460 The Battle between God-petrifying Sword and Sword Emperor at Sunset Peak (1/2)

This time, Sword Emperor didn't bring the scabbard for his sword. He carried only the Refined Weapon that he had used after reaching a certain level on which he gained the sword power without using the real sword, and set off to scale Sunset Peak. A dim sword light shone as he lifted the sword!

The sword, forged from a precious stone, was three feet, three inches, and three decimeters long. It glowed dazzlingly under the direct sunlight.

He thrust his sword forward in an ordinary fashion and the sword light broke into fragments, like stones hitting a peaceful lake, or sparkling stars forming a chessboard of the night sky.

Each fragment of sword light was mixed with Sword Qi which was harmful and could damage one's eyesight. It was hard to distinguish whether it was genuine, but one sword formed the big picture!

The realm of Oneness of Heaven and Men was equal to the primary level of connecting with heaven. In that realm sword power could be formed out of the power of heaven and earth. Therefore, Sword Emperor could utilize the sword art described in the 40-word Holy Sword Puppet using only one sword. What made it inferior to the realm of connecting with heaven was its relatively few changes and tricks.

Even so, this sword had transcended the human level. This shocked and amazed Zhangsun Jing, Wishful Monk, Sky-scaling Sword Song Ming and the rest.

When Meng Qi opened his eyes, he saw his long sword hidden in sparkles of light.

Before any thought even crossed his mind, his Flowing Fire was already spurting like a red sunset stretching across the sky. It flew to an inconspicuous spot in the sky without competing with the shining stars or making itself a part of the big picture.

The sword hit the air and the light dispersed. The momentum of the chess game disappeared in a moment.

That so-called momentum was a symptom of the Inner World mobilizing the power of the External World. It had its own running law of movements and skills.

And a Momentum-destroying Sword could, naturally, destroy momentum!

The sparkles of stars and chessboard disappeared at the same time, while Sword Emperor's sword quickened its pace like a viper snaking out of its cave as it sped throughout the sky. It seemed that its former changes were just attempts to lure Meng Qi to break his momentum and create an opportunity to split the air and speed up its attack!

Meng Qi's Flowing Fire moved in a beautiful circle and caught Sword Emperor's sword perfectly.

They seemed to have discussed their moves beforehand because their movements, attacks, and defense were so in tune. It was as if they had known each other's next moves.

The sword power developed as their figures jumped up and down. Sometimes a tinkling or jingle was heard. Sometimes they fought in complete silence without even the sound of their swords colliding.

Devil Empress carefully watched their battle. In the eyes of a Great Grandmaster, their movements weren't strange. God-petrifying Sword lived up to his reputation indeed as he was strong enough to challenge Sword Emperor. His movements were inexplicably delicate—sometimes they were as violent as Asura, sometimes as illusionary as an intangible smell; sometimes emitting melodious sounds, and sometimes as fast as frightened birds. He had the speed, strength, and violence of his attacks well under control, perfectly suiting the timing.

Sword Emperor was only faring slightly better, having reached the consummate realm. Though he was old, his attacks were strong. Each sword seemed plain but brought about optimal effects. Each of his attacks was at an advantage and, as he was the first to attack, his swords were like mesh that gradually became tighter and tighter.

In Devil Empress's view, even if he was in the same realm as Sword Emperor, another person would've been forced into the traps that Sword Emperor had set, only able to risk his life in a most unfavorable situation. God-petrifying Sword was different from them. He was young, powerful and fast. He had evaded Sword Emperor's traps every time. Although there were still some sparkles of Sword Qi in the air, it was hard for them to merge and form a stalemate to defeat Meng Qi. Furthermore, during this time the flaming precious sword hadn't even unleash its peak power yet.

It resembled a scene in which Sword Emperor tightened its strings while God-petrifying Sword smashed his attempts, again and again. Their movements and changes were quick and dazzling as victory hung in the balance. Both their momentum gradually climbed to the peak as they exerted all of their strength and formed their connections with heaven and earth.

Sunset Peak, which had been under direct sunlight, was originally a brilliant yellow, but darkness gradually swallowed it. When everything was so dim, they could see even more clearly!

Only Devil Empress, Royal Advisor, Right Chief Minister, and the other Great Grandmasters could understand their movements. Others like Zhangsun Jing were only drawn to their attacks, unable to distinguish who would be the winner. Each of their sword art and defense amazed and gave the impression of being more brilliant, unmatched moves. They were spellbound and felt that they had learned a lot.

Suddenly, their gazes froze as an unprecedented wonderful scene appeared!

Sunset Peak, which had been bathed in the sunset, was gradually surrounded by a layer of dark fog. In the darkness, a hazy Grand Sun rose and shining stars appeared. They were so deep and far that they couldn't be seen clearly. They ran and changed in accordance with the mysterious law. They gave off the feeling of an entanglement that became increasingly heavy, as if they had originated from an indescribable abyss.

It was different from the sky they had seen before!

It was an unparalleled wonder!

In the dark fog, a hazy rainbow was hanging in the sky. It changed continuously and glowed brightly as it attempted to break through the fog.

As the Grand Sun rotated and Flowing Fire shone, Meng Qi stabbed Sword Emperor with great strength.

Aside from his own genuine Qi, realm and sword art, he hadn't use any weapon or object that didn't belong to this world. He consolidated his strength to advance toward the Oneness of Heaven and Men realm.

Of course, except for skills in concealing and protecting, he couldn't exert other martial arts because he wasn't given any chances to do so. If he attacked rashly, Sword Emperor could easily dodge his attacks. In that case, Sword Emperor could find his flaws and he would be doomed!

In other words, except for these changes, Meng Qi had tried his best. So it didn't matter whether he used a sword or blade.

The sword was as grand as the sun. Sword Emperor trapped the powerful force with his sword tip and led it to the other side.

He suddenly tilted his sword tip in a wonderful way, making the sword like a flying bird that was rid of its cage. Its movement contained a certain law of the universe as his sword freed itself from Meng Qi's Flowing Fire.

This change was unpredictable, resulting in Meng Qi failing to stop it in time!

This sword fully demonstrated the strength of Sword Emperor. Devil Empress, Royal Advisor, and the rest were gently nodding, impressed.

Then, the surrounding Vital Qi surged and penetrated Sword Emperor's body. Together with the long sword, it transformed into a sun-penetrating rainbow!

The consummate stage of Oneness of Heaven and Men enabled the masters to absorb the Vital Qi of the universe and make some use of its strength.

The rainbow hung over the sky and penetrated the sun. Untouchable, it rushed to Meng Qi.

Sword Emperor changed his movements, created a transitory opportunity, and used the same killing skill that had defeated the Living Buddha just before!

It also had a similar air to Sword Emperor. It seemed to be close, but distant at the same time. It was hard to measure its distance away from Meng Qi. Only the bright sword light indicated its sharpness.

Seeing the sword in the distance and the rainbow across the sky, Zhangsun Jing and the rest couldn't help but worry.

Meng Qi lost one half of the movement but sighed inwardly when he saw Sword Emperor's current attack. If Wang Siyuan and the rest were here, he wouldn't have defended with such a move.

In this world, he was at a terrible disadvantage, both in speed and reaction. While the chance of a successful defense was high, a false step could lead him to complete failure.

But there were still moves of the Exterior in this world. The reason Wang Siyuan and others didn't link their moves in this way, was it was a chance for Meng Qi to counterattack!

But he had to react like this. If he was forced into an utterly unfavorable position, he wouldn't be able to find another chance again!

”This...” It was the first time that Devil Empress had spoken since she started watching the battle.