Chapter 871: Chapter 870 Glittering_1
"Wind Tribulation!"
As the long sword swung, Shi Xiaole thrust his sword forward. Under this strike, time slowed down, thoughts slowed down, but the sword light only got faster, surpassing the limit of speed.
Clang!
Sparks flew mixed with droplets of blood.
The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor appeared ten thousand meters away, touching the wound on his cheek in astonishment, his expression shifting from calm to confused, then to sinister and livid.
He was actually wounded, and by the first move, no less, at the hands of a mere eighth-level Divine Border Earth Immortal—what a joke. And had he not dodged quickly, his head would almost have been chopped off!
Everyone was also stunned; even seeing a ghost wouldn’t have been as exaggerated or as shocking as this scene.
"No matter what means you used to overdraw your potential, you can’t beat me."
The perception of a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor was naturally extraordinary, especially someone like the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor. In fact, others also noticed the telltale signs.
Shi Xiaole’s Wind Sword Way was unstable in structure and not as pure as it was at the beginning. Clearly, he hadn’t comprehended it through normal means. Nonetheless, it was still shockingly impressive.
"Jade Shatter."
No longer daring to be negligent, he pushed the Yellow Jade Sword Swordsmanship to one hundred and ten percent. The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor’s body shone with a tarnished gold light as if he were made of it. With a wave of his left hand, he unleashed a sword strike well-known in Rainbow State against Shi Xiaole.
Crackling sounds.
Wherever the tarnished gold sword light spread, the space shattered like jade breaking to pieces, and Shi Xiaole was like an insect caught in amber, utterly incapable of escaping or even moving as his aura was firmly locked in place.
"This is the killing move the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor used in his youth, it’s been very long since it was last used."
One Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor commented privately, his face showing a hint of astonishment.
Back when he was still in the Divine Border Realm, he had clashed with the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor and was defeated by this very move. It was a sign of how much he resented Shi Xiaole to use this technique immediately, but it also showed just how strong Shi Xiaole was.
"Wind Ocean!"
Having his qi locked was one thing, but Shi Xiaole had never intended to dodge. In the critical moment of life and death that lasted no more than a quarter of an hour, he couldn’t afford to waste time. Shi Xiaole swung his right arm, and layers upon layers of sword shadows appeared in quick succession, flickering with the dazzling sheen of a kaleidoscope.
Crack, crack, crack.
A green and yellow Sword Qi simultaneously erupted, with the green sword threads proving superior as they wormed through the gaps, speeding towards the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, who managed to slice them apart with his blade.
"Damn it."
The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor’s mouth twitched.
The Wind Sword Way at ten percent power proved to be no less formidable than the Yellow Jade Sword Swordsmanship at one hundred and ten percent. What he couldn’t fathom was that Shi Xiaole’s technique was even more profound, surpassing even Jade Shatter.
While astonishment had barely risen, a gentle spring water seemed to soften the void and the eyes of the onlookers.
It was not spring water but a sword, a sword formed of nimble spring water. Gentleness was but a facade; the fury of thunder was its essence.
It was Spring Fury!
From the moment Shi Xiaole unleashed Wind Ocean to now, less than a fiftieth of a blink of an eye passed, and his left hand had already drawn Spring Fury from its sheath. It was a top-tier medium-grade spirit sword—Spring Fury—that had never been seen in the world since its forging.
"Wind Fury!"
With all his might, Shi Xiaole had a calm expression. With a relaxed left hand, whiffs of Sword Qi burst forth from the Spring Fury Sword, fluttering about like dandelion seeds, like streams of air, covering a radius of several thousand kilometers.
Only at that moment did the Earth Immortals present realize that, unbeknownst to them, Shi Xiaole had managed to close in within a thousand meters of the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor. As he swept his hand across, the pervasive Sword Qi densely packed, collided with each other, and blossomed into a myriad of sword flowers that could make one’s heart shatter upon explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This was the fourth technique of the newly created Wind Tribulation Sword Technique by Shi Xiaole—Wind Fury.
"This is bad!"
The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor’s back tingled, feeling a profound threat from this technique. It was too late to dodge; in an instant, he swung hundreds of swords with speed and power enough to easily kill an Invincible Earth Immortal.
But these Sword Qi had barely emerged when they were torn apart by the more fearsome sword flowers and completely shattered. Before long, countless sword flowers submerged the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor.
Shi Xiaole felt an unusual bout of fatigue.
Wind Tribulation and Wind Ocean were merely a facade to catch the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor off guard. Wind Fury was the real technique he’d prepared for his opponent. Using three ultimate moves in succession took a toll even on Shi Xiaole, with a breath held tight in his chest, hands, and feet going slightly numb.
"How could this be?"
"This move, did he create it himself, or..."
The Earth Immortals were shocked by the power of Shi Xiaole’s sword, not realizing that the Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors present were ten times more shaken.
Because the complexity of Wind Fury might not meet the standard of a Void Origin Realm technique, but it exceeded any Divine Border Realm technique they had ever seen. Moreover, once Shi Xiaole advanced to the Void Origin Realm, this move might very likely evolve into a human-level move automatically.
This was something none of the Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors present, including the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, could achieve!
More importantly, under the constraint of the realm, unable to use Void Origin Realm moves, this might be the only aspect where Shi Xiaole had an advantage over the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor.
"It must have been created for him by someone else."
One Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor muttered to himself.
Yet, more onlookers watched nervously as the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor was engulfed. Pei Qiuyan and Qu Ni even clasped each other’s hands tightly, both with sweaty palms.
"You truly exceeded my expectations, well done."
The sword light dissipated, and a bloodstained man emerged, his Yellow Jade Sword faintly emitting a fluorescent glow.
"Still not dead?"
"If it were so easy to be killed, he wouldn’t be the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor."
Although the crowd was surprised, they also felt this was to be expected. Despite that, before this, quite a number of people had almost believed Shi Xiaole had created an impossible miracle.
Now, it seemed they were simply too naive.
"I will bury you properly."
The Yellow Jade Sword Emperor couldn’t recall how long it had been since he had been wounded; even the Asura Martial Emperor would pay a dear price to injure him significantly.
This was destined to be the ugliest, most shameful battle of his life, and even the blood of his opponent could not wash away the disgrace. All he could do was to end this farce as quickly as possible.
Zzzzt...
A series of sharp, piercing strikes rang out around the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, carving thin, dense light marks in the space, mottled and overflowing. It seemed as though countless swords were surging out from within the light marks, turning the void around the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor into a honeycomb.
There were many swordsmen present, but at that moment, their swords unsheathed themselves, the hilts angling slightly downward as if bowing to the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor. Their sword realms were also severely shaken, nearly making them submit to the man on the stage.
"The realm of the Heart Sword!"
Zhan Renxiong sighed deeply.
The superiority of martial artists might be determined by many factors, but in the circle of swordsmen, the level of a swordsman is determined by their sword realm.
And within the sword realm, the Heart Sword is undoubtedly the realm that all Earth Immortal swordsmen, and even those in the Void Origin Realm, dream of reaching, a realm so lofty that ordinary people do not even have the right to covet it.
But to comprehend the Heart Sword is extremely difficult. There is no method, no shortcut; one either comprehends it or does not, and no one can force it.
In Rainbow State, there are countless swordsmen, but at most only a few dozen have comprehended the Heart Sword, perhaps even fewer; and even among those who have, the realm attained is extremely low.
Take Zhan Renxiong himself, for example. Having been a Void Origin Realm Sword Emperor for many years, he had only comprehended seventy-three strands of Heart Sword energy, which is to say, he was not even minorly accomplished.
Looking at the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, it was clear that he had comprehended a full hundred strands of Heart Sword energy, reaching the minor accomplishment that was externally manifest. He was indeed worthy of being Rainbow State’s number one swordsman.
"Shi Junior Brother,"
Under the enhancement of the Heart Sword power, the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor’s sword momentum was terrifyingly fearsome; with every breath, it seemed like countless Sword Qi burst forth from his pores, effortlessly overwhelming Shi Xiaole.
Zhan Liye couldn’t help but shake his head and mourn. This was simply not a battle of equal stature; the outcome had been predetermined from the start, irreversible.
"Heh heh heh, the might of a Void Origin Realm Sword Emperor, how could you possibly foresee it? Go ahead and die quickly."
Duan Changge laughed openly and loudly without disguise.
His mood had been like a roller coaster earlier, but now it had finally recovered. He was desperate to see Shi Xiaole bloodied and split apart on the spot.
"Die."
On the stage, the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor made his move, pushing his power to the limit and delivering another Jade Shatter. But this time, the Jade Shatter, enhanced by the minor accomplishment of the Heart Sword, was much more lethal as the void shattered like glass, relentlessly crushing down on Shi Xiaole.
Clang.
The Red Left Sword was sheathed, having fulfilled all its duties.
Shi Xiaole’s blue robe fluttered slightly, his hand gripping the Spring Fury Sword. The stirred-up Wind Sword momentum suddenly surged, converging once more as if it had been tempered anew, slowly revealing its true majesty and sharpness.
Hisss.
The unrelenting Yellow Jade Sword Qi suddenly halted, parted by another stream of aqua sword light. Shi Xiaole took a step forward, sweeping both hands horizontally, unleashing the boundless Sword Qi of the Wind Fury.
Boom, boom, boom.
A wave of furious energy surged forward, overtaking the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor, twisting his face into an expression of near-madness.
"Fake, it must be fake!"
With an inward roar, the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor attempted another Jade Shatter, but the explosion of sword blossoms was quicker, sending him flying backward, his protective Vigorous Air shattering layer by layer, blood spraying from his body, a sight too ghastly to endure.
"What!"
"The power of minorly accomplished Heart Sword, good heavens, this is impossible, how could an Earth Immortal of the Divine Barrier Realm comprehend the minorly accomplished Heart Sword!"
If Shi Xiaole’s performance of the early stage of Wind Sword Way had driven people mad, at this moment, they were nearly out of their minds.
The sum of all the shocks in their lifetimes was nothing compared to today. This was not a miracle, but a divine feat, unreplicable, a once-in-an-eternity divine feat.
How could one be so strong, transcending all ironclad rules, all truths, all impossibilities on heaven and earth? In front of Shi Xiaole, they were all ignored, shattered.
If he did not die, he was destined to become famous throughout the world!
As these thoughts echoed, they saw Shi Xiaole in the arena, his left hand pointing, the Tiger Abyss Sword flying out of its sheath, taking the lead as a streak of lightning attacking the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor.
At the same time, Shi Xiaole became the sword itself, his Spring Fury rippling like a wave, shining like a meteor upon the eastern platform, dazzling the eyes and hearts of all witnesses.
"I will not lose, never!"
Bellowing in his heart, a profound Sword of Spirit shot out from the blood-red eyes of the Yellow Jade Sword Emperor. At the same time, he burned all his essence blood, ready to unleash a forbidden move to decide the outcome and seal life or death!
