Chapter 23: Protective Artifact?

  Wang Ruitu transformed into a golden light and flew straight towards him, but suddenly stopped in mid-air about ten meters away from Tang An.

  Wang Ruitu's long hair was scattered, dancing wildly in the wind. Although he originally had some white hair, it wasn't like now, where half of his hair had already turned white. And the number of white hairs was increasing at a visible rate, in just an instant, the black hair on his head had completely turned into white hair.

  His eyes, though gloomy, had at least shown some emotional fluctuation. But now, his pupils were pitch black, devoid of human emotions. Only madness and a thick killing intent remained.

  Tang An saw Wang Ruitu's appearance and suddenly burst out laughing: "Wang Ruitu, are you still Wang Ruitu? You've actually been counterattacked by the heart demon and become a true demon head!"

  "Haha…… I thought today would be a thrilling battle, what a pity, what a pity…… You're no longer yourself, even if you win against me, there won't be any joy or happiness. You've completely fallen. People call me the Heavenly Sword, since you've become a demon, let me wear the Heavenly Way and do some demon-slaying today."

  Wang Ruitu's eyes had no emotions, no matter how loudly Tang An laughed, his face didn't have a single ripple. Because he had become a demon, demons have no emotions. In his heart, there was only one thought: endless destruction.

  Tang An finished speaking and floated in mid-air, no longer talking, with the sword in his hand slowly drawn out.

  "Today is June 3rd, there are still three days until our agreed date. But now, I am here and you are also here. Do you dare to fight?" Tang An said, drawing his sword and pointing the blade directly at Wang Ruitu.

  A faint chill on the sword pierced Wang Ruitu's eyes, his eyes finally narrowed slightly, and a ripple also flowed through his eyes.

  "What's June 6th?"

  "What am I doing here again?"

  Wang Ruitu asked himself in a low voice, he had forgotten everything, and his heart was also filled with the intention of killing.

  He furrowed his brow and desperately pounded his head. The scene was really bizarre.

  Below, the crowd saw Wang Ruitu appear, and the originally calm scene suddenly became lively. Everyone looked up at the sky, eagerly awaiting this earth-shaking battle. Tang An's sword killed a hundred people, but they didn't see it. The Nine Heavens Divine Dragon stabbed in the Tiger Leopard Great Camp, but they didn't see it either. In the Imperial Palace, one sword shook the heavens, and they still didn't see it. But today, they finally had the chance to witness the majesty of the Heavenly Sword.

  As for Wang Ruitu? That's just a legend, an outdated legend from the previous generation.

  The rivers and lakes have produced talents, each leading for decades. Today, it is the legend of the new generation challenging the legend of the old generation. They are the new generation of Jianghu people, naturally standing on Tang An's side because, compared to those outdated legends, they would rather believe in the legends that happen around them.

  At this moment, Wang Ruitu suddenly woke up. He let out a loud "ah" and said: "I remember! I came to kill Tang An!" As soon as he finished speaking, the red gold sword in his hand suddenly emerged from its scabbard, and a flash of red gold light illuminated the sky, making everything else seem dull by comparison. The sword's blade was pointing directly at Tang An.

  "You're Tang An? Today, I've come to kill you."

  Wang Ruitu's eyes finally had a hint of spirit, but the shadow in that hint of light was only Tang An.

  He suddenly let out a loud roar and rushed towards Tang An in a flash.

  Tang An's eyelid twitched, his fighting spirit surged from the bottom of his heart, his wrist flipped, and Cong Shuang appeared in his hand, he was no longer afraid of anyone in the world.

  Death

  Wang Ruitu and Tang An met in mid-air, and in an instant, Wang Ruitu's entire body transformed into a sun-like figure, with countless golden sword shadows radiating from his hands like rays of light. In that same instant, tens of thousands of long swords all thrust towards Tang An.

  Crimson Sword Technique - Thousand Absolute Slash

  Tang An's mind tightened: "This sword energy is so fast, does it want to wrap me up and strangle me to death?" However, at this moment his mind was clear and bright, and with a concentrated gaze, he found the weakness in this sword energy.

  Among these thousands of sword auras, there is only one gap, and the sword aura on that gap is the weakest.

  "Right there!" Tang An directly flew towards this weakest point.

  Tang An didn't even try to block the other sword energies, because there were indeed too many of them. He knew that blocking them would require a huge amount of energy. He was aware that this wasn't Wang Ruitu's final move, and he must have had another trick up his sleeve waiting for him.

  Tan An's figure flashed, the sword light in his hand stabbed out, and directly broke through that sword energy. The sword energy dissipated, and just as Tan An dodged, a chill ran down his spine from behind him, it was Wang Ruitu's sword.

  The meaning of Chi Jin, a sword that breaks all laws, one move with no defense, practicing to the highest realm, can the sword energy actually break through the void?

  Tang An's face changed slightly, and he was indeed shocked by Wang Ruitu's sword in his heart.

  He had no idea that Wang Ruitu's sword intent had already reached the state of great perfection. Without a perfect sword intent, it was impossible to utilize heaven and earth, let alone merge them with the sword path.

  But in an instant, Tang An dispelled this idea: "No, this is not his true strength. If he had such strength, I wouldn't have been able to merge the killing sword completely and would have had no power to resist. This was a demonic spirit that temporarily boosted his strength by parasitizing on his heart. Such strength can't be used recklessly. Regardless of the outcome of this duel, once the demonic spirit dissipates, Wang Ruitu will inevitably end up exploding and dying."

  Tang An didn't have time to think much, at this moment, he suddenly urged his sword yuan, and his external protective sword yuan also followed suit, rising up violently. He switched from defense to offense, directly intersecting with the sword energy of Wang Ruitu behind him.

  "Heh heh"

  Two sword auras intersected only once, and with just one exchange, both men felt the threat to themselves from this aura of swords. They immediately transformed into claps of thunder and dispersed in all directions.

  Tang An retreated, adjusted his body, and without even a second's delay, he urged the sword energy to transform into a flash of lightning, instantly charging back in front of Wang Ruitu. The black killing sword energy appeared in his hand, ferociously and directly stabbing towards Wang Ruitu's chest.

  Wang Ruitu unexpectedly didn't anticipate Tang An's move, and the previous empty air sword had exhausted him greatly. At this moment, he couldn't even dodge Tang An's sword.

  Is he going to die?

  Nothing

  Boom

  All of a sudden, there was a loud crash, and Tang An's sword seemed to have stabbed into a steel wall.

  At the moment Tang Anjian arrived, Wang Ruitu's scarlet golden protective Yuanqi appeared on his body surface, blocking Tang An's sword.

  But this is not the end.

  Suddenly abnormal rise

  That small black sword was blocked, but it didn't dissipate and instead continued to try and break through Wang Ruitu's protective true energy.

  Tang An's killing sword, Jianyuan, had the effect of destroying everything. If it weren't for Wang Ruitu's realm temporarily reaching Tianjing Danyuan, his divine thought was transformed, and his true energy defense increased greatly. Even if he were replaced by any other Tianjing strongman's true energy shield, he would not be able to withstand Tang An's sword energy.

  In the sky, Wang Ruitu's protective true yuan was extremely thick and continuously emitted waves of ripples to resist Tang An's sword energy. When Tang An's sword energy charged forward, his protective true energy could actually be superimposed in an instant to block Tang An's sword energy.

  The two of them each controlled their own sword energy, although it wasn't as earth-shattering as before. However, this invisible competition was even more perilous. As long as either side made the slightest mistake, it would be fatal.

  The people on both sides of the canyon had covered their mouths and were staring up at the sky with wide, unblinking eyes.

  Both sides are the world's top masters, who loses and who wins is of great significance.

  The two parties were locked in a stalemate for less than a breath, when suddenly, Tang An's mind stirred, and his killing sword, Jianyuan, began to transform. The small black Jianyuan dispersed, turning into threads of sword energy. These threads merged into a single entity, ceaselessly attacking Wang Ruitu's surroundings.

  Wang Ruitu's true yuan was indeed thick and rich, but could he withstand so many sword yuan attacking him at the same time?

  The Tang An's killing sword energy was really too strange. In an instant, Wang Ruitu only felt a piercing pain that wanted to enter his body.

  "Hmm" "Hmm"

  Two loud cracks, Wang Ruitu's protective true yuan on his body surface was finally broken through by Tang An's killing sword energy.

  Tang An's mouth corner couldn't help but have a hint of cold smile. "Wang Ruitu, you may have become a demon, but unfortunately, you are not a true demon and do not understand the true realm of the demonic path. You are just a poor wretch controlled by your heart demon."

  Tang An's heart moved, and the Frost Sword's body suddenly flowed with endless black killing intent. A fierce glint flashed in Tang An's eyes, and in an instant, he was like a bolt of lightning, directly stabbing towards Wang Ruitu's heart, his speed already reaching its peak.

  All these years, it seems he himself has almost forgotten. In fact, what he is most proud of is his speed.

  Whether it's Yunlong Jiuxian, KILLSWORD, or Qinglong Fasheng, all of these have brought his speed to the extreme. In terms of speed, in the Tianjing realm, there aren't many people who dare to compete with him.

  The sword flashed like lightning and shot straight at Wang Ruitu.

  But...

  "Clang~~~~"

  A loud clanging sound came, and Tang An only felt his arm go numb for a moment, and his face was shocked.

  Weird

  Tang An quickly retreated. Suddenly, only a burst of colorful light halo was seen emanating from Wang Ruitu's body.

  This flash of light made Tang An's eyes dizzy for a moment.

  Wang Ruitu was stabbed by Tang Anyi, and his body flew out. He looked at Tang An's shocked eyes and suddenly burst into a strange laugh: "Your sword is indeed very fast and very dangerous. Unfortunately, this world is not as simple as you think it is today, you are dead for sure."

  Tang An's eyes narrowed slightly, staring intently at the small circular disk that floated up from Wang Ruitu's heart. The disk was smooth as a mirror, with runes flowing on its surface, and rays of light were transmitted from these runes. Each ray of light countered one of his own sword energies, making it impossible for him to pierce through Wang Ruitu's body.

  Tang An's eyebrows were already furrowed, he didn't understand what this thing was, but it wasn't hard to guess that this should be a protective artifact.

  He slowly observed for a while, and the solemn meaning in his eyes also relaxed slightly: "This thing is terrible, but it's definitely not possible to use it without restriction."

  He had already seen that although this thing could withstand his sword energy, the runes flowing on its surface were also starting to fade slightly.

  Tang An gritted his teeth and suddenly spun around with great force, propelling himself towards Wang Ruitu like a spiral thrust.

  Kill

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