Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 288 - 285

Chapter 288: 285

Boom boom!

Six dragon-shaped True Qi spirals burst forth, their momentum terrifyingly intense. Xue Wuheng and Sikong Xin were almost simultaneously caught in the sweep and were sent flying back, their faces showing shock as they spat out fresh blood.

In just three short months, Ye Xuan’s strength had grown to such a horrifying extent!

In fact, even before, Ye Xuan’s strength had been improving every moment, not to mention that he had ingested six drops of Holy Essence Liquid. The Holy Essence Liquid was a rare and sought-after treasure, which of course, depended on who used it. In Ye Xuan’s case, these six drops were indeed put to their best use, substantially increasing his strength.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Ye Xuan thrust his sword towards Sikong Xin with a move called "Sword Qi Thunder Sound," piercing through the air and aiming straight for Sikong Xin’s brow.

"Elder Lu, save me!"

Seeing the sword light rapidly approaching and with no chance to dodge, Sikong Xin was terrified beyond measure and hastily shouted towards the darkness behind him.

"Brat, stop right now! If you dare kill him, I will make you live a life worse than death!"

Wrapped in a forceful True Qi, the voice exploded towards the room where Ye Xuan was and almost instantly penetrated his ears.

Faced with this threat, Ye Xuan merely let out a cold laugh without any intention of stopping, as the sword light continued on its path.

Puff!

A red dot appeared on the forehead, and Sikong Xin’s eyes widened as he fell. Until the moment before his death, he couldn’t believe that he would actually die by Ye Xuan’s hand.

Swoosh!

Elder Lu reached Sikong Xin’s side and caught his body, but by then, Sikong Xin had already become a cold corpse, completely lifeless.

Elder Lu’s face turned dark in an instant as he stared at Ye Xuan, "You little beast, I told you to stop."

"And I should stop just because you say so? Why should I listen to you?"

Ye Xuan confronted Elder Lu directly, sensing an incredibly vigorous fluctuation from the latter. This black-robed old man must have reached at least the Seventh Grade Martial Sect level. It seemed that the Evil Wind Cave Heaven was indeed going all out to eliminate him.

"Elder Lu, stop wasting words with him, kill him quickly and avenge Sikong Xin!"

Xue Wuheng, bleeding from the mouth and equally horrified, gazed at Ye Xuan. If the latter could kill Sikong Xin so swiftly, then Ye Xuan also had the ability to kill him. He felt a profound threat emanating from his opponent.

"You little beast, I will make your life a misery."

Elder Lu’s gaze turned grim, emitting a terrifying presence from his being. Even the air was pushed away, creating a vacuum around him. Within a few miles centered on Elder Lu, all the fragmented objects began to levitate.

The ground suddenly cracked open, seemingly unable to withstand such a frightful pressure.

"Originally, I disdained to make a move myself because you were not worth it, but now, you’ve enraged me. To die by my hand, you can take pride in that!"

Elder Lu bristled with murderous intent. Originally, he had planned to let Xue Wuheng and Sikong Xin deal with Ye Xuan first and would only intervene if necessary. Unexpectedly, they were defeated so quickly that he didn’t even have time to come to their aid before Ye Xuan killed Sikong Xin.

A creature as insignificant as an ant had given him such a resounding slap in the face.

Elder Lu raised his right hand, and clumps of dark light converged, expanding from a few yards to several dozen yards. As it expanded, ghostly winds howled around, and the ground began to collapse and crack more rapidly.

"Die!" Elder Lu growled lowly, the black sphere of condensed dark light shot forth, moving incredibly fast, as though it would hit Ye Xuan in an instant.

Boom!

Elder Lu’s attack was fast, but Ye Xuan’s reaction was just as quick. Completely focused, he activated his Xuan Realm soul to its full extent. Nevertheless, the attack arrived almost as soon as he made his move, and even after taking defensive actions, Ye Xuan was still sent flying back more than a dozen steps.

Planting his foot, Elder Lu’s right hand extended a black claw sheath that gleamed coldly, suddenly reaching towards Ye Xuan.

"Netherworld Ghost Fire!"

The claw sheath emitted a terrifying black light that spread with Elder Lu’s swing. Countless claw shadows danced wildly in the sky, hurtling towards Ye Xuan. The air trembled violently with waves upon waves, blurring the scene.

Facing this onslaught, Ye Xuan continuously swung the Spiritual Edge Sword in his hand. With each swing, claw shadows were extinguished, but Elder Lu’s assault was far beyond anyone like Xue Wuheng. Despite Ye Xuan’s swift response, his body was already marked with four or five claw wounds.

As the claw strength seeped under the Secret Silver Armor, blood seeped through, staining his clothes bright red.

"Only the mantis trying to stop the chariot, it’s time to end this."

Elder Lu once again stimulated his True Qi, his eyes turned black amidst the green, and fine bloodshot lines spread within his narrow eye sockets, giving rise to a terrifying, ghastly aura that shot into the sky. Amidst his billowing robe, he looked like a devil standing in the mortal world, inspiring fear and terror in others.

"Netherworld Ghost Fire!"

With a palm strike from Elder Lu, wails and howls echoed as the ghastly pale ghost fire flooded out, immediately enveloping the entire courtyard. In its glow, countless skull shapes could be faintly seen on the surface of the ghost fire, their mouths agape in roars.

Facing such an unprecedentedly powerful opponent, Ye Xuan dared not take any negligence lightly. His eyes were filled with the ghastly white ghost fire, and in the face of such an overwhelming assault, Ye Xuan seemed insignificant.

In such times, Ye Xuan focused his entire heart and soul, syncing his spirit with the sword intent that the Spiritual Edge Sword emitted, entering a mysterious state.

The state of Human Sword Unity was displayed by Ye Xuan.

"To think it’s Human Sword Unity, how could this appear in a mere youngster?"

Elder Lu was taken aback by the profound state Ye Xuan was in, his face suddenly changed. Human Sword Unity, a state only attainable by those top experts who have immersed themselves in the Sword Dao for a long time, even he had not witnessed it firsthand, only having heard the rumors. He never expected to witness it today through Ye Xuan.

"So what if it’s Human Sword Unity, today you’ll still die by Elder Lu’s hand!"

Xue Wuheng was first shocked speechless, but then watched Ye Xuan with a cold gaze. He had originally thought that once Elder Lu took action, Ye Xuan would be squashed like an ant, but now it seemed this was not the case. This ant was actually putting up a significant fight.

Feeling the intense pressure facing him, Ye Xuan turned a deaf ear, and with the Spiritual Edge Sword in his hand, suddenly swung into motion. Stamping his foot on the ground with force, arcs of lightning sprang from the ground, swiftly forming a dazzling Thunder Light Formation.

However, despite the impressive momentum of the Thunder Light Formation, it appeared to be quite feeble in the face of the tide-like ghost fire.

"Boy, why struggle in vain? Just quietly let my ghost fire consume you."

Elder Lu watched Ye Xuan with a cruel face, What use is talent? A talent that has not grown up is not truly a talent. The thrill of being able to kill a top genius who had grasped Human Sword Unity was indescribable.

Ye Xuan gripped the Spiritual Edge Sword with both hands, then spun the blade, generating a sweeping momentum. With a fierce cry, he poured waves of Sword Qi into the Thunder Light Formation. In the next moment, the Thunder Light Formation seemed to sprout branches and leaves, transforming into a huge lotus flower.

"Thunder Absolute Sword Formation, Hundred Swords Unleashed!"

Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed sharply, and in that moment, he executed his most formidable sword technique. This move, the culmination of the fusion between the Great Sword Scripture and the Nine Heavens Thunder Scripture, was also the strongest move. The slightly ethereal Sword Qi, sharp as an airstream, poured down from the sky, clashing against the ghastly white ghost fire.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

A hundred strands of Sword Qi erupted together, battling against the ghost fire like fire against water, neither yielding, both amassing power and launching assaults to overwhelm the other. Yet, only half a minute later, both forces collapsed.

"He actually broke my technique."

Seeing the ghost fire disintegrate before him, Elder Lu stood dumbfounded, unable to comprehend how Ye Xuan, who was four entire stages below him, could unleash a fearsome fighting power on par with his own!

"Impossible, what kind of lucky encounter did this damned brat have to suddenly become so much stronger than me? He must have taken the secrets of the Ancient City. Once Elder Lu kills him, I must seize his Qiankun Ring. Then, all the encounters will be mine, and I’m sure to advance to a higher realm, becoming the number one prodigy of the Beichen Domain."

Xue Wuheng had now completely lost any notion of competing with Ye Xuan, hoping only that Elder Lu would kill Ye Xuan quickly and loot the treasures on his corpse for a share of the spoils.

However, while he was entertaining such thoughts, Ye Xuan suddenly appeared ten meters in front of him. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, Ye Xuan’s sword struck him.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed out, and Xue Wuheng’s face was filled with terror, not expecting Ye Xuan to target him at that moment. After being hit by that sword, three-tenths of his True Qi was instantly extinguished, and a deep sword wound appeared on his chest, bleeding profusely.

"Six Dragon Spiral!"

Ye Xuan executed the second move of the Dragon Essence Palm, with Xue Wuheng just two or three meters away, the terrifying Palm Force erupted instantly. Six Light Dragons simultaneously struck towards Xue Wuheng’s head.

"No!"

Xue Wuheng’s eyes bulged, but he could not change his fate. With a chorus of roars from the six dragons, his head was instantaneously blown into a pulp.

"Beast!!"

Seeing Xue Wuheng’s head half gone, Elder Lu felt anger boil over and nearly fainted. Both of the Evil Wind Cave Heaven’s top Disciples unexpectedly died by Ye Xuan’s hand in an instant. Even if he killed Ye Xuan now, upon returning, he would face severe punishment and bear the wrath of the entire Evil Wind Cave Heaven.

Having killed Xue Wuheng, Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm. He had already killed one Sikong Xin; he did not mind killing another Xue Wuheng. This was all forced upon him—originally, he did not intend to get entangled with Evil Wind Cave Heaven anymore. But now, these three were attempting a sneak attack on him just before leaving, so he could hardly be blamed for his ruthless hand.