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The Spiritual Protection Substitution Talisman in Shang Xia’s hand shattered instantly. It barely managed to buy him a split second after blocking the yellowish-orange blade light.

The intensity of the blade light fell as it continued to chop down at Shang Xia but its tyrannical might remained the same.

Luckily, Shang Xia was ready for it. He started to defend himself after the blade light was obstructed.

He poured the Divine Fire Wine into the Hexagonal Lantern before entering the secret region. The moment he poured his Four Constellation Qi into it, a brilliant flame was lit.

With a slight intention, a pillar of flame shot into the skies. It was promptly sliced in two by the incoming blade light, but both portions of flame quickly twisted around each other to form a protective wall of fire above his head.

After chopping through the pillar of flame, the energy contained in the blade light barely diminished by a third. It continued to slam heavily into the wall of fire, shattering it eventually.

In an instant, Shang Xia lost two layers of protection. 

The blade light...