Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 443 - 357: Invincible Under the Heavens

Chapter 443: Chapter 357: Invincible Under the Heavens

Battle.

Endless battle.

Power.

The ceaseless pursuit of greater power.

Like a wild beast whose hunger could never be sated, ever since joining the Taiqing Sect, the Sword Maiden had been craving battle, craving the mighty power gained through it.

Though she knew that everyone in the Taiqing Sect was but a puppet controlled by Taiching,

the Sword Maiden had still felt grateful to him for rescuing her from a quagmire-like life.

But that gratitude could not suppress the Sword Maiden’s strong will that drove her to break free of Taiching’s control day after day, aiming to surpass, and utterly defeat her mentor.

The ambition for power had unconsciously etched itself deep into the Sword Maiden’s soul.

Day by day, the Sword Maiden fought and cultivated... silently honing herself to become even stronger.

Just as she thought she would finally face her mentor in a decisive battle, an unexpected change destroyed Qingtian City, and a powerful being from above obliterated Taiching’s physical body.

Freedom came so suddenly, her long-standing life goal was abruptly torn away, leaving the Sword Maiden somewhat lost.

But soon after, her subsequent experiences led her to a far more intriguing goal.

Lin Xing... Initially, she had merely regarded him as an insignificant ant, yet he exhibited an unimaginable growth, even possessing the ability to reverse time.

In the showdown atop the platform in Xia Country, the Sword Maiden thought she would finally reap the ripe fruit, only to face utter defeat.

Her swordsmanship was completely countered, her emotions manipulated, yet this crushing defeat sobered her, reigniting her strong-willed spirit. She became even more formidable in her subsequent cultivation, ultimately mastering the third legacy at the big meeting between the two realms.

When she once again faced Lin Xing with full confidence, reality handed her another devastating loss.

As she watched Lin Xing sweep through the competition with incomparable might, defeating all experts present, a flicker of doubt crept into even the Sword Maiden’s heart.

In her quest for greater power, she allied with the Great Bright Buddha and, under his guidance, went to Emei to seek a powerful sword.

But fate seemed to play a joke on her once more.

The miserable childhood etched in her memory turned out to be a fabricated performance; she indeed had a past filled with warm and loving familial memories.

Her parents, whom she had despised, hated, and eventually slain, had truly loved her so deeply.

Her mentor, who had brought her into Taiqing Sect to nurture her carefully, turned out to be the mastermind who played with her life to an absurd extent.

An uncontrollable madness burst from within her heart.

Overwhelmed by self-destructive impulses, she sought to find a formidable adversary, powerful enough to destroy her.

Finally, she found one.

Lin Xing, who was battling beyond the heavens, caught her eye, wildly igniting her battle spirit.

And the following fight with Kunlun, the conversation with Yun Hezi, drove her even closer to madness, her sense of self inching toward collapse.

"Am I the daughter of Xingxiao?"

"Or the sister of Bai Hai Liu?"

"Or possibly a descendant of the Immortal Palace Leader?"

Ancestry, kin, life... She couldn’t discern the truth from the falsehood, everything seemed meaningless, causing her mind and will to spiral into insanity.

The Sword Maiden became incomparably strong, stronger than she had ever been before, but even her self-identity began to blur.

The once determined young girl now gradually lost her will to live.

But just then, as the battle outside the heavens concluded, that man finally appeared.

Wielding unfathomable power, he returned from beyond with an unassailable presence.

It was this terrifying adversary that balanced her fragmented will and personality under the threat of death, enabling her to finally fully grasp the swordsmanship she had cultivated across countless lifetimes.

Breakthrough! Breakthrough! She continued to surpass herself!

The true Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Sword in her hands became increasingly fierce, increasingly manic, and increasingly unbeatable.

"...My talent, my pain, my madness, all of it now falls upon you!"

At last, the Sword Maiden felt her breakthrough reach a limit, an extreme of swordsmanship.

Her voice echoed in Lin Xing’s mind.

Endless Sword Intent burst forth in Lin Xing’s thoughts, tearing at his Primordial Spirit, twisting his memories, overthrowing his will.

"How about it, Lin Xing!"

"This is the true power of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Sword!"

"Even memories can be shattered, even will can be cut, this is the true formless sword! The strongest sword!"

The Sword Maiden’s killing moves exploded wave after wave within Lin Xing’s Primordial Spirit, rising in his thoughts, seemingly completely overwhelming Lin Xing.

Swoosh!

And in the next moment, the Sword Intent that had drilled into his mind surged forth in beams of sword light, breaking out from Lin Xing’s head as if to utterly rip apart his Pure Yang Primordial Spirit.

"Do you want to witness my limit?"

"Then you damn well die under this limit!"

"Shatter!"

Is he dead?

Had she torn her fearsome opponent to pieces just like that?

The Sword Maiden felt her mind descend into chaos once again, needing to find another opponent, an even stronger one.

What life, what parents, what kin... none of it mattered in her mind at this moment.

Only battle, sufficiently cruel and intense battle could allow her to rediscover herself.

But does such an opponent truly exist?

The Sword Maiden, now at her current level of power, knew the answer: "No."

"There is no longer such an opponent..."

"Lin Xing... why did you have to die... ah!"

Pain contorted the Sword Maiden’s face.

Was it the pain of losing an adversary, unable to regain her mental balance?

No, it was physical pain.

The intense pain came from her skull being shredded open by a palm.

Ah!!!

Lin Xing’s hand had pierced through the Sword Maiden’s skull and brain, directly clenching the Sect Leader’s Broken Sword within her head.

At the same time, Lin Xing’s voice slowly entered the Sword Maiden’s ears, "You have reached the limit of your swordsmanship, incapable of making any further breakthroughs."

"At this moment, dying by my hand, you can be considered to have met a fitting end."

Hearing Lin Xing’s icy words, a sea of confusion still filled the Sword Maiden’s heart.

"What’s happening?"

"Why is Lin Xing’s hand... tearing open my skull?"

Feeling the Sect Leader’s Broken Sword in her head being gripped by Lin Xing’s palm, other than the agony, the Sword Maiden’s heart was filled with blank confusion.

"What’s happening around me?"

"Where did this black mountain range come from?"

"What the hell is going on!"

The Sword Maiden’s mind continuously revisited the battle that had just taken place. She clearly remembered deducing her swordsmanship under Lin Xing’s pressure, so how did the entire battlefield suddenly change, and she lost to Lin Xing?

While recalling this battle, she suddenly remembered the fight she had seen within the illusion brought forth by the Great Bright Buddha.

"Time... time..."

Struggling, the Sword Maiden said, "Did you skip through time?"

Lin Xing replied, "Not quite accurate."

"But with your current level of comprehension, that’s indeed the limit."

At that moment, every personality within the Sword Maiden’s mind burst forth with intense unwillingness.

"What power is this? What exactly is Lin Xing’s ability?"

"You killed my entire family! I will have my revenge!"

"Defeated by you once again, I cannot accept it, I am so unwilling..."

Meanwhile, the Sect Leader’s Broken Sword inside the Sword Maiden’s head started to gradually withdraw its power, sighing, "I’m sorry, it seems your talent isn’t as exceptional as you claimed."

"This battle is unwinnable; let’s not waste any more of my power."

"That kid, though... hehe... this legacy seems somewhat familiar."

As the Broken Sword slowly withdrew its power, the many personalities within the Sword Maiden’s mind became increasingly frantic, and a myriad of frustrated emotions seemed to push her body to struggle for the last time.

But at that moment, a will suppressed all the personalities.

"Damn it, stop," it commanded.

"Aren’t you embarrassed enough?"

The Sword Maiden, looking at Lin Xing before her, sneered, "Do it, Lin Xing."

"To die by the hands of the invincible, as an ending to my life, isn’t too bad."

Watching the Sword Maiden suppress all her personalities and momentarily regain her self in her final moments, Lin Xing spoke indifferently, "Not bad, you finally show some dignity of a true warrior, not disgracing your swordsmanship."

"Then... die."

Dark Limitless Creation!

Every strand of air around the Sword Maiden, inside and out, in an instant, turned into a world of pure black.

Then the world began to collapse, like a black hole completely devouring her flesh and blood.

When the darkness dissipated, the Sword Maiden’s flesh, bones, and brain had completely vanished.

Only the final Sect Leader’s Broken Sword was left, gripped in Lin Xing’s hand.

At the same time, Xingxiao’s Illusion stood behind Lin Xing with a complex expression, watching the Sword Maiden’s fading form.

He then slowly said, "Did you do it on purpose?"

Lin Xing looked at Xingxiao’s Illusion and spoke lightly, "Memory is the foundation of personality."

"No matter how hard I try on my own, as long as I absorb your memories and merge with you, I will inevitably be influenced by them."

Xingxiao’s Illusion asked, "So you deliberately took this opportunity to separate yourself from me?"

"But by doing so, that was your last time using that future power."

"If you don’t merge with me, losing half of my memories, you’ll struggle to control that power."

"Why go to such lengths? Do you distrust me that much?"

Lin Xing shook his head, "Trust?"

"Trust, cooperation, they are indeed good."

Lin Xing slowly clenched his palm, "But control is better."

The corners of his mouth slightly curled, "Besides, I disdain to rely on others’ memories and experiences to grow stronger."

"I will find my own way to control that power again."

"The power of the future should be controlled by the future me."

Xingxiao looked at Lin Xing and said with resignation, "You are too arrogant. It seems the battle beyond the heavens has affected you more severely than I anticipated."

...

Meanwhile, countless people in East Sea City suddenly found themselves eerily missing a segment of their memories.

They then discovered, to their surprise, a black mountain range abruptly appearing to the west of the city.

No one remembered when this mountain range appeared or how it came to be.

As countless people sought to understand what had happened, and various factions prepared to observe the range.

At the peak of that central mountain range, a figure slowly emerged.

It was... Lin Xing.

As more and more people gazed upon that solitary figure standing above them all, they began to realize what had occurred.

After the battle beyond the heavens, Lin Xing had also defeated the Sword Maiden.

At this moment, he was truly invincible.

And this man who stood invincible, now like a sovereign overseeing the world, looked down upon the city at his feet.