Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 171 The face of your Divine Eye Clan is just like my insole; I can trample on it whenever I want.
"Ice Sand Sea?" Ling Xuan scanned the stagnant waters around him, his gaze landing on the gleaming ice crystals and sand, instantly recognizing this domain treasure.

The treasures of renowned experts in the Cosmic Sea are not secrets. Even if they have never fought against them, they have seen or heard about the characteristics of these treasures and secret techniques from other places. All of this is recorded in the Hong Alliance's database to avoid accidentally offending the wrong person.

"So you know about my treasure?" The powerful member of the Divine Eye Clan became interested when Ling Xuan mentioned the name of his treasure.

The white light around him grew brighter and brighter, clearly wanting to see the human beg for mercy in terror after learning his identity and the power of the treasure, so that he could slowly torture him and turn him into a sacrifice on his path to eternity.

"What a treasure." Ling Xuan's gaze swept over the stagnant waters around him, and he exclaimed sincerely, "Lord An Yong, I heard that you also possess a top-grade, peak-level treasure armor. It must be the one you're wearing, right?"

His gaze fell on the armor of the other party, which was shrouded in a hazy white light. The surface of the armor had faint, intricate patterns flowing around it, indicating that it was extremely strong in defense.

"Boy, what do you mean?" Lord An Yong suddenly flew into a rage, his body flashing with intense white light, causing ripples to spread across the surrounding waters.

This human not only recognized me, but also showed no fear whatsoever, and even dared to criticize my precious treasure—he was simply courting death!

He had roamed the cosmic sea for many years and had never been treated with such contempt.

"It's a pity they've been neglected." Ling Xuan seemed oblivious to the Lord of An Yong's anger. Instead, he shook his head, his tone full of regret. "Following a piece of trash who has cultivated for more than two reincarnations and still can't become a fifth-order universe lord is such a waste of these two treasures."

"Boy, you're dead!" Lord An Yong was completely enraged, his voice booming like thunder across the water. "Even if the creator of the giant axe of humanity came, he couldn't save you!"

Before the words were finished, the countless white specks of light vanished instantly, revealing the full form of the Lord of An Yong—he held a golden scepter with an oval head and a gourd-like tip, radiating a chilling aura; his armor gleamed with a cold metallic luster, each blade containing terrifying defensive power; the ring of light behind his head spun rapidly, and his single, illusory eye opened, casting a cold beam of light directly at Ling Xuan.

The Lord of An Yong gripped his scepter tightly with both hands and, without the slightest hesitation, launched a fierce attack on Ling Xuan.

The golden scepter sliced ​​through the water, instantly tearing the water along its path and distorting the space itself. A golden beam of light condensed at the very tip of the scepter, carrying a world-destroying power as it hurtled straight toward Ling Xuan's face.

He planned to severely injure this arrogant human with a single blow, letting him know his own power.

"To be honest, you're not happy about it." Ling Xuan chuckled and shook his head.

These powerful members of the Divine Eye Clan from the first reincarnation era all acted arrogantly, but their strength was far from matching their arrogance.

Having cultivated for more than two reincarnations, he still can't create a fifth-order secret technique, yet he dares to dream of breaking through reincarnation—it's simply wishful thinking.

Even the Divine Eye True Lord only reached the top level of the ninth rank of combat power with the help of several supreme treasures.

Want to break free from the cycle of reincarnation?

sure.

After death, the soul can pass through the cycle of reincarnation and be reborn on the Origin Continent.

Like a daring intruder!

Faced with the attack of the Lord of An Yong, Ling Xuan remained calm and summoned the Heaven-Slaying Blade. Crimson divine power flowed rapidly along the blade, and the ancient imperial shadow on the blade appeared and disappeared, with a majestic imperial aura slowly emanating from it.

With a slight flick of his wrist, the Heaven-Slaying Blade, gleaming with crimson light, precisely blocked the path of the golden scepter.

He twisted the blade in his hand, the hilt blocking the trajectory of the scepter's sweep. With a crisp "clang," the two forces collided. Lord An Yong felt a surge of immense power flowing through the scepter, causing his arm to go slightly numb. Ling Xuan, however, stood firmly in place, his body as steady as Mount Tai.

"You're courting death!" Lord An Yong roared, his white light growing even stronger. Suddenly, the golden scepter in his hand changed its move, no longer sweeping horizontally, but instead smashing down on Ling Xuan's head like a heavy hammer.

As the elliptical sphere at the top of the staff slammed into the water with earth-shattering force, the water flow within a range of light-years was instantly compressed and dented. Ice crystals and sand grains frantically gathered, forming a huge ice sand hammer shadow that fell along with the staff.

This is his usual move: using his scepter as a hammer and amplifying it with the power of the icy sand sea, which is difficult for ordinary universe masters to withstand.

A glint flashed in Ling Xuan's eyes, and he flicked his three-pointed, double-edged sword upwards, precisely striking the center of the scepter's elliptical sphere.

"Using a staff as a hammer? That's an idea, but the strength is a bit lacking." He suddenly exerted force on his wrist, and the ultimate divine power surged into the blade. The fiery red blade light instantly surged, actually pushing away the ice sand hammer shadow. At the same time, the sharp blade on one side of the blade swept across the staff, trying to knock it away.

Lord An Yong was startled and quickly withdrew his scepter, transforming it into a long thorn. The gourd-shaped tip of the scepter shone with golden divine light and pierced straight into Ling Xuan's heart.

His scepter is versatile, sometimes used as a club, sometimes as a hammer, and sometimes as a thorn. Combined with several of his strongest secret techniques, it is unpredictable and rarely able to completely withstand the attacks of opponents of the same level.

Seeing Ling Xuan receive the heavy blow, he immediately changed his move to a thrust, trying to catch his opponent off guard.

Ling Xuan had anticipated this. He blocked horizontally with his three-pointed double-edged sword, the blade precisely wedging the tip of the scepter. At the same time, he gripped the end of the hilt with his left hand and pushed the blade forward with his right. Fiery red sword energy spread along the scepter, attempting to invade the divine power of the Lord of An Yong.

"Your moves are quite varied, but unfortunately, they're no match for me." He moved his feet slightly, and the surging imperial might forced the surrounding icy sea to retreat slightly.

Lord An Yong felt a strange power coming from the scepter, flowing upstream along the trajectory of divine power, forcing him to forcibly interrupt the secret technique, retract the scepter, and retreat.

He looked down at the scepter and saw that the tip of the scepter was stained with a trace of fiery red aura. The aura was like a leech, slowly eroding the divine power fluctuations of the scepter. This was the first time he had encountered an opponent who could erode divine power through the scepter!
"What kind of treasure is this knife of yours?"

"The Supreme Emperor Weapon, the Heaven-Slaying Blade, is an existence you cannot comprehend." Ling Xuan spoke calmly, turning the blade in his hand, and a ring of fiery red blade energy formed around him. "You are not qualified to unleash its full power."

As he spoke, he suddenly flashed, and his three-pointed double-edged sword, carrying a fiery red blade aura, slashed straight at An Yong's left shoulder.

This slash was extremely fast; when the blade energy swept across the water's surface, even the ice crystals of the Ice Sand Sea were instantly melted, and the temperature within a range of several light-years suddenly rose.

The Lord of An Yong hurriedly raised his scepter and used it as a long stick to block in front of his left shoulder.

With a loud clang, the fiery red blade energy collided with the golden scepter, and the energy shockwave spread in all directions. Several celestial rocks light-years away shattered into dust with a "crack" and scattered in the cosmic sea.

The Lord of An Yong was so shocked by this power that he had to retreat repeatedly, his divine body trembling slightly.

He could clearly sense that the opponent's sword energy contained a powerful force, which was not only strong but also interfered with the operation of divine power. This was more troublesome than any opponent he had ever encountered before!
"Who...who exactly are you?" The Lord of An Yong was shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He could sense that the aura emanating from the other party's blade was not that of an ordinary universe lord; it was a kind of pressure that transcended ordinary laws, as if it could easily crush everything.

He had never experienced this feeling, not even in front of the Allah of the Divine Eye.

The scepter in his hand changed tactics again, this time using two secret techniques simultaneously. One end smashed towards Ling Xuan's chest like a hammer, while the other end pointed at Ling Xuan's throat like a thorn, attempting to force the opponent to reveal an opening by attacking with two moves.

Seeing this, Ling Xuan revealed a mocking smile: "Using both moves at the same time? That's quite interesting."

He wielded his three-pointed, double-edged sword, creating a dazzling display of blade energy that simultaneously blocked the hammer and the stabbing. Suddenly, he condensed a supreme divine power in his left hand and struck towards the Lord of Anyong.

This seemingly ordinary palm strike contained the ultimate laws, and when the palm wind swept across the water's surface, it even tore a gap in the icy sea.

The Lord of An Yong did not expect his opponent to be so bold, daring to counterattack while blocking two moves.

He hurriedly activated the defenses of his armor, the runes on its surface lighting up in an attempt to weaken the power of the palm strike. But the power of a thousand times the strength of the ultimate Dao was so domineering that even though the peak-level treasure armor could weaken the attack by one ten-thousandth, the remaining power still penetrated the armor and impacted his divine body.

"Pfft—" Lord An Yong groaned, his divine body trembled slightly, and his divine power was depleted by 0.1%.

"Your defense seems insufficient." Ling Xuan withdrew his left hand, and the three-pointed double-edged sword slashed out again. The fiery red sword energy fell like a rainstorm, each strike precisely targeting the Lord of An Yong's weakness.

He knew that the Lord of An Yong was good at exchanging injuries, relying on the defense of his supreme treasure armor and his massive plant clone body. However, these advantages would be completely lost in the face of the sword intent he had comprehended after studying the Heavenly Blade.

Even though the attack power was insufficient to injure Lord An Yong, the ultimate sword intent was something that a mere peak-level treasure could not defend against. The sword intent pierced straight through Lord An Yong's divine body, continuously weakening his divine power.

Lord An Yong gritted his teeth and persevered, wielding his scepter faster and faster, sometimes using it to parry with a stick, sometimes to strike with a hammer, and sometimes to launch a surprise attack with a stab, unleashing all his secret techniques.

However, with each collision, his divine power would be depleted by 0.1%-0.2%.

He could sense that his opponent's swordsmanship seemed to be able to predict all his movements. No matter how he changed his moves, his attacks could be easily blocked, and his opponent could even seize the opportunity to counterattack.

He had never experienced this feeling of being completely suppressed before.

In the past, he relied on his many secret techniques, changing them in various ways to break through his opponent's defense.

"No! I can't lose like this!" Lord An-Yong roared.

"Human, so what if your swordsmanship is strong? You're just a mere human! Do you really want to offend my Divine Eye Clan?"

Before he finished speaking, the divine power on the Lord of Anyong suddenly ignited, forcing the surrounding icy sea of ​​sand back thousands of meters.

His greatest reliance has never been his ever-changing secret techniques, but rather the enormous plant clones he carries with him—the divine bodies of plant life are known for their "massiveness," surpassing even many special life forms.

In the past, no matter how much divine power his main body consumed, as long as he had a thought, the divine power of his clone would surge into his body like a tide, instantly replenishing his losses. This was the source of his confidence to exchange injuries for injuries and recklessly squander his divine power.

"Burning divine power?" Ling Xuan raised an eyebrow, but there was no fear in his eyes.

After cultivating the "Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique" to perfection, his divine body had already broken through the shackles, reaching a height of 90,000 kilometers. The divine power within his body was like a vast starry sea, and such a level of consumption was nothing more than a drop in the ocean for him.

"Explosive flames!"

Ling Xuan let out a low shout, his voice deep yet containing boundless power, as if it were a divine oracle from ancient times.

In an instant, the five great secret realms within his body, which had already reached perfection, began to boil violently like a powder keg that had been ignited.

The vast and boundless divine power of the ultimate path was like a long-dormant volcano suddenly awakening, carrying a world-destroying momentum, and rapidly flowing through the meridians.

Ultimately, this immense divine power completely merged with his divine body, and was then ignited by a secret technique.

In an instant, crimson flames erupted from every inch of his divine body. The flames seemed to have a life of their own, transforming into a sky full of fire waves that swept out with overwhelming force.

Under this terrifyingly high temperature, water bodies within a range of several light-years were instantly evaporated. Even the incredibly solid void could not withstand this scorching heat and began to twist and deform, like a piece of wax melted by the high temperature.

Ling Xuan's aura immediately soared like a rocket, his crimson sword intent and ultimate divine power intertwining and echoing each other.

With the support of this powerful force, the Heaven-Slaying Blade became even more crimson, so red that it seemed to be dripping blood. The ancient imperial runes on it also shone brightly at this moment, radiating a suffocating pressure.

This oppressive force was so real that it caused the surrounding space to tremble.

"So what if I offended your Divine Eye Clan? Your Divine Eye Clan's reputation is just like my insole; I can trample on it however I want!!"

A resolute glint flashed in Ling Xuan's eyes as he raised the Heaven-Slaying Blade high in his hand, the light emanating from its blade illuminating the entire universe.

At that moment, he seemed to transform into the master of the universe, holding the power of life and death.

With a roar, he swung down the Heaven-Slaying Blade, and a crimson blade beam thousands of meters long instantly ripped through the void, carrying boundless destructive power as it hurtled toward the Lord of Anyong.

This strike, imbued with all his strength and will, was powerful enough to split the heavens and the earth.

Seeing this, the Lord of An'yong was filled with fear, but he was still unwilling to sit and wait for his death.

He frantically swung the golden scepter in his hand, trying to block the fatal blow.

The golden divine light at the top of the scepter shone again, forming a solid defensive barrier that tightly protected his body.

However, his resistance seemed so insignificant in the face of Ling Xuan's earth-shattering strike.

The crimson blade of light slammed into the golden defensive barrier, instantly unleashing a deafening roar.

The deafening roar resembled the Big Bang, with powerful energy waves spreading wildly outwards from the point of impact.

The golden defensive barrier was as fragile as paper in the face of this terrifying power, and was instantly torn apart.

Immediately afterwards, the blade struck the true form of the Lord of An'yong without any hindrance.

Before the Lord of An'yong could even let out a scream, he was cut in two by this blade.

His divine body instantly collapsed, turning into countless points of light that dissipated into the universe.

The supreme-grade armor he carried, along with other precious treasures, scattered under the impact of this powerful force, flying everywhere in the universe like meteors.

"Good treasures, now they're all mine!" A hint of joy flashed in Ling Xuan's eyes, and he subconsciously activated the Divine Elephant Stepping Heaven Domain.

As soon as this domain unfolded, it was like an invisible curtain of the sky, enveloping all the treasures in the heavens, attempting to gather them all away.

But the next second, a sudden change occurred: the flying treasures seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, ignoring the suction of the Divine Elephant Stepping on the Heavenly Domain, and instantly gathered together in the air. The Lord of An Yong, who had just been killed, also reappeared at the location where the treasures gathered!

However, this time, the Lord of An Yong was not as flamboyant and arrogant as before. He didn't even dare to look back at Ling Xuan. With a panicked and disheveled appearance, the ice and sand sea around him spun wildly, turning into a white stream of light as he fled rapidly into the depths of the water.

"Lord of An Yong, why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Upon seeing this, Ling Xuan immediately burst into laughter, his laughter full of arrogance and confidence. "Weren't you quite capable just now? Come and exchange a few more blows with me, let me see the skills of your Divine Eye Clan!"

Before he finished speaking, the Divine Elephant Stepping on the Heavenly Domain beneath his feet shone brightly, instantly piercing through the stagnation of the icy sand sea. His figure was like a crimson lightning bolt, closely following behind. The imperial runes on his Heaven-Slaying Blade flashed, ready to strike again at any moment.

(End of this chapter)