The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 1018: Showing Power

Chapter 1018: Chapter 1018: Showing Power

The Chief of the Water Moon Department, Guan Zhuo, also made Jing Yan feel uncomfortable. So, he spoke a bit more to Cao Lin using his Divine Thought.

If Cao Lin trusts him, he can take this opportunity to trick Guan Zhuo and the Water Moon Department. If Cao Lin doesn’t believe him, then Jing Yan pretended he never said anything and left it to Cao Lin to decide.

"Jing Yan, are you really confident?" Cao Lin also communicated with Jing Yan through Divine Thought.

"Chief Cao Lin, to be honest, the cultivation resources I have on me are just a little over a million Divine Crystals. Do you think I would use all my cultivation resources for a joke?" Jing Yan didn’t want to say more.

Cao Lin’s expression changed slightly.

Should he believe in Jing Yan?

Cao Lin was in charge of the Qingmu Department of the Second Palace. Maybe he didn’t have many resources on his own, but the Qingmu Department of the Second Palace still had some stock. When Jing Yan joined the Qingmu Department of the Second Palace, Cao Lin directly rewarded him with 500,000 First-Level Divine Crystals.

Thoughts swiftly turned in his mind for a moment, and Cao Lin gritted his teeth.

"Go for it!" Cao Lin fiercely shouted in his heart.

"Chief Guan Zhuo, the previous bet was Jing Yan’s match against your three members of the Water Moon Department. Now, I’d like to bet on behalf of the Qingmu Department against the Water Moon Department; I wonder if you’re interested." Cao Lin cast his gaze toward Guan Zhuo.

At this moment, Cao Lin’s expression was just irritating enough, and combined with his tone, it indeed ignited a flame of anger in Guan Zhuo.

"Chief Cao Lin, what do you mean?" Guan Zhuo asked, suppressing his inner fire.

"Hehe... My Qingmu Department wants to bet against the Water Moon Department... Two million, no, five million First-Level Divine Crystals." Cao Lin was really putting it all on the line.

Five million First-Level Divine Crystals!

If Jing Yan lost, then Cao Lin would have a tough time in the days to come. Losing five million First-Level Divine Crystals would definitely attract the attention of the Qingmu Department’s higher-ups, and Cao Lin might be held responsible. However, Cao Lin chose to believe in Jing Yan and decided to take the gamble.

If Jing Yan wins, obtaining five million First-Level Divine Crystals would considerably ease the future days of the Qingmu Department.

Fortune favors the bold!

"Chief Cao Lin, are you sure?" A flash of brilliance appeared in Guan Zhuo’s eyes.

"Sure, of course. If Chief Guan Zhuo agrees, how about we immediately sign a betting agreement? Of course, if Chief Guan Zhuo has doubts and does not dare, then pretend I never said anything." Having made the decision, Cao Lin went all out without any reluctance.

Hearing Cao Lin’s words, Guan Zhuo hesitated for a moment.

However, after looking at Meng He and the other two, he quickly regained his resolve. No matter how strong Jing Yan is, it’s impossible for him to defeat the three of them working together.

Five million First-Level Divine Crystals, delivered right to his mouth, how could he resist?

"Ridiculous, I wouldn’t dare?"

"Alright, since Chief Cao Lin is so eager, how can my Water Moon Department not play along?" Guan Zhuo quickly made up his mind.

Next came the signing of the agreement, a process that didn’t take much time, and they conveniently included the bet between Jing Yan and the three from Meng He.

The bet between the Water Moon Department and the Qingmu Department left many around them puzzled. They couldn’t understand why Cao Lin, Chief of the Qingmu Department, had such great confidence in Jing Yan.

Some even thought Cao Lin had lost his mind.

...

"Gentlemen, let’s start!" Jing Yan looked at the three opposite him and, with a flick of his finger, a colorful longsword was suddenly in his hand.

The Colorful Cloud Sword, Divine Artifact!

Waves of pressure rippled out from the Colorful Cloud Sword.

"That longsword... such powerful might!"

"It doesn’t seem to be a Holy Artifact, does it?"

"It’s a Divine Artifact! This Jing Yan actually has a Divine Artifact! How could he have a Divine Artifact, isn’t he an aborigine?"

"Could it be that the reason he is so confident is because of this sword?"

The crowd erupted into a buzz of discussion again, and those at the level of the Second Palace Chiefs found it hard to be deceived by Jing Yan’s Colorful Cloud Sword, for they were nearly True Gods.

"Careful, the weapon in Jing Yan’s hand is a Divine Artifact!" Guan Zhuo instantly transmitted this message to Meng He and the other two with his Divine Thought.

The power of a Divine Artifact was indeed formidable.

Meng He and the two others took on serious expressions as they focused their gaze on the Colorful Cloud Sword in Jing Yan’s hand.

"Kid, take this!" Meng He was the first to attack; from the activation in his body to the slashing of the longsword in his hand, it was all an instantaneous action.

With a flicker, the blade light slashed down toward Jing Yan at close range.

Having wagered such a substantial bet, Meng He didn’t want to dawdle with Jing Yan. With this strike, he unleashed his Divine Power to the extreme, intending to defeat Jing Yan in the shortest time and claim the one million Divine Crystal wager.

Jin Guang and Chen Ying moved swiftly as well. With a brief exchange of glances, they both wielded their weapons, controlled the Power of Laws, and launched their most formidable Martial Arts from the left and right sides, respectively, toward Jing Yan.

"Swoosh!" A colorful sword light burst forth from the Colorful Cloud Sword.

Vast waves of power surged in the air, spreading layers of ripples. In the Sword Light, Fire Attribute Power of Laws swept out. The colorful sword light fiercely churned, heading straight for Meng He.

"Pfft!"

When the colorful sword light clashed with Meng He’s blade light, Meng He’s blade light was torn apart.

The dark brown of Meng He’s blade light contrasted starkly with the colorful sword light deployed by Jing Yan. As the color swept across and tore the dark brown apart, it was evident from afar. This was the first thing the crowd observed.

"Such strong power!"

"Is this the power of a Divine Artifact?"

"Incredible, I wish I had a Divine Artifact myself."

Most of the onlookers believed that Jing Yan’s sword light cutting through Meng He’s blade light was because he wielded a Divine Artifact. In truth, merely relying on a Divine Artifact sword couldn’t achieve such a feat. The Sword Light was imbued with the Second Realm Sword Intent Divine Ability, which held the true terrifying attack power.

Otherwise, even with the use of a low-level Divine Artifact like the Colorful Cloud Sword, it wouldn’t be possible to tear through Meng He’s blade light so swiftly.

Meng He’s strength was indeed formidable, a Six-star Void God Realm. However, Meng He wasn’t an average Six-star Void God. For a Martial Arts Genius like Meng He, crossing small realms to battle was commonplace. Meng He could even contend with ordinary Seven-star Void Gods, and even if not victorious, he could safeguard himself.

"Not good!" With a low shout, Meng He’s silhouette darted, his longsword in hand made a sweeping motion without pause.

A rapid succession of dark brown blade shadows layered into two levels, surging outward.

The Divine Skill Meng He wielded was the Heavy Strike Divine Power, with two layers of blade light, each imbued with attacks rivaling Meng He’s strongest attacks without using Divine Skills. This Divine Skill’s grade was relatively high; the First Realm could stack two layers of attacks, and the Second Realm could stack three layers of blade light attacks on the opponent.

Using this Divine Skill, Meng He could even suppress some ordinary Seven-star Void Gods.

By now, Jin Guang and Chen Ying had aggressively closed in from the left and right, launching attacks at Jing Yan.