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Chapter 427 The Sword of Reincarnation
His path was destined to be different!

His sword is destined to shatter all constraints!
Reincarnation is the same!
"If reincarnation is a roulette wheel..."

"So"

Xu Ran's lips curled into an almost insane smile!

"I will be the one who shatters the roulette wheel!"

boom!
A will completely different from any sword intent before erupted from the depths of Xu Ran's soul!

That is not "resilience", not "silence", not "war", not "life", not even the "one" that governs all things!
That's a kind of transcendence!
A complete severance!
A final negation of this endless cycle!
"Though reincarnation is eternal, I can sever it with my will!"

With this roar, the sword shadow representing "all things" in Xu Ran's spiritual sea shone brightly!
The myriad laws seemed to have received some kind of instruction, no longer merely operating in harmony, but beginning to resonate in a strange way!

Their power, through the "Myriad Phenomena" sword, converged on Xu Ran's newly born "Severing Reincarnation" will!
scoff!

It was as if something invisible had been severed!

The endless illusion of reincarnation before Xu Ran's eyes was like a shattered mirror, cracking inch by inch!

Those overwhelming emotions that had overwhelmed his mind also receded rapidly like a tide!
His consciousness instantly returned to normal!

In the center of his spiritual sea, the sixth sword shadow slowly condensed and took shape!

The sword had a strange shape.

It seems both real and unreal, as if it exists between existence and non-existence.

There were no intricate patterns on the sword blade, only cracks that seemed to represent shattering and ending!

A sharp will that severs cause and effect, transcends fate, and shatters the cycle emanates from it!
This will even caused the sword shadow representing "all things" to tremble slightly, as if it had encountered some kind of natural enemy.
"The Sword of Reincarnation!" Xu Ran murmured to himself, sensing this sixth kind of sword intent.

It's not about understanding or controlling reincarnation, but about severing it!

With supreme will, sever that seemingly eternal cycle!

This is still not an ordinary "enlightenment"!
This still carries Xu Ran's unique domineering style!
The seal deep within his consciousness trembled violently once more!
Click!

A clear cracking sound came from the depths of the seal!
More golden light seeped out from the crack, carrying an even more vast, ancient, and awe-inspiring aura!
This aura even caused the space of this Sword Tomb to distort slightly!
"Success again?" Yu Kong's voice rang out, this time not with shock, but with a deep sense of horror! Even fear!

"Severing reincarnation?! You actually use severing reincarnation as your sword intent?!"

"Madman! You're absolutely insane!" Yu Kong's voice was somewhat out of control. "Reincarnation is the cornerstone of the universe's operation, one of the fundamental laws that maintain the balance of the cosmos! How dare you even entertain the thought of severing it?!"

"You are defying the order of the entire world! You are courting death!"

Yu Kong's voice echoed in the vast starry sky, carrying a sense of impending doom.

Xu Ran seemed not to hear.

He simply stared quietly at the phantom of the sixth "Sword of Reincarnation".

Severing the Cycle of Reincarnation
This thought seems to touch upon some kind of taboo?
But he has no regrets.

Because he could feel that this was the true way of the sword that belonged to him!
Unyielding! Undeterred! Unconvinced!

Fight against the heavens! Fight against the earth! Fight against reincarnation!
This is Xu Ran's sword!

“Senior,” Xu Ran slowly raised his head, looking calmly at Yu Kong, “there are still three swords.”

Looking into Xu Ran's calm eyes, Yu Kong felt an even stronger sense of fear!

This young man seemed completely unaware of how astonishing and extraordinary what he was doing!

With each sword technique he comprehends, it seems he is challenging the limits of this world!
From forcibly ruling over all things to attempting to sever the cycle of reincarnation

What will he do with his next three sword strikes?!

Yu Kong suddenly had a feeling that the Sword Tomb Trial, which had been passed down for countless years, might be about to face an unprecedented change today!
He dared not imagine where this variable would ultimately lead!
After a long silence, Yu Kong's voice rang out again, carrying a sense of weakness as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"The Seventh Sword 'Void'!"

nothingness!

The moment those two words appeared, Xu Ran's heart sank!
If we say that "all things" represent "existence," representing everything that exists.

So, does "nothingness" mean "nothingness"?
Does it represent the opposite of everything?
hum!
The seventh area on the sword ring lights up.

That light was the ultimate black!

It is not darkness, but absolute nothingness that devours all light and all existence!
The next moment, Xu Ran felt his world disappear!

The sound disappeared.

The light disappeared.

The space disappeared.

Time seemed to have stopped flowing!

He couldn't feel his body, his soul, or even his own existence!

He felt as if he had been thrown into a state of absolute nothingness!

Here, there is no up, down, left, right, past, or future; no laws; no energy; and nothing that can be perceived!
Only nothing!
Eternal, absolute nothingness!

This feeling is more terrifying than death!
Death, at least, still carries the concept of "annihilation" and the possibility of reincarnation.

Nothingness is when even the "concept" itself ceases to exist!
Xu Ran's consciousness, like a candle flame in a storm, flickered violently in this absolute nothingness, as if it would be extinguished at any moment!
His "Myriad Phenomena" sword intent was rendered useless here!

Because there is no "elephant" here for him to command!

His "reincarnation" sword intent also lost its meaning here!
Because there is no "cycle" here that he can break!

Resilience, solitude, battle, life
All will, all perception, seem so pale and powerless in the face of absolute nothingness!

"Is this nothingness?"

For the first time, Xu Ran felt fear!

An ultimate fear of "non-existence" that originates from the instinct of life!

He felt his consciousness fading away little by little!
It was as if it wanted to completely merge into this eternal nothingness!

Just as his consciousness was about to completely sink into oblivion

hum!
In the deepest part of his mind, the sealed area covered with cracks suddenly burst forth with an even more dazzling golden light!

That golden light carried an indescribable majesty and anger!
It was as if some supreme being was being challenged by this "nothingness"!

Golden light shone through the crack and onto Xu Ran's fading consciousness!
"I!"

A will that seemed to come from time immemorial suddenly awakened!
It was not Xu Ran's own will, but the will of "I" deep within that seal!

This will carries an innate pride!

An undeniable presence!
Even nothingness cannot erase me!

Rumble!
The dazzling golden light suddenly expanded outwards!
In this absolute nothingness, a realm belonging to "me" was forcibly carved out!

Within this area, Xu Ran's consciousness instantly stabilized!
He felt his own "existence" again!
It is not based on external laws, nor on the coordinates of space and time, but solely on the existence of "me"!

"Nothingness is not the end"

Golden light shimmered in Xu Ran's eyes, a reflection of the will deep within the seal!

"Nothingness is the origin of 'being'!"

"It is the mother body before the birth of all things!"

"It is the breeding ground for all possibilities!"

"but"

Xu Ran's gaze suddenly turned sharp!

"It is also the opposite of 'me'!"

"My existence is the denial of nothingness!" An even more violent and domineering will soared into the sky!

If "all phenomena" represent domination, then "reincarnation" represents severance.
So, facing this ultimate "nothingness"...

Xu Ran (or rather, the awakened will within him) made the choice.

Repression!

With my existence, I will suppress this absolute nothingness!
Even nothingness must submit to "me"!
laugh!
The seventh sword shadow suddenly materialized!

It was a sword that was burning with golden flames all over!

That flame was no ordinary fire, but the fire of will! The fire of existence!

The aura it exudes is neither creation nor destruction, but absolute suppression!
It was as if, the moment this sword was drawn, even the eternal void would retreat in fear and bow down in submission!

"The Sword of Void Suppression!"

Xu Ran felt the seventh sword intent and felt his soul tremble!

This force is too strong!
It was so powerful that even he felt a chill run down his spine!
Meanwhile, the seal deep within his sea of ​​consciousness was cracking and sputtering, with cracks spreading out like a spider web!
More golden light flowed out as if it were real!
That vast, ancient, and supreme aura almost broke through his sea of ​​consciousness!

"To suppress the void?!"

Yu Kong's voice was no longer one of horror, but of utter despair!
He stared at the sword shadow burning with golden flames of existence, and his body trembled uncontrollably!
"It's all over, completely over."

"What...what are you?!"

What kind of monster is sealed within your sea of ​​consciousness?

Yu Kong's voice was choked with sobs.

He felt as if he had witnessed the birth of a taboo!

The rise of a monster capable of overturning the entire understanding of the universe!
Rule over all things!

Sever the cycle of reincarnation!

Suppress nothingness!

This is not the power a cultivator should possess! This is not the proper Dao!

This is

Yu Kong dared not think any further!

All he knew was that the young man before him had embarked on a forbidden path from which there was no turning back!

And the end of this road is either unprecedented glory!
It's either utter destruction or catastrophic ruin!

“There are still two swords left,” Xu Ran’s voice was strangely hoarse.

That was a manifestation of the initial fusion between his own will and the will deep within the seal.

His gaze became even deeper and more authoritative!

It was as if some ancient being, who had been asleep for countless years, was watching this world through his eyes!

Looking at Xu Ran at this moment, Yu Kong had only one thought in his mind: escape!
Get as far away from this monster as possible!

But he can't escape!
He is the guide and guardian of this sword tomb.

He must witness this final outcome!

No matter how terrible the outcome may be!
Taking a deep breath, Yu Kong seemed to have used all his strength, and uttered three words in a dry voice: "The Eighth Sword 'Destiny'!"

destiny!

These two words seem to carry the weight of fate!
More elusive than reincarnation, more ubiquitous than nothingness!
Is it a thread of cause and effect? ​​Is it destiny? Or is it a script written by the strong?

hum!
The eighth area on the sword ring lit up!

The light was no longer a single color, but countless threads shimmering with different lusters!
These threads, dense and crisscrossing, seem to be woven into a giant net that covers the entire universe!

Xu Ran was shocked to find himself on this web!

Countless threads connect his past, present, and future!

He saw it!

If he hadn't met Mo Yuan, he might have become an ordinary hunter in a mountain village, married, had children, and lived a mundane life.

If he had failed in the sect competition, he might have had his cultivation destroyed, been expelled from the sect, and reduced to a mortal.

If only I hadn't entered this sword tomb back then.

Countless possible "destinies" unfolded before him like a scroll painting!

At the same time, he also saw countless possibilities for the future!

Some climb to the summit and look down upon the entire world!
Some perished along the way, turning into nothing but bones!

Some couples stay together with their soulmates, only to be separated by death in the end!
Some fought to the last drop of blood to protect their loved ones!

These visions of the future are so vivid! So alluring! And so cruel!
What alarmed him even more was

He discovered that no matter which future he envisioned, they all seemed to point to the same ultimate ending!

That is to completely merge with that "existence" deep within his sea of ​​consciousness!
then.

Prepare for a catastrophe that will affect all the heavens and myriad realms and sweep across endless time and space!
It was as if this was his destiny!
No matter what he chooses or how he struggles, he cannot escape!

"Is this my destiny?"

Xu Ran's heart sank.

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness welled up in my heart.

If everything was already predetermined, then what was the point of his persistence, his struggle, and his sword?
Was everything he had done before just a struggle on the chessboard of fate?
Do not!
Just as this feeling of powerlessness was about to consume his will...
The "being" deep within his consciousness roared once more!
That was an extreme anger at being "arranged"!
"I control my own life!"

boom!
The seventh "Sword of Void Suppression" suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light!
That will to suppress nothingness has now transformed into a sharp edge that cuts through all constraints!

"Fate? Bullshit!"

"Who dares to decide my fate?!"

Xu Ran's (or rather, "his") will was like a peerless divine weapon unsheathed, its sharpness fully revealed!

I don't care about any lines of cause and effect!
Forget about fate!
Who cares about future catastrophes!
Where my will leads, that is my path!
Where my sword points, that is my path!
If fate opposes me, I will defy it!

If fate binds me, then I will sever my destiny!

scoff!

The eighth sword shadow materialized!
It was a sword with an extremely simple, even plain, design!
There were no ornate decorations, no strange luster.

but……

Yet it exudes an absolute sharpness that cuts through all illusions, severs all constraints, and disregards all rules!

This sharpness even caused the "web of fate" that covers the universe to tremble violently! It seemed as if it might be severed at any moment!

"The sword that severs fate!"

As Xu Ran sensed this eighth sword intent, he felt his mind become clear and unobstructed!

What utter bullshit about destiny! What utter bullshit about fate!
My destiny, Xu Ran's destiny, is solely in my own hands!
My sword will cut through all obstacles!
As the intent of the eighth sword condensed

Snap! Boom!

The seal deep within his consciousness was finally shattered completely!

Endless golden light surged forth like a flood bursting its banks!

(End of this chapter)