Chapter 916 916 - Conflict
Aiden was expressionless and slapped his storage bag. Instantly, dozens of top-grade artifact blades, mostly swords as well as some sabers appeared before him.
With his control, they streaked horizontally, leaving streams of sword energy and a piercing frost.
*Clang!* *Clang!*
The more than a dozen strong force of flying blades buzzed and quivered, swiftly forming a sword formation that resembled a blazing sun. It spun continuously and surged towards the incoming meteor!
*Boom!*
The meteor collided against the sword formation with a loud bang.
The collision of the two opposing powers caused a massive energy light wave to spread out in all directions!
The aftershock of that power was extremely terrifying, surging towards the medicinal field in the distance.
The several thousands of years old Vermilion Fruit that was in the center swayed, letting out an invisible energy that caused the aftershock to dissipate.
*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*
The sword formation engulfed the meteor and slashed it repeatedly, leaving countless scars behind.
After a brief pause, the meteor exploded!
No longer able to sustain, the Candlelight Sword Formation fell apart as well.
Mo Xir's expression was grim when he saw that.
That spirit art could be considered as Stellar Luna Sect's killing move!
Its true power did not lie in the moment the meteor landed, but the terrifying power that was released during its final explosion.
Any martial artist that did not notice would definitely be severely injured by the explosion of the meteor!
Unfortunately, that spirit art was blocked by this mysterious Sword Formation and the meteor fragments could not get close at all, let alone injure Aiden.
G'ang Nan's fingertips danced the moment Mo Xir attacked, conjuring a spirit art that heated up the surroundings instantly.
"Flame Spear!"
He shouted and a long spear condensed in the void before him, blazing with raging flames. The spear was red from the heat and burned with a crystalline luster.
"Go!"
Surging forward, the flaming spear emitted a heatwave that caused the air to sizzle.
Aiden channeled his bloodline while controlling his Candlelight Sword Formation to defend against Mo Xir's Meteor Fall.
The power of thunder that was hidden in Aiden's bloodline sizzled in his palms, forming an electric spear that was blinding!
*Boom!*
The two different powers of thunder and fire collided and let out a resounding bang.
Although Aiden was two martial art realms below G'ang Nan, he achieved the legendary Extreme Martial Knight realm. Even at early-stage Martial Master, he was not inferior to late-stage Martial Masters in terms of strength.
Furthermore, that thunder spear was created from the Void Splitting Manual.
The Void Splitting Manual was a mental secret skill that was compiled from the Thunder Emperor's lifelong learning. Although there was only a single remnant page, the power it contained was unimaginable!
The flaming and thunder spear clashed.
Lightning flashed everywhere and sparks flew!
In that collision, G'ang Nan did not gain any advantages and was instead being pushed back!
While defending against the attacks of the two paragons, G'ang Nan and Mo Xir, Aiden channeled his Coiling Dragon Seal and smashed it towards the crowd!
Tragic shrieks sounded as a blood mist spread through the palace.
When he was at Extreme Martial Knight realm, Aiden could already kill early and mid-stage Martial Masters with his Coiling Dragon Seal.
Now that he had formed his core and was able to release the full power of the Coiling Dragon Seal, coupled with the terrifying power of the Martial Master realm itself, no ordinary Martial Master could withstand the might of the Coiling Dragon Seal!
Even if there were any Martial Masters that could conjure Martial Master phenomenons, they could only survive by a bare margin.
Against the repeated collision and suppression of the Coiling Dragon Seal, the Martial Master phenomenons of the Martial Masters could not hold out at all and broke apart!
Not only did G'ang Nan and Mo Xir fail to control Aiden after attacking, martial artists of the three sects were falling apart instead!
"Brother Wang, let's not hold back anymore at a moment like this!"
Mo Xir's gaze was grim as he said with grit teeth.
G'ang Nan's expression was solemn and his gaze flashed fiercely.
In reality, although both of them attacked, they had yet to use their full strength and were still wary of the other.
For Martial Masters, Martial Master phenomenons were their greatest killing moves.
However, they could not release their Martial Master phenomenons repeatedly within a short period of time.
Between G'ang Nan and Mo Xir, if either of them were to release their Martial Master phenomenons first, the power of their phenomenons would weaken after Aiden was dead and that was equivalent to them losing an ace up their sleeves!
At that time, they would definitely be disadvantaged in the fight for the connate artifact weapon and medicinal field.
Therefore, although the two of them joined the fray on the surface, they were still mindful of one another and hiding tricks up their sleeves.
But now that the martial artists of their sects were dead and gravely injured, they would most likely be the only two remaining if this continued…
Both of them could not hold out for much longer.
"Alright!"
G'ang Nan's eyes flashed with a look of resolve as he said deeply, "Let's join hands and release our Martial Master phenomenons to kill this lad first!"
"Completely agreed!"
Mo Xir nodded.
The two of them exchanged glances and circulated the power of their Martial Masters tacitly, releasing their Martial Master phenomenons!
It was rare for two paragons of different sects to have such chemistry at this moment.
Although neither of them said it, both of them knew in their hearts that they were already feeling pressure against the frightening combat strength displayed by Aiden!
"Martial Master phenomenon, Solar Eclipse Stellar Lumen!"
Mo Xir's eyes flashed like the dazzling stars of the night.
A sky seemed to appear above him with a gigantic moon and stars dotted everywhere, spilling endless starlight. Although it looked mysterious, it possessed a shocking killing intent and let out a shuddering energy shockwave!
Aiden narrowed his eyes.
The Solar Eclipse Stellar Lumen was ranked 92 on the previous Phenomenon Ranking.
It was created by harmonizing with the moon and countless stars while forming a core. By comprehending the sun, moon and communicating with the stellar powers, the phenomenon was formed. While it was not created by an ancient mighty figure, its might was still extraordinary.
Up till this point of his martial art, this was the first time that Aiden was witnessing a truly strong Martial Master phenomenon.
Although it was ranked near the end of the Phenomenon Ranking, the might of the Solar Eclipse Stellar Lumen was already enough for him to feel threatened!
"Martial Master, Raging City Blaze!"
An ancient city appeared behind G'ang Nan, majestic and grand, shocking as though it had arrived after reversing through time!
Immediately after, raging flames blazed through the ancient city.
The city walls were burned red and countess living beings struggled, wailed, and cried in the flames…
The entire city had transformed into a burning hell!
Raging City Blaze was ranked 89 on the previous Phenomenon Ranking and was created by an ancient mighty figure.
In his youth, the man encountered a catastrophe where a city was caught in a major battle between martial artists and burned with True Fire, causing millions of living beings to be turned into ashes.
That ancient mighty figure managed to scrape through death and as fate would have it, he was saved by a martial artist who was passing by the ruins. The flames engulfed him and left him in wrenching pain worse than death.
Later on, that man trained with great determination, and when he finally formed his core, he recalled that scene from his younger days. Instantly, a raging flame surged through his heart and a phenomenon was formed alongside his successful core formation!
Even Mo Xir's Solar Eclipse Stellar Lumen dimmed in comparison when Raging City Blaze arrived!
Raging City Blaze did not only contain the might of the flames, but also an eternal vengeance and hatred from this ancient mighty figure of the past!
When he saw the two Martial Master phenomenons, Lian Juhe's expression turned pale.
Martial Master phenomenons varied in strength.
Within the continent, his Nether Sword Rain was also considered as a famous Martial Master phenomenon. However, it was completely worthless against those two Martial Master phenomenons!
Even if he could release it right now, it would most likely break apart instantly.
The arrival of the two Martial Master phenomenons caused the entire underground palace to quake.
Standing in midair, Mo Xir strode between the Solar Eclipse Stellar Lumen towards Aiden with a cold expression, saying slowly, "It's time to end things!"
Scoffing coldly, Aiden waved his sleeves and swept up the Coiling Dragon Seal, smashing it fiercely towards Mo Xir!
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
The Coiling Dragon Seal was struck by endless starlight in midair, unable to close in.
G'ang Nan strode forward.
The ancient city behind him that raged with flames smashed towards the gigantic seal with a swiveling divine dragon in midair.