Jian’s vision swam for a moment as Abigail’s killing intent surged toward him, but he forced his feet to plant themselves firmly on the ground again. His knees trembled, his chest burned, and every bone in his body screamed that he had already taken more than enough but giving up was never an option carved into Jian Tao’s bones. If he fell, no one else there stood a chance at all.His eyes, usually calm and a little distant, flickered sharply as Abigail rushed at him, her sword aura howling like a storm. He dragged in a breath that tasted of blood and dust, then slowly straightened his back, shoulders squaring despite the pain. His battered body screamed, yet his gaze grew clearer with every heartbeat.He already knew it, if he didn’t go all out from this moment on, he would be crushed.He fumbled into his robe, fingers steady despite the ache, and took out another pill. This one was thicker, darker, the medicinal scent so dense that even the girls watching from afar felt their lungs

The giant sword Abigail summoned slammed into the ground like a judgment from the heavens.BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!The world shook, the earth split apart with a deafening crack that echoed across the entire statue field. A massive fissure ripped open beneath the impact, jagged and deep, glowing faintly from the residual crimson sword intent. Pebbles blasted into the sky like bullets, dust exploded outward in a violent wave, swallowing everything within hundreds of meters in a choking cloud.The shockwave blasted through the surroundings, uprooting shattered tiles, blowing away loose robes, and forcing every disciple watching from afar to shield their faces or stumble backward.Some even tumbled to the ground, coughing violently and right through that catastrophic explosion... Jian charged, he didn’t hesitate, didn’t retreat or even breathe.He used the moment of impact, the moment Abigail’s focus shifted for half a heartbeat to the missing kill, and he pushed forward like a madman chasing lif

Abigail’s slash this time was different.There was no grand flourish, no sea of blades filling the sky, no storm of sword lights ripping through space. Instead, a single, narrow sword of qi quietly formed in front of her, as thin as a hair and as sharp as a god’s final judgment. It didn’t roar, it didn’t whistle, it simply existed and the world around it reacted in terror.The moment that small sword appeared, the air grew suffocatingly heavy, not loud or flashy but just… absolute.The ground under their feet creaked softly, spiderweb cracks spreading out in slow motion. The breeze that had been blowing across the place suddenly stilled as if the wind itself didn’t dare move in the path of that blade. Even the sound seemed to fade, like the entire world was standing in front of a temple, waiting for a verdict.The girls felt it first, their lungs tightened, their throats locked and their knees wobbled.The sword hadn’t even launched yet, and already the aura pouring off it pinned thei

Abigail’s kick sliced the air with enough force to make the dust explode behind her but kai seeing this didn’t even blink.His body moved on instinct, like muscle memory carved from too many battles, too many near-death fights.His forearm came up, blocking her shin cleanly with a sharp crack that echoed across the clearing. The impact alone would have shattered the bones of a normal cultivator but Kai wasn’t normal in every way.And Abigail definitely wasn’t normal right now and that kinda made them the perfect monster for each other.The moment he blocked her kick, Kai’s fist shot forward, clean, fast, and madly brutal.A pure punch, no technique, it was just raw Kai and it landed perfectly on Abigail’s chest which meant it landed perfectly on the armor.BONG!!!A sound like someone punching a sacred bell boomed out but Abigail didn’t even flinch because the armor didn’t let her feel it but Kai on the other hand, his fist rebounded so violently that his own forearm bent backward wit

The moment Kai’s fingers curled around the halberd’s shaft, the world around him shifted, air tightened and the earth trembled as a faint hum rippled through the clearing and then, WHOOOOOM!!Kai swung, not gently, or beautifully and definitely not with technique meant to impress elders or spectators.He swung with the brutality of a man who once fought with broken bones and still smiled through it.The halberd carved a vicious arc through the air, dragging a terrifying crescent of energy behind it.Mountain Splitting Technique.The slash didn’t just move, it roared, splitting the incoming sword Qi in half like it was butter under a hot blade.CRAAAAAACK!The sky shook.The sword Qi shattered into glittering fragments.And the remaining half of the halberd’s ferocious energy surged forward, all of it tearing straight toward Abigail with the force of a flying mountain range.Up in the air, Abigail’s red eyes widened with irritation.Just irritation, not fear or shock.Just the audaci