Chapter 528: Act, If You Have the Ability, Keep Acting

"Hum!"

The sword, which seemed intent on cleaving the firmament, condensed to its absolute limit; space twisted completely under the Sword Intent, that terrifying Sword Intent as if it would annihilate everything.

Yet seeing this scene, Lu Muyan did not even change his expression; there was no panic, nor any unease.

It was as if what he faced was not a terrifying sword, but merely an insignificant mayfly.

The sword swung down from Shen Yu's hand, instantly tearing through the void to arrive before Lu Muyan. The terrifying Sword Qi directly destroyed everything in his surroundings.

The layers of Black Beetle surrounding him were reduced to nothingness under the Sword Qi.

But the moment the Sword Qi neared Lu Muyan, it seemed to be shifted to another space, suddenly vanishing without a trace, not even leaving a mark behind.

The three feet of space before him seemed to be an uncrossable chasm. Outside those three feet, the world was turned upside down; inside those three feet, it was as steady as a rock.

"Young man, I said it before, your sword is not yet strong enough!"

Looking quietly at Shen Yu, Lu Muyan's face held neither sorrow nor joy, as if Shen Yu's attack just now had not been aimed at him at all.

Yet in truth, monstrous waves had already surged in his heart, and the importance he placed on this young man before him had risen to a certain level.

It was as if he were not facing a junior, but one of those same slumbering old monsters.

He had never imagined that this era would actually give birth to such a genius, that such a terrifying sword would appear.

If this young man's sword were just a little sharper, just a little more perfect, the space before him would likely have shattered completely.

He could even faintly sense the great terror hidden behind this Sword Intent; he could clearly feel the space before him seemingly trembling—it was the sound of wailing.

The young man before him had not fully mastered such Sword Intent, and his cultivation was still low, unable to unleash its greatest power.

If such a sword were perfectly unleashed, shattering space would be a simple matter; what terrifying power this was. Even in his own peak state, he would likely only be left shivering.

Unknowingly, a trace of greed emerged in the depths of Lu Muyan's eyes; he had not encountered such a young expert in a very long time.

He was determined to have this young man's body!

It must be said that those trash are truly useless; they didn't find a way to get such a piece of raw jade for him, but instead brought him a trash body with mediocre cultivation.

Failing to handle the task, if they don't die, who will!

Meanwhile, Shen Yu to the side was still swinging his sword incessantly, one strike after another, as if he would never stop.

Those layers of Sword Qi gathered into a sea, raising waves that blotted out the sky and sun, crashing against the opponent in wave after wave.

"Young man, don't waste your effort. My power is not something you can imagine! In this era, I am invincible!"

As if to verify that arrogance, countless strands of Sword Qi turned into nothingness upon nearing the opponent, not causing even the slightest ripple, let alone causing him harm.

This was the crushing weight of cultivation realms; the world within three feet of him was indestructible, and he already stood in an invincible position.

"You are very strong. I can give you one more chance: pledge your loyalty to me, and I will lead you to the peak!"

"Lead me to the peak? Your strength shouldn't be very high among a group of old monsters, right? If you have the ability, say that again after the Spirit Qi Surge when those old monsters have all awakened; aren't you afraid of being beaten to death?"

"Foolish!" Looking up at Shen Yu, Lu Muyan's eyes flashed with brilliance. "Do you think I went to such great lengths to find a way to discard my original body?"

"I did it to be able to awaken ahead of time before the Spirit Qi Surge, so that I could seize the initiative in this Great Contention Era!"

"Now that I have awakened, the world is in my hands. Once I absorb the power of countless experts, I will surely be invincible in the world; who can oppose me!"

Spreading his arms, Lu Muyan's face was full of madness, as if he had already embraced the entire world.

"As long as you are willing to pledge loyalty to me, in this world you will be second only to me—one person above, ten thousand below. Money, power, beauties, everything you could want, yours to choose!"

"Young man, this is your last chance!"

"Sorry, I don't care for such an opportunity. Do you think I'm stupid? The warning from the past is still fresh in my mind; your original subordinates aren't even fully dead yet!"

Taking two steps back, Shen Yu completed the final Rune in his hand, and the various Runes formed chains that locked this place down.

The clones he had split off earlier also dissipated one by one. Shen Yu took a deep breath; having to attack Lu Muyan with his life on the line while also splitting off clones to construct the Rune was too much of a drain for him.

If not for the Sun Moon Pearl providing a continuous stream of massive Spirit Qi, he would have nearly failed to hold on, but fortunately, the Array was basically complete.

"How bold!" Looking up at the chains constructed from golden Runes, a trace of anger flashed across Lu Muyan's face.

"So you were stalling me the whole time, just to finish setting up the Array. No wonder you insisted on attacking with all your might even knowing your attacks were useless."

"Good methods, good schemes, but you underestimate me too much. To think you could seal me with such a simply arranged Sealing Great Array—naive!"

"Is that so?" With a light smile, the sword in Shen Yu's hand rose once more, that terrifying Sword Intent seemingly intent on annihilating everything around it.

"You're wrong about that; this is not a Sealing Array, but an Attack Array!"

"I said it, I want your life!" As he spoke, Shen Yu placed the Sun Moon Pearl on his person between the Rune Array.

In this deep Underground Palace, a wondrous sight of the sun and moon appearing together immediately emerged, the light as vast as day, and the massive amount of Spirit Qi immediately injected a continuous stream of power into the Array.

Using the Sun Moon Pearl as the source of power to replace mountains, rivers, and the blessing of the sun, moon, and stars from the outside world, the Rune Array could naturally unleash immense power.

"Young man, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. You are truly bold; I gave you a chance and you didn't cherish it. I will make you wish you were dead!"

"Heh, I'm so scared. I'm standing right here, if you have the ability, come and get me! I'm waiting!"

"What, afraid to make a move? Keep acting! If you have the ability, keep acting! Why did you stop?"

"Still wanting to make me wish I were dead? Give it a rest. You're just strong on the outside and weak on the inside right now; how much longer do you think you can keep up the charade?"

Standing outside, the power of the Rune Array added to Shen Yu, making his Sword Intent become even more terrifying. The space around him twisted completely as a result.

"We are all experts, who doesn't know who? If it were me and I had absolute power, I wouldn't waste words on my opponent; I'd just kill them and be done with it!"

"Old thing, a person like you is ruthless. I don't believe someone like you would be soft-hearted at a time like this, and I saw that flash of greed in your eyes just now."

"You were clearly tempted, yet you never made a move. It's not that you didn't want to, but that you didn't dare to. Because the moment you move, you'll immediately give yourself away!"

"I remember someone once saying that after the Spirit Qi Surge, those old monsters would crazily hunt down experts after awakening to replenish themselves."

"I think long periods of slumber make you very weak, which is why you spare no effort to strengthen yourselves after you wake up."

"If you don't hurry and get strong, others will get strong, and then you will become the prey, right?"

The Sword Intent gathered crazily, with infinite power added to it, making the Shen Yu before him become increasingly terrifying.

The feeling of needles pricking his back grew increasingly intense, that terrifying Sword Qi as if it had already pierced into his body from the air.

The space before him likely could not withstand such a terrifying sword strike. He admitted that, at this moment, he felt afraid.

"It seems I guessed right!" Under his Super Perception, Shen Yu keenly sensed the trace fluctuations of emotion on the other party.

"The reason you killed those subordinates of yours is precisely because I was nearby, and you felt threatened."

"That is why you killed them, plundering their power to give yourself enough strength to protect yourself!"

"What a pity, the power those trash subordinates of yours provided you is not very significant; you are currently far from your peak."

"Therefore, you are merely bluffing now; it is not difficult for me to kill you!"