Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 417 One Man's Sword

Above the courtyard where Wen Ruyu was, the murderous sword intent roared, enveloping the surrounding area.

Cultivators from all sides rushed towards this place, but seeing that all those who approached were killed, the cultivators who came to kill hesitated and dared not move forward, stopping at the outer edge of the killing sword intent.

At that moment, a sharp sound of swords piercing the air suddenly emanated from the outer direction. Ten thousand swords flew together in the air above the courtyard. The sword cultivators of Lingxiao Pavilion controlled their swords remotely, and in an instant, the air above the courtyard was buried by swords.

In another direction, the wind and thunder roared, and flames raged across the sky. A giant palm print appeared in the heavens, obscuring the sun and sky. A huge Dharma image appeared, and the powerful figures of the Heavenly Capital Palace stood in the sky, their aura terrifying.

These two forces seem to be the ones who most want to kill Wen Ruyu, and they acted the swiftest.

On one side, Kong He, the second-in-command of the city lord's mansion, was also watching the battle.

The devastating attack descended upon the courtyard, but amidst the raging storm, countless sword intents coalesced into a gigantic character—the character for 'kill'.

Each stroke seemed to contain an intense killing intent, shredding all the flying swords as they fell. The enormous palm print, upon striking the character "kill," was also annihilated and vanished.

"What a powerful 'kill' character!" The onlookers thought to themselves. Before they could even react, thousands of characters surged in the courtyard at the same time, rising into the air and expanding, transforming into a sky full of 'kill' characters.

“Using words as formations and swords hidden within talismans, this is Wen Ruyu’s killing sword path. Father and son, their paths are completely different.” On the Chaotian Pavilion, Yang Tai sighed.

If it were just these people who attacked and killed Wen Ruyu, I'm afraid... many would die.

After all, he was Canglan Sword's disciple and the son of the previous generation's Lishan Sword Master.

The 'kill' character swept outwards, annihilating everything in its path. The Lingxiao Pavilion sword cultivators swung their swords, forming a sword array to try and block the 'kill' character, but several Lingxiao Pavilion sword cultivators were still pierced by the 'kill' character. Their bodies instantly turned into millions of fragments, leaving only a cloud of blood mist in the air.

The same happened to the cultivators from the Heavenly Capital Palace in the other direction; many cultivators were instantly annihilated, leaving no trace of their bodies.

"Wen Ruyu, as a sword cultivator from Lishan, you are so cruel and bloodthirsty, you deserve to die."

A loud shout came from above, belonging to Kong He, the number two figure in Yujing City. His aura was thick and powerful, indicating he was a top-tier existence in the sixth realm. A majestic force accompanied the shout and pressed down on the sky below.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a huge 'kill' character shot straight into the sky at terrifying speed, heading straight for him without uttering a single unnecessary word.

Wen Ruyu was never a talkative person.

"Humph."

Kong He snorted coldly and raised his hand to suppress the attack. Instantly, a huge palm print, as heavy as a mountain, descended, threatening to crush this world.

When the character "kill" collided with the mountain-shaped seal, the void seemed to be shattered. The character "kill" continued upwards until it was annihilated, but it still transformed into a terrifying killing sword that poured out. This caused Kong He to shout and unleash another large palm print to block the attack of the countless swords.

This attack made Kong He frown. When Wen Ruyu killed the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace last time, his cultivation was at the middle stage of the Dao Body realm. But now, when he faced Wen Ruyu head-on, he could feel how strong the other party's combat power was. Facing him, a cultivator at the peak of the Dao Body realm, the other party did not give way at all.

"Boom."

A muffled sound rang out. Kong He looked down at the ground below. Countless attacks rained down on the courtyard. There, a figure stepped onto a sword and ascended. As he landed, everything around him was annihilated and shattered into dust.

It was as if that area had transformed into an absolute sword domain.

At the same time, a blinding light burst forth, and another 'kill' character transformed into a sword pointing upwards, traversing space in an instant. It contained no power of wind, fire, or thunder, only the purest killing sword energy.

Kong He's expression changed drastically, and a blinding light emanated from his body. A huge Dharma image floated behind him, which turned out to be a thousand-armed giant.

Kong He himself came from a prestigious school and cultivated the powerful Eight-Part Suppressing God Technique, which allowed him to condense the Eight-Part Suppressing God Image as his Dharma form. He was skilled in metal, thunder, and earth techniques and was known for his domineering attacks. He was also an extremely powerful fighter among those of the same realm.

Many people knew that the position of the future city lord of Yujing City would be reserved for him, and that he would rise to the power center of the Dali Dynasty.

He also had a highly renowned master, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Li Dynasty. Behind him, the eight guardian deities waved their many arms simultaneously, and golden light shone brightly across the sky as enormous golden palm prints burst forth.

The sword of slaughter pierced through, accompanied by continuous thunderous roars. One after another, massive palm prints were annihilated and shattered. The sword of slaughter was finally destroyed by the enormous palm prints before it reached him.

This made Kong He's eyes turn sinister. Capturing and killing Wen Ruyu would be his achievement, helping him to rise to a higher level. Now that Wen Ruyu had been found, he thought it would be a piece of cake, but he did not expect that the opponent's combat power would make him feel troubled.

You should know that even people from Lingxiao Pavilion can lose to Wen Ruyu, but he is the only one who cannot.

Everyone knows about the feud between his master and Canglan Sword, who was also the Grand Preceptor of the Great Li Kingdom for two generations.

Boom!

The sky changed color, and extremely thick lightning bolts transformed into world-destroying pillars of light that struck down. However, the figure who was stepping upwards on a sword ignored the descending lightning magic. What blocked his way was his sword.

Of course, this thunder magic was just a prelude to the attack. When the thunderclouds in the sky changed, the eight guardian deities looked ferocious and terrifying under the light of the thunder. Many people in the distance looked up at the sky, as if they saw a fierce and domineering war god.

"That's... his Dharma form?" a cultivator exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, the Eight Guardian Gods Statue. I've long heard that Kong He is a disciple of the Imperial Preceptor and has amazing combat power, but I've never had the chance to see it before. I never expected that Wen Ruyu would force me to reveal it today."

The statue of the guardian deity continued to enlarge, blotting out the sky and the sun. Numerous arms pressed down into the air, and beneath those enormous hands, thunderous magic extinguished the heavens, golden light stung the eyes, and an extremely powerful suppressive force threatened to collapse the entire space. Many cultivators who wanted to make a move were forced to stand still, especially those at the Core Formation stage, whose breathing became labored, making it impossible for them to fight back.

Even cultivators in the late-stage Core Formation Realm who prided themselves on their formidable combat prowess found themselves utterly ineligible to participate in the battle; getting close meant certain death.

On the outskirts of the battlefield, Princess Taihua and her husband Hou Tianyang were also watching the battle. When they saw Kong He make his move, they did not rush to attack.

Kong He is a disciple of the Imperial Preceptor. Although he holds a deputy position in Yujing City, this is merely a stepping stone. Kong He is a person that the court is cultivating with great importance and has a very high status.

Under the Eightfold Divine Protection, Wen Ruyu will not be able to escape. As long as Wen Ruyu can be killed, it is fine to give the credit to Kong He.

Under Kong He's attack, the entire world was enveloped in a suffocating pressure, making Wen Ruyu, who was stepping upwards on his sword, appear exceptionally small.

However, at this moment, Wen Ruyu's body was flowing with extremely dazzling silver sword light, making his whole body radiant, as if swords were moving and flowing on his body.

Around his body, countless "kill" characters appeared, and these "kill" characters merged together to form a sword.

It was still the purest 'sword', exuding only the ultimate killing intent. The light flowing across the sword transformed into silver lightning, or starlight, illuminating the collapsed space, as if it were an absolute sword domain, a world of swords.

Wen Ruyu raised his eyes, his gaze flashing with sword light. Those starlight swords swept across, annihilating and shattering everything in their path, as if cutting through space. When Kong He's attack landed and collided with the swords, a suffocating storm swept outwards.

The sword light remained dazzling, piercing the eyes, piercing through the Thunder Law Golden Seal, cutting through space, and rising all the way upwards. Kong He's Dharma form burst forth with even more terrifying light, his body merging into the Dharma form, a thousand hands emerging simultaneously, shattering the killing sword.

But Wen Ruyu's body also stepped onto the sword and came into the air. He was enveloped in sword energy and surrounded by countless cultivators. Above him were eight statues of the God of War, and on all sides were cultivators from Lingxiao Pavilion, Tiandu Palace, the imperial court, and various other forces.

Everyone looked at that figure, as if he were the only one in the world, standing against the entire world.

All eyes in the distance fell on Wen Ruyu, and they were filled with emotion. First, there was Lu Qingqiu asking about Baiyujing, and now there was Wen Ruyu fighting against the entire power of Yujing City on her own.

At this moment, they seemed to have traveled through time, and through that handsome and extraordinary figure, they saw the sword of Wen Haoran of Lishan back then, and the unparalleled elegance of the sword cultivators of Lishan generation after generation.

The sword cultivator from Lishan suddenly appeared before my eyes.

Sword cultivators should be like this.

(End of this chapter)