Their undisguised greed was laid bare for all to see.
"If these two idiots truly seek death, then I'll grant their wish. Let the heavens fall afterward, no matter who stands behind them!"
The matter at the border was clearly their Treasure Tree Sect and Qianlan Northern Palace growing greedy and attempting to rob the Golden-Winged Sword Birds. Yet here they were, brazenly playing the victim and filing the complaint first.
Tie Dazhi grasped with both hands, and a long halberd appeared in his grip.
The halberd was jet-black throughout, its blade honed to a chilling, stark white. A glance at the spiritual power contained within the weapon, and the intricate patterns swirling around it, was enough to know this was a spirit weapon tempered multiple times.
Jiang Chen's Dayu Bow was a four-fold tempered spirit weapon.
Yet Jiang Chen sensed that the spiritual pressure radiating from this halberd was in no way inferior to his bow—it was even more potent.
"This halberd is at least a four-fold spirit weapon, possibly more." Jiang Chen judged inwardly.
The halberd and Tie Dazhi's aura merged into a single entity. Around him, a spiritual energy field formed, causing the surrounding void to emit a sharp, grating friction under its influence.
A powerful vortex of energy continually coalesced.
Tie Dazhi flourished the halberd, its white blade tracing a pale arc that seemed to kick up a blizzard.
"Enforcement disciples, heed my command! You will deal with those spirit birds. Remember, capture them alive if possible!
Tie Dazhi pointed the long halberd from afar, his overwhelming aura locking onto Jiang Chen.
From the tip of the halberd, an airflow resembling a lightning serpent surged forth, sweeping towards Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen let out a cold hum. His arms shook, and the Unnamed Saber behind him unsheathed itself, letting out a long, soaring cry like an ancient beast breaking free from its cage.
That cry, like a wolf's howl or a rising tide, surged forward. An invisible shockwave clashed head-on with Tie Dazhi's aggressive airflow.
The two invisible forces collided. The Unnamed Saber in the void stilled for a fraction of a second.
In that instant, the entire blade seemed to awaken. A blinding light erupted from its body, dazzling with brilliant, multifaceted colors.
Suddenly, the Unnamed Saber resembled a slumbering primordial god or demon roused from sleep, its power multiplying tenfold in an instant.
Under that radiance, even Tie Dazhi's long halberd emitted a low, buzzing hum.
The scene was akin to a starved wolf encountering a lion ten times its strength, cowering and whimpering in fear and submission.
This spectacle caught not just Tie Dazhi, but even Jiang Chen himself, completely off guard.
"Impossible?" Tie Dazhi saw Jiang Chen's saber suddenly erupt with such overwhelming presence that it completely overshadowed his own prized Black Dragon Halberd!
He knew his Black Dragon Halberd was crafted by a master weaponsmith, refined five times over. It was a five-fold spirit weapon.
In terms of weapon quality, Tie Dazhi's Black Dragon Halberd ranked at least in the top five among all young geniuses of the Treasure Tree Sect.
This was naturally thanks to his grandfather. As the chief Grand Elder, aside from the Sect Ancestor, Tie Long was second only to the Sect Master,
Zhou Yi was equally astonished by the turn of events.
"Senior Brother Dazhi, this kid's saber is strange!"
Tie Dazhi sneered. "Indeed, it is a peerless divine weapon. However, when one's strength is lacking, possessing such a treasure is merely inviting disaster! Jiang Chen, to die beneath my Black Dragon Halberd is more luck than you deserve."
His tone indifferent, Tie Dazhi's figure suddenly exploded into motion. The long-accumulated spiritual energy field transformed with his movement, rampaging forth like a mountain flood.
In an instant, the sky above the Jiang residence churned as if caught in a maelstrom of raging waves.
"Black Dragon Devours the Sky! Jiang Chen, die!"
An Earth Spirit Realm cultivator's carefully prepared strike, amplified by the power of the halberd itself and combined with this domineering halberd technique, momentarily gave Jiang Chen the sensation of towering waves crashing down and mountains pressing from above.
"Young Master Chen, watch out!"
Tian Shao stood inside the doorway. Seeing this terrifying momentum, he sucked in a sharp breath.
If Zhou Yi hadn't been locking his figure down so completely, Tian Shao might have disregarded everything to rush to Jiang Chen's aid.
But Tian Shao knew that even without Zhou Yi nearby, charging in now would only see him sent flying by the sheer force of the halberd.
The halberd swept upwards. The formidable spiritual energy it churned suppressed down towards Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen's eyes flashed like lightning. In a heartbeat, his heart became still as calm water, entering a state as tranquil as an ancient, undisturbed well.
He gripped the Unnamed Saber. A terrifying, lightning-fast gleam erupted from Jiang Chen's eyes as every ounce of spiritual energy from his qi sea poured completely into the blade.
Rise!
The fourth move of the Blue Sea Reverse Current Saber—Ascending Dragon!
Man like a dragon, saber like a tiger!
This dragon-soaring, tiger-leaping slash trailed a long, brilliant blade light, like a meteor dragging a long tail across the void.
Clang!
The saber and the halberd collided like destined archenemies.