Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 520 - 514 Desolate Vault 7

Chapter 520: Chapter 514 Desolate Vault 7

Whoosh!

A gigantic sword shadow, stretching over a thousand kilometers, seemed to split the sky as it suddenly burst from the center of Mount Wuding.

The space instantly cracked open a massive black fissure, which was quickly healed and condensed by the huge formation of Mount Wuding.

Countless dark mists transformed into numerous chains around the mountain, ferociously wrapping and binding the spatial crack layer by layer.

True Monarch Huang Yuan was struck head-on by this sword strike, crossing his arms in front of him, and was blasted straight into the mountain’s underground.

He had only two fists, while Lin Xin wielded four swords.

Gold, silver, white, red—four blades sliced through the air like streams of different colored light, continuously cleaving towards Huang Yuan with each strike.

The stability of the space here was far stronger than elsewhere, allowing them both to unleash their full strength without entering the Illusory Sea.

Lin Xin’s whole body shimmered with golden light, raising his hand to point.

"Mystic Heaven Formless!"

In an instant, an immense golden disc formation slowly revolved around him.

Ssssshhhh!!

Immediately, countless golden swords emerged from the sky above him, thunderously plummeting down, converging mid-air into a colossal golden sword that fiercely stabbed towards the saintly body of the Desolate Vault of True Monarch Huang Yuan.

At that moment, the two entangled Desolate Vault saintly bodies were at an impasse, neither able to overcome the other, but the arrival of this golden sword dramatically shifted the situation.

Huang Yuan’s expression changed; he couldn’t have imagined that Lin Xin, aside from the saintly body of Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, also had another high-level deadly move of comparable power.

"Mystic Heaven Formless Golden Light Formation...! I didn’t expect to see this formation again,"

Bai Suozi exclaimed in slight admiration.

"This formation hasn’t been laid out by anyone for a long time. To think that it could be inscribed on the surface of someone’s body!"

"Such an ancient formation, truly befitting a Grandmaster of the Formation Talisman path,"

Yin Pengzi also expressed his admiration. Even now, with Central Prefecture abundant in talents, perhaps only this individual could alone set up a fifth-grade grand formation.

The golden sword shone with blinding golden light, thunderously stabbing towards the top of Huang Yuan’s Desolate Vault.

"Stabbing Dragon Delight!" In the midst of a rumbling sound, Huang Yuan’s arm suddenly swelled and elongated, ferociously grabbing towards the golden sword.

His hand traversed the Five Elements space, as if the golden sword was right in front of him, suddenly making the intervening distance disappear.

The large hand and the tip of the golden sword touched instantly.

"Annihilation of Passion!"

Huang Yuan roared furiously, and his other hand also shot forth, grabbing the blade of the golden sword together.

Bang!!!

The kilometer-long golden sword shattered instantly.

Lin Xin snorted coldly, his hand reaching for the Three Yinluo Swords.

"Yinluo All Visions, All Lives Vanish!"

Boom!!

Suddenly, a column of white-golden light fell from the sky, completely enveloping him.

This was his first full-powered use after perfecting the fifth-grade formation on the Three Yinluo Swords.

The heart of Qi condensed, he lacked not the Demonic Qi Star Force, but the spirit to control it.

Back when he was at the Sixth Layer using Three Yinlo, his Star Force was nowhere as capable as it was now, able to input Star Force to its greatest extent, summoning the Primordial Ancient Demon God.

But now it was different.

The face with silver-grey scales of the Mother of Yuan Dou slowly emerged behind him. The power of the Desolate Vault drove the Three Yinluo Demon God.

Ying!!

A sound like a baby crying emerged from the white-golden light column.

Ssshh!

A giant white wing stretched out from the light column.

With a booming sound, the light column exploded, revealing a monstrous three-headed creature a kilometer in size.

Bird head, lion body, peacock tail!

The three giant bird heads of the Three Yinluo furiously roared towards the Desolate Vault saintly body.

Boom!!

The invisible sonic wave split the space, completely turning the surroundings into a pitch-dark Illusory Sea environment, which also violently trembled as if it too could barely withstand such terrifying vibrations.

Having just withstood the golden sword, True Monarch Huang Yuan’s expression changed, too late to react, his yellow hairs opening like needles, forming a yellow furball.

With a puff, massive amounts of yellow hairs shot out in all directions like countless yellow raindrops scattering.

The invisible sonic waves were instantly countered in mid-air. The yellow hairs also quickly withered and blackened.

"Annihilation!"

Huang Yuan roared again, thunderously disappearing on the spot.

Lin Xin’s lips split slightly, he too vanished with his sword.

Boom boom boom boom boom!!!

The two fiercely clashed, from the heavens to the underground, neither yielding to the other.

Although Lin Xin’s absolute strength was not as great as Huang Yuan’s, his recovery power far exceeded his. After attacking and getting injured, he instantly recovered to his original state, whereas Huang Yuan, despite being superior in strength, speed, and defensive power, reached an unimaginable level but just couldn’t deliver a fatal blow, only able to be drawn into a war of attrition.

A series of palm techniques, fist techniques, finger techniques, and leg techniques flowed continuously without repetition, like a mountain torrent bursting forth, pouring from Huang Yuan’s hands towards Lin Xin.

Lin Xin held the Red Flower and Yinluo Twin Swords, surrounded by a desiring-to-annihilate Zhen Ning ring, forming a sword array. Coupled with the full activation of the Mystic Heaven Formless Golden Light Formation.

The Demon Body unfolded, each sword strike having thrice the usual effect.

The Primitive Demon Domain’s Soul Domain was neutralized by the opponent, while Huang Yuan’s breakthrough Soul Domain had no effect on his body’s resistance, resulting in a draw.

The true confrontation between the two was still a matter of physical constitution and Divine Martial Arts skills.

Huang Yuan excelled in defensive power, while Lin Xin excelled in recovery resistance.

Both had similar speeds, and under the support of the heart of Qi, they were simultaneously sustaining the output of four types of Divine Skills, which had reached their limits.

The first was the entanglement and opposition of the Sacred Body.

The second was going all out in a melee fight.

The third included the power of the Three Yinluo Swords and the Annihilation of Passion.

The fourth was the Golden Light Formation and the power of Annihilation.

The two powerhouses had reached the point where they had fully unleashed their firepower and could not hold back any longer.

As the fierce battle ensued, a massive black distortion formed in the sky above Wuding Mountain, which was the continuously splitting and robust space rules being repeatedly destroyed and healed.

However, the repeated healing and destruction gradually began to cause the Banishment Formation Method of the entire Wuding Mountain to destabilize, slowly tilting into the Illusory Sea through the spatial gap.

Boom!!!

In an instant, Huang Yuan ultimately fell short due to having fewer attack points compared to Lin Xin and was struck in the middle of his chest by a sword, crashing down like a cannonball, deeply embedding into the surface of Wuding Mountain.

"Teacher, you’ve already grown old. Wouldn’t it be nice to retire graciously? Why must you tear each other apart and harm the harmony?" A sneer appeared on Lin Xin’s face. His dual swords crossed, emitting a clear clashing sound.

"You would need the ability to force that!" Huang Yuan suddenly appeared behind him, delivering an elbow strike, a kick, a poke, and a punch almost simultaneously.

This was the terrifying aspect of his transformation into the Demon God Huang Yuan; he could release four different types of attacks instantly, equivalent to unleashing four times his full strength at once.

This was one of the reasons he had entered the Heavenly List.

"Unworthy disciple! You’re courting death; don’t blame your master!"

Huang Yuan’s thoughts raced, and behind him, Demonic Qi transformed into an arm, as if gripping something in its palm. A faint blood-red glow subtly emanated, silent and stealthy.

What he wanted was a disciple completely under his control, not one who would break away and defy him.

If he were to relinquish significant power, his tyrannical nature would not tolerate days without authority.

Lin Xin was an unpredictable factor! Since he was unpredictable, the best solution was naturally to destroy him.

Seeing this, Lin Xin laughed heartily. His dual swords also swiftly unfolded the Red Flower Sword Path, weaving a network of swords to meet the attack.

Behind him, a small golden bow also subtly emerged, with a massive amount of Star Force gathered and vibrating on the bowstring, causing it to compress under pressure.

Bang bang bang bang!!

The two clashed dozens of times in an instant, each collision easily shattering space, causing the Illusory Sea to quake.

Once again, their swords and palms met.

With a booming sound, both were sent flying simultaneously.

Huang Yuan’s eyes hardened, and suddenly a black qi-formed arm shot out from behind him, palm scattering red light as it silently imprinted toward Lin Xin from the side.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xin also had a golden bow appear, from which he rapidly shot arrows at him.

The red light and the invisible waves collided fiercely. An explosion much more terrifying than that of True Monarch level burst forth.

Both Lin Xin and Huang Yuan could not withstand it and were blown apart, scattering in opposite directions.

The two large Sacred Bodies above their heads also burst apart. The golden light, black qi, and blood qi also dissipated and calmed down simultaneously.

"Desolate Vault Annihilating Star Hand! Hehehe! Indeed fierce, I had been defeated by this move back then." Bai Suozi also saw that palm.

"Back then, True Monarch Lietian was defeated by this sneak attack too. A king is made by victory, and the loser is vanquished. Sect Master truly understands this principle deeply," an Elder spoke somewhat sarcastically.

"Dare to disrespect the Sect Master?!" Duan Chizi looked over coldly, his eyes faintly impatient.

"Sect Master? Heh, he won’t be for long!" that Elder sneered.

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Lin Xin and Huang Yuan crashed into a certain edge of the right side of Wuding Mountain; the entire mountain trembled violently and began to slowly tilt to the left.

Huang Yuan sneered, merely spitting out some blood, and charged at Lin Xin like lightning.

"Die!"

With murderous intent on his face, he suddenly appeared, stomping down toward Lin Xin.

Lin Xin diverted the attack with his hand, turning four swords into a Sword Array Formation that rapidly sliced at Huang Yuan’s waist, knocking away his foot.

Crack crack crack...!

Countless golden sparks were cut out by the Sword Array. Huang Yuan remained unflustered, sending a punch filled with the power of Annihilation forcefully toward Lin Xin’s chest.

His Annihilation, Ultimate Suppression, Annihilation of Passion, and Annihilation of Nature were the essence of his self-realized Martial Arts, combining four moves into one, known as the Desolate Vault Annihilating Star Hand. It was the formidable move that stabilized his position at number nine on the Heavenly List.

Used separately, each also possessed at least several times the power of an average True Monarch.

Lin Xin was unfazed, his body shining with Golden Light Formation Talismans, his dual swords striking down overhead, the blades seemingly stacking countless golden Light Swords in an instant, intensely thick and piercing.

With a thunderous bang!

The two were locked in a stalemate again.

Amidst the roaring, Demonic Qi and Demonic Qi highly converged and compressed, not scattering a bit, all surging violently towards each other.

Neither could move, only able to look face-to-face, fully exerting their efforts.

Lin Xin stared into Huang Yuan’s eyes, a faint, eerie gleam emerging in his gaze.

He suddenly chuckled, and from behind him, a Golden Sword swiftly swept across.

Blood splattered, he had actually sliced open his own waist!

Behind the severed waist, a massive invisible strong fluctuation roared forward. Passing through the gap at the waist, it fiercely struck the unsuspecting Huang Yuan’s head.