Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 366 - 018: Void Nine Battle Line

Chapter 366: Chapter 018: Void Nine Battle Line

"Ah—"

Ye Li’s beheaded head let out a shout as his body, which was still lingering beside Zhou Yan, suddenly exploded, unleashing a torrential Energy that charged fiercely towards Zhou Yan.

This man, in the face of losing the first move, had detonated his own flesh and blood—a resolve so ruthless.

But he didn’t care at all, as if he were caught in a state of hysteria.

"Clang—"

In an instant, Zhou Yan’s Sword suddenly cut through again.

The longsword flashed a piercing cold glimmer, like a divine rainbow flashing by.

With a "pfft," just as the furious blast of Energy had erupted, it was instantly torn asunder.

Blood splattered, distorting a stretch of the Void in the distance.

Yet this explosion and distortion of Energy didn’t affect the Cultivator beside it; although the battle burst forth with intensity and speed, Zhou Yan maintained an extremely tight control over the Energy.

"Ssssh—"

Immediately after, Zhou Yan split another Sword strike, piercing fiercely into the Void.

Everyone was somewhat perplexed as to why Zhou Yan would thrust a Sword into the Void instead of slashing at Ye Li’s head, which had been struck away by a slap.

But at that moment, within the Void, a patch of blood inexplicably burst forth, followed by a real body presenting itself, impaled by Zhou Yan’s Sword.

Blood gushed out like a fountain and then, with a fierce hoist of Zhou Yan’s hand, the body was lifted out.

This body, headless, held immense power and terrifying vitality within.

But after Zhou Yan hoisted the body with his Sword, Space folded as if creased, instantly compressed by Zhou Yan’s hands.

"Boom Crack—"

Thunderflame Divine Tao manifested, the paralyzing Energy rushing into the body, followed by Zhou Yan’s fist, which charged towards Ye Li’s body at an unbelievably fast speed.

"Ah ah—You dare!"

Ye Li’s head suddenly flew over, his face hideously twisted.

"Enough, stop!"

Another voice, imperious and commanding, echoed forth.

This voice, with a peerless domineering air, showed the might of the invincible among its ranks.

It was Xiao Tianlun’s voice—the voice of someone who clearly possessed the strength of a high-level Sword Void Realm and a top-tier genius.

His word was like a royal edict; all had to listen.

Those who didn’t listen had no way out.

However, under this commanding voice, Zhou Yan did not heed, his fist ruthlessly striking out, hammering Ye Li’s body.

"Humph? A mere ant, daring to be so presumptuous!"

Xiao Tianlun’s voice suddenly became icily cold.

Then, he struck with his Sword.

This Sword strike, indescribable in its terror,

Seemed like an ordinary attack.

But once it was unleashed, it approached Zhou Yan in a flash.

This speed surpassed Zhou Yan’s Fist Intent and materialized even faster.

"Exterminate!"

Zhou Yan’s expression darkened, he bellowed a command.

With killing intent surging in his heart, he immediately activated the Thunder Seal and used the Power of Devouring to withstand the Sword Intent. His fist, in the meantime, had already hammered fiercely onto Ye Li’s body.

"Puff—"

Ye Li’s body exploded on impact, this time, truly obliterated by Zhou Yan’s overwhelmingly powerful fist, with Xiao Tianlun’s intervention serving no purpose at all.

Although Zhou Yan had endured Xiao Tianlun’s strike, the Power of Devouring was not invincible; the rebounding force caused Zhou Yan to suffer serious internal damage, and his combat power significantly dropped in a flash.

"Hmm? You dare to defy my command?!"

Xiao Tianlun’s figure suddenly appeared.

He stood more than a hundred meters in front of Zhou Yan, looking down with a condescending manner.

Zhou Yan paid no attention to him, the Power of Devouring transcending the space around him, sweeping up all the surrounding Blood Qi into a whirlpool, eerily akin to its dispersal throughout the Heaven and Earth—imperceptible even to Saints.

This was the transcendent ability of the Thunderflame Sword Body’s Supreme Dao, certain changes known to no one.

These Blood Qis, including Ye Li’s entire flesh body, had become a source of Cultivation energy for Zhou Yan, such cannibalistic-like Cultivation terrifying in its growth rate.

Yet, if such deeds were known by others, the consequences would be grave indeed.

Apart from the normal Soul Devouring Sword Body, typical cultivators definitely couldn’t possess such an ability.

And the Soul Devouring Sword Body didn’t have such a terrifying devouring effect, otherwise it wouldn’t be so obscure and not included among the Four Great Sword Forms.

At this moment, Zhou Yan had recovered some of the shock injuries to his body, ignoring Xiao Tianlun as if he were nonexistent, and directly addressed the stunned Feng Yunyan and Gongcheng Die Wu, "It’s enough now, isn’t it?"

"Enough, enough."

Feng Yunyan and Gongcheng Die Wu almost spoke in unison.

Next, Feng Yunyan and the other Holy Daughter Guardians all recorded Zhou Yan’s information.

At a distance of over a hundred meters, Xiao Tianlun’s expression turned icy cold. His gaze was firmly fixed on Zhou Yan, filled with chilling intent to kill.

By his side, the only thing still fluttering was Ye Li’s lone head. Ye Li’s expression was also very cold, but he looked at Zhou Yan with a gaze full of dread and hate. He hadn’t reconstructed his lost physical body, afraid that Zhou Yan might seize the opportunity to kill him the instant he tried to recover.

"Very well, since I have come into this world, I have seen many arrogant people. Your kind, I have not seen infrequently, and yet, all these people have died."

He wore a cruel smile, as though he could dominate the life of anyone.

This arrogance, this invincible confidence, was truly shocking.

"Who do you think you are?! And you dare speak to me like this?"

Zhou Yan turned his head back, looking at Xiao Tianlun.

It was the first time he had seen this man, but upon laying eyes on him, an undeniable hatred surged within his heart.

It was as if that resentment had existed for an entire lifetime, deeply etched into his bones.

Zhou Yan knew that these were the memories of the "fool" from his past life.

Zhou Yan couldn’t remember how the fool had developed this grudge against Xiao Tianlun, and in fact, he didn’t recall much of his previous life at all, but in this life, he remembered everything that had happened to him.

Therefore, how could Zhou Yan not feel the urge to kill when faced with Xiao Tianlun, the man who had previously said he’d grow tired of the Holy Daughter and then hand her over to Ye Li to play with?

But facing this man, Zhou Yan wasn’t confident in his heart; even if he played all his trump cards, he wasn’t sure he could win.

However, Zhou Yan was not afraid; his belief was that he would be invincible in battle, that he would never fear anyone.

"Good! Very good! Dare to talk like this, even if an Ancestor-level powerhouse descended today, they couldn’t save you!"

Xiao Tianlun became enraged. He deeply resented Zhou Yan for not showing respect and felt a sense of dread toward Zhou Yan deep in his heart, as if they were enemies fated by destiny.

He felt that if he didn’t kill Zhou Yan now, he might become an obstacle in his future path.

"Many have wished for my death, like your servile dog by the name of ’Ye Li’, who also ranted about wanting me dead. But in my hands, he is as laughable as a clown.

Killing him is like slaughtering a dog!

Xiao Tianlun? You, you are nothing but trash, and killing you would be as effortless as cutting grass!"

Zhou Yan sneered coldly, also filled with immense arrogance.

Moreover, as he spoke, a surge of thunderous might manifested itself. It was the aura of the Thunder Divine Punishment, just the presence of which was enough to strike terror into the hearts of countless cultivators and make them lose their courage.

With the might displayed, Ye Li, who had been harshly ridiculed by Zhou Yan, turned ashen-faced. He wanted to retort, but the overwhelming presence from Zhou Yan made him feel an icy coldness in his soul, forcing him to swallow the humiliation and stay silent.

He had already silently moved away from the battleground between the two men.

His heart was seething with hatred that cut to the bone, wishing for Xiao Tianlun to crush Zhou Yan like an insect, but he knew that Zhou Yan wouldn’t challenge Xiao Tianlun so brazenly if he weren’t formidable.

So, he only hoped that Zhou Yan would be defeated and then suffer extreme humiliation.

"Ha, hahaha! Not bad, I, Xiao Tianlun, haven’t had this much fun in a long time."

Xiao Tianlun laughed, mocking like a deity making fun of a mortal’s overreach.

Then, without displaying any aura, he suddenly said, "If you have any last words, say them quickly, because there will be no after for you."

Xiao Tianlun just looked at Zhou Yan like that, subsequently revealing his realm—the Sixth Transformation Sword Void Peak Realm.

"Huh? How could this be? How could he only be at the Sixth Transformation Sword Void Realm?"

"I just saw him at the Seven Transformation Sword Void Realm earlier. How has he regressed?"

"I heard he’s sealing the flaws in his realm. At every stage, he is flawless."

"His strength may have regressed from the Nine Changes Sword Void to the Sixth Transformation Sword Void, but according to the Heavenly Dao Rules, his combat power is nearly a six!"

"Aren’t those at the Sword Tribulation Realm unable to cross realms to kill enemies? How do you break that?"

"You don’t know the half of it. After reaching the Nine Changes Sword Void Realm, there’s a combat power ’Battle Line’ of the Heavenly Dao. Only by breaking six and comprehending the ’Battle Line’ can one trigger the Sword Tribulation’s descent.

The higher the combat power, the greater the Sword Tribulation that can be triggered. If one breaks nine and reaches the limit, breaking the Heaven and Earth Restriction and becoming a ’Profound’ level genius, only then can one cause a great tribulation and be considered a true figure.

To become a Saint or Ancestor, one must reach the True ’Profound’ level of genius!"

"Correct. True Men are those who achieved combat power that broke one, two, three realms under the Life Tribulation; True Spirits achieved combat power that broke four, five, six realms; True Xuans are those who broke seven, eight, nine realms under the Life Tribulation."

"Only upon reaching the Nine Changes Sword Void and attaining a High-level Battlefield can one advance further."

"Having entered the Life Tribulation, all combat power undergoes transformation with the Heavenly Tribulation. Those who can break through one realm are True Man-level geniuses; two realms are True Spirit-level geniuses, and breaking three marks a True Xuan-level genius! Because, after the Life Tribulation, the gap between each realm becomes huge, embodying the liberation from countless smaller realm restrictions.

The combat power required is incredibly daunting. The difference between realms actually includes the Early, Mid, Late, and Great Perfection stages, it’s just that these are usually overlooked by cultivators, so the actual gap is terrifying. Originally breaking nine, after Life Tribulation, one could only break three."

"’Battle Line’ is the most difficult concept to grasp. At this point, the Emperor Qi Sword Body constitution actually has an invincible advantage."