On Evan Chu's side, he was preparing to slaughter the other two ancient Immortal experts, while at Frostbane Imperial Palace, Nolan Nangong and Zane Zuo had already started fighting each other. Meanwhile, Jade Qin was in charge of the palace's safety.
Up in the sky, Zane Zuo and Nolan Nangong's battle was truly spectacular. Both of them were late-stage Immortal Emperors; their spatial domains and magic treasures were evenly matched, so neither could gain the upper hand.
"Zane Zuo, the moment you went against Evan Chu, you doomed Coldshroud Imperial Palace to destruction. You've been clever all your life, but now you've made the stupidest mistake. We could have kept to our own business, but today you're committing an act that everyone—human and immortal—will hate. You brought this on yourself," Nolan Nangong said.
"Nolan Nangong, do you really think you can kill me? Evan Chu is strong, sure, but he's destined to die today. You think he can handle three ancient Immortal experts at once? All three are from the ancient era. When he's killed, Frostbane Imperial Palace will fall too.
Don’t be stubborn—just surrender already. Maybe, for old times’ sake, I’ll spare your life. As long as you swear loyalty to me, nobody in the Immortal Realm will dare touch you.” Zane Zuo said.
"Swear loyalty to you? Did I hear that right? What makes you think you're qualified for that? Today I'll see what right you have to talk so big. Evan Chu isn't reckless—if he dares to fight three on his own, he's got a plan. The one coming back might be him, not those three Immortal Realm losers," Nolan Nangong shot back.
At that moment, a pitch-black greatsword appeared in Zane Zuo’s hand, black mist swirling off the blade in a sinister way. “Today I’ll show you my Demonic Sevenfold Slaughter. Then you’ll see what real power looks like!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zane Zuo swung his black greatsword in a flash. A massive black blade-qi erupted from the sword, tens of meters long, shaking the surrounding space. It was even stronger than Evan Chu's Star-Cleave.
Nolan Nangong was shocked—he never expected Zane Zuo to have a technique like this. He’d never heard of it before, and from the way it manifested, it clearly wasn’t an Immortal Realm martial art. The dense demonic qi radiating from it marked it as a Demonic Realm technique.
He gripped his longsword and struck back with a quick slash, pouring all his power into the attack without holding anything back. Whether he could block the incoming strike depended on this one blow.
Sword-qi and blade-qi collided in midair. Zane Zuo’s black blade-qi tore through Nolan Nangong’s sword-qi like a hot knife through butter, smashing straight into Nolan’s body, while Nolan’s sword-qi was weakened and his attacks on Zane Zuo dropped sharply.
A massive energy storm erupted in the sky. The surrounding space twisted wildly, as if about to be ripped apart. The strike was earth-shattering—Nolan Nangong was blasted hundreds of meters away before he could steady himself, a huge gash opening up on his chest.
"What a terrifying technique! This guy's move is on par with Evan Chu's—it's freaky!" Nolan Nangong thought in shock.
He quickly pulled out a golden pill and swallowed it, circulating his Immortal Spirit Force to recover. Jade Qin flew over to him, saw the wound on his chest, and asked:
"How are you feeling? How could Zane Zuo have such insane attack power—was he just pretending all this time? This guy is way too cunning, hiding his strength like that," Jade Qin said.
“I’m not dead yet. But there’s demonic qi in his technique—I’m sure it comes from the Demonic Realm. He never dared to use it before because he was afraid we’d attack him, but now that those three ancient Immortals have shown up, he’s got no reason to hold back.” Nolan Nangong replied.
“You two are getting all lovey-dovey again, huh? Well, today you’re both dead! Nolan Nangong, how’s the power of my Demonic Sevenfold Slaughter? That was only the fifth slash. I’ll give you one last chance—if you don’t surrender, you’ll both be wiped out, body and soul.
Once I unleash the sixth slash, nobody in the Immortal Realm can withstand it. You don’t have time to think—my patience is running out.” Zane Zuo said.
"Zane Zuo, you scum, dream on if you think we'll submit! I want to see just how strong your sixth slash really is. You think you're all that? Today I'll show you the true power of Loveless Sword Tomb!" Jade Qin said angrily.
“Good, very good! I’ve always heard Loveless Sword Tomb’s Loveless Sword is unmatched. Today I’ll see for myself whether your Loveless Sword or my Demonic Sevenfold Slaughter is stronger!” Zane Zuo said.
"I never thought you'd be so twisted, actually cultivating a technique everyone hates—today, you have to die!" Jade Qin shouted angrily.
Two longswords as thin as cicada wings appeared in her hands. With a thought, Jade Qin spun in midair, sword-qi erupting all around her. This was Loveless Sword Tomb's strongest technique—the Loveless Sword!
Nolan Nangong quickly darted to the side. He knew Jade Qin's move was earth-shattering—and drained a huge amount of Immortal Spirit Force. She never used it unless she truly meant to kill, and this time she clearly did.
Zane Zuo's face twisted with rage. He wasn't fully proficient with Demonic Sevenfold Slaughter yet; he could barely manage the sixth form, and using it put a huge strain on his body—just like Evan Chu's Divine Cleave.
Jade Qin spun like a top, her twin longswords sending sword-qi whirling as her body rotated. A massive sword-qi vortex appeared in the air.
The vortex grew larger and larger, its terrifying power obvious even from afar. Zane Zuo watched with growing dread, sweat beading on his palms—if he couldn’t kill her with this strike, he’d have to escape fast.
After all, Nolan Nangong was still there. If his Immortal Spirit Force ran dry, he'd stand no chance. He'd really underestimated Jade Qin and Loveless Sword Tomb.
He focused, circulating his Immortal Spirit Force like mad. The sixth form of Demonic Sevenfold Slaughter erupted forth. Instantly, the sky seemed to change—powerful energy made the whole space tremble, threatening to tear it apart at any moment.
A colossal black blade-qi slashed at Qin Xiaojiao’s sword-qi vortex. No one knew what the result would be. At that moment, Evan Chu was also circulating his Chaos Immortal Force.
He unleashed Divine Cleave, stacked with Unicorn Arm, in a world-shaking attack aimed at the ancient Immortal expert closest to him…
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