"Land of the Southern Barbarians?"
Fei Yingdong gripped his long saber, twisted his neck, and roared, "Where the banners of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty flutter, all is Han territory!"
"Humans, hahahaha, you dare?"
Man Yun's voice, cold and laced with fury, echoed through Cloud Sea Palace. This was a place divinely bestowed by the Barbarian Emperor, a land where the Barbarian Emperor's will held supreme. How dare the humans of Great Han show such contempt for the Barbarian Emperor?
"A place divinely bestowed by the Barbarian Emperor, and Great Han humans trample our barbarian land. You deserve death!"
Man Yun roared, especially enraged when he saw Fei Yingdong stepping into the void, his arrogance and disdain fueling a savage fury. The despair and humiliation inflicted by the Great Han Emperor today, he would repay tenfold on Fei Yingdong.
Blade light flashed in his hand, streaks of sharp, fierce, and violent energy erupted, causing Jian Chen to narrow his eyes and glance sideways at Man Yun beside him.
"He has advanced another step!"
Jian Chen looked at Man Yun warily, gripping his long sword. The Barbarian Emperor did not keep useless men under his command. He had to advance further, lest he fall into danger one day and find no protection from the Barbarian Emperor.
"Boom!"
Man Yun stepped into the void, his saber light eclipsing the sun and moon. It sliced through the air, stirring up streaks of fierce and sharp radiance, seemingly to tear apart heaven and earth, to suppress Fei Yingdong, the human who dared to defy the Barbarian Emperor and scorn him.
The saber descended, carrying terrifying primal energy and blade intent, piercing through miles of space, as if descending from the void, or as if the heavenly blade were falling!
"Interesting!"
A smile played on Fei Yingdong's lips, his battle intent soaring. As expected of the Barbarian Emperor's right-hand man, his strength was terrifyingly formidable, arguably the strongest among the Barbarian Emperor's top Venerables. The two First Cave Masters of Fire Cloud Cave were no match for Man Yun.
Man Yun was the first martial artist to truly ignite his fighting spirit!
"Fight!"
Fei Yingdong roared, his long saber vibrating the void. For a moment, golden light flashed, streaks of golden luminescence cutting through the firmament, scattering wisps of void energy downwards.
The dense golden streams converged on the saber's edge. The cold blade now possessed color, warmth, and battle intent!
As the saber struck, golden blade light, carrying peak blade intent, slashed across the heavens. Its terrifying might obscured the sun and moon, as if a divine being had descended, splitting the world apart.
"Boom!"
The golden blade light met the heavenly blade. One side blazed with golden light stretching for ten thousand miles; the other was scattered with starlight reaching the highest heavens.
Their power was equal, neither yielding to the other!
"Good blade intent, but this is all you have!"
"Perish!"
Fei Yingdong's eyes shone with divine light. He tightly gripped the gold-emblazoned saber, summoning a golden river of endless length. From afar, it looked as if Fei Yingdong had conjured a divine golden tapestry, intending to cover the boundless heavens!
"Fall!"
Fei Yingdong shouted sternly. The golden river dissipated, and a streak of golden light appeared on the saber's edge. Concentrating the entire golden river, the blade intent was nurtured to its extreme. The peerless blade intent descended, shaking heaven and earth!
"Boom!"
Where the golden blade light passed, the void shattered, and wisps of void energy erupted. The blade intent, covered by the golden light, seemed capable of cleaving divine beings, striking awe into the world, shattering the void where starlight scattered.
"Clang~~"
Sparks flew from the blades. Man Yun gripped his long saber and lunged forward, leaving a trail of sparks in the void. Black energy swirled, and the immense force of the impact shattered the armor on his arm, revealing a blood-filled limb.
With immense force, he met force with force. His tiger's mouth cracked, blood spraying. Man Yun stabilized his form, dissipating the immense pressure.
"Huff..."
"Is that so?"
Man Yun swallowed a mouthful of blood, looking coldly at Fei Yingdong. His battle intent grew rather than diminished. "You are indeed strong, but you are still far from defeating me. Do you truly believe I, Man Yun, have reached my limit just because I am one of the Barbarian Emperor's right hands?"
"The humiliation brought by that brat Yang Hao, I will repay with your life!"
"Kill!"
Man Yun gripped his long saber and struck again, violently clashing with the golden blade light. Starlight scattered, and the void, paved with golden light, churned like waves.
Man Yun was sent flying back again, but this time, he was not as disheveled. Instead, a smile graced his face. "You are good. To lead an army under Yang Hao, you are very strong!"
"Hmph!"
Fei Yingdong's expression turned cold. "How dare you address the Emperor by his given name!"
Fei Yingdong's eyes gleamed with icy killing intent. A subject dies if his lord is insulted. To call him by name meant death!
"Kill!"
Fei Yingdong held his long saber, and streaks of golden blade light flashed around him, tearing through the void. Ten thousand blades shimmered, causing the void to collapse.
He raised his saber, his golden pupils narrowing like needle holes. The myriad golden blade lights in the void converged onto the saber, a blinding golden radiance surging forth.
"Whirrr~~"
The blade intent condensed, its power astonishing!
Fei Yingdong's divine sense focused, and he instantly slashed down. Golden light erupted, as if the divine sun from the highest heavens was flashing on the saber's edge. Terrifying power and formidable blade intent swept across the sky.
"Battle!"
Man Yun's battle intent soared, his face devoid of fear. His long spear suddenly erupted with dense starlight, filling the void in all directions. Starlight flowed, a myriad of stars converging!
"Boom!"
The golden river collided with the starlight once more. A golden ocean churned, and the stars in the sky scattered like crimson maple leaves, fluttering in the void, seeming on the verge of falling to the earth.
"Good saber technique!"
Fei Yingdong's long saber danced, his divine sense constantly capturing the dense starlight blade intent in the void. The golden ocean covered the sky, shattering the dense, horizontal strikes of blade intent. Man Yun, unwilling to be outdone, made the stars flow, shifting between reality and illusion, his blade light flashing at tricky angles, relentlessly targeting Fei Yingdong's openings.
Their blade intent coalesced, their strength equal. They fought fiercely in all directions, neither gaining an advantage!
Jian Chen watched the starlight river flow in the void and murmured, "The foremost man under the Barbarian Emperor is truly living up to his name!"
As soon as he spoke, his eyes bulged, and his face turned pale. "Under the Han Emperor's single sword strike, Man Jin perished. Even the powerful Man Yun barely escaped with his life. If not for his peak consciousness and timely escape, he would have likely met his end at sea."
Then how strong must the Emperor be? How powerful must his swordsmanship be!
Boom!
The void thundered again, even shaking Cloud Sea Palace. The golden ocean's radiance intensified, and the starlight gradually faded. A battered figure flew out from the center of the cacophony.
His armor was torn, his left arm broken. In his remaining right hand, he clutched a shattered long saber. Man Yun's eyes dimmed, a flicker of fear appearing. In the void, Fei Yingdong held his long saber, his eyes blazing with golden light. He raised his saber again!