Chapter 174 – Sunblade: One Slash Kill

Xu Yang held the torso bone of the Golden Crocodile in his hand. Scattered around him were bones, blood, and a large number of microorganisms. Just as he was about to store the Golden Crocodile's spirit bone into his storage ring, Qian Daoliu suddenly appeared, startling him. In the next instant, a holy sword with angelic wings came thrusting toward his throat.

This strike was swift and fierce—like a bolt of lightning. Sword energy surged from the blade's tip, pulsing with violent energy. Even before it reached him, Xu Yang felt a sharp sting. Acting on instinct, he activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Cloud-Treading Steps, leaving behind several afterimages as his body vanished, retreating dozens of meters.

The sword aura brushed past the tip of Xu Yang's nose and continued on without losing momentum, slicing the teaching building behind him in half. Half of the structure collapsed with a deafening crash, and clouds of dust instantly filled the plaza, making it impossible to see inside.

But for cultivators like Xu Yang and Qian Daoliu, spiritual power could sweep away the haze with ease. The dust and smoke did nothing to block their vision or perception. Qian Daoliu's eyes locked on his target, his gaze filled with pure killing intent.

"Divine Skill: Sun Sacred Sword!"

The Angel Sacred Sword in his hand was slowly lifted. The two angelic wings on the guard radiated ten thousand rays of divine light.

Countless golden beams quickly gathered toward the sword. The attributes of holiness and flame exploded along the blade, forming a blazing red-gold sword wave over a hundred meters long that slashed toward Xu Yang.

"As the Angel God's Grand Worshipper, it's no surprise you've inherited some of His Divine Skills.

But using the power of the sun against me—a Sun Martial Soul user—don't you think that's a bit insulting?"

Sensing the immense force contained in the strike, Xu Yang smiled. The Sun Sacred Blade appeared in his hand, golden-red light condensing around it. Without hesitation, he swung it directly at the incoming red-gold slash.

Clang!

The moment the Sun Sacred Blade clashed with the sword wave, Xu Yang felt a massive, indescribable force burst out from the blade like a raging sea, crashing down on him like a tidal wave.

"This power... it's terrifying.

It's several times stronger than the sword Chen Xin used back then!"

The sheer might of the blow far exceeded Xu Yang's expectations. His eyes went wide in shock as a deep sense of awe filled his heart.

If the attack hadn't been infused with Sun Power—resonating with his Martial Soul—he might not have been able to withstand it at all.

Even so, he was completely overwhelmed. That immense pressure hurled him backwards, and he slammed into the ground with a heavy crash.

The impact triggered a dull, echoing boom, as though the entire earth shuddered beneath him. His body smashed into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust and embedding him deeply in the earth.

Pain shot through every bone in his body. It felt as though he had been torn apart. The force from the blade still pressed down on him like a mountain, making it hard even to breathe—let alone resist.

"As expected of a Divine Skill. Damn, that hit hard!"

Xu Yang's eyes gleamed with excitement. He gripped the Sun Sacred Blade tightly and held it against the remaining sword energy. Great Sun Golden Body activated, and in a blink, his injuries healed completely.

His soul power erupted like a sunstorm, cracking the ground beneath him. In the next second, a crater over ten meters wide formed as his energy surged outward.

"Sun Domain: Pure White World!!"

"Deathgod Domain!"

A wave of golden-red light mixed with white flared out from Xu Yang at the center. The massive sword beam began to dissolve into fragments of light. Qian Daoliu could clearly feel his attack—the perfect fusion of sun power, soul power, and spiritual power—beginning to separate, breaking down into its original components.

"This separation ability... it even surpasses the power of purification.

Is this one of the true powers of the sun? No wonder it exceeds the Six-Winged Angel Spirit in certain aspects."

Qian Daoliu looked at Xu Yang, who radiated intense sun energy, with a hint of admiration. But the killing intent in his eyes only grew more focused.

Behind him, the phantom of a massive six-winged angel slowly became solid. As its wings stirred, countless golden feathers shot out from every direction, raining down on Xu Yang.

This time, he didn't use sun power. Instead, he infused the feathers with pure divine energy. He had seen that the separating effect of Xu Yang's domain was newly awakened—it wasn't yet strong enough.

If it were, his light blade would've been completely broken down the moment it entered, rather than gradually dissolving. That gave these attacks a chance to do real harm.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Ten Suns in the Sky Formation!"

"Fifth Soul Skill: Sun Gaze!"

For the first time in a long while, Xu Yang fully unleashed his own soul power. Five hundred meters above Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, ten suns suddenly appeared in the sky, blazing with intense heat and light.

Nine of them formed a ring, surrounding the central one like stars guarding a sun—as if it were the pupil of a heavenly eye.

As the ten suns emerged, the world dimmed slightly, as though dusk had fallen. The central sun glowed brighter and brighter, yet not a trace of light spilled outward—it was the most radiant star in the entire sky.

Qian Daoliu looked on in shock. In his eyes, the Sunlight and Sun power across the entire continent were being drawn toward the ten suns and absorbed.

What puzzled him most, though, was why Xu Yang chose not to dodge his attack—but to launch a soul skill instead. It didn't make sense.

Just as the countless golden feathers were about to pierce him, golden-red light burst from Xu Yang's left leg. In a flash, his figure vanished—and in the next moment, he reappeared high in the sky, beside the ten suns. He raised the Sun Sacred Blade and slashed forward.

Boom!

Qian Daoliu's expression froze just as a golden beam shot from the central sun, hurtling toward him at blinding speed.

He reacted instantly. The six-winged angel phantom behind him spread its wings wide, forming a massive shield.

The golden beam crashed into it with a blinding flash. The resulting shockwave distorted the air, rippling through space itself.

Qian Daoliu was forced to retreat repeatedly, the energy within his body surging wildly.

But Xu Yang had never intended for that strike to cause serious injury. He simply used the opening. While Qian Daoliu was momentarily repelled, Xu Yang dove from the sky like a meteor, Sun Sacred Blade blazing in his hands.

"Sun Slash: One Slash Kill!"

Gold-red and crimson light intertwined along the blade's edge. The aura it emitted was strange—piercing cold killing intent entwined with immense, righteous sun essence. As the blade cleaved down, even the void trembled in its path.

This was the fusion of Sun Blade Slash and Slaughter God One Slash—Xu Yang's strongest attack at the moment.

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