Duan Gujin took a deep breath; he had already guessed what Han Zhanyi was going to do.

"I understand now, Han Zhanyi's target is the Palace Master! He just wants to use those corpses to distract our attention, but his real target is the Palace Master!"

At first, Duan Gujin couldn't see through Han Zhanyi's true intentions.

But after repeated observation, he finally understood what Han Zhanyi was planning.

"You must die today!"

With a flash in his eyes, Han Zhanyi let out a loud shout, then transformed into a streak of light rushing towards Duan Gujin.

As his body lunged at Duan Gujin, those thousands of corpses also surged towards Duan Gujin along with him.

"Perfect timing!"

Duan Gujin was overjoyed in his heart; he had already set up an array underneath him.

Should any enemy rush towards his current position, they would fall into the array he had set up if they were the slightest bit careless, and then they would be harmed by the energy of the Demon Suppression Stele.

The energy unleashed by the Demon Suppression Stele was the bane of the Netherworld Dark Clan, and Han Zhanyi had cultivated the Netherworld Dark Clan's Cultivation Method. Once he was hit by the energy released from the Demon Suppression Stele, his fate would undoubtedly become extremely tragic, if not death then severe incapacitation!

The array that Duan Gujin had set up was very effective in controlling the energy released by the Demon Suppression Stele, but the distance he could attack was very short.

If he and the target he was attacking were too far apart, even if he could kill Han Zhanyi in an instant, the array he had set up would be wasted.

"Come at me! Come on up! If you're tough enough, come and have a decisive battle with us!"

Duan Gujin simply provoked with his words.

"Damn it!"

Han Zhanyi immediately flew into a rage, he shouted loudly, and the huge black palms formed by his hands boomed toward the position of Duan Gujin's body with a killing aura.

The palm strike that Han Zhanyi unleashed was so powerful it gave everyone present a feeling akin to overwhelming waves and storms.

With a thunderous boom, the palm strike Han Zhanyi delivered was blocked.

Some martial artists sensed that the palm strike Han Zhanyi had just made had been stopped by the array Duan Gujin had set up earlier; they gasped in astonishment, inwardly admiring Duan Gujin's formidable strength.

"This young man's strength is just too terrifying!"

The crowd present could gauge the extent of Duan Gujin's power from the skill Han Zhanyi had just displayed.

"Everybody, jeer at him! Call him a coward!"

Right at that moment, Duan Gujin immediately started shouting calls of encouragement.

Many martial artists present in their hearts started to admire Duan Gujin; although they needed to gather everyone's power to deal with the Sky Crossing Demon King, they could still cheer for Duan Gujin.

"Han Zhanyi, please, if you're a man, stop throwing such weak moves!"

Soon, a martial artist called out loudly.

"That's right! That's right! Han Zhanyi, be like a man! Don't be a coward, don't be weak! Come on!"

Other martial artists also followed in provoking Han Zhanyi.

"Damn it!"

Seeing his own skill blocked by the opponent and being verbally provoked by him, Han Zhanyi couldn't contain himself any longer.

He took a deep breath, then activated his Primordial Power to draw in the Death Aura emitted by the thousands of corpses.

"I really want to see how strong your defense is!"

Han Zhanyi cast a spell with both hands, sealing, and moments later, a huge black longsword formed in front of him.

The black longsword, six meters in length, was pitch black like ink, lifelike and imposing.

After a while, a torrent of overwhelming power emanated from the gigantic black sword.

"Die!"

With a thought, Han Zhanyi swiftly controlled the enormous black sword and sent it crashing towards Duan Gujin.

Under Han Zhanyi's manipulation, the black longsword descended like Mount Tai bearing down, mercilessly slamming towards Duan Gujin's position.

The black longsword fell like a star from the heavens, carrying with it an incredibly terrifying destructive force, charging straight at Duan Gujin. Where it passed, the void itself underwent severe spatial turbulence and distortion.

Watching the massive black sword released by Han Zhanyi, Duan Gujin remained unmoved. He controlled the Defensive Magic Array, defending against the colossal black sword that pounced from the sky towards his body.

Almost at the same time, a giant shield formed in front of him.

With a thunderous boom, the audience saw the surging black great sword, upon direct collision with the shield released by Duan Gujin, disintegrate bit by bit into ash.

At the same time, the shield released by Duan Gujin also instantaneously shattered to pieces.

Pfff!

Struck by the powerful backlash, Duan Gujin hastily spurted out several mouthfuls of old blood.

Wiping the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, Duan Gujin hurriedly swallowed Elixir Pills, regulated his breathing, and restored his Primordial Power.

At this moment, the Primordial Power within his body roiled endlessly, and he would be unable to continue fighting in a short time.

If Han Zhanyi were to launch another fierce attack at him now, his only choice would be to make an embarrassing escape rather than confront Han Zhanyi head-on as he had done just before.

Everyone who saw the shield released by Duan Gujin actually block Han Zhanyi's earth-shattering sword had their eyes wide open in disbelief.

They knew very well that Han Zhanyi was a bona fide Nine Star Martial Arts Sect master, and in terms of strength, he was second to none among them.

During the previous confrontation with Han Zhanyi, everyone became aware that his combat power was unfathomable.

None of them dared to face Han Zhanyi alone in direct combat; they were well aware that any one of them who did might very likely be defeated.

Yet now they saw a person, who only possessed the strength of a Martial Monarch First Layer, withstand Han Zhanyi's momentous sword.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

But now, they had actually witnessed an event they had deemed completely impossible occur right before their eyes.

One can imagine how shocked they were; some masters even rubbed their eyes vigorously, wondering if they were seeing things.

"My God! How is this possible? How can that young man be so powerful?"

Yet the person who felt this scene was the most shocking at the site was still Han Zhanyi.

He inhaled sharply, looking astonished at Duan Gujin before him.

He had previously made many inquiries to confirm that Duan Gujin's cultivation was indeed only at the level of a Martial Monarch First Layer.

And the sword he had just unleashed toward Duan Gujin was a concentration of half his own cultivation strength along with the Death Aura released from those thousands of corpses. Which means the sword he just unleashed was the strongest combat move he could make when in his peak state.

Han Zhanyi was completely convinced that the move he had just made should defeat any Nine Star Martial Arts Sect master in Qiankun Continent.

But the cruel reality was before him, his strike was blocked, and it appeared the opponent had only sustained minor injuries.

"How is this possible? Could it be that the young man's strength surpasses even Zhu Ge Hongyun?"

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