Supreme Cultivation Master

Chapter 701: Chapter 700 The Pinnacle of the Sword

The Righteous Divine Lineage burst with joy, for Ye Fan had ultimately managed to severely injure the Little God Monarch. Given the current situation, Ye Fan still had a chance to win.

At this moment, the Little God Monarch was reeling in shock. Impossible! I never imagined this guy was so strong. That Yuanhong Sword actually pierced through my body! I never detected such a bizarre strike when it hit me. Truly terrifying... to inflict such heavy damage without me even noticing. He’s a master swordsman, indeed. It seems I underestimated him after all. While not a perfect assessment of Ye Fan, it was close enough to the truth.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan was analyzing the Little God Monarch’s previous attack. Although it was a single move, it consisted of three strikes at once. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t possibly defend against them all. Therefore, he had to fall back on his secondary plan: give up defending and clash with the Little God Monarch, aiming for mutual destruction. As it turned out, he succeeded.

Ye Fan and the Little God Monarch slowly rose to their feet.

The Little God Monarch discarded the Hero Sword he held and mocked Ye Fan, "I underestimated you. It seems that without going all out, I can’t even kill you! But this time, I will use my full strength. Even without a sword in hand, I can still grievously injure you with the power of the Sword Dao! Boy, dying at my hands is your honor, because very few are worthy of dying by my hand!"

Ye Fan retorted, "So full of yourself. You think you’re that strong? Since you dare claim you can defeat me without a sword, then let me experience your Swordless Realm!"

Everyone was shocked. At first, they didn’t understand the Little God Monarch’s actions, but now they realized he was entering his Swordless Realm.

Sometimes, a sword is the most loyal companion; at others, it is the ultimate tool for murder. But occasionally, it becomes a burden—an inescapable weight.

From the moment the Little God Monarch set down the Hero Sword, the gods saw that he had matured, reaching a new level of understanding.

Now, even though the Little God Monarch no longer possessed a peerless divine artifact, they all knew that at this moment, he was the most formidable person there.

However, Ye Fan didn’t let go of his Yuanhong Sword. In their eyes, his decision was foolish. Once the Swordless Realm was unleashed, he would be no match.

"It seems the supreme seniors from the God Monarch Palace have trained him to perfection. He is undoubtedly the one most likely to achieve the Ancestor Realm!"

"That kid from the Righteous Divine Lineage is about to be killed by him."

"Yes, the Little God Monarch’s talent is something we ordinary folk can’t compare to!"

"That’s right! Just look where he comes from—the absolute Holy Land of our Evil God lineage, the God Monarch Palace!"

The martial artists from the Evil God lineage held the Little God Monarch in extremely high regard. Such praise was a testament to his astonishing talent. Even though the Little God Monarch had suffered a setback in his fight with Ye Fan, they believed it was merely him testing Ye Fan, gauging how much he could withstand.

As for the Righteous Divine Lineage, because Ye Fan had fought the Little God Monarch to a draw, they didn’t over-analyze things. They simply held firm in their belief that Ye Fan could create a miracle. This creator of miracles would slay the Little God Monarch and begin his path of proving his Dao.

At this moment, the Little God Monarch began to glow. White light surrounded him, and combined with his innate Holy Light, his entire presence seemed to ascend to an absolute height.

He shouted at Ye Fan, "Let me show you how having no sword is mightier than having one!

"I began practicing the sword at age nine and mastered the world’s most exquisite swordsmanship by twenty, becoming the unrivaled number one swordsman of the younger generation.

"At thirty, I created my own swordsmanship and used it to defeat the techniques of countless ancient inheritors! I had opened my own path of the Sword Dao!

"By forty, I forsook all blades, using even grass and trees as weapons. I defeated all swordsmen of my generation and even those far beyond it. I synthesized the world’s strongest sword manuals to perfect my own Sword Dao!

"And so, my Heroic Sword Technique was born!

"The Heroic Sword Technique is the greatest in the world. From that day on, none could challenge my edge. But that was only the beginning. At fifty, I cast aside the Hero Sword that had accompanied me in my conquests across the world!

"From that day forward, I am the sword, and the sword is me!

"All famous blades are but a pretense in my hands. Looking back on my glorious life, what are you? You are nothing more than a whetstone to sharpen my Sword Dao!"

After hearing his monologue, everyone—whether from the Evil God lineage or the Righteous Divine Lineage—was stunned. They never expected the Little God Monarch to have achieved such mastery at such a young age. His status in the Sword Dao was truly unshakable. No wonder those old men from the God Monarch Palace always called him the future’s greatest swordsman!

For such a master, his life was truly brilliant—so brilliant that no one dared to even contend with him. Perhaps Ye Fan was the first true enemy on his path to becoming the Sword Emperor.

Ye Fan said, "I may not have your long list of achievements, nor is my path of the Sword Dao as dazzling as yours. This is because I believe that beneath every dazzling exterior lies a worthless interior!"

He shouted, "It is precisely because of my ordinariness that I created the Nameless Sword! Though my Nameless Sword may be ordinary, today it shall shake your Hero Sword!"

His Nameless Sword Technique, although ordinary, was the culmination of many years of his own blood and sweat. Ye Fan believed with unshakable conviction that he would one day reach the Sword Dao Peak.

Belief undefeated, Sword Dao undefeated.

The Little God Monarch sneered, "In the end, it’s just a mayfly trying to shake a tree. This so-called Nameless Sword you created? In the eyes of my Heroic Sword Technique, it’s less than an ant. Don’t believe me? Watch!"

The Little God Monarch made his move. He unleashed the Heroic Sword Technique. It consisted of thirteen strikes, with each strike being its own Sword Dao, each a new world unto itself. This was the Little God Monarch’s Sword Dao.

"Heroic Sword, First Strike: World Destruction!"

The Destructive Sword was unleashed with the most staggering force imaginable. At that moment, there was no doubt that it possessed the power to annihilate everything. Destroying everything, rising from the heart—this so-called power of rebirth was a force the Little God Monarch could command.

The Destructive Sword charged toward Ye Fan. Even though the Little God Monarch held no sword, everything around him was his sword. His understanding of the Sword Dao was truly unstoppable.

Ye Fan quickly activated his Yuanhong Sword, channeling all his sword techniques and merging them into one. His own Sword Dao ascended to a new height.

When Sword Dao clashes with Sword Dao, only the more profound path can prove itself supreme.

The two sword energies collided. Ye Fan was violently thrown backward, but he had managed to block the Little God Monarch’s first strike.

"Impossible! That kid from the Righteous Divine Lineage actually blocked the Little God Monarch’s strike! How horrifying! It seems he’s a genius only a sliver beneath the Little God Monarch!"

"I’m now starting to suspect that the Main Gods of the Righteous Divine Lineage alone couldn’t possibly create such a heaven-defying demon. Could it be that the Demon Clan and the Righteous Divine Lineage allied long ago?" This was their suspicion. After all, to produce a genius on par with the Little God Monarch, they couldn’t imagine anyone capable of it besides the God Monarch Palace. They would probably never imagine that Ye Fan was just a boy from the Human Clan’s secular world.