The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1688 - 1685: Cold Sea Blade Master!

Chapter 1688: Chapter 1685: Cold Sea Blade Master!

The cold wind howled, sharp as blades!

Lin Bai braved the frost, ascending to the summit of the mountain. Ahead, a man with long hair draped over his shoulders sat cross-legged on the ground, his calm eyes fixed on Lin Bai as he approached.

"You really know how to choose a place. It’s freezing here," Lin Bai said with a faint smile as he walked up.

The black-haired man’s expression remained tranquil as he replied, "This place is bitterly cold, with frost and piercing winds capable of deterring many unwelcome visitors. However, if someone braves such conditions to come here anyway, it certainly means they come with ill intentions!"

Lin Bai smiled and walked over, sitting down before the Cold Sea Blade Master. The two were separated by a mere ten meters!

Nie Xiong and Li Chou didn’t step forward. They were well aware that Lin Bai had come here to settle accounts with the Cold Sea Blade Master. It was likely that the two would take action soon, and once the duel began, stopping it would be no simple matter!

"Do you know my purpose here?" Lin Bai asked with a light chuckle.

That black-haired man was none other than the Cold Sea Blade Master!

Back at the borderlands of the Nan Chu Dynasty, he had been one of the five men in black who encircled Lin Bai.

He was also a high-ranking elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect and one of the renowned Seven Blade Saints within the Knife River Dynasty and the sect.

"I didn’t know before, but once you arrived, I immediately understood," Cold Sea Blade Master replied indifferently. "Back in the Nan Chu Dynasty, when we decided to strike against you, I knew that if we failed to kill you, this day would inevitably come."

The Cold Sea Blade Master appeared rather resigned to his fate.

"Since that’s the case, what will it be?" Lin Bai said with a faint smile. "Will you end your own life, or shall I do it for you?"

Hearing this, Cold Sea Blade Master’s face darkened. After a long silence, he responded, "Dongfang Bai, one of the Junior Sword Masters of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect and one of the eight monstrous geniuses of the Lingnan Continent!"

"I know your strength is tremendous, but I’m not one to be trifled with either!"

"If the Junior Sword Master decides to fight today, I will accompany you for a few moves!"

Cold Sea Blade Master said coldly.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

As soon as his words fell, the surrounding cold wind seemed to intensify.

"Your realm of comprehension... it is the Frost Intent, isn’t it?" Lin Bai said calmly. "No wonder you’ve chosen to dwell in a place like this; only here could you cultivate your intent."

The Cold Sea Blade Master remained silent, saying nothing.

Lin Bai stood up, his Demonic Sword appearing in his hand with a flick. With an icy expression, he declared, "Since you already know my purpose here, let’s not waste any more time!"

"Take action."

The Cold Sea Blade Master’s face instantly turned cold as he leapt up from the ground. In his hand, an icy, bone-chilling precious blade gleamed with cold light. With a swing, he slashed toward Lin Bai’s head!

An overwhelming and terrifying frost-encompassing Saber Qi, sharp beyond comparison, cleaved toward Lin Bai!

Lin Bai immediately retreated, evading the Cold Sea Blade Master’s slash!

"This blade in my hand is called Ice Bone, ranked eighteenth on the Lingnan Continent’s Top Martial Spirit Weapon Ranking. Though not as formidable as your Demonic Sword, it is still a rare divine weapon on Lingnan soil!"

Cold Sea Blade Master gazed at his blade, his eyes filled with obsession and madness.

"It is indeed a fine blade," Lin Bai said with a smile. "Rest assured, both sword cultivators and blade cultivators channel their lifelong skills into their weapons. When I kill you later, I won’t destroy your blade!"

"I will leave the blade here for a fated person to retrieve!"

Lin Bai said icily.

"Thank you!" The Cold Sea Blade Master’s face was stern as he replied coldly, "If you are the one to die, I will personally return the Demonic Sword to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, leaving it for a fated person to retrieve."

Lin Bai responded coldly, "Deal!"

"Dongfang Bai, take my strike!" Cold Sea Blade Master roared, his voice chilling, as frost essence surged from within, making the Ice Bone Saber in his hand brutally fierce!

"Frost Intent—Ice Age!"

The Cold Sea Blade Master slashed forward, unleashing a Heaven-reaching Saber Qi that roared ferociously. Frost-laden Saber Qi carved an ice trail across the ground and air as it advanced!

Lin Bai’s expression shifted. Immediately, he unleashed the second scroll of his Heaven-reaching Sword Skill. The power of his Single-Stroke Sword Technique erupted, unleashing a powerful strike that intercepted the saber attack!

"First Horizontal!"

Taking a step forward, Lin Bai’s sword shone dazzlingly, slicing toward the Cold Sea Blade Master!

"Ice-breaking Blade Strike!" Cold Sea Blade Master countered instantly, unleashing martial techniques to clash head-on with Lin Bai.

"First Vertical!" Lin Bai struck once more with his sword.

The Cold Sea Blade Master gritted his teeth and resisted.

Boom, boom, boom—

Sword Qi and Saber Qi clashed violently across the Glacier Mountain Range, stirring chaos in mere moments, transforming the sky and earth into a turbulent storm.

Above the Ice River Sea, clouds swirled and whipped into a world-shattering tempest!

Countless warriors beyond the Ice River Sea witnessed the unprecedented phenomenon, their faces filled with terror. Some families even mistakenly believed a great treasure had emerged, dispatching experts to investigate!

"Horizontal and Vertical!"

The power of the Single-Stroke Sword Technique roared to life.

Two brilliant sword glows sliced apart the coldness enveloping the heavens and struck the Cold Sea Blade Master directly.

"Martial Soul Secret Skill!" The Cold Sea Blade Master roared through gritted teeth, ignoring his injuries. Above his head, an ice crystal long blade materialized.

"Ice Blade Extinguishing the World!"

The Cold Sea Blade Master howled, invoking his Martial Soul Secret Skill. Chilling essence condensed entirely onto his treasured saber as he unleashed his final strike.

The terrifying saber strike swept through the heavens. Its devastating force shattered the glaciers across the Ice River Sea!

The disastrous scene over the Ice River Sea resembled the end of the world.

Under the heaven-shattering Saber Qi, Lin Bai’s robes billowed, yet his gaze remained chilling and resolute.

"Slaying Immortal!"

Three realms of comprehension converged upon Lin Bai’s Demonic Sword.

The Slaying Immortal Sword erupted with overwhelming sword energy!

One sword strike descended, obliterating Cold Sea Blade Master’s Saber Qi and cleaving the Glacier Mountain Range into two halves!

...

Half a day later, Lin Bai descended the mountain range and saw Nie Xiong and Li Chou waiting in the distance.

"So cold... Do you have wine?" Lin Bai asked with a smile as he approached.

"Of course," Nie Xiong replied, retrieving a pot of wine from his storage bag and handing it to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai took the pot, opened it, and drank deeply, warming himself before smiling and saying, "Let’s move. Now, only Yejian Jun and Dong Qian remain!"

Lin Bai took the lead and started walking.

Nie Xiong and Li Chou heard his words and turned back toward the mountain range where the Cold Sea Blade Master resided. From their glance, they knew... the Cold Sea Blade Master was dead!

Three days after Lin Bai’s departure, the Heavenly Sword Sect heard rumors of the strange phenomenon over the Ice River Sea and dispatched Saintess Ling Yu to investigate.

Upon arriving at the Ice River Sea, Saintess Ling Yu saw traces of Saber Qi and Sword Marks everywhere. The mountain where the Cold Sea Blade Master resided had been split in two by a single sword strike, with residual power from three realms of comprehension left within the mark.

On the mountain peak, Saintess Ling Yu discovered the Cold Sea Blade Master lying in a pool of blood. His blood had frozen due to the frost, and on his throat, an exceptionally sharp sword mark was etched!

The Cold Sea Blade Master, slain with a single strike!

Beside his corpse, the Ice Bone Saber—ranked eighteenth on the Top Martial Spirit Weapon Ranking—stood lodged in frost, emanating a mournful lament!

The Cold Sea Blade Master, a once-dominant figure within the Knife River Dynasty and one of the Seven Blade Saints of the Heavenly Sword Sect, was dead!

And the one who killed him was a sword cultivator... an incredibly powerful sword cultivator!

The news of the Cold Sea Blade Master’s death spread across the Knife River Dynasty, inciting fury throughout the realm. Learning his killer was a sword cultivator only inflamed their rage!

It was well known that sword cultivators and blade cultivators were born rivals!

Some claimed that before his death, a dashing white-robed man had arrived over the Ice River Sea aboard a Spirit Boat. Shortly thereafter, the Cold Sea Blade Master perished...

However, the Heavenly Sword Sect suppressed the incident, seeking no vengeance for Cold Sea Blade Master!