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Chapter 338 Slaying Chu!

The sword light flashed like thunder, tearing through the black mist with a deafening roar.

This powerful sword strike carried immense force, causing the air to explode. The moment the sharp sword clashed with the azure iron blade, a piercing metallic cutting sound exploded, like a mountain collapsing, making one's eardrums ache.

Within the human altar, where the murderous aura was like a sea, Ji You's body surged with scorching heat, like a raging wild beast, forcefully pushing Chu Xian back three steps.

Between breaths, Chu Xian's hand holding the knife trembled incessantly, the blade humming as if it were about to slip from his grasp at any moment.

It wasn't until he gritted his teeth and pressed down sharply that he crushed the surging energy, tearing open the wounds between his fingers that had already healed, causing blood to continuously seep out.

A flicker of shock flashed quickly in his eyes.

Then, the swords clashed again.

One in purple, one in white, the two figures clashed repeatedly in the thick black fog.

Ji You, his body ablaze with heat, had arms that bulged like steel, and his bones and muscles were bursting with surging power. As the Dao sword in his hand slashed down, it created a dazzling ripple in the void.

At this moment, Zuo Qiuyang and the others on the wall couldn't help but narrow their eyes.

As everyone expected, the murderous aura greatly restricted Ji You's abilities.

From the moment Ji You failed to kill Chu Xian with his first strike, the spiritual energy in his body grew weaker and weaker, almost to the point of being suppressed.

In fact, when they saw this scene, many of those guarding the perimeter had already given up hope. Only Zuo Qiuyang and Chai Hu continued to closely watch the battle until the black light trembled again, which drew a large number of eyes back to them.

As the spiritual energy's enhancement to the swordsmanship gradually diminished, Ji You's sword strikes did not weaken as a result. Instead, they repeatedly reopened old wounds on Chu Xian, whose aura was surging.

"His use of spiritual energy is so restrained, yet his combat strength hasn't weakened much?"

After a long silence, Zuo Qiuyang spoke: "That is the power of the physical body, enhanced by the sword intent of Lingjian Mountain."

Chai Ze's eyes twitched: "So, the power condensed from spiritual energy has never been as strong as we imagined in boosting Ji You's combat strength?"

"We were prejudiced; he has never practiced magic."

Chai Hu's eyes narrowed, understanding the unspoken meaning behind his senior brother's words.

Ji You's combat power does not come from outside his body, but from within.

Therefore, it is difficult for external forces to restrict him too much.

This was something no one had anticipated, because for Qingyun Tianxia, ​​who had obtained magic through the Heavenly Dao, his own power was always negligible compared to the might of the Heavenly Dao.

The sword light was like a waterfall, like the moonlight pouring down from the heavens, and it collided with the powerful blade energy!
Ji You continued to exchange blows with him, but the spiritual energy around him dwindled, while the cracking sounds from his bones grew increasingly intense.

After entering the Heavenly Academy, he learned about the existence of magic and began to ponder a question.

So where does the power of magic come from?

The only two answers are speed and power.

Whether it's Zuo Qiuyang's Heavenly Book Technique or Chai Hu's Force Field Secret Technique, their final manifestation is still power and speed.

Therefore, he understood that the key was power and speed, while their source and manner of expression were not important.

The powerful sword slash flowed like a cascading moon, colliding fiercely with the magnificent blade energy, also bursting open with countless bursts of black light, and unleashing a devastating hand seal technique.

The two figures moved faster and faster, tearing the air apart with a sharp, mournful sound.

Wherever they passed, the white jade slabs shattered inch by inch, and the fragments of stone shot out like a torrential rain. They were then engulfed by the terrifying shockwave and embedded deeply into the thick walls around them.

The once flat training ground was instantly filled with jagged, deep pits, as if it had been ravaged by a giant beast.

“Buzz!!!!”

The seal that Chu Xian had conjured shattered amidst the dazzling sword light. Ji You gathered all his strength and condensed the Dao Sword of Elder Zheng Yang, which, along with the scorching flames generated by friction with the air, arrived suddenly.

Even if spiritual energy doesn't significantly boost one's combat power, it still weakens it nonetheless.

In this extremely unfavorable situation, the only thing he could do was to control the pace of the attack and not give the opponent any room to retaliate.

Because once the opponent opens up the battle lines, he will have no chance in this unfair duel.

In a flash, just like a monk striking a bell, the power that erupted from his body was like a river bursting its banks, pouring out in an instant.

Chu Xian raised his sword to meet the attack, and immediately felt a powerful force surging through his body, causing his bones to tremble violently.

At this moment, Ji You drew a sword from the wind, and the magnificent sword energy that had been accumulated before slashed down diagonally again using the sword style of the previous sword.

This was one of the few times he managed to gather a powerful spiritual energy once again.

The sword energy met and merged with the intense sword intent, instantly unleashing a deafening roar that shook the universe, before crashing down heavily on Chu Xian, who was falling.

He didn't have time.

Or perhaps his arrogant self simply didn't have the time.

This is obvious without even asking. Those demons who have reached the Immortal Realm have already gone to retrieve the sacred artifact. Yan Shuyi, who is always stubborn no matter what, would never run away alone.

The battles outside are always a matter of life and death; even a difference of just a breath can lead to vastly different outcomes.

Under the frenzied sword strikes, the cultivators at the peak of the fifth realm on the wall instantly opened their eyes wide.

They did not expect that Ji You, despite being at such a disadvantage, could seize an excellent opportunity through intensive and continuous attacks.

Have the opportunity!
boom! ! ! !

With a sharp roar, the Dao sword in Ji You's hand shattered, and he was sent flying.

Amidst the giant waves cleaved by the sword energy, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly opened, and Chu Xian's body swelled several times in size, his bones cracking and popping.

In the blink of an eye, the elegant Chu Shengzi was gone, replaced by a tall, ferocious evil creature.

Upon seeing this, the hope that had been ignited was instantly extinguished in everyone's eyes.

“I’ve never liked this body; it makes me feel like I’m not myself anymore.”

“You should understand, Ji You. People like us have our own pride. Just like when I first received your Dao Sword, I insisted on resisting with my iron hands because of this pride.”

"The power of the divine destiny is indeed great, but it is ultimately an external force. I always feel that even with my own talent, I will not lose to anyone."

Chu Xian was like a thousand-year-old zombie, his withered flesh exuding the aura of death, his mouth opening and closing as he spoke in a chilling tone.

This is indeed his true thought.

Because defeating an opponent through external force, even if he wins, he will feel like he has lost, which is very boring for him.

His current task is simply to guard the Heavenly Sacrifice and wait for his father and grandfather to kill off the current Immortals one by one, so he has plenty of time.

It's important to understand that once someone has held a high position for many years, finding a suitable opponent is not easy.

But he found that without external help, he became increasingly annoyed the more he fought.

This wasn't because Chu Xian couldn't defeat him, but because Ji You had forcibly controlled the entire battle's rhythm, and every sword strike from him felt like an insult to him, so he decided to end the fight.

"You're so proud of yourself."

"?"

Ji You looked at him coldly: "Leave the human altar and go outside to fight?"

Completely corrupted, Chu Xian narrowed his eyes, a murderous intent instantly appearing in them. He then raised a large palm seal and unleashed a devastating attack.

Ji You's words made him suddenly realize that this battle was unfair from the beginning, because his opponent was fighting him while being suppressed by evil energy.

"boom!!!!"

With a loud bang, the heavy seal slammed down with an overwhelming force.

At this moment, Chu Xian was no longer the same person who had been in the Boundless Realm. His boundless and surging killing intent had already crossed the threshold of the Divine Travel Realm.

Ji You flew through the air, his blood splattering in the sky, and crashed into a tower in the human altar, causing it to collapse.

With a deafening crash, the entire rubble slammed down, the dust and smoke it kicked up carrying with it a menacing aura engulfing half of the altar.

Ji You's physical toughness provided him with extremely strong defense. Chu Xian's great seal was enough to shatter anything of the same realm, but it did not cause Ji You to perish.

Even so, his chest was covered in blood.

The white robes of the Heavenly Academy are based on white, and the bloodstains that were originally cut on them gradually become like embellishments.

But after this devastating blow, red became the base color, while the few remaining white pieces became mere embellishments.

On Huangyun Mountain, the peaks collapsed, and a majestic figure with a menacing aura suddenly rose to his feet, gazing down at the ruins below.

Above the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion, the white jade cliff was already stained with blood.

There was also Lingjian Mountain on the shore of Xuanhai, where dust continuously broke up as the iron pestle was smashed down.

Knowing that the Immortal Realm was vying for the sacred artifact, countless families of the Killing Immortal Sect were frantically fleeing, but some were burned to ashes in the falling heavenly fire.

Those in Sunrise City had already seen large numbers of fleeing figures and received reports from their respective sects; their faces turned deathly pale.

The countless cultivators at the peak of the fifth realm in the human race's training grounds stared intently, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

The entire situation was a dead end from beginning to end, except when Ji You tore open the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice, a door of life appeared.

However, as Chu Xian transformed into an evil being and his combat power rose to the level of the Divine Travel Realm, they felt that this gate of life had closed once again.

Within the trembling altar, Chu Xian soared into the air in horror, having already decided to hold back no longer.

Endless malevolent energy began to surge wildly into his body, and then a black light gathered into a killing sword that roared down.

Buzz! ! ! !

A resolute glint flashed in Ji You's eyes, and he suddenly flicked his sleeve, summoning sixteen spirit swords.

The sword, imbued with a faint spiritual energy, hummed and pierced the void, beginning to vibrate wildly.

Upon seeing this, the five peak realm cultivators on the wall all frowned.

Flying on a sword? No, it's useless. Even when Ji You was in a state of abundant spiritual energy, it would still be difficult to kill Chu Xian with this technique, let alone now that his spiritual energy is so thin.

But in the next instant, as the sixteen swords suddenly trembled violently, a strong white light shot straight into the sky, and exploded with countless killing intents as it fell.

The black lightsaber that was slashing down was instantly annihilated by the intense white light, while Chu Xian was blasted away three steps.

The bodies of the remnants were already incredibly powerful, and Zhu Shun, who had been killed by Ji You earlier, was naturally not comparable to the formidable Chu Xian. In addition, Chu Xian was protected by the Hun Tian Technique, so he was not injured. However, a hint of shock still flashed in his scarlet eyes.

He didn't understand why Ji You, whom he was about to kill, could suddenly unleash such a strong killing intent.

The expressions on the faces of the important figures on the wall froze, but before they could react, Chu Xian gathered another Heavenly Light Killing Sword and came flying towards them.

With a loud crash!

Ji You waved his sleeve again, releasing sixteen spirit swords that were pinned to the void.

With a deafening roar, the heavens and earth trembled. The black mist wandering within the altar was stirred into a massive vortex. Then, a wave of light spread out with the whistling of the sword, and the intense killing intent once again cleaved Chu Xian ten feet away.

Then the black sword gathered again, this time even carrying twisting and turning crimson lightning, and fell into the air along with Chu Xian's roaring figure.

Ji You unleashed sixteen swords once more, their blazing white light, like a tsunami, fiercely clashing against the attack.

This time, with Chu Xian's full force, the killing intent was almost broken open for a moment.

hum!
hum!
hum!
The battle between the two sides intensified rapidly within a few breaths, with both their aura and the pressure far exceeding that of their first encounter.

Even those at the peak of the fifth realm on the city wall felt a sense of unease and took a half step back, their expressions changing drastically.

They too had cultivated themselves step by step, knowing that in the hundred years of Qingyun, one should have a certain level of cultivation at a certain age, and a certain level of combat power at a certain level.

But they had never seen anyone whose combat power could rise steadily in the same battle, with each person being a whole major realm higher than the other.

Another question that they found puzzling was...

Ji You's sudden sixteen sword strikes were terrifying, but why did he always change to sixteen sword strikes each time he made a move, and then use sixteen sword strikes again the next time?

In a duel between strong individuals, even a slight difference in time can be fatal. The same sixteen swords did not shatter, yet a new sword had to be exchanged, which only increased the risk immensely.

As expected, when the number of spirit swords in the arena reached 112, before he could unleash his fierce killing intent during the break between re-consecrating the swords, Chu Xian, who was even faster, had already charged over with a black sword wrapped in blood-red lightning.

With a thunderous crash, the black sword sliced ​​straight towards Ji You.

Fortunately, the killing intent arrived in time, and Chu Xian was once again slashed away.

In just a moment, Chu Xian shattered a tower, switched his right hand to his left amidst the howling dust, and unleashed the black sword that shone like a whistling light in his hand.

Upon seeing this, the people on the city wall were shocked and realized that Chu Xian had already prepared this sword when he came with the sword last time.

He wanted to exploit this time difference, even though he didn't understand why Ji You always changed sixteen swords, but he wanted to exploit this time difference.

He intended to kill him here before he even drew his sword.

But just as he unleashed his deadly technique, a powerful pressure that made him tremble suddenly surged forth and pressed down upon him.

At the same time, countless people on the wall were bent over by the weight, and even those at the peak of the fifth realm were crushed as if a mountain was pressing down on their shoulders.

The world is divided into three realms, with the highest five realms being the ultimate peak.

The pressure comes from the Heavenly Dao, and should naturally be directed from top to bottom.

In other words, apart from those at the Immortal Realm, no one can discern the true strength of these five realms from their aura alone.

The Heavenly Academy Hall Master, the Mountain and Sea Pavilion Master, the Dao Asking Sect Palace Master, and countless other powerful figures who held sway over the winds and rains all widened their eyes in shock.

At this moment, Ji You soared into the air with a fiery aura, and the 112 spirit swords behind him seemed to be plated with a layer of brilliant gold, and then began to tremble continuously.

During the battle at Danshan, he obtained a copy of the Heavenly Pattern Manual of a family of array masters from the Boundless Realm elder of the Dao Seeking Sect.

After that, I kept trying different formations on the way to observe the ruins, such as the Qi Gathering Formation, the Lightning Attracting Formation, the Transformation Formation, the Ten Directions Slaughter Formation, and the Dry Bone Plate.

He discovered that these formations all shared a similar principle, and that the arrangement of their positions could evolve into different formations.

These formations bear many similarities to the chaotic laws he had seen on Void Mountain.

Perhaps that's why Ji You has a high success rate.

So he kept thinking about whether he could apply it to sword control, and his first success was during the time when he was besieged by the evil race.

However, there was one great formation he had always been very cautious about, and that was the final, astonishing immortal formation.

This formation is extremely complex, requiring a vast number of key points. A slight mistake could easily lead to a backlash from the formation.

His first attempt at using it was during the encirclement and annihilation, when he used a simplified version of a corner of the great formation.

But this one has now expanded several times over.

Actually, it would be better if the formation were cast outside, since his physical body would most likely be able to withstand it.

However, there is no spiritual energy supply within the malevolent energy. If he wants to use this formation, he will need to use the little spiritual energy he has left in his body as an energy source.

If he is not careful, the great formation will backfire, and he may explode and die.

Even without suffering a backlash, using an array pattern capable of killing a near-immortal as energy is definitely not something that can be easily withstood.

To be born together is a blessing, and to die together is also a blessing.

The most painful thing is that when facing death and life, you are the one who is alive.

Amidst the deafening roar, the entire human altar seemed to have transformed into a scalding pot of boiling oil.

Among the countless spiritual swords, fifty-six moved behind him through the folds of the void to the Qian, Kun, Li, and Kan positions, while the remaining fourteen were positioned diagonally opposite, making Ji You appear as if he had transformed into a body of radiant gold.

The Amazing Immortal Sword Formation.

With a soft whisper, a magnificent killing intent instantly surged forth, and a powerful light seemed to pierce the heavens, crashing down with an aura of world destruction.

The scorching killing intent struck the figure holding the black light, exploding with a burst of immortal light.

With a deafening roar, the Xun position wall of the human race's altar collapsed first, crushed into dust amidst the terrifying killing intent.

Chu Xian's arms exploded, his forehead was pierced, and he slammed heavily to the ground, his body covered in fine cracks.

A few breaths later, his corrupted physical body faded away, while his ferocious eyes began to freeze.

They plotted for years, killing countless people and even cannibalizing countless relatives, finally earning an opportunity to reach the pinnacle. They then performed a hundred rituals to divine the ultimate outcome, but never saw such an ending in their predictions.

The rampant killing intent still roamed freely within the human race's training ground, and the scorching smoke seemed to melt everything.

At this moment, Ji You managed to land in front of him, the scorching heat around him dissipated, and his face was as pale as paper, but he still swung his hand and fiercely cut off his head.

Upon witnessing this scene, the five realms above the wall were stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

Because no one could have imagined that when he was at a complete disadvantage, he would use such a devastating force to kill his opponent.

With a loud crash, Chai Hu snapped back to his senses and saw Zuo Qiuyang, holding a ball of immortal light, smash the tower and hurtle toward the other side of the wall.

The other five peak realm cultivators around them immediately reacted, their eyes narrowing as they launched their attacks.

In the direction they were attacking, the demons guarding the altar had already changed their expressions drastically, and after regaining their senses, they immediately turned and fled.

At this moment, a powerful force field pressed down, and the last few Divine Realm cultivators who had escaped were instantly blown into a sky full of blood mist.

Their reaction was ultimately too slow, because they had never imagined such a thing would happen. The Hundred Swords Shocking Immortal Killing Formation had suppressed their divine senses, preventing them from fully regaining their senses.

The remaining people couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

They were shocked to discover that the battle within the altar had ceased.

These people had low cultivation levels and could not travel beyond the heavens in spirit, so they naturally did not know what had happened, but they understood that the end of the battle meant that someone had died.

Huo Xingzhong and Shang Xiyao waved their sleeves lightly, their eyes revealing a hint of coldness.

This was a foregone conclusion.

Even if the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice is forcibly torn open, the evil aura will still suppress the cultivators.

Given such a disadvantage, how is it any different from a moth drawn to a flame?

However, they were still surprised that Ji You could hold out for so long, which made these high-ranking holy sons somewhat unbalanced in their Dao hearts.

"What...what do we do now?"

"The sect has been destroyed, and a demon has taken over. Where can we go from here?"

Amid the discussions, everyone suddenly noticed that the black light piercing the sky seemed to be fading slowly, and the void that had been compressed and cracked began to slowly recover.

At the same time, the malevolent aura within the human altar began to gradually fade.

Everyone stared intently and saw that the entire wall opposite had collapsed, as if it had been shattered by a sword.

The surging malevolent energy flowed outwards along the collapsed city wall, causing the concentration inside the altar to decrease.

The problem is that the walls of the human altar are also protected by array formations...

Looking back along the shattered wall, they saw an incredibly wide chasm, as if it had been cleaved by a sword.

When they saw the end, they found Ji You standing with his right hand on his sword, his left hand clenched into a fist, and in front of him lay Chu Xian's broken body and his head rolled to the side.

It wasn't Chu Xian who won, it was Ji You.

Despite the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice's obstruction and the overwhelming suppression of its malevolent aura, Ji You still managed to kill Chu Xian.

At this moment, they suddenly understood why those elders who had reached the peak of the fifth realm had chased after them without saying a word, and they also understood why those demons had fled directly.

In a daze, everyone suddenly heard a buzzing sound coming from above.

In an instant, the black light above the void dissipated in mid-air.

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