Chapter 870: Chapter 869 Another wonderful use of life and death martial arts_1
The Supreme Realm where heaven, earth, and mankind are united, those who have not comprehended it, will never know how profound it is. Just like the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor at this moment, every move he made seemed to be the sovereign of this space, his words carried the force of law, irresistible.
Even being glanced at by him, ordinary Earth Immortals would feel their bodies go limp. And even the peak Earth Immortals, the Invincible Earth Immortals, would seem like slightly stronger sheep before him, incapable of resisting the tiger’s might.
The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor could never have imagined that his final opponent would be a lad who hadn’t even reached the ninth level of the Divine Border Realm, truly a disgrace to Martial Emperors of the Void Origin Realm, although it made things easier for him.
Gliding onto the stage, a layer of magical power enveloped the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, and in an instant, his cultivation began to decrease, continuing until it reached the peak of the ninth level of the Divine Border Realm, where it finally stopped.
"Why not the early stages of the eighth level of the Divine Border Realm? This is simply not a battle of equals, it’s too unfair."
Qu Ni, already worried about Shi Xiaole, cried out in concern, even forgetting that she herself was now a slave. Pei Qiuyan also gazed at the elder of Wuyuan Palace in confusion.
"All fairness is relative," the elder from Wuyuan Palace said undisturbed. "Shi Xiaole lacks time, so this old man has created conditions, but the Divine Fire Order is not indispensable to him, and being born at the wrong time is not anyone’s fault. Therefore, to obtain the Divine Fire Order, he must prove himself, capable of what others cannot, besides, this old man spoke of a battle within the same realm, never the same level."
The elder from Wuyuan Palace remained impassive.
In fact, the selection criteria for the Divine Fire Order had never changed; it had always emphasised talent combined with strength, hence why exceptions were made for Invincible Earth Immortals and Martial Emperors of the Void Origin Realm under a hundred years old.
But precisely because of this, they were required to showcase a talent that transcended everything else; otherwise, being killed was a choice of their own, and they could blame no one else.
Of course, the reason for such an elaborate setup was due to the grand plans of Wuyuan Palace, not to be disclosed to outsiders.
"Hahaha..."
While the two women were anxious and worried, Duan Changge was excited beyond words. He had never been optimistic about Shi Xiaole in a battle between equals, but he still had a little underlying unease, now even that bit of unease was completely gone.
A joke, in this situation if Shi Xiaole could turn the tables, why not just ascend to heaven, there was absolutely no chance!
Zhan Renxiong and Zhan Liye, father and son, exchanged glances and saw deep seriousness in each other’s eyes. Whether their reasoning was normal or not, Yellow Jade Sword Emperor held an absolute advantage.
Only from an emotional standpoint, Shi Xiaole would be the victor, but in the face of a cruel duel, such feelings were just wishful thinking on their part, with no influence whatsoever.
"You should not have continued."
On the stage, the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor stared coldly at Shi Xiaole.
Sizzle.
In the void, invisible bolts of lightning flickered. The crowd noticed that the lightning was made up of Sword Qi, and as they stared at the void where the two were, many Earth Immortals felt their eyes stinging and dared not look anymore.
This was because of the barrier created by the Array System; without it, the pressure would be much more terrifying, much more!
Is this the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor? Even with his cultivation dropped to the peak of the Divine Barrier Realm, he still used his sword’s force to overwhelm the Invincible Earth Immortal. How could anyone fight against this?
"Whether I should or not, that’s for me to decide."
Shi Xiaole’s eyes were sharp as swords, his body like a sword, a fierce Sword Qi surged towards the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor.
The two Sword Qis merged, one side translucent like amber yellow, twisting and revealing various scenes that caused one to lose oneself. The other was a pure sky blue, seemingly devoid of impurities, yet sharper, more direct.
"Perhaps your life has been too smooth."
The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor raised an eyebrow.
The amber-yellow Sword Qi suddenly surged enormously, voraciously swallowing up a large expanse of the blue Sword Qi, engulfing Shi Xiaole in its unstoppable advance.
Full commitment to the Yellow Jade Sword Way!
That was the reason why no one had any hope for Shi Xiaole. Although his realm had fallen, his martial way could not be suppressed. The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor’s Yellow Jade Sword Way had already reached eleven-fold—at this moment, employing just ten-fold was already showing an absolute crushing momentum!
Under the tearing force of the Yellow Jade Sword Way, the Wind Sword Way had almost no resistance, torn apart like cloth, reaching Shi Xiaole in an instant.
"Young Master Shi!"
Qu Ni screamed in a piercing voice, her pupils contracting. She almost lunged forward, but Pei Qiuyan swiftly pulled her back.
Heaven and Earth fell silent.
"Thankfully, I was prepared."
Shi Xiaole sighed leisurely, his eyes turning from serene to cold and sharp. The Wind Sword Way swirling around him violently escalated from eight-fold mid-stage, right to eight-fold late-stage, eight-fold peak, nine-fold early stage... all the way to ten-fold early stage.
Boom!
Tumultuous cyan Sword Qi erupted from Shi Xiaole as the epicenter and soared up to the skies. Within the Sword Qi, countless floating cyan little swords shone brighter than crystals, while countless sword threads spiraled within, sounding like a chorus of iron-clad troops charging into battle.
As soon as it appeared, the Wind Sword Way gathered like the Milky Way, overwhelming and savagely tearing apart the encroaching Yellow Jade Sword Way piece by piece, crumbling it effortlessly, and commanding an irresistible presence.
"What, ten-fold early stage of the Wind Sword Way?"
"This isn’t a normal Wind Sword Way, its clarity is even higher than top-level martial ways—Heavens, is it a Demi-Supreme Martial Way? Is there actually someone in the world who can elevate the Wind Sword Way to this extent?"
Everyone was bewildered and astonished.
Before this, they hadn’t noticed Shi Xiaole holding back, but now that he had erupted in full force, how could the layers of the Wind Sword Way remain hidden from the eyes of the Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors and peak Earth Immortals present?
One has to understand that, in fact, upon the initial emergence of martial ways, their upper limit of progression is essentially fixed, and they cannot be significantly elevated beyond that point. It is like no matter how much a tortoise trains, it can never outrun a rabbit that is performing normally.
The Wind Sword Way, at most, is a top-level martial way. What kind of talent and insight are required to forcibly elevate it to a Demi-Supreme Martial Way?
And rumors say that Shi Xiaole is not even forty yet, yet he has understood the Demi-Supreme Martial Way to ten-fold early stage—was this speed achieved by flying?
Wave after wave of shock hit everyone’s hearts, even the Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors struggled to stay calm. As for the others, they nearly saw stars before their eyes.
Actually, if someone could see through the situation at this moment, they would discover something even more horrifying, ten, or even twenty times more so, than the evolution of the Wind Sword Way into a Demi-Supreme Martial Way.
It turns out that within Shi Xiaole’s spiritual sea, the Taiji Yin-Yang Plate was devouring the Illusion Qi Lake, and finally, both transformed into a portion of cyan energy, pouring into the cyan little swords!
This was another great utility of the Life-and-Death Martial Way, as well as one of Shi Xiaole’s greatest achievements in the past six months.
With prior preparation, the Life-and-Death Martial Way could temporarily transform itself and the Illusion Martial Way into the Wind Sword Way, to augment the true Wind Sword Way.
However, to achieve this step, at least several months of preparation was needed in advance, and the effect of the augmentation couldn’t last long—only up to a quarter of an hour at most. After all, it wasn’t the true Wind Sword Way. Unless the Life-and-Death Martial Way continued to breakthrough and elevate, perhaps the duration could be extended.
Of course, with the Life-and-Death Martial Way at three-fold peak and the Illusion Martial Way at seven-fold peak, it wouldn’t be possible to enhance the Wind Sword Way just to ten-fold early stage, but Shi Xiaole’s opponents weren’t only the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor. If he got past this obstacle, there would still be stronger individuals; he had to keep some reserves.
For the current Shi Xiaole, this was the only hope.
So he had but a quarter of an hour—within this time, he must defeat the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, or he would undoubtedly die!
