Sword Aura to the Heavens

Chapter 461: Chapter 456: Peak Form

"What is that?"

Everyone was shocked to see Li Fan absorb the Sword Intent of the heavens and earth. Jiang Taie, with his Innate Sword Body, could turn everything into a sword, aligning with the celestial Great Dao. He was the Sword Dao itself.

But what was happening with Li Fan at this moment?

Only to see him constantly absorbing the Sword Intent flowing through the heavens and earth, his body radiating increasingly bright sword light, emitting dragon roars and hidden sword whistles, sword light piercing through his body and illuminating the surrounding sky and earth, as if he was a rare Divine Weapon.

Is he also a Sword Body?

Jiang Taie looked at Li Fan in shock, wondering what this was.

During their battle, he could sense that Li Fan was different from him, definitely not an Innate Sword Body.

So, has he cultivated some peculiar Great Dao Sword Scripture?

"Immortal Sword Scripture?" Jiang Taie looked at Li Fan. "Li Mountain doesn’t have such a Sword Scripture."

He perused Sword Dao scriptures from all over the world, although some from Li Mountain were beyond his reach, he knew a bit about them. Before Li Fan, none of the top sword cultivators of Li Mountain practiced such scripture.

"You think you know Li Mountain, think you understand the sword?" Li Fan looked at Jiang Taie, his two fingers upright before his chest, suddenly causing all swords in heaven and earth to resonate. Behind him, the broken Sword Formation Map seemed to reassemble and flow into his body, as if integrating with him.

An even more dazzling sword light emanated from him, forming a Sword Dao halo around Li Fan, like countless swords flickering.

As a result, the aura surrounding Li Fan also seemed to rise, and the Sword Intent emanating from him became stronger.

"What a powerful Sword Scripture, resembling a Sword Body more than the Innate Sword Body." The Third Prince, Ye Xiaochen, couldn’t help but praise, looking at Xiao Lv and others: "Has White Jade Academy ever heard of this Sword Scripture?"

Xiao Lv shook his head, Guan Shanyue also stared at the ethereal battlefield, recalling how, when Li Fan first arrived at White Jade, he did not showcase such power, indicating that Li Fan that day was far from his full strength.

Even so, he still challenged the summit of White Jade.

Li Fan’s acquisition of the Sword Dao’s Heavenly Essence Sword Canon in Chi Xiao City, within the Xuanyuan Arena’s Secret Realm, was only known by Lu Yuan, and vaguely by the Xuanyuan Sword, unknown to others was normal.

The Heavenly Essence Sword Canon encompassed myriad phenomena, featuring three Sword Dao forms: Human Sword, Heavenly Sword, and Immortal Sword. Early on, Li Fan could merge with the Human Sword, and now he entered the Heavenly Sword form.

As for the Immortal Sword form, currently, Li Fan couldn’t manage it. However, just the Heavenly Sword form significantly enhanced his Sword Dao power.

Li Fan raised a finger, and instantly a sword landed in his fingertip; with a thought, the sword whistled to the heavens, disappearing in an instant, and when it reappeared, it was already in front of Jiang Taie.

Jiang Taie raised a palm and struck, his golden palm seemed engraved with a Sword Seal; a sword shadow emerged, colliding with the swiftly arriving sharp blade, leading to a sound of explosion. Golden brilliance erupted from Jiang Taie’s palm, his body forced to retreat.

"How was that?" Li Fan asked Jiang Taie, the power of the Soul Chasing Sword in Heavenly Sword form surely increased vastly.

"Impressive." Jiang Taie responded, his voice descending, his hands forming a Sword Seal. The heavens resounded with sword cries, numerous Taia Swords flying out, spanning over the whole Sword Domain.

People observed numerous swords surrounding Li Fan’s body, each position holding a golden Divine Sword targeting him, every sword radiating blinding Sword Aura.

"Try my sword." Jiang Taie’s words just ended, and countless Divine Weapons and sharp swords pierced through the sky, burying Li Fan’s location.

In that instant, Li Fan’s body drew out shadow trails, surrounded by the flashing Sword Dao halo; wherever it passed, Sword Aura surged, leaving many spectators witnessing the ethereal battlefield where countless Li Fan shadows lengthened, simultaneously slashing a sword, like slashing millions of swords, tearing open a hole in the Sword of Slaughter burying the space, the sword shadow vanished from its original position.

When Li Fan reappeared, he stood before Jiang Taie, strands of lightning flashed through the heavens, his body seeming to blend with the thunder and wind, arriving in an instant. As he swung his sword, it was as if countless swords simultaneously struck, aiming at Jiang Taie.

"With such movement techniques and sharp swords, among cultivators below the Seven Realms, who dares to claim victory?" Many cultivators in the dojo thought to themselves, those proud sons of heaven felt fortunate—thankfully they did not step forward; otherwise, it would be them dying under Li Fan’s sword.

Every strike from Li Fan was an instant kill, with nowhere to evade and nowhere to hide; facing him, the only choice was to receive his sword.

Under the radiant Sword Dao halo, as the lethal sword struck down, even if it were Jiang Taie, people’s hearts remained tense, including the capital’s cultivators watching the street battle.

They seemed less confident about Jiang Taie.

Li Fan posed a threat to Jiang Taie’s combat prowess.

Eyeing the sword about to strike Jiang Taie’s body, Li Fan perceives a sudden emergence of crisis, Jiang Taie’s eyes bright as the sun; blinding Sword Aura surges, Jiang Taie’s body explodes with fiery Sword Intent like his body was a Sword Array, myriad sharp swords enveloping Li Fan, seeking to bury him entirely.

This sudden turn of events left the street at the foot of Qiyun Mountain silent, countless eyes fixated on the scene, golden sword light engulfing everything and swallowing Li Fan’s body.

Is the battle concluding here?

What is that?

"Boom..." A figure flew backward, countless golden sharp swords striking his body but failing to pierce internally.

Myriad Divine Swords surged like waves, Li Fan getting torn away into the mountains before halting, those golden Divine Swords suspended in the air, targeting his body.

Meanwhile, Jiang Taie’s body floated towards Li Fan’s direction; now he had turned entirely golden, radiating like the blazing sun through the heavens.

"Innate Sword Body." Li Fan raised his eyes to Jiang Taie, murmuring, renowned as a once-in-century Sword Dao prodigy, a rare Innate Sword Body, his Sword Dao talent was indeed awe-inspiring.

Not just Li Fan, even Lingxiao Pavilion’s sword cultivators were witnessing the full power of the Innate Sword Body for the first time. At this moment, Jiang Taie resembled one who broke a seal, sword brilliance illuminating the heavens.

"Magnificent."

Someone in the dojo praised: "Li Fan cultivated the Great Dao Sword Scripture resembling a Sword Body, but ultimately it is not a true Innate Sword Body. The so-called once-in-century talent cannot be compensated by cultivating sword scripture alone."

"The name of Li Mountain Sword Dao’s heir is no mere title, but this victory, in the end, still belongs to Jiang Taie."

Now, Jiang Taie’s body hovered above Li Fan, thousands of swords hanging down, seeming to contain infinite swords within.

At this instant, Jiang Taie gave a Sword Immortal’s bearing.

"In time, Jiang Taie will become a Sword Saint, Great Li’s unparalleled sword, solely his." An elder from Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion sighed: "Li Mountain gaining sword Dao through Li Fan also has a chance, but unfortunately, they encountered Jiang Taie."

He is the Innate Sword Body, sword penetrating the Great Dao.

They were watching how Jiang Taie would defeat Li Fan.

Possibly, even slay Li Fan.

Under countless gazes, Jiang Taie’s body emitted strands of sword light, seemingly emerging from within and transforming into another Jiang Taie figure.

Sword and person, indistinguishable.

Accompanied by countless blazing lights, around Li Fan’s body, numerous Jiang Taie’s figures hovered, each radiating dazzling Sword Aura like the original, sharp and piercing.

In an instant, he was surrounded.

"In terms of movement techniques, I’m inferior to you. If it were just one sword, it would never touch you, but I have thousands, tens of thousands..."

At this moment, Li Fan, though still radiant and splendid, stood alone amid scores of Jiang Taie, appearing particularly small and solitary, as if the outcome of this confrontation was preordained.

"Is this the Sword Scripture you cultivated?" Li Fan’s gaze remained tranquil as always. His eyes locked onto Jiang Taie, aware of his power, and what he once displayed in Li Mountain was unforgettable. "Had it not been for this recent retreat, even with my advantage in realms, I might still fall to you."

Jiang Taie lowered his gaze upon Li Fan, continuing: "But I have unleashed the sword, this battle, I shall not fail, reveal your full strength and fight me."

Jiang Taie’s words shook those in the dojo, he claimed that Li Fan at the moment was not at full capacity?

Li Fan, could he become even stronger?

"We’ll see if your sword is sharp enough." Li Fan replied, "Draw your sword."