Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 521 Thunder Strike Nine Heavens Sword Breaks Through Calamity, Nuwa's Blood Shines Brightly Amidst the Frost (Seeking Rewards and Subscriptions!)

"Boom!"

Outside the Shattered Starship, a streak of purplish-red lightning flashed past.

He Changqing rubbed one side of his head, still feeling a tightness in his chest and abdomen. Finally, he opened his eyes and uttered a low, questioning sound:

"Lu Cheng! Tell me honestly, did you come here with a mission from the acting sect leader?"

Lu Cheng understood He Changqing's feelings at this moment, so he bowed and said with a wry smile, "Not yet."

"So you were in the Nuwa Sacred Realm, her territory, chasing after and killing cultivators from the Five Clans?"

"Or did you never intend for me to bring Jin Shayu and An Xiaoyue back alive?! Today, those old monsters from the five surnames arrived together! One is dead and two are seriously injured! My Taiqing disciples are so majestic and fierce."

If it weren't for the timely arrival of Daoist Wuyai from the Shangqing Sect and Fairy Qingqiu from the Yuqing Sect, who reasoned with them and appealed to their emotions… those old devils from the Five Clans would almost have stormed the Starshattering Ship! This is the Nuwa Sacred Realm, not our Taiqing Sect's mountain gate! You've caused such a ruckus here, have you considered your escape route?!

This is Mr. He, who commanded with composure in the void vortex and steered the giant starship to stand head-on against two Void Returning Demons without being at a disadvantage.

At this moment, I felt a splitting headache and an uncontrollable rage.

Faced with his senior brother's raging anger, Lu Cheng did not offer much explanation. He simply raised his hand and pointed to the corner of the quiet room: "Senior brother, please calm down. Let's listen to what this Miss Jiang Jinyan has to say about the reasons."

"Furthermore, I have absolute confidence in the strength of my attack. Those three were indeed seriously injured, but under normal circumstances, none of them would die from their injuries."

Where Lu Cheng pointed, stood a slender female cultivator, her brows furrowed with sorrow and weariness, yet also exuding an indomitable and stubborn spirit.

She was the woman from the Nuwa clan that Lu Cheng had saved at the Starfall Waterfall. She possessed considerable magical power, having reached the Nascent Soul stage.

"Immortal Master, you are wise and discerning!" Jiang Jinyan stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and then said:
"The Sacred Realm of Nuwa is no longer the pure land under the protection of Nuwa! The five surnames of Li, Wang, Nangong, Jiang, and Yun, on the surface, co-govern the Sacred Realm with the Nuwa clan and honor Nuwa as their lord, but in reality, they have betrayed their promise and turned this realm into their own private property! What they covet is the essence of the blood flowing within my Nuwa clan! For thousands of years, under the guise of marriage alliances, they have been keeping us captive, secretly using evil magic to extract and plunder the source of our bloodline to nourish our own spiritual roots, consolidate our family fortune, and even refine forbidden evil artifacts!"

"My name is Jin Yan, from a collateral branch of the Jiang family. In reality, I am not a descendant of the Jiang family. I am merely a slave born under the 'Slave-Transforming Curse'! My life and death are entirely in the hands of the main branch of the Jiang family! If it weren't for... if it weren't for Miss..."

"If it weren't for Miss's kind heart, who, when we were young, used her own bloodline power to secretly remove some of the curses binding us, her trusted maids, we would have been walking corpses for the rest of our lives, without even having independent thoughts! This great calamity is because Miss refused to obey the arrangements of the five clans and 'marry' those纨绔子孙 (spoiled brats) even at the cost of her life! I witnessed Miss being forced and tortured, and filled with grief and indignation, I risked my life to escape, hoping to find a way out for Miss."

Her voice gradually became shrill, filled with a resolute determination to perish together with the enemy: "Jin Yan's life or death is not worth pity, but I am not reconciled! My clan's goddess was born kind and noble, yet she is to be controlled by that pack of jackals, exhausting her spirituality and withering away!"

Inside the Starbreaker, the quiet room was deathly silent.

Only Jiang Jinyan's suppressed sobs echoed.

Inside the spirit ship, the light from the immortal crystal wall lamps spilled out, and He Changqing paced back and forth, his mind in turmoil.

The innate deities of the Nuwa clan have always been close to and protected the human race since ancient times. As time progressed, the number of ancient deities decreased and their power declined. The increasingly powerful human cultivators, in turn, protected and guarded innate deities like the Nuwa clan, which is a timeless tale.

If what Jiang Jinyan said is true, and if this matter were to spread: the human race imprisoned the Nuwa race, grinding their teeth and sucking their blood, breaking their bones and draining their marrow... the whole world would attack them.

"No, although the five clans of the Nuwa Holy Realm cultivators are powerful, the true great supernatural beings are, after all, the current God Lords. You can't say that the Nuwa God Lord was also held hostage by the five clans of cultivators."

We cultivators had previously paid our respects to the Divine Lord. Although he was somewhat weak, his mind was clear, unlike someone who could be easily manipulated.

After thinking for a moment, He Changqing suddenly said this, pointing out the flaw in Jiang Jinyan's words.

"Deceiving superiors and concealing the truth, she's merely a figurehead, a mere puppet of the Nuwa clan. Moreover, the current Nuwa is deeply in love with the Li family's sword immortal, their relationship as harmonious as a phoenix in flight, and she has long neglected the affairs of her clan..."

He Changqing remained silent for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, his expression shifting constantly before finally settling on a solemn one.

Some things may seem insignificant on the scale, but even a thousand pounds can't overcome them. However, this matter could be an opportunity for the three sects of the Daoist lineage.

Thinking of this, He Changqing turned to Jiang Jinyan and solemnly cupped his hands, saying, "Miss Jiang, your righteousness is evident, and I understand. In this matter, our Daoist lineage will never stand idly by! Today's matter is not just about your safety alone, but involves the foundation of the Holy Realm, the glory of Nuwa and the human race! You should rest here and recuperate in peace, and Taiqing will take care of everything!"

He immediately activated his magic seal, using the highest-level sect secret order to quickly contact Venerable Wuyai of the Shangqing Sect and Fairy Qingqiu of the Yuqing Sect, who were also in the Holy Realm.

The Three Pure Ones are of the same lineage and share the same breath.

Faced with such a momentous event today, the Taiqing Sect alone, and He Changqing alone, are probably not capable of handling it.

The communication array flickered intensely, and after a brief silence, the cold, icy "Good!" of Venerable Wuya echoed through the air.

And Fairy Qingqiu responded with a heavy sigh: "Qingqiu understands righteousness, Yuqing will naturally protect the peace of the Holy Realm and jointly punish the evil!"

With the support and endorsement of the two allies, Shangqing and Yuqing, He Changqing felt somewhat at ease, but he also knew that the five families would not give up easily. The conflict was only temporarily suppressed by a higher-level force, and the real contest had just begun.

At this moment, the progress of the sword duel in the Immortal Pool has become the focal point of the power struggle among all parties.

Seven days later, in the center of the Immortal Pool.

The Dao Platform, where all laws contend, seemed to have absorbed the most refined spiritual energy from the core of the Sacred Realm. Thousands of auspicious clouds and boundless radiance appeared, and the condensed immortal energy flowed in the void like fine nectar.

The floating viewing platforms were packed to capacity, with cultivators from all sects holding their breath, awaiting the next duel. Each of the upcoming battles would represent the highest level of the younger generation of human cultivators, and none of them would be taken lightly.

From the Destiny Bottle, a dazzling blue divination slip shot out from the air and hovered precisely above the two people's heads:
Lu Cheng Dao Ren, a core disciple of the Taiqing Sect, faces off against Yuwen Zhuo, the contemporary chief disciple of the Shenxiao Tianzong Sect, who is known as the "Shenxiao Thunder Lord" and the head of the "Four Little True Ones"!

Lu Cheng landed gracefully, his Taoist robes fluttering, yet his figure seemed to blend into the glow of the entire Taoist platform, his calm demeanor concealing a world-shaking sharpness ready to erupt at any moment.

On the other side, Yuwen Zhuo wore a deep purple Taoist robe embroidered with thunder patterns. His figure was as upright as a solitary peak, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle soaring in the sky. He was aloof and fierce, with an imposing presence.

Fine arcs of lightning flickered around him. Before he even made a move, a powerful, impenetrable, and all-encompassing aura of thunderous divine punishment spread out, causing the cultivators who were relatively close to the edge of the platform to feel their blood and qi fluctuate and their hearts filled with fear.

"Lu Cheng!" Yuwen Zhuo spoke, his voice like the clash of metal, resounding coldly and coldly, echoing in the vast space:
"In the battle of the Thousand Caves Netherworld, you burned away all the demonic energy with the Samadhi True Fire, but observing your battle some time ago... that True Fire that burned away all evil and purified all things seems to have been completely exhausted? Today, let Yuwen Zhuo learn how much of the true essence of your Taiqing Daoist technique remains, apart from the True Fire!"

Lu Cheng's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. Faced with such provocation and probing, he merely raised his eyes slightly, his gaze clear and calm:
"Fellow Daoist Yuwen's thunder magic is renowned throughout the world, and I, Lu, also admire it greatly. As for my humble Taiqing Daoist magic, it does have some merit..."

"You'll know once you try it. Please!"

The jade bell rang, and the duel began. The moment the words fell, Lu Cheng's figure had already blurred.

Without any probing or preparation, he immediately launched a double-sword attack with overwhelming force.

"Keng!"

A sword cry that pierced through gold and shattered stone resounded throughout the heavens. Lu Cheng transformed himself into a sword, not by using a flying sword technique, but by suddenly becoming a blood-red streak that pierced through the heavens and earth!
That was not a crafted flying sword, but the "Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword" formed from pure blood essence, boundless Dao power, and sword intent refined to the extreme!
As soon as the sword light appeared, boundless killing, chaos, devouring, and even a trace of ferocious aura originating from the "Dragon's Demon Arm" surged and spread, instantly diluting the peaceful and celestial light of the Dao Platform, as if bringing the Nine Nether Blood Sea from the depths of the earth to the forefront!

"Transforming oneself into a sword?! A secret technique of the Blood Path?!" Yuwen Zhuo's pupils suddenly contracted; this attack was completely unexpected.

Yuwen Zhuo had predicted that Lu Cheng would start with exquisite swordsmanship or strange magical artifacts, but he did not expect that the opponent would be so fierce and decisive as to turn himself into a blood sword.

The immense power and sinister intent contained within that blood-red divine sword made him instantly feel a long-lost sense of life-or-death crisis.

Yuwen Zhuo's lightning magic power was indeed almost perfect, his lightning magic was extremely destructive, and it seemed to be inexhaustible in his hands.

Without using the Xuanhuang Pagoda, the best strategy Lu Cheng could think of to win was to launch a quick sword attack and decide the outcome as soon as possible. In this way, Yuwen Zhuo's thunder magic power would not be fully unleashed.

"Hmph! How dare this mere Blood Fiend be so presumptuous before divine thunder! 'Nine Heavens Thunder Spell - Azure Dragon Subdues the World'!"

Yuwen Zhuo reacted with lightning speed.

Faced with the Blood Sea Divine Sword that was about to arrive, he transformed into a bolt of lightning, leaping and dodging its edge. Although his sword escape was fast, his lightning escape was by no means inferior. Then, he made a hand seal in front of his chest and suddenly split and drew it out, causing the world to change color abruptly!

“Boom!!!!”

The clouds tore apart instantly, and a terrifying bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, purplish-black in color, and seemingly formed from countless lightning runes, fell as if summoned!

It did not simply strike down, but rapidly meandered, coiled, and solidified during its descent—in an instant, a lifelike, hundred-zhang-long thunder dragon, entirely composed of destructive purple lightning, roared and manifested in the world!

With its horns menacing and eyes wide open in fury, the enormous dragon claws covered in lightning scales carried an aura of annihilation as they fiercely met the incoming Blood Sea Divine Sword!
The law possesses a primordial spirit; a thunder dragon descends upon the world, and a thunder sword clashes head-on, facing off fiercely!
The Blood Sea Divine Sword and the Thunder Azure Dragon collided violently in mid-air!
Instead of a deafening explosion, an even more terrifying area of ​​silence erupted.

Red and purple represent the point of collision between two extreme destructive forces: "bloodthirsty tyranny" and "heavenly law". Space shatters inch by inch like fragile glass, revealing hideous black cracks that devour the overflowing energy turbulence!
A massive shockwave, mixed with crimson aura and purple electric arcs, spread out with a deafening roar, slamming into the invisible barrier at the edge of the platform, reinforced by the core will of the Nuwa Sacred Realm. This caused the entire platform space to shake violently, the light on the wall to flicker rapidly, and even to emit a series of buzzing sounds.

"Whoosh—!" On the viewing platform, countless cultivators suddenly stood up, utterly astonished. Just one move, merely a probing first move, and it already possessed such power!
Taiqing Lucheng truly lives up to its reputation! And Shenxiao Yuwen is no less deserving of his renown!

The sea of ​​blood churned, the thunder dragon roared, and the stalemate lasted only a moment.

"Cough!" Yuwen Zhuo's face paled slightly, and his body swayed almost imperceptibly as he forcibly suppressed the metallic taste in his throat.

Lu Cheng's attack was so fierce that it caused a violent backlash from his mind and internal organs.

On the other side, the Blood Sea Divine Sword's brilliance rapidly dimmed, and Lu Cheng's figure appeared in the blood-red light. His face was also somewhat pale, clearly indicating that this sword strike had consumed a great deal of energy, but his eyes were surprisingly bright!

'How is this possible? Blood Fiend Daoist techniques are countered by my Thunder Laws, and his magical power is even weaker than mine. How could it be a draw, with me even suffering more severe internal injuries?'

Under normal circumstances, although the power of the Blood Fiend Daoist Technique is formidable and unpredictable, it is indeed countered by Daoist techniques such as Thunder, Buddha Light, and True Fire.

However, Lu Cheng's "Transforming into a Sword, Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword" is based on his own essence, qi and spirit, and is a cultivation technique of the "Mysterious Sect Pill Cauldron Refining Form Secret Manual". It is the most orthodox Taiqing Dao technique, so how could it be restrained by thunder magic?
He transformed himself into a divine sword through his own sword intent and swordsmanship, the blood talisman's ability to connect with the mystical aperture, and the secret technique of refining form. This was completely different from normal techniques that extract the blood of living beings, collect pain and resentment, and condense them into boundless evil and filth.

After being countered and forced into sword form, Lu Cheng didn't even wait for Yuwen Zhuo to catch his breath. He suddenly clasped his hands together, and a pure and powerful magical force containing the true meaning of the cycle of the five elements erupted!

Five-colored lightning shot into the sky from its own body, surging forward like a raging sea!
"Roar--!!!"

In essence, it's still the same technique Lu Cheng used back then: hiding a sword beneath the blade.

However, the Taoist principles and methods contained within it are far more sophisticated than those of the past.

Accompanied by five roars that shook the entire world, five divine beasts, or rather demonic beasts, formed entirely from the essence of lightning, shattered the void and descended upon this realm:
The Purple-Scaled Demon Dragon's Profound Yin Blood Thunder is as deep as an abyss; the Crimson-Eyed Lion's Burning Heaven Fire Thunder is as blazing as the sun; the Azure-Winged Thunder Roc's Xun Wind Light Thunder is as clear and ethereal as a feather; the White-Armored Divine Elephant's Wu Earth Gang Thunder is as heavy and solid as a mountain; and the Black Jade Qilin's Netherworld Fiend Thunder is as unpredictable as the night.

As Lu Cheng's sword light slashed, these five demonic lightning beasts opened their bloody maws and devoured the thunderous azure dragon that had been shattered by the blood sword, swallowing it whole with even greater ferocity. "The Five Elements Revolve, the Thunder Law Returns to Its Origin, Go!"

With a low shout, Lu Cheng unleashed the Five Elements Sword Light, which, surrounded by the roars of the five demonic thunder beasts, slashed out. The five thunder beasts worked together to form an annihilating thunderous abyss, completely enveloping the hundred-zhang space around Yuwen Zhuo.

"The five elements counteract each other? Demonic lightning?!" Yuwen Zhuo's eyes were sharp as an eagle's. Instead of being panicked, he revealed a hint of fervent fighting spirit, as if he had just caught a prey.

"Excellent! No wonder you're a worthy opponent even Qiu Ruoshui looks at with respect! Such methods are what make you worthy of being my enemy, Yuwen Zhuo! 'Heavenly Thunder Demon Seal - Ten Thousand Thunders Slay Evil'!"

Faced with the terrifying encirclement of sword light and the Five Elements Thunder Beasts, Yuwen Zhuo did not retreat but advanced! He made a hand seal with his right hand and pointed to the sky, while his left hand slashed downwards with both fingers!
"Crack! Rumble!"

In an instant, the space within a hundred feet of Yuwen Zhuo was completely transformed into a desolate area of ​​lightning.

Instead of summoning one or two bolts of lightning, endless, fine, rain-like deep purple lightning aura appeared out of nowhere in the void, growing and surging wildly.

These lightning bolts, as fine as cow's hair yet heavier than mountains, contain extreme destructive power. They intertwine, collide, and merge with each other, instantly weaving a lightning net that covers the heavens and the earth! This net is the manifestation of the Heavenly Thunder Seal!
At this moment, electric snakes surged wildly on Yuwen Zhuo's purple-gold robe, and a jade seal emerged above his head.

Although a top-tier seventh-order lightning-attribute robe is rare, Yuwen Zhuo, given his status, naturally possessed one. The jade seal was his natal magic treasure, the Heavenly Thunder Fiend Seal. With these two magic treasures, Yuwen Zhuo's mastery and resistance to lightning magic reached an extremely high level.

The Five Elements Thunder Beast's Five Elements Thunder Power struck the net of destruction composed of pure thunder laws, instantly unleashing a deafening roar!

The Xuan Yin Blood Thunder was obliterated by the myriad thunderbolts, sparks flying everywhere!
The wind and thunder in the southeast were scorched and withered by the lightning, and blue smoke rose up!

The Netherworld Thunder was vaporized by the Heavenly Thunder, and white mist filled the air!

The Heavenly Fire and Thunder were struck by the Thunder Fiend, and the crimson flames were reversed!

The Earthly Fiery Thunder was pierced and disintegrated by the immense thunder!
The five elements generate and restrain each other, and thunder is the command of heaven, containing part of the will of heavenly punishment. It is fierce and unparalleled, and destroys all order and balance!
The combined attack of the five elemental thunder beasts was forcibly stopped by Yuwen Zhuo with his "Ten Thousand Thunders Exterminate Evil" violent thunder seal!
The net of justice was teetering on the brink of collapse, lightning flashed wildly, and the Five Elements Thunder Beasts roared repeatedly as they charged forward. In the core area where the two forces were locked in a stalemate, space shattered into chaos, forming a pitch-black vortex that kept collapsing and healing, devouring everything.

At this point in the battle, Lu Cheng used every means at his disposal except for the Xuanhuang Pagoda, while Yuwen Zhuo also unleashed the core of his natal magic weapon, the Thunder Seal. Both sides instantly consumed enormous amounts of magical power and divine sense.

Veins bulged on Yuwen Zhuo's forehead, clearly indicating that sustaining the "Ten Thousand Thunders Exterminate Evil" was no easy feat. He gazed at Lu Cheng, who was controlling the Five Elements Thunder Beasts in the formation and whose expression was equally solemn, his eyes burning with fighting spirit: "Lu Cheng! If you've exhausted your tricks, then leave behind a defeat today! 'Divine Firmament Annihilation, Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Descends!'"

He roared, ignoring the raging thunder and the clash of the five elements around him, and forcibly withdrew most of his divine sense that was supporting the Thunder Fiend Seal!

The remaining lightning net was immediately breached in several places by the Five Elements Thunder Beast's desperate counterattack, but Yuwen Zhuo remained unmoved!
He made a hand seal, and a core lightning bolt, condensed to its extreme, only the size of a soybean, with a deep purple-black color, seemingly containing a silent thunder prison, capable of causing all things to die and calamities to collapse, instantly condensed at his fingertip.

This is one of the top divine abilities passed down in the Divine Firmament Heavenly Sect, and it is also Yuwen Zhuo's trump card, which is said to be comparable to the "Returning to Emptiness Thunder Tribulation"!
He pointed towards the location of Lu Cheng in the formation, ignoring all obstacles!
This finger was not fast; in fact, it seemed somewhat heavy and slow, as if it were pushing the barrier of the entire world forward. But wherever it passed, space silently collapsed into darkness and nothingness. Whether it was the aftershocks of the Five Elements Thunder Beasts' magic power, the remaining thunderous aura, or even the dissipated spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they all "melted" the moment they came into contact with that point of deep purple lightning, just like ice and snow meeting boiling water.

"The Divine Firmament is extinguished, and the Heavenly Tribulation descends! This must be the Dao of Returning to Emptiness, right?" At this moment, Jin Shayu and An Xiaoyue on the Floating Cloud Platform of the Taiqing Sect held their breath, and a trace of solemnity flashed in He Changqing's eyes.

As Lu Cheng faced the annihilating lightning, two points of blood-red light suddenly shone deep in his pupils. It was not fear, but the radiant glow of his blood essence ignited by his surging battle intent to the extreme!

Just before the lightning, seemingly slow but actually swift, was about to strike his body:

Wow!

It was as if the chaos at the beginning of creation was torn apart by a wave of blood-red sword light!

Lu Cheng's body exploded on the spot, turning into countless flying blood-red runes, but then reformed in a fraction of a second.

But it was no longer a body of flesh and blood; instead, it was a terrifying, blood-red divine sword.

The Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword reappeared, cleaving through the air in a deadly strike.

The key to Yuwen Zhuo's strongest lightning strike is not speed, but the locking of divine will, and this annihilating lightning is getting faster and faster.

If you think you can dodge it, you will be devoured by the lightning.

Lu Cheng's carrying capacity far exceeded Yuwen Zhuo's expectations, and it once again transformed into the Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword, its sword light piercing the sky, almost teleporting.

It forcefully broke through Yuwen Zhuo's divine will lock, thus causing the annihilation lightning to miss its target.

The Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword did not directly confront the lightning, but instead used incredible speed and spatial mastery to cut a "path of life" just wide enough for itself to pass through the gap locked by the lightning's destructive laws!
With a flash of blood-red light, the sword, which had been locked onto by the annihilation lightning a moment ago, suddenly appeared less than three feet in front of Yuwen Zhuo. It seemed to be condensed from the essence of countless living beings and exuded the true intent of slaughter. With the determination and violence to tear everything apart, it appeared out of thin air.
"What?!" Yuwen Zhuo's expression changed drastically. The pure killing intent emanating from the blood-red sword blade so close at hand was icy and bone-chilling, instantly shattering his arrogant and domineering aura.

In the rush, he had no time to summon the mighty divine lightning again! The last few layers of protective lightning surrounding his body shattered like thin ice under the blazing sun, emitting a piercing wail under the impact of the blood-red sword energy.

hum!hum!
The combined attack of the two swords! The lightning net that the Five Elements Thunder Sword alone could not break through finally crumbled and disintegrated!

"break!"

Lu Cheng gave a low shout, his divine sense controlling the two swords as if they were extensions of his own arms. Boom! Sizzle—!
The twin sword cries tore through the sky! The hastily interwoven lightning net barrier in front of Yuwen Zhuo, which contained the profound mysteries of the Divine Lightning Technique, was torn apart like a fine brocade under the combined attack of the two swords. The dazzling purple lightning net instantly dimmed and collapsed, turning into countless lightning snakes that scattered and fled in all directions.

With the barrier ripped open, Yuwen Zhuo's true form was no longer concealed and was completely exposed to Lu Cheng, less than three feet away.

The Blood Sea Divine Sword form dissipated once more, and Lu Cheng's true form reappeared. The terrifying physical body forged by the Five Elements Thunder Hammer of the "Mysterious Heaven Divine Art" unleashed terrifying power at this moment, even though it had been transformed into the Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword twice in a row, which was extremely burdensome!
At this moment, his blood and qi surged and roared like billions of rivers, and his muscles and bones throbbed as if they were the roar of a dragon in the heavens.

"Mountain-Suppressing Force, Shattering Stars!"

Lu Cheng was also familiar with the boxing techniques that An Xiaoyue was skilled in.

He clenched his fist, the fist imprint simple and unadorned, yet it seemed to grasp the very soul of the entire mountain range, embodying his understanding of "breaking through all laws with force".

There was no dazzling light, no dazzling magic, only the purest and most powerful physical strength, which erupted with a thunderous roar!

In front of the fist, the air was compressed into a solid state, emitting a burst of unbearable pressure!
Yuwen Zhuo's pupils dilated. In his haste, he only had time to hold his natal magic weapon, the Heavenly Thunder Fiend Seal, across his chest, while simultaneously squeezing out the last of his divine sense to condense a protective thunder armor for his heart.

Boom! ! !
It was as if an ancient deity had struck a giant drum that supported the heavens and the earth!

Lu Cheng's "Shattering Star" fist imprint, containing supreme physical strength and supplemented by the Mountain-Suppressing Force, slammed solidly into the Heavenly Thunder Seal that was positioned in front of Yuwen Zhuo's chest.

Crack! A crisp, teeth-grinding sound rang out.

The seventh-grade superior natal magic weapon, the Dutian Thunder Demon Seal, had been nurtured by Yuwen Zhuo with his heart's blood and tempered with the Divine Lightning Technique for many years. When it was subjected to the full force of Lu Cheng's legal body's power, a fist-sized mark was immediately dented in it. Its spiritual light dimmed to the extreme, and several clear cracks appeared on the seal, emitting a painful cry.

puff!
Yuwen Zhuo felt as if he had been struck by a sacred mountain, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with lightning.
The hastily formed protective lightning armor shattered silently under the impact of the fist. His chest, along with the seal bearing the fist imprint, collapsed violently backward. The powerful impact sent his entire body flying backward uncontrollably, like a kite with a broken string, crashing straight into the solid celestial platform barrier, which was reinforced by the Immortal Pool Sacred Realm, dozens of feet away.

Boom!

Yuwen Zhuo's body slammed heavily onto the barrier that shimmered with profound runes, causing the entire floating platform to shake violently. Ripples flashed wildly on the barrier's light screen, and its radiance dimmed slightly.

Yuwen Zhuo, as if embedded in a wall, slowly slid down and collapsed on the edge of the platform.

On the chest of his magnificent seventh-tier lightning-attribute Daoist robe, there was a clear outline of a fist imprint, the fabric charred and cracked. The damaged Heavenly Thunder Fiend Seal lay askew beside his hand, its spiritual light flickering and about to extinguish.

His face was ashen, his aura scattered and weak, and the protective electric sparks that had been dancing around his body had vanished completely. Only extreme horror and a trace of disbelief remained in his eyes. He tried to struggle to his feet, but his internal organs were displaced, his meridians were in excruciating pain, and his internal magical power had completely collapsed. He could barely move his fingers, let alone activate any Daoist techniques.

silence!

A deathly silence enveloped the main altar in the center of the Nuwa Sacred Pool, as well as the surrounding floating viewing platforms.

At this moment, although Yuwen Zhuo still wanted to fight back with all his might, most of the cultivators present could see that he had already lost.

On the Floating Cloud Platform, Qiu Ruoshui of the Xuanxin Sword Sect, whose face had always been as calm and aloof as still water, finally revealed an extremely complex emotion:

"Given the difference in magical power between the two sides, Yuwen Zhuo originally had a very high chance of winning. However, he made a mistake at the beginning. He did not expect that his opponent would go all out on the first move. This 'mistake that was not a mistake' continued until the end and became the reason for his defeat."

At this moment, Qiu Ruoshui recalled her previous assessment of Lu Cheng's foundational cultivation as "shackled," and looking at Yuwen Zhuo lying on the ground, barely breathing, she felt somewhat humiliated.

"The artistic conception of the 'Secret Manual of Refining the Body in the Mysterious Alchemy Cauldron'... I misjudged it... No, he should be cultivating other Taoist methods, but it contains methods for cultivating talismans and refining the body! The Taiqing Mysterious Method is truly infinitely profound and unfathomable..." An unprecedented sense of crisis and a stronger fighting spirit rose in Qiu Ruoshui's heart.

If the Xuanxin Sword Sect could be promoted to the tenth sect of the human race, perhaps my sect could have such a foundation.

"Senior Brother Lu has won a great victory!!"

"Senior Brother Lu, may your path be long and prosperous!" After a brief silence, a burst of cheers erupted on the Floating Cloud Platform of the Taiqing Sect. The fellow disciples beside him were overjoyed, and Jin Shayu and An Xiaoyue were also excited. Senior Brother Lu had won another victory and entered the top sixty-seven.

Sendai Center.

Yuwen Zhuo struggled to get up but vomited a small mouthful of dark red blood again, staining the ground red.

He felt weaker and colder than ever before, and looked up at the young Taoist priest standing quietly not far away, whose aura was as deep as the sea.

The radiance of heaven and earth pierced through the rising spiritual energy of the Immortal Pool, casting a pale golden outline on Lu Cheng's figure.

He did not press his advantage, nor did he show the slightest arrogance. He simply looked at Yuwen Zhuo calmly, as if defeating him was nothing more than a completed, ordinary task. But the unfathomable depth beneath that calm was all the more unsettling.

"Fellow Daoist, are you still able to get up?"

"...I have lost."

After saying this, Yuwen Zhuo spat out another mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. Only at this moment did the Holy Realm Envoy make his move, sending out divine light to teleport Yuwen Zhuo away.

Lu Cheng remained calm and composed, riding the clouds back to his own camp.

Only he himself knew that continuously activating the two forms of the Boundless Blood Sea Divine Sword, and finally the "Shattering Star" fist imprint that condensed the power of his physical body and the aura of the Mountain-Suppressing Dao, had also greatly depleted his magical power and divine sense. However, the Xuan Tian Divine Art was ever-flowing and regenerating, with the Five Elements Dao Laws rotating in a self-contained system, its resilience far exceeding the imagination of outsiders.

At this moment, all the cultivators in the world gave this cultivator, who was only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and whose magical power was considered weak in this Immortal Pool Sword Battle, the assessment of him as "unfathomable".

This Daoist Lu Cheng was able to defeat Yuwen Zhuo, and perhaps he could also defeat Xiao Han or even Qiu Ruoshui of the Xuanxin Sword Sect. His combat ability is truly outstanding. What's most terrifying is that the death rate in the Immortal Pool Sword Tournament is very low. Although he has little chance of becoming the champion of this year's Immortal Pool Sword Tournament, if we look at his future, he will definitely be a terrifying cultivator in the future of the Earth Immortal Realm. As long as he doesn't perish halfway, he will almost certainly become a giant in his own right.

(End of this chapter)