Liou Tao had exhausted every means to keep Liou Yuan, just as Liou Yuan was waiting for this opportunity to catch the cunning guy off guard.

The Lion’s Roar Spell broke the situation, Treading Flowing Waves closed in, the Profound Brilliance Sword slashed out.

The whole action was completed in one swift motion, taking no more than a moment.

He had already come before Liou Tao, seeing the pale face of this young man.

Without hesitation, the silver-white sword light in Liou Yuan’s hand suddenly surged and slashed down fiercely.

The silver light made Liou Tao’s already bloodless face even paler.

Liou Yuan intended to decide the outcome while Liou Tao was still in a daze from his Lion’s Roar Spell.

The scene of blood splattering as expected did not occur.

Clang! A loud crash came from where the sword light fell.

Liou Yuan frowned at the place where the Profound Brilliance Sword came down.

Beyond the three feet in front of Liou Tao, a protective barrier formed by condensed mist appeared out of thin air, blocking the Profound Brilliance Sword.

Feeling the recoil transmitted from the Profound Brilliance Sword to his palm, Liou Yuan showed a knowing look and thought, "Defense Magical Artifact."

At Liou Tao’s waist, a protective talisman artifact was flashing with gray-white brilliance, the very source of that defensive barrier.

Although this sword did not harm Liou Tao.

But the Profound Brilliance Sword was heavy, and its momentum was not small, still pushing both Liou Tao and the defense barrier back several steps.

Uncertain whether it was due to Liou Yuan’s Lion’s Roar Spell or the momentum of the sword strike.

The rolling gray mist around them became unstable due to Liou Tao’s retreat, soon dispersing and clearing up.

Revealing the terrain of Little Cyan Valley.

Also exposing the figures of Liou Yuan and Liou Tao.

Liou Yuan did not give Liou Tao a chance to catch his breath, charging forward with the sword, sarcastically saying, "The magic is not bad, but your skills are lacking."

"Such a heavy sword!" Liou Tao’s eyes showed astonishment as the Profound Brilliance Sword fell on his defensive artifact—though it didn’t shatter the barrier, it still significantly drained his internal spiritual power.

A moment later, Liou Tao’s expression became fierce again.

"I cannot let you live!"

Liou Tao’s hands moved rapidly, forming a seal under the barrier’s protection, mist spreading from his hands transforming into two long mist whip with barbs.

The long whips, ten feet long, ferociously whipped the ground, meeting Liou Yuan who was coming with a sword.

Liou Yuan now had a new understanding of Treading Flowing Waves, using this body technique brought him a sensation like a boat sailing on water.

Watching the trajectory of those whips, he gently twisted his body, weaving through them at a clever angle, once again closing in on Liou Tao.

"Is that all you’ve got!" Liou Yuan sneered with a smile.

Bang! The Profound Brilliance Sword light spewed out, slashing the defensive barrier again.

The barrier shook, forcing Liou Tao back several more steps.

"Get lost!" Liou Tao formed a sign commanding the whips to come to his aid.

But Liou Yuan was unbelievably fast, already leaving the spot before the whips fell.

Continuously swinging three more swords at the defensive barrier.

Bam bam bam! Each sword strike on the barrier accompanied by a deafening explosion.

Due to the dispersal of the gray mist, the confrontation between Liou Yuan and Liou Tao was exposed to the disciples from Xiaopei Mountain and Little Cyan Valley.

Liou Tao, like Qiu Ming and Bao Yufeng, was also a Five-Star Star Acupoint disciple, recognized by few.

Someone immediately exclaimed his name: "Liou Tao!"

"Indeed, only a cultivator with Fog Acupoint can perform large-scale magic like this, right?"

"Then who is his opponent? Has his Fog Skill been broken?"

The disciples from Little Cyan Valley did not recognize Liou Yuan, but they knew that anyone brave enough to be Liou Tao’s opponent was no simple person.

Moreover, it seemed Liou Yuan had broken Liou Tao’s Fog Skill.

The disciples from Xiaopei Mountain were inspired by Liou Yuan breaking Liou Tao’s Fog Skill.

While cursing at the Little Cyan Valley disciples, they made Liou Yuan’s name public: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly, his name is Liou Yuan. He belongs to Xiaopei Mountain. His strength is on par with Senior Brother Qiu Ming."

"And even if you’ve called Liou Tao for help, the outcome is not yet decided." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The disciples from both sides were unaware of the real situation of this conflict, assuming Liou Tao came to assist.

Not realizing the murderous gleam in Liou Yuan and Liou Tao’s eyes during their duel, both were in it to kill.

Liou Tao was infuriated by Liou Yuan’s elusive body technique.

Disregarding the depletion of his spiritual power, he clapped both hands, using a magic extremely consuming of spiritual power.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! A mist cluster exploded above.

Transforming into a sky full of flying mist blades, like raindrops, launching indiscriminate attacks within a range several feet in front of him.

The mist blades struck the mountains, slicing the solid pebbles like tofu.

Just when Liou Tao thought Liou Yuan had nowhere to hide.

Buzz! A bright yellow barrier unfolded among the mist blades.

Jade Buddhist Beads.

Liou Yuan also had a defensive magical artifact, the barrier blocked all the mist blades about to hit Liou Yuan’s body.

Then, a flash of murderous intent in Liou Yuan’s eyes, the last sword slashed towards the defense barrier before Liou Tao.

Liou Yuan’s previous attacks seemed not having caused much harm to Liou Tao, absorbed by the defense magical artifact.

But don’t forget the unique trait of the Profound Brilliance Sword—it had a natural advantage in breaking defensive magical artifacts and skills.

Each previous sword strike left faint cracks on the defense barrier.

The cracks were not obvious, but as the battle continued, with Liou Yuan swinging the Profound Brilliance Sword faster and faster, the seemingly intact gray barrier was now covered in cracks, at risk of shattering at any moment.

Liou Yuan’s final sword strike was his utmost effort, infusing the entire sword with his spiritual power.

The sword light it emitted was a zhang long, and the blade weighed like ten thousand jun.

Clang! The sound of impact echoed through Little Cyan Valley.

Under the eyes of all.

Liou Tao’s defense magical artifact was pierced by the Profound Brilliance Sword, which was shining with bright sword light.

The sword’s blade penetrated the defensive barrier and stabbed into Liou Tao’s chest.

Thud! Blood spurted out.

Liou Tao was injured.

But Liou Yuan frantically stimulated the power of the mid-grade magical artifact, slashing dozens of times, coupled with the earlier consumption in the fog skill and the consumption of the yellow jade Buddhist beads.

His internal spiritual power was also depleted.

With the defensive barrier’s dispersal force, this sword only penetrated halfway into Liou Tao’s body, without piercing through him completely.

"Die!" Liou Yuan cared not for anything else, his eyes fiercely glinting, exerting his physical strength brutishly with Yunwu Prefecture, forcing the sword deeper into Liou Tao’s body by another inch.

Pain finally appeared on Liou Tao’s face.

Yet quickly, there was also a sinister grin on his face.

A mist appeared inside the barrier, wrapping around Liou Yuan’s Profound Brilliance Sword, preventing it from causing further damage to Liou Tao while also immobilizing the sword on his body.

At the same time.

Swish swish! Liou Yuan’s ears twitched as he heard sounds of rapid movement through the air.

The mist-condensed weapons appeared around him, slicing swiftly towards his back.

Liou Yuan realized Liou Tao’s scheme.

"He saw that my body technique is strange, unable to harm me, and feared the weight of my Profound Brilliance Sword. So he chose to immobilize my sword to trade injury for injury."

Liou Tao’s plan was indeed right.

Liou Yuan’s cultivation was lower than Liou Tao’s, and naturally his spiritual power was inferior.

The earlier sword strike took a significant toll on Liou Yuan’s spiritual power, and the yellow jade Buddhist beads’ barrier dimmed.

The moment those three mist-condensed weapons struck the yellow jade Buddhist beads’ barrier.

The barrier swayed, the light dimmed further, and it faltered.

Yet Liou Yuan was a determined man; even knowing he’d be injured, he refused to retreat an inch, ignoring the attack behind him.

Liou Yuan fought desperately to push the Profound Brilliance Sword into Liou Tao’s chest.

Liou Tao then endured the pain, desperately attacking Liou Yuan’s defense barrier.

This deadly stance of neither giving in nor yielding was witnessed by surrounding disciples, even the slowest among them sensed something was amiss.

"They’re aiming to take the other’s life!"

"But weren’t Five Extremes Mountain disciples forbidden to kill?"

"Unbelievable, his death or survival would be significant, neither Xiaopei Mountain nor Little Cyan Valley can wash their hands of this."

While everyone was startled by this.

They were also astonished that Liou Yuan could push Liou Tao to such a degree.

That was Liou Tao, with the Five-Star Mist Acupoint, one of the seven geniuses of the Outer Sect this year.

Yet he was forced into such a life-and-death struggle by a nameless disciple.

This scene scared Bao Yufeng; if Liou Tao had an accident in Little Cyan Valley, he couldn’t escape blame.

Not only would the Liou Family condemn him, but the Bao Family would also make him pay for it.

"Who is this person, how can he be so formidable, injuring Liou Tao this badly?"

His mind was filled with terror as he started distancing himself from Qiu Ming, abandoning the fight to aid Liou Yuan.

But Qiu Ming held him tightly.

This boor persevered, using his thick skin to entangle Bao Yufeng for half the day, suffering many minor blade wounds, covered in blood.

Yet he stuck to Bao Yufeng like glue, not giving him the chance to intervene in Liou Yuan and Liou Tao’s battle, occasionally taunting, "Who says you can leave!"

"Are you stupid, can’t you see they’re trying to kill each other?"

"Do you want either of them to die?"

Bao Yufeng shouted angrily, "I’m telling you, if one of them dies, we will all face severe punishments from the sect’s Disciplinary Hall!"

Qiu Ming, bloodied and carefree, retorted, "Grandpa ain’t scared!"

"You brute!" Bao Yufeng cursed repeatedly, saying the Qiu Family had nothing but crap in their heads.

If only the two people who could intervene in Liou Yuan and Liou Tao’s fight were thus delayed.

The fight between Liou Yuan and Liou Tao reached a desperate point.

Liou Yuan’s spiritual power gradually drained, the yellow jade Buddhist beads’ barrier thinned.

Finally, with a muffled sound.

The barrier was pierced by those three mist-condensed swords, a blade stabbed into his back.

Liou Yuan felt a throbbing pain in his back, the blade already embedded in his flesh.

Fortunately, he was body-refined, with strong physical strength, and blocked part of the fog blade with the yellow jade Buddhist beads, sparing him from being completely pierced.

He bore the excruciating pain, his eyes bloodshot, desperate to drive the Profound Brilliance Sword entirely into Liou Tao’s body, growling lowly: "I’ll end you!"

Liou Yuan’s low roar reverberated through Little Cyan Valley, the contained killing intent silencing all Xiaopei Mountain and Little Cyan Valley disciples.

Liou Tao was also determined; as Liou Yuan’s Profound Brilliance Sword gradually entered his chest, blood streamed from his mouth, yet he uttered no sound.

His eyes brimming with ferocity, seemingly willing to fight Liou Yuan to death.