"Hahaha, Old Ghost Qii, you’re done for!"

"In that battle beyond the heavens years ago, you were soundly defeated, suffered under Mo Yunzi, didn’t you?"

"And then you split your forces in two, suppressing Blood Breaker and Profound Yin Sea; how much strength did you lose then?"

"Old wounds unhealed and new wounds added, you seven old ghosts are useless now!"

"With these few youngsters and the unfinished Yin Yang Dust Array, you want to refine us alive?"

"Foolish dreams!"

Within the Yin Yang Dust Array, wild laughter echoed.

Three Heroes and Two Talents, sword battling Three Fierce of the West Sea, it was a fierce fight.

Though the Yin Yang Dust Array had extraordinary power, the Three Fierce of the West Sea were ancient ancestors of the Demon Dao, who over years had devoured countless demon cultivators of the West Sea and myriad lives, forging into the Celestial Demon, Ten Thousand Poisons, and Sea of Blood, the Three Fierce Swords. Even the Yin Yang Dust struggled to refine them swiftly.

Three Heroes and Two Talents battled long but could not prevail.

Led by Qii Yunming, the Seven Taiyuan Cultivators also tried their best to assist, but as the Three Fierce had said earlier, in the battle beyond the heavens years ago, they returned defeated, suffering under Mo Yunzi, and had not fully recovered since.

Previously, splitting into two groups to suppress the North South Two Madmen without the Yin Yang Dust Array, they relied on their cultivation to suppress the turmoil of Blood Breaker and Profound Yin Sea, but paid a hefty price, old wounds lingering and new wounds emerging.

In such a state, facing the might of the Three Fierce Swords, they were almost constantly constrained, barely escaping death by the Three Heroes’ strenuous efforts and the Two Talents’ protection.

Fortunately, age and experience lent them wisdom, for while their battle strength waned, their insight remained sharp.

"The might of these three fierce swords..."

Qii Yunming’s eyes narrowed, discerning the flaw of the Fierce Demon: "Only strong for a time, but not enduring; trap them with the array and slowly refine them!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Three Heroes and Two Talents understood and switched from attack to defense, avoiding the sharp edge of the Three Fierce, focusing on maintaining the Yin Yang Dust Array. Life and Death Illusion, Six Gates of Darklight Yin-Yang, kept changing, wearing down the Three Fierce’s offensive and the swords’ might.

Most arrays do not contend with brute force; endurance and stability are paramount.

This was true for the Yin Yang Dust Array, where the strength did not lie in a single strike but in the endless transformation of Yin Yang Heaven and Earth, Six Gates, infinite and inexhaustible, able to slowly refine the opponent with persistent force.

In years past, Mo Yunzi, leader of the Six Monsters of the Universe, was supreme, his demon skills reaching an unmatched height, stronger than Qii Yunming by threefold, wielding the Heavenly Demon Great Method and other supreme techniques. Yet, trapped by the Seven Cultivators in the Yin Yang Dust Array, he turned to gray within three months.

As was the fate of Mo Yunzi, so too it would be for the Three Fierce of the West Sea.

Drag them down!

Let us see whether the swords of the Three Fierce prevail, or this power of the Yin Yang Array!

"Humph!"

Seeing the array switch to defense, intending to wear them down, the Three Fierce responded coolly.

This was indeed their vulnerability.

While the Three Fierce Swords were fierce, their strength was but fleeting; if worn down through attrition, ultimately, they would be reduced to dust by the Yin Yang Heaven and Earth.

"Moluo, Blood Concealment!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

As the Three Fierce maintained their cold gaze, Qii Yunming called out, directly naming the Black Demon Sect Master and Blood Demon Daoist Lord: "The Celestial Punishment was fueled by the Outer Celestial Demon, crafting the Celestial Demon Slaying Immortal Sword; what did you use to forge the Ten Thousand Poisons Sea of Blood, was it with Mo Yunzi’s aid?"

Words probing, aiming to delay.

The Black Demon Sect Master Moluo sneered coldly: "Thanks to you, had you not destroyed Baiman Mountain, causing Green Robe to lose his Second Primordial Spirit, how else could I have refined him into the sword to achieve the power of Ten Thousand Poison Immortal Slayer?"

"Indeed!"

The Blood Demon Daoist Lord Blood Concealment laughed as well: "Old Ghost Qii, I owe you a debt, for pacifying the rebellion of Profound Yin Sea and Blood Breaker, otherwise my Blood Sea Immortal Slaying Sword would have been hard to perfect."

"Demon Dao!"

Qii Yunming’s eyes sharpened, and understanding dawned in his heart.

With their numerous plots, the North South Two Madmen knew they were the first targets outside the West Sea, and had their Second Primordial Spirit guard Baiman Mountain and Profound Yin Sea, while their true selves hid in the West Sea.

Yet, unwittingly, their cunning backfired, for their plots ultimately made them a stepping stone for the Three Fierce of the West Sea, forging the Three Fierce Swords.

"Kill!!"

In Qii Yunming’s moment of realization, the Three Fierce renewed their offensive, the Celestial Demon Immortal Slayer, Ten Thousand Poison Immortal Slayer, Blood Sea Immortal Slayer, transformed into three unparalleled rainbows, shooting straight to the zenith of the heavens.

"Not good!"

"They’re trying to escape!"

Tianji Zi shouted loudly, Three Heroes and Two Talents moved urgently, the Yin Yang Heaven and Earth, Six Gates transforming, intending to trap these Three Fierce Swords.

Yet unexpected...

"Boom!!!"

A tremendous explosion, the heavens and earth shook.

The West Sea shattered, seawater surged, Sea Eye burst, vast demon streams combined with toxic fire and blood pollution, violently shaking the Yin Yang Heaven and Earth, destabilizing the array, causing the Six Gates to tremble.

Such was the depth of the Demon Dao!

The Celestial Demon Palace, Black Demon Sect, Blood Demon Dao, the forbidden methods of the Three Fierce, detonating foundation of various Demon Dao sects, overturning the West Sea, impacting the ten directions of heaven and earth.

If in the outside world, this would bring catastrophe upon the mortal realm.

Though within the Yin Yang Array, with the power of heaven and earth cutting off the void, even under such an impact, the array was shaking continuously.

Three Heroes and Two Talents had no choice but to turn back and focus on stabilizing the array and suppressing the chaos in the West Sea.

Seizing this opportunity, the Three Fierce Swords, directed toward the celestial zenith.

"Boom!!!"

Another tremendous explosion, heaven and earth trembled, the Returning Void Cultivators were unable to shake the Yin Yang Array, but the Three Fierce Swords forcefully broke through, rainbow arches shooting into the skies, leaping out of the array.

In the midst of this...

"Sword Seven!"

"Star-slaying!"

Outside the heavens, another set of swordsmanship, as the Three Fierce of the West Sea had just broken out, a blade and a sword crossed, sword qi mighty, sword light radiant, cleaving the open skies, sweeping away the floating clouds.