Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Chapter 340: Chapter 338: As Long as I Have 1 Breath, I Can Sweep Away All Enemies

At the Heavenly Sword Academy, and throughout all of Yunshui, an oppressive silence had fallen.

Through the transmissions of the Imaging Stones, any Cultivator from a Great Family could see this scene clearly.

The image of that young man—brave, powerful, fearless, relentlessly advancing without a thought of retreat—was now deeply seared into their minds.

He already possessed... the aura of invincibility!

If he were to win today, step into the Medicine Pavilion, and truly become the eighth Young Master of the Pavilion...

...then killing him afterward would be far too difficult!

Jiang Jichen kicked the Hidden Weapons System Cultivator out of the dust, crippling his Cultivation without a shred of mercy.

Because if he had fallen into their hands, or if he had lost... the outcome would have been far worse for him!

"Kill!"

Having crippled their hidden weapons specialist, Jiang Jichen no longer had anything to hold him back.

Riding the momentum from taking down that Hidden Weapons System prodigy, he took the initiative, hefting Sinking Mountain and charging into the crowd.

Sword Light, Saber Shadows, Secret Artifacts, Poison Pills, Magic Techniques, Killing Arrays, the brilliant light of Talismans...

These chaotic yet terrifying Daos of Attack intertwined, giving rise to dreadful manifestations of power.

In an instant, they threatened to drown Jiang Jichen within them!

Of the Academy’s eight systems, one had already been eliminated, leaving seven: Artifact Refining, Sword Dao, Saber Dao, Pharmacist, Magician, Array, and Talisman.

The combined attacks of these seven systems fused together, creating an astonishingly lethal force.

However, these Academy prodigies were all fighting for themselves, unaccustomed to coordinated teamwork.

Otherwise, that single volley would have surely been the end of Jiang Jichen.

All of their attacks piled on top of each other, all aimed solely at Jiang Jichen!

As a result, the vast majority of their attacks only struck his afterimage; only a few actually landed on his body.

Jiang Jichen’s body shook violently. Struck by the various attack methods of these Academy prodigies, his physical body still couldn’t withstand it all.

He would be injured, and he would grow weaker!

After either dodging or enduring their combined assault, it was time for his counterattack.

With Sinking Mountain in hand, Jiang Jichen swung and brandished it with ease.

Its weight of one hundred thousand catties felt as light as a feather in his grasp.

Centering his spirit and calming his breath, his heart became one with the saber, his will resonating with its cry. Jiang Jichen’s figure flickered as he executed a Saber Technique, and a dark saber light unfurled like splattered ink.

Sweeping the Six Harmonies!

In an instant, up, down, left, right, front, and back were all filled with endless black Saber Shadows.

Wherever they passed, everyone within a hundred meters was swept away, unable to resist.

This was the Heaven-Dominating Saber Technique, a technique for both Spirit Cultivators and the Body Refining Saber Dao!

It had four forms in total!

Sweeping the Six Harmonies was the first form—an area-of-effect Saber Technique of unparalleled power.

"THWACK, THWACK, THWACK..."

Within a hundred meters, anyone who was too slow to retreat was sent flying. A full twelve people were struck by the Saber Shadows, their bones shattered and their cultivations all crippled.

’A single Saber Skill, yet its power is so immense?’

Terror filled everyone’s hearts!

But in that moment, they also saw that after executing this Saber Technique, Jiang Jichen’s face was as pale as paper, his body trembling.

He... was severely weakened!

’This is our chance!’

The remaining people suppressed the fear in their hearts and charged forward once again.

This time, they had learned from their previous mistake. They would coordinate their attacks to trap Jiang Jichen in a hopeless situation.

Jiang Jichen was breathing heavily, his legs were trembling, and blood trickled continuously from his mouth.

Though the Saber Technique just now had been limitlessly powerful, felling twelve people in a single move, it had consumed a great deal of stamina and taken a toll on his body.

Although Sinking Mountain was incapable of Spirit Communication, the Physical Strength required to wield it and the burden it placed on his body were unimaginable.

At this moment, his physical body began to crack, oozing blood that stained his robes red!

"Again! Fight!"

Faced with such a desperate assault, Jiang Jichen was unafraid. Instead, he let out a furious roar and swung Sinking Mountain once more.

Suppression of the Eight Desolates!

The second form of the Heaven-Dominating Saber Technique!

Its intent was centered on a single concept: suppression. Wherever the Saber Shadow passed, the world in all eight directions was sealed.

Their attacks and movements seemed to freeze in that instant, sealed by an invisible force.

Their minds could still move, but they could only feel boundless terror.

’What kind of Saber Skill is this?’

There was no fluctuation of Spiritual Power, yet it was so horrifying.

It was as if a power emanating from his physical body was channeled through the saber, transforming into a Saber Shadow that shook the void and sealed everything.

With the Academy prodigies frozen for that brief moment, how could Jiang Jichen possibly miss such an opportunity?

Even though he was so weak and powerless, his body covered in cracks, seemingly unable to withstand the tyrannical Saber Intent of the Heaven-Dominating Saber Technique and on the verge of shattering.

But in this moment, he gritted his teeth, focused his mind, and condensed all the remaining Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea and Spirit Veins into a single Spiritual Technique.

The second form of the Soul Destruction Finger...

Rainy Sky!

Golden Finger Light shot out in all directions, like a volley of arrows piercing the sky.

At this time, Jiang Jichen’s Seven-Colored Divine Soul and Spirit Body were in an extremely weakened state; he couldn’t aim with his usual thought-driven, unerring accuracy.

Fortunately, the surrounding Academy prodigies were sealed for that split second. By the time they could move again, the golden Finger Light was already upon them.

In that instant, their souls nearly fled their bodies in absolute terror!

SQUISH! SQUISH...

Only a few of the most formidable ones, some even resorting to Secret Skills, barely managed to evade it.

The rest had their Qi Seas pierced by the golden Finger Light, their cultivations crippled in an instant.

"Ahhh...!"

Screams of agony rang out as the Academy prodigies fell one by one.

In the end, only five Academy prodigies were still standing.

They were strong. Having fought until this moment, they were still unharmed, merely looking a bit disheveled.

"Lingchen, your soul is weak, your Spiritual Qi is depleted, and your strength is exhausted! Stop your pointless struggling! You deserve to be crippled!"

"Lingchen, you are unworthy of being the Young Master of the Pavilion! You should be cast down into the mortal world forever!"

"Lingchen, I will crush you under my heel! From this day forward, you won’t even have the right to look up at the sky!"

The five remaining Academy prodigies shouted, believing that by fighting to the end, they were the final victors.

By crushing Lingchen, they would earn the right to compete for the position of Young Master of the Pavilion.

Even if they ultimately failed, they would still receive endless rewards.

Jiang Jichen dragged Sinking Mountain behind him, for he was now too weak to even lift it.

In this moment, his silence was somewhat terrifying.

’Just as they said, if I lose, I will be cast down forever!’

But would he lose?

Jiang Jichen had never considered it.

In his life, there was no defeat—only victory or death in battle!

Besides, it was impossible for him to die in battle. He had too many trump cards he hadn’t played yet.

He was tempering himself. Only by experiencing a true trial of life and death could he reach the limit of limits, the perfection of perfections.

Therefore, even when caught between life and death, he had never thought of... unsealing his power!

"I am still standing. How can you speak of defeat?"

"I can still fight. How is this a struggle?"

"As long as I have a single breath left, I can sweep away all my enemies!"

"Fight!"

Jiang Jichen suddenly roared, erupting from his previous state of deep silence.

His aura began to climb, his strength returned, and the energy within him surged like a tide.

A Secret Skill!

The faces of the remaining men changed dramatically.

It seemed they had overlooked one thing all along.

Since the beginning of the battle, Lingchen had not used a single Secret Skill.

Only now... was he using one!

His body instantly filled with boundless power, Jiang Jichen’s figure shot out like a bolt of lightning.

Mountain River Shadow!

Suppressing Eight Directions!

Sweeping the Six Harmonies!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The remaining five were all swept away, sent flying in all directions.

Jiang Jichen stood leaning on his saber. With great effort, he bent down, picked up the blood-stained foxtail grass from the ground, and put it between his teeth.

Then, he stepped into the Medicinal Garden...

Leaving only a silhouette against the setting sun in the eyes of the crowd...

Until he gradually vanished.