Piaoyan Zunhuang looked at Mingzhi Tian with amusement. "Ming Shen, I'll trouble you with this kid. What he has achieved now is beyond imagination. In the future, he will undoubtedly pose the greatest threat to Boli Pavilion."
Ming Yizhan stood with his hands behind his back, his demeanor haughty. "Hmm? Are you telling me what to do?"
Piaoyan Zunhuang quickly lowered his head. "I dare not!"
Ming Yizhan cast his gaze down at Mingzhi Tian. "Are you the 'sword' seed of Ming Ya?"
Mingzhi Tian retorted fearlessly, "Who are you calling names? Pretty boy?"
Ming Yizhan's skin was fair, but he hated being called a pretty boy more than anything. His expression remained calm, but a blazing inferno raged within him.
Ming Yizhan's lips curled into a cold smile. "You've successfully caught my attention. Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Mingzhi Tian said, "You stole my line."
Ming Yizhan said, "Very well, then I'll give you a chance to strike."
Mingzhi Tian snorted, "Do you think I'll be polite?"
Suddenly! Mingzhi Tian attacked, unleashing his strongest blow! "Four Star Dragon Jade Flower Halberd Art!"
"Fire Art! Yu Lai! Fist Sword!"
Mingzhi Tian knew this opponent was formidable. He imbued all available augmentations into the Four Divine Swords, and under the catalyst of the 'Book of Swords', they were unleashed to their fullest.
Ming Yizhan merely raised his hand slightly, yet he shattered Mingzhi Tian's most powerful strike!
The Four Divine Swords were shaken apart, scattering and embedding themselves in the walls and ground.
Mingzhi Tian quickly used his final killing move: "Xuan Luo Five Emperors!"
A verdant green light erupted from his fists! The seemingly ordinary magical fists, imbued with the boundless and profound magical arts of the Five Emperors, charged up for a swift, devastating strike!
Mingzhi Tian, who thought he had the upper hand, had been too careless. The gap in their strength forced him to confront reality.
Ming Yizhan's expression turned serious. With all his might, he condensed his magical art, forming a colorless shield infused with the power of wind and thunder. He perfectly intercepted the formidable Dragon-level technique, Xuan Luo Five Emperors, that Mingzhi Tian had launched.
Following this, a 'boom' echoed, nearly shattering the entire hall, before smoke and dust dissipated.
Mingzhi Tian's spiritual energy was heavily depleted! Before he could suffer a backlash, Ming Yizhan instantly appeared beside him. While Mingzhi Tian was still reeling, he unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks!
"Thump thump thump, bang bang thump thump..."
Mingzhi Tian was struck in the jaw, then his chest with an elbow, followed by a series of kicks to his abdomen, waist, and back. He immediately spat out several mouthfuls of blood.
Seeing Mingzhi Tian's body exuding colorless diamond blood confirmed Bai Liao's suspicion: he was indeed the son of Ming Ya, the Pavilion Master of Suohai Wu Ge.
A saber appeared in mid-air. Ming Yizhan gripped it with one hand. "While a butcher's knife is overkill for a chicken, I dislike dragging things out. Kill him."
Before Mingzhi Tian's mangled body could hit the ground, Ming Yizhan moved in an instant! He unleashed a magnificent and exquisite saber technique.
"Swish swish swish swish..."
"Urgh...!" Mingzhi Tian's flesh was shredded by a thousand cuts.
Before Empress Xingchen could react, she covered her mouth with her hand and gasped, "No!"
Mingzhi Tian's body was covered in deep, bone-revealing saber wounds, with diamond blood flowing out, a gruesome and unsettling sight.
Just as everyone believed Mingzhi Tian was beyond saving, and Empress Xingchen was preparing to collect his remains, Mingzhi Tian's body began to heal at a visible speed.
With a low 'sizzle...', Mingzhi Tian was soon restored to his former state, flesh and bone intact.
He then stood up as if nothing had happened. Even Ming Yizhan could not help but look at Mingzhi Tian with a serious expression.
Soon, his initial disdain turned into greed, a greed for the secret of Mingzhi Tian's regenerative ability.