CHAPTER 298: CHAPTER 293 CONFIDENCE

"Such a powerful attack."

Everyone was shocked as they witnessed Li Fan split open the dragon shadow with a single sword strike, despite being merely a Sword Cultivator at the initial stage of the Condensed Core realm. Could he truly confront Song Xiang directly, who was at the late-stage of Condensation?

The higher the realm, the greater the gap between each stage. Song Xiang and Li Fan were separated by two realms, and there lay a chasm between them. Song Xiang’s mana was far more profound than that of Li Fan at the initial stage of the Condensed Core realm.

Thunderclouds rolled like a heavenly calamity, as Song Xiang stood above Li Fan, enveloped by the colossal form of a dragon surrounding him. He held a Dragon Slayer Sword, crafted from the tendons of a dragon.

As Song Xiang gripped the sword, an imposing and domineering aura enswirled him, radiating thunderous brilliance, while fierce vitality surged from his body.

The Song Family could establish themselves on West Emperor Island due to Song Xiang’s significant contributions. He was not only a Qi Cultivator but also a Martial Arts Practitioner of Five Realms with a Golden Body, boasting a strong physique and vigorous vitality. Even at the late-stage of Condensation, his combat power was notably formidable.

Although Li Fan had split open the dragon shadow, Song Xiang remained unaffected. His eyes seemed to emit lightning as he coldly reached out with his left hand and spoke, "Lock Dragon."

Above Li Fan’s head, a large Thunder Realm array appeared, with thick thunder lock chains descending, sealing the space beneath, and weaving around Li Fan’s body. In an instant, Li Fan found himself trapped within the thunder realm, with the thunder lock chains continuously circling around him.

Song Xiang intended to see where this Sword Cultivator at the initial stage of Condensed Core found his confidence.

Li Fan sensed the destructive aura descending from the sky. With a thought, sword aura surged around his body.

"Sword Rises from the Heaven Element."

Countless swords surrounded him, transforming into a Sword Domain, as if he stood in the midst of a Sword Array.

"Destroy." Song Xiang reached out toward Li Fan’s direction, causing the roaming thunder lock chains to strike Li Fan’s body. The pervasive Thunder Technique seemed unavoidable.

Spectators watched the battleground in shock, realizing the immense terror of a Qi Cultivator’s combat power at the late-stage of Condensation. Those thunder lock chains descended like a heavenly tribulation, capable of obliterating anyone within them instantly.

Yet Li Fan moved at that moment, with the Heavenly Essence Sword Formation encircling him as he charged toward Song Xiang in the sky.

Roaring thunder lock chains descended furiously, though they did not strike Li Fan’s body but instead were absorbed by the Sword Veil surrounding him, failing to breach the Protective Sword Formation.

"Buzz..." Li Fan moved with incredible speed, his body resembling a flying sword as he rushed toward Song Xiang, with thunder gathering to strike him.

"Boom!" Extreme thunder power crashed onto the Sword Formation as Li Fan continued forward. Song Xiang glanced at the approaching figure, his expression darkened. Was the Sword Formation unbreakable?

He resolved to intensify the attack.

He uttered a sound, and a thunderous dragon shadow appeared before him.

"Go." With a shout, a thunder dragon shadow roared forth, diving down with sharp claws toward Li Fan’s body.

"Roar..."

A tremendous dragon roar echoed, not from the dragon but from a dragon’s chant within Li Fan. A dragon shadow emerged from within him as his overwhelming vitality clashed with the Jiao Dragon, battling in mid-air.

"Martial Arts Golden Body Realm." Song Xiang looked down at Li Fan in disbelief. Not only was Li Fan a Sword Cultivator, but he had also pursued the martial arts path.

"Break..."

Li Fan struck, tearing the dragon shadow apart and forged a path outward.

Song Xiang watched the emerging figure below with a heavy gaze. This youth possessed extraordinary talent, even faring against Four Realm Demons during the battle with the demons, to the extent that the West Emperor Palace had sought him.

Such talent would be admired by the West Emperor Palace, and if there were no vendetta, he would have gladly befriended such a person.

However, Li Fan had killed his son.

A vendetta deeper than blood.

Raising his great sword, Song Xiang advanced directly towards Li Fan, yet as he moved, a flying sword surged towards him with terrifying speed.

Song Xiang swung his sword down, the fierce sword light slashing at the flying sword, yet its speed seemed to have eyes, impossibly swift, it deflected his blade and headed towards his head.

Song Xiang reacted instantly, realizing such an attack was enough to threaten him severely, and quickly shifted his body to avoid that strike.

The sound of the sword’s whistle came, right as Song Xiang narrowly avoided that sword, a second flying sword struck across the space.

This time he did not swing his blade but raised his hand to grasp from a distance, thunder chained the realms, the Jiao Dragon roared, and the flying sword crashed into the roaring Jiao Dragon’s shadow, but from the side, a third flying sword attacked.

The difficulty with Sword Cultivators lies in not only their formidable and overbearing attack power but also their ability to kill without a trace with flying swords, with Great Sword Cultivators able to kill even from a thousand miles away.

"Not just three swords..." Song Xiang saw rows of flying swords approaching from not far away; completely avoiding such a flying sword killing technique is virtually impossible; they must be blocked.

"Boom." Thunder roared, the Jiao Dragon coiled around his body, protecting Song Xiang within.

Boom boom boom... Explosive sounds echoed, the violent flying swords already stabbed into the Jiao Dragon’s body, causing it to tremble.

The sight of nine flying swords rapidly whirling around the Jiao Dragon’s body, frenetically slicing through its form.

Song Xiang raised his large knife in his hand, swinging it, and the Jiao Dragon seemed to come alive, dancing with his movements, forming a terrifying aura around him, stirring up a thunder vortex.

"Open..."

Thunder swept out, blade light turned into a vortex, slicing all flying swords away.

Yet those flying swords cut away lingered around his body, spitting brilliant sword radiance, ready to launch another deadly assault at any moment.

Before these swords could fall, Li Fan had arrived, rapidly whirling, transforming his body into the Heavenly Essence Sword Form, surrounded by a Sword Array; as the sword cleaved out, wind and thunder roared, revealing a multitude of sword shadows as if countless swords were descending simultaneously.

Song Xiang raised his knife and swung down, clashing with Li Fan’s sword, as blade and sword crossed, a storm of destruction rampaged.

"Die." Song Xiang roared, the large knife in his hand like a Jiao Dragon, its power overwhelming, disrupting storms with destructive thunder, causing Li Fan’s body to be shaken but advancing again, his sword shining like starlight, seeming like numerous sword shadows appearing simultaneously.

In the distance, the crowd watched the battlefield, seeing Li Fan each time he swung his sword, accompanied by a Sword Array, sword shadows filling the sky, while Song Xiang’s blade techniques were wide and bold, as the Jiao Dragon appeared with each swing, making the battle a back-and-forth.

"Look at that flying sword." Someone noticed the Li Hen Sword swirling in the air, blasting out to strike from behind Song Xiang.

Nine swords spinning, slicing through the Jiao Dragon’s body, gradually breaking its defenses.

"Song Xiang is in trouble." Observing the battle, the crowd thought, Li Fan was completely no weaker than Song Xiang in frontal confrontation, with flying swords slaughtering, continuing such a battle would worryingly disadvantage Song Xiang.

Meanwhile, Luo Qingyan and others also engaged in combat with the Song Family members.

The Song Family had assumed these few couldn’t pose a threat, yet during the fight, they discovered each possessed formidable magical treasures, their attacking power overpowering, leaving the Song Family’s forces in disarray.

At this moment, in the distant direction, a group of figures brushed rapidly towards them.

"People from the West Emperor Palace." Seeing those arriving figures, everyone thought, at the forefront of them was none other than the Song Family’s Heavenly Pride Girl Song Siyu.

She flew by sword control, moving swiftly towards the battlefield, stunned to see the situation unfolding there.

Li Fan and a few others, how could they be causing such chaos among the Song Family?

"Stop."

Song Siyu shouted at Li Fan and his group, sword intent swirling around her, intending to proceed to the battlefield, but then saw Luo Qingyan whipping towards her, Song Siyu dodged subconsciously, stunned for a moment, glancing at Luo Qingyan.

An Initial Stage of Condensed Core Loose Cultivator, daring to challenge her?

"Miss Song is a cultivator of the West Emperor Palace; shouldn’t be involved in the Song Family’s affairs?" Luo Qingyan smiled and said to Song Siyu, "Miss Song should refrain from interfering with Song Family matters."

"Dare to stop me?" Song Siyu gazed harshly at Luo Qingyan.

If it were in the past, Luo Qingyan would certainly not have dared, after all, with someone like Song Siyu, a Heavenly Pride Girl where she’s far out of reach, remembering the last time Song Siyu sought them, merely overlooking them with disdain.

However, for some reason, in the presence of this Heavenly Pride Girl, Luo Qingyan felt unexpectedly confident.

So, was it that person who gave her the confidence?

Turning around, glancing at the battle over there, seeing Li Fan at this moment suppressing Song Xiang, pushing him to the brink of danger, she knew clearly, with Li Fan’s demeanor, Song Xiang was undoubtedly doomed.