Wo Long's heart had been uneasy for the past two hours, a subconscious premonition telling him something was about to happen. Thus, he had called Can Dao beforehand, asking him to come to the villa.
Wo Long and Can Dao were not deeply acquainted; they had only met a few times, but they held mutual admiration for each other.
Coupled with the connection through Shen Lang, Can Dao rushed over from his residence without a second word upon receiving Wo Long's call.
However, Can Dao arrived too late. Had he come earlier, Wo Long would not be in such a pathetic state.
Upon seeing Can Dao's arrival, Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi's faces instantly turned grim. Their instincts told them that the person before them was formidable, at least not much inferior to Shen Lang.
With Wo Long not yet completely dealt with, and now facing such a powerful foe, they felt that their operation tonight was fraught with variables.
Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi exchanged glances, both wanting to withdraw. But having cornered Wo Long and being just a step away from killing him and Shen Lang's woman, they were unwilling to abandon the spoils within their grasp. Their gazes turned resolute.
"Whoosh—"
With the same method used against Wo Long earlier, Tian Yangsheng's eyes turned cold. He then brandished his chain sword, and in the next second, it swung out at an extremely tricky angle, instantly entangling Can Dao's sword and arm.
This move seemed to have been practiced countless times by Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi. Tian Yangyi instinctively drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and fired it fiercely at Can Dao.
However, while they intended to slowly torment Wo Long before killing him, thus attacking his arm, facing the unknown powerful enemy Can Dao, Tian Yangyi aimed his arrow at Can Dao's brow.
If this arrow hit, it would instantly pierce his skull, ensuring Can Dao's utter demise.
But Can Dao was not Wo Long. Wo Long's repeated hits were due to his loss of sight and his hesitation, being too cautious.
Can Dao was different. His vision was normal, and he was in peak condition. Facing this arrow, Can Dao's expression showed shock but no fear whatsoever.
In a flash, the golden arrow shot towards Can Dao. Seeing this, Can Dao's expression remained as indifferent as ever.
"Whoosh—"
In the blink of an eye, the Ming Hong Saber, which had been in Wo Long's hand, was directly pulled into Can Dao's left hand. In a single breath, Can Dao had already swung twice.
The first strike, with an unstoppable force, split the incoming golden arrow in half.
The second strike, with absolute power, directly severed Tian Yangsheng's chain sword.
In a moment, Can Dao had neutralized the combined assault of Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi.
"As expected of a peerless divine weapon renowned as the equal of the Xuanyuan Sword, its divine edge is invincible and unmatched in this world."
Can Dao looked at the Ming Hong Saber in his hand, not hiding his joy, and praised it.
"Wo Long, with such a saber in your possession, you should not have lost."
Can Dao looked at Wo Long and said, "The humiliation you suffered, shall I avenge it with this saber?"
"Thank you!"
Wo Long replied to Can Dao upon hearing this.
"Can Dao, you are no ordinary person. What exactly is your origin?"
Can Dao's might far exceeded Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi's expectations. What shocked them even more was the aura Can Dao exuded—an aura of absolute dominance, a king's presence. How could someone with such an aura be an ordinary person?
"I already said, my name is Can Dao. A broken person, a broken saber."
Can Dao sheathed the rusty broken saber in his right hand, then gripped the Ming Hong Saber with his right hand, caressing its edge as gently as one would stroke a beautiful woman's hair. He said, "Truly the greatest saber of all time. Just holding it fills one with the confidence of being invincible in this world."
"My soul is broken, yet standing beside you, in this moment, I feel whole again. Thank you."
"There is much pain in this world, many things one wishes to forget. But there is always a moment to be oneself."
With that, Can Dao slowly closed his eyes and spoke to the Ming Hong Saber, "Let me remember the peach blossoms of that year, remember the girl who played the unseen guqin on the Star-Picking Tower, remember that white robe, that long sword."
"Big brother, something's wrong. His aura is constantly strengthening, his killing intent is surging, and his strength is increasing exponentially. He has broken through from the peak of the Earth Realm to the early stage of the Heaven Realm."
"No, his strength is still multiplying. He has already vaguely broken through to the middle stage of the Heaven Realm."
Can Dao's eyes were closed, but his aura grew stronger, his killing intent intensified, and his power increased manifold. Tian Yangyi's face turned extremely grim as he shouted to Tian Yangsheng.
"Middle stage of the Heaven Realm! He's already at the middle stage of the Heaven Realm, and his strength is still multiplying. Big brother, we must retreat."
Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi's martial cultivation was only at the early stage of the Heaven Realm. This was not achieved through diligent cultivation but by consuming medicinal liquid provided by the Killing Dao Society.
They were confident of victory against Wo Long at the early stage of the Heaven Realm, but now, facing Can Dao at the middle stage of the Heaven Realm, they had no confidence at all.
Furthermore, Can Dao's strength was multiplying at an astonishing rate. In less than thirty seconds, he had already reached the great perfection of the peak Heaven Realm.
As Can Dao's entire body trembled and his aura underwent a qualitative change, Tian Yangyi's face turned ashen. He said, "Big brother, his martial cultivation has broken through to the peak of the Heaven Realm."
The peak of the Heaven Realm was the highest cultivation level below the legendary Innate realm. At this moment, Can Dao was an existence that Tian Yangyi and Tian Yangsheng could only look up to.
And then, Can Dao slowly opened his eyes and said to Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi, "Next, you can die."
As he spoke, Can Dao swiftly swung his saber.
It was impossible to describe how fast this strike was, nor how terrifying it was.
With this strike, ten thousand sharp and majestic saber energies erupted, instantly surging towards Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi.
This single strike was a thousand strikes.
"Ah—"
Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi dodged rapidly upon seeing this, but they discovered that the majestic saber energy had already formed a cage, trapping them tightly. No matter how they dodged, they could not escape.
In less than half a minute, Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi's strength was depleted from their frantic attempts to evade.
Seeing their lives in peril, Tian Yangyi shouted to Tian Yangsheng, "Big brother, it's time to drink the medicinal liquid from the Killing Dao Society."
"What?"
Hearing Tian Yangyi's words, Tian Yangsheng suddenly seemed to awaken from a dream. He then quickly took out a test tube from his pocket, containing a golden liquid.
This was the latest strength-enhancing drug developed by the Killing Dao Society, named Golden Number One.
Golden Number One could instantly boost Tian Yangsheng's martial cultivation from the early stage of the Heaven Realm to the peak of the Heaven Realm, but the price was extremely severe.
However, faced with death, there was no choice. Tian Yangsheng finally opened the stopper of the test tube and drained the golden liquid within.