Chapter 7

Red flames and white sword light continuously clashed, emitting intense explosions.

Below, the Xuanjing City was engulfed in a sea of fire.

The fight between the two did not last long. Originally, Kou Hong's cultivation was inferior to Daoxuanzi's, and he had also been drained of his vital energy by the Immortal-Commoner Miasma earlier, so he quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Daoxuanzi did not hold back either, and his sword strikes became even more fierce.

At this moment, the elderly voice sounded again.

"Daoxuanzi is fickle and vengeful. If he wins, we will have no chance of survival. Men, follow my order and help Master Kou Hong deal with Daoxuanzi!"

Kou Hong was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He quickly moved away from Daoxuanzi, watching as Daoxuanzi was overwhelmed by the swarm of bullets, and shouted triumphantly, "They say that those who do evil will eventually destroy themselves. I never thought that the always self-righteous Daoxuanzi would also betray his word and suffer the consequences!"

Daoxuanzi was already irritated by the tactics of the hidden person, and hearing Kou Hong's words made him even angrier, almost to the point of spitting blood.

"You fool!" He could no longer hold back and shouted at Kou Hong.

"Good! You finally spoke your mind!" Kou Hong retorted, "You think yourself smart, but why are you now deserted by everyone, even the commoners you recruited have betrayed you? This is what happens when you are too clever for your own good!"

Daoxuanzi was speechless upon hearing this. He decided to ignore this brute and just swung his sword, cutting down the commoner soldiers who dared to attack him.

However, these commoners were like locusts, endless. After killing one batch, another quickly appeared to take their place.

Daoxuanzi also had to be cautious of the Immortal-Commoner Miasma, so he could only use long-range attacks that consumed a lot of energy. For a while, the situation on the battlefield fell into a strange stalemate.

At this moment, the elderly voice sounded again, like a persistent ghost.

"Master Kou Hong, our men are almost all dead. Once Daoxuanzi kills us all, will you be able to survive? If not now, when will you act?" The voice was urgent, with a hint of crying.

Kou Hong was reminded by the voice and immediately came to his senses.

He looked at Daoxuanzi, his expression serious: "That's right. Daoxuanzi, we have known each other for a hundred years. Although we fell out over the Core Formation technique, seeking immortality is a matter of personal ability, and there's nothing wrong with that. I'll give you one last chance. If you give up the Core Formation technique and leave, I won't bother you. Otherwise, only one of us will survive."

Daoxuanzi sighed lightly but said nothing, only raising his sword to face Kou Hong.

"Very well, during my recent escape, I have comprehended a new Dao technique, just in time to send you on your way!" Kou Hong said solemnly.

He then drew a talisman with his hand: "Dao Technique: Imprisoned Dragon!"

Suddenly, chains of flame appeared in the space around Daoxuanzi, forming a huge cage that trapped him in the center.

"Break it!" Daoxuanzi felt the sudden immense pressure, his expression serious. He took a deep breath, and a shadow of a rusty iron sword appeared behind him.

With the shadow's enhancement, the sword light he emitted seemed to receive some kind of boost. When it hit the flame cage, the originally raging flames suddenly stopped, then quickly dimmed.

Kou Hong seemed to have anticipated this, and he laughed: "Daoxuanzi, we have known each other for a hundred years and fought countless battles together. Everyone says my cultivation is far inferior to yours, and that is indeed true. However, cultivation is one thing, and combat is another. If it comes to a life-and-death struggle, who will win and who will lose is still unknown!"

"Since it has come to this, you don't need to hold back. Let me see if your Daoxuan Sword is more powerful or if my Dao techniques are superior!"

Kou Hong's eyes burst with boundless fighting spirit: "Dao Technique: Swallowed Dragon!"

The flames that had dimmed suddenly went out completely, and Daoxuanzi's face changed dramatically as the flame cage disappeared.

It turned out that beneath the flames that formed the cage, there were actually brown branches. They were like venomous snakes, lying in wait, ready to strike. Now that the flames had gone out, they shot towards Daoxuanzi with lightning speed. As they moved, they rapidly spread and grew, forming a twisted monster in an instant, ready to devour Daoxuanzi!

"Daoxuan!" At this critical moment, Daoxuanzi remained calm.

The giant shadow of the rusty sword fully appeared in the sky.

The twisted branches seemed to encounter their natural enemy and paused for a moment. But then, as if provoked, they became even more frenzied, sweeping towards Daoxuanzi.

The space in front of Daoxuanzi froze like a surface of water hit by cold air.

The twisted branches, which had been writhing, collided with the giant Daoxuan sword. After a brief struggle, they began to retreat.

The twisted branches shattered into crystalline fragments, and the seemingly fierce twisted branches were no match for the Daoxuan sword!

Kou Hong, seeing the giant sword shadow about to reach him, did not dodge, his eyes showing no fear.

"Dao Technique: Transform Dragon!"

With Kou Hong's angry shout, a small part of the fragments of the twisted branches suddenly came to life.

They quickly gathered together, forming a new twisted branch.

Its color was deeper than the previous twisted monster, and it had two protrusions at the front, like dragon horns!

The twisted branch, like a sharp sword, stabbed at Daoxuanzi without hesitation, accompanied by a faint dragon's roar!

A hint of admiration flashed in Daoxuanzi's eyes, but the giant Daoxuan sword did not retreat.

In a life-and-death struggle, it's about who is more decisive and ruthless!

The winner lives, the loser dies, that's all!

At this critical moment, the elderly voice that had been circling over Xuanjing City sounded again.

"Master Kou Hong, we will assist you!"

Before the words were even finished, long trails of fire, as if premeditated, whistled from all directions and hit Daoxuanzi, causing a rain of blood to splash everywhere!

"Ahh!" Caught off guard, Daoxuanzi let out a惨叫, his aura suddenly weakening.

The Daoxuan shadow also dimmed, and the twisted branches took this opportunity to surge forward, breaking through the frozen space and rooting into Daoxuanzi's body!

The sword shadow Daoxuanzi swung was like a spent arrow, only making Kou Hong spit out a few mouthfuls of blood before dissipating.

"Cough, cough..." Daoxuanzi gave a bitter laugh, wanting to say something but unable to.

In just a moment, he was consumed by the twisted branches, turning into a skeleton!