Chapter 849: A Short Distance Away

The silver-haired girl suddenly let out an angry roar, appearing ready to unleash the immense energy burst she had gathered in her hands. As expected, in an instant, she gripped the hilt with both hands and mercilessly cleaved towards Lang Xian's head.

Sword Defense!

At that critical moment, Lang Xian could even smell the strong scent of death. He knew clearly that if that massive blade had struck him, no matter how powerful he was, he wouldn't have escaped death.

Fortunately, his Sword Defense appeared just in time. Lang Xian manifested a Void Sword Gate from the icy air, shielding his body and enduring the incredibly powerful burst attack.

Immediately after, Lang Xian's lips curved into a cold smile. "Your strength is enough for me to unleash my strongest form, little girl," he declared. "Today, I'm going to teach you a good lesson."

In that instant, Lang Xian suddenly moved two fingers in unison, forming an invisible sword energy between them. Then, with a fierce stomp, he soared into the air. As he locked onto the silver-haired girl and launched his attack, he transformed in mid-air into a massive sword gleam.

The true 'Man-Sword Unity' reappeared; Lang Xian himself became a world-splitting great sword, savagely cleaving down towards the silver-haired girl's head.

"This time, it's finally my turn to counterattack."

After Lang Xian unleashed this move, his aura became unprecedentedly powerful. The surrounding void was filled with sharp, biting edges, constantly locking onto the silver-haired girl's body.

The opponent seemed to feel an unprecedented pressure. Instinctively, she furrowed her brow and repeatedly retreated. However, she quickly realized that no matter how fast she was, she couldn't outrun the opponent's pursuit speed in his 'Man-Sword Unity' state.

"Bastard, I'd like to see if your sword energy can truly contend with my blade."

Seeing no possibility of breaking free, the silver-haired girl simply stopped retreating. With a sudden shift of her feet, she braced her massive blade horizontally in front of her, preparing to take the hit head-on.

Lang Xian's sword gleam violently collided with the great saber in the silver-haired girl's hand, unleashing violent tremors that shattered the surrounding void. The power unleashed in that instant was comparable to the ultimate showdown between two Heavenly Martialists.

The resulting power fluctuations also deeply drew the attention of Yi Xuan below.

The silver-haired girl reeled backward repeatedly. She found herself utterly unable to resist the unimaginable power of Lang Xian's sword gleam. Her internal meridians felt as if they were severed, unleashing unprecedented pain that made her feel on the verge of collapse.

Finally, when Lang Xian and the sword separated again, the sword pierced through the silver-haired girl's body without warning, striking her down instantly in the void.

And the massive blade in her hand, still emanating a faint green aura, became Lang Xian's spoils of war. As Lang Xian gripped the massive blade, he felt an incredibly intense aura of slaughter.

"This blade truly suited your temperament," he mused. "It's a pity, perhaps you would have had a better future if you hadn't encountered me. If there's a next life, don't be a bandit anymore. Those who ally with the Western Emperor are destined to come to no good end."

The battle was raging fiercely.

Soon, the localized battlefield where Ling Wu was fighting also erupted with endless sparks.

The reason was simple: the bespectacled girl suddenly vanished completely from the void.

Immediately after, Ling Wu suddenly saw more than a dozen light-shadows of the girl flash before her.

During this time, colored arrows from various directions locked onto her body.

Ling Wu instantly realized the impending danger. Without warning, she abandoned the musical instrument in her hand and soared into the air, moving to the other end of the void.

"Hahaha," the bespectacled girl taunted, "you've been beaten so badly you've abandoned your armor, even losing your most prized pipa! What right do you have to provoke me now?"

"Do you know," she continued, "the women I hate most are those with better figures than me! Today, I'm going to personally tear you into a thousand pieces to sate the hatred in my heart!"

When the girl in front of her said this, Ling Wu finally understood why she had been launching such hysterical attacks: she was jealous of Ling Wu's figure.

For some reason, hearing her opponent say this, Ling Wu suddenly felt much better. She pressed her hands together, and five musical strings appeared out of thin air before her. Each of these strings was condensed from an incredibly rich source of soul essence.

In other words, these five 'heartstrings' were fundamentally a part of Ling Wu's own soul. Even Xu Yang had never witnessed such a combat method before.

Ling Wu began to play in the void. As these five soul-infused strings emitted continuous, beautiful music, it also reminded Xu Yang of the girl, Shi Lingyun.

However, Ling Wu's playing ability and the intensity of her spiritual power were incomparable to Shi Lingyun's. Yet, in this particular battlefield, she still possessed unique advantages.

"Your battle methods completely lack control," the bespectacled girl declared. "I truly don't know what makes you confident enough to be so reckless in front of me! I'll immediately make you understand what kind of end awaits those who are too arrogant to challenge me." Describing this bespectacled girl as a merciless killer once she entered the battlefield was truly no exaggeration. Ling Wu had initially thought she was just an inexperienced little girl, but after hundreds of rounds of combat, she realized this opponent was a true psychopath.

"Haki Full Release, Dual-Eyed Consecutive Kill!"

Suddenly, at that very moment, the bespectacled girl let out a sky-shattering roar. Her entire body erupted with an extremely ferocious killing aura. In an instant, her movement speed astonishingly increased by another level. When she reappeared before Ling Wu, an unprecedented sense of crisis erupted in Ling Wu's heart.

Undoubtedly, a being like Ling Wu would be extremely vulnerable if an opponent got close, as she lacked sufficient self-preservation methods.

Even though she was wearing the custom-made armor Xu Yang had provided her, against the bespectacled girl, who was now unleashing her full power, external equipment alone could not withstand the opponent's killing intent.

Seeing Ling Wu about to suffer a heavy blow, the situation instantly became incredibly grim.

"Heh heh, experience the true baptism of death," the bespectacled girl sneered. "No one can escape my ultimate sword within fifty meters, much less my Ultimate Crossbow Barrage in Haki state! Do you have any last words to say? Your teammates just killed mine, so today, I'll use your life as a sacrifice for victory!"