Chapter 71

**Bang! Bang! Bang!**

Amidst the ethereal clouds, like a dream, two figures were engaged in an intense battle in the deepest part of the cloud layer. One figure, clad in white, wielded a green light sword, while the other, in blue, held a long saber. Neither would yield, their weapons moving with incredible speed, exchanging thousands of blows in the blink of an eye, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

The two combatants were naturally Yang Zhen and Kuimulang. Ever since Kuimulang saw Yang Zhen easily capture the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng, he had been looking for an opportunity to fight Yang Zhen again to test their martial arts.

After the incident with the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng, Kuimulang dragged Yang Zhen out of the Southern Heavenly Gate to a deserted place and started the fight. Of course, Kuimulang still insisted that Yang Zhen not use the Three Pure Fires, and the two would only compete with their weapons.

Standing proudly in the clouds, Yang Zhen's body was bathed in a dazzling white light. As Kuimulang attacked again, Yang Zhen raised his long sword, emitting an extremely sharp aura. The Qingming Sword flew out of his hand, transforming into hundreds of giant swords in mid-air, continuously stabbing at Kuimulang.

Feeling that Kuimulang was indeed much more difficult to deal with than in their previous battle in Bichu Kingdom, Yang Zhen once again used the "Illusion Sword," the skill that had defeated Kuimulang in the last battle.

Kuimulang was very familiar with the "Illusion Sword." In their last battle, Kuimulang had been defeated by this very move. Seeing Yang Zhen use it again, Kuimulang's expression remained unchanged. He suddenly roared, gripping his saber with both hands, and charged at Yang Zhen like a fierce tiger, ignoring all the giant swords.

"Will the same move defeat me twice?" Kuimulang roared, holding his saber in front of his chest, and with the power to split the heavens, he continuously slashed through the giant swords in front of him.

If the giant swords were real, Kuimulang would knock them away with his saber. If they were illusions, he would still have the strength to pull back his saber after the slash.

Kuimulang charged at Yang Zhen like a tiger descending from the mountains. Before the "Illusion Sword" was fully executed, Kuimulang was already in front of Yang Zhen, his saber slashing down fiercely at Yang Zhen's head. The wind from the saber's momentum stung Yang Zhen's face. This slash was incredibly powerful, undoubtedly Kuimulang's full strength.

Yang Zhen's expression changed as he was startled by Kuimulang's move. He hadn't expected the "Illusion Sword" to be so easily broken by Kuimulang, and even more, to give Kuimulang a chance to get close. This left Yang Zhen somewhat unprepared.

Feeling the overwhelming power of Kuimulang's saber, Yang Zhen's eyes narrowed. He tightly gripped the Qingming Sword with his right hand, leaped into the air, and in a bizarre manner, the Qingming Sword gathered into a swirling green sword qi, fiercely countering Kuimulang's attack.

In mid-air, the two powerful lights collided, producing a terrifying explosion. The intense and fearsome blast generated immense destructive power, sweeping away the surrounding clouds and leaving a vast area of several kilometers completely empty.

After the intense collision, Yang Zhen and Kuimulang separated, staring at each other from a distance.

"Using the same move twice, you really underestimate me," Kuimulang said to Yang Zhen.

Hearing this, Yang Zhen replied calmly, "I didn't expect you to break my 'Illusion Sword' in this way. It's truly surprising. It seems you've put a lot of effort into defeating me."

Kuimulang smiled, "Of course. Even in the cycle of rebirth, I have been thinking about the weakness of the 'Illusion Sword.' After ten years of rebirth, I finally found the weakness of the 'Illusion Sword' by chance. Although the 'Illusion Sword' is unpredictable, its weakness is also quite obvious."

"Tell me more," Yang Zhen said with a smile.

"First, you can only control these giant swords to attack in a straight line. This means that if I quickly approach you while you are attacking, I will face fewer giant swords. Second, although you can change between 'real' and 'illusory' swords, you only turn them into 'real' swords when they can attack me. So, this move is not invincible," Kuimulang analyzed. "Therefore, as long as I control my strength and have the power to pull back my attack when facing an 'illusory' sword, this move is not scary."

"Indeed, hearing you explain it, even I feel that this move has too many weaknesses," Yang Zhen said with a bitter smile.

"Actually, if it's the first time someone encounters this move, few can resist it," Kuimulang said.

Yang Zhen snorted and said coldly, "Although you can break my 'Illusion Sword,' you definitely can't break this one."

With that, Yang Zhen shot up into the sky, transforming into nine figures surrounding Kuimulang. Coldly watching Kuimulang, the nine Yang Zhens simultaneously swung their Qingming Swords, emitting countless green sword qi, forming a massive sword net that completely sealed off Kuimulang's escape routes.

Kuimulang's expression changed as he realized that Yang Zhen's attack was extremely powerful, completely sealing off his escape. He had no choice but to fight head-on.

But Yang Zhen's attack didn't end there. As the nine figures rapidly rotated, a terrifying green vortex suddenly appeared and expanded wildly as Yang Zhen's rotation accelerated. In the blink of an eye, a green storm like a tornado formed, devouring everything around it.

In the center of the tornado, Kuimulang clearly felt the intense pulling force of the rotating air currents on his body. From Yang Zhen's initial movements, Kuimulang knew that this green tornado was not made of wind but of sword qi. As Yang Zhen's rotation tightened, Kuimulang believed that it wouldn't be long before he was torn to pieces by the green tornado.

However, since the tornado was rotating around him, could the top and bottom serve as a breakthrough, giving Kuimulang a chance to survive?

Thinking this, Kuimulang looked up and saw that the top of the tornado was the point of convergence, the most powerful area, making it impossible to break through.

Looking down, he saw a large open space below.

It turned out that this tornado was an inverted one, smallest at the top and largest at the bottom, completely opposite to a normal tornado.

On the ground, such a fully enveloping attack would leave no escape, but in the air, it left a weakness, giving the opponent a chance to escape.

But would it really be that simple? Although Kuimulang used all his strength to fly downward, Yang Zhen controlled the tornado to follow him closely, not giving Kuimulang any chance to escape. Before Kuimulang could fly a hundred meters, the tornado had already closed in, completely enveloping him and eliminating his last escape route.

In this battle, Yang Zhen finally emerged victorious.

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