Chapter 262

"Good! Good! Good!"

"You're the first to speak to me this way!"

"If that's how it is, let me see where you get your nerve from!!"

"Three Parts Unified Earth Yuan Qi!!!"

Before the words had fully faded.

Xiong Ba raised both hands, fingers forming claws.

A water sphere, mixed with true essence and the power of heaven and earth, appeared in his palms.

Almost instantly.

A roar echoed through the void.

Followed by violent winds raging.

Strange celestial phenomena erupted all around.

An overwhelming, unmatched pressure surged toward Dugu Qiubai and Dugu Jian with lightning speed.

That earth-shattering might.

In just an instant.

It forged invisible pressures throughout the space.

"Go!!"

He roared.

Xiong Ba swung both arms.

The water sphere split in two, crashing violently toward the two of them.

So fast.

It even produced sonic booms.

"Mid-stage Mythical?!"

Dugu Qiubai and Dugu Jian both showed a flicker of surprise on their faces.

Especially Dugu Jian.

As a senior-level existence.

He had never imagined.

That this junior, Xiong Ba, had quietly surpassed him in cultivation.

This instantly made him feel his pride slipping.

He formed fingers into a sword.

With a wave of his hand, two sharp sword beams shot out.

They swiftly met the water spheres.

Boom!!!

As the two attacks collided.

A violent roar erupted from the void.

Powerful shockwaves spread rapidly in all directions from the explosion.

So immense was the might.

It shook the very spirit and mind!

Clearly.

Even if it was only a tentative strike.

But both were martial arts masters.

Every movement carried supreme heavenly and earthly power.

Even if they hadn't unleashed even a fraction of their strength.

The terror of their attacks was beyond what an ordinary person could imagine!!

'So strong?!'

Xiong Ba's eyes turned cold, secretly astonished.

He had assumed that with his cultivation just one minor realm above theirs.

Even a tentative strike would crush them.

Yet the result was evenly matched.

And even.

Because the opponent was a swordsman.

He was subtly falling into disadvantage.

This instantly made him feel uneasy.

After all.

There was still a Qinglong Society expert standing beside them!

Even if they'd never fought.

But reputation precedes the man.

Besides, the man stood beside Dugu Jian, the former Sword Saint.

His strength, no matter how weak, could hardly be truly weak.

Not to mention the forbidden existence of Ximen Wudi, the so-called Number One Martial Artist of Jiuzhou, standing behind him!

Thinking of all this.

Xiong Ba did not know how to decide.

If he let the other side go now, he would lose all face and dignity.

If he did not let the other side go.

With just these two opponents, he might not even be able to hold his ground.

Not to mention they have the Great Dragon Chief of the Qinglong Society as their backer!

What if he truly offended them to the point of no return?

Would that not make the Tianxia Society a powerful enemy?

Yet letting them walk away now felt deeply unsatisfying.

For a moment.

He was utterly torn.

In contrast to his reaction,

Dugu Jian did not think so much.

After learning his true strength, the battle lust on his body grew even fiercer.

As the Sword Saint,

he never feared battle!

Especially battles that were evenly matched or even slightly superior to him.

Because he firmly believed,

the more driven to the brink, the greater the potential.

Perhaps he could use this opportunity to awaken Sword Twenty-Three!!

Thinking of this, his heart immediately stirred with eagerness.

On the contrary, Dugu Qiubai,

showed not the slightest change in expression.

He merely stared coldly at Xiong Ba, his tone filled with chilling menace.

"So, you intend to defy the Qinglong Society?!!"

Puff!!

D... Defy?!

Xiong Ba, who had just been hesitating,

upon hearing this word,

was instantly thrown into distress.

He barely managed to draw a breath.