His expression shifted slightly. But then he opened his mouth, and a platinum sword orb spun into the air.

Just as Luo Chen had realized earlier, he truly was a sword cultivator! 

No one had expected the master of Flying Cloud Ravine, a figure famed throughout the Blue Sea Alliance for his artifact creation skills, to also be an orthodox sword cultivator. Perhaps that was why he had dared to venture into the Sunken Sea without having any companion. After all, sword cultivators were renowned for their unparalleled combat strength.

The moment the sword orb appeared, countless sword threads unfurled from within it. Flying Cloud flicked a finger, and the orb shot through the air with explosive force. At the same time, his hands moved rapidly, forming one seal after another.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sword orb reached Luo Chen in an instant, but instead of striking head-on, it began moving in an unpredictable pattern around him. It darted left and right, rose and plunged, then vanished from one angle only to reappear from another. With every sudden change in direction, another strand of sword energy tore through the air. Those strands struck Luo Chen's giant body, battering the black armor until it was riddled with dents and craters. 

Luo Chen had no intention of remaining a...