My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

The sword light was reflected in Li Xuancang's pupils, and he sensed a strong sense of danger.

Instead of retreating, he took a step forward.

"Boom!"

The heavens trembled, and pure power erupted.

Every inch of flesh and blood was exerting its strength, trying to use its own body to take the blow head-on.

"madman!"

The cultivators watching from afar gasped in shock, their eyes wide with disbelief.

This was Huang Jiuxuan's strongest sword strike, and Li Xuancang actually fought it with his bare hands. He was absolutely insane and didn't care about his own life at all.

"Pfft!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the sword light pierced through Li Xuancang's body without any hindrance.

There was no clanging of metal, no flying sparks.

The sword light pierced his chest as if passing through the air, leaving a bloody hole running from front to back on his left chest.

Golden blood gushed out, splashing onto the ground with a hissing, corrosive sound.

Li Xuancang swayed, but did not fall.

His right hand gripped Huang Jiuxuan's wrist, which was holding the sword, like an iron clamp.

The force was so great that Huang Jiuxuan's bones cracked.

Huang Jiuxuan looked down and saw that fine cracks had appeared on his wrist.

"you……"

Old Huang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xuancang's left fist had already slammed into his chest.

This punch had no technique involved; it was pure power.

Unparalleled, earth-shattering power.

The force of the punch passed through Huang Jiuxuan's body, creating a trench a hundred feet long in the ground behind him.

"puff!"

Huang Jiuxuan coughed up blood and flew backward, his body staining the sky with blood, like a cannonball crashing to the ground.

His chest was dented, and his internal organs were almost completely shattered by that punch.

"Clang!"

The iron sword flew out of his hand and stuck in the ground some distance away. The blade trembled violently and emitted a mournful hum.

"Cough, cough..."

Old Huang struggled to climb out of the deep pit, his face covered in blood and his breath weak.

He looked at his own sunken chest, then at the young man standing like a mountain in mid-air, his eyes filled with horror.

"Trading injury for death...what a fine example of trading injury for death..."

Old Huang murmured, his voice carrying a hint of fear that even he himself was unaware of.

Since he embarked on the path of swordsmanship, he has seen countless brilliant geniuses, but he has never seen a freak like Li Xuancang who uses his body as a weapon.

This is not a battle, it's a fight to the death, it's trading one's own life for another's.

A madman, he's a complete and utter madman.

Huang Jiuxuan made a quick decision, biting his tongue and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"call out!"

His essence and blood transformed into a cloud of blood mist in the air, enveloping his body, and he transformed into a streak of blood light that soared into the sky.

He fled.

Huang Jiuxuan, the chief swordsman before the King of Beiliang, a peerless swordsman who had roamed the world for hundreds of years and was undefeated, actually fled in broad daylight, not even bothering to pick up his own natal iron sword.

Countless cultivators watching the battle were dumbfounded and utterly shocked.

"Huang Jiuxuan... ran away?"

They couldn't believe that the peerless swordsman who had roamed the world would actually escape.

"Li Xuancang is too strong; Huang Jiuxuan can't beat him."

"Are body cultivators really that terrifying? Even sword cultivators can't break through their defenses."

"When the strongest spear meets the strongest shield, the outcome is obvious."

"..."

Everyone was still in shock, utterly astonished by Li Xuancang's overwhelming combat power.

"After this battle, who in the world would dare to question Li Xuancang's strength?"

"Li Xuancang defeated Huang Jiuxuan, his strength is beyond doubt."

"This is terrifying. Li Xuancang is only so young. His future is simply unimaginable."

"..."

Everyone knows that after this battle, an unparalleled storm will be unleashed, and no one will ever question Li Xuancang's strength again.

Seeing Huang Jiuxuan leave, Li Xuancang did not pursue him.

A late-stage Transcendent Realm expert who is determined to leave is almost impossible to kill.

Although he was stronger than Huang Jiuxuan, he was still unable to kill him.

Li Xuancang looked down at his wound, which was still bleeding profusely.

This sword strike was extraordinary, carrying Huang Jiuxuan's astonishing sword intent, preventing the wound from healing.

Li Xuancang's left hand emitted a faint divine light as he covered the wound, erasing the sword intent at the wound and accelerating its recovery.

With a flick of his palm, the iron sword stuck in the ground instantly appeared in his hand.

"Buzz, buzz buzz buzz..."

The iron sword seemed to possess a spirit; its blade trembled violently, as if trying to resist.

"snort!"

Li Xuancang let out a cold snort, unleashing his divine power to instantly suppress the resisting iron sword.

Li Xuancang turned and returned to his residence, while Nangong Zhan and the others quickly cleaned up the mess.

Li Xuancang intentionally set up the battlefield in the sky, and with Zhang Tianlong and others below holding off the remaining force of the battle, fortunately no civilians were injured or killed.

Let's go!

After Li Xuancang left, the crowd, still wanting more, gradually dispersed.

They immediately spread the news far and wide, and it won't be long before it causes a sensation throughout the world.

"puff!"

Huang Jiuxuan only dared to stop after escaping hundreds of miles from Ganquan County.

He could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What a terrifying young man, I almost fell into his trap."

Recalling Li Xuancang's terrifying combat power, Huang Jiuxuan still felt lingering fear.

"The Crown Prince has gotten involved with this person, which will be a huge problem. We must find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be endless."

Huang Jiuxuan witnessed Li Xuancang's unparalleled potential and felt a great sense of crisis.

If Li Xuancang is not killed as soon as possible, he will surely become a major threat to the Northern Liang royal family in the future.

Inside the garrison commander's residence, Li Xuancang recovered from his injuries, and Zhang Tianlong and the others stayed by his side.

Nangong Zhan rushed over to report to Li Xuancang.

"My lord, we have already ascertained that this person is Huang Jiuxuan, the number one swordsman of the Northern Liang Royal Palace."

Upon hearing the name of the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion, Li Xuancang understood.

He once annihilated Erlong Mountain, which offended the heir apparent of the Northern Liang Kingdom.

He was quite surprised that the Northern Liang royal family had only now sent people to retaliate.

"Northern Liang Royal Palace, Xu Zinian, we have a long future ahead of us."

No matter who it is, if anyone dares to lay a hand on his family, Li Xuancang will not let them get away with it.

Whether it's the Xuantian Sect or the Northern Liang Royal Palace, they are both people he is determined to kill.

With a casual wave of his hand, Li Xuancang sent Huang Jiuxuan's iron sword landing beside Zhang Tianlong.

"My lord, this..."

Li Xuancang said calmly, "This iron sword belongs to you from now on."

Earth-grade divine weapons are already rare, and top-grade earth-grade divine weapons are even rarer.

Li Xuancang bestowed it upon Zhang Tianlong, who was overjoyed. His two brothers were also delighted, happy for their elder brother.

Bai Meng, Nangong Zhan, and the others were not surprised at all; Li Xuancang was always so generous to them.

"Thank you, sir. I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even at the cost of my life."

Upon receiving the iron sword, Zhang Tianlong immediately bowed deeply to Li Xuancang.

Get up!

Li Xuancang didn't take it seriously.

Although the iron sword is a top-grade earth-level divine weapon, Li Xuancang has no need for it.

Bai Meng and the others were not strong enough to unleash the full power of the iron sword, so giving it to Zhang Tianlong was a good way to make the most of it.