"I've said it before, I'm serious. Next time, it will pierce through the heart," Zhu Bufan, who looked incredulously at the Water Belt piercing himself, Huo Ling said with an emotionless tone.

"Good! It seems you really are serious." Hearing Huo Ling's words, Zhu Bufan recovered from the pain of being pierced and a gleam of light flashed; the Blood Spirit Poison Fire along with Zhu Bufan's blood, completely burned the Water Moon Dance.

Quickly cutting off the burning Water Moon Dance to prevent the Blood Spirit Poison Fire from affecting himself, Huo Ling pulled back the Water Moon Dance entangling Zhu Bufan's left hand with a sudden draw while swiftly changing three hand seals.

"Mysterious Water Beautiful Dance."

Similar to Water Moon Dance, yet different lies in the summoning of Huo Ling: countless one-finger-wide sharp 'Water Swords,' bursting like blooming flowers, suddenly appeared from behind Huo Ling and rushed towards Zhu Bufan overwhelmingly, piercing directly as if covering the sky, which, if hit, would inevitably result in thousands of swords piercing the heart.

With his left hand entangled and countless water swords flying towards him from the front, Zhu Bufan was not panicked; his eyes narrowed, the Emperor Yan Broadsword in Zhu Bufan's hand violently swung towards Huo Ling's direction.

"Heavenly Tyrant Mixed Element Sword? Blood Slaughter Triple Waves!"

Mixed with Blood Spirit Poison Fire, the ferocious Blood Slaughter Triple Waves collide with Huo Ling's Mysterious Water Beautiful Dance, and upon impact, a fierce energy vibration erupted continuously; Blood Spirit Poison Fire and Mysterious Water Beautiful Dance, inherently incompatible like water and fire, clashed violently and both continuously collapsed.

However, soon, the endless Mysterious Water Beautiful Dance began to suppress Zhu Bufan's Blood Slaughter Triple Waves and feeling at a disadvantage, Zhu Bufan frowned and immediately stepped on the ground.

"Earth Flame Vortex!"

With Blood Spirit Poison Fire invading the ground, it swiftly traveled under Huo Ling's feet and burst forth, forming a tornado of Blood Spirit Poison Fire instantly breaking Huo Ling's Mysterious Water Beautiful Dance. Huo Ling showed no surprise regarding Zhu Bufan using the ground as a medium to transfer the fire beneath his feet.

Because Huo Ling had seen Zhu Bufan employ such an attacking method at the first layer, although back then, it was far less refined compared to today; simultaneously, Zhu Bufan's Emperor Yan Broadsword also cut off the Water Moon Dance entangling his left hand and retracted his hand.

With a light tap of the foot, Huo Ling leapt into the air dodging Zhu Bufan's Blood Spirit Poison Fire, and at the same time forming another hand seal, Water Cloud Spirit Space suddenly erupted beside Zhu Bufan: seeing this deadly water ball bursting and expanding, Zhu Bufan instantly slashed at the Water Cloud Spirit Space with his sword.

'Pop'

Like a balloon popping, Zhu Bufan's Emperor Yan Broadsword, aided by Blood Spirit Poison Fire, easily broke Huo Ling's Water Cloud Spirit Space, but this was just the prelude.

"Water Cloud Spirit Space? Continuous Explosion!"

Continuous Water Cloud Spirit Spaces kept bursting around Zhu Bufan, at this moment, Zhu Bufan had no more time to guess Huo Ling's intents of putting him in deadly danger. The power of Huo Ling's spells was not something easily withstood; indeed, Zhu Bufan would rather take a full-strength blow from a same-level Martial Cultivator than fight against Huo Ling, a Magic Practitioner possessing a plethora of unpredictable spells.

"Alright, since you're serious, then let me show you, my realization at the third layer!" After shattering three Water Cloud Spirit Spaces, Zhu Bufan's left palm immediately got engulfed and covered by crimson Blood Spirit Poison Fire, resembling a fireball that appeared when Zhu Bufan was stepping in the air earlier.

"Qiankun Indeterminate!" With one palm striking the condensed Blood Spirit Poison Fire ball, Zhu Bufan directly blasted it onto the Water Cloud Spirit Space causing an immediate explosion.

Moving his hands fast, countless Blood Spirit Poison Fire balls were struck by Zhu Bufan, continuously bombarding and exploding Huo Ling's continuously exploding Water Cloud Spirit Space; thereafter, Zhu Bufan stepped on the Fire Lotus twice, soaring into the mid-air, the Emperor Yan Broadsword vibrated, and promptly transformed into Purple Cloud entwined with crimson snake-shaped Sword Energy.

"Chenjiang Duanliu Break? Overwhelming Sky Formation!"

Without an ounce of mercy, Zhu Bufan directly launched the Chenjiang Duanliu Break towards Huo Ling. Armed with the Martial King Pattern, Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu Break now showed a world of difference from before; its sword energy unleashed was like thousands of horses galloping, resembling a raging river's flood under the storm, rolling towards Huo Ling.

Under the fierce clash of the Blood Spirit Poison Fire and the overwhelming sword energy, Huo Ling's usually indifferent face finally grew grave. She formed hand seals rapidly, and wisps of water vapor crazily surged toward her, quickly condensing into a massive dragon phantom behind her.

No sooner had the massive dragon phantom appeared than it began to claw and snap at Zhu Bufan. At that moment, Huo Ling finished her hand seals, and with a firm gaze, she loudly declared, "Hanhai Technique - Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon!"

Having witnessed this move once before, the form it took now was vastly different. As soon as Huo Ling's words fell, a gigantic water dragon phantom, ferocious like a dragon emerging from the sea, shot straight towards Zhu Bufan. In terms of speed, Huo Ling's deployment of the Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon was much quicker than before; in terms of momentum, it even managed to suppress Zhu Bufan's Chenjiang Duanliu Break.

'Boom'

With a powerful crash, Huo Ling's fully executed Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon collided with the Chenjiang Duanliu Break's Overwhelming Sky Formation. It immediately disrupted the sword energy of the Overwhelming Sky Formation. Then, Huo Ling changed her hand seals once more, and the Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon, as if summoned anew, roared and attacked the Chenjiang Duanliu Break even more wildly.

"Damn it, has Huo Ling gone mad? She's literally fighting with her life!" Feeling his own sword energy starting to collapse, Zhu Bufan nearly broke into a cold sweat. Such a powerful attack would naturally consume an astonishing amount of Primordial Qi, yet Huo Ling continued as if it was nothing.

"Don't worry, she'll be fine. She took quite a few of your Sealing Thunder Crystal ornaments and that self-recovering Sealing Thunder Jade Necklace. I bet she could release Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon ten more times if she needed," Emperor Yan gloated in Zhu Bufan's mind upon hearing his concern, "You're really shooting yourself in the foot."

"Damn it!" Saddened, Zhu Bufan realized his Chenjiang Duanliu Break could no longer withstand the Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon—a situation he had never encountered before. His eyes flickered with a new spark of light, and gripping his sword with both hands, he raised the Purple Cloud high overhead.

"Chenjiang Duanliu Break - Breaking Flow Formation!"

As soon as the Breaking Flow Formation was unleashed, all the surrounding energy seemed to converge to a single point, then a sword light as brilliant as the Milky Way cleaved straight down towards the water dragon of the Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon.

The simple yet heavy and powerful Breaking Flow Formation cut through the water dragon in an instant, much like shears slicing through fabric. Seeing the Breaking Flow Formation easily sever his own Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon and bear down directly towards him, Huo Ling's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she swiftly stepped back upon the water.

'Boom!!'

The Breaking Flow Formation struck the ground, leaving a deep, immense sword scar, showing that anyone hit by it would undoubtedly be pulverized. After executing the Chenjiang Duanliu Break's Breaking Flow Formation, Zhu Bufan's Primordial Qi was momentarily drained, but the Martial King Patterns on his body lit up and his Primordial Qi began rapidly replenishing.

"You really have grown much stronger. The old you could never break through my complete Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon with your own power," Huo Ling stated in a calm voice after glancing at Zhu Bufan. Although Huo Ling also appeared slightly faint after the exertion, her pale complexion belied significant energy drain. However, with the aid of the Sealing Thunder Crystal and Sealing Thunder Jade Necklace, Huo Ling soon recovered.

"Now that we've tested what needed to be tested, can we call it quits?" Zhu Bufan asked with a frown upon hearing Huo Ling's remarks. However, her answer was a shake of her head, as she said, "I've said it before, I'm serious about this. Even if there's a chance I might kill you, I'll still give it my all. You, however, have yet to utilize your real strength. But if you insist that getting killed is fine by you, then it doesn't really matter."

As they spoke, Zhu Bufan noticed something strange beginning to occur around Huo Ling; the flow of water vapor was unlike anything he had felt before.

"Let me show you the power of the new 'Golden Spirit Light Water' I've mastered under the teaching of the Grand Priest from the Rain Master Tribe," Zhu Bufan exclaimed, noticing that around him and Huo Ling, golden 'lotuses' were floating mid-air— edges teeming with dense Water Element Spiritual Energy. On closer inspection, these were not golden structures but lotuses formed entirely of golden water.

"If you die, don't blame me. Blame yourself for not fighting with your full strength," Huo Ling declared, using the Water Lotus Technique - Lotus Dance. The golden lotus petals slowly began to fall. Suddenly, one of the petals in front of Zhu Bufan vanished, and a streak of golden light flashed, leaving a gash across Zhu Bufan's chest.

'Pfft!'

Blood spurted out; against the golden light, his Water Xuan Silver Clothing was utterly ineffective, revealing its biggest weakness—no defense against spells. Then, the surrounding golden lotus petals started to disappear one by one, with slashes of golden light streaming towards Zhu Bufan.

'Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…'

Countless golden lights encircled Zhu Bufan, flying around him incessantly. Each pass of these golden gleams left either deep or shallow wounds on Zhu Bufan. As more petals from the golden lotuses fell, the surrounding golden light increased. Soon, Zhu Bufan was left completely mangled by Huo Ling's move, his body covered in blood.

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