Zhong Luan let loose a low roar as the muscles on his arms bulged, mustering up even more power as he swung his long black saber down onto the Heavy Water True Axis with ferocious might.

A resounding boom rang out, and a jolt of numbness shot through Zhong Luan's arms. A burst of indescribable power surged along his saber, and he was stopped cold in his tracks as if he had hit a wall.

Immediately thereafter, bursts of tremendous water law powers surged toward him, forcing him back and threatening to send him flying.

Zhong Luan's expression immediately changed slightly as he felt the unique aura of the Heavy Water True Axis, and even though he was clearly on the back foot, he suddenly burst into laughter.

"I've been looking for you everywhere, but never did I think I would be able to find you here, Han Li! You've saved me a trip to the Ancient Cloud Continent!"

As soon as his voice trailed off, his eyes suddenly turned an inky-black color, and he opened his mouth to release a glowing black thread that vanished into his saber in a flash.

The black saber began to tremble violently as a layer of translucent black light appeared over its surface, and its weight was instantly...