Chapter 599: Battle the Absolute, Open the Sword Realm

Facing the Absolute Sword duo.

Yu Liancheng's Myriad Daos Boundless finally thrust out, the sword light sweeping forth like ten-thousand-foot waves stirred up by a tsunami, surging toward the sword net of the Absolute Sword duo.

Boom!

Boom-boom-boom!

The force of the Qi surged unceasingly, the world emitting a sound like the rolling of an ancient flood; the previously seamless sword net was instantly shattered by the impact of the sword Qi waves.

Wuming and Mu Yingxiong felt their swords trembling incessantly in their hands, their web spaces aching. Facing this violent and surging sword technique of Yu Liancheng, even the Absolute Sword duo felt a sense of being unable to resist.

But the two quickly adjusted their sword techniques, their figures spinning in mid-air, and attacked Yu Liancheng once more.

As Wuming's sleeves fluttered, he unleashed a "Sword Fire Nameless." This sword move was created from his heart years ago when he saw a fellow sect member molesting a woman and was consumed by rage, later integrating it into the Nameless Sword Art. Unlike other moves in the Nameless Sword Art, this one was more violent and fierce. Once unleashed, the force was overwhelming and the killing intent pierced the air.

The sword light swept in like a long dragon, like an angry wave, like a raging flame, layers of sword Qi filling the roof, effectively shrouding the entire rooftop.

Conversely, the usually arrogant and domineering Mu Yingxiong used only a plain and simple "Hero Unfound." The sword Qi was elusive and crisscrossing, difficult to fathom. Yet, it happened to complement the continuous, soft force that "Sword Fire Nameless" lacked. The two swords complemented each other, yin and yang balancing, the sword Qi running wild and crisscrossing, its power more than doubled.

Before the swords arrived, the sword Qi had already reached. The green roof tiles and glaze were struck by the sword Qi, as if swept by a gale, shattering in layers and shooting out in all directions.

Yu Liancheng's eyes narrowed slightly, waving Myriad Daos Boundless, the sword light like lightning, blooming with incredible brilliance that captivated the soul.

Before the three swords even collided, the sword Qi had already clashed with sword Qi, the roaring sound continuous and unending; the entire Tianxia Diyi Lou was like a series of thunderclaps, resounding across the wilderness.

And when the Hero Sword, Loyal Heart Sword, and Myriad Daos Boundless truly clashed together, a heaven-shaking loud noise accompanied by a melodious, light chime sounded almost simultaneously.

Although Yu Liancheng blocked the attack of the Absolute Sword duo, the bricks and tiles beneath his feet could no longer bear it; the entire roof was like being struck by a meteorite from beyond the heavens, and amidst the banging and shattering sounds, it completely collapsed. Yu Liancheng, Wuming, and Mu Yingxiong all fell into the Tianxia Diyi Lou.

"Let's go!"

Inside the Tianxia Diyi Lou, Mo Baisuzhen and Di Er Meng left together.

And the moment they left, the sound of weapons clashing inside the Tianxia Diyi Lou was incessant, like notes of flying, clanging music that made one's whole body tremble just to hear. Streams of sword Qi shot out from the Tianxia Diyi Lou, layers of the roof were ripped off by the sword Qi and stirred into powder by the sword light, drifting out in a flurry.

Although the martial artists standing behind the blade marks could not see the situation inside the Tianxia Diyi Lou, they could feel the heart-stopping pressure from the sword light that shot out from time to time.

And the musical notes of the weapons clashing boomed incessantly, passing down layer by layer. It was as if the three were fighting from the top of the Tianxia Diyi Lou down to the very bottom floor.

And that was indeed the case for the three.

The Tianxia Diyi Lou shattered layer by layer.

The sound of sword Qi and the two swords clashing sank lower and lower.

In the time of a dozen breaths, the three fought from the top floor to the first floor.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out.

This was no longer the sound of weapons clashing, but the Thunder God above the nine heavens beating the heavenly drums.

Under this sound of heavenly thunder, streams of sword light shot out like thousands of silk ribbons, shooting in all directions. And this most magnificent building on Tianshan collapsed with a roar.

As the Tianxia Diyi Lou collapsed, two figures flew out backward; they were none other than Wuming and Mu Yingxiong. The two were pale, their feet staggering, barely able to stand steady.

"Has the winner been decided?"

"Although the Absolute Sword duo are peerless experts on the Fearful Ranking, they are still no match for the Fear of the Fearful!?"

Yu Liancheng stood holding his sword, his whole person seeming to be like Myriad Daos Boundless, radiating a strong and terrifying brilliance, like a Divine Sword across the sky, impossible to look at directly. He shook his head, somewhat disappointed: "Wuming, Mu Yingxiong, if your Sword Dao cultivation only goes this far, wanting to defeat me is undoubtedly a pipe dream. As for opening the Sword Realm, that is even more of a fantasy."

In the original timeline, the Absolute Sword duo opened the Sword Realm during a life-and-death duel, but that was decades later. As for now, the two lacked decades of ups and downs; although their Sword Dao cultivation was high, it was still far from enough.

The Qi within Wuming and Mu Yingxiong surged; in their exchange with Yu Liancheng, they finally understood what it meant for sword light to be like mountains and pillars, and sword Qi to be like seas and oceans.

Under this strong and domineering sword technique, even with the two joining forces, they could only barely parry, without the slightest power to fight back.

"Fear of the Fearful," worthy of the name.

Mu Yingxiong snorted coldly; having practiced the No Heaven Absolute Sword, he was already extremely arrogant. At this moment, with a loud shout, the Loyal Heart Sword thrust out wildly, the sword momentum containing a profound artistic conception, vaguely similar to the aura of the Heavenly Sword, but more domineering, more violent, and more disdainful of everything—it was precisely the "Only I Am Heavenly" of the No Heaven Absolute Sword.

Wuming sighed, his green robes fluttering, a sense of sorrow surging forth, adding a desolate and lonely artistic conception to his whole person as he thrust a sword out almost simultaneously. And this sword was precisely the most subjective "Sorrowful and Unexplained." Driven by the feeling of sadness, the deeper the sorrow in the heart, the stronger the move.

"I hope you will not disappoint me again."

Facing the two thrusting swords, Yu Liancheng's expression tightened.

His entire body's sword intent surged out; in an instant, within a hundred-zhang radius, it had become nearly an ocean of sword Qi. Waves of sword Qi erupted like a tide, wanting to tear everything in the ocean to shreds.

Only at this moment did Yu Liancheng truly unleash his entire Sword Dao cultivation.

Five years ago, if judged purely by Sword Dao cultivation, perhaps he could only barely withstand the combined force of the Absolute Sword duo.

But after five years of settling, coupled with Myriad Daos Boundless, he was no longer what he used to be.

Under Yu Liancheng's sword Qi, which was like a vast ocean, the sword intent of Mu Yingxiong and Wuming was like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun, disappearing in an instant, and they were simultaneously swept into the ocean of sword Qi.

This time, Yu Liancheng did not hold back.

The Absolute Sword duo both felt a life-and-death crisis; a moment of carelessness could turn them into a pile of meat paste. The two could only exhaust all their life's ability to fight Yu Liancheng to the death. Every breath, the three swords wove countless rays of light and fire, colliding thousands of times. No one could describe their speed and power.

Wuming and Mu Yingxiong were supremely gifted, and there is great terror in life and death, but also enlightenment.

The more desperate the situation, the more it could stimulate potential and promote the sublimation of cultivation.

Under this life-and-death pressure, the two's Sword Dao cultivation was rapidly sublimating.

However, Yu Liancheng was still not satisfied.

"Far from it, far from it. Wuming, as the Martial Arts Myth, but in my eyes, your current Heavenly Sword realm is not even as good as the peerless demeanor you had when you defeated the ten great sects alone in your youth. You must understand, the Heavenly Dao is ruthless, the Heavenly Dao is selfless; therefore, the Heavenly Sword must not only be righteous and have the world in its heart, but also be decisive in killing, ruthless and selfless."

"Mu Yingxiong, your No Heaven Absolute and the Heavenly Sword walk opposite extremes, arrogant and ruthless. But since you cannot achieve true ruthlessness, having loved ones and brothers in your heart, yet refusing to let go of your aloofness, stubbornly putting on airs, you please neither side. Rather than this, it would be better to blend the righteous Qi of your Mu family sword art with the Absolute Sword, opening up a new sword path; only then can you reach a higher level."

Only the sound of metal clashing was heard incessantly, and strings of electric sparks exploded.

Yu Liancheng's voice came from amidst the sword strikes, causing the sword momentum of Wuming and Mu Yingxiong to stall. But immediately, the swords in their hands struck out again.

At the very moment they struck out their long swords, their entire bodies bloomed with heart-stopping brilliance. After Yu Liancheng's guidance and pointers, both had undergone changes and improvements.

Heavenly Sword and Absolute Sword, yet they reached the same destination by different routes.

In the sword arts of the two, there was an extra charm that transcended the mundane, making their sword arts increasingly ethereal, empty, and difficult to fathom.

Of course, the Absolute Sword duo were still distinctly different.

In Wuming's sword art, there was an extra bit of killing intent.

On the contrary, the sword in Mu Yingxiong's palm now possessed an aura of awe-inspiring righteousness.

"Good, your swords have undergone another transformation, so let us fight to our hearts' content."

Yu Liancheng's voice rang out, carrying a hint of excitement.

Even though the Heavenly Sword and Absolute Sword had been sublimated, he still held the upper hand. He could speak from time to time, but those two had to remain fully focused.

The three moved as fast as the wind, their strikes as swift as lightning, and their physical bodies transformed into thousands of sword beams; this battle had reached a level where it could not be observed by the naked eye, nor described by pen and ink.

Sword Qi crisscrossed, shrouding the entire peak of Tianshan. Amidst the surging sword force, mountain rocks shattered, boulders flew horizontally, and the sword wind howled, plunging the world into darkness and dimming the sun and moon.

The dark clouds originally gathered by the Jian Twenty-Three of Destruction and Juedi were also torn to shreds by the sharp Sword Qi. Fighting to this point, they had transcended all worldly power and the existing categories and forms of martial arts.

The group of experts who had been watching from behind the sword marks were filled with terror, feeling as if it were the end of the world. Finally, someone could no longer withstand this immense pressure; their mind collapsed, and they fled down the mountain.

Meanwhile, Mo Baisuzhen, wrapped in a mass of black Qi, frowned slightly. She had already sensed that the space within the area where the three were fighting was becoming unstable, and at the same time, a peculiar Sword Intent that did not belong to the three began to circulate above the Three-Part Drill Ground.

"Is the Sword Realm that Yu Liancheng spoke of about to open?"

Ding! Ding!

Two more crisp sounds rang out as Yu Liancheng once again pitted his Ten Thousand Ways of Nothingness against the Loyal Heart Sword and the Hero Sword.

The Sword Qi was overwhelming, its surging, sharp energy piercing straight into the ground and shaking countless gravel and sand into the air.

And then, something truly unexpected happened: the moment the Ten Thousand Ways of Nothingness clashed with the Hero Sword, the Hero Sword emitted a "crack" sound and abruptly snapped into two pieces.

The Hero Sword was broken.

In reality, this was not entirely unexpected.

The Hero Sword had already weathered a thousand years of wind and frost, and after Wuming obtained it, it had fought countless fierce battles against powerful enemies. Now, the Hero Sword was aged, like a setting sun. Under the intensity of today's fierce battle, it finally snapped in two.

And it was at this very moment.

A portal appeared in mid-air, though no one knew when it had arrived.

Boom—!

From within the portal came surging, tumultuous Sword Qi. Suddenly, the Three-Part Drill Ground shone with brilliant light, and the Sword Qi poured toward the mortal world like a torrent. This sword flow was fierce and aggressive, exceeding the limits of any swordsman in the world; it was a world's accumulation over many years, vast and mighty, surging and raging like a roaring heavenly river.

And within this Sword Qi Long River, it was not merely a single type of Sword Qi, but a convergence of all sorts: some gentle, some rigid and fierce, some cold and desolate, some vibrant with vitality...

Even Wuming and Mu Yingxiong were stunned by this unprecedented sight, and their sword momentum faltered for a moment.

It was precisely because of this hesitation that the mountain-toppling, sea-draining torrent of Sword Dao surged toward them.

Facing this vast and mighty sword momentum, Yu Liancheng, the Sword Saint, and Wuming all struck at once, their three massive waves of Sword Qi crashing into the Sword River. For a moment, four powers transcending the mundane collided, causing the entire Tianshan to tremble, and the Three-Part Drill Ground was blasted to pieces by the shattered Sword Qi.

For a time, gravel and Sword Qi swept across the world like a violent storm, shooting out in all directions. The experts behind the sword marks were finally caught in the aftermath; any single piece of gravel or strand of Sword Qi here could cause their internal organs to churn, their Qi and Blood to surge backward, and blood to spray wildly. In an instant, experts suffered broken tendons and bones, their screams echoing incessantly.

"Haha, the Sword Realm is open. Farewell, you two."

After neutralizing the torrent of Sword Dao, Yu Liancheng let out a long whistle, his figure transforming into a streak of clear light as he swept into the Sword Realm.

However, Wuming and Mu Yingxiong, who had intended to enter the Sword Realm, did not do so.

Firstly, they had already caught a glimpse of the mysteries of the Sword Realm through that portal.

Secondly, both of their True Qi was almost completely exhausted. If there were any danger in the Sword Realm, their lives would be at risk.

Thirdly, beyond opening the Sword Realm, the more important purpose of their battle was to determine the victor between brothers.

"Big brother, you won."

Wuming knelt on one knee due to exhaustion, his back soaked with cold sweat, and there were several wounds on his right arm from resisting the Sword Qi Long River.

In contrast, Mu Yingxiong, though equally exhausted and weak in breath, was uninjured.

The difference between the two was immediately clear.

Mu Yingxiong had achieved the victory he had dreamed of, but there was not a hint of excitement on his face. After a long silence, he said coldly, "No, that was because of the Hero Sword."

Indeed, if the Hero Sword had not broken, Wuming would not have had to use his fingers as a sword to resist the torrent of Sword Dao, and naturally, he would not have been injured.

Wuming smiled and said, "But for a swordsman, a good sword is also a part of one's strength."

Mu Yingxiong remained silent for a long time, then sighed faintly.

He also acknowledged that a sword was indeed part of a swordsman's strength.

If he had been defeated by Wuming because of a sword, he would never have had a single word of complaint.

But for some reason, Mu Yingxiong felt no joy; instead, after a fleeting moment of excitement, he felt an indescribable sense of desolation.

Suddenly, Mu Yingxiong flicked his sleeve, gathering up the fragments of the Hero Sword, and said coldly, "After I reforge the Hero Sword, you and I, brothers, shall fight again. This time, a true life-and-death battle, with no interference from others." Having said this, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, which he immediately suppressed, and he walked down the stone steps.

Wuming laughed in spite of himself.

On the other side, Yu Liancheng finally entered the Sword Realm.

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