Chapter 21: Decisive Battle in the Firmament

The moment the true energy connected, Chu Linfeng slowly released Shen Luoxi’s tightly clasped hand and rose into the air. This scene startled Shen Luoxi profoundly.

“Chu Linfeng, didn’t you lose your Qi Sea?”

“Now! You! Are my Qi Sea!”

As he spoke, the griffon broke through the clouds, spreading its giant wings as it charged toward Chu Linfeng.

“Perfect timing! You damn beast, weren’t you chasing me in heat? Today, I'll beat you until your soul scatters!”

“Sword One: Flying Rainbow!”

With a fierce shout, Shen Luoxi felt the Qi Sea’s true energy surge, drawn through her palm. Two sword spirits leapt onto her fingers.

As the sword energy condensed, Chu Linfeng’s right hand extended forward, his sword finger pointing ahead! A blade of sword energy surged forth, sweeping the white clouds beneath his feet like a river breaching its banks, rushing toward the griffon with tumultuous waves.

This strike was unlike the impetuous vengeance he unleashed earlier that day in Hundred Flowers Valley. Now, Chu Linfeng intended to savor the pure, refined true energy of Shen Luoxi.

As the sword energy streaked out, the griffon spread its two front claws, attempting to crush the sword energy along with the clouds.

The instant the sword energy met the eagle’s claws, a pillar of blood erupted. Both claws, with all eight talons, were sliced off. Accompanied by a long, piercing cry, the griffon staggered backward.

Shen Luoxi was stunned once more. For her, only a full-powered strike could pierce those claws, yet Chu Linfeng’s single blade had effortlessly sliced them off. She suspected this sword energy was his trump card—until she was proven wrong.

“Sword Two: Elegance!”

Another sword energy shot forth, even more majestic than the last. The air beneath his feet twisted into a vortex, as if the true energy itself was being drawn out in an instant alongside the blade.

The griffon, wounded on its front claws, saw the incoming sword energy and lifted its two hind claws. But fate repeated itself—both hind claws were swiftly severed by the blade. Another sharp eagle’s cry echoed through the sky.

Now, the griffon’s feathers bristled in fury, surrounded by rising thunderpower, as though preparing a skill. Sensing this, Chu Linfeng unleashed another sword.

“Sword Three: Rivers and Mountains!”

With the third strike, a vortex formed overhead in the firmament. The sword energy howled forward, directly targeting the griffon. Having lost all four claws, the griffon shielded its chest with its wings. The sword energy struck with the force of a mighty hammer; the steel-like bones of its wings cracked and shattered, forcing it backward.

“Sword Four: Silence! Sword Five: Peerless!”

Seeing the third sword hadn’t landed a fatal blow, Chu Linfeng chose not to prolong the battle. After all, this was a sixth-rank demon beast comparable to the Diamond Realm, requiring a stronger assault. He summoned a sword with his left hand as well, opening with a dual-blade strike.

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