Samuel Shang's face turned cold. The Book of Life and Death in his hand suddenly shot into the sky, seeming to vanish abruptly from both their sights.
Joe Di immediately extended his divine sense with caution, locking down the space around him with his domain. He knew he couldn't affect Samuel Shang's domain, so his priority was to protect himself. Meanwhile, he continued to inscribe array flags of law.
Whether or not his array flags of law would be useful, he had to be prepared. Since his debut, Samuel Shang was the most formidable opponent he'd ever faced. Still, his situation wasn't the worst—after all, he himself was no longer the Joe Di of the past.
After the Book of Life and Death disappeared, Samuel Shang saw that Joe Di hadn't fled and was secretly overjoyed. Still, he maintained a calm demeanor as he said, "You've got guts. In that case, don't act like a coward and run away later."
Joe Di couldn't be bothered to waste words. The Azure Veil Blade swept out in a curtain of blades as he sneered, "With just these petty tricks, you think you can make your old master run? Take a taste of my blade first!"
As the blade curtain tore through Samuel Shang's domain, his Creation Brush had already swept out a massive character: 'Void.'
In that instant, Joe Di felt as if everything in heaven and earth had vanished—including all the laws of the world. An overwhelming sense of oppression surged forth, causing his Skyveil Blade to shatter without even striking.
Joe Di was secretly shocked—this seemed even stronger than his own Lawbreaker Blade. His Lawbreaker Blade could only break through an opponent's divine law techniques, but Samuel Shang's 'Void' character actually erased all the laws of heaven and earth.
Impossible—absolutely impossible. No matter how powerful Samuel Shang was, he was only at the Third Step. After so many years in the Lost Dao Domain, he couldn't possibly be strong enough to erase the domain's laws. It had to be an illusion. This was likely a kind of intent-based divine art, but it was so close to reality that it affected his techniques and even his mind. At this level, intent-based divine arts were indistinguishable from the real thing.
With that thought, Joe Di simply closed his eyes. In this moment, he deeply realized that his own divine arts were far too inferior.
Before, he had been invincible only because he hadn't met a true equal. Now, facing such a formidable opponent, he realized his blade path still needed further refinement.
After closing his eyes, everything in heaven and earth became even clearer to Joe Di. He distinctly sensed the changes in Samuel Shang's divine law techniques.
From 'Silence' to 'Void' to 'Nothingness'...
Each word seemed to strike at the depths of his soul, then merge into the surrounding laws of heaven and earth. Just a few words were enough to express the very essence of the world.
This was a kind of...
A clear answer was about to surface in Joe Di's mind, but the 'Nothingness' character had already torn through his domain, and the Creation Brush was hurtling toward the center of his brow.
Joe Di remained motionless, sensing that if he couldn't comprehend it now, it would be nearly impossible to grasp Samuel Shang's terrifying divine art in the future.
If he couldn't understand this peerless divine art, any further battle would only end in defeat.
Samuel Shang saw his Creation Brush about to tear through Joe Di's brow, yet Joe Di remained motionless. Ecstatic, Samuel Shang frantically unleashed even more of his divine Dao resonance.
As this divine Dao resonance erupted, it was like a beacon in the darkness, allowing Joe Di to suddenly comprehend everything. He opened his eyes and forcibly dodged to the side.
The lost laws returned to this space, and Joe Di regained his freedom.
"Pfft!" The Creation Brush struck Joe Di's left shoulder, slicing down to his waist. The blow nearly severed his arm and shoulder, forcing Joe Di to retreat several paces, his mind now crystal clear.
This was definitely the Genesis Script Divine Art—a divine technique attuned to the Dao resonance of heaven and earth, as if born together with the cosmos itself. Samuel Shang's entire set of techniques must be the Genesis Script Divine Art.
Seeing that Joe Di's shoulder hadn't been split open by his Creation Brush, Samuel Shang stared at him in shock. This was impossible—anyone struck by his Creation Brush should be torn limb from limb. No physical body could withstand it, unless...
Samuel Shang suddenly understood. He stared at Joe Di in horror. "You've actually broken through to the Sacred Physique..."
Joe Di smiled faintly. "Your Genesis Script Divine Art is impressive. Now let me see if it's stronger than my blade."
As he spoke, Joe Di unleashed another blade strike—this time, the Bleakwind Blade. Compared to the Skyveil Blade, the Bleakwind Blade was actually weaker.
Joe Di used this strike to test whether his hypothesis was correct.
Samuel Shang's eyes narrowed, seemingly forgetting about Joe Di's blade as he asked in shock, "How do you know about the Genesis Script Divine Art?"
"You're too talkative." Joe Di mocked, and the Bleakwind Blade transformed into a fierce blade aura, surging forward with unstoppable momentum and sweeping killing intent.
Samuel Shang grunted, his Creation Brush once again sweeping out, quickly condensing a new, massive ink character in the void: 'Yin.'
The laws of heaven and earth shifted once more, and yin energy permeated the space. Joe Di felt as if his Bleakwind Blade would be utterly corroded by this yin energy.
Based on the fate of the previous Skyveil Blade, Joe Di should have withdrawn the Azure Veil Blade and summoned the Voidmount. Only the Voidmount could still barely clash with Samuel Shang's Genesis Script Divine Art.
But Joe Di didn't change the Bleakwind Blade's technique or momentum at all—instead, he focused and activated his Dao Eye.
Just as Joe Di anticipated, once the Dao Eye opened, he immediately saw a sliver of light beneath the sweep of the 'Yin' character.
Whether it was a flaw in the Genesis Script Divine Art itself, or Samuel Shang's incomplete mastery of it, Joe Di showed no mercy. The Bleakwind Blade twisted, transforming once more into an unstoppable blade aura that blasted forward.
At the same time, Joe Di unleashed the Voidmount.
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The Azure Veil Blade, carrying unstoppable killing intent, and the 'Yin' character divine art, which threatened to corrode even the soul, passed by each other as if they hadn't collided at all. The 'Yin' character divine art blasted toward Joe Di, while the Azure Veil Blade continued its strike toward Samuel Shang.
"The wind sighs cold by the Easy Water! Once the blade strikes, it never returns."
Wherever the Bleakwind Blade went, blood would surely be spilled!
"Impossible!" As the Azure Veil Blade struck Samuel Shang's brow, he finally cried out in horror.
His Genesis Script Divine Art had never encountered such a situation before. It collided with Joe Di's blade technique, yet had no effect on it; instead, Joe Di's strike broke through his script and slashed toward his brow. If his script had truly been attacked, that would have been one thing—he would have noticed immediately.
But now, his script hadn't been attacked at all—Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade had already slashed toward his brow.
That fierce, unstoppable blade aura pressed down relentlessly. At this moment, Samuel Shang could only forcefully break free from the blade's momentum, trying to dodge the strike. Even so, the Azure Veil Blade still slashed down on Samuel Shang's left arm.
"Pfft!" Blood sprayed like retribution. Just moments ago, his Creation Brush had nearly severed Joe Di's arm and shoulder. Now, Joe Di's blade had cleanly chopped off Samuel Shang's arm—he didn't possess Joe Di's formidable physique.
"Boom!" Divine essence exploded across the sky, and only then did the 'Yin' character blast into Joe Di's Voidmount, dispersing the yin energy. The Creation Brush and Voidmount collided, sending waves of Dao resonance rippling through the void.
Samuel Shang didn't wait for his arm to hit the ground—he grabbed it and reattached it, his eyes burning with fury that seemed ready to incinerate the entire universe. Joe Di's strike had truly enraged him.
He unleashed a flurry of hand seals, and the sky suddenly darkened. The Book of Life and Death transformed into an endless, all-encompassing Dao aura, controlling the very laws of life and death and crushing down to lock Joe Di's entire space.
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