Chapter 187: Chapter 187: The Number One in the Assessment
"Six Treasure Swords! Ancient Sword Marquis has finally deployed all of his blades!"
The crowd on the Cloud Platforms on both sides erupted, their eyes wide open, unwilling to miss this crucial moment.
Legend had it that when Ancient Sword Marquis used all six swords, he wielded world-shaking power, capable of slaying anything in his path—be it god or buddha.
Years ago, he had used this very technique to kill a Spirit Transformation realm master.
WHOOSH!
A howling gale kicked up, whipping his robes about. Ancient Sword Marquis suddenly launched himself from the ground, soaring high into the air like an Exiled Immortal descending to the mortal realm.
RUMBLE!
With a tremendous crash, a bolt of silver-white lightning tore through the heavens and descended, coalescing upon Ancient Sword Marquis’s Honghao Treasure Sword.
"Slash!"
Ancient Sword Marquis plummeted, bringing down a vast torrent of lightning that seemed to shake the world as he slashed down with his sword.
The sky changed color and a furious gale erupted. The colossal silver-white bolt of lightning pierced the space between heaven and earth, sweeping forward with the majestic force to annihilate everything.
The sheer power of the attack made the spectators on the nearby Cloud Platforms hold their breath.
In response, Shen Daoxing showed no fear. He raised the sword in his hand high.
ROAR!
A long, majestic dragon’s roar echoed. A pair of soul-stirring golden pupils opened behind Shen Daoxing, and then a colossal Five-Clawed Golden Dragon materialized—a majestic being that seemed to have existed since time immemorial.
Then, Shen Daoxing swung his Treasure Sword.
Forbidden Sword Technique! Heaven-Reaching Fire!
A sun-blotting wave of fire flew out, engulfing Shen Daoxing, Ancient Sword Marquis, and the entire terrace. It was a tsunami of flames that seemed capable of devouring everything, turning the entire sky crimson.
ROAR!
With another roar, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon moved. Like a supreme sovereign descending upon the mortal realm, it commanded the overwhelming tidal wave of fire, pressing forward with a terrifying aura that could suppress anything.
BOOM!
The terrifying tsunami of fire and the storm of lightning violently collided.
The winds surged and the world seemed to warp. Golden-red fire and silver-white lightning intertwined in a dazzling display, like a volcanic eruption or a divine punishment descending upon the world. The entire terrace shattered, and an immense, destructive force swept out in all directions.
The spectators on the Cloud Platforms were thrown back. Many flew high into the air to escape, while some of the weaker ones spat out mouthfuls of blood.
Seeing this, Yue Wuchen waved his elegant sleeve. A silver-white brilliance shot out, enveloping the Cloud Platforms on all sides and helping the crowd stabilize themselves.
The crowd hurriedly looked forward again and were stunned. The center of the arena was completely empty—the entire terrace had vanished.
The figures of Shen Daoxing and Ancient Sword Marquis were nowhere to be found.
"They’re up there!"
Someone suddenly shouted, pointing toward the sky.
Everyone looked up.
They saw Shen Daoxing, commanding the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, locked in a fierce battle with the Exiled Immortal-like Ancient Sword Marquis. Bursts of multi-colored light exploded across the sky, like a dazzling fireworks display.
With no foothold in the air, the two could only continue their fierce battle as they fell.
But the terrace below was gone, which meant that whoever landed first would lose the duel.
This was too intense!
The spectators on the Cloud Platforms couldn’t help but hold their breath, feeling the tension of the moment.
"It’s him!"
Suddenly, on the main Cloud Platform, Dongfang Wan’Er seemed to realize something and froze.
’That’s right, it’s him!’
That day, when her cultivation had gone awry and she was abducted by ruffians, she had been under a burlap sack and couldn’t see him clearly, but she had distinctly felt the power of the person who intervened.
’Yes, this is the feeling of that power. The Shen Daoxing before me is the one who saved me from those ruffians that day.’
Dongfang Wan’Er was stunned, staring blankly at Shen Daoxing in the sky.
The two combatants in the sky were still locked in a fierce battle. As they drew closer and closer to the ground, the crowd held its breath.
Suddenly, Ancient Sword Marquis pointed a finger toward the sky. His Honghao Treasure Sword flew upward, and his other five Treasure Swords immediately swarmed around it.
A blinding light flared. The six Treasure Swords stacked on top of each other and slowly began to merge, transforming into a colossal Treasure Sword that stood between heaven and earth, possessing the power to reshape the world.
In an instant, all the swirling winds and clouds from before dissipated, vanishing without a trace.
The giant Treasure Sword hung high in the sky, seemingly calm, but everyone could feel the unparalleled, terrifying power contained within it!
"Sword Slash!"
Ancient Sword Marquis stretched out his hand and chopped down through the empty air.
The colossal Treasure Sword slowly tipped over, as if to split the heavens, the earth, and everything in between. CRACKLE! Ripples spread through the sky, and a series of black arcs of electricity appeared. The very fabric of space began to twist.
"He has another move! Ancient Sword Marquis actually has another move!"
"So the six Treasure Swords can merge together!"
The crowd was astonished, looking at Ancient Sword Marquis in the sky in disbelief.
"Wait, Shen Daoxing has another move too!"
Someone else suddenly shouted.
"Huh???"
The crowd, startled once more, all turned to look.
They saw Shen Daoxing slowly raise the sword in his hand.
"Forbidden Sword Technique, Second Form!"
In a daze, the world’s colors shifted again, becoming bizarre and grotesque. A terrifying, dreadful power was born. WHOOSH! The sky suddenly tore open, and a seven-colored radiance shot down.
Bathed in the seven-colored light, Shen Daoxing resembled a supreme being from the heavens, capable of suppressing all with a mere gesture.
"Kunlun Duanyue!"
The light from the sword in Shen Daoxing’s hand flared, shooting out an unparalleled seven-colored radiance that crisscrossed the world and soared to the heavens, as if intending to pierce the sky itself. The sun and moon paled in comparison.
"Break!"
His sword fell.
The two colossal, dazzling sword lights intersected.
The entire space warped and began to twist.
BOOM! BOOM!
A deafening explosion erupted, and the entire ground shook.
Immediately after, the seven-colored radiance—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet—burst apart into seven beams of light.
CRACK!
CRACK!
Two crisp sounds rang out!
First, a crack appeared on Ancient Sword Marquis’s giant Treasure Sword. Then, with a BANG, it shattered into countless fragments of light.
BOOM!
A moment later, the crowd saw the seven-colored radiance move in the center of the arena. Ancient Sword Marquis’s figure was suddenly flung out like a falling meteor. With a BANG, he slammed heavily into the ground, kicking up a blinding light. When the light faded, a crater several dozen feet deep had appeared in the ground.
Only then did Shen Daoxing, his white robes fluttering in the seven-colored radiance, slowly descend from the sky.
Dead silence. Absolute, dead silence. No one had expected this outcome. Then, the surrounding Cloud Platforms erupted like volcanoes.
"He won!"
"Shen Daoxing won!"
"Shen Daoxing actually defeated Ancient Sword Marquis!"
The crowd stared in disbelief at Shen Daoxing in the center of the field, exclaiming in constant amazement.
"The winner of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land’s new disciple assessment is Shen Daoxing!"
Zhao Wufeng walked to the center of the field and loudly announced the result.
