Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 380 - 031 Combination, Mutated Sword Intent

Chapter 380: Chapter 031 Combination, Mutated Sword Intent

"Life and Death Sword Intent, Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent and others are so powerful because I have once comprehended them. These were all realized by myself, step by step; while they are far from being as strong as Xingyi Swordsmanship, they can still exhibit unimaginable combat power."

Just like a person who possesses myriad Spirit Crystals can use them, but doesn’t understand how Spirit Crystals are formed.

"If one comprehends the essence and origin of Spirit Crystals before using them, then they can be fully utilized."

"The Emperor Qi within the Emperor Qi Sword Body is a kind of ’momentum,’ a kind of ’majestic authority.’ If one transforms this Emperor’s Sword Intent through the path of the Emperor Qi Sword Body, and evolves it into the Thunderflame Sword Body’s Sword Intent, taking the strengths of both Sword Bodies and first combines them into a composite Sword Intent, then the combat power will definitely break through to the seventh level!"

"All previous attacks were merely the Emperor Qi Sword Body’s attacks, with a layer of Thunder Flame added on. Even the Thunder Flame Sword Dao is instinctively executed following the inheritance, without personal will. In this way, no matter how strong, how much more powerful can it get?

"Thus, even if cultivated to the extreme, it would still be no different from the attack patterns of the Inheritor, unable to surpass, unable to outshine."

"Now, these abilities must be understood from the origin, truly comprehend everything, achieve one’s own Dao, and truly master the Thunderflame Sword Body."

Zhou Yan suddenly understood many problems in an instant.

The Emperor Qi Sword Body is powerful because it starts from the Qi Sea and Qi Column; through the appearance and fusion of the Emperor’s Arc, and experiencing each scene personally, one can exhibit one’s own Dao. Therefore, it manifests Sword Intents like Life and Death Sword Intent, Lonely Sword Intent, representing one’s own path.

However, for the Thunderflame Sword Body, I never tried to understand its essence from the beginning to the end.

Zhou Yan thought through this thoroughly, and his mind became completely transparent.

Once his thoughts flowed freely, Zhou Yan’s soul experienced a kind of sublime pleasure as if ascending, resulting in his reaction becoming more agile and his soul growing stronger.

...

"The Emperor Qi Sword Body is activated through a combination of bloodline and belief, unlocking the Qi Sea and Qi Column."

"The Thunderflame Sword Body starts with Thunder Flame as the origin, evolving amidst flames like a ferocious fire. After evolution, with the power of the Void, Thunderflame appears.

This kind of evolution can produce various powerful constitutions such as Thunderflame Sword Body, Void Sword Body, Chaos Sword Body, and so on."

"But the Thunderflame Sword Body is a top-notch constitution, above all these other evolvable constitutions."

"Thunder represents dominion over Divine Punishment and possesses the force of sharp gold, the Power of Breaking Dao."

"The Thunderbolt Sea is the sea of thunder; the Thunderbolt Qi Column is the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation."

"The Thunderstorm Lightning Arc is the electrical arc that rips through heaven and earth after the collision of thunderbolts."

"Thunder Ocean roars with lightning; Thunder Will, Divine Punishment Sword Intent!"

"Thunderflame Sword Intent, where Sword Intent creates and destroys; with the emergence of thunder, it shocks the Ba Huang."

...

Zhou Yan began to comprehend thunder and Thunderflame Sword Intent.

With the inheritance and previous comprehension of the Emperor Qi Sword Body Dao, this time, Zhou Yan comprehended it quickly.

But this comprehension was like organizing something chaotic into neatly ordered elements.

The bigger the change, the deeper Zhou Yan’s understanding became as he delved into comprehension.

In less than half a day, Zhou Yan re-cultivated Thunder Flame Sword Dao and truly entered its initial stage.

Afterward, Zhou Yan’s will activated the Thunder Seal.

Previously, with his thoughts flowing smoothly and his mind clear, Zhou Yan was no longer worried about the Thunder Seal. He sensed it carefully.

The Thunder Seal, like the Purple Flame Void, also contained a small confined space—here, within the Purple Flame Void, was the Land of Enlightenment by the Purple Flame Lotus.

This was a place especially for Enlightenment, without constraints of time. The Thunder Seal didn’t seal this place but manifested it instead as a cultivation space.

Here, there was no Purple Flame Lotus, no Crystal Coffin.

Zhou Yan’s Soul Consciousness arrived here, then sat down to enter into silent contemplation for Enlightenment.

Powerful Origin Energy rolled in.

Zhou Yan forgot time, forgot space.

In the Enlightenment Space of the Thunder Seal, time passed irregularly but had no concept.

Just as he had forgotten time in the Spiritual Lotus Secret Realm during Enlightenment,

Just as he had forgotten the years by the side of the Purple Flame Lotus during Enlightenment,

Zhou Yan continued his contemplation here.

His Soul Consciousness manifested a body, like a child learning to walk, starting from the Sword Beginning Realm, entering the Sword Heart Realm, entering the Sword Intent Realm.

Qi Sea, Qi Column, Thunder Flame and Thunder Arc all appeared in succession, and that child was like shining with the limitless brilliance of a genius.

But all this was still evolving in the passage of time.

With unwavering concentration, Zhou Yan continued his cultivation. The Qi Sea, Qi Column, and Thunder Arc were combined together, forming the Thunderflame Sword Spirit and ultimately the Thunderflame Sword Soul.

Sword Soul First Layer Heaven, Sword Soul Second Layer Heaven, Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven...Triple Layer Great Perfection.

Unnoticed, the body manifested from the Soul Consciousness grew from an ordinary child into an elegant youth, virtually identical in size to Zhou Yan’s physical body.

And his Realm had also reached the Great Perfection Realm of the Thunderflame Sword Body Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven.

At this point, Zhou Yan didn’t stop but instead stood in the Enlightenment Space for a moment. With a thought, his Soul Consciousness split in two.

One as the Thunderflame Sword Body Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven Great Perfection.

Another as the Emperor Qi Sword Body Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven Great Perfection.

Although the core of the Emperor Qi Sword Body was sealed, there was no difficulty in manifesting the structure of the Emperor Qi Sword Body with Soul Consciousness.

The two bodies manifested by the Soul Consciousness faced each other.

Then, within the two manifested bodies, each manifested a Sword Intent.

One was the Emperor’s Sword Intent.

The other was the Thunderflame Sword Intent.

The two Sword Intents truly collided, producing a terrifyingly twisted aura.

With the force of the impact, like an exploding flame, with a ’puff,’ the space of Enlightenment was vibrated.

Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness could no longer maintain stability and, with two ’puff’ sounds, it shattered completely and was jolted out of the Enlightenment Space.

Zhou Yan opened his eyes to find traces of years passing by within them, signs of mottled vicissitudes that were very ancient.

Yet the ancient array around him continued to operate, the clear time records showing that not even a day had passed.

"The powerful Origin Energy allows the Enlightenment Space to transcend the effects of time for Enlightenment. This Purple Flame Void... the Thunder Seal, is truly extraordinary.

Even a Saint-level Expert might not possess such ability, right? Otherwise, if a Saint-level Expert wanted to deal with me, how could I have possibly escaped? So then... there’s a lot more to consider."

Zhou Yan murmured to himself as if lost in thought.

However, he quickly collected his thoughts.

The fusion of Sword Intent had failed, but this only stoked his competitive spirit.

The Origin Power from this attempt had not been wasted at all; it was entirely used for Enlightenment, naturally leading to excellent results.

Especially the Origin Energy derived from the two black-robed Cultivators at the Sword Void Second Transformation Realm, assimilated and refined by the Thunder Seal, enabled Zhou Yan to make a significant leap in Enlightenment, with little to no depletion.

"Not enough. Although I have opened the true Tao of the Thunderflame Sword Body, and truly wielded the Sword Dao like the Emperor Qi Sword Body, my combat power, although stronger than before, can still be definitely described as mere Sevenfold! It’s not enough, not nearly enough! It must break through the Sevenfold!"

A resolute obsession welled up in Zhou Yan’s heart.

He did not know why, but he intuitively sensed danger.

This time, if his combat power did not break Sevenfold, it would be extremely perilous.

With such thoughts, Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness re-entered the Enlightenment Land of the Thunder Seal, starting to draw on the excess Origin Energy to continue comprehending the combined Sword Intents.

"Emperor’s Sword Intent, Thunderflame Sword Intent, integrate!"

"Puff, puff—"

"Failed again..."

...

"Integrate!"

"Sizzle—"

"Held on for thirty seconds!"

...

"Integrate!"

"Thunderflame contains Emperor Qi, but what is manifested is the divine punishment of lightning, with an aura of a ’Divine’ being."

"This aura is terrifying. A mere three minutes have exhausted nearly one-tenth of my soul power!"

"But... it’s still unstable!"

"Continue comprehending!"

...

"Sizzle—"

A mutated Sword Intent, replete with the majesty of the Thunder God, emerged.

"Crack, crack, crack"

The Enlightenment Space itself could hardly withstand such Sword Intent, and began to tremble.

"Finally, success!"

In the Enlightenment Space, Zhou Yan’s dual soul-formed bodies instantly merged back into one. The Emperor Qi Sword Body remained sealed, but Zhou Yan nurtured the Thunderflame Sword Body’s Enlightenment process using the developmental path of the Emperor Qi Sword Body.

Thunderflame Sword Body, yet not Thunderflame Sword Body.

Emperor Qi Sword Body, yet not Emperor Qi Sword Body.

By the way of the Emperor Qi Sword Body, the Thunderflame Sword Body was fostered, deriving a combined and mutated Sword Intent.

At this moment, Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness returned to his physical body.

His body suddenly broke through a constraint, entering a deeper state.

But this was not the Sword Spirit Realm, it remained within the Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven Realm, yet Zhou Yan knew that his combat power must have broken Sevenfold.

"The newly condensed Thunder-controlling Sword Dao is still the Six Sword Paths, but each path now truly contains the Emperor Sword Intent, possessing the might of the combined and mutated Sword Intents. If, in the future, I can truly merge the constitutions of both the Emperor Qi Sword Body and the Thunderflame Sword Body, the combat power will be unimaginably terrifying!"

Zhou Yan thought these things to himself, his heart filled with anticipation.

Now, facing Xiao Tianlun again, Zhou Yan had no more trace of fear.

With combat power breaking Sevenfold, he had become a true True Xuan-level genius! The pressure of differing realms instantaneously decreased!

At the same time, the true calculation of combat power would accordingly change. If Xiao Tianlun was still the same as before, and if Zhou Yan was sealed, then his demise was certain!

Now, with the combined Sword Intent, Zhou Yan had finally broken the shackles on his abilities, welcoming further refinement.

Sword Intent is the will of the Sword Dao, majestic.

Sword Spirit is the spirit of the Sword Dao, the soul of the Sword Dao.

Sword Soul is the core of the Sword Dao, the Origin.

Having comprehended the combined Sword Intent is like a transformation of willpower, uniting two into one! Emperor’s Sword Intent, already immensely powerful, now combined with Thunderflame Sword Intent, has mutated and formed a new Sword Intent, even more formidable.

Even without demonstrating its lethal power, Zhou Yan knew that typical talents who had broken Sixfold would be seen as mere ants in his eyes in similar realm situations.

A mere glance carrying a mutated ordinary Sword Intent could slaughter them as if they were dogs!

This advancement was akin to breaking from the Sword Spirit Triple Heavens to the shackles of consolidating the Sword Soul Realm, a progression that was truly terrifying!

Zhou Yan stood up, the entirety of his being like a sharp sword.

The thunderous aura around his body was completely concealed, yet even more essence-focused and frightening.