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Chapter 678: Chapter 678: Qingyun Sword Array

The Demon’s Blade had detected Song Jian suspended in mid-air and Liu Qingyun a while ago, but it hadn’t made any move, even deliberately concealing its aura.

“Once he’s killed, the contract with him will be null and void!” The Demon’s Blade sinisterly thought to itself, “And the curse he cast on me will be lifted with his death!”

The Demon’s Blade has always believed that Song Jian had cast some sort of curse on it. As an Abyssal Demon, it naturally knew the severity of curses. Once the curse-caster dies, all the curses they had cast would gradually disperse over time.

The Demon’s Blade was eagerly awaiting the moment when Liu Qingyun would behead Song Jian.

However, Song Jian’s roar made it slightly panic. It didn’t believe that it would die along with Song Jian, but evidently, Song Jian had the ability to disperse his soul upon acknowledging his impending death.

The heart-wrenching pain started again. With no other choice, the Blade of the Abyss revealed itself and bellowed with rage. Focusing all its fury towards Song Jian into its swing, it cleaved at Liu Qingyun.

Boom~

The black blade energy shattered the sky full of sword Qi, like a tidal wave. In an instant, the Blade of the Abyss and Liu Qingyun had crossed blows over ten times, punctuating the sky with explosion sounds akin to thunder.

Song Jian was impacted by the aftershock of their battle, hitting his back and sending him crashing to the ground, creating a large crater.

As he climbed out from the crater, Song Jian saw countless Abyss demons all around him, their crimson eyes filled with greed.

“Hmph!” Song Jian snorted coldly as black flames ignited on his body’s surface. These flames converged to form a black armor, covering his entire body.

The pure Abyssal aura emanated from Song Jian caused all the nearby Abyssal demons to tremble, not daring to even take a step forward.

Looking up, Song Jian saw the sky split into two halves, one side pitch black, the other azure. The auras from both sides were constantly rolling and colliding violently. The Abyssal Demon Lord and Liu Qingyun fought evenly matched.

In a single day, the Abyssal Demon Lord had progressed from the initial stage of second-tier combat power to the peak of second-tier combat power. Within the same tier, progress was merely a matter of accumulating power; given sufficient resources, this progression was not impossible within a day.

More importantly, while it was extremely difficult for Liu Qingyun to progress from the peak of the second tier to third-tier combat power, it was quite simple for the Abyssal Demon Lord, because he had once attained that level.

“I was too careless!” Song Jian focused fiercely on the battling silhouettes in the sky, clutching his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug into his flesh.

The current Abyssal Demon Lord’s power had only improved to roughly match Liu Qingyun. If it had waited a few more days, destroying only a few human towns first, the Abyssal Demon Lord’s power could naturally ascend to third-tier combat power. At that time, exterminating the Qingyun Sword Sect would be too easy.

“Couldn’t you delay a couple of days, wait until you’ve fully recuperated, then challenge the Qingyun Sword Sect!” Song Jian was irritated. Attacking the Qingyun Sword Sect with such fanfare would no doubt be noticed by many. Once the news of Abyssal Demon Lord’s appearance spread, the whole continent would be shaken.

Song Jian did not believe that the highest combat power in this world was only the third tier. Were the millennial, even older, clans to learn of the Abyssal Demon Lord’s presence, they certainly would dispatch forces to exterminate him.

What mattered most was that Song Jian’s identity had now been exposed. If the annihilation of the Qingyun Sword Sect were to fail, he would become a public enemy, hunted down by countless individuals. Then he would have no choice but to abandon the examination task, wait a month, and then select another task to complete.

However, this couldn’t be blamed entirely on the Abyssal Demon Lord. Within a thousand miles, the Qingyun Sword Sect was the largest sect. Eliminating it would allow the Abyssal Demon Lord’s power to return to its peak directly. Then whether continuing to invade this world or returning to the Abyssal Land, he would have full flexibility. He probably never expected that within the Qingyun Sword Sect, there would be one who could hold him at bay for so long.

As the battle progressed, Song Jian’s heart became heavier. Within the same tier, few races could match humans.

Apart from creating countless powerful techniques, humans also possessed many unforeseen offensive methods. The Qingyun Sword Array that Liu Qingyun was now deploying was one of them.

During his time in the Qingyun Sword Sect, Song Jian had never known that Sect Leader Liu Qingyun was also a master of arrays, and his level had definitely surpassed that of a senior.

“He’s harnessing the power of the entire mountain range to set up this sword formation!” Song Jian exclaimed in surprise.

Using the power of nature, borrowing the might of heaven and earth to set up a sword formation is the most advanced method. While human energy could be exhausted, the energy of the heavens and earth was infinite and could not be countered by humans.

The Abyssal Demon Lord was now at a disadvantage under the pressure of the Qingyun Sword Array. In not too long, he would likely be suppressed by the Qingyun Sword Array leading to total defeat;

“Again with this, again with this, Why are you humans so sly? Can’t you fight me head-on!” the Abyssal Demon Lord roared loudly, feeling abandoned by the world. Within thousands of kilometers, wherever it tried to hide, endless attacks would rain down on it.

“Heaven and Earth Grinding Plate!” Liu Qingyun’s face wore a serious expression. Sweat started to bead on his forehead, and his movements grew heavier.

Controlling the Qingyun Great Array and mobilizing such massive power from the mountain range was also very exhausting for him. It felt like a wooden lever trying to pry a huge mountain. If not careful, the wooden lever could easily snap.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“I can’t let this continue, or the Abyssal Demon Lord will be defeated!” Song Jian’s brows furrowed.

Even if defeated, Liu Qingyun wouldn’t be able to annihilate the Abyssal Demon Lord, but he would certainly make the existence of it and Song Jian known to the world first thing. Then, the hunt would ensue, and there would likely be no more chances to wipe out the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Song Jian focused on the array nodes formed by hundreds of Sword Qi Stones floating in the sky and began to carefully observe them. If he could break the Qingyun Sword Array, just the backlash from the array would cost Liu Qingyun half his life.

The hundreds of Sword Qi stones flickered in the void, forming a complex and mysterious array. Given Song Jian’s current level, he could only perceive some vague patterns. Trying to find the key node and destroy the entire array was wishful thinking.

“Damn it!” Determined, Song Jian took out the Book of Fusion, prepared to fully upgrade his “Array” level.

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