As he destroyed the barrage of arrows filling the sky, Li Xiaotian's figure surged towards the creature with extreme speed. A colossal sword materialized in his hand, its edge frigid, its radiance blinding.
"Screech!" In the next instant, the sword in Li Xiaotian's grasp cleaved downwards, carrying an incredibly sharp momentum. From a thousand miles away, he unleashed a strike at the man in black.
"Humph!"
The distance of a thousand miles was as nothing before this strike. The sword energy traversed the expanse, like a straight beam of white light, descending upon the man in black.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
However, the man in black remained unhurried. Holding his bow, he loosed three arrows in quick succession. Each arrow shimmered with golden fletching, radiating a resplendent golden light, its power terrifyingly immense.
Subsequently, the three arrows transformed into a golden shower, raining down to engulf everything. They collided with the beam of white light, igniting a flurry of sparks instantly, accompanied by deafening explosions.
"Boom!"
In the next moment, the beam of white light was shattered, dissolving into countless motes of light and vanishing. The sword energy Li Xiaotian had unleashed then splintered inch by inch, dispersing into a wisp of smoke.
"So strong!"
Witnessing this, Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered, and he inwardly frowned. He had no information whatsoever about the identity of the man before him.
Despite his bewilderment, Li Xiaotian's speed did not wane as he rapidly advanced on the man in black.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing this, the man in black shot arrows to intercept, one black, one gold.
The golden light was dazzling, while the black was dull and lusterless, each representing an extreme.
"Humph!"
Furthermore, after these two arrows were loosed, their energies merged, drawing towards each other, transforming into a massive bird with a golden head and a black tail. It spread its wings, soaring high, and dived towards Li Xiaotian.
"Bang!"
In the next instant, Li Xiaotian parried it with his colossal sword. Yet, he felt a reverberating force transmit through his arm, clearly indicating that this arrow was not as simple as it appeared.
"Kill!"
The man in black let out a cold laugh and again drew his bow, loosing another arrow.
Li Xiaotian's eyes were solemn. He could clearly sense the immense power contained within this golden giant bird and promptly channeled his colossal sword to defend himself.
Concurrently, he waved his hand, and a Devouring Black Hole manifested, directly consuming the barrage of arrows the man in black had shot.
"Who are you?"
Li Xiaotian inquired, a trace of icy killing intent flashing in his eyes. The colossal sword in his hand erupted with astonishing sword energy, instantly tearing apart the giant bird formed from the arrows.
Following this, Li Xiaotian accelerated further. The man in black before him was powerful, his methods even more bizarre, but even so, he could not make Li Xiaotian feel daunted. He was only contemplating how to apprehend him.
The man in black did not respond to Li Xiaotian but continued to shoot arrows to impede him.
However, this time, Li Xiaotian proceeded without any further pleasantries, advancing under the shroud of his Devouring power. The countless black holes swirling around his body devoured all the arrows loosed by the man in black.
"Die!"
In the blink of an eye, Li Xiaotian was only a few thousand meters away from the man in black. He unleashed another strike.
The sword energy surged like a rainbow, piercing the void, carrying terrifying might, and descending upon the man in black with the force of thunder.
"Heh heh!" At this moment, the man in black finally uttered a sound. He looked at the sword strike Li Xiaotian unleashed and wielded his longbow like a blade.
"Humph!"
A blinding radiance erupted, and a terrifying aura exploded forth. The longbow unleashed astonishing blade energy, colliding with Li Xiaotian's sword light.
"Rumble..."
The sword energy and blade energy clashed, emitting violent roars. Violent gusts of wind swept across the eight directions, instantly annihilating everything around them, turning it into ruins. The leaves of the World Tree shattered, and even some branches suffered damage.
And the man in black, seizing this opportunity, created distance. The longbow in his hand ceaselessly loosed arrows, each golden arrowhead carrying formidable power as it shot towards Li Xiaotian.
"Swish!"
Li Xiaotian gripped his colossal sword, its light flashing as he severed each of the incoming arrows.