Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1124 Heavenly Punishment of the Radiant Qilin
"As expected of a sword cultivator, so sharp and spirited!"

Upon seeing this sword strike, Liu Xuanji was slightly taken aback, but then laughed heartily, his voice carrying the roar of mountains shifting and continents colliding: "Although you are only at the True Person realm, you have an extraordinary foundation, and you were even able to unleash this sword light by borrowing the power of the descent of the Heavenly Venerable from another world—young Master of the Subduing Evil Sword, you truly deserve to be called the Master of the Subduing Evil Sword!"

As he spoke, he strode forward, and his entire body swayed and suddenly grew to an enormous size.

With a single step, Liu Xuanji's human form vanished, and where he had originally stood, a mountain, a vast land, a boundless expanse of hills and mountains, majestic peaks and towering ridges, a fully unfolded divine and demonic body was rapidly manifesting.

Between heaven and earth, the military formations of the Northwest Heavenly Gate and Changhe of the Great Yu Dynasty could no longer be seen. There were no more of those flags standing tall, no more of those scattered camps, and no more of those city towers and rock pagodas that had stood here for tens of thousands of years.

Endless mountains, a shattered continent, and endless churning clouds and thunder engulfed everything.

then……

They come together as one.

First, the two continents collided, creating a towering mountain that supported the earth and the sky. Then, lava surged and rocky crusts clung to it, instantly forming a huge skeleton of a colossal beast.

Soil, solid rock, lava, diamond, lightning, storm, dark clouds, and scorching winds—everything came from all directions, converging and enveloping this skeleton, transforming into rock-colored flesh, steel-colored scales, lightning-colored fur… as well as eight blood-red eyes and a large, dark horn.

A Qilin, resembling a majestic mountain, appeared, its body supporting the sky, its four legs traversing the surrounding towering mountains.

On the body of this colossal beast, flowing clouds, lightning, and storms surged and crashed like giant waves, striking the dark golden scales that grew in reverse all over the Qilin's body. On the Qilin's head, eight crimson-gold eyes drew golden lines through the sky, and two towering horns pierced the heavens, making the sky seem dark and as if a hole had been punched in it.

【True Form of Gods and Demons - Heavenly Punishment Radiant Scale】

The entire world was rumbling and shaking, because the [Refining Void and Suppressing God] is a realm of immortality that can only be achieved by refining and devouring a mountain, a floating island, or even the entire world. Only when everything in a world is gathered together can the Suppressing God Heavenly Lord unleash his great power!
Now, the Qilin let out a loud cry, stepped towards the sky, and soared up!
It was as if the entire continent was trembling, soaring, and rising up, crashing into the sword light that spanned the endless void!

On the top of the Qilin's head, the tips of its two towering horns also shone with a blue light.

The light carried the aura of a sword, a will to subdue and annihilate everything.

—A horn-shaped protrusion is also a sword; how can a sword be such an inconvenient thing!

In the Great Wilderness Realm, atop the northwestern sky, two swords clashed.

Time seems to stand still.

In the Great Wilderness South Sea, atop Liucui Island, the surrounding void suddenly shattered, transforming into vast spiderweb-like cracks. Within these cracks, jade-like sword energy crisscrossed, swirling like tornadoes and cloud vortexes. Then, it suddenly converged and merged!
—The aftershocks of the sword intent that pierced through the void did not affect the area around the point of the sword fight. Instead, following the cause and effect of the void, it directly attacked An Jing's main body!
An Jing showed a look of surprise.

"This Great Wilderness Sword Master is truly extraordinary. Not only was he able to withstand one of my sword strikes, but he also had the ability to counterattack!"

He laughed heartily, and time and space around him seemed to freeze for a moment. Then, the chaotic yet intricate vortexes of sword energy began to show discrepancies, gaps, and inconsistencies. An Jing did not move an inch; he simply relied on the power of the Heavenly Timing to manipulate the surrounding time flow and neutralized the attack.

Not only that, high in the northwestern sky of the Great Wilderness, Liu Xuanji, who was fighting against the sword light, suddenly frowned. The overwhelming sword light, carrying the pure intent of 'extreme power,' suddenly exploded and split, transforming into hundreds of different sword light phantoms. These sword light phantoms slashed, thrust, transformed into light that circled and slashed, or condensed like thunder. Each one pierced through the void, cleaving through the soul, agile and swift. It seemed that An Jing himself was controlling each sword light.

Liu Xuanji let out a loud shout, and the scales around his body exploded, condensing into more than a dozen scale swords. They clashed and intersected with those incredibly agile sword lights. They pierced through the void, appearing and disappearing, and even the flow of time was not consistent with these sword lights. A single sword could even complete three slashes at the same time, or launch attacks from four directions at the same time.

If Liu Xuanji himself were not a sword master, but merely an ordinary Heavenly Lord (in reality, there is no such thing as an ordinary Heavenly Lord), he would have been pierced by this elusive Time Flow Sword, and the Heavenly Venerable power contained within it would have severely injured him.

"Dual Immortal Techniques? No, this control of sword energy is perfectly unified, yet it divides into countless forms without any pause. This is not merely a technique with a primordial spirit, but rather a still and indestructible divine soul residing within it, as if the user were personally controlling it!"

"This master of the Demon-Subduing Sword is none other than Sanxianye!"

At this moment, Liu Xuanji also felt exhilarated. In this Great Wilderness Realm, he had always been the one to kill enemies of higher levels, fighting against several powerful opponents of the same level and winning the battle.

But now, facing An Jing's sword techniques, which are theoretically only at the 'True Person' level, he felt tense and excited!

Yes. He knew that with An Jing and his talent, the so-called realm was nothing but empty talk. They could directly comprehend the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, transcend all realm levels, possess the characteristics of a higher realm, and thus achieve the so-called 'killing enemies beyond their level'... But in reality, that's not the case; that's the view of ordinary people.

They can win simply because they are stronger!

Now, An Jing's sword technique, which he uses to manipulate the power of the Heavenly Venerable, is strong and sharp enough to injure him!
But that wasn't enough. After all, this power wasn't An Jing's own; it was merely borrowed from others. Controlling it was still somewhat sluggish, and in an instant, several sword lights were shattered.

At the very moment of their sword clash, An Jing and Liu Xuanji's wills intertwined for a few seconds.

"Not bad, you even withstood the Heavenly Venerable Sword Qi. The Demon Subduing Fragment is in your hands, isn't it?"

"You're too modest, Sword Master of Another World. To be able to guide the power of a Heavenly Venerable with only a True Person body is truly worthy of being the Sword Master of the True Body of Subduing Evil."

"Anjing."

"Liu Xuan Sacrifice".

The two were locked in a battle of wills. Although they were still fighting, they began to exchange names and flatter each other, as if the fighting and contest were just a game to them.

The wills of Fu Xie and the fragments of Fu Xie also intertwine.

"What's wrong, Fragment? You've found a good sword master, so you don't want to return?"

[The original body, your eye for choosing a sword master is indeed excellent, but for us Dao soldiers, there isn't that much fundamental difference between the fragments and the original body. Who is whose fragment is still uncertain!]

(End of this chapter)