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Chapter 480: Breakthrough on the Battlefield
(Thanks to 'Xianyu No. 1' for transferring so much money to make Zhang Yu the Alliance Leader)
Without realizing it, Zhang Yu had already landed on the ground.
As fragments of the Flying Sword rained down in relentless waves, he no longer attempted to suppress the weapon. Instead, he raised massive waves of earth and stone to shield himself.
At the same time, he activated the Golden Thread Jade Disc and the Liangyi Yangyin Shield, two Spirit Artifacts.
A barrage of deep, freezing rays shot forth from the Golden Thread Jade Disc, continuously disrupting the Flying Sword’s motion.
Simultaneously, the Liangyi Yangyin Shield erupted with icy mists, freezing the air and further blocking the sword’s deadly thrusts.
"It can keep fighting even after being shattered to pieces, automatically re-targeting—just as Mo Ejin said. This really is the Sword Spirit from Tianjian University," Zhang Yu thought, recalling Mo Ejin’s words.
Tianjian University had developed its own proprietary primary intelligent Spirit Artifact technology—what they called the Sword Spirit—to assist in remote control of Flying Swords.
This Sword Spirit possessed near-zero capability in conversation, creation, or independent thought. Its greatest strength lay in image recognition and automatic targeting.
When combined with Tianjian University’s unique inner cultivation method, cultivators could nurture the Sword Spirit through their mind arts. Once they unleashed their sword-control technique, they didn’t need delicate manipulation—just unleash the most brutal Martial Energy, the fiercest force possible, and hurl the sword straight toward the target.
The Sword Spirit would then assist, guiding the Flying Sword through slicing, crashing, and flight maneuvers.
Combined with different sword-control techniques, it could produce astonishing effects.
It was rumored that masters who had perfected this art could, using the Sword Spirit and the Heaven-Scanning Flying Sword, establish a Ling Realm Network capable of millimeter-precision operations across thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers.
Of course, Yue Guanqiong wasn’t anywhere near that level—but with the Sword Spirit combined with Dazizai Shunyu Sword Qi, his control over the Flying Sword ensured it remained combat-capable no matter how many times it was shattered or destroyed.
In an instant, sword qi tore across the sky, slicing through the earth beneath Zhang Yu’s feet, splitting it layer upon layer, as if a vast, interwoven chessboard had been laid out across the heavens and the earth.
But thanks to Zhendi Yin, the Zhenlei Seal, and the layered defenses of the Golden Thread Jade Disc and Liangyi Yangyin Shield, Zhang Yu managed to weather the onslaught without faltering.
...
Watching from above, Yue Guanqiong’s eyes flickered. "Oh? Compared to the last time, he’s added more Spirit Artifacts? Or perhaps ones specifically designed to resist the Flying Sword?"
"Then let’s see how long those artifacts can hold."
With a flick of his fingertip, the floating fortress below trembled.
Dozens of sword-like weapons, seemingly responding to his call, began to resonate, emitting increasingly powerful sword cries.
These weren’t true Flying Swords—just crude, sword-shaped constructs with basic structural integrity, no stronger than ordinary blades.
But the key was this: they were designed by Tianjian University to carry the Sword Spirit.
After the previous phase of construction and preparation, Yue Guanqiong’s teammates had used local materials to mass-produce countless such weapons, infusing each with the Sword Spirit.
This was the signature defense strategy of Tianjian University’s Civil Engineering Department: the Sword Array.
Highly efficient, low-cost, yet devastating in power.
With a light tap of his finger, Yue Guanqiong summoned over a hundred of these weapons into the air.
They surged upward like a storm, descending upon Zhang Yu in a torrential barrage.
Popping and cracking, the weapons slammed into the earthen barriers Zhang Yu had raised—but even when shattered into fragments, the debris continued spewing sharp sword qi, slashing relentlessly toward him.
With each collision, the assault grew stronger.
What had begun as a flood of a hundred Flying Swords quickly transformed into a swirling cloud of sword fragments, enveloping Zhang Yu completely.
Hundreds, even thousands of weapon shards spun around him, cutting and grinding in a frenzy. The air itself seemed to boil from the supersonic friction of countless blades.
Zhang Yu’s Spirit Artifacts flared one after another, their protective barriers rattling under the relentless assault—each crackle a sound of sword fragments breaking, and each wave of noise a sign of the attack’s growing momentum.
...
In the Ling Realm’s spectator stands, Wang Yin watched silently.
He saw Zhang Yu being driven from the sky down to the earth, utterly overwhelmed by the storm of sword qi. The flickering lights of his Spirit Artifacts glimmered like tiny candles in a raging tempest—flickering, trembling, on the verge of extinction.
Wang Yin clenched his jaw inwardly: "Zhang Yu, if you lose here, all my years of cultivating the Dao Heart will be for nothing."
"Don’t you dare lose."
"Where’s the power you gained from the Yin Device?"
"If you can’t keep going, just call a pause—pull out the Yin Device and use it again right here!"
...
As the sword assault intensified, warnings began flashing inside Zhang Yu’s Eye Armor:
Golden Thread Jade Disc: Martial Energy below 5%
Liangyi Yangyin Shield: Martial Energy below 5%
Zhenlei Seal: Martial Energy below 3%
Zhendi Yin: Martial Energy below 1%
Please replenish Martial Energy within 30 seconds.
Pang!
With the collapse of Zhendi Yin’s energy field, the Zhenlei Seal’s lightning strike weakened rapidly. Yue Guanqiong’s assault surged forward with renewed ferocity.
At that moment, Zhang Yu’s body erupted with a sudden surge of Gang Qi.
A torrent of blazing golden flames roared into the sky.
Thanks to the Taiyi Jin Ye Dan, Zhang Yu’s Protective Aura flared with astonishing defensive power.
The incoming sword attacks first met a solid barrier, then transformed into a liquid buffer, and finally shifted into a gaseous state to dissipate the force.
Through this three-phase transformation, Zhang Yu stabilized once more amid the storm of blades.
But after a brief stalemate, Yue Guanqiong intensified his assault.
A sword, faint and translucent like wisps of pale smoke, hovered before him—its form constantly shifting, almost invisible.
This was the Fengguang Huaying Sword, a Pre-Military-Grade Flying Sword lent to Yue Guanqiong by Wen Wuya.
Yue Guanqiong wasn’t without access to Professional- or Enterprise-Level Flying Swords—those were, however, prohibitively expensive.
Compared to that, using someone else’s sword was far more cost-effective—and far easier to dominate Zhang Yu with.
The Fengguang Huaying Sword shot upward, flashing once, then split into 81 beams of light, lashing out toward Zhang Yu like a storm of blades.
Each beam flickered and shimmered, appearing and disappearing like illusions.
Yue Guanqiong smirked: "No wonder Wen Wuya treasures this sword."
"This Fengguang Huaying Sword can split into 81 lights upon command—but only one is real. The true blade can instantly teleport between any of the 81 beams, then split again at will."
"To me, every beam is a fake. Because the moment you catch one, I can shift the real blade to another."
"But to Zhang Yu? Every beam could be real. Because once you spot a gap, it can instantly become the true blade and strike."
On the battlefield, the 81 beams wove through the air like ghostly illusions.
Even the deep-cold rays, Disha Gravity, and Protective Aura collided with them—yet the illusions remained untouched.
Then, as the phantom blades pierced Zhang Yu’s aura, they instantly solidified into real, deadly swords, lunging toward him.
Boom!
Zhang Yu had just activated Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power, reaching for the Fengguang Huaying Sword—when the sword instantly vanished, reappearing in another beam at the outer edge.
Amid the storm of sword fragments, the 81 beams danced like a deadly dance, weaving through the air.
Zhang Yu now faced a dual challenge: resisting the endless cutting winds, while remaining hyper-aware of the Fengguang Huaying Sword’s endless transformations and unpredictable strikes.
In moments, he was once again overwhelmed.
...
In the spectator stands, Wen Wuya felt a subtle shift.
"Is it nearing the limit?"
"Yes… it’s definitely 16th-level Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power."
Satisfied with his curiosity, Wen Wuya gave a small nod.
As for Zhang Yu losing to the Fengguang Huaying Sword?
That meant nothing to him.
In his eyes, the lives of common people could be reshaped by a mere thought. It was nothing unusual.
At this moment, Wen Wuya had lost interest in the outcome of the match. Instead, his thoughts turned to Zhang Yu’s true value.
"He hesitated before. Maybe another push… and he’d finally see Wanfa University’s Mutual Cultivation techniques."
But then—his brow twitched.
"Huh?"
...
On the battlefield.
The previously suppressed Zhang Yu suddenly roared.
His aura exploded outward in a violent surge.
Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power — 17th Level — Push!
A terrifying Disha Gravity snapped inward, like a massive black hole swallowing entire torrents of sword qi and beams.
"What?!" Yue Guanqiong’s eyes widened. "He broke through?!"
"He’s breaking through in the middle of battle?!"
The sudden level-up shattered Yue Guanqiong’s calculations.
The 16th-level Divine Power had already expanded its range—but now, with the 17th-level surge, it engulfed not only the surrounding swords, but even the 81 beams of the Fengguang Huaying Sword.
Though the sword fragmented repeatedly, it barely escaped the crushing grip.
Then, in an instant, Zhang Yu let out a cold snarl and leapt forward—launching himself skyward.
Under the power of the Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power, he shattered the atmosphere, broke through the sound barrier, and shot straight toward Tianjian University’s floating fortress.
Yue Guanqiong sneered, glancing at the Wanfa University construction site.
The entire area had been sealed off by layers of earth barriers.
"Hmph. Think you can break through just because the construction site is blocked?"
Meanwhile, Tianjian University’s Array was complete.
With the Array’s support, the entire battlefield was now fully visible to Yue Guanqiong.
Then, from high above, hidden swords activated—triggered by a flick of his finger.
They pierced through the ground, streaking toward the location of Wanfa University’s students.
But Wanfa University’s Array was already in place.
The earth transformed instantly into a steel wall, drastically slowing the incoming swords.
And in Yue Guanqiong’s perception, the figures of Wanfa University’s cultivators vanished—completely shielded from his senses.
"They’ve blocked my detection?"
At that moment, Zhang Yu let out another thunderous roar.
He slammed his palm toward the floating fortress.
Boom!
The fortress trembled violently. The clash between the Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power and the Martial Energy within the Array sent shockwaves through the air.
Yue Guanqiong snarled and activated the Dazizai Shunyu Sword Qi again, merging countless sword qi into the 81 beams, aiming to push Zhang Yu back.
This time, he widened the range—no longer vulnerable to being overwhelmed by the 17th-level Divine Power’s network.
But Zhang Yu suddenly stepped back, then slammed his palm down on the ground.
The earth heaved. The horizon began to rise, slowly, steadily, under his will.
"Hmph," Yue Guanqiong narrowed his eyes. "He wants to grab the earth… and hurl it at us?"
"But with your level, and no Spirit Armor to aid you—how much earth can you even move?"
Before he could finish his thought, a surge of Spirit Energy poured into Zhang Yu.
With the Array’s Martial Energy amplifying his power, his consciousness expanded—spreading into the battlefield, the earth, the bedrock beneath.
In that moment, he felt the range of the Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power grow infinitely.
The earth trembled under his will.
Martial Energy roared within him.
Disha Gravity expanded—spreading, spreading, spreading…
Yue Guanqiong pushed forward, driving his sword weapons to tear through Zhang Yu’s golden Protective Aura.
But Zhang Yu ignored it all.
His focus remained on the earth—expanding the reach of Disha Gravity as far as he could.
As the ground heaved more violently, Yue Guanqiong’s frown deepened.
"If this power keeps growing…"
Then, as the earth’s movement stopped rising, Yue Guanqiong’s lips curled into a smirk.
"After all, it’s only 17th-level Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power. Zhang Yu’s trying to unleash an attack beyond his limits. Even with Array support, he can’t reach it."
But then—
A thunderous roar split the sky.
"18th-Level Tian Kunlun Shifting Mountain Divine Power!"
"Come forth!"
BOOM!
The earth was seized by an invisible giant hand.
Half the battlefield’s horizon shot upward like a massive rectangular mountain, rising into the sky.
It cast a colossal shadow over the entire floating fortress.
Then, under Zhang Yu’s relentless grip, the mountain groaned, roaring through the air, hurtling toward Tianjian University’s floating stronghold like a celestial avalanche.
—
Demons and monsters, strange tales, immortal gods, and wandering heroes—hidden in the gaps of history, vying for the secret of eternal life.
Zhou Yan, come forth from Mount Tai, bearing a jade scroll, holding a long sword, shattering the path ahead.
The True Lord has arrived—nothing is forbidden.
“The True Lord Has Arrived,” the new novel by the great author Yanzk. Check it out if you’re interested!
(End of Chapter)
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