Chapter 532: Rending Sky Sword

Lei En's expression became resolute.

He slowly circled around the base of the pyramid, the All-Seeing Eye observing the pyramid's interior structure and the day‑spotted viper from different angles.

Because he had already walked several rounds before, the Minotaur did not suspect.

The tomb was safe, and the Extreme Warrior did not follow.

A moment later, Lei En circled to the pyramid's rear; there was no one else, and the Minotaur at the front entrance was blocked from view by the pyramid, completely invisible.

He paused in front of a massive stone.

The stones forming the pyramid were tightly fitted; even the widest gap could only admit a finger, but the gap on the left side of this massive stone was slightly larger, hard to notice without close inspection. That day‑spotted viper had slithered into the pyramid through there.

Lei En reached out and pressed his hand against the stone.

A sudden thought struck him: using this gap, he could enter without opening a door.

He mulled for a few minutes, and a plan gradually formed in his mind, enabling him to pull off a ruse and, with the Minotaur unaware, acquire the divine fire!

However, the plan required two conditions: first, Reslin must successfully construct a planar transmission array.

The second condition was a means to sever the day‑spotted viper in an extremely short time, to extract the divine fire at maximum speed while precisely controlling damage so as not to kill it outright.

Lei En withdrew his gaze from the gap and continued forward, lest lingering here too long attract attention.

He soon returned to the pyramid's main entrance.

While walking and thinking, the mobile library also opened the teacher's "Spell Handbook", along with over a dozen volumes recording numerous spells; Arcane after Arcane flashed before his eyes, he examined their effects and suitability, then discarded them.

It didn't take long before a page lingered in his view.

"Found it!"

Lei En felt great joy, looking at the Arcane recorded on the page, thinking he was a bit slow, and thought to himself, "I should have thought of this long ago."

It was a seven‑ring Arcane called "Tim*Kenan Magic Sword Technique".

From its name one can see that this is an Arcane created by Tim*Kenan Master, one of the three heads of the Supreme Council.

Wizards obtain spells by fusing magic souls or Law Seals; in fact, after becoming a Legendary Wizard, a wizard can create his own unique spells by refining, simulating, and integrating Element runes, forming new Elements within the soul.

Creating spells is extremely difficult, demanding very high magical knowledge, and few wizards do so.

Moreover, the potency of new spells is usually mediocre, effort outweighing benefit.

But Tim*Kenan Master was different; this Holy Soul wizard possessed an astonishing talent and achievement in spell creation. Since his ascension to Legendary, he has devoted himself to researching new spells, and over a millennium he has created hundreds of new spells, all bearing his own name.

Among these "Tim Kenan" spells, several have extremely strong power and effects, belonging to Superlative Elements.

Tim*Kenan Magic Sword Technique is one of them.

This Arcane is extremely famous, regarded by Tim*Kenan Master as one of his two greatest achievements.

It begins as a seven‑ring Arcane that can summon a sword‑shaped force field called a Magic Sword.

In terms of casting principle, this Magic Sword is actually a fragment of Void captured and bound within the sword‑shaped force field; the blade is the edge of Void, unmatched in sharpness, claimed to cut through all things, thus also named "Rending Sky Sword".

Its size can vary, depending on the caster's Willpower and mastery of the spell.

The Rending Sky Sword can float mid‑air obeying remote commands, or be held in hand as a melee weapon.

At the same time, this Magic Sword is extremely sturdy; the nature of Void makes it virtually indestructible by physical means and immune to most energy damage. Because of its indestructibility, wizards who wield the Rending Sky Sword often use it as a flesh shield, more for protection than for attacking foes.

However, wizards who can master this Arcane are very few.

It is formed by the fusion of multiple Law Seals; in Empire history, only Tim*Kenan Master's Flaniss Floating City, and a handful of Master's direct disciples have ever learned it; merely gathering the component Law Seals has stumped countless Wizards.

But for Lei En, this is no problem at all.

He studied for a while in front of the pyramid's gate, then circled to a blind spot behind, confirming no Minotaur followed, and activated the Key of Doors Element on the World Tree.

In an instant, a dim, deep doorway appeared before him.

A chilling aura of terror radiated from this Void door; Lei En couldn't spare a glance, immediately pushed the door open, and saw behind it a brilliance of billions of lights, like countless light clusters overlapping; his eyes stung, but fortunately he had already closed them in advance.

Just like the previous times he selected an Arcane, a strange beam of light shot out from the door, entering his forehead and straight into his soul.

Then the door slammed shut.

On the World Tree, the branch formed from a pale light bubble sprouted a new leaf.

The Element rune on the leaf was very peculiar, resembling a sword.

Tim Kenan Magic Sword Technique!

Lei En exhaled, turned his head and surveyed with the All-Seeing Eye; Degiko and the Minotaurs far at the pyramid's main entrance had not noticed the situation here.

He summoned his soul power and silently cast.

The casting time of a seven‑ring Arcane is usually not short, but the Rending Sky Sword is an exception; one second later, Lei En's hand bore a vivid azure Magic Sword. The sword was semi‑transparent, glowing with blue light, about 1.2 meters long, its blade as wide as a palm, with a simple, rustic shape and no superfluous ornamentation.

Lei En could barely feel any weight in his hand, light as nothing.

Waving it a few times produced no sound at all. He took a piece of refined gold and swung, silently cleaving it in half.

"Impressive!"

Lei En muttered to himself.

He released the hilt; the azure broad sword hovered beside him like a shadow, and with a thought the long sword transformed into a streak of blue light that shot out at tremendous speed—though not matching the Bolt Gun's rate of fire, it was still impressive, seemingly over a hundred meters per second.

The Rending Sky Sword traced a fleeting trajectory in midair, looping back to hover before him.

"Never thought that after crossing into Ai Lun E Si, I could still masquerade as a Sword Immortal," Lei En couldn't help but laugh.

He poured his soul power into the sword from afar; instantly, blue radiance blossomed, the blade rapidly elongated and widened, in an instant becoming a massive sword three and a half meters long, over half a meter wide, like a door panel, sufficient to serve as a shield covering his entire body.

He tapped the blade; it felt like striking an incredibly hard steel ingot, yet the sensation was also quite resilient.

"No wonder it's used as a flesh shield; it's way too hard!"

Lei En couldn't help but admire Tim*Kenan Master for having created such a marvelous Arcane.

The Rending Sky Sword he summoned, augmented by Void Resonance and the Key of Doors, had its power doubled, surely surpassing ordinary seven‑ring spells.

"Wait, I can make it even stronger!"

A flash of insight struck Lei En, recalling that he also possessed the "Rainbow Light Principle".

The Rainbow Light Law could designate seven spells, corresponding to the seven colors "red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple," doubling a spell's power. It was not limited to Rainbow Light spells; only the color needed to match. Because the spells he had mastered were few and the colors did not align, he had always overlooked this ability.

The Rending Sky Sword was cyan, exactly suitable for use.

His mind sank into his soul space, activating the Rainbow Light Law. A cyan ray shot out from the leaf rune and sank into the Element leaf of the "Tim Kennan Magic Sword Art," establishing a connection. The two resonated with each other from afar.

The instant the connection succeeded, the Rending Sky Sword once again bloomed with cyan light and underwent a change.

A flash of understanding arose in Lei En's mind: each time he cast a spell, he could choose to make an additional Rending Sky Sword appear, simultaneously summoning two magic swords to strike together; or he could make the existing one's power surge dramatically.

This time, he chose the latter.

Instantly, the Rending Sky Sword expanded once more, transforming into a five-meter-long broad greatsword!

"A sword this big could be used as a weapon for a Titan Giant," Lei En muttered. Combined with the All-Seeing Eye's weakness indicators, he was confident he could slay the Sun-Spotted Viper inside the pyramid within three strikes.

He looked at the greatsword floating before him, glanced around, and really wanted to find a target to strike with it to test its power, but ultimately gave up.

He withdrew his soul power, the sword-shaped field collapsed, and the Rending Sky Sword silently dissipated like a bubble.

Now he had a means to quickly draw out the Divine Fire. All that remained was Reslin's plane teleportation array, waiting for him to teleport to the Withered Sun Plane and coordinate with his own efforts.

Returning to the front entrance of the pyramid, Lei En sat down before the stone doors, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The Extreme Warrior and the minotaurs thought he was cracking the rune array, but in truth, he was helping Reslin synchronously research the plane teleportation array, accelerating the construction progress.

Time passed day by day.

Dejike could not help asking about the cracking progress every day, and Lei En's answer was always to wait a few more days.

Though the minotaur chieftain did not say it aloud and dared not urge Lei En, the anxiety in his eyes could not be concealed. The frenzied roars he heard during prayer also grew increasingly severe, making it impossible for him to sit still. Because they were now so close, the sound was even more intense, and the minotaurs could only cease their prayers.

Finally, on the thirteenth day after entering the Sun God's Mausoleum.

Lei En suddenly stood up.

"Lord!" Dejike hurried forward anxiously.

"Soon. Chieftain, there is no need to rush," Lei En replied with his usual calm. "I need to confirm the entire defensive array once more." Saying this, he walked toward the back of the pyramid.

He had circled the pyramid over a hundred times these past days. Dejike was anxious in his heart but had no suspicions and followed along.

A moment later, Lei En once again circled to the back of the pyramid, entering a blind spot.

He immediately sped up, blinking to near the fissure and activating "King's Carriage Exchange" with his soul power. In an instant, the tall, sturdy figure vanished, replaced by the gaunt Reslin, clad in a black magic robe.

Reslin's expression was cold. Holding the Staff of Arcane Torrent, he opened a portal.

Without hesitation, he stepped straight through.

(End of this chapter)