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Chapter 428 The Ninth Sword

That vast, ancient, supreme, and unique aura could no longer be concealed!
It instantly filled the entire Sword Tomb space!
The starry sky is trembling!
The laws are crying out!
Even the ancient sword ring was trembling violently, as if it could not withstand this aura!

"The seal is broken," Yu Kong muttered to himself, his face ashen.

he knows……

The worst thing has happened!
That forbidden existence sealed for countless years

It's finally going to reappear in the world!

At this moment, Xu Ran's consciousness was enveloped by that endless golden light!

He felt himself merging with an immense and ancient will!

"I used to be..."

A piece of information that was enough to overturn all his understanding flooded into his mind!

at this time.

hum!
Above the sword ring, the last area, the ninth area.
It suddenly lit up!

That light

Indescribable!

It seems to contain all colors, yet it also seems to transcend all colors!
It seems to encompass all laws, and it also seems to transcend all laws!
An ultimate aura, seemingly originating from the beginning of the universe and pointing to its end, emanated from it!
The ninth sword!
This final, and most mysterious, sword strike!
What does it represent?!

Is it the "Tao"?
Is it "me"?
Or is it some kind of ultimate mystery that is even more unspeakable?

Xu Ran raised his head, his eyes now completely filled with dazzling golden light!

He looked at the ninth ray of light, and a sinister and domineering smile slowly crept onto his lips.

"Is it finally here?"

His voice was no longer clear and bright, but carried a sense of vicissitude and majesty that seemed to have traversed endless time and space!

"The Ninth Sword!"

"Let me see."

Are you qualified?

Rumble!
The light of the Ninth District, like the primordial chaos or the return of all things to stillness, instantly engulfed the entire Sword Tomb!

That was not light, but the embodiment of the Tao! That was the whisper of the origin of the universe!
Before this light, the starry sky seemed to lose its color, and the laws of nature trembled and broke like fragile spider silk!
Even the indestructible sword ring, which bore the power of eight supreme sword intents, groaned under the strain! It seemed as if it would completely disintegrate and turn into cosmic dust in the next instant!

Yu Kong's body was no longer trembling, but stiff!

The fear in his eyes had been replaced by a deeper despair.

"The ninth sword, a sword that touches the 'ultimate' in legend."

"It...it actually exists!"

"It's over! Everything is over!"

He sensed it; the aura emanating from the ninth region was not only powerful, but also a kind of "judgment"!
A final judgment upon all things, including that forbidden being that has just broken free from its seal!
This sword tomb is not a place for inheritance at all!
This is a trap! A trap that spans countless years, a deadly trap that costs the entire Sword Tomb, and perhaps even more!

And the target was none other than Xu Ran at this moment! No! It was the ancient will that had taken over Xu Ran's body!
"Judge me?"

Xu Ran, or rather, the being that had merged with Xu Ran's memories but was dominated by an ancient will, slowly spoke.

His voice carried an indifference that looked down upon eternity and regarded all living beings as ants.

There was no surprise in his golden eyes, only a hint of coldness at being provoked!
"A mere remnant of the rules"

"They dare to do it too"

"Jud me?"

The last "吾" was uttered with the force of a thunderclap from the heavens!
boom!
Endless golden light erupted wildly from his body!

That was no longer just light, but a materialized will! It was supreme authority!
Where the golden light passed, nothingness boiled! Time distorted! Space collapsed!
It was as if he himself was a moving field of destruction!

The "judgment" light projected from the ninth region fluctuated violently under the impact of this destructive golden will! It emitted a cracking sound like a mirror shattering!

"Humph!"

A cold snort, as if a thousand gods and demons roared at the same time!

"Give it to me"

"break!"

He suddenly raised his hand!
There were no hand seals, and no practice of any techniques was performed.

It was just a casual flick of the finger!
This finger

It seems ordinary.

but……

In Yu Kong's eyes, it was as if he witnessed the birth and death of the universe! He saw the changing of eras! He saw the submission of all paths!
That is the law of words! That is the truth of will!
That is the "Tao" that belongs to the existence before our eyes!
A domineering attitude that transcends all heavens and myriad paths, where only I am supreme!

laugh!
An indescribable golden finger beam pierced through the void, ignoring distance, and instantly struck the core of light in the ninth region!

There were no earth-shattering explosions.

There was no lamentation of the collapse of the laws.

All that remained was an utter silence!

It was as if sound, light, and even thought had been completely erased!

The next moment!
Click, click, click!
The light of the Ninth District, which represented the "final judgment," shattered bit by bit, like a soap bubble popped by a naughty child!
Fragments of light scattered
Then vanish into nothingness!
The ninth sword!
That legendary ultimate sword that can judge everything!
It was shattered with a single finger!
Yu Kong opened his mouth wide, making a hoarse sound in his throat, but couldn't utter a single word.

His Dao heart completely collapsed at this moment!

Everything he knew, everything he revered, seemed so laughable! So insignificant before this single finger!
"Is this the power of the forbidden?"

"This is the existence that can even ignore the 'ultimate'?"

Fear was an indescribable feeling for him at that moment.

It was a feeling of powerlessness and helplessness in the face of a "creator"!

And now!
Xu Ran, who shattered the light of the ninth sword, showed no sign of triumph.

His brows furrowed slightly instead.

A hint of doubt, a hint of reminiscence, and an even deeper chill flashed in his golden pupils!

"wrong!"

"This is not the real Ninth Sword!"

"It's just an illusion!"

"A counterfeit that has the form but lacks the essence!"

His voice echoed in the silent Sword Tomb, carrying a certainty that he had seen through the truth of eternity!
"That real 'sword'!"

He slowly raised his head, his golden gaze seemingly piercing through the barrier of the Sword Tomb, through endless time and space, looking towards some unknown other shore!

"Its aura!"

"I remember!"

"That's the only thing that can catch my eye!"

His words struck Yu Kong like lightning once again, as if his Dao Heart had just been shattered!

This is just a fake?!
How can a fake possess such terrifying power? Does it represent the so-called "ultimate"?
What would the true ninth sword look like?!
and also!

He actually saw the real Ninth Sword?!
And it was just a "side glance"?!

Yu Kong felt his very soul trembling!
Who is he? !

This ancient will has taken over Xu Ran's body!
Just what kind of terrifying existence is it?!
at this time.

Xu Ran's gaze returned to its original position.

But this time, he wasn't looking at nothingness, but at his own body!
To be precise, he looked at the original soul imprint belonging to Xu Ran, which was still emitting a faint light deep in his sea of ​​consciousness!

At this moment, that soul imprint, like a candle flickering in the wind, teetered on the verge of collapse under the endless golden light!
It seems like it could go out completely at any moment!

Once extinguished.

Xu Ran will truly cease to exist!
It was completely replaced by this ancient will!
"Ok?"

The ancient will let out a soft exclamation.

He "saw" that tiny, fragile soul, yet bearing a stubborn and indomitable spirit similar to his own, yet entirely different.

That is Xu Ran's will!
Even in the face of such a desperate situation!
Even when facing an ancient being like a god!
He still didn't give up!
My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven.

My sword is wielded only for myself.

Intermittent thoughts struggled to emerge from that soul imprint.

Faint yet resolute!
"Ah"

The ancient will smiled.

That smile held a hint of amusement, a hint of appreciation, and a touch of dazed realization that it was a glimpse of his former self.

"interesting"

"Insignificant ants"

"You dare to defy my will?"

His gaze became profound.

Within those golden pupils, it seemed as if countless stars were being born and dying!

Do you know who I am?

Do you know what this body of yours is meant to contain?

"And how do you know about the 'fate' you've witnessed!"

"Those so-called 'catastrophes'!"

"The root cause!" "What is it?"

An ancient will, its voice deep and seductive, like the whispers of a devil!
He's torturing me!

Torture that dying mark of the soul!

He was also questioning himself!
Because fusion is not complete absorption.

Xu Ran's memories, Xu Ran's emotions, Xu Ran's obsession

Like fine dust particles merging into this vast golden ocean!

Although insignificant
But it still exists!
Especially the condensation of the eighth sword, "The Sword That Cuts Through Fate"!

That was Xu Ran's own will and the ancient will's joint resistance against "fate"!

It's a resonance between two wills to some extent!

"source!"

Xu Ran's soul imprint began to fluctuate violently!
He seemed to have grasped something!
That "web of fate" that covers the universe!
Those countless possible futures!
Ultimately, it all points to a fate of "fusion" and "catastrophe"!

There's also the ninth sword, "Fake," which was just shattered with a single finger.

all of these.

Is it...

"It's you?"

A fragmented yet earth-shattering guess emerged from the soul imprint!
"It's not some so-called destiny!"

"It's not what you call destiny!"

"But you!"

"It is your ancient will!"

"It is your very existence!"

"That's what brought all of this on!"

boom!
This conjecture came as a bolt of lightning, splitting the heavens and earth!

It illuminated everything in an instant!
"Hahahaha!"

The ancient will laughs wildly to the heavens!

That laughter was filled with desolation! Filled with domineering power! Filled with a sense of exhilaration at being understood!
"That's right!"

"It is me!"

A terrifying light burst forth from its golden pupils!
"That damn Web of Fate!"

"They're just those self-proclaimed rulers of the heavens."

"To track me! To restrict me! To obliterate me!"

"A cage laid out!"

"They fear me!"

"Fear my power!"

"Fear my existence!"

"I fear I will once again overturn their hypocritical order!"

"The so-called catastrophe!"

"It is only when I return."

"They are willing to destroy all the heavens and myriad worlds!"

"A means to completely annihilate me!"

"And you..."

An ancient will stared intently at Xu Ran's soul imprint.

"Your appearance."

"Your body!"

"It just so happens to be the 'key' for me to get out of trouble!"

"It also became the 'coordinates' of their final attack!"

"so……"

"Whatever your choice!"

"None of them can escape this final fate!"

"because……"

"Your destiny!"

"From the beginning."

"Give it to me!"

"They're tied together!"

the truth!

The cruel truth!
Xu Ran's soul imprint trembled violently!

Not fear
But anger!
A boundless rage of being deceived! Manipulated! Used as a pawn!

He thought he was rebelling against fate!

He thought he had broken free of his restraints!

But I didn’t expect it!

What he was rebelling against was itself a bigger lie!

What he cut off was only the appearance of the cage!

But the real root cause!

The real "enemy"!
It was him?!

Do not!
It was this ancient will that had taken over his body!
“So that’s how it is”

The light emanating from Xu Ran's soul imprint actually stabilized.

After the anger comes a chilling calm!
"so……"

The so-called "My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven".

"It's all just so you can break the seal!"

"A slogan shouted through my mouth?"

The ancient will fell silent.

A complex emotion flickered in his golden pupils.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Yes and no."

"Rebel against 'fate'!"

"That's an instinct I was born with!"

"It is also your obsession!"

"At that moment!"

"There is no difference between you and me!"

"but……"

His voice suddenly turned cold!

"Don't try to test my patience, you ants!"

Your mission is complete!

"Be obedient and merge with me, become a part of my power."

"Your only glory!"

Endless golden light surged forth once more!
Like a golden purgatory!
We must completely refine Xu Ran's last remaining trace!
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Buzz

The ninth area, which had just been shattered and was now just a void, suddenly lit up again!
This time, it's no longer that all-encompassing yet transcendent light!

Instead, it was darkness!
Utter darkness!
It seems capable of devouring everything!
Even the laws of light, time, and space lost their meaning in the face of this darkness!
An aura even more terrifying, more primal, and more despairing than the previous "fake" emanated from it!
"what?!"

For the first time, the ancient will's expression changed!
It was a shock! An disbelief! A solemn atmosphere, as if they had encountered a sworn enemy!

"This is impossible!"

"How did it appear here?!"

He gasped in shock!
Gone is the composure and domineering attitude of before!
It was as if I had witnessed the most incredible thing in the world!
And that extreme darkness
We are coming together!
It slowly transformed into the outline of a sword!
That was a sword that defied description!
It seems to exist outside of any dimension!
Yet it is reflected in the hearts of every living being!

The Good Shepherd

It was as if I had witnessed the end of the universe!
I have seen the ultimate destination of all things!

I have witnessed the ultimate nothingness of all existence!
"The Sword of Annihilation... the Sword of Annihilation!"

Yu Kong used his last bit of strength to roar out!
Tears of blood streamed from his eyes!
He recognized him!
This is a sword that exists only in the oldest and most forbidden legends!

Legend has it that at the beginning of the era, an unparalleled being attempted to control everything!
This ultimately attracted the sword!

A sword fell!
All paths crumbled!

An era has begun!

That was a truly deadly sword that had buried the "heaven"!

How did it end up here?!
(End of this chapter)