The number of Dragon-Phoenix Sword Aura strands in his body had reached eighteen when he made a breakthrough and reached the second stage of the Dragon-Phoenix World Annihilating Sword Canon. But this also left a huge threat within his body. The heavenly dragon and divine phoenix had fused to form an ancient cauldron that contained boundless killing intent. It could instantly turn him into a demon, and this was where the threat laid.

He could still suppress it with his elysium core now, but Lin Yun wasn’t sure if he could suppress it while fighting someone. Just like that, four hours passed, and the wait was torture for everyone.

As a huge sword vibration resounded, the spiritual runes on the stage were activated, and the entire mountain began to tremble. As Jue Chen let out a roar, a light shone from the stage that enveloped everyone on it, “Open!”

This also meant that the third stage had officially...