Chapter 365: Xu Yan: If You Make One More Move, I Won't Be Able to Hold On

Chapter 365: Xu Yan: If You Make One More Move, I Won't Be Able to Hold On

Above the azure sea, the battle rages on, stirring up towering waves that even sweep over the cliffs of Hongzhou's coast. A group of proud geniuses from the Spirit Realm stand by, numb to the spectacle.

The disparity between individuals can be utterly demoralizing.

The 726th Blood Disciple made a stunning entrance, shattering the divine bridge and slaying a Heavenly Venerate, displaying unmatched might. Yet, despite all this, he is unable to defeat Xu Yan.

Powerful experts like Wu Tiannan and Xin Mengrou, who stand at the pinnacle of the Spirit Realm's martial world, are unsure what to feel at this moment. This crisis in the Spirit Realm is one they, as its top powerhouses, are unable to intervene in.

Not only can they not intervene, but they dare not even get too close!

The slightest ripple from the battle would mean instant annihilation for them.

Far away, the intense clash between Xu Yan and the 726th Blood Disciple continues, and suddenly, sword after sword rises from the azure sea.

The surging waves transform into swords, radiating a chilling sword intent that sends shivers down one's spine, even from a great distance.

"Truly worthy of the title 'Sword God'!" someone exclaims.

Such an otherworldly sword path is unparalleled in the world, and among the heavens and earth, only Xu Yan possesses it.

After all, this master has transcended the boundaries of the mortal realm.

The sword formation rises once more to impede the 726th Blood Disciple, while Xu Yan continuously unleashes palm strikes, attempting to cultivate the mighty Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven.

Despite the deployment of the sword formation and various divine abilities, the 726th Blood Disciple continues to inch closer to Meng Chong's location, albeit at a slower pace.

On the Evergreen Pavilion, Li Xuan watches the battle intently, a smile spreading across his face as he sees Xu Yan attempting to cultivate the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven—a technique he had fabricated with great effort.

A mighty technique involving a grand hand plucking at the heavens and seizing the moon.

"Could it be that the first mighty technique is about to be cultivated?" Li Xuan wonders with anticipation.

Indeed, true monsters grow and evolve in the midst of battle, especially when facing formidable foes in perilous environments.

Even Su Lingxiu, a girl who initially lacked combat experience and had no affinity for it, has shown significant improvement after this series of fights. Her combat experience, in particular, has rapidly accumulated.

"The Abyss of Heaven is truly an excellent place for warriors to temper themselves," Li Xuan muses.

He looks up at the collapsed divine bridge. With its destruction, the connection between the Spirit Realm and the Divine Realm has been severed, and even if the Divine Realm wanted to send aid, it would take a considerable amount of time.

Moreover, the Qinghua Realm of the Divine Realm is likely in a state of chaos.

"It seems the Great Cang Realm is facing some sort of crisis," Li Xuan ponders.

The divine bridge was formed by the rules of heaven and earth, specifically to connect the Spirit Realm and the Divine Realm. However, the rule itself was not inherently strong, as it was not a fundamental rule of heaven and earth. This was why the 726th Blood Disciple was able to sever it.

Although the rule of the divine bridge has collapsed, given enough time, it will gradually reconnect and restore itself to its original state, but this will take a significant amount of time.

Boom!

The grand battle rages on. The Blood Slave fighting against Meng Chong has already been slain to a third of its original number.

Fang Hao takes this opportunity to hone his skills, continuously deploying the strange and wondrous martial arts of the Great Array, transforming the strange soldier boxes into a flood that devastates the Blood Slaves.

Su Lingxiu does the same, using this chance to temper her own martial arts.

The 726th Blood Disciple is relentless. Even as Xu Yan does his best to obstruct him, he maintains a grim expression, not solely focused on Xu Yan, but also trying to break free from his entanglement.

He is well aware that if he cannot break free from Xu Yan and turn the tide, their plan in the Spirit Realm will fail, and his wish to become a Blood Child will be dashed.

"You brat, I will kill you!" The 726th Blood Disciple seethes with murderous intent. To him, Xu Yan's obstruction is akin to blocking his martial path and impeding his ascension to becoming a Blood Child—an unforgivable grudge!

Xu Yan raises his hand, and in that instant, enlightenment washes over him as he feels he has comprehended the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven.

Boom! A giant hand appears and, in the blink of an eye, it seems to grasp the very space where the 726th Blood Disciple stands.

This giant hand seems to contain a space of its own!

Xu Yan's heart is filled with joy as he has finally cultivated the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven.

Boom!

The 726th Blood Disciple's vision darkens as he feels the space around him being restrained. A powerful seizing force envelops him, giving him the sensation of being held in the palm of someone's hand.

His heart trembles, and blood-soaked qi surges forth, causing the bloody light to become even more fierce. The scarlet long knife in his hand slashes out, emitting a terrifying bloody glow.

However, in just that fleeting moment, he feels himself being flung away.

Xu Yan is well aware that even with the successful cultivation of the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven, he is still no match for the 726th Blood Disciple and cannot suppress him.

The primary purpose of cultivating this divine technique was to prevent the 726th Blood Disciple from getting close to Meng Chong.

And so, in the instant that the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven seized the 726th Blood Disciple, Xu Yan immediately flung him away.

Xu Yan's figure moves swiftly, chasing after him, and unleashes a continuous barrage of True Dragon Roars, along with the Unparalleled Sword and the Mountains and Rivers within the Sword.

Boom!

The giant hand crumbles, and bloody light surges once more. The 726th Blood Disciple's eyes burn with fiery rage.

At this moment, he realizes that he is even farther away from Meng Chong, having been thrown back by Xu Yan.

The two clash once more, and although Xu Yan is on the defensive, he does not falter. He is like a small, unyielding boat amidst the raging waves, refusing to sink no matter how violent the storm becomes.

"Your disciple, Xu Yan, has successfully cultivated the mighty technique, the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven, which you fabricated, and has achieved perfection in it," Li Xuan says excitedly, thrilled that Xu Yan has mastered yet another incredibly powerful technique and has done so flawlessly.

"Keep up the good work and create even more powerful techniques," Li Xuan says as he looks at the martial arts manual he has created. It still lacks a rich collection of techniques, especially mighty ones.

Techniques like Rebirth from a Single Thought and White Bone Reincarnation have yet to be fully developed and only exist as frameworks, requiring further refinement.

Boom!

The 726th Blood Disciple remains unwavering in his purpose, even as the distance between them grows. He continues to find ways to get closer to Meng Chong while remaining vigilant against Xu Yan's giant hand.

However, despite his precautions, each time Xu Yan deploys the Divine Hand of Plucking Heaven, the 726th Blood Disciple, even if he manages to shatter the giant hand immediately, is still flung away.

After several such occurrences, the 726th Blood Disciple is on the brink of madness.

A terrifying blood qi surges from within him, sweeping across the battlefield and transforming it into a bloody hell. A horrifying bloody aura permeates the heavens and earth.

Even the rolling azure sea turns scarlet in that area, resembling surging waves of blood.

"You deserve to die!"

At this moment, the 726th Blood Disciple resorts to his most desperate measures.

He knows that he cannot get close to Meng Chong, and the other two humans and the tiger are even farther away, making it impossible for him to reach them.

The Blood Slaves will likely be annihilated.

Boom!

Suddenly, a vortex appears in the depths of the azure sea, and a black abyss, the entrance to the Abyss of Heaven, begins to reveal itself.

Xu Yan's expression turned solemn, and one after another, giant swords manifested, forming sword formations, with the Yin-Yang Undying Sword operating at its peak.

With a raise of his hand, he unleashed the True Dragon's Fury!

The mountains and rivers within the swords also appeared, and in an instant, he unleashed seven consecutive strikes of the Mountains and Rivers within the Sword.

The Unparalleled Sword also joined the fray.

At this moment, Xu Yan poured out all his strength without reservation.

The 726th Blood Disciple's strike exuded an extremely intense sense of danger, and relying solely on the Yin-Yang Undying Sword, Xu Yan feared it would be difficult to block this attack.

"His realm is that of a True King Celestial, and not an ordinary one at that. With my current strength at the initial stages of the Divine Might realm, even with the mystical properties of the Yin-Yang Undying Sword, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand this attack!"

Xu Yan's heart tightened, but he remained unfazed.

Boom!

At this critical juncture, his saintly bones and divine body displayed their extraordinary attributes, and his accumulation of martial arts since breaking through the Divine Might realm finally reached its peak.

The spirit energy of the world surged wildly, enveloping Xu Yan like a thick mist.

He had achieved minor completion in the Divine Might realm!

"A breakthrough in the midst of battle, indeed worthy of being the trailblazer for my martial path."

Li Xuan's eyes lit up with delight.

After this intense battle, Xu Yan had broken through to minor completion in the Divine Might realm.

"Your disciple, Xu Yan, has broken through to minor completion in the Divine Might realm, and you've achieved minor completion in the Void Breaking realm."

His strength had increased yet again.

Boom!

The terrifying strike that had once shattered the divine bridge reappeared, as if cleaving the world in two with its scarlet light.

This time, the strike that had destroyed the divine bridge was directed at Xu Yan!

Wu Tiannan and the other powerful experts were stunned by this display. In their eyes, the terrifying scarlet blade glow was akin to a blade of death, slicing through the azure sea.

The blade light was aimed not only at Xu Yan but also in the direction of Hongzhou.

Unconsciously, everyone turned their gazes towards the figure seated atop the Evergreen Pavilion—the calm and collected Li Xuan.

How could Xu Yan possibly withstand such a formidable attack? His endlessly cycling sword light was no longer sufficient to repel this strike.

On the Evergreen Pavilion, Du Yuying, Yun Miaomiao, and Yue'er watched with bated breath, their bright eyes fixed on Li Xuan, seated in his chair.

Even Xie Tianheng and his wife, Xie Lingfeng, Meng Shushu, and the others wore similar expressions.

Li Xuan, however, remained as relaxed as ever, seemingly unconcerned about Xu Yan's life or death.

There was no doubt that the 726th Blood Disciple's strike was powerful. Even a True King Celestial had been slain by it, and if it had been Xu Yan before his breakthrough, his Yin-Yang Undying Sword would not have been able to completely defend against this attack, and he would have undoubtedly been cleaved in two.

But Xu Yan had broken through!

He had achieved minor completion in the Divine Might realm, and even though it was a recent breakthrough, his divine might had still increased significantly.

By relying on his sword formations, True Dragon's Fury, the Unparalleled Sword, and the Mountains and Rivers within the Sword, he could withstand this strike.

Boom!

A golden dragon roared, its terrifying dragon might and fury clashing with the blade light.

The black sword light, capable of extinguishing all, also slashed towards the scarlet blade light.

Xu Yan unleashed one move after another, but the blade light seemed unstoppable, obliterating the golden dragon, the black sword light, and even the Mountains and Rivers within the Sword, continuing its path towards Xu Yan.

Buzz!

In that instant, a sword wheel abruptly expanded to a hundred feet in size.

The hundred-foot sword wheel spun endlessly, unceasing and immortal.

Boom!

The blade light slashed into the sword wheel, and the sound of clashing metal reverberated as the unending, cycling sword wheel showed signs of strain.

The cycling of the sword wheel slowed, even threatening to come to a halt.

Visible to the naked eye, the scarlet blade light was being guided by the sword wheel, constantly shifting away from the sword wheel.

Clang, clang, clang...

With each clang, the sword wheel developed more cracks, but eventually, it completed a full cycle.

In the instant the sword wheel completed its cycle, the absorbed scarlet blade light was abruptly released, slashing back towards the direction from which the blade light had come.

It slashed towards the 726th Blood Disciple.

Bang!

As the counter-attack was unleashed, the sword wheel collapsed, transforming into a sharp sword light that merged with the blade light, adding to the power of the strike.

Swish!

While the power of this strike was not as strong as when the 726th Blood Disciple had unleashed it, it still retained six or seven tenths of its original might!

"Take it back!"

Xu Yan panted slightly, but his face was filled with a brilliant smile.

Buzz!

A new sword wheel appeared around him, continuing to spin endlessly, unceasing and immortal!

"How is this possible! What kind of monster are you!"

The scarlet color that suffused the 726th Blood Disciple's body seemed to fade slightly.

He gritted his teeth and swung his knife to block the counter-attack.

Boom!

His figure staggered back a few steps, and his eyes flickered with a hint of fear as he looked at the young man.

Having experienced countless battles and slain numerous warriors, he had also been pursued by stronger warriors before, but he had never encountered such a tenacious and unbelievable opponent!

At this moment, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Despite being far weaker, his opponent had managed to withstand his attacks through his bizarre martial arts, even managing to defend against one of his most powerful moves.

"This world shouldn't have such a monstrous existence! How can there be such a monster?

"Something's wrong, something's very wrong. I must report this matter and find a way to eradicate him before he grows any further.

"Otherwise, he will become a major threat!

"If he had my current strength... No, even if he were slightly weaker than me, I would've been killed by now!"

The more the 726th Blood Disciple thought about it, the more horrified he became.

At this point, occupying the Spirit Realm and blood sacrificing it was no longer his primary goal. He needed to return to the Underworld and report this matter, doing whatever it took to eliminate Xu Yan!

Otherwise, this bizarre and monstrous existence would become a calamity if allowed to grow.

Such a world-changing monster must not be allowed to exist in this world!

With these thoughts in mind, the 726th Blood Disciple gave Xu Yan a deep look before turning around and leaving, completely ignoring the Blood Slaves.

This plan of theirs had failed!

Xu Yan, who was catching his breath and recovering from his earlier exertion, was taken aback.

"You're not going to blood sacrifice the Spirit Realm? If you make one more move, I won't be able to hold on!"

Xu Yan called out.

The 726th Blood Disciple's aura surged violently for a moment, but he suppressed the madness in his heart.

"You brat, don't push your luck!"

Xu Yan took a few steps forward and said, "I never lie. If you make one more move, I really won't be able to hold on."

Damn it!

Will this ever end!

The 726th Blood Disciple felt like he was losing his mind. This was pushing him too far!

He increased his speed, no longer paying attention to Xu Yan, and even blocked out his hearing to prevent himself from being driven mad and returning to continue the fight regardless of the consequences.

(End of Chapter)

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