Chu Xiuling is already among the most peerless geniuses the Shanhai Realm has ever seen, yet Fang Xiuyang is his equal. With their cultivation levels at the Spirit Severing stage's perfection and the Void Return stage's early attainment respectively, the gap in their realms meant Chu Xiuling was completely unable to withstand Fang Xiuyang’s sword qi.
This single strike, however, was enough to prove that it is nearly impossible to overcome an opponent of equal talent across such a vast gap in cultivation.
Furthermore, Fang Xiuyang practices the Sword Dao—the most lethal among the thousands of Great Daos in the Shanhai Realm.
Chapter 2700