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"Dugu Yifang, take my move, Qiankun Sword." Lin Yaoxie took out the Blood God Sword from his spatial storage and used the Qiankun Sword, a reward he had obtained in the Condor Heroes world.

Suddenly, the Blood God Sword in Lin Yaoxie's hand transformed into countless sword shadows, forming a blood-red sword circle that shot fiercely towards Dugu Yifang.

Dugu Yifang suddenly raised his battle robe in front of him and began to attack from both sides, constantly deflecting the sword shadows that were attacking him.

However, the sword shadows that were knocked away did not dissipate; they were instantly absorbed into the blood-red sword circle and attacked Dugu Yifang again.

The universe, the universe, a single sword creates its own universe. That is to say, once this sword is swung, as long as there is no absolute force to shatter it instantly, this move can absorb energy from the air to maintain its operation until the enemy is killed.

The battle with the God of War in the main world ignited Lin Yaoxie's sense of crisis. While having fun, he did not forget to cultivate properly. He relearned the secret manuals he obtained from the Condor Heroes world, kept the powerful sword moves, and sold off the useless ones, resulting in another surge in his strength.

The tragic Dugu Yifang thus became Lin Yaoxie's testing ground.

Lin Yaoxie ignored Dugu Yifang, who was already doomed. He turned his gaze to the people Dugu Yifang had brought and slowly said, "I am the Demon Emperor. Do you still want to follow Dugu Yifang?"

The servants brought by Dugu Yifang glanced at Dugu Yifang, who was in a sorry state under the attack of the blood-red sword shadows, and then glanced at Lin Yaoxie, who looked like a god on earth. They immediately made a decision.

"Long live the Demon Emperor! May the Demon Emperor reign for eternity and unify the martial world!"

Apart from a few die-hard loyalists of Dugu Yifang, everyone else knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

Before Lin Yaoxie could speak, Dugu Yifang spoke up.

"You bunch of lackeys. Once I break this sword formation and kill this brat, I'll make you pay."

Dugu Yifang was so angry he felt like vomiting blood. These lackeys—he felt he hadn't wronged them in any way, yet they were pledging allegiance to this arrogant, ignorant woman who had killed his son, right before his very eyes, while he was still alive. It was a blatant slap in the face; they clearly didn't respect him.

What made him even more furious was that he was the one who gave them the slogan, except that they changed Dugu Yifang to the Demon Emperor, which made him even more enraged.

"Shut up." Lin Yaoxie frowned when he heard Dugu Yifang barking like a mad dog. He then slashed his sword at Dugu Yifang, sending a huge crimson sword aura hurtling towards him.

Dugu Yifang, who was still cursing, suddenly changed his expression. He tried to dodge the extremely powerful sword energy, but under the restraint of the Qiankun Sword, he had no chance to dodge and was directly cut in half.

Dugu Yifang, die!

Everyone was shocked. The peerless city lord, Dugu Yifang, who held a great reputation in the martial arts world, was killed by a seemingly teenager with just two strikes. It was simply unbelievable. They couldn't believe their eyes.

"Well, the noise has finally stopped. By the way, is there anyone else who's still not convinced? Step forward and let me see." Lin Yaoxie smiled and used his finger sword to kill the few people who had stood up again after hearing Dugu Yifang's words.

"Long live the Demon Emperor! May we be of one heart and one mind, and last for a thousand years, to unify the martial world!" This startled the crowd, who had other thoughts, and they hurriedly shouted, kowtowing frantically, fearing that Lin Yaoxie would target them and strike them with his finger sword.

"Alright, since everyone supports me so much, then I will reluctantly accept the position of Lord of Wushuang City. From today onwards, I am the new Lord of Wushuang City." Lin Yaoxie looked at everyone kneeling on the ground, smiled, and leaped onto the city wall, saying this.

"The peerless city lord, unparalleled in the world, accomplished in both literature and martial arts, will unify the martial world."

"The peerless city lord, unparalleled in the world, accomplished in both literature and martial arts, will unify the martial world."

……

Amidst the shouts of the crowd, Lin Yaoxie returned to the Wushuang City Lord's Mansion to inspect his spoils. After all, Wushuang City was an extremely powerful city in the entire Fengyun world. Although it had declined under this imposter, it likely possessed a great deal of treasure. He didn't want to leave these treasures to anyone else.

Sure enough, Lin Yaoxie found the treasure left behind by the Dugu father and son in a hidden place in the city lord's mansion. Although Lin Yaoxie didn't think much of it, it was still the entire fortune of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which was not bad. It was just not as surprising as he had imagined.

Just as Lin Yaoxie took control of Wushuang City, the martial arts world was in an uproar because Lin Yaoxie killed Dugu Yifang, the lord of Wushuang City, with two sword moves.

Everyone was fascinated by the young man who called himself the Demon Emperor. A man only around twenty years old, capable of killing a powerful figure like the City Lord Dugu—a feat virtually unparalleled in the martial world, aside from Xiong Ba's three disciples—was something else entirely. But that wasn't the main point. The main point was that he killed Dugu Yifang in just two sword moves. That was incredibly powerful. This made them question the veracity of the story. If it were true, who could have trained such an excessively strong youth?

Regardless of how you look at it, the new Peerless City Lord, Demon Emperor, has already spread his fame throughout the martial arts world; he has become famous overnight.

Cloud Mist Mountain, Sword Saint Cave

An old man with completely white hair and a full beard, looking like a wild man, muttered to himself, "The Demon Emperor, the Lord of Wushuang City? He killed Dugu Yifang with just two sword moves? Good, good. I haven't left the city for decades, and yet someone in this martial world dares to humiliate my Wushuang City like this, even calling himself the Lord of Wushuang City. Let me see what this kid is capable of."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Yunwu Mountain shook violently, and a figure darted out, flying eastward with a direct direction towards Wushuang City.

Chapter 198: Swordplay Duel [Fourth Update]

Inside the room of the Lord of Wushuang City's mansion, a handsome young man dressed in pristine white robes was eating juicy purple grapes, served by more than a dozen beautiful women. He ate with a smile on his face.

This person was none other than Lin Yaoxie. This was the third day since Lin Yaoxie took over the city lord's mansion. Now that Lin Yaoxie had become the master of Wushuang City, he would definitely not watch Wushuang City decline. He wanted to turn this place into his own lair.

While setting up several formations, they also placed the original Soul-Suppressing Banner outside the City Lord's Mansion to prevent anyone from taking advantage of it. At the same time, they recruited laborers to carry out a large-scale renovation of Wushuang City.

He had just finished instructing his subordinates on what to do, and now, whenever he had a spare moment, he released his wives from his spatial dimension to begin doing something he hadn't done for the past few days.

Just as Lin Yaoxie and his wives were playing happily, a voice from the system suddenly rang in Lin Yaoxie's ears.

Mission: Defeat the Sword Saint and recruit him as your subordinate.

"Mission Requirements: Upon hearing that you have forcibly occupied Wushuang City and proclaimed yourself its lord, the Sword Saint has broken through his barriers and is about to arrive in Wushuang City. This man is extremely arrogant. Defeat him and teach him what it means to be outmatched. Teach him how to be a proper underling."

"Quest Rewards: Sword Twenty-Four, Demon King Points: 5000"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaoxie smiled and said, "He's finally here. Sword Saint, a monster whose swordsmanship is almost invincible in the world of Fengyun. My hope of breaking through may now rest on his shoulders."

Lin Yaoxie dared not be careless. He put his wives back into his spatial storage and began to slowly adjust his state, waiting for the Sword Saint to arrive.

"Demon Emperor. Your actions are despicable. Please show yourself." A voice that resounded throughout the entire Peerless City came from the outside.

"Sword Saint, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Please follow me." Lin Yaoxie leaped and ran towards an open space outside Wushuang City.

The Sword Saint was equally unyielding. The two of them, one in front of the other, arrived at an open space with almost no obstructions.

He had a full head of long, white hair, and a similarly long, white beard around his mouth. Dressed in the simple clothes of a martial artist, his face was full of fighting spirit. With his overwhelming aura, even an ordinary person at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining would likely be no match for the Sword Saint.

This is the Sword Saint, who can be considered a boss-level figure in the world of Feng Yun. When fighting against Xiong Ba, he used the move "Sword Twenty-Three" to severely injure the almost invincible Xiong Ba.

While Lin Yaoxie was sizing up the Sword Saint, the Sword Saint was also sizing up Lin Yaoxie.

Dressed in flowing white robes, with an ethereal aura, he was as elusive as the clouds in the sky. His exceptionally handsome appearance, coupled with the blood-red sword he carried, made him seem like a sword immortal who had fallen to earth.

Lin Yaoxie gave the Sword Saint his first impression of being otherworldly and elusive.

Although Lin Yaoxie's aura wasn't strong, the Sword Saint didn't dare underestimate him. A sword is inherently a deadly weapon, and it's commonplace for sword geniuses to challenge opponents of higher levels. Moreover, Lin Yaoxie had actually killed Dugu Yifang in just two moves!

"I am a sword master from decades ago. Because of my extremely powerful swordsmanship, I am known as the Sword Saint. I heard a few days ago that you killed the City Lord Dugu with two sword moves and occupied my Peerless City. I have come here to learn from you." The Sword Saint looked at Lin Yaoxie with his hands behind his back and his face full of fighting spirit.

"I am Lin Yaoxie, also known as the Demon Emperor. I am also skilled in swordsmanship. Come and fight." Lin Yaoxie looked at the Sword Saint with the same fighting spirit. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"warlike!"

Lin Yaoxie knew that the Sword Saint before him was extremely powerful, so he didn't hold back and unleashed the Qiankun Sword move in an instant. Countless blood-red sword shadows, like a rain of swords, rushed straight towards the Sword Saint.

The Sword Saint laughed heartily, conjured a sword with his hand, and slashed downwards with a fierce blow, shouting, "Sword Twenty!"

A massive white phantom sword extended from the Sword Saint's arm and slashed at the red circular sword shadow. Boom! Boom! Boom!

Like a single force breaking through all laws, it instantly shattered the countless sword shadows into pieces. The sword technique that was originally meant to subdue City Lord Dugu was thus broken.

"Good, as expected of the Sword Saint! To be able to break my self-contained Qiankun Sword with a single sword strike, you are indeed strong. Take another strike from me. The first sword of the Sword God's Manual, Wind Sweeps Away Clouds." Seeing that the Sword Saint had broken his Qiankun Sword so easily with a single strike, Lin Yaoxie was not annoyed, but rather even more excited. Only in this way could he break through his limits.

Lin Yaoxie spun the Blood God Sword in his hand, and in the end, only countless blood-red sword shadows could be seen. A series of explosions rang out in the air.

The Sword Saint's expression also turned serious. He could see that this sword move was extremely powerful and had to be dealt with carefully.

As the explosions continued, Lin Yaoxie shouted "Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds" and slashed out with his sword.

The instant Lin Yaoxie unleashed his strike, a blood-red hurricane rapidly formed, instantly darkening the entire world. Dark clouds filled the sky, and lightning flashed across the heavens. Clearly, this sword strike was capable of causing changes in the world, and it was Lin Yaoxie's true killing move.

This is also Lin Yaoxie's biggest trump card. When Lin Yaoxie broke through from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the peak, his true qi increased countless times. Of course, his previous sword moves were no longer applicable. Lin Yaoxie needed a new trump card, and this new trump card was the A-level skill "Sword God's Manual" obtained from the Condor Heroes world.

The "Sword God's Manual" has three moves in total. Lin Yaoxie can barely use the first move, "Wind Sweeps Away Clouds." He can't even unleash the other two moves with his current cultivation level. Although sword immortals' moves are generally not based on cultivation level, cultivation is undoubtedly very important. After all, some extremely powerful sword moves require a certain level of cultivation to support them.

The Sword Saint was simply too powerful. He had already destroyed Lin Yaoxie's second trump card with just twenty sword moves; what would be more powerful with the remaining two? It's important to know that the Sword Saint's unique twenty-two sword moves increase in power exponentially with each subsequent move. Lin Yaoxie was currently only at the peak of Qi Refining, and in terms of true qi, he was no match for the Sword Saint, who was almost at the peak of Foundation Establishment. He could only win through sword techniques, and the only sword technique he possessed that could surpass the Qiankun Sword was the *Sword God's Manual*, which was Lin Yaoxie's desperate gamble.

Chapter 199: Foundation Building of Sword Dao [First Update]

The Sword Saint trembled as he gazed at the powerful sword technique that seemed to alter the very fabric of nature. What an incredibly powerful sword technique! It possessed the power to change the winds and clouds, to use human strength to alter the forces of heaven. What extraordinary talent could create such a powerful sword technique? It was a pity that the creator of this technique was too weak.

It seemed incredibly powerful, but human strength was insufficient, and the available celestial power was extremely limited; limited power meant a weakness. Although the Sword Saint believed that his Sword Twenty-One was enough to break this sword technique, to show his respect for its creator, he decided to use his strongest sword technique, Sword Twenty-Two. As for that kid, let fate decide. After all, he wasn't exactly a benevolent person.

The Sword Saint's hands flew, his feet stomping on the heavens and earth. Instantly, countless tiny white swords appeared in the sky, fluttering and combining to form a sword array. A blood-red hurricane had already reached the Sword Saint's eyes. The Sword Saint roared, "Sword Twenty-Two!"

Countless small swords rushed into the hurricane, instantly splitting it in two. The blood-red hurricane that Lin Yaoxie had placed so much hope in was thus destroyed.

The small sword pierced through the hurricane without any hindrance, heading straight for Lin Yaoxie. Lin Yaoxie, having exhausted all his true energy in order to unleash his final move, was now utterly powerless to resist.

Am I really going to die? Even Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but feel despair in this situation. Just like before he obtained the system, he felt despair again.

He thought of his past: an orphan from a young age, joining a fraud ring at eight, and a gang at twelve, living a life of constant fear and insecurity. Even after obtaining the system and becoming incredibly powerful, unmatched by anyone, the wounds in his heart remained unhealed, deeply buried within Lin Yaoxie's soul. One day, these wounds would become an obstacle to Lin Yaoxie's progress.

Although Lin Yaoxie cultivates the art of sword immortality, sword immortality is still a form of cultivation. Cultivation inevitably involves inner demons. Lin Yaoxie's inner demons are the scars left from his past. These scars cannot be healed by sheer power, and Lin Yaoxie is currently trapped in the grip of these inner demons.

He thought of his past, of being trampled on, bullied, and driven to desperation. He resented the world. He resented his parents who gave him life, who had brought him into this world only to abandon him. He hated, hated, hated!

"Hate, hate, hate!" Lin Yaoxie muttered to himself. A black aura emanated from Lin Yaoxie's body, an aura that instantly evoked evil and disgust.

Lin Yaoxie is about to succumb to demonic possession. Once he does, it won't just be this world that suffers devastation; it could be the entire universe. Lin Yaoxie will become a madman driven only by killing, forever trapped in a cycle of carnage from which he cannot escape. Even if he eventually regains his senses, it will only lead to tragedy.

The system spirit immediately became anxious. It didn't want a master who was a bloodthirsty madman, but as a system, it couldn't interfere. It could only pace around anxiously. Finally, when it couldn't think of a solution, it had no choice but to try its luck and told the women who were resting in the space about the matter.

Upon hearing this, the women became anxious, but they had no other options. They could only hope to move Lin Yaoxie with their words and help him break free from his inner demons.

"Husband, wake up! Have you forgotten Tingting? Do you remember the first time we met? You saved me then. Husband, please don't go. Even if the whole world betrays you, you still have Tingting. Tingting will always protect you."

"Husband, have you forgotten the vows you made? What will happen to us sisters if you leave? If you die, we don't want to live anymore."

Upon hearing these words, the black aura around Lin Yaoxie diminished considerably. Seeing that it was effective, the women immediately stopped crying and started laughing, recounting one by one their encounters with Lin Yaoxie.

The black aura around Lin Yaoxie gradually diminished, and by the time the last person finished speaking, the black aura around Lin Yaoxie had vanished without a trace.

In everyone else's eyes, that was how it was, but in Lin Yaoxie's heart, it was as if countless fair hands had pulled him up from the brink of despair, allowing him to see the light again. He could feel that these were the hands of his wives. He could even distinguish which wife was holding him simply by the sensation of her touch.

These hands warmed him, gave him confidence, and gave him courage. He wanted to protect this warmth. He wanted to become stronger. To become even stronger. Anyone who dared to stand in his way... Kill! Kill! Kill!

Thinking of this, Lin Yaoxie immediately felt all the true energy in his lower abdomen gather together and transform into a sword of true energy, which finally floated vertically in his dantian.

Immediately, Lin Yaoxie felt an astonishing power emanating from the True Qi Sword, which then entered his body and began to transform him wildly. Lin Yaoxie knew that he had broken through the peak of Qi Refining and reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

The transformation was completed quickly, and Lin Yaoxie broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Having broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Lin Yaoxie felt the surging true energy within his body reaching its peak. It was so powerful that even Lin Yaoxie himself was unaware of just how strong his physical body was now. He only knew that the strength of his physical body had increased by no less than five times, not to mention the true energy. This powerful force gave Lin Yaoxie a feeling of being invincible.

It's a long story, but it actually happened in an instant. Lin Yaoxie completed his breakthrough, and the sword saint's sword energy just happened to arrive in front of Lin Yaoxie.

But Lin Yaoxie's mood was completely different now. The Sword Twenty-Two, which was originally almost invincible, was as fragile as a soap bubble in Lin Yaoxie's eyes, as if it would burst with the slightest touch.

With a gentle flick of his left arm, Lin Yaoxie's sword energy instantly shattered into fragments and vanished into thin air, just as he had imagined.

When the Sword Saint witnessed this, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. What did he see? He saw his prized Sword Twenty-Two bend easily shattered by the mere flick of the arm of this young man before him. And then, nothing more. His sword energy crumbled like paper, so easily and effortlessly. He simply couldn't believe his eyes.

Chapter 200: The True Demon [Second Update]