Chapter 428: Sword Edge's Might

He hovered in mid-air like a massive, dark purple monster. His face was distorted and ferocious, and his aura was terrifying.

A dozen Asura sword gleams flew out simultaneously. Feng Xiu, dragging his massive body, wildly swung his arms in mid-air, as terrifying power transformed into several dark purple energy waves that surged outwards.

Embarrassingly, this second attempt was yet another illusion!

“Xu Yang!!”

Feng Xiu uttered the name through gritted teeth. Meanwhile, Xu Yang, standing opposite him, was already roaring with laughter.

The dignified demeanor of a grandmaster, usually exclusive to him, seemed to have completely vanished. In its place was an infuriating jester who mocked his opponent.

“Hahaha, what do you know? You fell for it again. You’ve been tricked twice, but there won’t be a third time. Don’t worry, this time I’ll truly fight you for a few rounds!”

Xu Yang dropped his playful expression, finally becoming somewhat serious. His repeated trickery of Feng Xiu was witnessed by Alusha and others below, who couldn't help but shake their heads with a smile.

Everyone among the Demon race understood that Xu Yang was doing this intentionally. His purpose was to use this method to suppress the top swordsmen from the Northern Jin Sword Alliance below, thereby minimizing losses on the Demon side.

After all, when two armies clash, the leader's state of mind greatly influences the morale of the entire army.

As expected, after being tricked twice in a row, Feng Xiu's powerful swordsmen all became nervous.

Everyone knew that in a contest between top experts, mindset is a crucial factor. Xu Yang had maintained the upper hand throughout, and now, having been repeatedly fooled, Feng Xiu had fallen into a frenzied state, no longer able to remain as calm and composed as usual.

Once one loses inner peace, revealing weaknesses is only a matter of time.

To prevent Xu Yang from playing any more tricks, Feng Xiu chose to attack proactively this time. His massive body looked cumbersome, but the speed with which he moved the next instant utterly stunned all observers.

It was almost as if he was moving through the laws of void, terrifyingly fast.

Xu Yang was momentarily startled, but with his reaction speed, it was impossible for Feng Xiu's sneak attack to succeed. His body completely dematerialized the next moment, thus narrowly evading Feng Xiu's powerful blow.

The power of that punch was terrifying. Fortunately, Xu Yang was proficient in the Void lineage, able to merge with the essence of the void at any point during combat. In this aspect alone, Xu Yang had already completely suppressed Feng Xiu.

“Your speed is impressive, Feng Xiu,” Xu Yang said. “If you can catch me, you might actually have a chance to win. Keep trying.”

As Xu Yang spoke, his body reappeared from the void. Immediately, a game of cat and mouse began.

But the 'catching' in this game was more about 'teasing'!

Using the power of the void, Xu Yang successively conjured a dozen illusory forms, condensed from pure Asura essence, out of thin air. These constantly harassed the massive Kirin body with guerrilla tactics.

Feng Xiu understood that Xu Yang was doing this to prolong the fight as much as possible. On one hand, it was to tease him, and on the other, to continuously drain Feng Xiu's limited sustained combat ability. After all, every extra moment the Kirin blood burned within him, Feng Xiu's meridians would suffer more damage.

Suddenly, as Feng Xiu pursued, he stopped. Two intensely brilliant purple orbs of light materialized in his hands.

A powerful thunderous aura continuously emerged from the center of his palms, releasing terrifying, trembling fluctuations.

“Xu Yang, you forced my hand!” Feng Xiu only uttered this single sentence, but Xu Yang immediately realized that this guy was serious now and was about to unleash a truly powerful trump card.

Shedding his playful demeanor, Xu Yang immediately sent a soul message to Alusha below.

“Get ready,” he warned, “this guy is probably going to use a big move.”

Alusha was exceptionally shrewd. She immediately issued orders to all the Demon elders under her command to pause the Demon army's charge and maintain a relatively safe distance from the top swordsmen of the Sword Alliance.

Meanwhile, the Kirin light on Feng Xiu's body continued to expand. Within a certain radius around him, a tremendously violent force of lightning descended from thin air.

With Feng Xiu's body as the core, countless bolts of lightning continuously roared and vibrated within a hundred-meter radius around him, as if threatening to completely collapse this entire sky realm within the thunder.

“Heaven-Defying Demonic Art, Seventh Stage: Kirin Domain!”

The next moment, a massive Kirin outline condensed above Feng Xiu's head. It was a complete purple-black Kirin deity totem, appearing alongside his spiritual domain.

“I knew it, this is your true trump card!” Xu Yang couldn't help but let his mouth curve into a slight smile. He had finally achieved his goal, seeing all of Feng Xiu's true power. However, facing this terrifying Kirin Domain, Xu Yang didn't seem entirely confident he could suppress it.

“What a powerful domain aura!” many Demon powerhouses below exclaimed, their hearts sinking as they saw the scene. “This must be the inherited power of the Kirin Mountain lineage, comparable to a divine level. It’s simply not something we can contend with.”

After all, there was a significant difference between a true divine aura and the aura of a Tribulation Transcendence realm expert.

It should be noted that although Xu Yang had now inherited the power of Asura, the Angel's Heart was currently sealed in the Endless Tower, in the hands of Daoist Master Xiaoyao. The other part of the Asura legacy sealed within it had not yet entered Xu Yang's body. Thus, he had not yet achieved a true Asura God Domain.

Undoubtedly, in terms of domains, Feng Xiu had finally gained the upper hand and suppressed Xu Yang.

“Hahaha, this is the true inheritance of the Kirin lineage. How does it feel, Xu Yang?” Feng Xiu finally laughed. At the same time, he began to constantly approach Xu Yang's position, using the power of his formidable Kirin Domain to continuously cause trouble for Xu Yang.

“Hmph, do you think unleashing the Kirin Domain makes you invincible?” Xu Yang scoffed. “I'll say it again: this isn't your own power at all. You're just a pathetic puppet.”

As Xu Yang spoke, the Boundless Desolate Heaven Divine Tool reappeared, revolving around his body. Simultaneously, the Asura Sword itself rapidly gathered an even more powerful black aura. It was clear that this time, Xu Yang was going to unleash his true, fundamental strength.

Boom!! The next moment, Xu Yang astonishingly unleashed an incredibly massive black sword qi mid-air!

Completely different from any of his previous deceptive illusions, the power of this single sword strike nearly cleaved the void itself apart!

It was the manifestation of the strongest power below that of a god!!

The full might of the sword was unleashed, striking Feng Xiu's physical body with immense force.