Chapter 590: One Man Against Hundreds

"Please, Master Shen, enlighten me!"

Amidst the ringing of the sword blade, Gao Shuqing had already drawn his sword from its scabbard, and a bone-chilling coldness rose up along with the sharp blade.

This sword strike was as brilliant as a shining star, just like the brightest fluorescence in the night sky, its light striking directly at the Heavenly Gate, as if it would stir up the winds and clouds of this world.

Under the influence of this Sword Qi, a gale roared into existence, as if the heavens and the earth were changing color along with it.

"A fine sword!" The sharp Sword Intent dissipated, constantly assailing Shen Yu opposite him, yet it could not even come within three feet of his body.

It was as if the three feet of space before him were a forbidden zone, and no power could shake it in the slightest.

"The sword is named Star Shatterer; it can slay stars!" Holding the sword, he soared into the air. At this moment, only one person remained in Gao Shuqing's eyes, and his sword also reached its absolute peak at this moment.

This sword strike had only advancement and no retreat; it was his strongest sword strike, and also his most perfect one.

Years ago, he had watched the stars fall at night atop a Nameless Mountain Peak, attained the Dao in one night to create this sword, and in the past, he had even used this sword to shatter a meteor.

Although this sword was strong, he also knew full well that the gap between him and Shen Yu was immense; this gap was so large that he might not even be able to block a single move, and it was even possible that after this one strike, he would die right here.

Yet he still had to draw his sword; if one does not see the peak of the world, how can one climb to the very summit?

If one lacks even the courage to draw their sword when facing the strongest in the world, then one is not worthy of holding a sword. He simply wanted to see where the peak was, then climb up and surpass it!

Under this sword strike, Shen Yu did not dodge or evade, and did not even blink an eye, simply letting the opponent's sword approach him.

Yet that sword, capable of shattering stars, saw its Sword Intent collapse and its blade snap the moment it neared within three feet of him. No matter how hard Gao Shuqing tried, the sword could not move forward even a tiny bit more.

"I have lost!" Silently retracting his Broken Sword, he had originally thought he could at least make Shen Yu take him slightly seriously, but he had not expected that he could not even make the other person take a single step back.

Yet he was not reconciled; he had lost due to his cultivation realm, not his Sword Intent.

"Your sword is very strong, but it is not strong enough!"

Seeing the look of desolation mixed with unwillingness in Gao Shuqing's eyes, Shen Yu smiled lightly and waved his hand, and a streak of Sword Intent soared into the sky.

The sword radiance was sharp, and the space where the Sword Intent gathered twisted; the sun, moon, and stars seemed to be trembling under this Sword Intent.

"This sword..." Looking at the sharp Sword Intent close at hand, Gao Shuqing's eyes were filled with fervor.

Such a sword seemed like the ultimate of the sword path; it looked so perfect, something he had sought but could never attain.

To hear the Dao in the morning, one can die without regret in the evening!

"My sword can slay stars, but your sword can traverse time and space, slaying the sun, moon, and stars. I have indeed lost, and I am convinced of my defeat!"

His sword could only slay shattered meteors, while the other's sword seemed capable of slaying the sun, moon, and stars; he was completely crushed in both cultivation realm and Sword Intent.

But Shen Yu knew very well that his own sword came from the system, from sign-in rewards, while Gao Shuqing's sword was his own original creation. How many geniuses there are in this world!

"Nameless swordsman Gao Shuqing, I have remembered you; you are an extraordinary swordsman!"

"Many thanks, but I still lost!" At this moment, Gao Shuqing's face was flushed; even though his sword had been crushed, he did not feel the slightest bit discouraged, but rather became even more spirited.

Having seen such Sword Intent, countless ideas and insights seemed to surge into his mind, and he could not wait to go into seclusion immediately.

"For the grace of today's sword strike, there will surely be a great reward in the future!" Bowing to Shen Yu, Gao Shuqing's face was filled with anticipation. "One day, my sword will not be inferior to yours!"

"There will be such a day, but I am more curious about this!" Lifting the letter in his hand, the content of this letter was no simple matter.

"Was this letter sent by you two years ago? Who sent it?"

"It was indeed two years ago; the person who asked me to deliver the letter was Bai Yi!"

"Bai Yi? You mean Cold Spear Bai Yi? You know him?" Silently clutching the letter in his hand, Shen Yu frowned slightly; Cold Spear Bai Yi was another peak figure after Mu Zishan.

Although he did not suppress the world like Mu Zishan, causing many experts to lose their voices, he was also a recognized existence who had ranked as the world's number one for decades.

Years ago, when the Northern Frontier alien tribes invaded, the border was in crisis, and no one could stop them. The alien tribes burned, killed, and looted, and the wails of the dying commoners were heard day after day.

Cold Spear Bai Yi charged into the Northern Wilderness alone with a single spear, with no one to assist him. Yet countless experts of the alien tribes surrounded and attacked him like moths to a flame, and a million-strong army with blades and spears like a forest could not stop his single spear.

That battle struck terror into the hearts of the Northern Frontier alien tribes, shocked the world, and from then on, he was invincible under heaven.

It was only heard that Bai Yi had disappeared decades ago; how could he suddenly appear and send such a letter to him?

"I do not know Bai Yi, but I have heard of him!" Shaking his head, Gao Shuqing said very firmly, "Such a bearing must be that of a hero of the world; it should be correct!"

"If so, then I shall make a trip!" Putting away the letter in his hand, Shen Yu's figure vanished from the spot, as if he had never appeared at all.

This scene caused Gao Shuqing's pupils to shrink slightly; he could be certain that this was not some light-body technique, but a direct crossing of time and space. Such a realm was indeed profound and invincible!

Clenching his Broken Sword tightly, Gao Shuqing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the wound on his chest; there was not a trace of pain on his face, but rather a look of excitement.

Having seen the absolute peak of the world today, and having seen a sword technique that seemed like the ultimate, the two years of waiting were worth more than the price.

Though the sword was broken, his heart was not. If others could do it, he firmly believed that one day he would be able to do it too.

And at this moment, Shen Yu, with a single thought, had already stepped into the Northern Wilderness. The matter mentioned in this letter forced him to come here and take a look.

According to the letter, the people of that organization were unsealing the old monsters imprisoned here in the Northern Region back then.

In those days, they wanted to use the blood of the people of Xichuan to break open the Forbidden Land, and for this, they did not hesitate to set up several schemes in Xichuan, but they just happened to run into Shen Yu serving as the Xichuan Governor, and because of this, they were battered and bloodied.

Just like the siege of Mu Zishan back then, one battle left them almost doubting their lives, and the top experts the organization had painstakingly cultivated were directly lost in his hands, causing them heart-wrenching pain.

Afterwards, Shen Yu even directly carried out a bloodbath against that organization, killing everyone he could find without exception.

Everyone thought they had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice, and logically they should have been panicked and uneasy, and at the very least should have laid low for a period of time. But unexpectedly, they did the opposite.

Just at this time, their leader had already arrived in the Northern Wilderness. To be precise, at the same time they started acting in Xichuan, they also started acting in the Northern Region.

They wanted to unseal those imprisoned old monsters and use their power to break open the Forbidden Land.

The leader of this organization was indeed formidable; as early as when they were setting up the Xichuan affairs, they had already considered the result of failure. So they took a small number of experts into the Northern Region to activate the backup plan.

Fortunately, their unsealing process did not go smoothly, which is why it did not go completely unnoticed. But unfortunately, by the time it was discovered, it was already a bit late.

The seal in the Northern Region was already in a precarious state, on the verge of shattering.

Bai Yi's letter said that he had already headed there to block the reviving old monsters with his own strength.

But he did not know what other schemes the people of that organization had, and he was also worried that this was another one of their feints, and even more worried about whether he could return alive.

Therefore, Bai Yi wrote a letter in advance and left it here; he did not know when Shen Yu, who had disappeared for more than a year, would return, but he hoped that one day after Shen Yu returned, he would see this letter and be sufficiently alerted.

Now, more than two years had passed since Bai Yi wrote this letter; if something had really happened in the Northern Region, it would have spread long ago. Perhaps, there was nothing left to worry about.

Liang Ruyue was not around, and he did not know where the people he knew were; he was currently completely in the dark, and he had no way of knowing what had happened in these three years.

Therefore, out of careful consideration, he still came to the Northern Wilderness.

At this moment, in the Northern Wilderness, under the biting cold wind, several hundred cavalrymen led by one person were standing in battle formation, facing a single individual.

One against several hundred, yet that one person's expression was relaxed, his face full of mockery. Within a hundred meters around him, the vegetation was withered and yellow, as if the area within a hundred meters centered on him was a place where life was severed.

Yet the several hundred cavalrymen opposite him were holding the reins in one hand and gripping their weapons tightly in the other, each and every one of them wearing a solemn expression, as if they all carried a determination to die.

One against several hundred; it should clearly have been a crushing victory, yet no matter how one looked at this scene, it was bizarre.