One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

Nearly a hundred river dragons approached, and the giant crab swung its claws wildly back and forth. Several river dragons around it were scattered by its two giant claws, but that was far from enough for those dozen or so. After the nearly one hundred river dragons rushed past, they began to circle around the giant crab, constantly using their bodies to ram into the city on its back, their target, of course, the Tsuchimikado Onmyoji protected within that city.

The city on its back was repeatedly struck, yet it suffered no damage whatsoever. Sun Yao felt something was amiss with the city on its back, so he gathered spiritual energy in his eyes and began using his double pupils. The next moment, he saw through the monster's true nature.

The monster is depicted as a giant crab, but that doesn't mean it is actually a crab. On its back lies a mirage; in other words, the city on its back is a mirage, a completely illusory existence. Therefore, attacking this city is utterly pointless. What the river dragon just struck was actually the mirage's shell.

"It's actually a mirage? Could it be a mirage tower?"

"I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable at such a young age. My shikigami is indeed Shinkirou. However, your magic is indeed very powerful, actually leaving Shinkirou with no power to fight back, and even making it somewhat tired of parrying. But have you ever thought that you are still just a human after all?"

An old man with graying temples walked up to the top of the Mirage Tower. He and Sun Yao looked at each other across the river. After saying this, he suddenly smiled strangely.

"boom!"

The moment he finished speaking, a gunshot rang out out of nowhere. The Silver-Winged Arrow above Sun Yao's head began to scream wildly. Sun Yao had no time to dodge; he could only raise the Golden Light Spell for defense. Just as he activated the spell to protect himself, a bullet appeared before his chest. The Golden Light Spell blocked the bullet for a moment, but it tore open, creating cracks. Knowing his Golden Light wouldn't hold for long, Sun Yao immediately dodged to the right, shattering the Golden Light Spell.

"puff!"

That was the sound of a bullet piercing flesh. Although Sun Yao had dodged a fatal blow, he couldn't escape being injured. The bullet had passed through his left arm, leaving a noticeable bullet hole.

Ignoring the pain in his left arm, Sun Yao looked in the direction the bullet had come from. Thanks to his double pupils, Sun Yao was able to see a location two kilometers away, on the riverbank, where a person holding a sniper rifle was still aiming at him. Undoubtedly, the reason this person could shoot so accurately from two kilometers away wasn't because he was a skilled sniper, but because he was an extraordinary being.

Sun Yao clearly sensed the presence of supernatural power in the bullet. This power could undoubtedly be acceleration, shortening the distance between two points, or even imbuing objects with certain properties. Any of these possibilities were possible, but it was undeniably a means to help him snipe him from two kilometers away. After all, sniper rifles of this era were not capable of maintaining accuracy at two kilometers.

But without a doubt, Sun Yao could do it. With a flick of his wrist, Sun Yao released the Thunder Pool Flying Sword from his waist pouch.

"The sword transforms into countless forms, traversing a thousand miles in a single leap, swift as lightning!"

The Thunder Pool Flying Sword split into countless forms before his chest, and then these myriad sword shadows rushed towards the target on the riverbank two kilometers away. At this moment, the Thunder Pool Flying Sword was not only his means of attack, but also a defense against the next shot that was very likely to come.

At this moment, the sniper on the riverbank saw the flying swords constantly heading towards him and smiled contemptuously, "Two thousand meters away, even an artillery might not be able to reach you, let alone someone with your skills. Just relax and take my next shot, die!"

"boom!"

Another gunshot rang out, this time targeting Sun Yao's head, not his heart. Undoubtedly, Sun Yao once again used the Golden Light Mantra to defend against the shot. The Golden Light Mantra shattered upon impact, but the Thunder Pool Flying Sword's shadow sliced ​​through the bullet with a single strike, continuing to split in his chest.

Seeing that his second shot had failed to kill Sun Yao, the sniper immediately tried to fire a third shot. However, when he looked away from Sun Yao, he discovered something that horrified him: the sword shadows he had just dismissed were now right in front of him, and these flying swords were accelerating rapidly, their target undoubtedly him.

He immediately holstered his sniper rifle and tried to escape, but these flying swords were far faster than the others. Before he could escape, he was bombarded by the flying swords. The phrase "sliced ​​to pieces" seemed fitting; Sun Yao witnessed him being stabbed dozens of times, and a slight smile began to appear on Sun Yao's lips.

"This is the first time I've been injured since my debut. You guys really gave me a huge surprise. You made me realize that I am still a human being, that I can still get hurt and die. I want to thank you. I never paid attention to myself before, and I actually fell into the trap of arrogance. If it weren't for your shot waking me up, I probably wouldn't have realized how arrogant I was."

As Sun Yao spoke, he stood up, but the bullet hole in his right hand had vanished. The reason was simple: the effect of the Reverse Life Triple Transformation. After the Reverse Life Triple Transformation, even a severed arm could be restored to its original state, let alone a mere bullet hole.

"In return, I will keep you all here today, to commemorate my rediscovery of myself. Swords rise amidst wind and thunder, azure dragons arrayed, swiftly!"

Sun Yao has created three sword techniques for controlling the sword. However, neither "Sword Transformation into Myriad Thousands" nor "Myriad Swords Return to One" is as powerful as this "Sword Rises with Wind and Thunder."

Sun Yao's fingers touched the Thunder Pool Flying Sword on his chest, and purple lightning immediately appeared on the Thunder Pool Flying Sword. The next second, the Thunder Pool Flying Sword once again manifested endless sword shadows.

These differentiated sword shadows, led by the Thunder Pool Flying Sword, shot straight into the sky. The next moment, these sword shadows transformed into a sword-qi azure dragon in the sky. This azure dragon, imbued with purple lightning power, pounced towards the Mirage Tower. Sun Yao had used the full strength of his tenth level of Qi Refining in this strike, and the Mirage Tower was pierced through in a single blow. The outer shell of the Mirage Demon, which a hundred river dragons had been unable to budge, was as smooth as tofu under this sword strike, pierced through with unparalleled ease.

Screams filled the air. Looking at the mirage tower again, it was found to be severely damaged, and the Onmyoji under its protection were either dead or crippled. Only the old Onmyoji appeared to have only suffered minor injuries from the sword energy.