NOVPUB"You’ve actually mastered the Holy Sword Decision." Takeda’s heart was filled with amazement, but a gleam of greed also flickered in his eyes.
The Holy Sword Decision was an extremely powerful soul combat technique.
It was also exceedingly famous throughout history.
Latterly, this combat technique was lost, and many people sought it.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ping’an had obtained it.
"That’s right, what a pity that it still didn’t break through your defense," Xu Ping’an casually replied.
"Hmph, such a cultivation technique in your hands is completely wasted," Takeda snorted coldly, with greed in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Xu Ping’an immediately revealed a light smile.
"It seems you’re not my match, and yet you still have the nerve to say such things," Xu Ping’an said with a light chuckle.
"Yes, I admit that you are stronger than me, but Xu Ping’an, sometimes victory is not just about strength. For instance, even though I’m weaker than you, the one who will still be standing at the end will only be me. Do you know why?" Takeda sneered.
"Oh, you mean you have some powerful tricks up your sleeve?" Xu Ping’an asked with a sneer, slightly narrowing his eyes.
That Xia Wu had some incredibly powerful tricks, and it was extremely likely that Takeda had them too.
Therefore, he dared not be the slightest bit careless.
And Takeda’s words confirmed his speculation.
"You are smart. If you hadn’t offended too many people, the Earth Divine Sect really might have extended an olive branch to you, Xu Ping’an. Sometimes the benefits of a powerful background are beyond your imagination, just like now, where I could easily kill you with a flick of my wrist," Takeda said with a sneer.
After speaking, an item appeared in his hand.
Xu Ping’an’s heart shuddered, sure enough, he had an ace up his sleeve.
In Takeda’s hand, there now appeared a bead, a bead made of white bone.
This bead emitted a powerful and incomparable aura of might.
"What? A Jade Dragon Pearl made from the skull of a Tenth Rank Ninth Layer Realm Demon Beast?" Xu Ping’an’s expression changed as he spoke.
He had not expected the treasure in Takeda’s hand to be such an item.
"A Jade Bone Pearl? What is that?" Tang Qingyu asked, surprised.
Song Xue’s brows were tightly furrowed as she said with a grave tone, "The Jade Bone Pearl is an extremely powerful artifact refining method. It is said to require the skull of a mighty demon beast to contain it, and can carry the Power of Dao Principles within, capable of unleashing a tremendously powerful Dao Principle Attack either in an environment where Dao Principles are suppressed or upon those who lack the Power of Dao Principles."
"Contain the Power of Dao Principles?" Tang Qingyu’s face suddenly changed.
Takeda could deploy the Power of Dao Principles with this Jade Bone Pearl?
Didn’t that mean Xu Ping’an was in danger?
"There’s actually a Jade Bone Pearl; now there’s a good show to watch," Xue Hu commented from the side, his brow raising as a light smile crossed his face.
He was all too familiar with the Jade Bone Pearl.
After all, he had five of them on him.
He too wanted to see how Xu Ping’an would resolve this.
"Xu Ping’an, since you recognize this item, you should know its power. Now is the time of your death," Takeda said with a sneer.
The next moment, he prepared to trigger the Jade Bone Pearl to release the Power of Dao Principles within.
In the sky, thunder faintly flickered, the suppression of the heaven and earth Dao Principles.
Xu Ping’an looked at the proud Takeda before him, his expression still calm.
"Do you think you’re the only one with tricks, and I have none?" Xu Ping’an said with a faint smile.
True Yuan flowed within his body, and a powerful Formation vibration emanated.
Subsequently, dark thunder began to flash in the void.
A strong force locked onto Takeda.
"What, a Demon Slayer Thunder Array?" Takeda was greatly shocked.
He had never expected Xu Ping’an to have mastered the Demon Slayer Thunder Array.
The power of the Demon Slayer Thunder Array was by no means inferior to his Jade Bone Pearl.
"Die!" Takeda bellowed in rage.
He immediately deployed the Jade Bone Pearl.
The next moment, a heavenly sword radiance, carrying an exceedingly terrifying might, struck towards Xu Ping’an.
This sword contained the overwhelmingly powerful Sword Dao Principle, many times stronger than the Meteor Sword Technique Xu Ping’an had used before.
Xu Ping’an also felt an immensely huge pressure.
A breath of death was closing in.
The Power of Dao Principles—yes, it was the Power of Dao Principles.
And it was the Sword Dao Principle he was familiar with.
However, this Power of Dao Principles was obviously not very strong; the one deploying it had only traversed about nine hundred meters on the path of the Sword Dao.
Even if it was just nine hundred meters, the power unleashed at that moment was terrifying.
If even a sliver of it touched him, Xu Ping’an would perish completely, both body and Dao.
As the Power of Dao Principles manifested, a terrifying oppressive force surged from heaven and earth.
The Jade Bone Pearl immediately burst under the terrifying pressure.
This was the suppression of the Dao Laws of Heaven and Earth.
However, the attack was still ongoing; at this moment, Xu Ping’an still faced a threat.
Xu Ping’an no longer hesitated and activated the Demon Slayer Thunder Array.
Fearsome black thunder condensed into a huge black Thunder Sword, clashing with the force of the Dao Principle.
"Boom!"
An earth-shattering noise, the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked.
The mountains and forests within a ten-mile radius all turned into a basin, forming a massive pit.
Even separated by several kilometers, Tang Qingyu and Song Xue were still sent flying by the dissipating storm, coughing up blood.
When they got up and saw the basin in front of them, their hearts were filled with shock.
Was this the attack of a real Tenth Rank Expert?
Song Xue was also stunned.
"Cough, cough!" Takeda climbed out of the dirt, a complete mess.
However, Takeda didn’t seem to be severely injured at this moment.
He didn’t take any pride in it but instead started searching for Xu Ping’an.
Soon, the dirt in front of him churned, as if something was about to emerge.
Takeda’s eyes instantly narrowed, and a long sword appeared in his hand, stabbing toward the direction of the stirring dirt.
He wanted to kill Xu Ping’an the moment he emerged.
"Huh?"
But when his Sharp Sword pierced Xu Ping’an’s chest, he was suddenly stunned.
His Sharp Sword didn’t feel like it had entered a solid entity, it felt as if it had pierced into space.
"A Soul Entity?" Takeda was taken aback.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind.
Could it be that Xu Ping’an’s Physical Body was destroyed, leaving only his Soul Entity?
Tang Qingyu also covered her mouth in shock upon seeing this scene.
Xu Ping’an’s body was destroyed?
Song Xue frowned as well.
"Haha, Xu Ping’an, with your physical body destroyed, how will you fight me now?" Takeda laughed heartily.
"Then let’s die together."
However, before Takeda could finish laughing, the Soul Body of Xu Ping’an in front of him exploded.
"Boom!"
A terrifying soul explosion instantly impacted Takeda’s body.
"Pfft!"
Takeda vomited blood wildly, his soul severely damaged in an instant.
His body was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.
"A soul self-detonation? Has he gone mad?" Takeda cursed inwardly.
A soul self-detonation, this guy was actually so crazy, wanting to perish together with him?
Luckily, his mind was protected by the Immortal Emperor Seal and the Immortal Emperor Seal, otherwise, he would have been dead.
"No..." Tang Qingyu immediately screamed, trying to rush over.
But Song Xue pulled her back.
"Something is not right, Xu Ping’an isn’t someone who would self-destruct," Song Xue quickly said.
Tang Qingyu felt that Song Xue was right, but she had seen Xu Ping’an self-detonate with her own eyes.
"Huh?" Xue Hu in the sky was also puzzled.
Xu Ping’an committed suicide?
That didn’t seem right?
"Eh, you didn’t die from that blast? It seems you really do have the Immortal Emperor Seal on you."
Just then, a voice rang out.
Everyone stiffened at once.
Takeda was also in shock, staring fixedly at the figure appearing before him.
Xu Ping’an?
He wasn’t dead?
How could that be?
Hadn’t his Soul Entity already self-destructed?
