Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 173 The Arrival of the Divine Eye Clan's Powerful Warriors

At the same time, he raised his three-pointed double-edged sword high, and a ball of extremely condensed crimson energy gathered on the blade. This energy contained Ling Xuan's supreme divine power as an extreme emperor. Countless runes flickered and flowed within it, as if a small universe was being conceived and erupting. The terrifying pressure it emitted caused the dark currents of the cosmic sea within a radius of tens of light-years to stop, and time and space were distorted and deformed under this power.

Then, he unleashed this devastating strike, imbued with world-destroying power, at the Seventh True Lord.

The Seventh True Lord's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly dodged to the side, while simultaneously slashing horizontally with his white longsword.

With a loud clang, the Heaven-Slaying Blade and the white longsword collided once more. The powerful impact flowed through the longsword into the Seventh True Body, causing him to involuntarily retreat more than twenty light-years. The void along the way was further disturbed by the air currents generated by his retreat, and even the seawater in the water area was shaken into a vacuum region.

"Human, don't be arrogant. Even if you, a lord of the universe, can hold your own against me with your secret techniques and treasures, how long can your divine power last?" The Seventh True Lord steadied himself, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

He knew he couldn't continue to be passively attacked like this; he had to find an opportunity to fight back. Otherwise, if he continued to be passively attacked, he would lose all face when the Third God and the others arrived.

Can you believe it if word got out that the strongest being in the universe, who had cultivated for two lifetimes, was beaten down by a universe master who had cultivated for over five thousand years?
"Hahaha, you don't need to worry about that!" Ling Xuan laughed, his laughter full of confidence and domineering.

His divine power was like a vast starry sea, and even during continuous high-intensity battles, it showed no signs of depletion.

He took a deep breath, and his divine power erupted instantly. The golden imperial runes around him shone brightly, detached from his body, and condensed into a huge phantom in the void. The phantom was tens of light-years tall, holding a giant Heaven-Slaying Blade. It moved in sync with Ling Xuan and exuded a breathtaking divine might.

Ling Xuan gripped the Heaven-Slaying Blade tightly with both hands, raising it high. The crimson blade energy on the blade instantly surged dozens of times, merging with the blade light of the Great Emperor's phantom, transforming into a giant fire dragon hundreds of light-years long. The fire dragon bared its fangs and claws, radiating terrifying high temperatures. Wherever it passed, the seawater in the cosmic ocean instantly vaporized, and huge black holes were scorched into the void. Even fragments of space were melted by the high temperature.

Upon seeing this, the Seventh God's expression turned extremely ugly.

He could clearly sense that the power contained within that fire dragon was incredibly terrifying. If he were to take that blow head-on without the protection of his supreme treasure armor, he might suffer a great loss.

He dared not hold back in the slightest, and his divine power surged wildly into the white longsword. The blade shone brightly, transforming into a black blade of light hundreds of light-years long, which collided head-on with the crimson fire dragon.

At the same time, all nine ring-shaped light patterns around him lit up, and countless white light blades shot out from the light patterns, forming a light blade storm covering tens of light-years, sweeping towards Ling Xuan, attempting to counterattack Ling Xuan while resisting the fire dragon.

"boom--!"

The crimson fire dragon collided with the black blade light, instantly unleashing a world-destroying power.

The massive energy explosion completely destroyed the space within hundreds of light-years, forming a huge energy vortex. The vortex's gravity was extremely strong, frantically sucking in the ocean of space, and countless substances were instantly annihilated under this powerful force.

As the white light blade storm approached Ling Xuan, it was forcibly suppressed by the supreme imperial might emanating from the Great Emperor's phantom. The light blades disintegrated one after another, unable to even get within a few light-years of Ling Xuan's body.

Taking advantage of the Seventh True Lord's full effort to resist the fire dragon, Ling Xuan flashed like a ghost, instantly traversing dozens of light-years and appearing behind the Seventh True Lord.

The Heaven-Slaying Blade, carrying a sharp blade wind, slashed fiercely down towards the Seventh True Lord's back. The extreme power of the laws carried by the blade even tore apart the space behind the Seventh True Lord in advance, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

"Pfft!" The Seventh True Lord felt a heart-wrenching pain in his back as the blade energy slashed into his divine body.

His body was sent flying by the powerful impact, leaving a long energy trail in the void. He flew more than fifty light-years before he could barely stabilize himself. Fortunately, he had a small universe to replenish his divine power. Although this strike looked messy, it was nothing to the strongest being in the universe.
"You...you dare to hurt me!" The Seventh True Lord's face was contorted with rage, his eyes filled with murderous intent and fear.

He never imagined that he, as the strongest being in the universe, would be so humiliated by a "newly crowned ruler of the universe." The opponent's strength and divine might had exceeded his comprehension.

"This is just the beginning!" Ling Xuan said coldly, his illusory emperor figure becoming more and more solid, and his supreme imperial might spreading out again, completely controlling the space within hundreds of light-years around him.

In this battle, he wanted the entire universe to know that the majesty of Emperor Yan was not to be challenged!

As he spoke, Ling Xuan raised the Heaven-Slaying Blade again, and the Great Emperor's phantom moved in sync, with two crimson blade beams, each tens of light-years long, slashing towards the Seventh True Lord simultaneously.

An even fiercer battle unfolded across the vast cosmic ocean, its aftershocks spreading ever wider, affecting an area hundreds of light-years inland. The cosmic ocean itself seemed to tremble under the influence of this battle.

……

The battle between the two intensified. Ling Xuan's body was surrounded by surging crimson sword energy, like a raging sea. Every swing of the Heaven-Slaying Blade carried a world-destroying power. The crimson sword light crisscrossed, stirring up the surrounding waters into chaos. The seawater boiled and surged under the impact of the sword energy, evaporating into billowing white mist, which was then torn into wisps by the aftershocks of the sword energy and dissipated into the void.

The Seventh True Lord was equally unyielding, his white longsword radiating a dazzling light. The white sword energy danced like a serpent, cunningly and ruthlessly weaving through the crimson sword energy, attempting to find an opening to deliver a fatal blow.

The two exchanged blows at an extremely fast pace. Each clash of their blades triggered a violent energy explosion, the sound as loud as a great bell, causing ripples to spread through the surrounding space. The void, as fragile as thin paper, was scratched by the blade energy, leaving countless tiny cracks. The turbulent energy flowing out of these cracks was like a wild horse, rampaging and instantly shredding the distant floating celestial debris into dust.

This thrilling battle has been going on for years, attracting the attention of other powerful individuals who venture into the waters.

These powerful figures remained hidden far away, their eyes filled with fear and awe. They only dared to watch cautiously. Those who ventured into the water were mostly third or fourth-tier universe lords. Ling Xuan and the Seventh True Lord were completely unexpected.

These two are both at the level of the strongest beings in the universe. Any aftershock of their attacks would be enough to instantly annihilate ordinary universe masters like them.

If you approach rashly and get caught in the crossfire, your fate will be extremely tragic.

Moreover, they were well aware that if the other side suffered a loss and, in their rage, took it out on them, these "poor and helpless" cosmic lords, then they would be utterly helpless.

"Who is that human? His combat power is so astonishing, and he even dares to wage war against the Divine Eye Clan?" A powerful figure with a hunched back whispered in a trembling voice, his eyes filled with doubt and shock.

"Who told you that it was human? Just because it looks like a human doesn't mean it must be human," a powerful figure radiating a ghostly light retorted disdainfully.

However, before he could finish speaking, a crimson blade of light flashed across endless space and time like lightning, instantly annihilating him.

Where the blade's light passed, the space seemed to be neatly torn open like a piece of cloth sliced ​​by a sharp blade, before quickly healing itself.

"What a strong human being!"

"Humanity is invincible!" Upon seeing this, the surrounding powerful figures unconsciously shouted, their voices filled with a mixture of awe and fervor.

Just then, two dazzling white lights suddenly appeared in the distant void, like two shooting stars streaking across the night sky, flying in at an extremely fast speed. Wherever they passed, space seemed to be forcibly torn apart by a pair of invisible giant hands, leaving two hideous cracks tens of light-years long. The edges of the cracks shimmered with an eerie light, as if space itself was struggling in agony.

The Seventh God sensed this familiar aura, and a look of wild joy flashed in his eyes: "It's the Third God and the Sixth God! Human, your death is nigh!"

Ling Xuan looked up and saw two figures clad in white divine armor rapidly approaching like ghosts. The aura emanating from them was comparable to that of the Seventh True Lord, both so powerful that it was suffocating.

Ling Xuan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

He shuddered violently in his hand, and the crimson blade energy erupted like a volcano, dyeing the surrounding space for tens of light-years crimson: "Perfect timing! Two more of them are just two more pieces of trash!"

Before he finished speaking, Ling Xuan unleashed his divine power to its fullest extent, and like a crimson meteor, he charged towards the Seventh True Lord and the newly arrived Third True Lord.

At the same time, he raised the Heaven-Slaying Blade high in his hand and swung it forcefully, unleashing two crimson blade beams with the power to split the heavens and earth.

Wherever the blade's edge passed, space seemed like fragile glass, completely collapsing and shattering, revealing an endless abyss of darkness.

"Be bold!"

"Human, you are seeking death!"

"Today, we will annihilate your human race."

Upon hearing this, the three True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan roared in fury.

Their voices, like rolling thunder, echoed through the cosmic sea, causing the surrounding celestial bodies to tremble.

"The three of you are certainly being incredibly arrogant!" Another angry and boastful voice came from afar.

Then, a giant axe came hurtling and spinning from the distant horizon, like a rapidly spinning planet, with unparalleled momentum.

All the rules of the universe along the way were forcibly cut open by the giant axe, as if making way for it.

"Big axe!"

"Teacher Giant Axe!"

"Hahaha, the two strongest beings of mankind have gathered here, which is perfect for achieving our goal in one fell swoop." The Third True Lord laughed confidently, his laughter filled with arrogance and disdain.

"Big talk? Anyone can talk big. Take this axe first." The creator of the giant axe was still furious. He gripped the black giant axe tightly with both hands, his hair disheveled, and his eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit.

As he slowly raised his arm, layers of black light suddenly appeared in the endless space and time around him, and twelve vast phantom axes suddenly emerged—each phantom was as vast as billions of kilometers, like an independent world, with ancient patterns covering the axe surface, flowing with power that made the rules of the universe tremble.

These twelve giant axe phantoms were scattered in all directions, subtly enveloping the three True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan. Under the pressure of the phantoms, the cosmic sea, which had been disturbed by the Seventh True Lord's sword energy, instantly stopped, and even the shattered spatial fragments were suspended in the void, unable to move.

"The twelfth!" The Giant Axe Founder roared, his voice shaking the entire cosmic sea.

His powerful right arm swung out with a mighty chop, the black giant axe in his hand carrying the power to tear the sky apart, slashing towards the three True Lords.

At the same time, the twelve giant axe phantoms seemed to be summoned and instantly converged towards the physical giant axe. The moment the phantoms merged, the physical giant axe burst out with an incomparably dazzling black light, and a black axe beam that stretched for tens of light-years suddenly took shape. Wherever the axe beam passed, space was completely cleaved open, creating a huge chasm. The rules of the universe were in complete chaos, and the surrounding cosmic sea was instantly evaporated into nothingness. Even the light was swallowed up by the axe beam, leaving only a pitch-black trail.

The three True Lords could no longer maintain their previous arrogance. The white longsword in the Seventh True Lord's hand shone brightly, the Third True Lord's body was surrounded by layers of starlight patterns, and the Sixth True Lord unleashed a turquoise divine light. The divine powers of the three merged wildly, forming a defensive barrier covering several light-years. The barrier was covered with ancient runes of the Divine Eye Clan, attempting to resist this world-destroying axe blow.

"Boom!" The black axe light collided violently with the defensive light layer, and a loud noise comparable to the Big Bang echoed in the cosmic sea. The sound waves spread hundreds of light-years along the spatial rift. Even the universe lords who were hiding and watching in the distance felt their divine bodies tremble and retreated several light-years, fearing that they would be affected by the aftershocks.

The powerful energy impact centered on the point of collision instantly unleashed an energy storm with a diameter of hundreds of light-years. The space at the core of the storm was like shattered glass, breaking into countless black fragments. These fragments spun at high speed in the storm, turning into sharp spatial blades that shredded the surrounding floating celestial debris into dust. Even the dark matter deep in the cosmic ocean was swept up by the storm, turning into visible vortexes of light.

The three True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan were forced to retreat by the impact, appearing extremely disheveled in the storm.

The Giant Axe Founder swayed slightly from the recoil. The black giant axe that had been with him for many years, though not the strongest treasure, was still a top-tier treasure. Although it could not fully unleash the Giant Axe Founder's power, the power of the twelfth axe was still fully displayed.

He quickly regained his balance and strode toward Ling Xuan. With each step he took, a golden ripple spread across the void beneath his feet, smoothing out much of the chaotic energy flow around him.

"Ling Xuan, are you alright?" The voice of the Giant Axe Founder was filled with concern. His gaze swept over Ling Xuan and, seeing that although he had lost a lot of divine power, he was unharmed, he was relieved.

"Teacher, I'm fine."

"This is your divine axe." Ling Xuan handed over the supreme treasure he had obtained from the Lord of Xuangu to the creator of the giant axe.

The founder of the giant axe was not one to mince words. He had already agreed in the virtual universe that this supreme treasure would be given to him, and now that it was a fierce battle, he immediately reached out and took it without any pretense.

The moment his fingertips touched the axe handle, the treasure resonated with his axe-wielding laws. The golden patterns on the axe instantly lit up, and chaotic energy surged into his body through his arm, instantly increasing his aura by 30%.

"What a treasure!" The creator of the giant axe couldn't help but burst into laughter, his laughter causing ripples to spread through the surrounding energy storm. "This giant axe truly lives up to its reputation as a supreme treasure, far surpassing my previous giant axe!"

He swung his supreme treasure and lightly cleaved it, unleashing a black axe beam that instantly split open an energy vortex several light-years away. Where the axe beam passed, even the chaotic space was instantly smoothed out, demonstrating the terrifying power of this supreme treasure.

On the other side, the three True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan finally regained their footing and reunited in a disheveled state.

The Third True Lord's body was surrounded by flashing starlight patterns. He looked at the Seventh True Lord with a sinister gaze and his tone was full of dissatisfaction: "In the past few years, you haven't even been able to defeat a minor universe master. Instead, you've made us suffer a great loss as soon as we arrived!"

The Seventh True Lord looked grim and hurriedly explained, "This human is no ordinary universe lord! His supreme treasure, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword, has become stronger and stronger with each battle, almost comparable to the strongest treasure. His own combat power has definitely reached the seventh level, and his divine power is as vast as the starry sea. I have fought with him for several years and have never seen his divine power show any signs of depletion!"

(End of this chapter)