Chapter 608: The Heart-Piercing Sword

Boom!

Boom-boom!

The Xuanhua Firm, a business with a hundred-year history, saw its pavilions and towers collapse and crumble under the bombardment of Yu Liancheng and Xiao Aoshi, with smoke and dust flying everywhere.

Walls that appeared thick and corridors that seemed sturdy were torn apart and shattered in an instant, as if they were nothing more than bean curd dregs.

Waves of tyrannical Qi energy dissipated outward, like surging, monstrous billows, pulverizing everything they swept into.

Even a master of Hayato Tianyin's caliber was unwilling to be easily caught in the crossfire of their battle.

Although the experts of the Xuanhua Firm could not participate in this earth-shattering duel, they were unwilling to merely be spectators and set their sights on Di Er Meng.

If they could capture Di Er Meng alive, they figured it would force Yu Liancheng to hold back, or at the very least distract him, buying an opportunity for the Great Master.

It was a pity that this idea quickly fell through; it was impractical.

Di Er Meng practiced the Instant Dream Blade, which could sever dreams in an instant; it was incomparably fast.

Naturally, such an incredibly fast blade technique required an equally fast movement technique to complement it. Therefore, Di Er Meng's lightness skill was very profound. If not for this, Yu Liancheng would not have brought her to Dongying.

Upon sensing the movements of the Xuanhua Firm's experts, Di Er Meng immediately unleashed her superior lightness skill, her body transforming into a blade of light, and in the blink of an eye, she darted dozens of feet away, making a face at the group of experts.

The Xuanhua Firm experts were fuming, and after attempting to pursue her several times to no avail, they could only sigh in helplessness.

On the other side, Yu Liancheng and the Great Master engaged in a thrilling exchange. In every split second, the two of them traded hundreds, if not thousands, of blows.

The Great Master used the Myriad Dao Senluo to command countless martial arts, attacking Yu Liancheng.

This Myriad Ways of the Universe was the world's most supreme martial art; Xiao Aoshi could even use it to fathom the human heart and seize the initiative.

Even against Hayato Tianyin, who had now cultivated a portion of the Myriad Ways of the Universe and could almost sweep across the entire Central Plains, the Great Master was confident he could defeat him in one move.

Yet, having fought Yu Liancheng for who knows how many moves, he had not gained the upper hand in the slightest.

Yu Liancheng's martial arts were no less than his own. Moreover, the two fought too quickly; even if one could discern the other's thoughts, those were only the thoughts of the previous instant, and by the next instant, who knew how many attacks had already been unleashed.

"Could this guy be strong on the outside but weak on the inside? Why can he still fight me for so many moves without showing any signs of fatigue?"

Aside from his initial battle with Xiao Sanxiao, Xiao Aoshi had never experienced such a fight. As time passed, his fighting spirit inevitably wavered.

Naturally, Yu Liancheng would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; a flash of brilliance shone in his eyes as he first used the Paiyun Palm's "Heaven-Tearing Cloud-Ranking" to blast the Great Master's hands apart, then heavily kicked the latter in the chest with the "Fierce Leg Absolute's Rage Shattering Mountains and Rivers."

The Great Master let out a muffled groan, his body retreating continuously, smashing through walls and rockeries, and only after retreating more than ten feet did he barely manage to stop himself.

Yu Liancheng followed closely, unwilling to miss the chance to beat a drowning dog.

In reality, he was not going all out, but rather gaining insight into the Great Master's Myriad Ways of the Universe.

Through the Nine Apertures and Five Realms and the Heaven-Crying Scripture, Yu Liancheng had actually already seen the two supreme arts: "Myriad Ways of the Universe" and "Four Absolutes of the Universe."

And between the two, compared to the world-dominating Four Absolutes of the Universe, Yu Liancheng valued the Myriad Ways of the Universe more.

What he had learned was too miscellaneous, so he wanted to use the Myriad Ways of the Universe as a reference to create a martial art that could encompass and contain all his other martial arts, carving out a path of his own.

It was precisely because his martial arts were too complex that integrating them truly became incredibly troublesome. After years of deduction, although he had a lead, making further progress was harder than ascending to heaven. That was why he wanted to fight Xiao Aoshi, to see how his Myriad Ways of the Universe was cultivated.

The Great Master was a top-tier expert of the current age, and with the Myriad Ways of the Universe's power to perceive the human heart, he gradually sensed Yu Liancheng's intentions and became even more enraged.

He, who viewed mortals as ants, was merely a target for the other to study martial arts?

"Good! Since you want to see the Myriad Ways of the Universe, I will let you see enough of it!"

"

With a roar, the Great Master first forced Yu Liancheng back with the "Way of Heavenly Fire," then unleashed his True Qi without any reservation, exploding completely.

Boom, boom, boom!

The void trembled, and four different auras appeared within the Great Master's body, surging out simultaneously, stirring the heavens and the earth. One aura was as heavy as the earth, one was as scorching as fire, one was as long-lasting as water, and one was as ethereal as the wind. The four auras swirled and converged, as if to recreate the world.

The Myriad Ways of the Universe was divided into eight gates: Heaven, Earth, Strange, Proper, Yin, Yang, Life, and Death. If one reversed the mental cultivation method and drove it according to the four elements of earth, water, wind, and fire, it was enough to trigger world-destroying power; the Great Master called this move—Four Calamities Divine Light!

This move was originally prepared for Xiao Sanxiao, but today it was used on Yu Liancheng.

"Die!"

"

With a sharp shout from the Great Master, the four powers, which transcended the imagination of mortals, merged into one, and a brilliant divine radiance, unprecedented in intensity, shot out from between his brows.

With a boom, this divine radiance bombarded Yu Liancheng at a speed exceeding sound and light.

The divine radiance contained an aura of destruction that actually made even Yu Liancheng feel a sense of horror.

He took the jade pendant from his waist, and the pendant instantly transformed into the shape of the Peerless Sword. A heaven-piercing aura was triggered, surging toward the stars; in an instant, it was as if a hundred-foot-tall War God had appeared, brandishing the Divine Sword to meet the divine radiance.

This strike triggered the ability of the "Heavenly Dao Limitless."

Heavenly Dao Limitless was the final ability of this Myriad Transformation Divine Weapon, which could release several hundred times the user's energy in an instant, reaching up to ten times at its strongest.

And the sword strike before him had released four times the Heavenly Dao Limitless.

This meant that the power of this sword strike had increased fivefold out of thin air.

Under this sword, the sharp fluctuations of internal energy dissipated, and even the sky was sliced open by a white line. The dragon-like sword light struck head-on against the Myriad Ways of the Universe.

Boom!

When these two powers that did not belong to the human world collided, it was as if the world were ending; countless buildings trembled violently and shattered with a "crack-crack" sound. The ground collapsed continuously, wild winds raged, and towering trees were uprooted and instantly pulverized. The violent power swept across the entire world.

As these two destructive forces were still colliding and wearing each other down, the Great Master's expression changed; he felt the Four Calamities Divine Light trembling and shattering.

As someone accustomed to crushing his opponents, Xiao Aoshi, seeing that his strongest move could not defeat the other, could no longer suppress the terror in his heart and turned to flee.

"You all go and stop him for me!"

Before leaving, he activated the Beast Heart Strong Way of the Myriad Ways of the Universe, driving several strands of strange, inexplicable True Internal Energy into the bodies of the Xuanhua Firm experts.

The auras of these experts surged, erupting with a power ten times stronger than before, and the surging force around them leaked out uncontrollably. However, their expressions suddenly became as ferocious and terrifying as wild beasts; having lost their reason, they ignored everything and lunged straight at Yu Liancheng.

This Beast Heart Strong Way could stimulate all the potential of a martial artist and turn them into fearless beasts, controlled by the caster. However, it could only erupt once; after a brief moment of glory, it meant eternal death.

"Let's go!"

The Great Master unfolded his figure, intending to take Hayato Tianyin with him.

Hayato Tianyin was his most satisfactory disciple; if it hadn't reached the point of no return, he would not have let him die.

Suddenly, the Great Master felt a cold, painful sensation spread from his back to his chest, slicing through his flesh and even piercing his heart.

His reaction was also extremely fast; he struck back with a palm, landing a solid blow squarely on the chest of the person who had ambushed him, and he could faintly hear the sound of bones shattering.

Looking down, he saw a blood-stained sword tip protruding from his chest.

"Hayato Tianyin, you dare to plot against your master!"

"

The Great Master did not pull out the sword; he simply turned around slowly, gritting his teeth, his eyes nearly spitting out tangible flames of rage as he looked at his most prized disciple.

"Hahahaha. Teacher, how does the taste of this sword feel!"

"

Hayato Tianyin knelt on one knee on the ground, one hand clutching his chest, coughing up blood incessantly, yet a look of satisfaction at having finally avenged his great grudge appeared on his face.

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