Chapter 1592: Vitality Sword

For some reason, the old man immediately sensed extreme danger the moment his gaze fell upon the seemingly ordinary five-colored light sword. Without a moment's hesitation, he opened his mouth and expelled a brilliant crimson flying sword. It was approximately three feet long, crystal clear, and appeared to be crafted from refined crystal.

The flying sword instantly transformed into a shocking crimson rainbow and shot forth to strike. Its target was none other than the eerie five-colored light sword!

A soft hum resonated from the void!

The five-colored light sword suddenly flickered and remotely slashed once more. The crimson rainbow instantly quivered, reverting to a small crimson sword that tumbled straight down. The small sword, only a few inches long, now bore a conspicuous gash on one side of its blade. While not severed in two by the light sword, it appeared to have sustained significant damage.

As his flying sword was damaged, the old man's face paled noticeably. Their spiritual connection suggested he had also sustained some harm. However, after two consecutive slashes, the five-colored light sword's originally dazzling brilliance dimmed, and many of the runes floating around its body also dispersed.

With a twisted expression, the old man suddenly let out a long howl. The raging wind and fire energies swirling around him immediately swirled back towards his body. As a burst of three-colored light flared, an ancient, tri-colored battle armor instantly materialized on the old man. This armor appeared to be neither metal nor wood, yet it covered him completely from head to toe, with only two transparent crystal apertures remaining for his eyes. From a distance, the old man appeared to have transformed into a colossal armored warrior, completely enveloped in his suit.

With a flick of his hands, a flash of three-colored light revealed an ancient, colossal greatsword, resembling a door plank, now clutched in his grasp. The old man gripped the sword with both hands and held it horizontally before him. Instantly, an astonishing aura of malevolence surged skyward! Simultaneously, the pouch spewing blue sand and the hazy golden banner descended rapidly, transforming into streaks of golden and blue light respectively, which then swirled and danced around the old man.

Observing this from within the light barrier, Han Li's eyelids twitched involuntarily. Han Li could barely employ the sword array ability known as "Primordial Energy Sword Gourd," a technique Qing Yuanzi had named, by leveraging the Heaven and Earth energy absorbed by his previous sword formation. This formidable ability involved manifesting a gourd, using the sharp sword qi from seventy-three Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords as its core, and then harnessing the power of Heaven and Earth to generate incredibly potent Primordial Energy Swords. While this ability was undoubtedly formidable, the amount of Heaven and Earth primordial energy it required was truly staggering. The previous two applications had already depleted a substantial portion of the Heaven and Earth primordial energy absorbed by the sword formation.

However, if his opponent assumed the sword gourd technique was limited to its previous display, they would be gravely mistaken and courting their own demise. The potency of the Primordial Energy Sword generated by this ability was entirely dependent on the amount of Heaven and Earth primordial energy consumed and the spiritual power infused. For his next strike, he prepared for an all-out gamble.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, a cold smile touched Han Li's lips. He suddenly formed a hand seal with one hand, activating the sword formation. Instantly, the surrounding green light barrier shimmered, and after the green lotus spun, it fully transformed into beams of light that shot towards the massive light sword in the air. With green light flashing everywhere, the dense green light barrier rapidly thinned, then dissipated with a hum, vanishing completely. In the blink of an eye, only seventy-two somewhat dim green small swords remained suspended in the surrounding void. With grim determination, Han Li channeled the spiritual energy of the entire sword formation into the Primordial Energy Sword. Without the protection of the sword formation, Han Li's figure was now exposed high in the sky.

After absorbing such a vast amount of spiritual energy, the light sword swelled dramatically in size, becoming exceptionally clear once more. While still appearing five-colored, the prominence of green significantly outshone the other four hues.

"Slash!"

With a single finger pointed at the old man below, Han Li uttered a chilling command. The colossal light sword slowly lifted, then slashed down through the void. The old man, now a colossal armored warrior, simultaneously roared, wielding his ancient greatsword to unleash a corresponding aerial slash towards the light sword's position. Following a piercing shriek, a slender crystalline ray and a thick, tri-colored sword energy simultaneously manifested in the void between them. Yet, upon their immediate contact, there was no sound whatsoever.