Just as Ling Chen expected, although she injured the Peerless Sword, Liu Mengru still furrowed her brows. She originally intended to take advantage of this to heavily injure the Peerless Sword and secure her victory, but unexpectedly, the Peerless Sword's strength was more formidable than anticipated, only suffering a minor injury.

"As expected from you..."

The Peerless Sword wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and his gaze turned darker. This was the first time he had been injured since joining this Sky Apex Realm tournament.

However, the darkness in his eyes only lasted a moment before a smile replaced it. He licked his lips with his crimson tongue and said, "Now, this battle is interesting."

Although it's generally believed in the martial world that Liu Mengru is on par with him, in his eyes, she wasn't even considered as an equal existence.

Thus, he, Peerless Sword, possessed the most excellent bloodline and practiced the most advanced secret manuals. No young warrior could match him; even Liu Mengru was barely worthy as a rival. To say they're on par was far from reality.

But now, the strength Liu Mengru displayed had made him take her more seriously than ever before.

This woman, famed alongside him, indeed posed a severe threat!

Liu Mengru didn't care whether the Peerless Sword took her seriously. Her goal from the moment she stepped onto the stage was clear: to go all out and defeat the Peerless Sword.

The outcome is what mattered most.

Winning, no matter how unsightly, was still a victory. Losing, no matter how graceful, was still a loss.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Two identical Liu Mengrus vanished simultaneously, as if they evaporated into thin air, transforming into smoke without leaving a trace.

"Where did Liu Mengru go?"

All the young talents on the stage looked around. Although the stage was full of illusory realms and sword qi, two obvious figures couldn't be hidden.

Yet, Liu Mengru's figure was nowhere to be seen, seemingly vanished without a trace.

Ling Chen was equally puzzled, activating his Golden True Eyes. His gaze quickly locked onto the seven stars on the stage arranged in the shape of an Azure Dragon. This large illusory realm enveloped the stage, and the seven stars flickered endlessly, shifting positions. He seemingly guessed something.

Obviously, the Peerless Sword noticed this as well. Before the seven stars could approach, he already drew his sword, unleashing a sharp sword qi that directly shattered one of the stars.

In that instant, when Peerless Sword made his move, two stars flashed suddenly, and Liu Mengru and her avatar appeared, attacking Peerless Sword with a palm strike, one after the other.

"Wind and Thunder Traceless!"

Aware of the attack from front and back, Peerless Sword moved preemptively, spinning in the air. The Holy Tier Treasure Sword in his hand rotated with terrifying wind and thunder in the void, creating a Tornado Storm in the center of the stage.

The two formless palm forces couldn't hit the Peerless Sword. They were shattered by the Tornado Storm, vanishing like smoke.

However, after failing to succeed, Liu Mengru and her avatar disappeared again, blending into the seven stars.

"Trifling Tricks, let me break them!"

Peerless Sword spun backward as the Tornado Storm swept out, shattering the seven stars on a trajectory one after another, in an unstoppable and awe-inspiring force that left everyone in shock.

Yet, just as the stars were shattered, the vast illusory realm surged and the seven stars reappeared in another part of the realm.

"The illusory realm won't be broken until these seven stars are destroyed."

Ling Chen discerned the mystery within. Simply shattering the stars wouldn't force Liu Mengru into a direct confrontation. He needed to break the entire illusory realm.

However, this illusory realm was extraordinary, and under Liu Mengru's control, it was firmly entrenched, not easily breakable.

But without breaking the illusory realm, Liu Mengru would always remain in an undefeated position. So if the Peerless Sword wanted to win, he had to shatter this illusory realm.

Under Liu Mengru's elusive attacks, Peerless Sword was clearly at a disadvantage.

His eyes turned as cold as ice. After evading another palm strike from Liu Mengru, his aura abruptly elevated. Even Ling Chen below the stage could sense an intense feeling of Sword Intent resonating with his own Sword Intent in his mind. It even seemed like two wisps of sword qi were shooting from Peerless Sword's eyes.

Whoosh!

A sound of wind breaking suddenly echoed. In Ling Chen's astonished gaze, a terrifying sword shadow shot out from Peerless Sword's head, soaring into the sky with an unstoppable force, piercing a large hole through the illusory realm.

"The illusory realm was pierced."

An observing warrior exclaimed.

"Such a strong Sword Intent."

Ling Chen's face showed a trace of astonishment. A layman watches the scene, but an expert sees the technique. Ling Chen clearly saw that Peerless Sword used a method to refine and condense the Sword Intent to the extreme, using it to break Liu Mengru's illusory realm.

This Peerless Sword's Sword Intent strength had reached a high King Level, not far from the Saint Sword Intent.

This was an astounding achievement.

It's noteworthy that even many Swordsman-level powerhouses haven't elevated their Sword Intent to the Saint Sword Intent level. After all, cultivating Sword Intent is different from enhancing cultivation; the latter can be accumulated over time, but Sword Intent greatly depends on one's talent. Without natural talent in the Sword Way, no amount of accumulation can grasp the Saint Sword Intent.

Conversely, a monster with a talent for the Sword Dao could reach near-Saint Sword Intent at the Sky Apex Realm Swordsmen.

Though this method is powerful, if Peerless Sword's Sword Intent hadn't reached this level, he wouldn't have broken Liu Mengru's illusory realm despite his high skills.

When the illusory realm was pierced open, the entire realm began to collapse. The seven stars vanished almost simultaneously, exposing Liu Mengru and her avatar.

Peerless Sword, having just seen Liu Mengru's figure, suddenly swung his sword. His True Qi, long poised to explode, erupted not only with his full strength but also with his bloodline. As the Imperial Supreme Bloodline's power was invoked, it subtly formed a giant dragon's shadow.

"Heavenly Dragon Instant Kill Sword!"

The Heavenly Dragon appeared, and the sword in Peerless Sword's hand slashed out instantly, not caring which Liu Mengru was real or an avatar, directly locking onto one and slicing through with sword light.