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As the sparks of lightning condensed themselves on the sword's surface, Shun Long used his soul sense to suppress them and make them gather around the sword's edge.

As the sparks of lightning all gathered in the sword's edge and the strange and complicated patterns on the sword's surface lit up with a bright golden light that seemed to have reached its peak, Shun Long slashed the sword forward using all of his strength!

At that moment, the sparks of lightning all merged together, as a terrifying, black-colored slash that seemed to be infused with the 'Dao of Lightning' emerged from the sword's edge and traveled towards the golden-robed young man opposite to Shun Long.

The moment that 'senior brother Qiong' saw the terrifying slash that was coming his way, his eyes involuntarily widened while a feeling of lethal danger appeared in his heart.

He could feel that this sword slash was powerful enough to completely kill him and even eradicate his soul if it ended up striking his body, leaving him with no room for survival.

''How is this possible? How can a small rank 1 Nascent Soul stage cultivator be so powerful?''

Originally, 'senior brother Qiong' had thought, that although Shun Long was probably slightly faster than the average peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator, there was still no way for him to pose any danger towards him.

However, after feeling the 'Dao of Lightning' and the terrifying force hidden inside this black-colored slash, he realized that he may actually be weaker than him even in a head-on fight!

At that moment, Shun Long saw the golden-robed young man's eyes suddenly become focused as the pillar of light above his head seemed to have reached its peak power.

Thrusting his palm forward, 'senior brother Qiong' then shouted

''Saint low-grade martial skill, Inferno pillar!''

The huge flame pillar above his head rapidly increased in size, becoming 3 times larger than before, before it flew directly towards Shun Long's black-colored sword slash!

As for the remaining 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators that were watching this scene, their faces immediately paled when they sensed the power behind Shun Long's and the golden-robed man's attack.

They could feel as if the blood was being drained from their bodies, as they scurried away from the scene without any hesitation!

Although their strength was only a minor level away from the golden-robed young man's and they had only stayed in this place because they were secretly waiting for a chance to sneak attack him and obtain the Holy sect's token, they could now clearly feel that none of them would survive if they were caught up between the 2 attacks created by 2 Saint low-grade martial skills.

Putting aside the fact that two of these middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators were originally subordinates of the black-robed woman and the old man, and had no hope of obtaining the Holy sect's token in the first place, the other 2 that were participating in the Holy sect's test, had actually chosen Saint low-grade cultivation techniques to comprehend during the second test.

Even if they erupted with their full strength, they would be unable to last for more than a second if they were caught in the midst of Shun Long's and the golden-robed man's attacks.

After all, most of the disciples participating in the Holy sect's test would usually choose cultivation techniques instead of martial skills from the barrier of knowledge.

Although martial skills could increase their strength during a crucial fight, cultivation techniques could help them increase their cultivation at an even faster rate than before.

Of course, those disciples who came from powerful forces and already had a few Saint-low grade cultivation techniques to choose from, would then choose martial skills during the second test of the Holy sect.

And this golden-robed young man was precisely such a person.

Finally, the moment that the 'Thundergod's slash' met 'senior brother Qiong's' ''Inferno pillar', the entire world seemed to have dimmed for a moment, before a horrifying explosion shook the small city!

BOOOM!

As the huge flame pillar collided with the black-colored slash that was empowered with the 'Dao of Lightning', it instantly attracted everyone's attention.

It didn't matter if it was the 2 other groups that were lead by peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage experts, or the disciples at the city walls that were fighting with the criminals there, everyone subconsciously turned their heads at the same time, as they stared at the explosion that shook the whole city.

Orange flames filled with lightning seemed to have filled in the sky, as the massive flame pillar collided with the black-colored slash.

And yet, 'senior brother Qiong's' expression finally changed when he felt the gigantic flame pillar that he had condensed, being destroyed inch by inch.

The powerful black-colored sword slash was barely stopped for a single moment by the huge flame pillar, before it started to cut through the flames, as it slowly split the 'inferno pillar' in half.

The golden-robed 'senior brother Qiong's' eyes widened in disbelief when he saw this scene, as he hurriedly started to inject even more of his qi into the flame pillar, in an attempt to stop the terrifying black-colored slash from cutting through it!

However, no matter how much qi he injected in it, he only managed to slow down the 'Thundergod's slash', and was unable to completely stop it.

''No! How is this possible? I am a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage genius!''

The golden-robed young man could no longer hold back his shock as he shouted out in anger and disbelief.

He couldn't understand how it was possible for the attack of an early rank 1 Nascent Soul stage cultivator to overpower his 'inferno pillar', to the state where he was unable to completely stop it even after injecting a huge amount of his qi.

After all, the difference in cultivation between himself and Shun Long should have been impossible to be bridged, especially when they were both using Saint low-grade martial skills.

Of course, how could the golden-robed man's 'inferno pillar' that had barely reached a 20 percent level of comprehension, compare to Shun Long's 'Thundergod's slash'?

Not only had Shun Long's level of comprehension over this martial skill reached a shocking 92 percent, but his attack was also augmented by his extremely pure qi, and was also supported by a peak rank 1 star-rank weapon.

At the same time, during the last 4 years, Shun Long had only absorbed extremely pure qi from the 'Heaven Swallowing vine', while the qi inside his 'qi balls' was filtered even further thanks to the 'Monarch's Hourglass'.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say, that there was no other cultivator at the early stages of the Nascent Soul who could even come close to compare the purity of their qi with Shun Long.

It was these 3 factors that allowed Shun Long to be able to breach the difference in cultivation levels and fight equally against a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage expert.

Anger and fear flashed through the golden-robed young man's eyes at the same time when he saw that the black-colored slash was about to completely cut through his flame pillar.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and gave up on the 'inferno pillar', as he immediately turned around and tried to escape.

Without any further support from his qi however, the flame pillar that was on the verge of collapse instantly dispersed, as the black-colored slash continued to fly towards the golden-robed man's direction.

''NO! I CAN'T DIE!''

The golden-robed man shouted madly as he tried to outrun the terrifying slash that was becoming bigger and bigger in his eyes.

However, no matter what he did, it was impossible to escape this attack.

As the powerful slash cut through his body, the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage young man was split in two halves, and under the 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators' terrified gazes, his body life

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The rowdy battlefield immediately fell silent as the golden-robed man's body collapsed on the ground.

His body had been cut in half from his waist, and yet his face still had a look of anger and madness, as well as unwillingness and disbelief, almost unable to accept the fact that he had died.

Shun Long shook his head slightly when he saw 'senior brother Qiong's' expression after his death, but there wasn't any regret in his heart.

He knew that this was an unavoidable outcome once the 2 of them started fighting.

As soon as they both used Saint low-grade martial skills, only one of them would stay alive.

Although he and the golden-robed young man had no enmity between them, it was obvious that neither of them was willing to give up the Holy sect's token.

After all, as a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator, how could 'senior brother Qiong' be afraid of someone who had just broken through to the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul?

Of course, if he knew that even his 'Inferno pillar' was no match for Shun Long's 'Thundergod's slash', then he may have chosen to retreat and attack another city instead of fighting Shun Long head-on. However, in this world, there is no medicine for regret.

At the same time, even if Shun Long wanted to go easy on him and wasn't willing to kill him, he couldn't be certain that the golden-robed young man wouldn't chase after him once he had expended his qi.

No matter what, the 'Thundergod's slash' required an enormous amount of his qi to be activated, and even after breaking through to the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul stage, Shun Long was unable to use it more than two times in a row before his qi was entirely depleted.

After staring at the golden-robed young man's body for a few moments, Shun Long took the spatial ring from his hand, before he turned his eyes towards the 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul cultivators who were staring at him from the distance with looks of fear and disbelief in their eyes.

The scenes that they had just witnessed had left them scarred in their minds, and the moment that they met Shun Long's gaze they couldn't help taking a few steps back in fear.

Not only had an early rank 1 Nascent Soul stage cultivator managed to kill the old man in black robes as well as the young woman with short hair both of whom were peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage experts, but he had even managed to kill the golden-robed young man who was fighting against those 2 earlier in just one slash!

A single sword slash had not only destroyed the gigantic flame pillar that was most likely a Saint low-grade martial skill, but it had even destroyed that person's body and soul in one go.

After staring at the 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators for a moment, Shun Long turned his attention towards the Holy sect's token on the ground.

Using blink, he instantly appeared in the air above the golden-colored token, before he swept it in his right hand.

Then, without any hesitation, Shun Long slashed his left hand in the air opening a large space tear, and ignoring the 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators who were staring at him with shocked looks on their faces, he stepped forward and entered inside the space tear, before he disappeared right in front of their eyes.

At the same time, in the hall of the Holy sect where the yellow-robed disciples of the sect were watching the test, the elder in white robes, Elder Zhuan, had already stood up from his seat, and was now staring at the wide screen of light at the center of the hall with a shocked look on his face.

His abnormal reaction had already caused the disciples of the Holy sect inside the hall to all turn their attention towards him at the same time.

Although they too had been shocked by Shun Long's ability to kill 3 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators by himself, especially when he was still at the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul stage himself, they had never expected that something like this would have even alarmed EElder Zhuan.

Even when Shun Long had comprehended 92 percent of the 'Thundergod's slash' during the second test the look on Elder Zhuan's face wasn't as exaggerated!

Ignoring the stunned looks of the disciples around him, Elder Zhuan took a deep breath and continued to stare at the screen of light in front of him, before he mumbled to himself in a low voice that didn't hide his puzzlement and shock

''This kid... has really comprehended the Dao of Space?

No... it's not just that he has comprehended it, but it's probably the foundation Dao that he has chosen for his body refinement cultivation...''

The moment that Elder Zhuan's voice resounded in tha air, the entire hall instantly fell silent.

The disciples of the Holy sect felt as if an explosion had taken place in their minds, as they all stared at the screen of light at the center of the hall with incredulous looks on their faces.

Some of them had shocked looks, others had looks of puzzlement, some of them were filled with envy, and there were even some who were filled with scorn.

Finally, a young woman in yellow robes who was the closest to the white-robed Elder Zhuan couldn't stay silent when she heard his words, as she asked curiously

''Is Elder Zhuan certain that it is the Dao of Space? Perhaps it's some kind of special talisman that can bend space for a few moments. I heard that junior brother Mu also has a similar talisman.''

Some of the disciples inside the hall nodded their heads when they heard this question, before they turned their attention towards Elder Zhuan as they waited for his answer.

Elder Zhuan however only stared at the disciple who had asked this question for a single moment, before he shook his head and asked without any hints of anger in his voice

''Do you think I wouldn't be able to realize it if someone used a talisman under my watch? Let alone the fact that the third test prohibits the use of any talismans that someone hasn't personally crafted, that kid clearly didn't use any qi when he tore space apart, using just his physical strength! This is only possible if he has chosen the Dao of Space as his foundational Dao for his body refinement cultivation, otherwise, there will be at least some qi fluctuations when he creates a space tear.''

As Elder Zhuan's voice finished resounding inside the hall, the disciples of the Holy sect fell silent once again, before a relatively tall and robust young man with long black hair stared at the screen of light with a scornful look in his eyes and said

''Even if it really is the Dao of Space, Elder Zhuan still gives that brat too much credit.

After all, his cultivation in body refinement is still at the peak of the fourth stage.

Even if he managed to get some insights in the Dao of Space in the past, he was still far too cocky to dare and use it as his foundational Dao during his breakthrough.

At the same time, even though his Nascent Soul vortex was abnormal during his breakthrough, he is still at the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul in the end. I bet that it will take him at least a few thousand years until his body cultivation even breaks through to the early fifth stage. By then, which of us here won't have stepped into the Dao King realm?

Honestly, I don't even put that brat in my eyes.

As for his Dao of Lightning, although it will certainly enhance his speed, he is definitely not going to be anyone too important in the future!

Instead, I'd be much more wary of some of those brats that can destroy an entire city by themselves.''

As the young man finished his words, everyone seemed to have realized that his words were probably true, and caused them to heave out a sigh of relief.

No matter how abnormal Shun Long's Nascent Soul vortex was, his Dao of Space was still something that he had comprehended and set as a foundation for his body cultivation.

This was something that even Elder Zhuan had confirmed.

At the same time, it was common knowledge that body cultivators took much longer to bto breakthrough to the next stage compared to qi cultivators, due to the strict requirements that they needed to adhere to as they tempered their body to its fullest.

Even if Shun Long broke through to the early fifth stage in body refinement in the future, considering that he had just broken through to the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul, it would definitely take a hundred years at the very least until his body refinement managed to catch up.

By then, even if his qi cultivation had managed to catch up with his peers, he would definitely be left behind in terms of body refinement.

Elder Zhuan didn't reply right away when he heard the young man's words, as his eyes continued to stare at the screen of light at the center of the hall with a serious look inside them.