Chapter 357: The Qingxuan Sword!
Ye Guan’s face darkened upon seeing the Battle Sovereign. Two cultivators on the same cultivation base wouldn't necessarily be equal in strength. Take Gu Zuoshi, for example; he was much, much stronger than a typical Great Destiny Sovereign.
Of course, the main reason Ye Guan managed to kill him was that Gu Zuoshi had underestimated Ye Guan. Gu Zuoshi tried to face his Qingxuan Sword head-on, which caused the destruction of his fleshly body.
Without his fleshly body, he became too weak against Ye Guan. To make matters worse, the Qingxuan Sword could restrain anyone's soul or even annihilate it. Ye Guan would have had a hard time defeating him.
Jingchen immediately heaved a sigh of relief when the Battle Sovereign appeared.
The Battle Sovereign had finally broken through the seal.
He thought that they could defeat the Guanxuan Universe by outnumbering it, but the Guanxuan Universe's supreme elites were too powerful—way more powerful than he had expected.
They were simply too strong!
An Nanjing swung her spear, forcing the Great Destiny Sovereigns around her to retreat. Her figure flashed, and she appeared right next to Ye Guan. She looked at the Battle Sovereign and said, “Let me fight him.”
"No, I'm going to fight him," Ye Guan replied.
An Nanjing turned to look at him and asked, “Are you sure?”
Ye Guan nodded.
An Nanjing stared at him and said, “You might not necessarily be his match, even with your divine items.”
Ye Guan smiled and insisted, “I want to give it a try.”
After a few moments, An Nanjing relented and nodded. “Go ahead.”
With that, she stood to the side, allowing Ye Guan to do as he wished.
Nalan Jia’s eyes flashed in worry at the sight.
The Battle Sovereign's aura was terrifying enough in her eyes.
Ye Guan had become a Great Sovereign, but it was temporary. Ye Guan still had a long way to go if he wanted to become a true Great Sovereign.
Ye Guan could feel how worried Nalan Jia was for him, so he turned to look at her and said, “Don’t worry. I'll admit defeat if I really can't beat him."
Ye Guan had never been worried about losing battles. He knew that he wasn't invincible just yet, so there was no shame for him to concede defeat. If he ended up losing after a fair and square fight, what was there for him to be embarrassed about?
Being a sore loser would be more embarrassing.
He slowly walked up to the Battle Sovereign. Though there was a thousand meters of distance between them, he could still feel the Battle Sovereign’s powerful battle intent.
Ye Guan was slightly taken aback. He had no idea that a person’s battle intent could become so strong. Of course, the fact had ignited his fighting spirit.
It was time for a fierce battle.
He took a deep breath, and his eyes turned ferocious.
He had become a little arrogant after he became a Great Sovereign. He knew that he was getting ahead of himself, but he really wanted to fight with someone who could be considered truly strong.
To him, this was an opportunity to fulfill that wish.
Jingchen frowned when he saw Ye Guan walking towards the Battle Sovereign. He couldn't help but admit that the young man was indeed a heaven-defying monstrous talent. He'd be one of the most talented youngsters even in the era of the Eternal Civilization.
But... fighting the Battle Sovereign? He was overestimating himself! Regardless, Jingchen didn't dare to look down on Ye Guan at all, as Ye Guan had brought him enough surprises.
The Battle Sovereign stared calmly at Ye Guan—no, he stared indifferently at Ye Guan. The Battle Sovereign had only been defeated by the Eternal Sovereign and the Great Daoist Brush Master. Everyone else aside from the Eternal Sovereign and the Great Daoist Brush Master was a mere ant in his eyes.
The Battle Sovereign's gaze landed on the Qingshan Sword and the ancient copper shield in Ye Guan’s hands.
Swoosh!
Ye Guan abruptly disappeared. He had decided to make the first move!
Ye Guan appeared right in front of the Battle Sovereign, and he slashed downward with his sword.
Heavenrend Quickdraw—a hundred stacks!
The attack created a powerful explosion that reduced the spacetime fifty meters around Ye Guan into dust. It was his first attack, but he had already given it his all.
He knew that he wouldn't have many chances to attack someone as strong as the Battle Sovereign.
In the face of Ye Guan’s attack, the Battle Sovereign remained calm. When the Qingxuan Sword was just inches away from his head, he flicked his wrist, and the giant axe in his hand flew upward.
Boom!
An incomparably terrifying battle intent pervaded the skies.
Bam!
The sword light radiating from Ye Guan’s attack was shattered, and the powerful battle intent blasted him at least ten kilometers away. There was another loud explosion as he came to a halt, and Ye Guan was stupefied to find that the spacetime behind him had completely collapsed.
Fresh blood trickled down the corner of his lips, and he glanced at the ancient shield wrapped around his arm. If it weren't for the shield, he would have been crippled or perhaps even killed.
The shield had absorbed at least ninety percent of the Battle Sovereign’s attack.
The Battle Sovereign looked down at the axe in his hands and saw a tiny scratch on it. The Battle Sovereign frowned. He knew that the Qingxuan Sword wasn't an ordinary sword, but he didn't expect it to be capable of scratching his battle axe.
In addition, Ye Guan's shield had also managed to take the brunt of his attack.
Ye Guan wiped away the blood trickling down his mouth and vanished. With a sword in hand, he rushed toward the Battle Sovereign and slashed out—Unbeatable!
The attack annihilated layers of spacetime, and Ye Guan had given it his all once more. This attack was Ye Guan's strongest attack ever since he had chosen to become a swordsman.
The Battle Sovereign swung his axe, and a chunk of the starry sky was annihilated. His powerful battle intent forced the weaker cultivators on the battlefield to retreat at least a few kilometers away. Everyone’s faces changed upon seeing the Battle Sovereign's attack.
Bam!
A kaleidoscope of sword lights erupted, and a figure was blasted away.
It was Ye Guan!
He flew for a hundred kilometers before he finally managed to stop. The moment he came to a halt, he saw that he had annihilated every inch of spacetime in his way, and the spacetime behind him had become pitch-black.
Meanwhile, blood trickled down his lips non-stop.
An Nanjing and the others frowned.
Erya was about to rush forward, but Nalan Jia stopped her. Nalan Jia stared at Ye Guan and clenched her fists tightly. However, she had faith in Ye Guan, so her eyes held not even a trace of worry.
Ye Guan wasn't a reckless fool. There had to be a reason behind his decision to fight the Battle Sovereign himself, and Nalan Jia had chosen to believe in whatever reason he had in mind.
Erya hesitated for a while and turned to look at An Nanjing.
An Nanjing gently shook her head. She also had faith in Ye Guan.
Erya nodded. She then took out a stick of candied hawthorn and started licking it.
Meanwhile, Jingchen heaved another sigh of relief. Ye Guan was definitely not the Battle Sovereign's match, even though he was a heaven-defying monstrous talent.
Perhaps he would become the Battle Sovereign's match one day—once he became a Great Destiny Sovereign himself, but right now, he was too weak to compare to the Battle Sovereign.
However, Ye Guan had no plans of giving up just yet. Under everyone’s gazes, he stomped with his right foot and transformed into a ray of sword light that rushed toward the Battle Sovereign.
He still wants to fight?! Jingchen frowned.
The Battle Sovereign stared deeply at Ye Guan before raising his axe and swinging it down. A powerful aura came to life, and it was akin to a violent volcano. The aura blasted Ye Guan away, and the slash itself had split spacetime in half!
Ye Guan quickly raised his shield.
Bam!
The huge axe collided with the ancient copper shield; the shield trembled violently, and the impact sent Ye Guan flying. The spacetime all around them was in a vicious cycle of annihilation and repair, creating an extremely terrifying scene!
When Ye Guan finally stopped in his tracks, he coughed a mouthful of blood. His fleshly body was riddled with cracks, but the ancient copper shield was still completely intact; there wasn't even a dent in it!
The cultivators of the Eternal Civilization stared in shock at the ancient copper shield, and they couldn't quite believe that it had managed to withstand the Battle Sovereign's attack, which seemed capable of annihilating multiple worlds at once.
The shield was ridiculously strong!
Jingchen glared at Ye Guan. The young man had an abundance of spiritual treasures and spiritual artifacts. Clearly, the Guanxuan Universe was indeed quite wealthy.
The Battle Sovereign frowned. He also didn't expect that Ye Guan’s shield was sturdy enough to withstand two attacks from him.
It was a great piece of equipment! The Battle Sovereign's gaze turned fiery. His strength would reach the next level if he had such a shield. He used to have a shield as well, but the Great Daoist Brush Master had shattered it during their battle.
Fortunately, Ye Guan's ancient copper shield seemed to have been made just for him! Having made up his mind, the Battle Sovereign took one step forward, and his powerful battle intent swept toward Ye Guan.
Ye Guan slowly closed his eyes in the face of the powerful battle intent. It hadn't been that long since the fight had started, but he had already discovered two flaws in himself. His battle and killing intent were horrendously weak!
There were two motives behind why he had chosen to attack first.
First of all, he wanted to experience the strength of someone who could be considered truly powerful. It was fine even if he lost to his opponent, as the fight itself would become a lesson for him.
Secondly, he wanted to know the nature of battle intent.
And he had just finally understood its nature...
His fight against the Battle Sovereign had told him the true nature of battle intent—fight till the last breath!
My battle intent will remain alive so long as I'm alive! Try and beat me to death, but I'll never stop fighting till my last breath! Ye Guan's eyes abruptly opened, and he opened both of his palms as well.
Boom!
A terrifying sword intent rushed to the skies!
Tribulation Lightning Sword Intent!
Soon, another intent was born under everyone's shocked gazes.
Battle intent!
Everyone froze in shock. He was enlightened to battle intent mid-battle?!
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