Spirit Ruin, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Boom!

Li Guanqi raised his foot and delivered a powerful kick to the giant wolf. The Three-Tailed Kunwu Wolf howled in pain and anger, soaring over a hundred zhang into the sky.

Despite this, Li Guanqi’s expression remained solemn as he stepped across the void. The creature was like a regular wolf or dog—tough skull, strong bones, but a soft underbelly. Yet even after throwing over a hundred punches, he hadn’t broken through its defenses.

Blood spilled from the giant wolf’s mouth. While Li Guanqi’s assault hadn’t torn open its belly, it had severely shaken its internal organs, making them shift violently.

The giant wolf stood in the void, body tense like a drawn bow, fur standing on end. A violent aura erupted and swept across the world. Its three tails whipped through the air, each about seven or eight zhang long, ‌and howling winds suddenly ripped through the previously calm sky.

All the beasts in the surrounding mountain range cowered, trembling in fear, pressing themselves to the ground. On Li Guanqi’s side, everything seemed manageable, but on Nine Heavens’ side, the forest beasts trembled and cowered, some even soiling themselves in terror.

A green gust of wind swept by, and Li Guanqi felt a thin wound open on his face. His eyes narrowed. He had sensed that the Three-Tailed Kunwu Wolf’s power was based on a mutated wind element, but he hadn’t expected the wind to be so strong. Even the dispersing gale cut through his skin—and his body was as tough as a top-tier spiritual weapon, harder than an average magical treasure.

Li Guanqi clenched his fist, hearing a sharp crackling sound as his joints popped. The violent lightning surging around him instantly entered his body.

“Five Lightning Fist. First Layer, Lightning Evocation!”

Boom!With the power of space expanding, everything within a ten-thousand-zhang radius became a thunderous inferno. Lightning roared through his body, and the thirty-three meridians he had just opened circulated the lightning energy along a mysterious path. In an instant, lightning runes appeared on his skin, thunder crackling nonstop. His muscles swelled rapidly, and his physical strength reached its peak through the Dragon-Elephant Subduing Sutra and the First Layer of the Five Lightning Fist.

The Three-Tailed Kunwu Wolf’s vertical pupils contracted slightly. It could actually feel its raw physical power being suppressed by a human cultivator.

The void under Li Guanqi’s feet wrinkled like cloth being grabbed, his movements distorting the space around him.

Boom!

The void exploded as the ground beneath his feet caved in, creating a huge crater. The giant wolf’s winds surged, and it charged at him immediately.

Li Guanqi twisted and spun into the air like a top. His body stretched like a bow, right leg drawn back straight, swinging like a battle axe aimed at the giant wolf’s waist. If this hit landed, it could break the beast in two.

But the giant wolf was deeply experienced in battle. Numerous gusts of green wind, about a zhang in length, surged toward Li Guanqi, forcing him to retreat with a wave of invisible force. Its three tails whipped at him like long spears.

Li Guanqi’s eyes flashed with cold light. He quickly grabbed the sword coffin from his back and used it to parry the incoming gale.

Boom boom boom!

The explosive sounds of crashing echoed as one of the wolf’s sharp claws sliced through the explosions, slamming into the sword coffin.

Boom!

Sparks flew as the claw struck, sending Li Guanqi flying into the sky. Just as the giant wolf prepared to follow up on its attack, Li Guanqi suddenly steadied and reversed direction, rising against the wind.

Only one man and one wolf could be seen darting through the sky, their figures flashing quickly. Booming thunder and violent winds shook the heavens. The world twisted and turned with the ferocity of battle, blood splattering between the combatants as both amassed mounting injuries.

Li Guanqi’s face was wild with excitement. The brutal, close-quarters violence intoxicated him.

They fought from the air to the mountaintop, smashing it to pieces before tumbling into the river. They destroyed the riverbed, then toppled trees in the surrounding mountains and uprooted ancient trees within a thousand zhang. The deafening crashes mingled with the sounds of fists striking flesh, echoing through the land.

The intricacy of Li Guanqi’s martial arts was on full display. What seemed like harmless punches to the giant wolf suddenly tore out deep pits of blood and flesh. Lightning exploded, and the wolf’s fur blackened and charred.

However, Li Guanqi was no better off. Half his face had been ripped open, blood flowing from the gaping wound, part of his eyeball exposed. The back of his head had been scraped clean, patches of scalp and hair torn away. The deep claw marks on his chest had nearly torn off most of his flesh, breaking several ribs.

Li Guanqi’s eyes were swollen shut. He leaned on his knee, gasping heavily, breath rasping like a broken bellows.

The Three-Tailed Kunwu Wolf had lost one of its tails, and its once-glorious fur had lost its luster, thick blood matting it together. The giant wolf, now with a single eye, locked its piercing gaze on Li Guanqi. A hint of fear flashed in that eye.

Li Guanqi caught that flicker.

With his lips torn, Li Guanqi pulled the sword coffin from his back, gripped one end, and charged at the giant wolf.

The sword coffin swung like a massive broadsword, its weight adding to the force of his swing as he hurled it toward the wolf. At the same time, Li Guanqi’s sword intent erupted like an unstoppable wave, the terrifying force of lightning and heavenly fire bursting out in an instant.

Li Guanqi’s physical strength combined with the weight of the sword coffin was enough to break the heavens. As the sword coffin swung through the air, the space around it tore open into a wide black rift.

Boom boom boom!

The giant wolf’s remaining eye flashed with cold light, and it exhaled a massive green gale from its mouth.

Li Guanqi’s eyes glittered sharply. He gripped the sword coffin tightly and brought it down with the force of a mountain.

Boom!

The sword coffin’s power tore through the green gale, disintegrating it with overwhelming force. The wolf tried to retreat, but it was already too late. Endless lightning transformed into hundred-zhang-long chains, trapping it firmly in place. It struggled fiercely, but the chains had already sunk deep into its flesh.

Boom!

The already tattered body of the giant wolf was torn in two by Li Guanqi’s final blow. His arms cracked with loud pops as the force of the lightning reached its peak.

A wave of weakness overtook Li Guanqi, and he quickly retrieved the wolf’s body before plummeting toward the ground. The domain space vanished in that instant.

“Roar!”

A desperate dragon’s roar rang out as Nine Heavens swooped down, catching Li Guanqi on its back. Seeing Nine Heavens covered in blood, Li Guanqi laughed heartily. Nine Heavens swung its dragon tail and tore through the void, flying off with Li Guanqi.