Chapter 620 – Killing Zhou (The Middle of the First Season Again) (2/2)

This was precisely the gap between peak Star Condensation and peak Ethereal Opening that nothing could offset. No matter how high Chen Changsheng's cultivation in the sword was, how sharp the Stainless Sword was, there would still be no means of doing so.

Before Zhou Tong's magical image that seemed like a demon god, Chen Changsheng on the ground seemed all the more puny and insignificant, just like an ant. The light, heat, and sword intent emitted from his sword seemed extremely dim in Zhou Tong's palm, just like a flickering firefly, on the verge of extinction at any moment.

Would this assassination on this night in early autumn just end like this? Was Chen Changsheng's facing death to live going to ultimately end in him helplessly awaiting the arrival of death?

No, although he was just a firefly, many of them could still illuminate the dark night, and even more would ultimately burn the plains, and even burn the heavens themselves. The Blazing Sword that Su Li had taught him drew materials from the Secret Sword of the Golden Crow, used the energy of the Burning Heaven Sword, but its true imposing manner came from the last move of the Mount Li Sword Style. The special aspect of that move was precisely…to cast away one's life!

When Chen Changsheng came today to kill Zhou Tong, he had never thought about returning alive. He had truly come to face death in order to live, and had long pushed life and death out of his mind.

He knew that he was about to die, so he was naturally able to use his life however he pleased.

If there really was such a thing as the Heavenly Dao above the starry sky, it would probably be able to perceive his current mood. If there really was such a thing as fate within the starry sky, then his fate was still within his hands.

Suddenly, another extremely tiny firefly appeared. It was on his wrist.

This firefly continued to grow brighter and brighter until it finally became a star.

Soon after, several more of these lights appeared on his body, star after star igniting upon his body.

The places where these stars appeared were all at his Qi openings.

At Mount Han, he had done something similar. At the time, he had nearly died. But now, since he was going to die anyway, since he had already prepared himself for death, he no longer cared.

He had long since made the preparations to once more light up his Qi openings in this courtyard of crabapple blossoms, to bring the sea of stars once more into his body!

The radiance of the stars descended from the heavens, noiselessly passing through the destroyed room and falling upon his body, causing those stars on his body to grow even brighter.

Countless stars were faintly visible on his clothes, connecting into lines, connecting into pieces, transforming into a star map, condensing…a Star Domain!

After Mount Han, Chen Changsheng once more condensed his star!

Zhou Tong's expression subtly changed.

He knew in Mount Han, it was precisely because Chen Changsheng had attempted to break into Star Condensation that he had suffered severe injuries. So he had not imagined that at this moment, Chen Changsheng would actually attempt to condense his star again, and even succeed!

Starlight vanished into Chen Changsheng's body. His Qi did not decrease, but rather rapidly increased, blocking the pressure of the sea of blood. The edge of the sword burst with light and heat as if it wanted to burn away the ball of blood in Zhou Tong's palm, while the sword intent seemed already on the verge of breaking through the blood!

Zhou Tong's face became rather pale, and the hairband holding his black hair snapped. His hair danced in the wind as his Qi rose once more, seeking to forcefully suppress the sword intent in his hand!

As long as Chen Changsheng's Stainless Sword could not break out of the sea of blood that was his Star Domain, then there was no possibility of him losing this battle!

If this battle continued to develop in this fashion, if Chen Changsheng's sword remained under control, unable to add to its sharpness using the sword energy, then it would truly be unable to break through Zhou Tong's sea of blood.

Even if he had succeeded at condensing his star, he was still only at the initial level of Star Condensation, still very far from the peak.

But even if his Stainless Sword could not move, it did not mean he could not attack. The sheath called the Vault Sheath still contained countless swords.

With a swish, a cut seemed to be slashed through the space of this room. For no reason at all, ten-odd clear sword cuts appeared on the trunk of the crabapple tree in the courtyard!

An ancient sword flew of out the sheath gripped in Chen Changsheng's hand. Traveling along the Stainless Sword, it stabbed into the sea of blood within Zhou Tong's palm!

This sword was called the Yue Maiden, precisely the renowned sword that Mo Yu had sought from him but failed to obtain. This sword had once slept within the sea of grass within the Garden of Zhou for several centuries and was speckled with rust, no longer the image of intimidating radiance it was in the past. However, in these two years of nourishment within the Vault Sheath, it had already regained its edge of the past!

With a whoosh, the Yue Maiden Sword plunged into the sea of blood!

It was swiftly followed by countless other swords flying from the sheath, stabbing into the sea of blood in an unending assault!

For several centuries, ten thousand–some famous swords remained buried in the Sword Pool of the Garden of Zhou. Only when Chen Changsheng brought the Yellow Paper Umbrella into the plains did these swords begin to wake up. Together with Chen Changsheng, they battled against the monster tide, broke the Soul Pivot of the Mausoleum of Zhou, and then held up the vault of the sky. Finally, they departed with him together from the Garden of Zhou, returning to the world that they had left a very long time ago.

Many of these famed swords returned to their former sects and monasteries, like the temple sword or the Sword of Holy Light. Some swords found new opportunities, like the Mountain Sea Sword and the Demon Commander's Banner Sword. Many swords were hidden by a certain person in various niches within the Orthodox Academy. And there were many swords that had always remained with Chen Changsheng, at least six thousand of them.

As comrades-in-arms, as fellow soldiers, when today Chen Changsheng was challenging a most powerful and frightening foe, confronting a most challenging and dangerous situation, how could they allow themselves to be outdone?

Sword after sword exited the sheath, striving to be the first to charge forward!

In a flash, the courtyard was filled with an awe-inspiring sword intent!

Let alone the crabapple tree, even those hard gray flagstones were covered in countless perfectly straight sword cuts!

Cheng Jun let out a shriek of fear as he sent his cultivation soaring. Holding out his two palms like metal shields in front of his body, he made to escape the room.

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