“Boom!”
As the furious roar echoed, everything around Xu Taiping turned blood-red.
When he lifted his head, he found himself in a crimson world.
Beneath him was a tall sacrificial altar, surrounded by broken walls and ruins. Around the altar surged a sea of blood.
Even though it was his second time entering this blade realm, Xu Taiping’s eyes were still filled with astonishment.
“Boom!”
Just as he stood up to search for the Demon Blade, a violent force, accompanied by a sudden fist, slammed heavily into his chest.
Immediately, Xu Taiping’s body was sent flying like a cannonball from the impact of the punch.
With a loud “bang,” he crashed into a broken wall of the altar.
Before he could stand up, a tall figure with fiery red hair appeared above him, stomping down heavily.
“Bang!” With a loud noise, Xu Taiping’s form shattered like foam.
No doubt, it was his clone.
As the clone shattered, Xu Taiping’s real body, concealed by the herb, suddenly appeared in front of the Red-Haired Demon Blade, launching a Green Bull Fist like a cannonball towards the demon.
The quick-reacting Demon Blade dodged the punch aimed at his face, but in the blink of an eye, Xu Taiping’s other fist slammed into his abdomen.
“Bang!” The Red-Haired Demon Blade’s body was lifted off the ground by the punch, staggering several steps before stabilizing.
Clearly, he hadn’t expected Xu Taiping’s fist techniques to improve so much in just a month.
Now, even when executing the Green Bull Fist’s ultimate move, Xu Taiping could do it silently.
“Boom!” As soon as the Demon Blade steadied his feet, Xu Taiping roared in, another Green Bull Fist crashing heavily towards the demon’s chest.
“Swish!” But before Xu Taiping’s fist could land, the Demon Blade had already drawn his blade, slashing down with a swift “shing.”
“Bang!” Once again, Xu Taiping’s body shattered like foam.
Yes, it was still his clone.
“Boom!” As the clone shattered, Xu Taiping’s real body, already behind the Demon Blade, surged with a powerful aura. His fists turned into countless shadows, crashing towards the demon’s back with overwhelming force.
“Roar!…”
But to Xu Taiping’s surprise, the Demon Blade simply turned and roared at him.
Violent blade energy erupted like a storm from the Demon Blade, crashing heavily into Xu Taiping.
With just one roar, Xu Taiping’s punch force collapsed.
Countless blade energies shattered his protective aura, sliced through his ice armor, and cut into his flesh and bones.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Taiping was a bloodied mess.
One side of his face was sliced off, an arm severed at the shoulder, and deep wounds exposing bone covered his chest and thighs.
The blade realm was no illusion.
The injuries you sustained here would reflect on your soul, an invisible wound as real as any physical injury.
“In the face of absolute power, all your efforts are in vain.”
“In my eyes, you are nothing but a clown.”
The Red-Haired Demon Blade raised his chin, looking arrogantly at Xu Taiping.
“But you don’t dare to kill me.”
Covered in blood, Xu Taiping grinned, making his half-face look even more sinister.
“Swish!” As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon Blade angrily slashed out, cutting Xu Taiping’s body in half.
Even though his body was severed, Xu Taiping was still alive.
According to Fairy Lingyue’s letter, in the blade realm, as long as the realm’s master didn’t want you dead, you wouldn’t die, no matter how mangled you became.
“But I can make you wish for death.”
The Demon Blade sat down in front of Xu Taiping, coldly watching his half-body.
“Remove the Ghost-Sealing Talisman.”
He commanded Xu Taiping.
“I can’t.”
Xu Taiping grinned.
“Swish!”
Almost instantly, a sharp blade sliced through Xu Taiping’s head, cutting it in half at the eyes.
With his consciousness still clear, Xu Taiping could feel every bit of pain from his wounds.
This pain was different from the Bone Cleansing Elixir or Dragon Gall Wine; it was more real, so real that Xu Taiping could clearly feel his flesh being torn apart.
“Remove the Ghost-Sealing Talisman.”
The Demon Blade commanded again, his tone icy.
“I can’t.”
Xu Taiping’s mouth moved slightly.
Hearing this, the Demon Blade’s eyes grew colder.
With a wave of his hand, Xu Taiping’s severed limbs reassembled.
“Swish!” As soon as his body reformed, Xu Taiping drew the Spring Tiger saber, slashing at the Demon Blade.
“Swish!” Before Xu Taiping’s blade could fall, a flash of blade light, quick as lightning, severed his hand holding the saber.
“Boom!” Without the saber, Xu Taiping raised his fist, punching at the Demon Blade.
But just like before, his arm was severed by the Demon Blade before he could strike.
Throughout, Xu Taiping never saw how the Demon Blade drew his blade.
“Don’t think you can last the night.”
The Demon Blade sneered at Xu Taiping, then pointed to the Heavenly Dao:
“One day outside is a year in my blade realm. I can torture you for a year.”
“A year, huh? At least there’s an end in sight.”
Xu Taiping grinned again.
“Swish!” As soon as he spoke, half his face was sliced off by the Demon Blade.
Then the Demon Blade personally broke Xu Taiping’s fingers, tore his flesh, and gouged out his eyes.
Every imaginable torture was inflicted on Xu Taiping.
And then repeated, over and over again.