The Zulong Sword felt completely different in his grasp!
The first time Yan Shouyi saw the Zulong Sword, although he recognized its extraordinary nature and could even feel the life force emanating from it, there was still a sense of unfamiliarity.
But this time, the Zulong Sword felt like a pet he had raised for many years, a companion of many years, or even a comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side through blood and battle.
A subtle connection had been forged between him and the Zulong Sword, a firm trust established!
It was as if a general, clad in armor and wielding weapons, knelt before Yan Shouyi, offering to lead a charge!
"Zulong Sword..."
Yan Shouyi looked down at the Zulong Sword. Its blade trembled slightly, emitting a humming dragon's roar, as if responding to Yan Shouyi.
"Yan Shouyi!"
Qin Shi Huang suddenly grabbed his shoulder and said sternly, "Inherit my will, and uphold the majesty of my Great Qin Empire!!"
"Good!"
Yan Shouyi immediately stood up, chest out and head high.
What he held in his hand was not just a sword, but the pride of an era.
It was the life's work of Qin Shi Huang!
"Go... go, go."
Qin Shi Huang sighed deeply and drifted weakly to the ground, like a withered and falling leaf.
Yan Shouyi, holding the sword, transformed into a gust of clear wind and charged towards Huo Ban!
Seeing that Yan Shouyi, whom he had chosen as his physical vessel, had actually accepted the inheritance of Qin Shi Huang, Huo Ban was furious.
This feeling was akin to having his beloved snatched away by another!
Huo Ban abandoned his struggles, his limbs transforming into long whips that lashed fiercely at Yan Shouyi!
In this battle, Yan Shouyi had gambled everything he possessed.
He summoned the Xilin Armor and cast the Golden Light Charm on himself, maximizing his defense.
Then, he flicked a handful of talismans forward.
There were Palm Thunder Talismans, Five Thunder True Method Talismans, Heavenly Thunder Fire Control Talismans...
All sorts of talismans flew through the air. Yan Shouyi charged forward, grabbing a talisman along the way to launch an attack at Huo Ban!
If it were before, Yan Shouyi would not have been able to do this.
It was precisely the enlightenment he experienced in the bronze coffin that greatly increased Yan Shouyi's strength, making it barely possible for him to contend with Huo Ban!
Boom!
Boom!!
Boom!!!
Silvery-white and golden lightning snakes occasionally struck Huo Ban, and the Heavenly Thunder Fire Control, burning fiercely, was never absent!
Beneath Huo Ban, a hundred and eight layers of a compass appeared, constantly attacking and harassing him!
Facing the whipping tentacles, Yan Shouyi alternately used the Vertical Ground Golden Light to dodge, and sometimes used the Four Ounces to Deflect a Thousand Pounds of Tai Chi to maneuver around them.
Slowly, Yan Shouyi broke through Huo Ban's harassment step by step, getting closer and closer to Huo Ban's true form!
Huo Ban grew increasingly anxious because he feared that sword in Yan Shouyi's hand!
"Brother Yan! We can't hold on much longer!"
Long Feicheng shouted at this moment.
The golden threads in his hand were dimming, which meant Qin Shi Huang's power was also weakening.
Seeing this, Lin Zitong directly injected her True Dragon Purple Qi into it, allowing everyone's golden threads to recover!
But Yan Shouyi also understood that everyone was struggling to endure, and they wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer!
He had to kill Huo Ban now, right now!!
Finally, after dodging countless attacks, Yan Shouyi arrived beneath Huo Ban.
Huo Ban floated in mid-air, having transformed into a gigantic monster, unrecognizable in form.
Only the last step remained!
Yan Shouyi leaped into the air, raising the Zulong Sword above his head.
Just then, Huo Ban's chest suddenly burst open, and a new arm grew out, its massive hand slapping towards Yan Shouyi!
"You idiot!"
"Brother Yan!"
"Old Yan!"
"Young Master!"
Everyone's expressions changed, and they cried out in alarm.
Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth. In mid-air, he couldn't change direction.
Suddenly, he shouted, "Zhu Shanzhao! Come out and help!!"
A dark shadow appeared behind Yan Shouyi and rammed its head fiercely into Yan Shouyi's back!
Crack!!
Yan Shouyi dodged the giant hand, which slapped Zhu Shanzhao to the ground!
Zhu Shanzhao cried out in pain, "Why am I always called out to take a beating!?"
This single palm strike had almost shattered Zhu Shanzhao's soul, so it uttered a single sentence before returning into Yan Shouyi's body to heal.
At this moment, Yan Shouyi, with Zhu Shanzhao's help, had reached above Huo Ban's head!
Huo Ban was greatly alarmed, looking up with wide eyes at Yan Shouyi!
"Huo Ban, perish!!"
In Yan Shouyi's mind, Huo Ban's insidious schemes flashed by, as did the pitiable disciples of the folk sects in the inner city, and the countless innocent citizens pushed into the mercury river as sacrifices...
Such a monstrous villain surviving to this day was a grave injustice!
As someone enveloped by True Dragon Purple Qi, it was his duty to act on behalf of heaven!
"I will send you to reincarnation now!"
Yan Shouyi raised the Zulong Sword high, his eyes burning with boundless rage, and his True Dragon Purple Qi erupted instantly!
His aura surged to a terrifying degree!!
"One Sword Asks the Heavens!"
The four words were sonorous and powerful, like four heavy hammer blows to everyone's hearts!
The Zulong Sword shone with purple light, and Yan Shouyi slashed diagonally, hitting Huo Ban directly!!
Crack!
With a crisp sound, seven golden threads simultaneously snapped!
Due to inertia, the seven people tumbled to the ground. Long Feicheng, exerting too much force, even rolled several times before nearly falling into the mercury river.
The golden threads had snapped, but had Huo Ban died?
No one cared about their own injuries, their eyes fixed on Huo Ban.
Yan Shouyi also slowly landed, his hands trembling. If his heart hadn't been in suspense, he might not have even been able to hold the Zulong Sword steady.
Qin Shi Huang had also forgotten everything, staring intently at Huo Ban.
Suddenly, a purple thread flashed before Huo Ban's body.
The next second, a terrifying soul essence surged out of Huo Ban's body like a breached riverbank!
Huo Ban stared down at his chest blankly.
"I... failed?" He could not accept this reality.
In Huo Ban's plan, everything had been flawless.
But as the saying goes, even the wisest can make a mistake, and Huo Ban, who had schemed for two thousand years, was bound to have some flaws. It was just that he hadn't anticipated that a few minor oversights would be so fatal.
He hadn't expected that after two thousand years, the Dragon Tiger Secret Script would be in the hands of a descendant of Lu Ban.
He hadn't expected Yan Shouyi to know the sealing techniques of Buddhism.
He hadn't expected that Yan Shouyi, sealed in a coffin, could still achieve enlightenment!
He hadn't expected Yan Shouyi to be able to generate True Dragon Purple Qi by observing Qin Shi Huang.
He hadn't expected to be defeated by a descendant whom he himself had personally chosen...