Realms In The Firmament

That man showed up with dark smoke wrapping around him. His face couldn’t be seen. Nor could his body. As he moved, it was like a mass of dark smoke moving.

It made Ye Xiao think of somebody else—the Great Elder of Misty Cloud Palace, Xuan Bing.

When Xuan Bing showed up, it looked exactly the same as this man.

Maybe the dominant figures in Qing-Yun Realm all liked to play this smoky trick. Ye Xiao didn’t know what to say about it!

In fact, they weren’t exactly the same dark smoke though. When Xuan Bing showed up, her dark smoke showed a brisk cold killing intent; this man here only showed a bone-piercing frosty viciousness.

- Clang! -

Han Bingxue made a reaction immediately. He drew out his long sword and shouted, ”Who is it?”

The dark shadow didn’t move. The smoke was rolling in the air. A weird voice asked him back, ”Are you Han Bingxue?”

His voice sounded like steals cracking. It was cold and oppressing, terrifying people.

Han Bingxue turned stiff in his entire body and shouted, ”Are you Wu Fa?”

The shadow didn’t respond this time. He didn’t admit it or deny it. The Heaven’s Terrace suddenly started to blow cold wind, like they were standing in the world of death.

The wind that always blew to Heaven’s Terrace howled like ghost crying. That continual howling sound creeped them out.

On the upper part of that human-shape dark shadow, there suddenly appeared two small holes, which looked just like a pair of its eyes. The man’s cold gaze went through the holes and focused on Ye Xiao and Han Bingxue. The man blandly said, ”Give me the fruits you got, and I will spare you a quick death.”

Han Bingxue became calm and steady when he heard the man speaking. He indifferently sneered, ”The world’s recognized dominant cultivator, the most powerful figure in the realm, actually becomes a robber! Since when did you start to do such a filthy thing? Directly asking for others’ belongings and threatening others’ lives. Look what you are doing. What a breaking news to the world. People must be really interested in this!”

The dark shadow still stood there firmly like a mountain. He still didn’t admit or deny it. His cold eyes kept staring at Han Bingxue, and he blandly said, ”The Unique in the World? That is totally bullsh*t! You don’t deserve it! Even though you have the power of level nine of Dao Origin Stage, you still need to make an attack with your filthy mouth, huh? I guess when people talk about dominant cultivators, they should be more strict to the standard!”

Han Bingxue was pissed. He shouted, ”It is none of your business how I use my mouth! Whether I deserve the title or not, you are not the one to judge! Why don’t you come over and try if I deserve it or not?”

The dark shadow was suddenly waving. - Puff! - A stream of smoke shot out from inside that mass of dark smoke.

It was like a long dragon moving to Han Bingxue instantly.

The smoke suddenly stopped in front of him and then turned into the shape of a long sword. However, the sword looked so fake.

”It is indeed useless to talk much. Only practice tells the truth. Move your sword! Let’s see if you deserve the name of the Unique in the World!”

The man in the dark smoke coldly said.

Han Bingxue shouted and made a sword strike down from the sky. It was an overwhelming attack with endless cold qi filling the air.

At the moment Han Bingxue’s sword moved down, the long sword that was formed by the smoke moved too. It directly pierced Han Bingxue’s sword. An attack on an attack.

That smoke sword moved a bit later than Han Bingxue. However, it made the hit first. The sword fiercely hit Han Bingxue’s sword!

That was unexpected and frightening!

Han Bingxue’s thrusting sword attack was actually stopped! The sound of his sword flicking the air was gone!

That smoke sword casually hit his sword and he couldn’t move the sword any further! That meant… no matter who that man was, he must be much more potent than Han Bingxue…

Han Bingxue’s face turned dark and prepared to withdraw his sword.

When he was about to take his sword back, when the sword started to move backward back to him, the long smoke sword actually moved forward again! It hit Han Bingxue’s sword up high in the air.

At this moment, Han Bingxue’s chest was uncovered! His vitals all showed up to the smoke sword!

He was utterly terrified. He hurriedly pulled back the sword and prepared another attack. However, when he was ready to attack, the smoke sword had already moved over to Han Bingxue pointing at his throat!

Han Bingxue rolled his sword and made steps around to dodge the attack on his throat! However, the smoke sword actually changed to side swing! It was going to cut his head off! He was terrified, hurriedly made seven steps backward so fast that it was difficult to see his feet clearly when he was moving. It was his famous stunt, Seven Stars Phantom.

That smoke sword kept moving around his throat, chasing directions. After every step Han Bingxue took, the smoke sword became more threatening.

After seven steps, the stunt was finished. Han BIngxue still couldn’t get rid that sword. He had no other choices but only to fall behind and lie on the floor. Finally, he successfully dodged the smoke sword’s lethal attack!

That smoke sword didn’t give up though. After missing the hit, it suddenly started to strike down fast. It was actually aiming at Han Bingxue’s crotch.

Han Bingxue realized where the smoke sword was going to hit, so he felt terrified again. Hurriedly he kicked the floor with both feet, and his entire body shot away on the floor. At this moment, he had completely lost the dignity of a level nine Dao Origin Stage cultivator…

After surviving from that posterity-extinct attack, he couldn’t immediately calm down from the fear yet. He was sure if that smoke sword still got any further attacks. When he tried to see the smoke sword, he found the sword suddenly cleared away while it was moving halfway down to the bottom.

The energy in that smoke had run out.

The smoke was gone, but Han Bingxue was still sweating with a red face.

He was such an experienced cultivator who had seen and been through countless battles. However, he had never felt so frightened ever before. He had been dangling on the edge between life and death for the past few minutes!

The dark shadow hadn’t move a bit since the smoke sword appeared. Even the dark smoke around that man had frozen.

That sword ’s moving path was designed beforehand. He only poured enough energy into the smoke sword and waited till every move of the sword was made. He did nothing after that.

Even when the smoke sword was disappearing, he didn’t even think of adding more energy to it.

However, that automatic smoke sword of nobody nearly killed Han Bingxue, a level nine Dao Origin Stage superior cultivator, in one strike!

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