsing mountain.

The golden aura of the Nine-turn Gu creature is growing increasingly rich!

And Qi Chun Jing likewise slashed out one blade after another, making heaven and earth turn pure white, while his long blade was crimson; the two kinds of Divine Light were blindingly dazzling.

At this point, both had already entered a truly stalemate state.

The Great Dao is tilting!

Qi Chun Jing solemnly achieved person-blade unity, his blade momentum reaching heaven!

It appears the two are evenly matched, but a slight mistake could cause serious injury to one of them.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

The starry sky continually shatters, the towering divine radiance pours in all directions, making one's scalp go numb.

"Hahaha! So exhilarating!"

The Azure Abyss Emperor's fist seals and palm seals simply cannot stop.

The two fought for a full two-hour period!

Everyone was shocked.

The Azure Abyss Emperor's combat power had actually increased this much.

If placed in the past, the Azure Abyss Emperor could absolutely not have endured this long!

The Azure Abyss Emperor secretly thought, "The enhancement of this Nine-turn Battle Gu is truly too strong; the Gu Clan is indeed formidable! Gu Yue Laozi was not deceiving me!"

Even Qi Chun Jing felt a sense of danger arise in his heart.

The enemy is growing stronger.

The time left for them in Everlasting Heaven is not much.

Suddenly, a sense of vigilance arose in Qi Chun Jing's heart, and he abruptly slashed a blade toward his side.

"Person-blade unity!"

He directly summoned the Dharma Aspect Body, immensely towering, standing between heaven and earth, likewise clad in heavy armor, blade intent surging, as if tearing heaven and splitting earth.

"Sish!"

This blade fell, and heaven and earth became a vast white expanse.

In an instant, Luo Jin Laozi, who had been lurking in the shadows, revealed his form; the palm strike he had just unleashed from hiding was directly obliterated by the blade's qi.

Heaven and earth rumbled.

Seeing this, everyone was stunned.

No one expected Luo Jin Laozi to launch a sneak attack while the battle between Qi Chun Jing and the Azure Abyss Emperor had reached white-hot intensity!

Utterly unchivalrous!

The people of Everlasting Heaven all wore faces of anger.

"Damned Luo Jin Laozi, didn't you say you wouldn't interfere?"

"Or are you sneak-attacking our General Qi Chun Jing!"

"Fortunately, General Qi Chun Jing knows the tricks of the Deceitful Palace well, knowing their words are just farts!"

Qi Chun Jing glanced coolly at Luo Jin Laozi and said coldly, "Luo Jin, what a scheme!"

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