The Xiao Clan and Ming Clan had been at odds way before Xiao Xuan had been born. Their rivalry stemmed way back with their clan patriarchs who were young and hot-blooded, competed for the supremacy of their own Dao.

The Xiao Clan walked the path of the Spear while the Ming Clan walked the path of the Sword. Trading blow after blow at each other, neither could gain the slightest advantage of overcoming the other. And the stand-off continued as both of them were evenly matched. Causing an unprecedented frustration.

Eventually, years gone by where neither could win the feud and their descendents began to play their part in the rivalry. Their feud started out as duels and contests...until the first blood was spilled!

Hatred rapidly escalated and burrowed deep into their bones, causing skirmishes to occur just upon eye contact.

Blood spilled for years because of this feud. The sacrifices and the losses were too unbearable to count. The myriad oaths to avenge the fallen were innumerable. And the wars that implicated the innocent were just too much. If it weren't for the fact that a more powerful being had kept the two clans in their place, then the Xiao Clan and Ming Clan would've destroyed each other no matter what!

They simply can't live under the same sky!

And now, after numerous years of feuding, the Ming Clan had finally gained the advantage. Striking while the iron was hot, they seek to completely destroy the Xiao Clan on this very day!

How could Xiao Xuan not hate this?!

Never had he felt so frustrated. So maddened. So helpless. It drove him completely insane thinking how many brothers and sisters of his family were being slaughtered. Causing waves of hatred to batter his pounding heart incessantly.

At this very moment, his spear intent grew and grew massively. Turning sharper and stronger. Glowing akin to a mighty azure dragon breathing with the power to shatter the skies!

It was no weaker than the sword intent the Ming Clan elder was emanating. In fact, Xiao Xuan seemed to be stronger in this regard. Causing the Ming Clan elder's face to fall.

With one move, the Ming Clan elder pulled out a black sword for his person. Shining a mysterious dark light that caused the heart to shudder. Driving his cultivation base to the acme, the elder shot forth towards Xiao Xuan in a beam of light!

Xiao Xuan's eyes narrowed as he hefted his spear and lunged it towards the Ming Clan elder. Summoning an azure dragon that opened its jaws wide and shot a blue spearlight!

The Ming Clan elder swung forth his sword and cut the blue spearlight in his way. Building up a powerful momentum, he raised his sword up, infused with his sharpest sword intent, and hacked forth before Xiao Xuan!

The sword intent was fast and deadly. Xiao Xuan could feel a strong sword force pressuring him. Slowing him down. And just when the sword intent was a breadth away from him, he suddenly blurred in motion. His figure distorted in shape and the sword intent passed right through him!

Ignoring the deafening booms behind him, Xiao Xuan lunged his spear again!

The Ming Clan elder's was battered with shock but he made no hesitation to put up a sword barrier before the lunging spear and prepared a counterattack. And yet, to shock him further, the spear twisted in shape as if becoming illusory. Passing through his sword barrier. And before the Ming Clan elder could react, the spear was a breadth away from striking his head!

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Then, a shocking spear intent erupted from the spear tip as an azure dragon made its appearance. Power waves fluctuated as the spear and dragon seek to kill the enemy before them.

A sense of crisis overwhelmed the Ming Clan elder's heart as he could feel this attack could kill him. And without a choice, his hand gestured a sword spell and the black sword that was held back in his right hand, abruptly appeared to block the spear!

Boom!

A deafening explosion forced them both to fallback. The shockwave battered the ground and made a deep crevice. The Ming Clan elder spat blood from the backlash. Obviously damaged as his face paled. His face grimmed as he breathed to recover. But his time was cut short as before him, a short spear came flying at the speed no faster than light!

Spear intent erupted from it and an azure dragon could be seen. Roaring madly to kill Ming Clan elder!

Ming Clan elder felt another crisis looming as he immediately retreated. That didn't change anything so he drove his cultivation base madly and performed several sword techniques in his best to defend from the attack.

Numerous booms rang and the elder was forced back again and again. Spitting blood. His sword cried from being battered by the spear. His bones creaked. And his organs threatened to explode. His performance had weakened the spear attack but neither could he stop it from roaring in defiance. Desperate, the Ming Clan elder bellowed and performed a sword spell, casting it on his sword.

His black sword erupted with power in response. Letting out black smoke that radiated sword energy. At the next moment, the black smoke formed into numerous smaller swords that were each filled massively with both sword and killing intent. And with a point of his finger, those swords shot towards both the spear and Xiao Xuan at once!

A massive boom rang as the swords and spear collided. Erupting a shockwave that dug a large crack on the ground. Forcing the spear to bounce into the air as it lost its momentum. And the rest of the swords made their way to attack Xiao Xuan. However, the Ming Clan elder's eyes constricted as up in the air, a figure blurred to grab the deflected spear. The figure was fast but the Ming Clan elder already had his senses so focused on it, that he immediately realized it was Xiao Xuan!

Xiao Xuan moved so fast that the Ming Clan elder couldn't react. He appeared so suddenly that by the time the latter noticed, Xiao Xuan was already performing a powerful spear technique!

Power and energy converged in the air. Xiao Xuan hefted his spear over his head as the energy gathered behind him to form...a bright blue sun!

A dazzling glow of blue sunlight bathed the battlefield which Ming Clan elder and Xiao Xuan preoccupied. As the original sun has faded from the sky stained with black smoke and blood, this blue sun came with its domineering aura sweeping out the field. Applying pressure to all living things beneath. Its grandeur knows no bounds. Simply breathtaking!

The Ming Clan elder was caught in its blue splendour that he barely noticed the crisis he sensed from this. And by the time he awoken, Xiao Xuan was already shooting towards him in a beam of light. Filled with domineering spear intent and merciless killing intent!

The Ming Clan elder reacted as he performed a sword spell. His swords reappeared before him in a barricade formation. Forming a solid wall that expressed defenses that even ten of him couldn't possibly get through. Still, that didn't fade the crisis he felt as Xiao Xuan, spear tip first, tore through his defenses like paper cutting, and reappeared 10 steps behind the Ming Clan elder.

Ming Clan elder spat a mouthful of blood again and again as he stumbled back. All the swords he summoned had been broken, damaging his spirit, affecting his body. He looked down his body to check the extent of the damage. Only to realize a piece of his torso had disappeared, leaving a huge gaping hole in the center.

Ming Clan elder trembled in fear as he suddenly felt his pulse fading. Looking back at Xiao Xuan, he realized his heart had been pierced thoroughly. The gleam in his frightened eyes couldn't even be more defiant as his spirit crumbled, his body functions ceased, his blood spilled from the gaping hole...in less than a second, the Ming Clan elder fell to his death.

Xiao Xuan hadn't bothered to look at Ming Clan elder. He was too preoccupied recovering from the battle. The backlash was too much to handle. And that was but only one Ming Clan elder out of the known twelve!