I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 439 Hardcore Tech Stream (Two-in-One)

"It's really tricky!"

Yin Baifeng's eyes grew even colder, and her figure once again faded and disappeared like ink in a painting, transforming into an invisible ghost that moved at high speed.

Thin, wispy purple lightning bolts spread silently, layering and overlapping with Yin Baifeng's high-speed movements, covering every part of the arena.

If Zhaoming makes the slightest move or touches even one of them, it will instantly trigger a chain reaction, and a violent storm of Yin lightning will mercilessly devour him.

Outside the arena, Shen Qingming of the Qingwei Sword Sect narrowed his eyes slightly, "This kind of Yin Thunder Trap, even a little bit of it will be like a maggot clinging to the bone."

The others nodded slowly, all thinking about how they would deal with the same situation.

Jiang Yi yawned behind the crowd, marveling at how they were truly the elite of the elite; no one was making a fuss, it was very quiet, which was good.

Zhaoming stood motionless, his body surrounded by rapidly vibrating Gengjin bamboo leaves. This was both a passive defense against the silent lightning spikes that Yin Baifeng might appear at any moment, and an effort to cut through the lightning threads that were trying to penetrate and approach.

Unless Jiang Yi is guiding him from behind, Zhaoming is used to observing before making a move when facing an enemy alone.

With his clear and bright sword mind, Zhaoming prefers to use skill to break through opponents' moves, learning from their techniques by dissecting them and then incorporating their strengths into his own swordsmanship.

Seeing that Zhaoming remained still, Yin Baifeng had no choice but to take the initiative and launched more than ten silent thunderbolts at the same time from extremely tricky angles.

Some strike directly at the vital points, while others are bait that triggers a trap.

The defense formed by the Gengjin bamboo leaves and the black jade body withstood the attack, causing sparks and thunderous explosions to erupt.

Zhaoming's figure swayed slightly under the violent impact. The stone bricks under his feet cracked inch by inch and then quickly repaired themselves. He was suppressed and had no power to fight back. He could only rely on his instincts to resist the violent attack of the peak Golden Core cultivator.

"This sword spirit is incredibly strong. Despite the huge difference in cultivation levels, it was able to withstand Yin Baifeng's attacks with its own body." Yu Qianlang of Fuguanghai exclaimed in amazement.

Jing Qisha, who was also a rogue cultivator, squinted and said, "His true form is a ten-thousand-year-old black gold jade bamboo. Its hardness before being refined is beyond the reach of ordinary spiritual artifacts. Even in the ancient Kunlun period, such a rare treasure was probably uncommon."

As soon as Jing Qisha said this, everyone's eyes lit up, and Yu Qianlang couldn't suppress the greed in his eyes either.

In the arena, Yin Baifeng's sword energy was powerful and continuous, seamlessly connected, with each wave of attacks stronger than the last, and the corrosive effect of the Yin Thunder Sword Intent on the soul and spiritual power continued to accumulate.

Zhaoming's protective bamboo leaves had begun to dim slightly, and scorch marks were left on his black jade body.

However, the golden light in Zhaoming's empty eyes never diminished; instead, it became even more focused amidst the intense confrontation and meticulous observation.

He was watching, observing Yin Baifeng's movement trajectory, the activation principle and connection method of the Yin Thunder Sword Intent, and how her Annihilation Thunder Pattern and Silent Thunder Thrust were seamlessly combined to form this deadly net.

The ten years of life-and-death training in the Sword Tomb brought Zhaoming not only an improvement in swordsmanship, but also an almost monstrous ability to analyze and learn any energy, rule, or trajectory.

Just as Yin Baifeng launched another series of lightning strikes, his energy drawing in a large number of annihilating lightning patterns that suddenly contracted and erupted from all directions, Zhaoming finally made his move.

A completely different aura suddenly erupted from his body, like a sleeping ancient sword being drawn from its sheath, and the air froze.

"Soaring Sword Intent!"

Yunxiu of the Lingxu Sword Sect recognized him at a glance, and Shi Han was also shocked. He did not expect that Zhaoming's use of Lingxu Sword Intent had reached the level of perfect integration of sword intent, which could be released at will, and was almost the same as those of them who were peak Golden Core sword cultivators.

The Lingxu Sword Intent, with its sharpness that transcends rules and breaks free from constraints, effortlessly swept past the bursting lightning patterns beneath its feet.

Zhaoming swung the Yaoling Sword. The sword technique was not any known sword skill, but rather Zhaoming, in his passive defense, captured the trajectory of the Yin Thunder Sword Intent, the way the Annihilation Thunder Pattern condensed, and the afterimage of Yin Baifeng's teleportation...

Using the insight of Lingxu Sword Intent and the core essence of transcendence, we deconstruct, imitate, and then sublimate it!
Swish!
A nearly transparent streak of sword energy suddenly swept out, swiftly and accurately slashing towards the sword intent vein that connected the dozens of still-unexploded lightning patterns.

In an instant, all the Yin Lightning threads that covered the arena dissipated and disappeared.

"This is impossible!"

Yin Baifeng was horrified, and the few people watching from the sidelines also widened their eyes in surprise. Apart from Shen Qingming, who was squinting, and Jiang Yi, who was lounging behind, the others did not understand the principle behind Zhaoming's counterattack.

Countering a move sounds easy, but in high-intensity combat, it's incredibly difficult. It requires extremely deep swordsmanship, a thorough understanding of various sword techniques and their intents, the ability to maintain a high degree of stability and focus during combat, and absolute confidence.

Zhaoming didn't give the others any more time to think. Without stopping, his figure suddenly swayed, carrying a trace of the unique spatial distortion that Yin Baifeng had just experienced when she teleported. He suddenly appeared in front of the location where Yin Baifeng's main body was most likely to appear.

That was the 'optimal landing point' he deduced based on Yin Baifeng's countless attack habits.

Zhaoming took the initiative, and the sword light rose again. The blazing and violent Yaoling sword energy, combined with Ling Zhirui, insight into the void of the origin, and the burning power of Yaoling, made the sword light no longer a passive defensive posture, but an overwhelming force that 'sees through all illusions and traps and surpasses them with absolute power', directly approaching Yin Baifeng's true body.

Caught off guard, Yin Baifeng's proud concealment was exposed, her carefully laid trap was neutralized, her rhythm was instantly disrupted, and her mind was shaken. She could only rely on her profound cultivation and swift movements to parry and block the attacks in a sorry state.

boom!
As the swords clashed, the immense, ethereal sharpness mixed with the explosive firepower of the Radiant Spirit exploded instantly.

Yin Baifeng felt an incomparable force, accompanied by scorching heat, penetrate her body. Her arms went numb and sore, and the protective Yin Lightning was forcibly torn apart and suppressed by the Lingxu Sword Intent.

She let out a muffled groan, as if struck by a heavy blow, and flew backward uncontrollably.

The entire arena fell silent. No one had expected that Zhaoming, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, would be able to send Yin Baifeng, a peak Golden Core cultivator, flying in such a disheveled manner.

"So...so strong!" Shi Han suddenly understood why his stupid younger brother Shi Zhen had lost to Zhao Ming.

Just moments ago, Yin Baifeng was the hunter, but in the blink of an eye, he became the prey fleeing in panic.

Zhaoming's sword energy, like a leech clinging to her bone, carried the soaring momentum of Lingxu's sword intent and the precision of insight, completely enveloping her.

Yin Baifeng could only devote all her energy to defense. The Annihilation Thunder Pattern was now useless. If the Silent Thunder Thrust tried to counterattack, its trajectory and landing point would be immediately predicted and cut off by Zhaoming, who had seen through the essence of its sword intent.

The entire situation reversed instantly!

Zhaoming went from being passively attacked to completely controlling the battle. His offensive was like a storm, and every sword strike contained a counterattack after seeing through the opponent's swordsmanship foundation and the violent power of Yaoling to burn everything.

Yin Baifeng was overwhelmed and her composure was gone, replaced by shock and utter frustration at being completely suppressed.

Zhaoming's fighting style eliminated the gap in cultivation level, relying entirely on skill to win, rendering Yin Baifeng unable to exert any strength.

"hateful!"

Seeing that the situation was beyond saving, Yin Baifeng gritted her teeth, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes.

If this continues, she is bound to lose!

In a desperate situation, Yin Baifeng suddenly unleashed her full sword energy, forcibly forcing Zhaoming back by just one step.

Thunder Prison Soul Annihilation!

Yin Baifeng abandoned the unpredictable and ambush tactics, and used his trump card, the ultimate killing move that was purely based on his cultivation level to crush the opponent!
In an instant, the space within a ten-zhang radius of her centered on her distorted violently. Terrifying, cold lightning converged wildly, and countless huge lightning pillars, deep purple and entwined with dense death energy, appeared out of thin air. Like roaring netherworld lightning pythons, they crushed towards Zhaoming at the center point from all directions with the force of a cage.

This is a true area-of-effect kill, there's no way to avoid it!
Faced with this vast, space-tearing hell of lightning, Zhaoming's eyes returned to a completely calm and still gaze.

In the Sword Tomb on the back mountain of the Lingxu Sword Sect, Jiang Yi slept for ten years, while Zhao Ming fought day and night. For ten years, he battled relentlessly, dismantling and defeating thousands upon thousands of sword intents within the Sword Tomb, ultimately mastering the Lingxu Sword Intent Seed as his core. His accumulation in swordsmanship has reached an unimaginably terrifying level. It's no exaggeration to say that even Jiang Yi isn't absolutely certain he can defeat Zhao Ming. He was born a deadly weapon of the sword, and even the arrogant Yaoling Sword has become docile in Zhao Ming's hands over the past ten years, utterly subdued by his abilities.

In Zhaoming's eyes, every energy flow in this raging thunder prison, the condensation points and weak points of the core sword energy were clearly presented as if they were disassembled bamboo sections.

Wan Zhusheng!
Zhaoming suddenly clasped his arms together, holding the Yaoling Sword vertically in front of him, with the tip pointing diagonally at the ground!

Rumble!
The Nine Nether Thunder Prison crashed down!

The entire performance platform was completely engulfed by terrifying purplish-black lightning, and the world-destroying aura made everyone outside the arena turn pale!

However, just before Lei Yu was about to devour Zhao Ming, dozens of incredibly tough azure-gold jade bamboos burst open from the ground and grew instantly, piercing precisely into the intersections of energy veins, forming an ingenious defensive formation that converged inwards!
It's not about defense, but about 'guiding' and 'deflecting' force.

This is the new technique that Zhaoming discovered and created over the course of ten years.

The Yaoling Sword in Zhaoming's hand erupted with an unprecedented crimson light, and the tip of the sword pierced fiercely into the performance platform beneath his feet. The violent and domineering Yaoling fire was exquisitely channeled into the bamboo root defensive array beneath his feet.

Zizi!

The Azure Jade Bamboo vibrated violently, and crimson patterns appeared on its surface.

They skillfully guided some of the destructive Yin Lightning power, using their own bamboo veins and nodes pre-infiltrated by the Yaoling Fire Force to gradually dissipate and disperse the terrifying impact.

The Gengjin bamboo leaves transformed into the smallest, sharpest storms of blades, frantically cutting and weakening the core power of the surrounding Thunder Prison.

It looked like a raging thunderbolt crashing down, only to encounter a resilient bamboo forest that could absorb, guide, and dissipate its force. The lightning exploded and roared, but it could not completely tear apart the seemingly thin but actually profound defense.

A few breaths later, the power of the Thunder Prison dissipated.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Zhaoming's figure still stood tall!
Most of the azure jade bamboo surrounding him was charred and broken, the Radiant Spirit Sword's light was slightly dimmed, and deep scorch marks were left on the black jade body.

But he didn't fall down, nor was he seriously injured; he blocked Yin Baifeng's ultimate move head-on.

Everyone stared in shock, their mouths agape. Zhaoming's move left them feeling somewhat powerless, wondering if their own trump cards would also be like punching cotton against Zhaoming.

As sword cultivators, they are not afraid of their opponents fighting to the death, but they are afraid of hardcore technical skills like Zhaoming's, which makes them not even dare to take a gamble, because they will definitely be seen through, dismantled, and then lose.

As Yin Baifeng was horrified and exhausted after her ultimate move, Zhaoming's figure moved like lightning, without any fancy moves. He simply merged the pure sharpness of Lingxu Sword Intent with the explosive power of Yaoling Sword, transforming it into an unstoppable stream of crimson-gold light that tore through the dust.

The sword is drawn and never returns, swifter than a startled swan!
Yin Baifeng hastily parried with his sword.

clang! ! !
With a deafening roar, Yin Baifeng was thrown far away like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the protective light screen of the performance platform. The black longsword in her hand flew out of her grasp and fell to the ground with a crisp, mournful sound.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

Zhaoming remained in his thrusting stance, the tip of his Yaoling sword flashing crimson light, displaying his power and prestige. Although Zhaoming's body was covered in scorch marks, his posture was like an unyielding green bamboo, standing firm and upright.

The entire place fell silent, save for the heavy breathing.

The outcome is decided!

"Ah~~~~"

Jiang Yi's untimely yawn broke the silence, followed by Luo Qingsi's excited and loud applause.

"Senior Sister's Zhaoming is amazing!!"

"Yao Ling is also very powerful." Liu Taozhi smiled, genuinely congratulating Zhao Ming and Yao Ling.

But the others couldn't laugh. They looked at Zhaoming with complicated and wary eyes. None of them wanted to face Zhaoming again, for fear of being ridiculed for "getting knocked away by bamboo".

Jing Qisha couldn't help but glance at Jiang Yi, wondering whether the bamboo's power was due to its own ability or the skill of its master, Jiang Yi.

The others also glanced thoughtfully back and forth between Zhaoming and Jiangyi, their eyes filled with more apprehension and undisguised envy as they looked at Jiangyi.

Why would someone so lazy possess such a powerful sword?

at the same time.

Outside the Kunlun Secret Realm, Qiu Lang, Xing Shu, Shi Zhen, and the others from the Lingxu Sword Sect who had previously fought against Zhao Ming all wanted to cry after witnessing this duel.

"Ten years have passed, and Zhaoming has become even stronger. Now he can even send a peak Golden Core cultivator flying!" Xing Shu frowned.

"It seems we'll never get our revenge in this lifetime," Qiu Lang sighed.

Chen Zhuo waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, this is the sword of our Lingxu Sword Sect's senior sister, and the one who was knocked away was from the Taichu Sword Sect. As long as we have face, that's fine."

"Makes sense!"

Shi Zhen nodded in agreement, glanced at his older brother Shi Han, and silently prayed that his brother would not run into Zhao Ming.

Inside the main hall of the Qingwei Sword Sect.

Cangyi Xingjun praised Zhaoming's performance highly, Daoyuan Xingjun was beaming, and Jiang Yunye and the other Beixuan people were also happy for Zhaoming.

The stronger the demon spirits under Jiang Yi's command, the more beneficial it will be for them to fight for survival for the Northern Xuan Demon Control Sect.

In the entire hall, only Yuan Shu Xingjun of the Tai Chu Sword Sect had a dark face, cursing Yin Baifeng for being so useless, and hoping that Lei Wanting could bring honor to the Tai Chu Sword Sect later.

As for Luo Qingsi, Yuan Shu Xingjun felt that her cultivation level was too low and her mind was not clear, so he estimated that she would be defeated in one match.

As soon as one game ends, the second one begins immediately.

Liu Taozhi of the Qingwei Sword Sect fought against Yu Qianlang, a rogue cultivator from the Fuguang Dao.

The difference in cultivation level is even greater than that between Zhaoming and Yin Baifeng. Moreover, Yu Qianlang is a cultivator from Floating Light Island. From the beginning of their cultivation, they have either been fighting against humans and sea monsters, or on their way to fight.

Not only are they experienced in combat, but the sword cultivators there don't just focus on the sword path; they have many unorthodox methods and will stop at nothing to win.

Under such circumstances, it would be virtually impossible for Liu Taozhi to win.

　I'm going on a road trip with my family early tomorrow morning and won't be back until next weekend. I don't have any drafts saved up, but I'll try my best to update on time. I'll probably post these two-in-one chapters to save time.

　　The following section features a lot of fighting, so I'll focus on the key points and not dedicate a whole chapter to each character.

　　Some people enjoy watching the battles between various characters, while others only like the parts related to the main character. It's impossible to please everyone, so you can choose to save it and skip ahead or continue watching based on your own preferences.

　　I will not be updating during my trip. If there are any extra updates, I will wait until I return on the 24th. Please understand if I need to take leave due to being too tired or other reasons on the way!

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