The next moment, Li Xuan's sword flashed out instantly.
"One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!"
*Hummm.*
With a sword's hum, the Shi sword once again slashed down.
This time, Li Xuan had stacked a full nine thousand sword qi.
Before participating in this World Continental Ranking Tournament, Li Xuan had already stacked his Sword Stacking Technique to eleven thousand and twenty-seven layers within the Prison of Suppression.
With a single slash of the Shi sword, fused with "One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws," it instantly tore through the Qiongqi's back.
*Roar!*
Pain lancing through its back, the Qiongqi let out a great roar towards the sky and shot a beam of red light into the void.
As the red light wave receded, the Qiongqi's entire body glowed red. Bone spurs then slanted upwards.
At this moment, Li Xuan reappeared below the Qiongqi's chest. His Shi sword once again slashed down.
*Screech!*
A large chunk of flesh and blood was once again severed by the sword. A stream of bright red blood instantly gushed out. However, before the Qiongqi's blood could fall upon Li Xuan, his figure vanished once more.
Subsequently, Li Xuan's figure appeared from different angles, his Shi sword ruthlessly piercing towards the Qiongqi. With each appearance of Li Xuan, a long sword mark would be left on the Qiongqi's body.
For a time, the Qiongqi's massive body was covered in wounds, bloodstained.
It could be said that Li Xuan's Instant Kill Sword was phantom-like and unpredictable. The colossal Qiongqi could not find Li Xuan's whereabouts.
"Roar!"
Seemingly angered by Li Xuan's actions, the Qiongqi pounded its chest and stomped its feet, no longer caring about its injuries. The red light emanating from its body formed a red barrier that enveloped it.
Then, the Qiongqi's gaze became sharp as it warily observed its surroundings. The wings on its back also trembled slightly. A faint glow was gathering on these wings.
Li Xuan, hidden within the void, also frowned slightly. It seemed this Qiongqi had already discerned his attack patterns. Moreover, with this barrier in place, he could only win if one sword strike was enough to pierce through it and deliver a fatal blow.
Otherwise, the moment he paused slightly, he would likely be attacked by the Qiongqi with lightning speed.
"Since that's the case, I'll go all out." Li Xuan's expression slowly returned to calmness. The ease he had before reappeared on his face.
The next moment, Li Xuan slowly closed his eyes, but the power within his flesh and blood was continuously being squeezed and surged towards Li Xuan's left arm. The Shi sword in Li Xuan's left hand glowed brightly, but then the light retracted, as if gathering even greater power.
The wind blew gently. The earth was silent.
Actually, on the high platform of the Endless Plaza, Huo Ling and the others behind Lian Cheng Xue were secretly astonished.
One had to know that Li Xuan's strength was only at the intermediate Dao Origin realm, yet he was still so formidable against the Qiongqi, who was at the peak of the Harmonious Dao realm.
In their initial estimations, Li Xuan would have been eliminated from the fourth trial within moments. But unexpectedly, not only had the Qiongqi sustained considerable injuries at Li Xuan's hands, but it was now at a stalemate with Li Xuan.
"Li Xuan's physical body seems extraordinarily strong," Huo Ling said after observing for a while.
"Not only is Li Xuan's physical body strong, but his movement techniques also seem exceptionally unique," said the black-robed man beside him.
"Brother Lian, what do we do next? If even the Qiongqi cannot stop Li Xuan, then perhaps few beings in the subsequent trial stages will be able to trouble him," asked the grey-robed man, nodding towards Lian Cheng Xue.
Lian Cheng Xue smiled upon hearing this, seemingly unconcerned.
Lian Cheng Xue slowly turned around and said, "It's fine. Even if he truly passes the Qiongqi's challenge, so what? He merely passes the challenge and gains the qualification for the next one. What loss is there for us?"
"Brother Lian speaks wisely," Huo Ling said, nodding immediately.
"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. We also need to pay attention to the other teams, otherwise, we'd be neglecting our duties," Lian Cheng Xue said.
As his voice fell, his gaze shifted to the light screen that had appeared on the high platform.
At this moment, within the void, Li Xuan's mind and aura gradually merged. In the instant that time seemed to stand still, he abruptly opened his eyes.
The next moment, Li Xuan moved. He actually vanished from the void, and the Shi sword in his hand slashed down rapidly.
This time, Li Xuan was going all out!
At this moment, as Li Xuan appeared, the Qiongqi immediately swung a palm downwards towards its head. Not only that, the red light gathered on its wings also crackled and shot out at light speed.
*Boom!*
Amidst a roaring sound, Li Xuan's figure was sent flying back over a thousand meters. However, the light barrier around the Qiongqi's body was directly struck by the Shi sword.
*Crack!*
The light barrier in front of the Qiongqi shattered, and the sword's momentum, like a rainbow, directly struck the Qiongqi.
Terrible sword qi churned. The Qiongqi's colossal head slowly looked down at its own body.
The next instant, the Qiongqi's body collapsed like a mountain. A torrent of blood instantly spurted out.
"Cough, cough..." Li Xuan coughed violently, and the gaze he had been fixed on the Qiongqi with now retracted.
"Congratulations on passing."
Li Xuan's eyes were slightly closed, and that ancient voice sounded again.
After returning to the stone cave, Li Xuan paid no heed to the movements on the murals. The scarce spiritual energy remaining in his dantian nourished his body. After a full half-hour, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes.
"That sword... it seems a little different," Li Xuan said, completely unaware that Lian Cheng Xue, watching the light screen where Li Xuan was, had fallen into deep thought.
Time quietly slipped away. It took Li Xuan over an hour to recover his body to its peak state.
When Li Xuan entered the "Sufferings of Separation" trial, he found it to be extremely simple. In less than five minutes, Li Xuan had passed and emerged.
Following that, he also passed the sixth trial, the "Sufferings of Unobtainable," the seventh trial, the "Sufferings of Hatred," and the eighth trial, the "Sufferings of the Five Aggregates," with great ease.
Although there were powerful Xuan Beasts during these trials, Li Xuan's burst of power was even greater than before. In order to end the battles quickly, Li Xuan no longer held back.
It could be said that the time Li Xuan spent on these final trials was almost the same as that spent on the Qiongqi in the fourth trial.
As a white light flashed, Li Xuan opened his eyes and saw the Endless Plaza.
"Someone actually passed even earlier than me?" As soon as Li Xuan's vision cleared, he saw that there were already no less than five participating teams on the Endless Plaza.
"Young Master, this is the Great Thousand World after all. Not to mention the participating teams from the Eight Great Regions, there are many powerhouses from other world continents," the voice of the Heavenly Dao Brush sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
"This Great Thousand World is indeed extraordinary," Li Xuan retracted his gaze, nodded slightly, and then sat down cross-legged to wait.