The view returned to the battlefield.
Focused on the battle, Liou Yuan was unaware that while confronting Zhan Huaping, an uninvited guest had arrived outside that even caused Liou Tao to fear.
"The power of the Evil Eyes can’t last long; I need to finish this quickly."
Purple spiritual power surged around him, and the Green Tide and Sushui sword auras on the Canglan Sword boiled, taking advantage of his speed to launch the attack first.
Whoosh! The Treading Flowing Waves brilliance was affected by the Evil Eyes’ spiritual power and turned into purple streams of light.
Utilizing his body technique, he instantly closed the distance to Zhan Huaping, then the Canglan Sword shook, and the Sushui sword aura shot out through the sword, transforming into six illusory Rain Swords above Zhan Huaping, falling down simultaneously.
The second move of the Silent Rain-Slaying Sword Skill: Silent Shadow Shattering Waves.
Before activating the Evil Eyes, Liou Yuan could only unleash three illusory Rain Swords.
Now the speed of the Rain Swords had doubled compared to before.
The six Rain Swords spiraled, directly aiming at the top of Zhan Huaping’s head.
The latter, equipped with two top-grade magical artifacts, remained unfazed in the face of six Rain Swords, stepping forward and activating the top-grade artifact’s power, swinging the silver halberd towards the sky to release a brilliant silver streak.
Clang clang clang!!!
The silver streak and the six Rain Swords simultaneously extinguished in the air.
At this moment, Liou Yuan was already within a zhang of Zhan Huaping.
Using the speed of Treading Flowing Waves, Liou Yuan began to launch an intense offensive around Zhan Huaping.
Wave after wave of Shock Tide Nine Swords was swung, the rippling sword waves hitting Zhan Huaping one after another.
Zhan Huaping, wielding the halberd, fought with big openings and strong force, breaking through with strength, and for a while, the place of their battle was filled with the sound of fine iron clashing.
The silver and wavy sword intents clashed repeatedly, reaching a stalemate, with neither gaining the upper hand.
"The secret technique boosting his cultivation won’t last long; as long as I drag out this period, this kid can’t be my match."
Zhan Huaping, although amazed at the sudden burst of power from Liou Yuan, as a seasoned disciple of the Outer Sect, was well aware that the strength driven by secret techniques like Liou Yuan’s wasn’t lasting.
The current stalemate was an advantage for him.
The two exchanged over a hundred strikes, moving as they fought, with the residual waves of their battle crushing countless rocks along the way.
Liou Yuan’s swordsmanship still couldn’t break through the armor condensed by Zhan Huaping’s set of defense magical artifacts. The Green Tide sword aura striking that armor not only failed to harm Zhan Huaping in the slightest but also brought a massive counterforce back at him.
Fortunately, Liou Yuan had already learned to disregard such counterforce.
Similarly, Zhan Huaping’s halberd couldn’t harm Liou Yuan either.
He was protected by a blood-gas garment condensed by the Blood Absorption Skill, and when the halberd occasionally swept against him, it only caused his figure to retreat slightly, without causing substantial damage.
"What kind of magic does this kid cultivate, able to withstand the power of my Moonlight Halberd!" Zhan Huaping was secretly astonished by this result.
At that time, Liou Yuan had also prepared the final move of Shock Tide Nine Swords.
Buzz! A vast wave phantom vibrated out from the Canglan Sword, sweeping toward Zhan Huaping.
Engaged in close combat, Zhan Huaping couldn’t possibly dodge at this distance.
"Can you block this strike!" Liou Yuan roared, pushing the sword aura on the Canglan Sword to the limit, accompanied by a sound resembling the roar of ocean waves.
Zhan Huaping had no choice but to fully activate the defensive capability of the Cold Star and Moonlight Bracelet, protecting his entire body.
Clang clang clang! The tides were condensed by countless Green Tide sword auras, and when the wave phantom surged toward Zhan Huaping, it was like facing hundreds of sword auras at once.
Even with a top-grade magical artifact protecting him, Zhan Huaping was forced back, and cracks finally appeared on the armor condensed by the top-grade magical artifact on him.
Liou Yuan noticed the change in the armor, a fierce light flaring in his eyes, stepping on Treading Flowing Waves, changing the momentum of his sword, turning the Green Tide sword aura on the Canglan Sword into Sushui sword aura.
He advanced with the wave formed by the Green Tide sword aura, striking with a Rain Curtain Stealth style.
The sword edge targeted the crack in the armor breached by the Shock Tide.
"Break it for me!"
Puff! The Canglan Sword pierced through the crack along the split, finally breaking through the top-grade defense magical artifact.
Scorching blood gushed from the armor, causing Zhan Huaping’s eyes to turn red with pain.
The moment Liou Yuan broke through the Cold Star and Moonlight Bracelet was witnessed by the golden-clad youth.
Seeing Liou Yuan breaking through Zhan Huaping’s top-grade defense magical artifact was rare enough to elicit a different look, even mumbling the name of the sword technique Liou Yuan used: "Green Tide Pure Water Sword."
The Green Tide Pure Water Sword was just an unknown sword manual in the Cultivation Skill Pavilion of the Five Extremes Mountain before.
It was finally elevated in Liou Zhen’s hands, making this top-quality sword manual renowned in the Outer Sect.
The golden-clad youth naturally knew about this sword manual and even knew Liou Zhen.
"He must be Liou Zhen’s younger brother, Liou Yuan." Looking at Liou Yuan’s face that bore five or six resemblances to Liou Zhen, the youth’s face showed a look of sudden realization.
"No wonder his swordsmanship is so remarkable; he has at least cultivated this sword manual to the Small Success stage."
But just relying on a top-quality sword manual, even cultivated to Small Success, breaking through top-grade magical artifact defenses was challenging.
The golden-clad youth looked at the Canglan Sword in Liou Yuan’s hand, spewing a sharp sword aura, his eyes thoughtful.
"It’s the sword’s enhancement! This spiritual sword works extremely well with the Green Tide Pure Water Sword technique, boosting the power by over thirty percent."
"The artifact refiner who crafted this sword matches Zhan Huaping’s artifact refining skills."
The golden-clad youth had a terrifyingly broad insight, analyzing Liou Yuan’s identity just from these sparse clues.
He accurately identified the real reason why Liou Yuan could break through the top-grade defense magical artifact.