The opponent immediately closed the distance, and Xie Qing continued to watch him with a cold gaze. Clenching his fingers, which held the shaft of a spear, he used lightning and turned the weapon into ash that gently scattered, falling to the ground and a little into his palm.


    Swinging his hand, Xie Qing caught the sword that flew out of its sheath, then looked at the opponent with a piercing gaze, who was already preparing for the next attack.


    "I wonder who you are, worm? Someone at your level of cultivation shouldn''t have anything to do with me. But look at you… attacking me without reason. Tsk."


    Xie Qing cracked his neck in irritation, and a vein popped out on his forehead. Standing in a stance, he attacked without hesitation.


    Boom! Boom!


    Dark clouds gathered above them, and then the sound of thunder echoed everywhere, deafening the listeners. The man who attacked Xie Qing squinted and clicked his tongue, deflecting the attack with his spear.


    "You''re strong," said the bald enemy and smirked, knocking away Xie Qing''s sword and arrogantly raising his head: "My name is Yang Su, the unique king known as ''The Hunter.'' You''ve earned the right to know my name, and now… prepare to die!"


    B-Boom!


    The ground shook as Yang Su stomped his foot—a deep crack appeared where he stepped, threatening to engulf Xie Qing.


    "Pf!"


    Xie Qing gripped the hilt tighter, soothing his aching wrist, and prepared to attack. The battle was not easy, as the opponent was at the fifth stage of Divine Transformation.


    It seemed like only four stages of difference, but it was already quite difficult for Xie Qing. Moreover, the opponent had thew of the earth, whichplicated matters.


    "Ha!"


    As Xie Qing tried to dodge the cracks, a soft, barely audible sigh sounded behind him, and a gust of wind along with a sharp spear aimed at his back.


    ng!


    However, partly due to intuition and partly due to his sharp senses, Xie Qing managed to stop the attack with the tip of his sword, which looked extremely dangerous and reckless.


    Then, a bright sh appeared from Xie Qing''s hands, and the heavens thundered, with a bright glow appearing in the clouds.


    "Tsk…!"


    Yang Su clicked his tongue in annoyance and, arching his back, applied force and pushed away Xie Qing''s sword. Then, nting the spear in the ground, he used his supernatural strength and leaped to the side.


    And, as if Xie Qing had been waiting for his move, in the same second, lightning struck him, making the bald man sweat profusely.


    "Aaaaagh!"


    Xie Qing''s lightning power was no joke. One such lightning strike could incinerate even a cultivator at the Spiritual Ascension stage, and for someone at the Divine Transformation stage, they would not escape without serious harm.


    The same was true for Yang Su, who, although able to withstand the lightning strike without suffering too serious injuries, was still thrown off bnce.


    Therefore…


    "Aaaagh!"


    He didn''t notice Xie Qing approaching him, and then he struck—a sword sh.


    Blood sprayed into the air as Xie Qing left a deep cut on Yang Su''s chest, almost reaching the bones.


    However, the enemy''s mad regeneration, considering his endurance, did not allow him to easily break through the bone and reach the heart.


    "Bastard!"


    Yang Su roared angrily,ing to his senses after this sudden attack that caused him great pain. The wound began to heal slowly, but it would take a very long time for full recovery, because…


    "Aagh, damn! Sword Aura, damn it!"


    "Supreme Sword Aura, that''s its name, fool," Xie Qing sneered at Yang Su''s exmation, swinging his sword and thus wiping the blood off it: "Don''t get it wrong."


    "Wh-what? You learned this too? No wonder they want to kill you so badly, hah!"


    Yang Su licked his lips and stood up, ignoring the pain from the wound that couldn''t heal due to Xie Qing''s efforts.


    Then, the man stood in a stance and pointed the tip of the spear directly at Xie Qing''s face. Yang Su chuckled.


    "I''ll start with your pretty face, and end with…" he lowered his gaze, stopping at the groin area: "And cut you…"


    BOOM!


    "Ow!"


    However, before he could finish his sentence, his entire body was suddenly thrown aside like a ser ball. Xie Qing looked indifferently at Yang Su lying on the ground.


    "Pretending, bastard," he thought and frowned.


    All this time, his opponent had been acting like some idiot, as if deliberately trying to weaken Xie Qing''s vignce. However, Xie Qing always kept an eye on his opponent''s behavior.


    And, as it turned out, he was right. Xie Qing felt his sixth sense screaming danger, and then he quickly ducked down and swung his sword vertically.


    ng!


    The sharp spear was stopped a few centimeters from Xie Qing''s neck.


    "Kh-h!"


    The force Yang Su applied was so strong that Xie Qing had to work hard to push the opponent away.


    ng!


    Another sound of shing metal rang in Xie Qing''s ear, and the feeling of heaviness, as if something was pressing down on him, disappeared. He jumped back, but was forced to defend and block the opponent''s attacks again.


    ng! ng! ng!


    Sparks and the sounds of shing created a specific spectacle, and the force with which they attacked each other made the surrounding environment crumble.


    Xie Qing, on one hand, was fighting evenly, but if you looked closely, you could see that he was gradually yielding to Yang Su.


    "Hahaha! How do you like that? Huh? Strong, right?! You can''t do that! Because you''re just a brat who was lucky to be born talented! But you know, I''ve killed so many geniuses… and, heh, you''re no different!"


    Xie Qing clicked his tongue and said nothing—there was no point in arguing with such people. He just pushed his enemy away and then stood in a stance.


    "Lord of the Nine Realms and Heavens - Sword God Strike!"


    The endurance of the attack was not long, so Xie Qing did not attack with full force. However, even so, Yang Su had to be serious and use Qi techniques to deflect this blow.


    "Ugh!"


    Summoning a semi-transparent barrier in the shape of a dome, Yang Su took the brutal strike, and his hands shook from the pain. He frowned and looked at Xie Qing.


    "Ah, you… eh?!"


    However, the next attack was an invisible stream of air that actually contained the Sword Aura, which was rapidly advancing on Yang Su with the intention of killing him.


    "Damn it!"


    Cursing, Yang Su reinforced the barrier, but…


    Crack! Boom!


    His defense was immediately breached, and countless sharp, knife-like attacks pierced his body.


    "Aaaaagh!"