I Have a Compass for Opportunity

The Green Tide Pure Water Sword, this top-grade Grade D sword manual, has been cultivated to this level by Liou Yuan, making it comparable to a lower Grade C sword manual.

Now, with the power of a Half-Step Foundation Establishment, Liou Yuan was unleashing his full strength, and even Xu Hetong dared not be careless.

Xu Hetong held his curved blade vertically in front of his chest, with dark golden pupils glinting cruelly beneath a white skull.

Seeing the Shock Tide sword energy sweeping in, he casually slashed forward.

Clang! The black saber light spread like black wings blooming within the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, stretching almost entirely across the formation space, slashing from top to bottom.

Netherworld Bone Evil Slash!

The surging waves of Shock Tide Swordsmanship were torn to shreds by Xu Hetong’s blade, and the saber light did not lose momentum, hacking towards Liou Yuan behind the Shock Tide.

Liou Yuan was continuously observing the movements of spiritual power within Xu Hetong’s body with his Evil Eyes.

Before the slash landed, he could perceive the turbulent, divine iron-like spiritual power in Xu Hetong’s body and knew that this slash was extraordinary.

Preemptively, he activated Treading Flowing Waves, abruptly crossing a significant distance to the side.

The saber light skimmed just at the edge of Liou Yuan’s body, narrowly missing him.

Even though he evaded the frontal attack of the saber light, Liou Yuan’s body was still swept by its aftermath.

In that instant, he felt his body uncontrollably thrown backward, like a leaf caught in the waves, crashing into the barrier of the Earth Mother Prison Array.

The saber light finally landed on the cavern floor.

Clang!

The cavern shook, and the ground quaked.

The saber light tore open the ground, cleaving nearly half the distance of this cavern space, revealing a deep, long chasm.

The disciples of the Wind Chasing Division, seated at the array’s hub, were thrown into disarray by the tremor transmitted from the ground.

Though they tried to brace themselves and sit back down, shock was evident on each of their faces.

They stared dumbfounded at the destruction caused by Xu Hetong’s slash.

"Is this truly the power of the Qi Cultivation Realm?"

Yan Yingsi clenched her fists; originally, she had stepped forward with Liou Yuan to face Xu Hetong, but now it seemed she no longer had the qualification to make a move.

This slash represented Xu Hetong’s full strength, so overwhelming that even someone as fierce as Yan Yingsi from the Wind Chasing Division felt a sense of helplessness.

Clearly, the battle had already moved beyond her concern.

Only Liou Yuan, having invoked a secret technique, could barely contend against Xu Hetong. If she insisted on making a move, she might not only fail to help Liou Yuan but also become a burden.

But Liou Yuan wasn’t in a good state either; in the brief exchange, his body was torn open by Xu Hetong with over a dozen wounds, some inflicted by Xu Hetong’s Pupil Technique, others by the black curved blade.

After being swept by the aftermath of the Netherworld Bone Evil Slash and crashing into the Earth Mother Prison Array, dizziness overwhelmed him.

Fortunately, his physical strength had already reached the Bone Casting stage, boasting formidable defense, otherwise, an ordinary person might have had countless fractures from such an impact.

Any mistake in the battlefield could lead to defeat.

Liou Yuan struggled to stand up from the edge of the Earth Mother Prison Array’s barrier.

Hoo! Just as he managed to stand, a chilling wind hit his face; Xu Hetong, adorned in Nether Bone Armor and wielding a black curved blade, was already standing less than three zhang away from Liou Yuan.

The curved blade in his hand was lifted high, shrouded in the same black aura as before.

Another Netherworld Bone Evil Slash.

This time the distance was too close, and there was no retreat behind him, giving Liou Yuan no room to dodge.

"Among the disciples of the Five Extremes Mountain, you’re the strongest, but that’s all," Xu Hetong’s voice was sharp, the jaw under his Nether Bone Armor slightly moving.

He abandoned attacking Yan Yingsi, determined to kill Liou Yuan.

Seeing the imminent slash, Liou Yuan had no way to block it.

At this critical juncture, Yan Yingsi activated the Red Robe Swallowing Dome Spell recklessly, intending to rescue him.

The other disciples closed their eyes, unwilling to witness Liou Yuan being cleaved by that slash.

At this moment, despite his tattered clothes, Liou Yuan’s eyes suddenly displayed a mocking smile.

His mouth opened faster than Xu Hetong’s poised slash on the curved path.

At such close proximity, it was a perfect opportunity created for Liou Yuan.

Roar! The Lion’s Roar Spell erupted.

The Great Success Lion Roar Spell, combined with Liou Yuan’s Half-Step Foundation Establishment cultivation, had a more immediate effect than the Evil Eyes’ Spiritual Sense Attack.

And Xu Hetong, standing right in front of the Lion’s Roar Spell, was forced to endure it head-on.

The Lion’s Roar Spell directly caused Xu Hetong’s spiritual power to become tumultuous.

The poised saber light on the curved path dissipated, losing the support of the spiritual power.

The consequences of this roar went beyond that.

The Nether Bone Armor, which could not be broken by any array, sword, or magic,

now showed signs of collapse before Liou Yuan’s mere Grade D mid-grade Lion’s Roar Spell.

The sound wave attack of the Lion’s Roar Spell penetrated the Nether Bone Armor, directly impacting Xu Hetong’s body.

Now, if there were any observant spectators, they would notice that beneath Liou Yuan’s left hand covered by the Cold Star and Moonlight Bracelet, a bracelet made of twenty-four colorless Spiritual Pearls was emitting a subtle glow.

The Lion’s Roar Spell indeed had miraculous effects at close range,

but it could not possibly achieve such a significant result alone.

Liou Yuan was relying entirely on the augmentation of the Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact he acquired from the Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing.

Star Wave Spirit Network: When a cultivator uses a technique in battle, the Star Wave Spirit Network can command the power of the stars to augment the spell’s strength. A Grade C skill, with this spiritual network, increases its power fivefold; a Grade B spell increases thrice; a Grade A technique also benefits by doubling its power.

The Fixed Star Compass did not specify how much support the Star Wave Spirit Network provides to Grade D spells.

Liou Yuan’s Lion’s Roar Spell is a Grade D mid-grade spell; after that roar, its power had clearly doubled.

It rose to a level equivalent to a Grade C spell.

Xu Hetong, unable to defend himself, endured a direct hit from a Great Success Lion Roar Spell at the Grade C spell level.

"Puh!" This once-invincible Golden Core descendant spat a mouthful of fresh blood beneath his grotesque white skull under the Lion’s Roar Spell’s impact.

Liou Yuan could not miss this opportunity.

In the blink of an eye while the Lion’s Roar Spell was still resonating.

The Moonlight Sword was enveloped in a layer of verdant light.

Compared to the purple-gold spiritual energy glow of Liou Yuan, the verdant light was insignificant, just a faint sheen.

Yet as soon as it manifested on the Moonlight Sword,

the purple-gold spiritual energy on the Moonlight Sword was forcefully pushed aside, leaving only that layer of verdant light on the blade.

A terrifying sharpness swept through the entire field from Liou Yuan’s sword-bearing form.

Zzz! Where the sharp aura spread, the cave’s walls were etched with dense, hair-thin sword marks.

Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array’s might was also affected at this moment; the golden light was swept away, all power avoiding the edge of this aura.

"Sword Qi!" Yan Yingsi instantly recognized the aura wrapped around Liou Yuan’s sword edge, shock evident on her cool, elegant face.