Lu Qingshan and Tian Mang fought while moving swiftly across the sky over the Great Wilderness, slaughtering their way from one battlefield to another.

The aura of Tian Mang grew increasingly powerful.

Lu Qingshan kept stuffing pills into his mouth.

These top-grade pills given to him by Xia Daoyun contained potent spiritual energy, possessing remarkable efficacy, helping him restore element force and heal injuries.

"Still not surrendering?" In the midst of this ongoing battle, Tian Mang gradually regained his confidence. With a cold sneer, he abruptly unleashed his Law Domain, "Boundless Ocean!"

Behind him, a black ocean immediately surged, endless black clouds rising, boundless and chilling energy overwhelming, the supreme strength surging forth.

Not wanting any more accidents, he seized the opportunity to approach Lu Qingshan once again, intending to trap this slippery sword cultivator like a fish within his Law Domain.

The Law Domain enveloped heaven and earth, omnipresent.

Ferocious golden birds manifested within the Law Domain, charging wildly, each one fiercely aggressive, their bearing imposing.

This would have been one thing if the Law Domain were cast by a Seventh Realm Cultivator.

But now it was a cultivator of the Tribulation Crossing Realm's First Tribulation launching the attack, with cultivation too high, under the shroud of the Law Domain, Lu Qingshan felt restrained and found it difficult to escape this domain realm.

Trapped within, he faced a crisis, realizing his element force circulation was sluggish, like trapped in a quagmire.

At that moment, those golden ferocious birds were already attacking.

The ferocious birds exuded overwhelming menace, terrifying beyond compare, their claws ready to tear flesh from Lu Qingshan for consumption.

Lu Qingshan's eyes widened, swinging the Dragon Sparrow in his hand to clash repeatedly with the ferocious birds, producing clanging sounds like thunder in the ears.

This piece of heaven and earth seemed to be boiling.

The aftermath rolled out, boiling along with the ocean within the Law Domain.

Bang!

Even though Lu Qingshan blocked with all his might, weakened under the Law Domain of an Eighth Realm Cultivator, his sword strikes were ultimately not as smooth as before, extraordinarily difficult, until a ferocious bird broke through his Dragon Sparrow, attempting to pounce and kill him.

"Dustless Fighting Chamber!"

In the critical moment, Lu Qingshan exerted all his might, unleashing the Dustless Fighting Chamber divine skill.

A faint wave of light surged from Lu Qingshan's body, permeating a domain of a zhang around him, akin to a miniature Law Domain.

The powerful ferocious bird manifestation instantly disintegrated into starlight within the Dustless Fighting Chamber's domain, and the oppressive force brought by Tian Mang's Law Domain also abruptly diminished, almost disappearing.

Seeing this scene, Tian Mang's divine light reignited all over, and with a flick of his hand, an ancient ferocious bird shot out from behind him, its feathers shimmering golden like a golden lightning bolt exploding.

He discerned that Lu Qingshan's Dustless Fighting Chamber Domain was only effective on spells, so he ordered his beast pet to attack separately, rather than merge again to draw on the ferocious beast's strength.

The ancient ferocious bird erupted, unleashing infinite light, its wings like blades, slashing towards Lu Qingshan.

Lu Qingshan could not evade, and with a single-arm swing, the Dragon Sparrow released dragon might, suppressing the demon beast while forcefully confronting the ferocious bird.

The Dragon Sparrow's blade met the ancient ferocious bird's golden wings, instantaneously erupting with overwhelming brilliance, sweeping in all directions.

A vast expanse of golden shockwaves surged, extremely terrifying.

Amidst the vast golden brilliance, Lu Qingshan's figure was flung out, falling directly from the vault of heaven to the ground.

A human-shaped pit was created where he crashed into the ground, dust billowing, quite astonishing.

"This is the difference in strength—no matter how much of a prodigy you are, you cannot escape the fate of falling in the end."

Tian Mang gazed down from above at Lu Qingshan struggling to rise from the ground, coldly saying, "I respect your remarkable skills, so I will leave you with a whole corpse."

"Do you know, I've encountered many nearly invincible enemies, but in the end...."

At that moment, Lu Qingshan, who had struggled to his feet, suddenly sighed softly, then looked up sharply at Tian Mang above the vault, his gaze firm, pointing the Dragon Sparrow's tip at him, calmly and confidently saying:

"The victor is always me."

"Even now, you still think you can defeat me?" Tian Mang was momentarily startled, then faintly smiled, as if listening to a child fabricating a story, completely unconcerned.

"Whether I can or not, I have to try to know." Lu Qingshan reached out to wipe the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looking towards the east, towards the Human Realm, towards the Eastern Domain, towards the Sword Sect.

His master, his disciples, and his sect fellows were all there; how could he fall here?

"You are so young, with low cultivation, yet your combat power is so great, your talent extraordinary. If you die, even I would pity you.

Why not submit to me, Tian Mang, submit to our Demon Race, and I can ensure that once Central Spirit falls into our hands, you can become the lord of a state in Central Spirit."

Tian Mang was unimpressed by Lu Qingshan's harsh words, a hint of a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and said this instead.

Clang!

Lu Qingshan's gaze was resolute, the sword rang sharply, the answer was self-evident.

In his dark eyes, strange symbols flashed fleetingly.

Subsequently, the world in his eyes became somewhat different.

Causality True Intent, Divine Foresight: To Foresee.

In the face of an opponent whose strength far surpassed his own, the auxiliary role that Divine Foresight could play was even greater than his attack Divine Skills.

"A wise person submits to circumstances. Since you insist on being so obstinate, I'll just have to send you to your death," Tian Mang's gaze grew colder.

The next moment, within his Law Domain, a black ocean surged to the heavens again, bringing Lu Qingshan immense intimidation, as golden savage birds, led by a true ancient fierce bird spirit, flew out en masse from the ocean, attacking Lu Qingshan.

Tian Mang was very cautious. Although he appeared calm, seeing Lu Qingshan like this made him truly afraid that he might have some special means, so he did not dare to relax and decided to probe from afar.

Countless fierce birds formed by golden divine light swooped towards Lu Qingshan in dense flocks, spreading their wings across the sky.

The aura of the Law Domain became even stronger, with even greater pressure.

However, with the protection of the Dustless Fighting Chamber Domain, the suppressive power of the Law Domain was far less effective on Lu Qingshan than imagined. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Lu Qingshan let out a long howl, the Dragon Sparrow Sword surged with skyward flames and Sword Qi, his figure swiftly maneuvered, contending with the golden fierce birds.

The two clashed fiercely, light flashing.

Tian Mang's offensive was endless, the golden fierce bird phenomena continuously emerging, leaving Lu Qingshan struggling to cope. Fortunately, the Dustless Fighting Chamber provided protection, increasing his margin for error.

But he was not a tireless machine. After hundreds of moves, the living ancient fierce bird's claw broke through his Sword Technique, found a flaw, and grasped at Lu Qingshan, nearly tearing his throat, leaving three terrifying claw marks, bleeding profusely.

If not for Lu Qingshan having already started to utilize Causality True Intent with Divine Foresight, he would have sensed it and narrowly avoided disaster from this one move alone.

The wounded Lu Qingshan's wound continued to bleed.

Tian Mang sneered constantly, but his actions momentarily paused.

Because now, he suddenly did not want to kill Lu Qingshan. He had a bigger scheme in mind.

"A Sixth Realm Sword Cultivator, able to hold on for so long against me, what talent! If I could make him my Soul Split..."

Once a soul is chosen for a Soul Split, it cannot be changed. Tian Mang had a high opinion of himself, dismissing most races, so his three souls had only split one thus far, leaving two souls spare.

Among the Heart Demon Race, there were those who chose the Human Race for Soul Split, but they all picked Beast Cultivators, never Sword Cultivators.

This was because the Heart Demon Race's abilities complemented the Beast Cultivators.

But this time, Tian Mang was impressed by the strength Lu Qingshan displayed, giving him bold thoughts.

Just like selecting a partner, the right fit is naturally the best, but if not that suitable, yet the match is particularly "appealing," it deserves consideration.

Just as Tian Mang's murderous intent slightly waned and his movements paused, an invisible mysterious undulation suddenly emanated fiercely from Lu Qingshan.

Tian Mang was shocked, looking toward Lu Qingshan.

In his eyes, the exhausted Lu Qingshan suddenly became the center of this region.

The ground began to tremble, cracking; cobweb-like fissures spread across the land.

A desolate aura rose from this already barren land, lifeless, and extinct.

Subsequently, strong and mysterious power began to gather around Lu Qingshan from the surrounding earth.

With the convergence of this force, Lu Qingshan's aura began to boil, the fluctuation around him seemed to burn.

"Power of the Mountains and Seas," he murmured, his eyes cold, yet with a flame burning within, "is power!"

At this moment, he completely abandoned the idea of fleeing, prepared to engage Tian Mang in a deadly battle.

"You..." Tian Mang was aghast, unable to comprehend how this Sword Cultivator, who had already brought him countless surprises, still held a trump card.

With the empowerment of the Power of the Mountains and Seas, Lu Qingshan's strength skyrocketed, his edge sharp and imposing.

The Power of the Mountains and Seas surged, boiled through his meridians, growing overwhelmingly strong.

"Come!"

Lu Qingshan wielded the Dragon Sparrow.

Oblivion, Peach Blossom, and Demon Suppressing, his three Life-bound Swords, also appeared.

This journey of fighting and fleeing, although injuring him greatly, was not without its gains.

Lu Qingshan had already figured out Tian Mang's secrets, and glimpsed that slim chance for a comeback... the opportunity.

As one of the human race's top Sword Cultivators, if there was even the slightest opportunity, he was confident in seizing it and turning it into victory!