Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 384 - 034 Crushing Xiao Tianlun [1]

Chapter 384: Chapter 034 Crushing Xiao Tianlun [1]

Dawn’s light had just appeared, yet the daze of dark moon and blood light had not faded away.

The autumn breeze arose, and the leaves fell rustlingly.

The rustling leaves, drifting through this blood Qi-filled darkness, were as illusory as dancing ghostly shadows.

After the slaughter, the night was always silent.

Under the blood light, there was the dawn’s first light, and then there was profound darkness. Before dawn arrived, this was the darkest moment.

Zhou Yan stood above these ruins, his gaze tranquil as he watched the shattered remnants of the mountaintop slowly coalesce once again, as if the Tao were combining in reincarnation, revealing a strange and eerie array atmosphere.

In the distance, many eyes were watching here, watching Zhou Yan. But when their gaze met Zhou Yan’s lone wolf-like eyes, they all silently withdrew their sight.

Between heaven and Earth, it was still so quiet.

In just a moment, four True Spirit Level geniuses had died.

But no one came forward.

Even further away, where many killing intents were present, no one appeared.

The Saints had decrees, there were rules, but rules are dead, and people are alive.

In the eyes of the Saints, whether Sword Spirit, Sword Soul, Sword Spirit, or even the Sword Void Realm, as long as it wasn’t the Life Tribulation Realm, they were all disposable. Thus, the death of some people really wasn’t as serious as it seemed.

This was Zhou Yan’s conjecture.

His conjecture was undoubtedly correct. Killing Ye Li from the Second Transformation Sword Void, Xue Lianer from the Third Transformation Sword Void, Xiang Lin, and Lin Feng from the Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven was like throwing a stone into the sea of death. Apart from the immediate uproar the moment they died, there was no further movement.

"Resources are somewhat plentiful. Elixirs, Soul Crystals, Refining Materials."

Zhou Yan withdrew his wild gaze, beginning to sort through his gains from this battle.

Among the Qiankun Rings of the four individuals, only those of Blood Demon Clan’s Xue Lianer and Ye Li with the Extreme Yang Sword Body contained some good things.

But these items were merely decent, not enough to stir Zhou Yan’s heart.

Instead, it was the Qiankun Ring of the young cultivator Lin Feng, which seemingly lacked good resources, that held an incomplete ancient scripture with engravings of the ’Tao Creates All Things’ rune, revealing its age and long history.

Zhou Yan casually sorted through them and, without thorough investigation, stored all these items in his Thunder Flame Cold Light Ring. Then, like a thunder light dragon, he vanished once more.

Having truly mastered the Thunderflame Sword Body, Zhou Yan had also become completely adept at movement techniques. The Thunder Light Dragon Technique was a derivation from the body techniques within the Void Ancient Scripture, very profound indeed, and he could now naturally and instinctively wield it.

Traversing swiftly, Zhou Yan passed Hou Ling’s peak and arrived at the summit of his own mountain.

From afar, he sensed a fury, an overwhelming rage.

"Zhou Yan! You dare to slay my followers; in today’s battle, I will make you wish for death!" From a distance, thunder clouds rolled, the ambiance of the All Things Birth Dao, and an emperor-like fearsome will, completely enveloped the sky and bore down upon him.

This was the power of cross-void oppression, to suppress and injure through sheer pressure.

"How audacious, you waste, to be so arrogant!"

Zhou Yan snorted coldly, a terrifying variational Sword Intent directly tearing across the sky to strike.

"Phwah—"

The two energies collided in heaven and Earth, causing a distortion in the Void, as if thunder exploded.

"Boom—"

The piercing noise startled the region, with many Secondary Main Peaks feeling the impact.

However, the protective arrays between the Secondary Main Peaks provided a good defense, so the energy shock had little effect.

Yet still, many cold and determined, ruthless, and fierce cultivators rose into the sky with rage.

But having perceived the colossal force of the clash of wills between Zhou Yan and Xiao Tianlun, even those enraged cultivators visibly restrained themselves.

"Today’s battle will surely be a sight to behold."

"Zhou Yan battles Xiao Tianlun; at the same realm, who knows if the Thunder Flame Sword Body is more powerful, or Xiao Tianlun’s Tai Chu Sword Body?"

"The comparison between Thunder Flame and Tai Chu is uncertain; it all depends on their respective foundations!"

"The Tai Chu Sword Body is known as invincible among the acquired Sword Bodies. The Thunder Flame Sword Body is a peerless Sword Body, second only to the Emperor Qi Sword Body among the ancient Sword Bodies."

"This Zhou Yan, with a combat power possibly nearing seven, annihilated that Bat Saintess from the Blood Demon Clan in a second."

"The Bat Saintess is just average. Though a saintess as well, the Saints live as long as the sky, with extremely numerous offspring. Having a few worthless children is normal."

"Indeed, I heard this Bat Saintess is but an illegitimate daughter with low status, and likewise without any Abnormal Treasure."

"No wonder so unsightly, no wonder her combat strength was so weak, to be slain by a mere Thunder Flame Sword Body with one slash."

The discussions among the cultivators were direct and unguarded.

Zhou Yan could clearly hear everything as if he were standing beside these people, fully understanding.

But he did not care what others said.

He simply watched Xiao Tianlun’s distant peak coldly and responded with a sneer, "Wish for death? I will fulfill that thought!"

"Presumptuous!" Xiao Tianlun sneered.

"Ignorant!" Zhou Yan scorned contemptuously.

Neither of them continued their verbal strife; after a clash of wills, Xiao Tianlun’s voice fell silent.

Zhou Yan also returned to his own peak, immediately consolidating a thunder to fend off prying eyes from all directions and using his Sword Intent to sever those sensing souls.

His method was no different from how that fearsome woman at the one hundred and first peak severed his sensing ability.

Outside the peak, the gathering of cultivators showed signs of shock, clearly intimidated by Zhou Yan’s Sword Intent for a moment.

Despite some cultivators feeling indignant, none dared to come forward to disturb or provoke.

The Essence Qi spirits of Ye Li and Xue Lianer had been refined, their Origin Energy abundantly filled. Coupled with the Essence Qi spirits of Lin Feng and Xiang Lin that had also been refined into Origin Energy, Zhou Yan found himself with a significant gain.

Upon returning to the mountain peak, he instantly materialized the Thunder Flame Ancient Array to defend himself, then immediately entered the Enlightenment Space within the Thunder Flame Seal with his Soul Consciousness, beginning to comprehend the profound mysteries of his body.

"The Emperor Qi Sword Body, this is a Constitution!"

"Ye Li’s Extreme Yang Sword Body is also a Constitution!"

"The Thunderflame Sword Body is also a type of constitution!"

"And these... the fundamental reason must be the differences among genes and cells... Ultimately, it’s about different evolutionary paths! With Master’s partial knowledge of biology and technology from the Earth world, and my immensely powerful soul consciousness, I can completely research the changes in my own physique and proactively alter my body’s evolutionary path!"

Zhou Yan’s eyes shimmered with the luster of wisdom, and he immediately began an incredibly complex research endeavor.

"The Thunderflame Sword Body, within the cellular core, actually nurtures thunder... Hmm, the hereditary effects within its core are... it’s actually Thunder Runes! Thunder Seals! The cell nucleus is even engraved with thunder runes!"

Diving deeper and deeper, introspecting, Zhou Yan’s heart was struck by boundless tidal waves!

Between the cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus, there was an immensely vast space, like countless planets!

Planets, atmospheres, external barriers.

And within the cell nucleus, the atoms, atomic nuclei, and electrons, that was practically a model of the ancestral land of thunder within the planet’s core!

"What... What Dao is this?"

Zhou Yan was utterly astonished.

The next moment, from within his Sealing, he extracted a piece of flesh from the Emperor Qi Sword Body Core with difficulty and conducted an introspective analysis.

Through this introspection, engraved on the cellular core of the Emperor Qi Sword Body were innate ancient scriptures, Wordless Heavenly Scriptures!

Unrecognizable, invisible, yet capable of being sensed!

It was as if there was an emperor’s will, ancient, profound, and terrifying.

A single sensing was like the sensation of that space within the Inner Flame of the Purple Flame Void fire, an overwhelmingly terrifying feeling that assaulted Zhou Yan’s heart.

"This... this is heaven-defying! What Dao is this?!! What kind of astounding secret is this?!!"

This sight was far from ordinary, and Zhou Yan’s heart surged with exceptional astonishment.

Then, calming his heart, he sensed again, this time a strand of flesh from Ye Li of the Extreme Yang Sword Body who had perished.

The same sensing revealed that the genetic fragments within the cell nucleus were like ancient silk scripts, engraved with patterns of the Golden Crow, mysterious and ancient!

When Zhou Yan sensed it, the eyes of the Golden Crow, which were closed, suddenly opened, emitting a strand of golden light.

"Pfft—"

Zhou Yan’s body shook violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

That strand of golden light, like a beam, actually penetrated through the Heavenly Vault and shot away into the distance.

"Great trouble! This Ye Li had the heritage of a clansman of the Sun behind him; now, there’s major trouble. No wonder Ye Li’s essence qi and spirit were even more nourishing than the Blood Demon Saintess’s!"

Zhou Yan’s mind was in turmoil as he saw through the key issue, and his shock was significant.

At the same time, he gained some understanding of the mystery behind the inheritance within the cellular core.

Memory Inheritance, ancient inheritance, Bloodline inheritance, they were all passed down through the runes inscribed upon the silk-like genetic fragments inside the cell core!

"If so, then I shall transform my own constitution! Since I can create a Split Body, although I do not understand the meaning of the rune arrangement... but... I don’t need to know. I just need to arrange the Thunder Runes and Seals in the sequence of the Emperor Qi Sword Body, and that’s sufficient!"

Zhou Yan’s heart violently began to throb.

Not understanding wasn’t a problem, isn’t it just assembling the ’model’? What’s so difficult about that?!

He felt that he had found the key to evolution!

The next moment, he extracted a cell, broke open the nucleus, and erased the marks on the tiny silk fragments within.

Then, Zhou Yan began to fully imitate the scriptures of the Wordless Heavenly Book, directly branding these scriptures with the mark of thunder.

At the same time, he embellished it with patterns of the Golden Crow, as if he were engraving a grand piece of art.

Time passed, unknown how long, and within the Enlightenment Space, Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness, nearly worn to a thread, finally engraved this runic cell.

This cell grew very large.

It was three hundred times the size of the previous cell!

It thrummed like a heartbeat, pulsing and vibrating.

Zhou Yan carefully sensed it, realizing the terrifying aura within, and joy surged in his heart. After several repairs and refinements, he finally sensed a state of Perfection without flaws.

Therefore, Zhou Yan took a deep breath and employed the techniques of the Nirvana Scripture, the Undying Rebirth Technique, risking exposure by using the forbidden technique of Undying Rebirth, the Void Ancient Scripture, and others, pouring all the Blood Qi from his body into this cell.

The cell underwent terrifying proliferation and transformation, and gradually, a figure began to form in the space.

The flesh of Zhou Yan’s original body slowly merged with this one, undergoing fundamental changes.

"Boom!"

The moment the merging was complete, Zhou Yan felt his body explode, presenting a truly terrifying presence!

This terrible aura directly destroyed the Thunderflame Ancient Array, completely obliterating half of the Secondary Main Peak!

Not only that, but Zhou Yan’s Sword Soul also underwent a fundamental Transformation.

"My Combat Power has broken eight!"

Zhou Yan’s heart chilled, feeling the terror and capability of this new flesh, far surpassing the Emperor Qi Sword Body!

...

"Fool, the battle of life and death has begun, and you’re still hiding! Are you frightened? If you know what’s good for you, kneel and kowtow, discard your cultivation, and like last time, I, Xiao Tianlun, can still spare your life of an ant!"

The mountain peak crumbled, Zhou Yan’s Soul Armor nearly shattered, which showed the monstrous nature of his physique.

But at this moment, Xiao Tianlun’s voice came from afar.

In the Void, at this time, a dense crowd of geniuses had gathered.

Three thousand meters high in the sky, there was a guardian Array Barrier with the mark of a Saint.

Xiao Tianlun stood aloft in the air, looking down at Zhou Yan, emitting a mocking challenge.

At this time, Xiao Tianlun’s Realm had been Sealed, reaching the peak Great Perfection Realm of the Third Layer of the Sword Soul, no different from Zhou Yan.

"Is that so? At the same Realm, not even qualifying as an ant is your lot!"

Zhou Yan let out a cold shout and suddenly stepped forward.

"Boom!"

His stomp erupted with force, ferocious in power, uncontrolled, causing the entire Secondary Main Peak beneath Zhou Yan to explode into a huge crater!

His step brought down a Secondary Main Peak, the terrifying force was shocking!

Suddenly, there was dead silence in the world, and everyone stared at Zhou Yan with a horrified gaze, as if looking at a humanoid, barbaric, fierce beast!