Buzz!

In the void, an invisible shock wave blasted towards the three people.

In an instant, the three of them shivered violently, their faces turned pale as they spat blood and were knocked flying backward.

The primordial spirit of an Ancestor Realm expert is far superior to that of a Saint Realm expert.

Ancestor Realm experts have already 'transcended.' Even if their physical body perishes, the primordial spirit can still exist.

However, for Saint Realm martial artists, although their primordial spirit is not weak, once their physical body is gone, the primordial spirit cannot survive for long.

This subtle difference is like an insurmountable chasm.

Therefore, Jian Xu risked consuming part of the Heavenly Law Dao Bead's energy to unleash an attack nearly approaching that of an Ancestor Realm expert's primordial spirit.

Xia Houyun and the other two were utterly defenseless.

If not for the protective treasures each of them carried to guard their primordial spirits, this single strike would have been enough to kill them instantly.

At this moment, although the three were not dead, their primordial spirits were injured, and their energies were extremely debilitated.

Seeing this, Jian Xu's eyes flashed with a sinister glint.

If not for these three, he wouldn't have wasted this portion of the Heavenly Law Dao Bead's energy.

"I will turn you all into demons, becoming my most loyal servants."

"Only this can extinguish the hatred in my heart."

As he spoke, Jian Xu reached out his hand, and in an instant, three threads of demonic qi turned into sharp claws and ferociously grabbed towards Xia Houyun and the others.

At this time, although the three of them saw the demon claws released by Jian Xu, they had yet to recover from the severe injury to their primordial spirits and were completely unable to control their bodies.

They could only watch as the demon claws descended.

But just at this moment.

A violent fluctuation suddenly came from the void.

The next moment, a terrifying sword qi fiercely tore through the void and instantly severed these three demon claws.

Seeing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned their heads to look, and immediately an expression of excitement appeared on their faces.

"Zhou Yu!"

"You're damn timely!"

Cheng Sheng couldn't help but curse.

Simultaneously, a black shadow suddenly crossed the sky and arrived in front of Xia Houyun and the others.

The person who came was precisely Zhou Yu!

At this moment, Zhou Yu's entire body exuded immense aura, his eyes shining brightly, giving off an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Especially, when looking at Jian Xu, his gaze was filled with battle intent.

Zhou Yu glanced at Jian Xu, then looked at Xia Houyun and the others.

"Sorry I'm late."

"Leave the rest to me."

"You all rest first."

Then, Zhou Yu immediately waved his hand, and three strands of True Yuan shot out, sending Xia Houyun and the others outside the battlefield.

Seeing Zhou Yu planning to fight Jian Xu alone, Yun Feifei instantly became anxious.

She was about to rush up to help without regard for anything.

But she was stopped by Xia Houyun.

Xia Houyun, with a pale face, said:

"Miss Yun, no need to worry."

"I can sense that Zhou Yu's journey to the Myriad Phenomena Array this time has been immensely rewarding; his strength, even I can't fully comprehend."

"Since he dares to face Jian Xu alone, he must have some confidence; let's watch first."

Hearing this, Yun Feifei managed to suppress her worries and closely watched the center of the battlefield.

At this time, seeing Zhou Yu, Jian Xu's eyes suddenly filled with a sinister killing intent.

"Zhou Yu, at last year's Broken Bridge Festival, you ruined my Divine Sword Sect's plans. If not for that old man Xiao Ce stopping me, I would have killed you long ago."

"You barely escaped with your life, yet you dare to show yourself and cause trouble for me again, thinking Xiao Ce can save you this time?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu sneered.

"Jian Xu, you have the gall to bring up last time's incident."

"As the Great Elder of Divine Sword Sect, you resorted to killing all of Snowflake Sword God Chen Xue'er's relatives just to ensure her loyalty to your sect. Such inhumane acts, and you still dare to boast before me?"

Being ridiculed by Zhou Yu, Jian Xu's eyes immediately flared with intense killing intent.

"Brat, you court death!"

As he spoke, Jian Xu raised a hand, and a sword qi over ten zhang long instantly condensed and then slashed downward.

Facing this strike, Zhou Yu sneered, immediately urged his True Yuan, causing a terrifying true qi to erupt from his body, rapidly forming a shock wave, fiercely intercepting it.

Boom!

The assaults of both sides exploded into a terrifying shockwave in mid-air.

After one clash, the two were unexpectedly evenly matched.

Jian Xu's eyes suddenly revealed a look of shock.

He stared closely at Zhou Yu.

"You, have reached the First Grade Emperor Realm?"

"How is this possible!"

"Just over two months ago, at the Broken Bridge Festival, you were only a Third Grade King Realm."

"How did you break through so quickly?"

Meanwhile, from a distance, Xia Houyun and the others watching the battle also showed expressions of shock.

Of course, compared to Xia Houyun and Cheng Sheng's surprise, Zhang Qin, Jiang Xiuwu, and others were completely stunned.

As Jian Xu stated, two months ago, Zhou Yu was just a Third Grade King Realm, and now he's an Emperor Realm expert.

This is simply astonishing.

Soon, Cheng Sheng snapped out of the shock, a smile appearing on his pale face.

"Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu has also broken through to the First Grade Emperor Realm!"

"Xia Houyun, now both your realms are the same."

"This time, it's hard to say which of you is stronger."

However, Xia Houyun shook his head gravely.

"It's probably not just that."

"I can sense that Zhou Yu's strength is far more than just the First Grade Emperor Realm."

Hearing this, Cheng Sheng's face froze.

"What do you mean?"

"Are you saying he's beyond First Grade Emperor Realm, maybe Second Grade? Third Grade? Impossible…"

Xia Houyun didn't answer, merely saying with a profound look:

"We will know soon enough."

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