Chapter 276: World-Shaking Upheaval, the Assassination of Gu Jin Nian, an Unparalleled Ruthless One, Furious Slash of the Heavenly Ca

Whoosh!

Clang clang clang!

Endless flying swords intertwine above the heavens.

The Sword Gate appears.

It illuminates the entire Great World.

This Sword Gate radiates ten thousand divine beams, shining throughout the Great World.

Each flying sword spawns a sword soul, and these sword souls are the sword‑wielders of the age, their Sword Dao will.

These sword souls' wills appear, and they gaze at the Sword Gate.

The world's people stand stunned, dazed, never having imagined that Gu Jin Nian would revive the brilliance of the Sword Dao.

This is simply unbelievable.

The Ancient Human Race, the Nine Sovereign Human Kings, rose together; among them a Human King whose surrounding magical force surged, forming a sword sigil.

He specializes in sword techniques and is an ancient supreme‑level being of the Human Race, understanding better than anyone how exaggerated Gu Jin Nian's deeds are.

"Impossible."

"The Sword Dao lineage has long been cut off; throughout history, countless sword cultivators have devoted their lives to reviving its brilliance."

"Even the mighty Silent Extinction Sword God never grasped the ultimate Sword Dao in a lifetime, yet this Gu Jin Nian comprehended its pinnacle within a single day."

"Without breaking, there is no establishment; since the old path is gone, a new one must be forged—this truly is the core of the Sword Dao."

"Gu Jin Nian, Gu Jin Nian, who are you really? How do you possess such astonishing talent, solving in one night the truths that sword cultivators across ages could not fathom?"

The supreme of the Human Race speaks, truly at a loss for words, feeling unprecedented shock.

The other eight Human Kings each wore a grim countenance.

"What should we do now?"

"Tongtian Sword Peak has already been dealt with by Gu Jin Nian; he also obtained the Ancient Sword Dao Seal. If we wait for his emergence, we can only fear..."

Several wills voiced their thoughts; clearly they had begun to dread Gu Jin Nian.

"Kill!"

A Human King spoke, calmly uttering a single word, his murderous intent laid bare.

For a moment, the Great Hall fell utterly silent; after all, the current Gu Jin Nian is a different man, and they fully realized how powerful he truly is. A person like that, if left alive, would indeed be a scourge.

In other words, Gu Jin Nian has already instilled a sense of crisis in them.

"Unite with the other four tribes and act together?"

"I agree."

"We may act now; Gu Jin Nian's talent truly merits our intervention."

The kings nodded one after another; previously they had looked down on Gu Jin Nian, but now they were forced to take him seriously.

"Then let us unite the Ancient Five Tribes and strike together; the strongest of the five tribes act as one, no one will think of fleeing. Should any earth‑shattering trouble arise, the five tribes together will fear nothing."

A Human King spoke, insisting that the five tribes must join forces to suppress Gu Jin Nian.

"Fine."

"The five tribes must act together; otherwise, if a traitor appears in battle, the whole plan collapses."

"We have only one chance; if we don't act, it's over, but if we act, it must be spectacular."

They spoke, exchanging opinions and endorsing the plan.

But other voices also rose.

"We cannot act yet."

"I will unite the other four tribes for joint consultation; striking outright would be unwise. The Great Dao Oath will not spare our five tribes. Gu Jin Nian is a saint; if he leverages the Great Dao Oath, we may not be able to slay him."

A voice sounded.

It was the voice of the Shangju Saint; his figure appeared in the Great Hall, directly vetoing the kings' proposal.

The kings' idea was straightforward: if the strongest of the five tribes strike together, even if Gu Jin Nian had three heads and six arms, he would still die here.

But unexpectedly, the Shangju Saint stepped in to stop them.

"The Great Dao Oath is indeed terrifying, but if the five tribes' strongest act together, it may not be so frightening, right?"

A Human King spoke, indifferent to the Great Dao Oath; a single tribe might indeed be problematic, but if the five tribes' strongest act together, are they truly afraid of the era's Great Dao? "Saints are beyond words."

The Shangju Saint spoke calmly; as a saint, he understood even better what Gu Jin Nian represents.

"But you are a saint as well."

This Human King could not help but speak, for the Shangju Saint is also a saint—does that make it any different? "It's different."

"Gu Jin Nian's path to sainthood is vastly different; he has achieved the three immortalities of a saint, far surpassing me, thus earning the Great World's recognition."

"If he wields the Great Dao Oath, the five tribes may not be able to kill him."

The Shangju Saint shook his head, revealing part of the truth.

It is a secret concerning saints.

It left the nine kings in silence.

It truly is somewhat exaggerated.

"Then what should we do?"

"Should we truly let it be?"

"Wouldn't that let Gu Jin Nian act as he wishes?"

A king frowned, thinking that inaction was even worse; at least they must act, try their chance—if they do nothing, everything is futile.

"No."

The Shangju Saint shook his head.

It's not that we won't take action, but rather we let Gu Jin Nian take action.

Gu Jin Nian said he would cause trouble for the Severing Heaven Sect; for now he continues to target the Kirin Pavilion's heaven's pride, provoking Gu Jin Nian, so Gu Jin Nian will inevitably act against the Severing Heaven Sect, whether he likes it or not.

In that case, if we act again, even if Gu Jin Nian receives the protection of the Great World, the Great Dao is utterly impartial and will not overly favor Gu Jin Nian.

At that point we can act however we wish.

All we need to do is resolve the matter of the Great Dao's mark.

The Upper Dwelling Saint voiced his own method.

It left all the kings silent.

The Nine Kings glanced at each other, frankly admitting they were somewhat unwilling; to them, what did this heaven and earth amount to? Yet what the Upper Dwelling Saint said was also correct, so they remained silent.

In the end they could only choose to accept.

Then please trouble the Saint.

Mm, please trouble the Saint.

All the kings spoke up, seeing that there was no better method, they could only listen.

You're welcome.

Leave this matter to me, old man.

The Upper Dwelling Saint, without further ado, upon agreeing, vanished instantly where he stood.

At the same time,

Among the sea tribe,

The East Sea Dragon King's voice sounded faintly.

Unite the five races.

We're about to move.

The great reckoning begins; we will take Gu Jin Nian as the leader, execute him, bathe the Great World in blood, and reopen the myriad races' contention for hegemony.

The East Sea Dragon King spoke.

Without hesitation, the talent Gu Jin Nian displayed is too astonishing; he cannot remain in this world, and the East Sea Dragon King is thoroughly wary.

Therefore, now that we can control Gu Jin Nian's situation, we will execute him, leaving him no chance.

Upon saying this, the remaining three dragon kings also had nothing to say.

They also understood that Gu Jin Nian could not remain any longer.

Likewise.

Among the divine tribe,

Streams of will were also communicating.

The divine son is about to awaken; he will execute Gu Jin Nian, dealing a heavy blow to the Great World.

With an invincible bearing, he will manifest in the world.

This is the will of the divine tribe, and they also harbor a killing intent toward Gu Jin Nian.

No need to say more about the demon and monster tribes; the demon tribe hates Gu Jin Nian to the bone—an understatement—and at this point his actions delight the demon tribe beyond expectation, for they know the other four tribes will surely not be able to restrain themselves.

Gu Jin Nian, you certainly possess extraordinary talent, but a genius who cannot grow is no genius at all.

This is the will of the demon tribe.

The monster tribe is the quietest; they say little, but they have already sent emissaries to the four tribes, their intention clear: should the four tribes choose to act, the monster tribe will not stand idly by.

It can be said.

A storm aimed at Gu Jin Nian is about to break.

However, they all know that Heaven-Reaching Sword Mountain still needs Gu Jin Nian to guard it; otherwise, should true chaos erupt, they too would suffer.

So they will not act now; they will wait for Gu Jin Nian to finish everything, then execute him and seize his Great World fortune.

Each has their own needs.

For now, during this lull, they can still sit down and discuss how to divide resources and benefits.

However, within the Great World, all eyes are on Gu Jin Nian.

In their minds, there is only one thought.

None before him, none after.

Who could have imagined that the Extinction Sword God, the Supreme of Sword Dao, hailed as peerless under heaven—an answer he could not find in a lifetime—would actually be solved by Gu Jin Nian?

This is truly absurd, bordering on the ridiculous.

As for Heaven-Reaching Sword Peak,

The Extinction Sword God gazed upon this sword gate, his eyes glazed with bewilderment.

He spent his whole life seeking a glimmer of hope for all sword cultivators, to continue the path forward.

But he had pondered long and hard with no progress whatsoever; yet it never occurred to him that Gu Jin Nian, who had only just begun to touch the Sword Dao, could actually achieve this.

At this moment, the Extinction Sword God truly did not know what to say.

He gazed at Gu Jin Nian, his eyes holding a different emotion.

Not shock,

but rather an indescribable peculiarity.

He had painstakingly pursued this his whole life; unexpectedly, someone else had grasped it, but it was not jealousy, rather a feeling.

At least in his lifetime, he finally got to witness this scene.

"For all sword cultivators under heaven, the sword opens the heavenly gate."

He murmured to himself, then drew a deep breath.

"Hahahaha!"

I understand.

I understand.

Ji Mie Jian Shen laughed loudly to the heavens, his face full of smiles, so intensely that it could be said to be extreme, yet as he laughed, two lines of clear tears appeared on his face.

I have spent my entire life seeking the pinnacle of the Sword Dao.

In my later years, having reached the pinnacle of the Sword Dao, I always wished to renew its glory, yet I never expected to fall into obsession and predicament.

True Sword Dao should advance fearlessly; when encountering obstacles, the only way is to cut through all shackles, otherwise what is there to speak of sword cultivators?

Hahahaha.

For the sword cultivators of the world, "Sword Opens Heaven's Gate"—what a fine phrase "Sword Opens Heaven's Gate"! Ji Mie Jian Shen laughed loudly; his aura underwent a tremendous change in an instant, his gaze shocking and terrifying, two peerless sword qi released from his eyes.

This sword qi is terrifyingly shocking.

Surpassing the previous aura.

I am Ji Mie; today I wish, for the sword cultivators of the world, to "Sword Opens Heaven's Gate"!

Continue the glory of my Sword Dao.

Ji Mie Jian Shen took a step forward; in an instant, myriad things, the heavens trembled, the sun, moon, and stars shook.

Boom boom boom! In the Great Era, streams of sword qi gushed forth; this is true Great Era sword qi.

Saint Gu.

Study well.

This is my strongest move.

Ji Mie Jian Shen spoke; as he talked, his essence, energy, and spirit united, forming a single peerlessly terrifying sword qi; this sword qi was unadorned, yet upon close inspection it contained the sun, moon, stars, and all things of the heavens and earth.

Bang! The sword qi trembled, making this sword gate extraordinarily brilliant.

Clang clang clang! The sword sea boiled, countless flying swords surged toward the sword gate; this is the sword intent of sword cultivators past and present, entering the sword gate, which is a satisfactory matter.

However, Ji Mie Jian Shen clearly had other intentions.

He gazed at the sword gate.

His eyes seemed to hold some worry.

Gu Jin Nian quietly watched his sword intent; in an instant, the same sword intent also arose in his mind.

He was comprehending it.

But just then.

In the sword sea, sword souls appeared; however, these sword souls bore a cold look in their eyes, and various roars sounded.

Why? In our era, there is no path forward?

Why does the pinnacle of the Sword Dao only appear after our era has vanished?

Since we cannot obtain the pinnacle of the Sword Dao, then no one should even think of obtaining it!

Roars rang out, shaking heaven and earth; terrifying sword souls surged in all directions, as if to destroy the Great Era.

The people were astonished.

Some could not believe it; they never imagined such a thing would happen.

Everything was fine; why did this happen?

Wasn't this to fulfill Ji Mie Jian Shen's wish? Why then does this happen?

Yes, wasn't this to fulfill the Sword God's wish?

What on earth is the reason for this?

People felt terrified, and some even failed to understand; after all, Ji Mie Jian Shen's wish had not already been fulfilled by Gu Jin Nian—why then does this happen?

Senior.

Gu Jin Nian was full of curiosity.

This is what I called irresistible.

After the Heaven-Reaching Sword Mountain revives, all sword cultivators past and present will revive, they will come to this world with hatred, and annihilate everything.

This is not something I can stop; the only good thing is that I will not intervene.

Otherwise, this sword qi will become even more terrifying.

He spoke, his tone extremely calm.

As soon as he said this.

This answer left Gu Jin Nian silent; he finally understood the meaning of Ji Mie Jian Shen's earlier words.

When the Sword Mountain awakens, it will produce this terrifying effect.

It will carry out world destruction.

Just like the netherworld of old, it began with a riot of vengeful spirits; now it is merely a different method.

May I ask, Senior, is there any way to stop it?

Gu Jin Nian spoke; he also realized this problem is very terrifying.

It's difficult.

However, Saint Gu, you have untied my knot; today I will also help you protect this Great Era once.

Ji Mie Jian Shen spoke lightly; after saying this, he stepped forward, and then sword shadows shot up to the heavens, encircling the Sword Mountain.

This sight was extremely astonishing.

Endless sword shadows, at a glance comprising myriad paths, formed a sword formation, sealing everything; this is Ji Mie Jian Shen's method.

Shockingly terrifying.

Such sword shadows directly slaughter these sword souls, giving them no chance to cause chaos.

However, the sword souls in the sword sea are proliferating wildly, as if impossible to exterminate, endless and boundless.

There are too many.

Moreover, the Extinction Sword God's strength is visibly declining.

He is an existence born from the ancient world's heaven and earth, endowed with the fortune of the ancient great era, yet now he has chosen to break with the Heavenly Dao, and thus he can no longer receive that great era's fortune.

His strength is dropping extremely fast.

If he were at his peak, handling this sword sea would not be too hard.

Clang clang clang.

Sword lights intertwined, bursting forth with terrifying light; within the Sword Mountain, Gu Jin Nian watched this scene.

Senior Tie Bing's voice rang out unbidden.

"What a pity."

"If we had acted earlier, we might actually have been able to settle this turmoil."

"But now it's impossible; the mark within his body is gradually fading, abandoned by the ancient great era."

"If he fails to gain the heaven and earth's recognition of this world, his fate will be grim."

Senior Tie Bing spoke.

He pointed out the problem.

He also felt some sorrow for the Extinction Sword God.

"How grim?"

"How grim is it?"

Gu Jin Nian felt a bit curious; he could understand the decline in strength, but the grimness was hard for him to grasp.

"These mythological figures were all born from the heaven and earth's reflection; their purpose is to destroy this era."

"However, these mythological figures, in the mythic age, all looked down upon the Heavenly Dao and the earthly path."

"But because of the obsessions in their hearts, they chose to consent and appear in this era; however, you have dissolved the obsessions in their hearts."

"They have let go of hatred, let go of everything, and chosen to help you."

"But will the ancient Heavenly Dao agree?"

"The answer is obvious."

"He will suffer an extremely cruel punishment, its process will be ten thousand times more terrifying than you can imagine; saying it is worse than death is not an exaggeration."

Senior Tie Bing seemed to know a lot; he told Gu Jin Nian about this.

This also made Gu Jin Nian frown involuntarily.

Boom! Suddenly.

A earth-shaking thunderclap echoed throughout the world.

The next moment, a breathtaking phenomenon appeared.

Above the firmament, black clouds loomed over the city; upon closer inspection, they were not black clouds, but a sea of swords formed from countless flying swords.

People fell silent, their scalps tingling; the sword sea spanning a hundred thousand li already made their scalps tingle, and the black-cloud flying swords before them were even more suffocating.

This is the heavenly tribulation.

A heavenly tribulation formed from endless sword souls.

Its target is locked onto the Extinction Sword God.

Crack!

Without a word, a ten-thousand-zhang sword intent descended, formed from hundreds of millions of sword souls, and struck down directly.

"Ah!!!!!"

These sword souls cannot be blocked at all; they are not a physical attack but a spiritual one.

It feels like ten thousand arrows piercing the heart.

Even an existence like the Extinction Sword God finds it hard to withstand, letting out a roar of pain.

Under the tribulation clouds.

His black hair flew upward, his pupils flashing with terrifying light; he let out a great roar, the pain being only part of it, but more so his unwillingness to yield.

Clang

He drew his sword and slashed directly at the firmament; the terrifying sword intent cut a blank expanse of a million li.

His gaze was also astonishing, carrying a chilling aura that shook the heavens.

People remained silent; even Gu Jin Nian within the Sword Mountain clicked his tongue in amazement.

Nobody has ever dared to defy the heavenly tribulation like this, right? You blast me, I slash you? This is truly an unparalleled madman.

But the heavenly tribulation instantly returned to its original state.

Yet another world-shaking, peerless sword qi slashed down.

This time, the Extinction Sword God felt pain so intense his whole body trembled slightly, showing just how painful it was.

However, the Extinction Sword God did not hesitate and struck again with his sword.

He simply refuses to yield.

He knows doing this is largely meaningless, but as the Supreme Sword Dao, he has his pride.

And just at this moment.

Gu Jin Nian wanted to move, but Senior Tie Bing's voice made him fall silent.

"If you go, you will surely die."

"This is not a lightning tribulation."

"This is a heavenly and earthly great tribulation aimed at the Extinction Sword God."

"It is simply a punishment."

You've gone past, but it's even more troublesome.

I advise you to just stay here honestly.

Senior Tie Bing's words left Gu Jin Nian genuinely somewhat silent.

But he heeded the advice.

He remained silent, quietly gazing at the Sword God of Extinction. —Thanks to the big readers~ Updating quickly is really urgent, several consecutive alliance leaders have rewarded support.

I'm really ashamed.

I'm too embarrassed to say anything myself.

I'm truly ashamed.

I really kowtowed several times for all of you.

(End of chapter)