Chapter 1778 – Strongest Swordsmen on the Dragon Pulse Ranking
Chapter 1778 – Strongest Swordsmen on the Dragon Pulse Ranking
Yan Tie was so confident in himself that he didn’t even give Lin Yun a chance to speak and immediately unleashed his attack, drawing his sword. When sword rays flickered, his black sword rays were accompanied by a deathly aura that streaked across the air like lightning.
“Death Intent!”
“That’s the Death Sword Intent, one of the strongest sword intents one could grasp. It’s no wonder why he’s so confident.” An exclamation broke out from the crowd, and they looked at Yan Tie with shock.
Lin Yun avoided this sword ray, while sensing a similarity in the black sword ray with nether energy. The scent of death could corrode all lives, and Death Intent was hard to grasp. So it was even harder to merge it into one’s sword intent.
As ghostly wails resounded, two black sword rays turned into a violent storm that charged towards Lin Yun. The storm made his clothes and hair flutter in the wind before he thrust his sword forth twice.
When a loud explosion resounded, the two deadly storms shattered. The chaotic air current swept Yan Tie within it as he thrust his sword, unleashing a deadly storm with each sword.
Lin Yun was well aware of how terrifying the power of death was, and it would strike a significant blow to his dragon origin if he came in contact with it. The corrosiveness of it wasn’t something he could quickly recover from, even with the Blue Dragon Saint Physique. He knew that he had ran into a formidable foe now.
Most importantly, not only was Yan Tie’s cultivation at the ninth-pulse Dragon Pulse Realm, each of his dragon pulses were at two thousand eight hundred feet, which placed Lin Yun under tremendous pressure.
“Holy shit! His Death Sword Intent is really terrifying!”
“This Martial Dao Tea Party is exciting with crouching tigers and hidden dragons!”
“Lin Xiao is in trouble now!”
Yan Tie had the upper hand on the stage. It was the first time everyone had seen Lin Yun at such a disadvantage, and they all became excited.
While attacking, Yan Tie said coldly, “My sword dao is the dao of slaughter. If you can’t hold on, don’t force yourself. I’m afraid I might accidentally kill you.”
A bloodthirsty light flickered in his eyes. He was like a vicious beast staring at its prey.
Lin Yun smiled. “My sword dao is also the dao of slaughter. If killing can’t be avoided, I will pave my road to the peak with countless corpses. But killing is only a means. Protecting the people I care about is the goal. No one can save the people I want to kill, and the people I don’t want to kill can’t die even if they want to.”
His voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard him clearly. There was an awe-inspiring righteousness in his words, and they could feel an extremely powerful will behind them.
“How arrogant!”
“These two are really at each other’s throats. As expected, only a swordsman can understand another swordsman.”
“Why do I feel like Lin Xiao’s sword dao is at a higher level?”
“Tch, it’s just talk. Anyone can do that.”
Lin Yun’s words were arrogant, and they successfully enraged Yan Tie.
Yan Tie smiled sinisterly. “A sword is a weapon of murder, and only slaughter can let it bloom. Death is the destination of everyone. Lin Xiao, your sword dao is too shallow. I’ll show you what true sword dao is!”
As he spoke, he closed in a little more, and the aura of death bloomed like a nether flower. His sword rays were unstoppable, shattering wind and thunder as they pressed down on Lin Yun.
“I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you.”
Lin Yun turned around and swung his sword. The Flower Burial Sword spun in a circle, and the Azure Dragon Body appeared. An ancient Azure Dragon coiled around him layer after layer, wrapping him up in an airtight defense.
“Heh, a stinking dragon. It’s just a reptile.”
Yan Tie was arrogant. His left hand suddenly shot out like the hand of death reaching out from hell, directly grabbing the Azure Dragon by the neck.
Roar!
But he had clearly underestimated Lin Yun’s Azure Dragon Intent. All that Divine Azure Blood hadn’t been refined for nothing. The moment he grabbed the Azure Dragon’s neck, he realized that something was wrong. It felt as if he was grabbing something real. It wasn’t an illusion or a vision, but a real Azure Dragon.
With a flick of Lin Yun’s wrist, the Azure Dragon shook off the hand of death, and his sword ray swept over like a dragon’s tail. Yan Tie had no choice but to retreat, yet he still couldn’t dodge it.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
His long sword collided with the dragon’s tail. Sparks flew everywhere, and the sound of metal clashing rang out incessantly.
“What the hell is this? His Azure Dragon Intent is comparable to a ten-thousand-rune saint artifact, maybe even stronger!” Yan Tie was puzzled. He had thought the Azure Dragon was just an illusion or something formed from dragon origin that would explode with a single squeeze. He never expected to suffer such a big loss.
Yan Tie was shocked, and Lin Yun was also quite surprised. At such a close distance, his opponent wasn’t injured. He was only knocked away, and he had blocked most of the dragon tail’s power.
Lin Yun had already used seventy percent of his dragon origin. If he continued, the phantoms of his dragon pulses would appear. When that happened, his dragon tribulation could descend at any moment. Lin Yun didn’t want to undergo his tribulation right now, nor did he want others to learn the secret of his dragon pulses.
“Azure Dragon Eyes!”
Just as his opponent landed, Lin Yun swung his sword across the air, and the sky immediately darkened.
“This move is useless against me.”
Yan Tie grinned and said coldly, “Light of Death!”
Boom!
Demonic light bloomed in his eyes like a pitch-black abyss, and countless wisps of black baleful energy erupted from his body. The space that had only been dim instantly became as dark as ink. Even their perception seemed to have fallen into an abyss.
Everyone was shocked and panicked. To their horror, they discovered that the Thunderblood Battlestage was shrouded in pure darkness. Not only could they not see anything, but they couldn’t probe it with their perception either.
Yue Weiwei, who was watching from afar, felt her heart tighten, and she unconsciously clenched her right hand.
In the Sword Sect’s pavilion, for some reason, Ye Ziling felt a trace of nervousness spreading through her heart. She found it strange and had no idea where this nervousness came from. When she looked around, she was surprised to discover that everyone from the Sword Sect had become just as nervous as she was. And just like her, none of them knew why.
In the darkness, Lin Yun calmly landed. His sword heart saw everything in this darkness as clearly as in broad daylight. It was impossible for Yan Tie to win with this move.
He simply closed his eyes and swung his sword, letting his opponent attack from wherever he wanted. The Flower Burial Sword always managed to block in time and could even launch counterattacks, which gave Yan Tie quite a scare.
The two of them fought in the darkness. Sparks flew, and the sound of clashing swords rang out nonstop. The scene made everyone’s hearts pound with anxiety. Everyone present was an elite of the Dragon Pulse Ranking, but they had never seen such a scene before, and they were all deeply shaken.
“Nine Heavenly Storm!”
“Death Dance—Falling Star!”
Suddenly, the expressions of the holy land leaders outside the stage changed at the same time. They could sense two terrifying powers frantically accumulating in the darkness.
“Not good!”
The Autumn Mountain Lord abruptly stood up and looked at the Dragon Pulse Ranking standing in the distance. “Please make a move, Senior Dragon Spirit!”
His voice came abruptly. Before everyone could react, the ancient and mysterious Dragon Pulse Ranking released a majestic power that turned into a barrier of flickering azure light, which descended onto the Thunderblood Battlestage.
Bang!
The moment the barrier descended, a tremendous sound erupted on the Thunderblood Battlestage. Everyone’s scalps went numb, and they felt as if their eardrums were about to burst.
Just as they were feeling uncertain, the Thunderblood Square that had been pitch-black suddenly erupted with blinding light. Under such a huge contrast, many people’s eyes bled on the spot from the dazzling light, and they felt a piercing pain.
Looking from outside Thunder Island, one would see an incomparably brilliant ball of light. These were the ultimate moves of two great swordsmen, each unleashing terrifying power. If the barrier hadn’t descended, it would have caused destruction that outsiders couldn’t imagine.
When the light dispersed, everyone hurriedly looked over, but they couldn’t see anyone on the stage.
They were too fast!
Lin Yun and Yan Tie had pushed their movement techniques to the limit. Outsiders couldn’t see them clearly at all. Only when their sword rays clashed could they faintly make out each other’s blurry afterimages.
After dozens of moves, Yan Tie let out a furious roar and laughed madly. “Lin Xiao, take another sword from me!”
Death Dance—Radiant Moon!
A black waning moon appeared in the sky. Yan Tie was in midair, dancing beneath the black moon. As he danced, his Death Sword Intent was like a gorgeous flower. The colder his sword rays and the moonlight, the more beautiful the flower became. The sword that came at Lin Yun with him was unimaginably fast, and so beautiful that it took everyone’s breath away.
“Thunder Spike!”
Facing this astonishing sword, Lin Yun held the Flower Burial Sword and pointed it furiously at the sky.
Rumble!
The thunder energy roaming between heaven and earth surged towards the Flower Burial Sword as if guided by a king. Fierce winds howled, and lightning roared.
Lin Yun stood in the void with his long hair dancing wildly, his eyes incomparably resolute. Azure Dragon above, help me, Lin Yun, control the wind and thunder!
The sword hung in the air, summoning thunder from the nine heavens. Endless thunder poured into the sword and eventually turned into nine thunder chains hanging on the Flower Burial Sword. Each chain was a thousand feet long, as majestic as a giant dragon.
No one expected the final clash between the two to be so intense. Everyone held their breath, forgetting about victory or defeat at this moment, stunned by the sword techniques the two of them unleashed.
Bang!
The two ultimate moves collided. Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, Yan Tie’s beautiful sword was shattered, and he was sent flying backward.
Lin Yun didn’t have it easy either. He had been tainted by the aura of death, and a large part of his body had been corroded. But with his Blue Dragon Saint Physique, it wasn’t a fatal injury and couldn’t truly cripple him.
On the other hand, Yan Tie suffered quite a loss in this exchange. The sword wrapped in nine chains didn’t just shatter his sword, but it also shattered the waning moon in the sky. This scene frightened everyone.
Could it be that even Yan Tie was no match for Lin Yun?
Just as everyone was astonished, Yan Tie burst into laughter. “Death Dance—Nether Flower!”
After being sent flying, he suddenly moved with graceful steps. Even though he was in midair, it was as if he were standing on the surface of water. Every step he took created ripples beneath his feet, and with every step, a black nether flower bloomed beneath him. After nine steps, the might of the Death Sword Intent on him had reached an astonishing level.
That sword was like a wandering ray of light, ethereal and traceless, yet it was everywhere, just like how no one could avoid death.
“This sword is so strong!”
“This isn’t a sword technique that someone in the Dragon Pulse Realm can unleash! It’s too strong! Not only does it have no trajectory at all, it’s already close to the core profound meaning of death!”
“That’s the Nether Saint Flower. Yan Tie must have gone to the Nether Sea. This guy is really a madman. To cultivate his Death Sword Intent, he actually ventured into the Nether Sea, and he really found a nether flower.”
“Lin Yun’s sword just now was too strong, and now he doesn’t have enough strength left. I’m afraid he’s going to lose.”
“He’s too strong, but it’s a pity that he ran into Yan Tie!”
In that instant, no one was optimistic about Lin Yun. Even Ji Lingfeng slightly shook his head.
The battle between swordsmen was indeed exciting. A moment ago, Lin Yun had the upper hand. But after the next sword, it wasn’t just a disadvantage. Lin Yun could barely see any hope of survival. It was cruel, but there was nothing they could do. This was the Death Sword Intent, and this was the charm of swordsmen.
A trace of fighting spirit ignited in Lin Yun’s eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up. No one expected him to actually smile.
The world laughs at me for being too mad, but I laugh at them for being unable to see through it.
Wind and thunder break the dawn; the dao surges to the infinite!
The strongest move of the Azure Dragon Sword Art, Universal Thunderstorm. He didn’t expect to use it so soon, but Lin Yun didn’t feel that it was a waste at all. Yan Tie was worthy of this sword.
A trump card wasn’t better the more it was hidden. Its true splendor could only be released in battle, which would allow him to improve further and make its power even stronger.
With this sword, he perfectly fused the wind and thunder intents. It was born from the Azure Dragon yet surpassed the Azure Dragon, and this sword was close to the dao.
When this sword was swung out, it was as if all the shackles that heaven and earth had placed on Lin Yun had been severed. An unprecedented sense of great freedom appeared on Lin Yun, and the might of his sword even caused cracks to appear in the barrier the Dragon Spirit had put down. His brilliance made it impossible for people ten miles away to look directly at him!
“How is this possible!”
Terror appeared in Yan Tie’s eyes. Before he could react, he felt an excruciating pain in his chest.
Puchi!
The Flower Burial Sword shattered the nether flowers between heaven and earth and pierced right through his heart. Yan Tie’s eyes widened as he looked at Lin Yun in disbelief, his mouth wide open, unable to say a word.
The entire crowd exclaimed in shock. Everyone was stunned. Lin Yun had killed Yan Tie. This was too exaggerated!
But the next moment, everyone was dumbfounded. Yan Tie wasn’t dead. His vitality hadn’t been extinguished.
Lin Yun circulated his Blue Dragon Saint Physique, and azure divine light continuously flowed into his opponent’s body along the sword. Yan Tie’s vitality instead grew stronger and stronger. The injuries he had suffered earlier were gradually recovering, and even his pale face slowly turned rosy.
It was as if time had stopped. The corners of Yan Tie’s mouth twitched, and he looked extremely awkward.
He recalled what Lin Yun had said earlier: No one can save the people I want to kill, and the people I don’t want to kill can’t die even if they want to. Wasn’t that exactly what was happening now?
“Your sword dao is too shallow.” Remembering his own words, Yan Tie wished he could die of shame.
But now, he really couldn’t die even if he wanted to. All his injuries had healed instead. But if he dared to act rashly, he could die at any moment.