Chapter 312: The Shocking Incarnation of the Divine Origin

Chapter 312: The Shocking Incarnation of the Divine Origin

Xu Yan was completely unfazed by being surrounded. He understood the intention of the Qian Wu Temple, and instead of challenging them one by one, they had decided to attack together.

He intended to suppress the pride of the Qian Wu Temple completely.

He refused to believe that this time, they wouldn't force out the true geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple.

After this battle, he planned to journey through the Spirit Realm, exploring the four corners of the world, comprehending the essence of the universe, and awaiting the final battle of the pinnacle geniuses.

He even didn't mind if this incident forced the strongest experts of the Qian Wu Temple to take action personally.

"Go ahead and attack. Your lives aren't worth much in the eyes of the Qian Wu Temple anyway," Xu Yan said with a faint smile.

"Xu Yan, your provocations are useless. Today, we fight for the honor of our sect, and we shall die with glory!" One of the proud geniuses replied coldly.

"No!" Xu Yan shook his head. "Your glory does not come from dying for the Qian Wu Temple, but from perishing at my hands. You will serve as one of the stepping stones on my path to the peak of the Spirit Realm, and that is a true honor."

Damn! The five geniuses were enraged, their faces turning pale.

"Here he goes again, Xu Yan is as arrogant as ever!" Cui Huayu exclaimed.

The crowd of warriors fell silent, witnessing Xu Yan's audacity firsthand.

Xu Yan smiled faintly and said, "My name, Sword God Xu Yan, will one day resound through the heavens and shake the four corners of the world. And you, as the stepping stones on my path to greatness, will naturally be remembered as well.

"Being the stepping stone of an unparalleled warrior is an eternal mark in the history of martial arts. Even after countless ages, people will still speak of the Sword God's stepping stones.

"In the annals of martial arts history, it will be recorded that you died by my hand, the Sword God Xu Yan, and that is a death worth remembering!"

Silence! The crowd of warriors was stunned, their mouths agape. What kind of absurd theory was this?

"He's too arrogant. Does Xu Yan not consider the possibility of dying and failing to leave the mountain gate of the Qian Wu Temple alive?"

"If we're talking about arrogance, I'd say Xu Yan is second to none!"

"Oh no, my heart is fluttering. I wish I were born centuries later!"

After their initial shock, the crowd began to whisper among themselves.

Tian Ji was completely dumbfounded. He had no idea Xu Yan was this arrogant.

"I used to think the Alliance Master was already arrogant enough, but now I realize he's nothing compared to Xu Yan!"

Yarong furrowed her delicate brows, unsure of how to evaluate Xu Yan anymore.

As for the five geniuses surrounding Xu Yan, they were about to explode with fury.

Was being a stepping stone supposed to be an honor?

"Xu Yan, you must die today!"

"We will kill you!"

The five of them were barely holding onto their sanity.

This madman! From the very beginning, he had considered them nothing more than stepping stones.

"Kill!"

Boom!

The five geniuses launched their attack!

Violent assaults came at Xu Yan from all directions, sealing off any possibility of escape.

Sword light filled the sky, and the very landscape seemed to shift, centering on Xu Yan as the attacks swept through. All their strikes, however, crumbled in the face of the shifting landscape.

This scene left the onlookers in awe.

"Die!"

At this point, the five attackers realized that they had no choice but to ignite their life force and unleash their killing intent if they wanted to inflict any harm on Xu Yan.

His strength far exceeded their expectations!

And how old was Xu Yan? Much younger than them!

What kind of monster was he?

In that moment, they even doubted if the true geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple could match Xu Yan in battle.

Boom!

Bloody killing intent surged forth, and in an instant, five streams of deadly energy rushed towards Xu Yan, blocking off any chance of escape.

The five attackers widened their eyes, eager to witness Xu Yan's destruction.

But!

In that instant, they felt as if a mountain and river had suddenly appeared, and they found themselves within it, while Xu Yan stood outside, beyond their reach!

No!

Xu Yan was the master who controlled this river and mountain!

The ignited killing intent seemed to waver in that moment, as the mountain and river rumbled, gentle breezes blew, and sword light shimmered, washing away their attacks.

Rumble!

The battlefield trembled, and a wave of energy swept out in all directions.

The five proud geniuses had their bodies shattered, reduced to flying ashes!

Xu Yan remained standing proudly, his sword radiating a chilling light as gentle winds blew across the battlefield.

The five terrifying streams of killing intent had vanished without a trace.

"What kind of sword technique is this? An illusion? Sorcery?"

Someone murmured in the silence that followed.

What was that river and mountain of swords just now? In an instant, the situation had reversed, and it was the five geniuses who found themselves trapped within the river and mountain, with Xu Yan as its master.

Sword intent was formless, blending seamlessly with the surroundings.

Xu Yan stood tall, his sword intent encompassing the battlefield from the very start.

The Temple Master of the Qian Wu Temple and the elders wore extremely grim expressions. Time and again, Xu Yan had defied their expectations.

They had thought that even if the five geniuses couldn't defeat Xu Yan, they would at least be able to injure him or force him into a desperate situation. Yet, he remained as calm as ever.

"Abbot, let our geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple take action," the Elder in charge of the blade said in a deep voice.

The Abbot of the Qian Wu Temple nodded.

Then he added, "Prepare Wu Yuan. He has already mastered the Cold Detached Blade. This time, he will go all out from the start. I refuse to believe that we still can't injure Xu Yan!"

The Elder in charge of the blade nodded in response.

Wu Yuan was one of the publicly acknowledged geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple, and he was capable of wielding the divine artifact, the Cold Detached Blade. Wu Yuan was the Qian Wu Temple's strongest genius prepared specifically to counter Xu Yan.

As for the five core geniuses, it wasn't yet time for them to reveal themselves to the world, and they wouldn't take action lightly.

Without waiting for the Qian Wu Temple to send out a challenger, Xu Yan remained proudly standing in mid-air, his gaze cold as he looked towards the Qian Wu Temple. "Where are your geniuses, Qian Wu Temple? Are they all cowards who dare not fight?

"If you're afraid of death, we can decide the victor without deciding who lives or dies. I, Xu Yan, am not someone who takes pleasure in killing!"

Xu Yan paused for a moment before continuing, "If you think that a single one of you cannot defeat me, then bring four more people. After all, I, Xu Yan, am the pinnacle of geniuses in this world, so it's only right that I give you a handicap!"

All the martial artists present turned their gazes towards the Qian Wu Temple.

The mighty Super Celestial Peak had its stage set up right at the mountain gate, challenging the Qian Wu Temple. However, the Qian Wu Temple insisted on maintaining its identity, and their geniuses refused to come out and fight, instead sending affiliated geniuses to take on the challenge and setting up layers of tests.

As a result, all the affiliated geniuses had been defeated.

Could it be that even now, the true geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple would not show themselves?

Or was it, as Xu Yan said, that the geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple were all cowards?

"Xu Yan, if you're so eager to die, then we'll grant your wish!" The Elder in charge of the blade coldly sneered.

Five people again?

This time, the five who stepped forward were the acknowledged geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple, far superior to the geniuses of the Three Countries, Seven Sects, and Eight Families.

Five figures walked forward from the mountain gate of the Qian Wu Temple. Each of the five cultivated different martial arts: blade, fist, spear, halberd, and axe; intentionally avoiding the path of the sword.

Evidently, even the Qian Wu Temple acknowledged that their sword techniques were inferior to Xu Yan's, and they were wary of his mysterious swordplay.

"So powerful!"

As the five figures appeared, the crowd of martial artists couldn't help but be stunned.

Were these the geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple?

Although it wasn't a one-on-one fight, and having five people against one seemed to be a loss of face for the Super Celestial Peak, one couldn't help but admit that the geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple were far stronger than the geniuses of the Three Countries, Seven Sects, and Eight Families.

The refined auras, the majestic presence, and the fusion of their qi made for a formidable might that far surpassed the previous five.

Each of them was at the peak of the Divine Spirit Realm.

Moreover, the combined might of the five different martial arts paths seemed to make them even more powerful and difficult to deal with.

"Xu Yan, you are indeed strong, and any one of us would not be your match. But if you want to take on all five of us alone, you are seeking your own death!" The youth holding the blade said, his eyes cold.

The five of them didn't separate and stand at the four corners, but instead gathered together, their auras and qi merging as if they possessed a combined attack technique.

Xu Yan frowned as he looked at the five, feeling somewhat disappointed. It seemed that the Qian Wu Temple was still holding back, and for some reason, they hadn't sent out their true geniuses.

There had always been rumors that the geniuses of the Super Celestial Peak were all Spirit Body cultivators.

However, none of these five had the Spirit Body talent.

This implied that they weren't the core geniuses of the Qian Wu Temple.

Although there were differences in strength among those with the Spirit Body talent, those who didn't possess it, even if they were geniuses, wouldn't be ranked at the top.

"It seems like we need to give the Qian Wu Temple a little more pressure," Xu Yan said as his eyes narrowed slightly.

"True geniuses are invincible among their peers. Pushing aside ten thousand people of the same realm is nothing special. How much more you five?" Xu Yan said with a faint smile.

He remembered what his master had said: "At the same realm, push aside ten thousand without defeat." Although he might not be able to achieve that, Xu Yan was working hard towards pushing aside a thousand of the same realm!

Although the crowd of martial artists was getting used to Xu Yan's arrogance, they couldn't help but roll their eyes at his words.

Being invincible among one's peers was understandable, but pushing aside ten thousand of the same realm? That was absolutely impossible!

No matter how strong a genius was, it was impossible for them to take on ten thousand people of the same realm alone.

Forget ten thousand, even a hundred would be impossible.

That was among peers, not using the might of a higher realm to suppress others!

Moreover, among peers, there were also other geniuses, and even if they were weaker, they were still geniuses. One might be able to defeat one or a few, but it was impossible to defeat ten or a hundred, let alone push them aside.

"Arrogant fool!" The blade-wielding youth coldly sneered.

"I, Xu Yan, am not arrogant. It's you who are narrow-minded and ignorant of the mysteries of martial arts. Today, I shall let you witness what true martial arts are!" Xu Yan said proudly.

The crowd had become numb.

"Xu Yan truly lives up to his reputation as a heaven's pride. One arrogant statement after another. I finally understand now. True arrogance is speaking the most outrageous words in a calm tone, like telling us to witness the true essence of martial arts, which indirectly implies that the martial arts we cultivate are fake!"

"Hehe, you're right!"

"If I had his talent and strength, I would be even more arrogant than Xu Yan!"

"You wish! If you had that talent and strength, you would be the first to become a lapdog for the Ling Zong!"

"You're asking for a beating!"

The crowd of warriors whispered among themselves, astonished and stirred into a slight commotion.

"Xu Yan, we are the heaven's pride of Qian Wu Temple, and we won't hold back. You make the first move!" The youth with the blade said coldly.

Their auras merged, their qi interconnected, and the five different martial arts paths seemed to form a combined assault, both offensively and defensively harnessing the power of five.

They believed that while they might not be a match for Xu Yan in a one-on-one fight, joining forces and employing their combination technique would make a difference!

Xu Yan observed their auras and fell into deep thought.

"Combination technique? Lingyu martial arts don't have arrays, nor do they understand the concept of arrays.

"What if I manifest four Divine Origin incarnations and form the Mountain River Sword Array? I wonder what kind of power it would unleash? It's worth a try."

An idea formed in Xu Yan's mind.

Facing the combined might of five heaven's pride experts from Qian Wu Temple and their combination technique, Xu Yan intended to use his Divine Origin incarnations to set up a sword array and show them the mysteries of martial arts and the might of a sword array, which would far surpass their combination technique.

"Your combination technique is but a petty skill. Today, I shall let your Qian Wu Temple, which prides itself as superior to the Ling Zong, witness the true power of arrays and the might of a sword array.

"Watch closely, and don't blink!"

Xu Yan laughed heartily, his body shimmering with divine light. In an instant, four figures separated from him and moved towards the four directions.

On the battlefield, there had only been one Xu Yan. But now, there were five!

Silence.

The entire place fell silent.

What kind of ability was this?

Could martial arts be so mysterious?

The crowd of warriors was astounded, their faces filled with shock as they stared with widened eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"How is this possible!"

The Temple Master of Qian Wu Temple and the elders on the mountain gate were horrified!

They were already at the pinnacle of Lingyu martial arts and were elders of the Ling Zong, having inherited ancient knowledge and understanding many secrets of martial arts.

Yet, this scene shocked them.

How did those four Xu Yans appear?

How could one person split into four?

Could martial arts be so mystical?

In that moment, a hint of wariness and even a trace of fear appeared in the eyes of the powerful experts from Qian Wu Temple.

"Xu Yan must die!" The Temple Master of Qian Wu Temple said in a deep voice, his killing intent palpable.

"What kind of ability is this?"

The crowd of warriors was stunned, their eyes wide open, not blinking for a moment.

"Xu Yan is in danger!"

Tian Ji's expression turned solemn as he tightly gripped the divine artifact, the Myriad Mountains Trident.

With Xu Yan displaying such a mysterious martial arts technique, Qian Wu Temple would definitely not tolerate his existence and would do everything in their power to eradicate him.

"This is bad, this is very bad! It's too terrifying. If Xu Yan doesn't die, he will eventually become the pinnacle of the Lingyu. We must not offend him, absolutely not!"

"Even Blood Demon could rise three times from the dead. Xu Yan is even more fearsome and monstrous than Blood Demon was initially. He will definitely be harder to deal with.

"This is bad. I must inform the old folks at Yu Lingfu to try their best not to provoke Xu Yan, or things might turn unpleasant!"

Cui Huayu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead as he muttered to himself.

In his mind, he recalled the scene of Xu Yan's duel with Lu Xinting, the young man sitting on the back of a big cat and drinking tea.

With a casual wave of his hand, the might of the world descended, a sight that was truly spectacular.

Now, with Xu Yan revealing this mystical martial arts technique, how fearsome must his mysterious master be?

Xu Yan's bold challenge at the gates of Qian Wu Temple was not only due to his own strength and monstrous talent but also the confidence he drew from his mysterious master!

"How... How did one person become five?"

Yarong was equally shocked.

The Tai Miao Zong had a long heritage and knew many secrets and rumors about martial arts, perhaps even more than Qian Wu Temple. Yet, she had never heard of such a mystical technique.

"Who exactly is Xu Yan's master? Could it be that he truly is a reclusive master?"

At this moment, Yarong was starting to believe that Xu Yan's master was indeed a reclusive master.

(End of Chapter)

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