Chapter 671: Pummeling the Divine Son

“Starlight Falling into the Wilds!”

Ning Hao’s figure flashed with incredible speed. The Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword in his hand condensed into brilliant streams of light that shot toward Chen Cheng like a meteor shower!

This attack seemed to disperse his Sword Intent, but each stream of light was incredibly condensed. Its overall power wasn’t the least bit weaker—in fact, it was even a little stronger than his first technique, Flowing Cloud Traceless!

Chen Cheng condensed his True Intent of Heaven and Earth and unleashed his Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique. Thunder Arcs crackled around his Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer, creating violent sonic booms as he swung it in a frenzy!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amid the violent roars, the streams of Sword Intent were shattered one by one!

Ning Hao moved like a bolt of lightning. His Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword repeatedly condensed Sword Intent as he slashed out from several directions in quick succession!

“The third sword—Moon Freezing a Thousand Mountains!”

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“The fourth sword—Sun Burning the Heavens!”

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Chen Cheng focused solely on his Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer, meeting the Sword Intent head-on with his Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique!

For a moment, the air above the Cold Pool was filled with rumbling thunder and flickering streams of light. The Sword Intent raged wildly, the sheer force of the battle shaking the very heavens and earth!

In just over ten seconds, Ning Hao had unleashed eleven strikes!

And Chen Cheng had met him with eleven swings of his hammer!

Sensing the terrifying power erupting from the two, the spectators watching from afar were all utterly astounded!

Each of Ning Hao’s strikes was powerful enough to easily slay two or three ordinary Perfect Martial Artists of the Organ Refining Realm!

Yet each swing of Chen Cheng’s great hammer held its ground, not losing an inch. In fact, his attacks were even more ferocious and overbearing!

“It’s time to end this!”

Suddenly, Ning Hao snorted coldly!

The Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword in his hand suddenly vibrated, erupting with a dazzling white light as it shot toward the center of Chen Cheng’s chest with incredible speed!

At the same instant, a Crimson Gold Radiance erupted from the empty space thirty feet behind Chen Cheng, striking toward his back!

The two beams of light seemed to answer each other, faintly trapping Chen Cheng between them while simultaneously enhancing each other’s power!

“The fourteenth sword—Sword Heart Returning to Origin!”

Moving like a bolt of lightning, Ning Hao also shot toward Chen Cheng. His Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword pierced the void, carrying a terrifying pressure!

The three converging auras caused the entire area around the Cold Pool to ripple with intense fluctuations!

The surface of the pool was suppressed into an almost dead silence, like a sheet of stagnant water.

‘So you couldn’t hold back after all?’

Chen Cheng’s eyes narrowed. The Military Dao Combat Killing Hammer in his hand suddenly erupted with thunder as he smashed it down onto the surface of the Cold Pool!

The water’s surface detonated, throwing up a massive wave dozens of feet high!

Stepping on a Thunder Arc, Chen Cheng vanished into the Cold Pool in a single flash.

The three auras instantly converged on the spot where he had just been standing, intertwining and unleashing a cataclysmic burst of power!

The massive wave was blasted apart, followed by an ear-piercing shriek like grinding metal. In an instant, the water vaporized into a thick mist!

“You think you can escape?”

Ning Hao’s figure emerged from the mist. His Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword vibrated intensely, instantly condensing the three Sword Intent auras. The pressure they emanated was enough to shatter the heavens, annihilate the earth, and slay all in its path!

Wreathed in this supremely terrifying pressure, he vanished in a flash, plunging into the Cold Pool in hot pursuit of Chen Cheng!

“The twelfth sword—Bright Mirror is not a Platform!”

Inside the Cold Pool, the Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword erupted with a dazzling white light that easily pierced through the frigid water, shooting toward Chen Cheng’s back.

Even though Chen Cheng was already a hundred feet deep, where the immense pressure of the cold water should have negated some of the force, the power of this strike was still tyrannical, no less than a value of 7,000!

This power didn’t come so much from Ning Hao’s Sword Intent, but rather from the inherent pressure of the Yellow Tier Spiritual Artifact, the Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword, itself.

“Hah!”

Even though Chen Cheng had anticipated it, he was still involuntarily startled.

He rapidly condensed the aura of his Xuanshuang Realm into crystals of frigid ice while simultaneously diving deeper!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The ice crystals were shattered by the sword’s light, and the power of the dazzling white brilliance dissipated.

A cruel smile slowly spread across Ning Hao’s face.

He knew, of course, that Chen Cheng was trying to use the immense pressure of the water to negate the Realm Power of his Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword.

But Chen Cheng also had to resist that same immense pressure, didn’t he?

Underwater, the inherent sharpness of the Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword was more than enough to shatter the ice crystals. When it came to close-quarters combat, Ning Hao’s advantage would only grow!

However, as they continued to descend, the smile on Ning Hao’s face slowly vanished.

At a depth of one hundred and thirty feet, he saw Chen Cheng moving like a swimming dragon, effortlessly slipping into a cave.

The smile on Ning Hao’s face froze solid. He didn’t even try to follow.

He suddenly realized that under the same crushing water pressure, Chen Cheng was far more agile than he was.

‘If we fight up close, I’ll probably be at a disadvantage!’

‘This bastard knows the terrain. He must have an ace up his sleeve for going into that cave. I can’t be careless. I’ll just wait here for him to come out!’

Ning Hao had been through his fair share of life-and-death battles and was good at assessing a situation. He wisely chose to maintain the upper hand, ensuring he could advance or retreat freely.

At a depth of a hundred and thirty feet, he was confident Chen Cheng couldn’t hold out for long. By waiting for his exhausted opponent to emerge, he would still hold the advantage.

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Outside the Cold Pool, the members of the Dali Alliance watched the familiar-looking scene unfold. Their shock gave way to uncertainty as they glanced at one another, before their gazes all fell upon Ke Dali and Duanmu Xi.

Duanmu Xi was lost in thought and remained silent.

Ke Dali, however, mulled it over for a moment before chuckling. “Ning Hao is still too young,” he said. “He’s about to fall right into that pretty boy Xiu Chen’s trap.”

“Is Xiu Chen really that formidable underwater?” Xiao Nianci asked, sounding a little indignant.

From her perspective, Ning Hao had been dominating Xiu Chen the entire fight. Even underwater, he should still have the advantage with his Yellow Tier Spiritual Artifact, the Sun and Moon Mirror Light Sword.

A look of admiration crossed Ke Dali’s face. “Underwater, as long as you’ve mastered the Water Manipulation Ability, the relative strength between fighters is more or less the same as on land.”

“However, that rascal Xiu Chen’s ability to seize an opportunity is incredible. Even I have to admit I’m not his match in that regard.”

“And Ning Hao is much weaker in that respect. He never should have activated that hidden Sword Intent to unleash his fourteenth sword!”

“Once he used the fourteenth sword and still couldn’t take Xiu Chen down, he’d already lost all initiative. There was no point in tangling with him any longer!”