Chapter 1043: The Strike!
Chapter 1043: The Strike!
In the Sword Observation Pavilion, the Valley Lord of Hundred Flowers saw Mo Hua's appearance and felt a sharp pain in the chest, the corners of their eyes moistening, almost unable to breathe.
In the Celestial Pivot Chamber, the Chief Overseer watched Mo Hua's defiant and arrogant demeanor, momentarily stunned and disoriented.
He couldn't quite tell who Mo Hua resembled in "childhood"...
Meanwhile, in the Lunjian Arena.
Mo Hua's words were extremely arrogant and dismissive.
Even Shen Linshu and the other four, who were naturally proud and disdainful of the mundane, were thoroughly enraged.
Shen Linshu couldn't help but sneer, "If you had used this sword earlier and killed us five, wouldn't that have been better?"
Mo Hua replied with disdain, "This sword is immensely powerful. If I had used it earlier, it would have also cut down those mediocre fools."
"My sword does not cut down mediocrities. Only you few deserve to die by my sword."
Shen Linshu felt his blood boil.
Even Du Muqing, Xiao Wuchen, and Ao Zhan, their hatred rising, had red eyes.
"Fine, fine..." Shen Linshu laughed in anger, "I want to see how you will strike with this sword today..."
"I want to see how a mere array master, without a sword, can strike us, the five strongest Tianjiao of Qian Academy."
Mo Hua nodded, "Then you should open your eyes wide and watch carefully, don't... "
Mo Hua's voice carried a hint of eeriness, "… blink."
Then he no longer hesitated, his gaze deep, and slowly pressed his fingertips to his brow.
...
Outside the Lunjian Arena, everyone clearly saw Mo Hua's strange action and frowned.
"What is Mo Hua doing...?"
"What is he up to?"
"Does he really intend to fight five on one and kill the five Tianjiao of Qian Academy?"
"That’s impossible, right? Is he crazy?"
"Without any arrays, how can he kill them?"
...
The elders and disciples of Tai Xu Gate also looked at each other in confusion, baffled by Mo Hua's actions.
Only Xun Ziyou suddenly froze, his pupils dilating as he recalled something.
He remembered Mo Hua's familiar gesture.
Naturally, he also recalled the demon pig in Demon Taming Mountain, which had no visible wounds but suddenly died in front of Mo Hua...
A third-rank Golden Core Realm demon pig...
Xun Ziyou felt his scalp tingle, and his body couldn't stop shaking.
In the Sword Observation Pavilion, the Grand Hall of Hollow Void.
Many of the Hollow Void elders frowned, their hearts filled with shock.
They were Hollow Void cultivators and, although they couldn't interfere with the disciples' Lunjian through the Wu Pin Great Array, they could still sense the aura within the arena.
Mo Hua's physical body was weak, his spiritual energy low, his foundation in sword dao shallow, and he had no sword qi or a single spirit sword in his hands.
What sword technique could such a disciple possibly know?
What kind of trick was this strange young man playing?
Then, in an instant, a deep and vast aura rose from Mo Hua. An ancient and profound sword intent slowly ascended.
Sensing this sword intent, all the Hollow Void elders were stunned.
"This aura is..."
Some sword dao Hollow Void elders, after carefully sensing it, immediately turned pale, rising in shock and disbelief, staring at Xun Laoshi.
"It’s the... Divine Will Sword True Art of Tai Xu Gate?!"
As these words were spoken, all the Hollow Void elders present were greatly alarmed.
They were all Hollow Void elders who had lived for countless years. How could they not have heard of this astonishing name?
The forbidden sword technique of Tai Xu Gate:
The Divine Will Sword True Art of the Hollow Void!
Could it be that this young man from Tai Xu Gate was using the nearly lost and forbidden Divine Will Sword True Art of the Hollow Void lineage, a technique that could shock the heavens and destroy ghosts and gods?!
How could this be possible?!
This sword technique was a profound and revered sword technique of the sect.
Difficult to learn, difficult to practice, and difficult to pass on. A single mistake could lead to the destruction of one's divine will and death.
How could a Zhuji Disciple possibly learn it?!
Who dared to teach a Zhuji Disciple such a technique?
Even these Hollow Void elders, with their deep scheming, were now stirred by a wave of shock in their hearts.
Even Xun Laoshi, frowning, was deeply troubled.
His greatest fear had come true.
Mo Hua had indeed learned the Divine Will Sword True Art.
This sword technique must have been passed down by his half-step Heavenly Demon senior brother, whose fate was unknown, whether alive or dead, whether demon or human.
And Mo Hua had truly mastered this sword technique.
He had become the only current inheritor of the Divine Will Sword True Art of Tai Xu Gate.
Xun Laoshi was momentarily filled with dread, unsure whether to be sad or happy.
Soon, an elder realized a more serious problem.
An elder suddenly stood up, panic-stricken, "No good! The fifth-rank Lundao Mountain Great Array cannot defend against divine will!"
"Quick! Stop him!"
"Whatever it takes, don't let him strike this sword!"
Before the Divine Will Sword True Art, all flesh and spirit were as good as nothing.
No matter how good one's spirit roots or how strong one's flesh, if one's dao heart was not firm and the divine will not solid, they could not withstand the annihilation of the Hollow Void sword intent.
In other words, this sword could truly "kill" within the Lundao Great Array.
And his target...
All the Hollow Void elders were horrified.
Several Hollow Void elders immediately took action, trying to breach the Wu Pin Great Array to stop Mo Hua from striking this sword.
But their Hollow Void power was instantly neutralized by the deep and complex array patterns of the Wu Pin Great Array, which were fused into the void.
The fifth-rank Lundao Mountain Great Array forbade anyone from interfering with the Lunjian process.
Even these Hollow Void elders were no exception.
In the Lunjian Arena, as Mo Hua's sword intent rose, Shen Linshu and the others instantly sensed the danger, even feeling a hint of fear from their bloodline warnings.
No!
Kill Mo Hua first!
The five of them, without time to think, almost instinctively tried to strike first, to kill Mo Hua or at least interrupt his sword technique.
But it was already too late; they had already seen Mo Hua's eyes.
Those were not the eyes of a human.
They shone with a radiant golden light, filled with flawless divinity.
Within the divinity, there was compassion for all beings.
And within that compassion, there was a demonic nature that could slaughter anything.
A blood-red sword path hell was imprinted in Mo Hua's eyes, intimidating Shen Linshu and the four others, making their spirits tremble with fear as they dared not make any move, paralyzed by the guilt of their crimes.
Seizing this moment, Mo Hua calmed his mind, dispelling all distractions. In his mind's eye, he gathered all his divine perception.
The four sword formations—Metal Severing, Mountain Splitting, Water of the Gui, and Fire of the Li—flowed endlessly in his eyes.
The ancient and vast sword intent of the Void also merged within.
A powerful sword intent, far surpassing the Zhu Ji realm, erupted from Mo Hua's slender body with astonishing sharpness.
It was a mighty storm of divine perception, sweeping through the surroundings, invisible yet overwhelming.
Mo Hua's eyes became even more radiant.
The pure golden divine perception, which had condensed the sword intent to its peak, became incredibly sharp and refined.
Mo Hua pointed his finger between his brows.
A spiritual energy enveloped his fingertip, crossing the boundary between the real and the ethereal. It drew out the powerful and profound Void sword intent, which had been integrated with the Five Elements sword formation, using the "Divine Perception Projection" technique he had mastered on his own.
The immense God-Slaying Form, with its terrifying sharpness, once again revealed itself to the world.
Then, Mo Hua's gaze turned cold, and he pointed forward. A surge of sword intent emerged from his fingertip, and a gigantic divine perception sword swept through the air.
Slash!
This was a pure sword of divine perception.
It was infused with the essence of a deity, transformed into pure gold, transcending the understanding of ordinary cultivators.
The countless Zhu Ji cultivators in the arena saw almost nothing. They could only see Mo Hua point his finger, and a faint, almost invisible, golden light appear in the air.
Jin Dan cultivators could see a blurry sword shadow and occasional threads of golden sword intent.
Yu Hua could see the massive, radiant golden sword body.
Only the Void cultivators could see the complete God-Slaying sword, the Five Elements principles flowing within the sword intent, the various sword formations, and the ancient and profound Void sword path.
The higher the realm, the clearer the vision, and the more terrifying it seemed.
This fearsome slash, like the dawn breaking through the darkness, cut through the five top-tier Qian Academy Tianjiao cultivators, ignoring flesh, spirit energy, and all armor and robes.
It even bypassed the defensive principles of the Fifth Rank Lunjian Formation, directly piercing their eyes and slicing into their minds, erasing their divine perceptions.
Shen Linshu and the others, their flesh, spirit energy, cultivation, and Dao techniques, were all far superior to Mo Hua's.
But their divine perceptions and Dao hearts, compared to Mo Hua, this "deity", were utterly powerless.
The moment the God-Slaying sword struck, their minds began to collapse, and their divine perceptions were on the verge of extinction.
Then, a layer of golden light suddenly descended, protecting them.
A bright and sacred talisman appeared on the foreheads of Shen Linshu and the others.
Mo Hua was not unfamiliar with this golden light.
He had seen this talisman before.
The Life-Extending Talisman!
Created by the Void cultivators who were nearing the end of their lives and had no hope of advancing further, this talisman was formed from their life essence and planted in the life force of their direct descendants. When their lives were in danger, it would activate on its own, capable of slaying any external threats and ensuring the safety of the descendants.
Mo Hua's God-Slaying sword indeed had the power to slay the divine perceptions of Shen Linshu and the others, and it indeed pierced their spirits.
Naturally, it shattered the five Life-Extending Talismans on their bodies!
And with that, five...
Void Manifestations!
In that instant, a deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.
The sky and the ground changed, and the mountains trembled.
A vast golden light shot up to the sky. On Lunjian Mountain, the wind and clouds surged, and five powerful Void Manifestations emerged, their spirit energy boundless, covering the sky and the earth. The terrifying power was enough to make everyone's souls shatter in shock.
The aftershock shook the heavens and the earth.
Not only Lunjian Mountain, but the entire Qian Xue Prefecture was shaken by this event.
The power of the five Void Manifestations was horrifying, and the golden light spread from Lunjian Mountain to almost the entire prefecture.
Cultivators from all over Qian Xue Prefecture, as well as the surrounding small and medium-sized prefectures, could see this earth-shattering spectacle.
Even the scattered cultivators in Solitary Mountain City, Smoky Water River, and Little Fishing Village were stunned, looking up at the sky, where a golden light, like the sun, shone, and within it, the vague outlines of the five Void Manifestations could be seen.
Five Life-Extending Talismans shattered, and five Void Manifestations emerged.
This was a grand scene that most cultivators would never witness in their entire lives.
At the same time, deep within the secret chambers of the four major sects and the Daluomen Sect,
Five Void cultivators spat out mouthfuls of blood simultaneously.
...
But the turmoil had not yet subsided.
In the Lunjian Arena, Mo Hua had unleashed this sword.
One sword shattered five Life-Extending Talismans.
One sword summoned five Void Manifestations.
One sword changed the color of the heavens and the earth.
One sword made five Void cultivators spit blood.
Mo Hua's sword was too shocking.
What followed was a boundless surge of killing intent.
The five Void Manifestations, with their terrifying Void killing intent, locked onto Mo Hua at the same time.
Mo Hua was the "culprit" who had slain their descendants.
Mo Hua was the source of the crisis.
Mo Hua was the "instigator" of all this.
"Die!"
The five Void Manifestations, with golden light enveloping them, their brows stern and filled with killing intent, attacked Mo Hua with various techniques: one controlled flying swords, one wielded a heavy sword, one split the heavens with a long sword, one transformed a punch into a dragon, and one wielded a duster to control myriad laws. They all aimed to crush Mo Hua, this tiny Zhu Ji cultivator, to obliterate his spirit and soul!
Mo Hua still stood with his head held high, his gaze calm and his fair face devoid of any fear.
Just as the five terrifying Hollow Void Manifestations were about to crush and kill Mo Hua, the entire Fifth-Rank Demon Taming Mountain Formation suddenly erupted in blinding light.
A vast surge of spiritual energy, like a celestial river, was absorbed by the Fifth-Rank array patterns, flowing through the array nodes and activating the entire formation to its fullest extent.
It was as if an ancient behemoth had awakened.
A massive "hum" echoed through the heavens and earth, the sound of the large formation being activated and the immense spiritual energy being absorbed and released.
Above Demon Taming Mountain, the void seemed vast, resembling a galaxy.
A powerful force from the Fifth-Rank Hollow Void Formation suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping Mo Hua's entire body and shielding him from the five Hollow Void Manifestations' suppression.
The Hollow Void Manifestations originated from the Life-Extending Talisman, aimed at protecting the Tianjiao.
Mo Hua intended to kill five Tianjiao.
Thus, the Hollow Void Manifestations sought to suppress Mo Hua.
The Fifth-Rank Demon Taming Mountain Formation, constructed to protect Lunjian disciples, recognized Mo Hua as one of its own.
Therefore, the Fifth-Rank Demon Taming Mountain Formation would not allow the five Hollow Void Manifestations to harm Mo Hua within its bounds.
This was a battle at the Hollow Void level.
The power of the Fifth-Rank Formation clashed with the five Hollow Void Manifestations on Demon Taming Mountain.
For a moment, the heavens and earth changed color again, with the vast starlight and the golden glow of the manifestations intertwining and battling fiercely. The overwhelming spiritual energy surged and compressed, creating a terrifying spiritual tide that spread in all directions.
All the Lunjian Arenas on Demon Taming Mountain were instantly flattened by this terrifying spiritual tide.
The aftermath continued to spread, breaking through the formation's boundaries like a fierce ancient dragon, threatening to devour everything in its path.
However, the battle of Hollow Void-level spiritual energy occurred entirely within the Fifth-Rank Formation.
Naturally, it was also constrained by the Fifth-Rank Formation.
The formation operated at full capacity, the "spiritual howl" sharp and piercing, using its formidable power to contain the spiritual tide generated by the Hollow Void battle, preventing it from spreading outward.
Otherwise, the entire Demon Taming Mountain would have been completely destroyed.
All cultivators below the Hollow Void level would have been annihilated by the spiritual tide produced by the collision between the Fifth-Rank Formation and the five Hollow Void Manifestations.
At this moment, all the cultivators, separated by the formation, watched this terrifying scene with pale faces and horrified expressions.
They watched as the Hollow Void-level spiritual energy, like a sky-obscuring tsunami, surged and ravaged, surging towards them before being blocked by the formation.
Their lives hung by a thread, and they were utterly powerless.
In the face of such overwhelming and terrifying power, all living beings were like ants, their fates not in their own hands.
The sky above Demon Taming Mountain was half void and half golden light.
The confrontation between the Fifth-Rank Formation and the Hollow Void Manifestations continued.
The spiritual tide kept sweeping in wave after wave.
In the Fifth-Rank state, the Hollow Void Realm cultivators could unleash their full power, and the Hollow Void Manifestations, born from the shattered Life-Extending Talisman, were filled with intense hatred and refused to dissipate easily.
As long as Mo Hua, the instigator, remained alive, the root of the cause would not be eliminated, and the Hollow Void Manifestations would not disappear.
The Fifth-Rank Formation protected Mo Hua, clashing with the five Hollow Void Manifestations and enduring wave after wave of their attacks.
But this Hollow Void killing intent seemed endless.
They would not stop until they killed Mo Hua.
Finally, the Demon Taming Mountain Formation seemed to "anger."
It would not allow anyone or any force to violate the rules of Lunjian and harm Mo Hua.
An ancient sword cry rose to the sky.
On Demon Taming Mountain, the White Jade Platform was surrounded by nine towering stone pillars, each adorned with mighty divine beasts and auspicious cloud patterns.
In the center of the jade platform, a sword over a hundred feet long, resembling a small mountain, was enshrined.
The sword's body was translucent and crystalline, radiating an ancient and powerful aura.
This sword was a relic of the Demon Taming Mountain's patriarch.
Before each Lunjian, a sword ritual was held.
The altar was opened, offerings were made, and blood was pledged, with all the Qian Academy Lunjian disciples sincerely worshiping the sword to honor the spirit of the Demon Taming Mountain patriarch, seeking his protection.
At this moment, the divine beasts and auspicious patterns on the White Jade Platform glowed.
The massive ancient sword emitted a low hum, its jade-like sword qi piercing the heavens, resonating with the Fifth-Rank Demon Taming Mountain Formation.
A shadow of an elder appeared in the sky above Demon Taming Mountain.
This shadow, formed by the formation's power, had an indistinct face but exuded profound and vast energy, like a celestial river, with a formidable aura like a towering giant.
The giant elder, standing between heaven and earth, extended a hand made of void energy, grabbed the mountain-like white jade sword, and swung it horizontally. The sword qi, like a celestial river inverted, was invincible, slicing through the five Hollow Void Manifestations, severing them at the waist.
With this single stroke, the five Hollow Void Manifestations were instantly extinguished, their spiritual energy dissipating into nothingness.
The elder returned the sword to the White Jade Platform, and his form gradually faded into the heavens.
The Fifth-Rank Demon Taming Mountain Formation also calmed down.
The sharp spiritual howl disappeared.
The terrifying spiritual tide gradually dissipated, eventually being completely absorbed and refined by the formation.
The heavens and earth returned to silence.
Before the formation, all the cultivators who had been watching, including the guests on the Sword Viewing Tower, were left with lingering shock and numbness.
In the span of half a day, they had witnessed one terrifying scene after another.
They almost thought they were not watching a Tianjiao Lunjian but a terrifying battle at the Hollow Void level...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
