Chapter 155: The Great Battle Begins

"Break for me!" Moqi, bound by the colorful ribbons of light, let out a roar as the grey-white radiance on his body surged violently.

The Underworld King Sword, embedded in the throne, was drawn by Moqi's power; it flew from the throne of its own accord and landed beside him. The blade flickered, unleashing a grey Sword Qi that slammed into the colorful ribbons, shattering them.

The moment the ribbons were shattered, the nine World Consciousnesses had already finished what they needed to do, transferring their own power to Lingyun and the other eight. Afterward, they did something that left Lingyun and the others feeling extremely helpless: they retreated to the side, conjured a pile of tables, chairs, and snacks out of thin air, and transformed into spectators eating melon!

"Now, this is when the battle truly begins!" Lingyun said softly, watching Moqi pull out and grip the Underworld King Sword.

"Do you think that by lending your power to these weak ants, you can pose a threat to me? You are truly too naive!" Moqi looked at Lingyun and the others, a look of disdain curling his lips, while a powerful aura pressed straight down from him onto Lingyun and the rest.

"Xiantian?" Lingyun's brows lifted slightly. "It's just a pity, I am also Xiantian now!"

Lingyun gripped with one hand, and a long sword appeared in his grasp. The majestic aura collided with Moqi's, sparking flashes in the air.

"You all adapt to your power first; I will go and meet this fellow first!" Lingyun said to the women behind him who were still adapting to their power, then took the lead, stepping forward to charge at Moqi.

Moqi let out a cold snort and met Lingyun, swinging the Underworld King Sword in his hand to clash heavily with Lingyun's long sword. Lingyun's body trembled, and he retreated several steps in succession.

"What great force; he is worthy of being the Underworld King of the End!" Lingyun sighed inwardly, then activated his skill: "Limit Break!"

Golden flames of light spread out from Lingyun's body. At this moment, Moqi's Underworld King Sword had already closed in on him. Yet Lingyun only smiled slightly, his long sword landing lightly upon the Underworld King Sword. Although it was a light strike, Moqi felt as if a great mountain had smashed heavily onto his blade. He let out a muffled groan and retreated a step.

"What is this?" The Daoist-robed woman eating snacks felt a flash of brilliance in her eyes, not knowing what she had thought of.

"You are worthy of being someone who dares to provoke me; you do have some skill!" Moqi grinned, grey-white light flickering on the Underworld King Sword.

"Whether I have skill or not, you will know in a moment!" Lingyun stepped forward, thrusting his long sword straight toward Moqi.

Moqi naturally would not underestimate Lingyun, swinging his own long sword to meet him. The two exchanged blows on the field, a sea of sword shadows flickering; for a time, neither could do anything to the other. One could only see their long swords constantly colliding, sparks flying everywhere.

Suddenly, Lingyun feigned a flaw, retracted his long sword, and dodged violently to the side. Moqi wanted to pursue, but saw three golden-red Fireballs rushing aggressively toward him from the direction Lingyun had dodged to. It was Luo Yexi, who had already adapted to her surging power and come to help upon seeing Lingyun entangled with Moqi!

"Three Suns Scorching Clouds!"

After her strength rose to Xiantian, Luo Yexi had once again mastered the next two forms of the Nine Suns Heavenly Art, and the highly powerful Moqi happened to be the perfect target for her to test the moves!

The powerful force contained within the Fireballs made Moqi dare not underestimate them. The radiance of the Underworld King Sword in his hand surged, and he swung out several grey-white Sword Qi, shattering the Fireballs.

Before he could even catch his breath, an incomparably sharp blade aura had already forced its way to his face, with the momentum to cleave him in two. Moqi slashed the blade aura away with his sword, but Kirito and Asuna had already rushed before him, three swords attacking at once, their offensive wave after wave, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

"Get out of here!" Moqi slashed out heavily with his sword; Kirito and Asuna's three swords parried simultaneously, yet all were pushed back by the immense force.

As Kirito and the other retreated, countless ice spikes and Rockets descended from the sky, charging straight at Moqi. The long sword in Moqi's hand danced until it was airtight; whether it was ice spikes or Rockets, anything that entered within a meter of his body was shattered.

"Ugh!" Moqi suddenly let out a muffled groan, a flower of blood bursting on his body. It turned out a bullet had silently passed through his sword net, carving a wound into his body.

While Moqi's form stalled due to Lingqi's attack, Suguha and Yuuki, who had long been prepared, attacked in tandem, their long swords striking at Moqi simultaneously and leaving several more wounds on his body. Afterward, the two retreated rapidly, narrowly avoiding Moqi's Underworld King Sword.

"You are seeking your own deaths!" As a hegemon of the Chaos Sea, the Underworld King of the End, Moqi had experienced countless battles, but this was the first time he had been wounded by people of such low strength; this could not help but make him furious!

Only hearing a low growl from Moqi's mouth, a mass of grey-white mist then enveloped him. Lingyun swung a strand of Sword Qi at the mist, but that Sword Qi passed right through the mist and landed on the wall.

A roar erupted from the mist, and the grey-white mist expanded violently, after which several figures rushed out from within. After the mist dispersed, Moqi had actually split into nine people of equal strength! Although their strength had decreased, they were still in the Xiantian ranks.

"Now it is one-on-one!" Moqi grinned at Lingyun and the others, revealing a ferocious smile.

"One-on-one? That suits me perfectly!" The long sword in Luo Yexi's hand flashed, transforming into the Nine Suns Heavenly Sword.

The others also found their respective opponents, and a great battle unfolded once more.

"Now that there is no help from others, can you defeat me?" The Moqi before Lingyun was clearly the main body.

"That is not something you need to worry about!" Lingyun released the long sword in his hand, but the sword defied gravity, hovering beside Lingyun.

"The Sword Controlling Art of the Immortal Dao? Do you think you can defeat me with this kind of power?" Moqi chuckled.

"Guess!" Lingyun revealed a smile at Moqi, then pointed his right hand into the Void; the long sword in his hand instantly transformed into ten thousand points of cold light, enveloping Moqi.

Moqi's long sword danced rapidly, manifesting a barrier composed of sword shadows before him; no matter from where Lingyun's long sword launched its attack, it was intercepted by the Underworld King Sword.

"I said, this is useless!" Moqi laughed loudly, the Underworld King Sword in his hand swinging faster and faster, faintly carrying a trace of white light.

However, Moqi did not notice that every time the flying sword attacked, a blurry sword shadow would appear beside Lingyun. As the flying sword continuously launched attacks at Moqi, the sword shadows beside Lingyun grew more and more numerous, to the point that these sword shadows began to obscure Lingyun's figure, making him look a bit blurry and indistinct!

With a "clang," Moqi once again deflected the flying sword attacking him and sneered: "I said it was useless!"

However, when his gaze fell upon Lingyun, whose figure was almost entirely obscured by sword shadows, he could not help but be stunned: "What is this?"

"Didn't you say it was useless? Then, try this strike of mine! Sword Transforms into Ten Thousand!" Lingyun smiled faintly, his right hand pointing into the Void toward Moqi's direction, and the flying sword traced a profound trajectory around Moqi. Afterward, all the Sword Qi beside Lingyun moved instantly, transforming into a torrent that rushed toward Moqi's direction.

Before Moqi could react, the torrent formed by the Sword Qi had completely submerged him.