The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

The battle in the sky grew ever more intense.

Though one in the Divinity Realm seemingly had endless True Qi and Physical Strength, capable of fighting for days and nights without tiring, the two combatants were not entangled in a war of attrition, but rather...

A duel to the death.

Hua Yufei and True Master Tianyang were engaged in a fight with the intent of life or death. The battle of survival could be decided in an instant, determining victory or defeat, life or death.

Even if they were evenly matched, a momentary lapse could mean the loss of Vitality. Or rather, it was precisely because they were evenly matched that victory or defeat could be split in an instant, as both had the means to deliver a deathblow to their enemy.

Three streaks of pure white Sword Light shot out, piercing simultaneously into Hua Yufei's Protective True Qi mingled with Killing Intent.

The Killing Intent was severed, the murderous aura was shattered, and Hua Yufei's body was within arm's reach. But at that moment, an even more intense and pure Killing Intent burst forth from his body, scattering the pure white Heavenly Escape Sword Energy.

"You truly don't understand..." Hua Yufei omitted the name of the Killing Sword, sneering.

"If it were merely a simple Killing Taoist Sword technique, why would the geniuses of my Luo Fu Palace fail to master this sword..."

"Tianyang, die. Tribulation Tide Sword."

A grey tide surged in the sky, the thick Killing Intent turning the sky grey and casting shadows over everyone below.

The grey tide submerged True Master Tianyang, each droplet of the tide a strand of Sword Qi. The Killing Sword became a tide, instantly extinguishing the Pure Yang True Qi around True Master Tianyang like a fierce fire, and then further cutting off his Vitality.

"Tianyang, four hundred years ago Master Qing Yu defeated your Chunyang Palace, and today I, Hua Yufei, can do the same. Your Chunyang Palace is destined to be a loser."

Weakness was hardly concealed in Hua Yufei's voice.

The "Yuchen Tribulation Opening Sword Scripture" was not driven solely by one's own murderous aura, it also harnessed the Tribulation Qi between heaven and earth for one's own use. But drawing upon the Qi of Tribulation and killing was no easy feat, and came at a significant cost.

Otherwise, Hua Yufei would have directly harnessed it from the start, without the need to be entangled with True Master Tianyang for a long time.

The move "Tribulation Tide Sword" just now was damaging both to the opponent and to oneself, causing significant Vitality strain while executing its immense power. At this moment, Hua Yufei's visage appeared even more withered. His right hand, holding the pure White Jade Sword, looked like a ghostly claw, in stark contrast to the impressive 'White Wall Xihua.'

"Whoosh—"

Suddenly, a Sword Light attacked, a golden-red figure holding a dark and heavy sword enveloped in white Sword Qi, breaking through the tide of the Killing Sword and thrusting towards the sky.

"Tianyang—"

Hua Yufei shouted hoarsely, 'White Wall Xihua' making a slanted counter slash, cutting at the side of the golden-red figure.

"Pfft—"

That sound was the Pure Yang Sword piercing through Hua Yufei's chest.

"One should not kill on one's birthday. With heartfelt toil, our parents brought us into the world... Second, having children, one should not kill. All people feel sorrow without children and joy with them, not considering that all birds and animals too love their offspring..."

In the sky, suddenly there were sounds of compassionate lamentation. The plain and straightforward Buddhist chants carried a profound Buddha's Intent of compassion and benevolence, stirring in the listeners a sense of compassion and an inclination to abstain from killing.

True Master Tianyang's outer garments were torn, shredded by the Killing Sword, yet his inner garment was a Zen Robe, embroidered with golden characters and radiating waves of Buddha Light.

"A Buddhist Vestment robe..."

"The Buddhist 'Book of Abstinence from Killing'..."

"Tianyang dares to use a Buddhist Vestment robe for protection..."

The various Divinity Realm experts below spoke in unison.

The Buddhist "Book of Abstinence from Killing" spoke of the benefits of abstaining from killing and freeing living beings, awakening the inherent nature of compassion in all creatures. It advocated for the unity of all life, and the extension of kindness to all beings.

Not just human life, but birds, beasts, fish, and turtles, the lives of all creatures fell within the scope of this injunction.

The vestment robe adorned by True Master Tianyang presented even greater restraint against the Killing Sword than the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique.

The Jade Sword swung in a slanting chop by Hua Yufei was also hindered by the robe, unable to injure True Master Tianyang.

However, after enduring the tide of killing intent from the sword, and another strike, the robe could no longer bear the burden, and the Buddha Light dimmed, on the verge of shattering.

"You dare to use a Buddhist vestment robe?!" Hua Yufei clenched his teeth, grabbing the sword edge, and glaring at True Master Tianyang.

At a Debating Conference of the Taoist sects, using a Buddhist vestment robe. Even if True Master Tianyang were to win, Chunyang Palace wouldn't dream of ascending to the Taoist status.

If among the peak Four Great Taoist Sects there were one established by relying on Buddhist vestment robes, the Taoist face would be utterly lost, and what face would they have henceforth to compete with the Buddhist sects.

True Master Tianyang remained silent, constantly channeling Pure Yang True Qi into the Pure Yang Sword, striving to directly strike down Hua Yufei beneath the sword.

The intent to kill could not be more determined. True Master Tianyang was resolved to take Hua Yufei's life.

But within Hua Yufei surged a vitality, rising from his lower abdomen and flowing throughout his body, as True Qi also continually recovered, climbing to its peak.

"Die!"

The killing intent rose greatly upon the sword body of 'White Wall Xihua,' the gray sword light forcefully breaking through the protection of the vestment robe and slashing into True Master Tianyang's body.

The Jade Sword impaled the heart within the left chest, the killing intent directly extinguishing the most vital source of life.

True Master Tianyang was defeated, and doomed to die.

The hand holding the Pure Yang Sword slowly loosened its grip, and the body began to plummet.

"This······"

"Divine Communication is dead······"

Noises and clamor again erupted from below, the battle decided, and even those with less strength could see who won or lost, who lived or died.

Many were unprepared in their minds; they had not anticipated a Divine Communication realm warrior's fall today.

This Debating Conference was to discuss how to deal with the Demon Path. But before the discussions, a supremely powerful Divine Communication realm combatant had vanished like this. This cast a quiet shadow over everyone's hearts.

"Boom—"

The corpse of True Master Tianyang hit the ground. Though dead, the powerful Divine Communication realm body meant the corpse had not a hint of disfiguration—on True Master Tianyang's body, there was only the sword wound left by Hua Yufei.

"Master!"

The people of Chunyang Palace all cried out while rushing over.

This Debating Conference was, once again, covered in a layer of sorrowful hues.

'Chunyang Palace, this time, is thoroughly destined for decline,' Qing Yu thought, witnessing this scene.

Having lost the stabilizing figure like True Master Tianyang, Chunyang Palace had no hope of rising again. Even preserving the sect had become a vision.

After all, Chunyang Palace still had enviable foundations. Although defeated by Luo Fu Palace in this round, the display of various Absolute Skills greatly enticed others.

But in contrast to the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique that was particularly effective against the Killing Sword of Luo Fu Palace, Qing Yu felt the figures on the few high platforms nearby also harbored covetous thoughts.

Indeed... and that included Qing Yu himself.

In the sky, Hua Yufei pulled out the Pure Yang Sword embedded in his torso, as vitality within surged, continuously repairing the wound on his chest.

Although hindered by the residual Sword Qi and thus not healing smoothly, for a Divine Communication realm warrior, such a wound could hardly threaten their life.

This decisive battle, it was Hua Yufei who had won.