Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 212 - 105: Hard Battle!

Chapter 212: Chapter 105: Hard Battle!

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

Behind Hou Yan, the ground seemed to be ablaze, everything the Blood Light passed turned into Tribulation Ash, the earth itself grew incomparably dark.

Some thick soil, transformed by the Blood Sword into twisted, unsightly transparent black-red crystals resembling the porous texture of glass.

Originally, there was a lush forest here, but after Zhou Yan passed through, and with the arrival of the Blood Sword, this place had become a purgatory.

However, relying on his strong soul and partial crisis sensing ability, combined with a certain Ancient Array charm in his movements, this attack that should have been fatal was still avoided by Zhou Yan.

Above the Void, Hou Yao’s eyes grew colder and more merciless. She watched from on high, and now she couldn’t help but frown.

"How many more times can you run!"

With a cold snort from Hou Yao, her five fingers turned to claws and suddenly reached down toward Zhou Yan, a powerful move after two failed attempts to kill him!

She intended to grasp Zhou Yan and crush him to death in the palm of her hand!

When those five fingers snatched downwards, they instantly took the form of five terrifying cages, carrying with them an overwhelming sea-like aura, causing the clouds to churn, the sky to seem as if struck by a tsunami!

This immense energy directly bore down on Zhou Yan, leaving no place to hide.

Zhou Yan’s heart was filled with horror; this old woman was simply too powerful! With his current strength, even Li Cangsheng could not easily suppress him, but this old woman seemed to have earth-shattering capabilities, able to turn the world on its head. Her strength was unfathomable!

At this moment, there was no escape, no way out.

With a thought, Zhou Yan immediately activated the Tao of Supreme Sword Intent, deriving Soul Extinguishing, Sorrow-breaking, and Lonely Sword Intent—all three mighty Sword Intents—at the same time. While stabilizing a region of Space-Time, he drove the Spiritual Lotus Armor with his Essence Blood!

The defensive power of the Spiritual Lotus, Zhou Yan knew well. Although it seemed merely a High Grade Spirit Artifact, the Guardian Sword Formation derived on it was already incredibly strong, not to mention its own defensive capability.

Although Zhou Yan had previously worn the Spirit Armor, he had never truly stimulated its defense with his bloodline. Now, in one go, a rich aura as solid as Thick Earth emerged.

The three mighty Sword Intents only stabilized the moment for a brief time, granting Zhou Yan a chance to deploy the Spirit Armor. In this battle that transcended supreme Realms, every step was critical for life and death.

"In your next life, don’t be arrogant. Understand your station. If you’re a bastard, then just live a dog’s life, curled up and docile. Dreaming of clinging to the mighty leads only to one path: death!"

Hou Yao showed no mercy with her words. With a fierce grab and a squeeze, she captured everything within a radius of a hundred miles in her hand, then set about crushing it to dust!

She wanted to crush Zhou Yan to death just like that, as if he were an ant.

"Crack—"

A loud shattering sound erupted. Everything she held was suddenly crushed and exploded, transforming into powder and fragments.

Within it all, the Spirit Armor around Zhou Yan’s body also crackled with a grating sound of bursting. The Sword Formations inside it, one by one, disintegrated. Under such divine power, nothing could withstand.

As the Sword Formations collapsed, the true defense of the Spirit Armor fully revealed itself, and its strong defense completely blocked Hou Yao’s grasping force.

Hou Yao seemed to have sensed something; she let out a light ’eh’, releasing her grip slightly before another violent surge of strength pressed down.

In that instant, Zhou Yan’s body shot out like a streak of light.

And the Spirit Armor in Hou Yao’s hand, with this explosive force, shattered into countless pieces of dust.

Zhou Yan escaped, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, looking somewhat disheveled. This was the most perilous encounter he had ever experienced on his cultivation journey!

The enemy was so powerful it drove him to despair.

This was definitely a strong being from the Sword Void Realm, beyond the Sword Spirit Realm, and an experienced one at that!

Zhou Yan’s heart was chilled, but he still had some desperate measures unutilized, such as Hou Yan’s Soul Jade, and the Purple Flame at the center of his brow.

For the former, he didn’t want to rely on others, thus fostering dependence and shattering the Heart of Invincibility. For the latter, he didn’t want to bring danger to Yanyan.

Although he could not prove it was true, Zhou Yan felt that channeling such invincible energy towards Yanyan would be harming her!

How could Zhou Yan, whose fatherly love for Yanyan surpassed his own life, do such a thing?

So, for the moment, Zhou Yan did not utilize these two trump cards.

With a thought, he immediately employed the Broken Worry Sword!

This Broken Worry Sword, comparable to the Spiritual Lotus Armor, perhaps even surpassing it. At this time, any hesitation was a path to death.

Sure enough, as the Sword came forth, Zhou Yan felt a massive Sword Seal shooting directly at him. This deadly aura, like a ferocious flood beast, devoured heaven and earth.

The ground around Zhou Yan’s body couldn’t withstand the tremendous pressure and broke apart, his body showing hairline cracks from which blood oozed out.

The Broken Worry Sword transformed into a Sword Spirit, an azure gigantic dragon shadow emerged, practicing the Natural Form Intent, roaring against heaven and earth, and fiercely colliding with the Sword Intent Seal.

The once invincible Azure Dragon Sword Spirit, was now like an egg striking a rock, unable to withstand the immense power and Realm crushing it. After a frontal resistance, the Broken Worry Sword exploded into powder.

The Azure Dragon Sword Spirit, after a brief forced resistance, also exploded instantly, turning to dust.

The Azure Dragon Sword Spirit, had fallen.

Zhou Yan’s body and soul shattered like crushed powder, with blood spurting from all seven orifices.

Battling such a formidable opponent, he had suddenly comprehended much, but at the same time, he had suffered extremely terrifying grave injuries!

With a roar, he deployed the Undying Rebirth Technique, and his vast storage of Origin Energy diminished instantly by one-tenth! His entire being instantly recovered to its peak condition, a pity that the Azure Dragon Sword Spirit had already fallen, entering a temporary dormant state.

The Broken Worry Sword had also perished.

A chilling murderous intent filled Zhou Yan’s heart; he silently flew away, continuing his escape.

The Spiritual Lotus Armor and the Broken Worry Sword were two treasures he valued greatly, constantly tempered and refined, having invested countless efforts. Now that they had perished like this, the anguish was extreme.

As for the Azure Dragon Sword Spirit’s demise, Zhou Yan was not too worried. For others, the sword spirit’s fall would be a fatal blow, but for Zhou Yan, it meant nothing. Because his foundation remained and he still had Origin Energy, to condense another Azure Dragon Sword Spirit would pose no difficulty.

"You think you can escape? Futile, you won’t get away! Today, no one can save you!"

Hou Yao said coldly.

After shattering Zhou Yan’s sword spirit, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, no longer concerned about him at all.

It seemed that even if Zhou Yan were to escape now, she would no longer be concerned.

However, remembering the insults Zhou Yan had hurled at her earlier, her murderous intent resurfaced.

With the reappearance of killing intent, she unleashed another magic sword seal, a blast with an unmatched imposing strength headed straight for Zhou Yan’s body!

If this blow hit, it would surely turn someone to ashes, soul shattered and dispersed.

A chilling dread rose in Zhou Yan’s heart, penetrating to his bones, making his soul tremble.

In that instant, Zhou Yan held nothing back. All of his Spiritual Sense, carrying his soul aura, abruptly entered the Purple Flame Void in his brow. Then, he catalyzed his brow’s space, extending that space and using his physical body as a spatial point for a life wager.

His soul escaped into the Purple Flame Void, leaving his physical body without any defense.

In fact, even with defense, he would be powerless to evade the inevitable.

"Puchi—"

Zhou Yan’s body was harshly struck by the Sword Seal, followed by a clanging sound like that of metal on metal.

In that moment, as if time had stopped, blood gushed out like a fountain from Zhou Yan’s body, which after being momentarily suspended, cracked extensively, then was sent flying at a terrifying speed.

Some of the blood, shooting out like swift arrows, caused innumerable parts of the ground to collapse.

Zhou Yan’s physical body was thrown deep into the Purple Mist Sea from afar, and his soul aura seemed to have completely vanished.

However, this disappearance was so peculiar that Hou Yao stopped in confusion, looking around carefully and fine-tuning her senses.

Then, with a sudden grasp of her hand, a clump of blood carrying bits of flesh was captured into her palm.

The vibrant red mixed with gold, the blood and flesh exuded an inexplicable aura.

This was a piece of Zhou Yan’s flesh, containing energy comparable to that of a Spirit Pill.

"Such a strong physical body, no wonder it withstood a strike from the Sword Seal without completely dispersing, bearing the bloodline of an ancient demon beast. Emperor Qi Sword Body, even as an anomaly who has not yet stepped onto the proper path of condensing a Sword Soul, is still remarkable!"

Hou Yao murmured to herself and then proceeded to continue her pursuit to completely annihilate Zhou Yan.

At this time, however, she carried a teasing demeanor as if playing a game of cat and mouse.

But in that moment, as Hou Yao still floated in space, she suddenly felt a chill in her heart. Just then, a slit suddenly opened right where she was, as if the void had opened its maw.

Her body jerked, ready to flee, but at that instant, the terrifying aura of Sword Intent manifested once again in heaven and earth.

Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent!

Sorrow-breaking Sword Intent!

Lonely Sword Intent!

This combination of the three Sword Intents was even stronger, the force of their impact, even more potent! Hou Yao, with her slight contempt, was once again shaken, her soul briefly stunned!

Then, her figure was suddenly swallowed by the gaping mouth, only to emerge in an odd space of the void.

There, the Tao she resonated with suddenly seemed to have lost all energy!

Without the energy of the Tao or the secrets of the Great Tao, she was stripped of her greatest reliance in an instant!

"Old dog!"

Zhou Yan suddenly appeared, appearing at her side with a fist carrying a terrifying golden energy, smashing fiercely towards Hou Yao’s old face.

"You dare, mongrel! Can you break through my Soul Armor defense?"

Hou Yao sneered and shouted, only to find she couldn’t make a sound.

Both shocked and enraged, she suddenly felt a terrifying soul aura crush down upon her.