Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 773 - 768 Great Saint 2

Chapter 773: Chapter 768 Great Saint 2

Lin Xin was unaware that Xing Pengfei had originally been cultivated specifically to target exceptional talents like the Buddhist Sons, Jiu Se Divine Lord Yin Chuan, and Demon God King Song Danhao.

Several City Lords had exhausted countless efforts and energy, in addition to seeking the cooperation of several Heavenly Demon Army Masters, to finally cultivate just a few individuals.

Mindset, strength, fate, none was anything but the top choice. Outstanding beyond compare and unparalleled. Even in the entire Myriad Realms, they were absolute seeds of supreme potential.

On the Star Ranking, those who do not possess the Heavenly Venerable Realm but have the strength of a Heavenly Venerable are referred to as Great Saints,

as Great Saints!

Great Saint signifies the pinnacle, the saint among immortals.

Although Green Lake Mountain is powerful, the only one who truly qualifies as a Great Saint is Jiu Se Divine Lord Yin Chuan.

The Shadow Demon Great Saint represents, even, the future City Lord of Shadow City.

Such beings demand respect even from Heavenly Venerables, who dare not show the slightest disrespect or negligence.

Xing Pengfei’s body had absorbed countless streams of dark energy, and he had transformed into a figure of pure shadow, devoid of any other color.

"It has been over a thousand years, and you are the first cultivator that has forced me to use this technique...."

His voice was intermittent, as if something was interfering with its transmission.

There was no hint of might around him, as if he were just a plain, ordinary shadow, but anyone who laid eyes on him could feel a suffocating and oppressive terror welling up from the bottom of their hearts.

"Heavenly Extreme Nine Revolutions... Collapse!"

Xing Pengfei’s body suddenly shrunk and vanished from the spot.

"Is that Collapse!?? Be careful!!"

The Venerable nearby immediately narrowed his eyes, swept his sleeve, and lifted several people nearby, shooting away.

In the blink of an eye, they teleported to the exit of the small world.

"Let’s go!"

Without any hesitation, their Immortal-level spiritual sense was frantically warning them that Xing Pengfei’s move was extremely terrifying in power, posing a great threat even to them.

This was already beyond Earth Immortal.

They unhesitatingly charged into the teleportation gateway, and just as they crossed over, they felt an intense vibration from behind.

The Black-robed Celestial Venerable turned for a look and was instantly shocked.

The teleportation gateway had exploded right away, disintegrating into countless silver-white fragments that scattered in all directions.

"Hurry! This place isn’t safe either!"

He urgently swept his sleeve again, and continued to cast a wave of clear light that carried a few others toward the next external teleportation gateway.

The speed of a Celestial Venerable was incredibly fast, and within a few blinks, they reached the teleportation orb.

But before they could step in,

Boom!!!

Countless forests behind them exploded from the ground.

Debris from countless trees, grass clippings, and soil shot up into the sky, turning everything into a dusty haze as sand from the inner small world was blasted out.

Web-like black fissures spread everywhere, and the forest world was close to collapsing.

The Black-robed Celestial Venerable peered into the middle distance and could only vaguely make out two figures, one black and one white, clashing wildly against each other.

There were no longer any discernible sword techniques.

Just a purely tyrannical force at its peak with each motion they made tearing and ripping apart countless spatial fragments.

The scenes from the second, third, fourth, and even the fifth Heavenly Realms became entangled in the fissures between the spatial fragments.

Some were jumbled with jagged rocks, some pitch-black, some lush green, and some a vast gold corroded ocean from the fifth Heavenly Realm.

The entire lower Heavenly Realm’s boundary barriers had been thoroughly penetrated by the aftershocks of their battle.

The sheer intensity of the vibrations left the Black-robed Celestial Venerable himself trembling with fear.

He was merely a newcomer who had just entered the Heavenly Venerable stage, having stepped into this realm for only a few thousand years, without sufficient accumulation.

And the degree of battle he was witnessing, if he were to go up there, it’s unlikely he would hold out, and he would be defeated in an instant.

"This is truly enviable... talent...."

A flicker of envy shone in his eyes, which he quickly concealed.

His abilities and hard work had barely been enough to attain the Heavenly Venerable status.

At this level, everything had reached its limit.

All his cultivation techniques, cultivation, and realm were locked in place, limited to the foundation he had built, and to advance further, the only way was to start over from scratch.

Unfortunately... not everyone had the resolve and will to dismantle all their cultivation and start again.

To reach this level required a combination of luck, understanding, and effort, none of which could be missing.

To try it all over again, no one could guarantee they’d still have the same fate and luck.

"Let’s go!"

Leading the other Earth Immortals, he stepped into the black sphere.

In an instant, their surroundings shifted to the top of Snow Mountain they’d seen earlier.

Hiss!!

Instantly, a black crack shot out from the black orb behind them.

"Not good!" The Black-robed Celestial Venerable’s face changed, ready to quickly move away.

But it was already too late.

The black orb behind them burst open with a loud boom, splitting into pieces and unleashing a pitch-black shockwave that spread wildly in all directions.

Following the black shockwave, a massive amount of golden water surged forth.

The Black-robed Celestial Venerable raised his hands high, as Star Force descended from the heavens, landing on him and the surrounding Earth Immortals, forming pillars of light that stood erect in the midst of the golden sea.

But as soon as the column of light touched the seawater, his heart sank.

Layers upon layers of potent corrosive power were rapidly depleting the starlight pillar at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"How can it be this strong!?"

He was inwardly shocked, considering himself a Heavenly Immortal of Celestial Venerable status, yet at that moment he could barely withstand the aftershocks of the two clashing, feeling overwhelmed.

"Dragon’s Return!!"

The roar of the Shadow Demon Great Sage Xing Pengfei erupted from the golden seawater of the Soul Sect.

He held a gigantic Black Blade and ferociously slashed at the figure before him, parting the seawater and creating a straight path.

In an instant, tens of thousands of blade shadows were unleashed simultaneously, each faintly covered with a layer of colorless Immortal Light.

That was the Primordial Spirit Holy Light that naturally emerged at the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

Primordial Spirit Holy Light was not exclusive to Heavenly Venerables; it was a light naturally produced by the cosmic laws once one’s might reached the levels of a Heavenly Venerable.

"Hahahaha!!!" Xing Pengfei laughed wildly as he madly hacked at the figure opposite him.

"Die die die!!!"

Lin Xin’s body was concealed by white ossified armor, concealing his expression, but he was wielding the Joyous Sword, and was furiously slashing head-on against Xing Pengfei as well.

Facing the opponent’s terrifying Celestial Venerable-level offensive, he was actually able to fight one-on-one!

He had gone from barely managing to defend at the start to now being equally matched.

But at that moment, he was also somewhat astounded.

The Shadow Demon Great Sage was indeed worthy of the title "Great Saint."

If it weren’t for his taking advantage of the opponent’s underestimation and using the Joyous Sword’s trait to absorb almost half of his opponent’s cultivation power at the very beginning,

he might have already been defeated by now. Without using the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, he would have had no way to fight against such a maddened onslaught.

While his offensive surged like tides, Lin Xin’s mind remained as still as clear water.

In his heart, he understood that he was essentially using the opponent’s strength against them, which was the terrifying aspect of the Supreme Jiuyue Divine Wind Sword.

Just the Joyous Sword alone possessed such an abnormally strong ability, and there were several other Swords of Emotions to come, each with varied capabilities. Yet, they were all comparably formidable.

Combined, their might was nothing short of terrifying.

At this moment, he also began to understand why that past cultivator of the Supreme Jiuyue Divine Wind Sword was so invincible and without equal.

With a diagonal strike from his left hand, Lin Xin leapt backward lightly and then fiercely chopped down from above.

Sshh!!

The Sword Light was pink, carrying the Joyous Sword’s unique shrill laughter with it.

The sword was imbued with a bizarre energy tens of times stronger than Lin Xin himself, which fiercely smashed down upon Xing Pengfei.

This bizarre energy was all absorbed from Xing Pengfei’s previous assaults.

The wielder of the Joyous Sword always grew stronger the longer they fought; if they couldn’t be killed at the beginning, there was only one result—being worn down to death.

This sword was now several times stronger than before, matching up to eighty percent of Xing Pengfei’s own force.

On top of that was Lin Xin’s own immense Great Purity True Power, as well as the formidable strength of his own body.

This sword had surpassed all previous attacks.

Before even nearing Xing Pengfei, an invisible force firmly pulled at him, preventing him from escaping or dodging.

"Come on!!!"

He roared, his eyes bulging, as he raised his Black Blade head-on to meet the attack.

"Heavenly Extreme Nine Revolutions - Shadowless!!! Kill!!!"

Boom!!

The Black Blade exploded, turning into countless black shadows that surged skyward from all directions like a dark waterfall!

Thud!!!

The sword and blade collided head-on.

The impact of the collision was like the beating of a heart, as black and red lights burst forth and swept away.

A beam of red light struck the base of Snow Mountain, instantly carving a pitch-dark, straight, and deep fissure of unknown depth.

Another stream of black qi grazed the edge of Snow Mountain, instantly corroding half of the mountain into dark waters which then vaporized and dissipated into the air.

In the distance, many cultivators who were hurrying over, attempting to enter the small world for exploration, were swept away by the red light as if they were flies smashed by a club.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of cultivators exploded like bloody fireworks, meeting their end on the spot. The rest were terrified and scattered in all directions.

Black qi and red light swept out one after another, each stretch reaching tens of miles away.

Lin Xin and Xing Pengfei stood face-to-face, their sword and blade locked in combat. Countless black smoke and red light franticly rubbed against each other, entwining and strangling.

Xing Pengfei was panting heavily, already seeming unable to hold on.

Lin Xin’s chest bore an elliptical penetrating wound, through which his front could be seen from his back. This was the result of a burst attack from Xing Pengfei that had punched right through him.

After all, once separated from the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, Lin Xin’s own strength was only at the Earth Immortal Origin Earth level. While he possessed much Immortal Light, it didn’t greatly enhance combat capabilities. Thus, when truly fighting, his fundamental reliance was still on various lethal techniques.

"Too bad... you’ve lost your best chance to kill me..."

Lin Xin’s gaze was calm as he watched Xing Pengfei.

Since both were merely avatars, even dying here wouldn’t pose any issue. At most, they would have to return and condense another, at the cost of some Elemental Energy.

"I underestimated you," Xing Pengfei nodded, frankly admitting. "You have come of age, and I’m no match for you."

He abruptly retreated, willingly setting down the Black Blade.

"Next time, next time I will kill you!"

Boom!

The pink Sword Light suddenly engulfed him completely, vaporizing the incarnation in the blink of an eye.