Huangxiu

Chapter 1072 Blocking
"Ten strength."

Chu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.

Li Hongzhao's red robes fluttered, her hair danced in the air, and the white sash around her waist swayed in the air. Standing on the stone, she seemed to be floating in mid-air.

She raised her long sword high, but froze in mid-air, her bright eyes shining like cold stars.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "That's right, it's ten points!"

"If I exert this much force, I won't be able to stop!"

Li Hongzhao gently uttered the question, her bright eyes gleaming as she asked, "Can it really withstand it?"

Chu Zhiyuan looked into the blue sky and sea within his Laogong acupoint.

A fierce wind howled, and sword energy crisscrossed.

Despite being ravaged by gales and sword energy, the small island in the blue sea remained steadfast.

This was caused by the remains.

The remains of the Supreme Heavenly Demon are indeed powerful, as they were able to withstand the bombardment of the Emperor's sword energy.

The Human Origin Technique is powerful enough to contain and swallow such a formidable force.

The Human Origin Technique is also known as the Palm of the Universe, but he had always thought it was an exaggeration.

It can only hold inanimate objects; at most, it's just a larger storage silver ring, far inferior to the Qiankun.

But through this experiment, he realized how powerful the Human Yuan Technique was.

The storage silver ring cannot contain sword energy or sword light, let alone spiritual energy.

"Well!"

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan's reaction, Li Hongzhao trusted his judgment and twisted her jade-like hand.

The sword began to light up.

As if being recharged, the patterns on the sword began to light up, as if it had come to life.

Chu Zhiyuan felt a vast power gathering from the sky onto the Emperor's Sword in front of him.

Li Hongzhao slowly rose to the surface, her longsword growing brighter and brighter, like a sun in her hand.

This sun is too bright to look directly at.

But in an instant, it retracted into the longsword, and the surroundings immediately darkened.

The next moment, the Emperor's Sword appeared at his heart.

It instantly transcended the barriers of time and space, as if it had always been there.

Chu Zhiyuan struck out with his palm.

"Ding……"

Amidst the clear chirping sound, he trembled as if struck by lightning, his face flushing red as if he were drunk.

He felt an overwhelming force coursing through his body, threatening to tear him apart.

If it weren't for the power of the Spirit Abyss resisting, he would have been instantly pulverized.

The power of the Spirit Abyss was suddenly drawn back, pulling this immense force into the azure sky and sea of ​​the Laogong Acupoint.

Suddenly, a tremendous tsunami formed, with giant waves soaring into the sky, possessing the power to cause the heavens and earth to collapse.

The island was even shaken by an invisible force, causing cracks to appear.

Even the remains would not be able to withstand this overwhelming power.

However, as the tsunami subsided, the cracks on the island slowly began to heal.

Chu Zhiyuan let out a long sigh, shook his head and smiled wryly: "What a powerful sword."

The long sword in Li Hongzhao's hand had disappeared, returning to the void, like a hundred-foot-tall building standing horizontally.

She looked Chu Zhiyuan up and down: "Are you alright?"

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "He almost knocked me down!"

"I only have this one strike left," Li Hongzhao said. "I can't unleash a second sword."

Chu Zhiyuan's spirits lifted: "They can't unleash a second sword strike either?"

“If I were to use my full strength, I could only use one sword strike.” Li Hongzhao nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan pondered, "Can't he withstand it himself?"

“That’s right.” Li Hongzhao said, “The Emperor’s Sword can only protect me from one sword strike. If I strike a second time, it can no longer protect me, and my body will naturally not be able to withstand it… Your body is truly incredibly strong!”

She still felt a little unreal.

There was always a lingering doubt that I had actually swung my sword earlier.

Is there truly anything in this world capable of withstanding a full-force strike from the Emperor's Sword?

Chu Zhiyuan, however, was completely unharmed, appearing to have suffered no injury whatsoever.

Such cultivation is too incredible; it's unimaginable that one could cultivate to such a level.

Chu Zhiyuan also sighed inwardly.

His cultivation in the Demon Subduing Palace these past few days has not been in vain, nor has the pursuit of his two clones.

To have trained one's body to such a level of strength, especially with the Human Origin Technique, whose power is even more astonishing.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "Now, we can return to Tianjing and ascend to heaven there. I will deal with Da Zhen's Emperor's Sword."

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "You dare not touch your grandfather's Emperor's Sword?" Chu Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "Then I would become a traitor to the Great Jing, and all the people of the Great Jing would criticize me behind my back."

"Isn't it the same now?" Li Hongzhao said, "You blocked the Great Zhen Emperor's sword, breaking their alliance. In the eyes of the people of Great Jing, that's also a betrayal, isn't it?"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Their alliance will not be leaked."

Da Jing and Da Zhen joined forces with two Emperor Swords to fight against the Great Meng Emperor Sword, but they were unable to win.

If this news leaks out, it will be a failure for both the Emperor's Sword of Da Jing and Da Zhen, and it will affect the morale of the people.

Emperors Dajing and Dazhen would never allow such a situation, so they would definitely keep it a secret and swallow their bitterness.

"What about your grandfather?" Li Hongzhao said, "He will definitely be disappointed, and might not even pass on the Emperor's Sword to you, right? ... But it doesn't matter, your cultivation is strong enough, and your merits are sufficient, so the Emperor's Sword has no other choice."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

"Alright, let's go back to Tianjing!" Li Hongzhao's spirits lifted.

……

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Zhiyuan and Li Hongzhao returned to the Great Meng Palace.

Chu Zhiyuan returned to his palace, sat on a recliner in the courtyard, and observed Leng Tieya and Chu Liezhao's actions.

Leng Tieya and Hu Yunni found a demon expert who had been possessed by Lu Yongnian.

This time, Leng Tieya and Hu Yunni swiftly subdued him, sealed his acupoints, and escorted him back to Zhaixing Cliff.

Meanwhile, Chu Liezhao also passed the Phoenix Painting to Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan was overjoyed.

The phoenix painting had a tremendous effect on her, dispelling her long-standing worries.

With this phoenix painting, her control over the phoenix bloodline greatly increased, allowing her to eliminate the influence of the bloodline on her emotions.

……

Chu Zhiyuan suddenly opened his eyes, and the next moment, he had disappeared from the main hall.

The next moment, they appeared on a mountain peak a hundred miles away from Tianjing City.

His aura slowly emanated outwards.

His gaze was intense, fixed on the Emperor's Sword in the void above.

The owner of the Emperor's Sword was the Great Zhen Emperor, who lived only ten miles away from this place.

The aura of a Grandmaster swept across the surroundings.

Besides the Great Zhen Emperor, he also saw four Grandmasters.

His aura grew stronger and stronger, like a mountain peak rapidly rising, about to burst through the sky.

The four grandmasters, ten miles away, suddenly stopped in their tracks, their faces grim.

They looked at the middle-aged man in a yellow robe, with a thin build.

Emperor Cheng Zhongming of the Great Zhen Dynasty did not even appear to have the aura of a martial arts master; he seemed more like an ordinary middle-aged scholar.

"Your Majesty, Chu Zhiyuan is blocking the way," an old man said in a deep voice.

Cheng Zhongming scoffed, "How do you know it's him?"

“I have observed him carefully, and it is his aura that is the answer,” the old man said in a deep voice. “He has become far too strong now; we are no match for him.”

"I wish I had been born in my Great Zhen Dynasty," Cheng Zhongming shook his head and said, "He is the heir of the Great Jing Dynasty, is he really determined to help the Great Meng Dynasty?"

"He's probably determined to help Li Hongzhao. Everyone says they have a romantic relationship, and it seems that's true."

"He doesn't know we've allied with Da Jing?"

"It shouldn't be able to hide it from him."

"A heartbreaker, huh?" Cheng Zhongming scoffed. "To sacrifice the interests of the court for personal love, aren't you afraid of being scorned by the world and condemned by everyone?"

"...Your Majesty, shall we kill him?" the middle-aged man asked in a deep voice.

They were no match for him, but with the Emperor's Sword, that would be enough to kill him.

Cheng Zhongming pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head: "You all go and keep him occupied. I'll go first and take care of Li Hongzhao, then everything will be over."

"……Yes."

The four grandmasters reluctantly agreed.

They felt they were no match for Chu Zhiyuan, but they thought they could hold him off for a while.

Cheng Zhongming stood with his hands behind his back, no longer moving forward, while only the four Grandmasters continued forward.

After a few breaths, they saw Chu Zhiyuan, who then sealed their acupoints, rendering them unable to move.

They then realized that although they were both Grandmasters, their cultivation levels were worlds apart.

Chu Zhiyuan flashed to Cheng Zhongming's side and bowed with clasped hands.

Cheng Zhongming's expression changed slightly.

The appearance of Chu Zhiyuan meant that the four Grandmasters were unable to stop him.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Your Majesty is very polite. Are the four of them well?"

Cheng Zhongming said, "Are you trying to stop me?"

(End of this chapter)