# Chapter 746: An Unexpected Battle Situation
"You want to fight him directly?" Mo Li said softly. "Although his profound force has already been depleted by more than half, it probably hasn't reached your expectations. For you to try and fight him head-on now is still too much of a stretch."
"It's fine." Yun Che said very calmly. "Although his profound force is astonishingly high, he can't control this power very well, and the rate of consumption is obviously much faster than normal profound force. I was only defending and not attacking before, but he nearly injured himself several times... It seems he was blinded by hatred, eager for quick results, and only focused on improvement without spending much time stabilizing."
Fen Juechen's skyrocketing profound force was obtained by absorbing and merging what Mo Li called the "Demon Source," not cultivated by himself, and the time was short, so it clearly hadn't fully attuned with his body, making it impossible to achieve perfect control and manipulation.
"Oh? So you've already noticed." Mo Li said indifferently.
"Plus, with my weapon advantage and his personality weakness... Even if he still has about forty percent of his power, it's not impossible for me to defeat him!!"
Yun Che raised both hands, and the Heaven-Defying Sword leveled out. In an instant, the sea surface beneath Yun Che's feet exploded with waves, and an extremely heavy aura radiated out dominantly. For hundreds of miles, all sea beasts trembled in their hearts, their bodies shrinking, as if frozen in place, not daring to move.
It was as if, in that moment, an ancient demon god had descended upon the world, casting supreme pressure over everything.
Fen Juechen's cold pupils contracted for an instant, his gaze firmly fixed on the vermilion giant sword in Yun Che's hand. Yun Che's aura did not put any pressure on him, but the moment that vermilion giant sword appeared in Yun Che's hand, he clearly felt a heavy sense of suffocation.
Moreover, when staring at this sword, the breath in his chest suddenly became somewhat disturbed, and his entire body felt an extremely uncomfortable sensation. This feeling did not diminish as he circulated his profound energy; instead, it inexplicably intensified, until it became so unbearable that it felt like something was violently tearing at his internal organs and soul.
Fen Juechen's face twisted, and he abruptly averted his gaze. Immediately, the uncomfortable feeling lessened slightly—but only slightly.
Compared to when he first encountered Hong'er on the Primordial Mystic Ark, after this period of Hong'er's gluttonous eating, the momentum of the Heaven-Defying Sword was now on an entirely different level, already faintly possessing a majesty of "startling heaven and earth upon appearance."
However, this change was not entirely good for Yun Che. Because the growth of the Heaven-Defying Sword had greatly surpassed his own growth. Additionally, during this time, he had been fully focused on improving the profound strength of the Ice Cloud women, and for nearly three months, he had hardly touched the Heaven-Defying Sword. Now, holding the Heaven-Defying Sword in his hand, he felt a certain strain... even a feeling of it slipping out of control.
Just how many things had Hong'er secretly eaten in these three months!!
Could it be... that she secretly ate one of the Overlord Swords!!
Regardless of the unmatched momentum of the Heaven-Defying Sword, just the feeling of its weight, like a mountain... Yun Che conservatively estimated it to be at least over a million catties!
Yun Che's expression was calm, even appearing confident of victory. He noticed Fen Juechen's abnormal expression when the Heaven-Defying Sword appeared and felt slight confusion, but didn't pay much attention: "This sword is called the 'Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword.' Let me see how long you can last before it!!"
As soon as Yun Che's voice fell, he let out a low roar, activated the Purgatory realm, and his entire profound force surged. Flames ignited, and the Heaven-Defying Sword slashed down... His profound force was originally far inferior to Fen Juechen's, and now, every moment he held the Heaven-Defying Sword, it caused great consumption, which also meant he could not delay any longer.
A simple and unadorned attack, using no profound techniques, but it pulled Yun Che's full body strength. Its momentum was so vast that it felt like a mountain was crashing down from the sky.
Fen Juechen's gaze was cold, his entire body releasing black light deeper than the night. The sword in his hand was completely wrapped in black light, and a violent, terrifying dark profound force burst out crazily from the blade, accompanied by a piercing scream that seemed to tear space, meeting the Heaven-Defying Sword crashing down from above.
Directly clashing head-on with a heavy sword was certainly not a wise move... one could even say it was foolish.
But Fen Juechen, knowing this, would still do it.
Because of his strong pride and self-respect!
It was also what Yun Che called his "personality weakness."
**Clang!!!!**
The two swords collided, and the metallic roar shook heaven and earth, piercing through clouds and stirring the seas. The area below the two instantly turned into a disaster hell worse than a hurricane tsunami, with hundreds of huge waves roaring up into the sky.
Amidst the surging monstrous waves, the intersecting vermilion and pitch-black lights were still dazzlingly bright. The two swords pressed firmly against each other at the meeting point of the two lights. The flaming Heaven-Defying Sword still blazed with divine might, while the black sword in Fen Juechen's hand bent into a pitch-black crescent... but did not break, stubbornly blocking the Heaven-Defying Sword's attack.
Their gazes passed through the swords, staring intently at each other's faces less than three feet apart. One face was calm, the other icy... but in their hearts, both were filled with shock.
Yun Che was shocked that Fen Juechen, with his profound force greatly depleted, could use a black sword with only King Xuan aura to directly block the full-force strike of the Heaven-Defying Sword. Supported by his extremely powerful profound force, the sword body was not even smashed apart.
And Fen Juechen was even more shocked that Yun Che, with his profound force aura at only the King Xuan realm, could withstand his full-powered sword strike without being defeated!!
The black sword in Fen Juechen's hand was originally an Earth Xuan sword. During the years of Fen Juechen's rapid growth, this Earth Xuan sword was transformed by the dark profound force he released. In just a few years, by absorbing a large amount of dark profound energy, it evolved into a low-level King Xuan sword.
A King Xuan sword could be considered the emperor of swords in the Cang Feng Kingdom, and even in the Tian Xuan Continent, it was a top-grade sword. But if matched against Yun Che's Heaven-Defying Sword... in terms of weapons, it would be at an absolute disadvantage!
Yet even so, he still completely blocked Yun Che's attack head-on. Clearly, even though his profound force was greatly depleted, it still surpassed Yun Che's.
Fen Juechen's eyes were as sinister as a bloodthirsty wolf, and the black light on his body suddenly expanded again... But at that moment, he suddenly felt the dark profound force on his body become chaotic, as if frightened by something. The black light on the sword did not expand with it; instead, it twisted abruptly and then dissipated slightly in the twist, as if silently swallowed by an invisible black hole.
The pressure from Fen Juechen suddenly weakened. Yun Che's eyes narrowed, his Golden Crow Flame surged, and he pushed the Heaven-Defying Sword forward with all his strength. Fen Juechen's sword-holding arm was heavily repelled, and a tremendous force struck his chest heavily, causing him to grunt and fly far away like a withered leaf in a storm.
"Oh?"
Yun Che had been focusing his mind and hadn't noticed the change in Fen Juechen's dark profound force, but Mo Li saw it completely, and a strange light flashed deep in her eyes.
The stalemate that had been evenly matched lasted only a short time before being broken by Fen Juechen's "lack of sustained power." In the first exchange of their formal fight, Fen Juechen, with his absolute profound force advantage, was sent flying by Yun Che, who had the absolute weapon advantage.
Gaining the upper hand so easily, Yun Che was also greatly surprised. He sneered and raised the Heaven-Defying Sword horizontally, charging forward like a storm: "Fen Juechen, it seems you're nothing special... Let's see how many strikes you can withstand!!"
Fen Juechen tumbled backward dozens of times before finally stabilizing himself in the air. The heavy sword storm Yun Che unleashed was no small matter. Even though he was only pushed back by the sword wind, it caused his entire body's blood and energy to churn violently, turning his internal organs almost upside down... For him, this level of injury should only be a minor internal wound. Normally, even if he suffered ten times the severe injury, he wouldn't frown. But now, for some reason, the previously inexplicable uncomfortable feeling struck again, making him somewhat dizzy and nauseous.
Amidst the roar, Yun Che was already approaching. The Heaven-Defying Sword came down again with the momentum of a mountain collapsing. Fen Juechen's pupils released a light like blood, and dark profound force surged wildly around him...
**Clang!!!!**
A massive energy storm swept in all directions, and a spatial ripple covering several dozen zhang appeared around them. The Heaven-Defying Sword and the black sword collided again. This time, the black sword nearly bent into a pitch-black full moon, the blade trembling slightly, emitting a wailing like ghosts.
The clash of the swords did not last long. Within half a breath, the power of the black sword rapidly weakened.
**Boom!!**
Vermilion light and black light exploded simultaneously. The two were sent flying far in opposite directions. But Yun Che flipped in the air and regained his balance, while Fen Juechen flew far backward, his sword-holding arm bent at a shocking angle, nearly broken.
And Yun Che, having regained his balance, gave Fen Juechen, who was at a disadvantage, no chance to catch his breath. He activated Phantom Lightning Extreme, his body turning into a bolt of black lightning, and the Heaven-Defying Sword ferociously struck down, bringing a thunderous roar.
**Clang!!**
**Boom!!**
**Boom!!**
It was as if the hammer of heaven was striking down fiercely. The terrifying sound waves rolled over the ocean waves, echoing between heaven and earth, causing the sky to tremble.
With each strike from Yun Che, Fen Juechen was pushed far away. The black sword in his hand deformed violently each time, and though it never shattered, it was almost bent into a full moon shape every time. Fen Juechen's expression twisted, sometimes pained, sometimes unwilling, sometimes ferocious...
**Boom boom boom...**
With a continuous series of deafening roars, Fen Juechen was pushed back dozens of miles. His entire blood and energy were already boiling, and black-red blood continuously sprayed from his mouth. Under Yun Che's Heaven-Defying Sword, from the very first strike, he was completely at a disadvantage, barely able to defend himself... and even the defense was becoming increasingly difficult.
**"Phoenix Heavenly Wolf Strike!!"**
**Boom!!!**
The roar of the Heavenly Wolf and the cry of the Phoenix resounded in the sky. Fen Juechen shot off like a falling meteor, slamming heavily into a patch of reefs several miles away, turning all the reefs he touched into powder. Behind him, a bottomless chasm stretched across the sea surface, lingering for a long time without disappearing... as if it had directly cut this vast sea area in two.
**"Cough... cough..."**
Fen Juechen stepped on the sea water, staggering to his feet, continuously coughing up blood that was obviously darker in color than normal...
*What's going on... What's wrong with my power... Why is it out of control... Why does it suddenly disappear...*
*What the hell is happening...*
Behind him, a violent wind and waves rapidly approached. Fen Juechen swallowed the bloody taste in his mouth, turned around with a sky-high murderous aura. His gaze first met not Yun Che, but the vermilion giant sword that was almost larger than Yun Che's body. Instantly, the turmoil in his blood and energy violently intensified, and the uncomfortable feeling of his soul being stabbed struck again.
In that instant, he finally realized something...
*It's that sword!!*
*That abnormal uncomfortable feeling—it all appeared when my eyes or power came into contact with that sword!!*
*The sudden loss of control and disappearance-like vanishing of my profound force also happened when my sword touched that sword!!*
*That sword... restrains my power!?*