I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 231 I was given a chance, but you didn't use it.

"You think you're worthy to call yourself the heavens?"

Although Ye Qingzhou was at a disadvantage, he did not lose his fighting spirit. Instead, he struggled fiercely, even though he had no chance of winning against a Martial Saint.

Even if they wanted to escape, the chances were extremely slim.

But the essence of martial arts is resistance, it is never giving up.

Only in this way can we continuously break through our own limitations and climb peaks that no one has ever reached before.

Clang~

With an indomitable fighting spirit, Ye Qingzhou unleashed his full strength and used every trick in the book, refusing to submit to slaughter no matter what.

Second gear!

Incredible speed!

Entering overclocking mode, Ye Qingzhou's sword speed had already exceeded twenty-two times the speed of sound. The sword blade sliced ​​through the air, igniting a blazing fire.

The surrounding airflow is compressed to supersonic speed, the pressure continues to rise, the gas expands continuously, and then it is compressed again... This cycle of expansion and compression repeats itself, eventually forming expansion waves and compression waves. When the two waves meet and overlap during propagation, they form a series of rings.

Finally, the high-pressure airflow was ignited by the flames, transforming into a bright and dazzling shockwave, just like a diamond radiating light. The energy density was frighteningly high, and the destructive power was terrifying to the extreme.

One sword!

Ten swords!

Hundred Swords!

Thousand Swords!

Ye Qingzhou wiped out all the birds of prey in an instant, and the five-colored divine light merged into the sword energy, enough to destroy all magic in the world.

Although Sikong Zhen possessed the martial saint realm, he was unable to defeat Ye Qingzhou for the time being.

Instead, she found herself constantly constrained, growing increasingly anxious: 'Damn it! This boy's Five-Colored Divine Light is a superior cultivation technique of the Feather Kingdom, perfectly countering the Yuan Qi martial arts lineage I practice!'

At this moment, Sikong Zhen was in a terrible mood. The Five-Colored Divine Light was one of the strongest divine abilities among the national treasures of the Feather Kingdom, and it was especially effective against Yuan Qi martial arts that relied on magic.

Unfortunately, Sikong Zhen mainly cultivated Yuan Qi martial arts and learned only the lower-level techniques of the Five-Colored Divine Light, which truly made him completely countered by Ye Qingzhou.

Fortunately, Sikong Zhen was ultimately a Martial Saint with numerous methods, and given the difference in their cultivation levels, he was still confident of killing Ye Qingzhou.

"The Seven Arts of Yin Fu, the True Meaning of the Soaring Serpent!"

With a furious shout, Sikong Zhen held nothing back. In order to kill Ye Qingzhou as soon as possible before being discovered by the outside world, he did not hesitate to use his trump card.

Sikong Zhen pressed his hand into the green ghost fire at the tip of his staff, performing a secret technique that sacrificed his own life essence to gain immense power.

Then, a divine serpent, resembling a dragon but not quite, flew out from the green, dark flames. It was over forty meters long, with a robust body and densely packed scales that covered its body like armor.

The giant serpent rode the clouds and soared through the sky.

This serpent was constructed from the essence and blood of Sikong Zhen and the ghostly wind and fire, transforming the illusory into the real and the dead into life, becoming an independent living entity, rather than a magical illusion.

"kill!"

At Sikong Zhen's command, the Tengshe swooped down from the sky and launched an attack on Ye Qingzhou at twenty times the speed of sound.

Boom~

The violent impact created a huge crater in the Heavenly Street. If Sikong Zhen hadn't used his mental power to seal off the surrounding area, such a powerful aftershock of the battle would have surely alerted the city guards of the royal city.

In the smoke-filled battlefield, Ye Qingzhou's clothes were torn to shreds, and his body was covered in wounds.

Although he relied on the Five-Colored Divine Light, which he had cultivated to a proficient level, and used the characteristics of the Five Elements Converging to convert 60% of the damage into true energy reserves, the remaining 40% still almost caused his golden body to collapse.

The Teng Snake summoned by Sikong Zhen also possesses the combat power of a Martial Saint, and its attacks even carry the characteristics of ghost fire. Once you are touched, it is like a bone-deep affliction, and it is still burning your mind and will, disintegrating Ye Qingzhou's spirit.

"The Ghost Fire, one of the Nine Divine Fires?"

Ye Qingzhou was somewhat taken aback. While others would certainly avoid fire at all costs, it was a great tonic for him.

He possesses the "Blazing Sun Treasure Seal," which allows him to refine and manipulate all the fires in the world.

Is the person in front of me trying to bring me warmth?

Sikong Zhen, thinking Ye Qingzhou was afraid, laughed triumphantly: "That's right, it's the Yin Wind and Ghost Fire! This fire is from the underworld, formless and intangible, extremely Yin and soft, impossible to defend against, and capable of scorching one's soul. Today is your death day!"

As the Teng Snake opened its mouth, the Soul-Scorching Yin Fire transformed into a surging wave of fire, completely engulfing Ye Qingzhou's figure.

However, Ye Qingzhou did not die from the burning of the Yin Fire. Instead, he raised his divine weapon and devoured all the surging Yin Wind and Ghost Fire.

"Able to control all the fires under heaven, the sword in your hand... is the Flame Emperor's Sword!"

Sikong Zhen's eyes immediately flashed with greed, and with a frenzied expression, he clawed at Ye Qingzhou: "Hand over the divine weapon! Such a treasure should belong to the virtuous; you are not worthy of it!"

"You want it?"

Ye Qingzhou gave a cold laugh, immediately released the Flame Emperor Sword, and flew away: "Then I'll give it to you."

Sikong Zhen eagerly grabbed the Yan Emperor Sword, his face beaming with ecstatic joy.

The Yan Emperor Sword was forged by the Yan Emperor. When the sword was forged, the five divine birds of the Phoenix Clan—the Phoenix, the Yuanchu, the Yuzhuo, the Qingluan, and the Honghu—all contributed their full strength to assist him.

Therefore, this sword is also of great significance to the Yu Kingdom.

"As long as I wield the Flame Emperor Sword, I can completely refine the Yin Wind and Ghost Fire, and have the opportunity to enter the realm of immortals and gods, thus ascending to heaven and being conferred a divine title! Hahahaha!"

Sikong Zhen laughed loudly, and even the matter of killing Ye Qingzhou no longer seemed urgent.

Once he becomes a Martial God, even the Prince of Yi will treat him with respect. His status and position will be completely different. Why should he still be like a dog, waiting for a prince's orders?

Before Sikong Zhen could even rejoice, he suddenly felt his power rapidly draining away, being frantically extracted by the Yan Emperor Sword.

"Stop! Stop right now!"

Sikong Zhen wanted to let go, but the Yan Emperor Sword seemed to be stuck to his hand, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard he tried, while the power in his body was still being continuously drained.

He immediately understood that this was Ye Qingzhou's doing.

"What did you do?!"

"Set up the formation."

While recovering from his injuries, Ye Qingzhou said sarcastically, "I'm curious, with your strength, can you defeat the Rakshasa Kingdom's royal city formation?"

"What?"

Sikong Zhen was shocked when he heard this.

As the capital of the Rakshasa Kingdom, Qiyu City's defensive array must be incredibly strong. Even a Heavenly King Martial God with the power to ascend to the eleventh level would likely find it difficult to break through the array's defenses in a short time.

How could he, a mere Martial Saint, the weakest of all, possibly compare to the great formation?

escape!

Sikong Zhen had no intention of caring about his reputation; to him, life was more important than anything else.

But Ye Qingzhou had already prepared to use someone else to do his dirty work, so how could he let him escape alive?

buzz~

With Ye Qingzhou's fine-tuning, the array within an array was already set up. At this moment, Sikong Zhen was suddenly identified as an enemy, so the array instantly drew on the power of the earth's veins, trapping him in place.

"what!"

Sikong Zhen's shoulders sank, and the powerful gravity firmly bound his Martial Saint body to the spot.

The Martial Saint's physique is incredibly strong; even if a mountain were to press down on him, he could break free at any time.

However, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. The protective array of Qiyu City was built by the first king with supreme divine power, directly drawing upon the earth's core evil fire for his own use. Its power is so vast that it could probably be equivalent to a thousand mountains, let alone one.

Even if Ye Qingzhou only mobilized a portion of the power of the great formation at this moment, it was still equivalent to dozens of mountains.

With Sikong Zhen being suppressed in such a massive, stacked manner, it would be a miracle if she could escape.

He was pinned to the ground, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move. He even had great difficulty lifting a finger.

Ye Qingzhou stepped forward, picked up the Flame Emperor Sword, and teased Sikong Zhen, "You think you're so tough? Come on, try again! If you're so capable, then kill me..."

"You brat, let me go if you dare!"

"I gave you a chance, but you were useless."

Without the suppression of the great formation, Ye Qingzhou was no match for Sikong Zhen, but this tactic of using someone else to do his dirty work really frustrated Sikong Zhen. "Boy, I admit defeat this time, but I am a retainer of the Yi King's family, and this time I was one of the envoys accompanying the Crown Prince on his visit to the Rakshasa Kingdom. You can't kill me."

Sikong Zhen invoked his status as an envoy, hoping to intimidate Ye Qingzhou.

But Ye Qingzhou wouldn't care about all that.

"Are you getting senile?"

Ye Qingzhou sneered mercilessly, "You've come to kill me, and you're still spouting nonsense with me? Do you think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

"Die!"

With the Yan Emperor Sword raised high, Ye Qingzhou used the power of the great formation and the advantage of the divine weapon to sever Sikong Zhen's head with a single sword strike.

As Sikong Zhen died, blood rained down from the sky, and the earth grieved, as if heaven and earth were mourning the passing of a martial saint.

Such an unusual phenomenon naturally alarmed the entire royal city.

Just as everything was about to settle down, a blade of light appeared out of nowhere and struck Ye Qingzhou's neck with incredible speed.

Ding~

At the critical moment, a blade of light erupted from Ye Qingzhou's body. It was as fierce as fire and as vengeful as evil, like a karmic red lotus growing in the turbid world, suddenly blooming.

This was clearly a sword intent left on Ye Qingzhou by Lian Hongying, comparable to the full-force attack of a tenth-realm Martial God, intended to save Ye Qingzhou's life.

Two beams of light clashed fiercely, representing a battle between two powerful warriors at the Martial God realm.

The blades flashed with divine power, and when they clashed, the earth shook and the sky collapsed.

The already ravaged Liuhuo Tianjie, which had been battered by the battle between Ye Qingzhou and Sikong Zhen, was now completely torn apart by the violent aftershocks of the power.

The surrounding buildings were as if a hurricane had swept through them, leaving them in ruins and mostly collapsed.

Two tall, beautiful figures arrived, riding on wind and fire. They each held two swords and had sharp eyes. At that moment, all four of them looked at a certain spot.

"Ewang".

"It really was you."

Lian Qixia and Lian Hongying were filled with righteous indignation and glared at each other angrily.

Queen E, whom they once regarded as the pillar of the nation, actually colluded with outsiders to assassinate the king in order to gain the throne, and even attempted to ignite a civil war in the Kingdom of Rakshasa.

At this moment, knowing that her actions had been exposed, Ewang Lianlingxiao no longer concealed herself and stepped out of the dreamlike illusion with graceful steps.

Lian Qixia was exceptionally intelligent. She instantly understood the cause and effect, and then sighed, "I thought it was a case of using someone else to do my dirty work, but I never expected it to be a trap. It seems I've lost this round."

"Did you also assassinate Lianhuo Qixing's mother?"

Beneath Lian Qixia's willow-leaf eyebrows, her eyes already revealed murderous intent. If it weren't for Ye Qingzhou's Holy Phoenix Nirvana Pill that brought Lian Huozhi back to life, she would probably be in mourning right now.

Her mother's fire weaving was the only thing that pierced her heart.

Faced with Lian Qixia's questioning, Lian Lingxiao's gaze softened, but her back remained ramrod straight, clearly showing no remorse or intention to back down: "I wasn't the mastermind, I was just involved and happy to see it succeed. It's a pity that in the end it all failed, and even that couldn't kill her."

"You're asking for it!"

Clang~

Lian Qixia's rage was completely ignited, and her overwhelming killing intent transformed into a furious Garuda bird. With a single slash, she unleashed a spectacular display of mountains of knives and seas of fire.

"Divine Heaven Fierce Slash", a Heaven-rank martial skill, Divine Fire Rifts Through the Sky!

With divine power overwhelming all living beings, Lian Qixia, with her martial god cultivation, perfectly demonstrated the strength and terror of a heaven-rank martial skill.

Earthly Fiend Master!

Heavenly Martial Saint!

This marks the beginning of a martial artist's transcendence into sainthood, while a martial god is one who has completely entered the realm of immortals and gods, shedding their mortal bodies, ascending to the highest heavens, and grasping the universe in their palms.

Whether they are grandmasters or martial saints, they all use the opponent's strength against them, using themselves as a base to leverage the power of heaven and earth.

The Martial God, on the other hand, claims to be a world unto himself, possessing incomparably vigorous blood and energy, and an immense divine power that can unleash tremendous force capable of moving mountains and filling seas with a mere gesture.

Lian Qixia's strike was powerful enough to split mountains and cleave rivers!

"Excellent swordsmanship."

Lian Lingxiao stood still, but divine power emanated from her back, transforming into a pair of golden wings that acted as two shields, blocking her path.

Ding~

The blade light was blocked by the golden wings. Despite the impact of the mountain of knives and the sea of ​​fire, Lian Lingxiao was completely unharmed and did not even take a step back. On the contrary, Lian Qixia was thrown back by the huge recoil force.

Looking at the wings on Lian Lingxiao's body, formed from thousands of golden flame blade energies, Lian Qixia's expression instantly turned solemn: "You actually mastered the Flying Blazing Feathers?"

"Surprised?"

Lian Lingxiao stood calmly with a smile on his lips: "After comprehending the 'Immortal Ascension Scripture,' the first ruler of my Rakshasa Kingdom created a Heaven-Rank martial art based on the Rakshasa clan's physique. The Grandmaster refines evil, the Martial Saint condenses qi, and then the qi and evil merge, yin and yang intertwine, thus creating the Pure World Red Lotus."

"Upon reaching the Martial God realm, one can condense the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame into threads, weaving them into a pair of wings to protect oneself."

Confident in his mastery of divine skills, Lian Lingxiao remained calm and composed even when facing the combined attack of the two sisters.

"Impossible! Even my mother spent a full four hundred years mastering this divine power after ascending to the throne!"

Lian Qixia refused to believe it. After all, the Flying Blazing Feathers was a divine ability that not only had amazing defensive power but also extremely fast speed. It could fight and move at will, making it the strongest divine ability among the national treasures of the Rakshasa Kingdom, but also the most difficult to master.

How could one achieve this without ascending to the throne and receiving the full support of the nation's resources?

"Because I am more talented than your mother, the Rakshasa Kingdom can only truly break free from its shackles and become strong under my leadership."

With her conspiracy exposed, Lian Qixia no longer concealed her ambition or her strength: "Even if you were two against one without the national treasure, what would I have to fear?"

"Attack together!"

Lian Qixia gritted her teeth. The throne had only been in place for a few days, and she had no time to refine the Phoenix Twin Blades.

To win now, the sisters must unite and work together to defeat the formidable enemy before them.

Clang~

Lian Hongying remained silent, but her twin blades showed no mercy, and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus burst forth with a purifying flame.

"Divine Heavenly Slash", a Heaven-rank martial skill, the wrath of the gods shakes the world!

This blade, like divine wrath and divine punishment, descends upon the mortal world, using endless karmic fire to cleanse humanity and burn away all sins.

Seeing Lian Hongying draw her sword, Lian Lingxiao smiled and praised, "To have such strength at the very beginning of your journey to the Immortal God realm, your talent far surpasses Qixia's, and is even comparable to mine. Truly remarkable."

With that, she turned around, flapped her wings, and sent Lian Hongying flying.

"Hmph~"

Although Lian Hongying retreated, her fighting spirit surged even more fiercely. She used her retreat as a form of advance, and after a brief gathering of strength, she drew her sword again and slashed at Lian Lingxiao, shouting angrily, "Utterly pointless provocation!"

Although Lian Qixia was displeased, she still chose to join forces with Lian Hongying, attacking Lian Lingxiao from both sides: "You're too naive to think you can sway my killing intent with words!"

"Hehe~"

Lian Lingxiao was ultimately older and had a more solid foundation, so even though they were at the same cultivation level, he was not at a disadvantage against the two sisters. On the contrary, he still had the strength to spare and continued to sow discord between the two sisters with his words: "There can only be one throne. If you kill me, who will ascend the throne?"

"You don't need to trouble yourself with that!"

Lian Hongying has reached an agreement with her sister, Lian Qixia. From now on, one of them will be in charge of internal affairs, and the other will be in charge of external affairs. Lian Qixia will support Lian Hongying in promoting policy reforms in the Rakshasa Kingdom, while Lian Hongying must support Lian Qixia as the new ruler.

Now that both sides have a common enemy, they are able to work together and fight with all their might.

Boom boom boom~

The three martial gods were locked in battle, and if the city's protective formation hadn't contained the aftershocks, the entire royal city would likely have been razed to the ground.

Although she had the upper hand, Lian Lingxiao had no desire to continue the fight. Now that her plot had been exposed, she only wanted to escape the royal city first. As long as she was alive, she could always find a way to fight again.

Lian Lingxiao soon discovered that, as a member of the royal family, she was being rejected by the capital's protective array, which was now sealing off the surrounding space and trapping her inside.

How could this be?

Lian Lingxiao vaguely sensed something was amiss: 'The array spirit is resisting me? Qixia hasn't refined the Phoenix Twin Blades, so she shouldn't be able to change the enemy/ally classification of the city's protective array for the time being. Besides, I haven't told anyone about my plan, so how could it have been seen through?'

Finally, her gaze fell on Ye Qingzhou, who was hiding in the corner: "It's you!"

All the problems stemmed from Ye Qingzhou. Although he didn't understand why, Lian Lingxiao was a decisive person, and immediately swung his sword at Ye Qingzhou: "You ruined my plans, you deserve to die!"

(End of this chapter)