Chapter 421 The Battle in an Inch (2/2)

The three attacks went out one by one, with 'no beginning and no end' as the core of it, which turned Yang into Yin, following the natural principles of the development of heaven and earth, and subsequently constructed an indestructible power of Dao. Hence, he managed to turn the void into this most Yin and coldest darkness during the most critical time and froze it.

This time around it seemed that the flooding power of Chen Beidou's sword had come across the strong dam which was being repaired. It could not deal any more damage.

Shen Lian used his supreme intelligence to identify the weakness Chen Beidou had in his heart due to the expansion of his power. He planned this out carefully and hence he managed to see an opportunity in the bleak situation.

The opportunity did not come by easily, and if he was careless, it would be gone. Shen Lian finally struck back, signaling that it was not the end yet.

All of a sudden Shen Lian swung his sword five times so quickly that the five swings seemed to be released at the same time. The green, yellow, red, black and white sword gleams appeared in the darkness of the void.

It was the last five steps of his Eight-Step Sword Art.

This was his trump card – it contained the sword aura of the five elements.

Once it appeared, it had the power to kill celestials and demons. Chen Beidou was trapped.

To the living beings who were watching the battle, they saw that there were five-colored rays of green, yellow, red, black and white which appeared in the dark void. Nobody could believe that Shen Lian could come back with a counterattack in such a pinch.

When the five-colored rays were lit, everyone understood that the blessed child of heaven did not hold back.

Shen Lian's Eight-Step Sword Art which was based on Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura was something unprecedented. It had created a monumental moment in swordcraft.

Huanzhen looked at the space and time where the two were fighting. Despite not being able to see anything, the appearance of the five-colored rays revealed a lot – it meant Shen Lian was using his origin of five elements. It also meant it was the last attack of Shen Lian, unless he could go above and beyond. During a battle however, Chen Beidou would not give him the opportunity.

If the Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura which was propelled under the origins of the five elements could do nothing to Chen Beidou, Shen Lian had no other tricks up his sleeves.

He took out an imperial seal, and it seemed like there was chaotic air surrounding it, and at the bottom left corner, there was an edge which was black and yellow. Huanzhen spoke to Qingyin seriously, ”If Shen Lian loses later, I will bring him over to the raft. I will let you handle the rest.”

Qingyin asked, ”Your Holiness, why do we have to save him?”

”It is all for Guangqing.” Huanzhen sighed, and his eyes were sad as if he was mourning over something.

In the quiet darkness, an unimaginably fierce battle was happening.

The five sword gleams surrounded Chen Beidou, and they were advancing at an unimaginable speed as the area again shrunk to a perimeter of a hundred miles.

This distance was incredibly small for two top celestials. Only Taishang could have turned dust into a flood, but at this point, while the two were not better than Taishang, they had exceeded most cultivators in the human world. They already reached the essence of power.

Chen Beidou's blood-colored sword gleam invaded the five-element sword gleam inch by inch. As the power of the impact was too huge, it caused the internal area of the frozen void to shatter. The two battled in the turbulence of the space. The normal space outside of the turbulence was however frozen. It reflected an odd imagery of the most active and the most passive.

Shen Lian stood still, and his Primordial Spirit was dull. He was trying to command the five-element sword gleam to keep up with Chen Beidou's

high speed. At the same time, the flesh on the skeleton of his right hand began to rot. His tough body was slowly collapsing.

A small wound can lead to major consequences. Shen Lian's unhealed right hand was the biggest weakness of his body. At this point in time, it was as if the water of the dam was flowing through a crack – it was losing control.