Wang Ruoxie knew that the person before him might be the strongest opponent he had encountered since his rebirth.

Moreover, Ling Liang, though only a few years older than him, already possessed such extraordinary strength. In the entire Five Domains of Yun Province, he was probably counted as a top-tier genius powerhouse.

It must be known, the reason he had such cultivation power was not merely due to several fortuitous encounters, but primarily because he possessed the heaven-defying ability to devour others' Blood Souls and Essence Blood for his own use.

Of course, even though Ling Liang was very powerful, Wang Ruoxie was also confident in his own strength.

What's more, the sword he had just swung was the strongest he could currently unleash.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, Wang Ruoxie's sword fell directly onto Ling Liang's fist.

Instantly, an incredibly violent Vigorous Qi erupted, wildly ravaging the surroundings.

Within a kilometer radius, the ground cracked, and all vegetation and rocks turned into dust.

Ling Liang's fist aura was completely annihilated by Wang Ruoxie's Sword Qi, yet that endless Sword Qi eventually dissipated as well.

The bodies of both men were seen retreating.

However, Wang Ruoxie retreated at least a dozen steps, while Ling Liang only needed to take a few steps back.

This indicated that although Wang Ruoxie withstood Ling Liang's attack in this collision, he was at a disadvantage.

Furthermore, Wang Ruoxie's Qi and Blood churned turbulently within him at that moment, and the hand holding the sword felt somewhat numb, evident of the terrifying nature of the opponent's punch.

If not for his physical body being several times stronger than before, plus the support of the Top Grade Celestial Artifact level Black Tortoise Battle Armor, he might have been severely injured by this blow.

"This guy's strength is at least top-tier Half-Step Essence Pill level, perhaps even infinitely close to the Essence Pill Realm."

Wang Ruoxie's brow furrowed slightly, pondering in his heart.

"You didn't disappoint me at all; your cultivation is one realm lower than mine, yet your strength isn't much weaker than mine. If I hadn't increased my power a small level before coming, I might not have been able to take you down today."

Ling Liang smiled at Wang Ruoxie, saying, "The next punch is the strongest punch I have comprehended not long ago. Even I can't fully control its power, so I hope you can withstand it. Otherwise, if I kill you too quickly, wouldn't it be too boring?"

As he finished speaking, a more violent aura surged forth from his body.

In the next moment, Ling Liang's body suddenly trembled, transformed into countless afterimages, and in an instant appeared in front of Wang Ruoxie.

"Demon Killing Fist."

Following a deafening shout from Ling Liang's mouth, he suddenly swung a punch.

This punch was at least several times stronger than the previous one, seemingly infused with a terrifying demonic might capable of destroying everything, making one's heart palpitate uncontrollably.

Feeling the terrifying power contained in this punch, Wang Ruoxie dared not be careless. He directly employed the Blood Burning Secret Technique, instantly burning ten percent of his Qi and Blood, then swiftly slashed with his sword toward Ling Liang's fist.

It must be noted that with his current cultivation and formidable body, even just ten percent of Qi and Blood was estimated to match the total Qi and Blood of a typical Eighth Layer in the Meridian Passage Realm.

Thus, using the Blood Burning Secret Technique to burn this ten percent of Qi and Blood could at least multiply his power several times in a short time.

"Boom..."

The clash of fist and sword erupted in series of terrifying Vigorous Qi explosions, almost instantly blasting a huge crater into the surrounding ground, with earth and rocks splashing and filling the entire heaven and earth.

Even the ground within a ten thousand meter radius was filled with dense cracks, and regardless of vegetation or demon beasts, all were pulverized by the rampant Vigorous Qi.

"Crack..."

At this moment, accompanied by a crisp sound of shattering, Wang Ruoxie's longsword in his hand completely shattered, turning into fragments scattered on the ground.

This made Wang Ruoxie's heart tremble, for the longsword in his hand, though not a true treasure to him now, was a Lower Grade Earth Artifact, a rather rare weapon. Yet it was shattered by Ling Liang's punch.

This sufficiently demonstrated that Ling Liang's strength was far stronger than he imagined.

In that instant, Wang Ruoxie's figure abruptly retreated, knowing clearly that if he didn't pull back, persistently confronting the opponent's punch would have extremely serious consequences, even with the protection of the Black Tortoise Battle Armor, he could hardly ensure his safe retreat.

This is not to say that Ling Liang's power already surpassed the Essence Pill Realm and could breach the Top Grade Celestial Artifact Black Tortoise Battle Armor's defenses; rather, he could feel that the opponent's fist aura contained streaks of True Intent of Destruction.

Furthermore, the True Intent of Destruction mastered by Ling Liang elevated to a level beyond his own Sword Intent, reaching at least the Fifth Realm.

The power of the True Intent of Destruction far surpasses ordinary True Intent. If Ling Liang could comprehend the True Intent of Destruction to Great Perfection and eventually grasp the Destruction Law, its power could instantly render him into nothingness, and even the Black Tortoise Battle Armor would crumble.

He now finally understood why Ling Liang had said earlier that the geniuses he had slain exceeded his imagination, even those so-called proud sons of heaven were no exception.

It turned out this guy had mastered the Fifth Realm of True Intent of Destruction, and his cultivated Fist Technique seemed to be a Lower Grade Celestial Tier martial technique. The power it unleashed was incomparable even to an early stage in the Essence Pill Realm.

Especially the punch just now, if it were an ordinary First Layer Essence Pill Realm cultivator, surviving intact would be unlikely.

Wang Ruoxie knew that he could no longer hold back, otherwise the only thing awaiting him could be death.

"Blood Fusion Forbidden Technique."

Without any hesitation, Wang Ruoxie directly used the Blood Fusion Forbidden Technique, instantly unleashing at least ten times his fighting power.

However, employing the Blood Fusion Forbidden Technique resulted in reducing his Bloodline Tier by one level, from Celestial Level Ninth Grade to Celestial Level Eighth Grade.

"Good, you didn't disappoint me; now it's finally becoming interesting."

Feeling the powerful aura abruptly emanating from Wang Ruoxie, Ling Liang smiled and said.

"Thunder Shock Technique."

Wang Ruoxie did not engage in pointless talk with Ling Liang, directly slashing out with his sword.

Because although the Blood Fusion Forbidden Technique could allow him to burst out tenfold or even stronger combat power in a short time, at most it could only last half a quarter of an hour. Once exceeded, he would temporarily lose his cultivation.

If unable to defeat or even slay Ling Liang in this half quarter-hour, he would no longer stand a chance against him.

Therefore, he could not waste the slightest bit of time and had to resolve the opponent in the shortest time possible.

Facing the incoming deadly strike, the smile on Ling Liang's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a look of extreme solemnity, because he sensed a strong threat within that strike.

He could only be seen frantically punching, with incredibly violent power sweeping toward Wang Ruoxie like a storm.

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