Chapter 536 - The World Grows Silen (1/2)
Chapter 536 The World Grows Silen
The great Mencius used to say, “I am skillful in nouris.h.i.+ng my spirit of Haoran.”
Thus, the key to the Sword Sutra of Haoran was the word “nouris.h.i.+ng”.
Lin Tatian had nourished the Blade Qi for over a decade; he was able to command the blade with his Qi and force Chen Fan to use the Grand Qin Na Hand. Lin Shuming had harnessed the Blade Qi much longer than Lin Tatian, and therefore, he was much more powerful.
In the last sixty years, his mind, body, and soul were occupied by only one thing—cultivation.
Lin Shuming had cultivated in seclusion for sixty years, during which time, he had devoted every single second on achieving the status of Earth Deity.
However, the task was much harder than he had imagined.
Even with Lin Shuming’s extraordinary talent, he could only achieve enlightenment but failed to bring his physical condition to the same level. The fault was not entirely on him since there was simply not enough Spirit Qi on Earth to support his cultivation.
However, he had never given up on his cultivation. Instead, he doubled down on nouris.h.i.+ng the Blade Qi. As time pa.s.sed, the Blade Qi started to gain solidity in the real world and took the form of s.h.i.+ny crystals. Should Lin Shuming be on another planet, he could have marched right into the state of Connate Spirit if not Golden Core.
Kakaka…
Countless tiny Blade Aura with the width of a hair spilled out from Lin Shuming’s nose, eyes, and ears. Under everyone’s shocked eyes, the intense light slowly spread all over his body, until his skin was suffused with a creamy white glow. A glow from inside of Lin Shuming stretched his skin, rending his internal organs into pieces and shattering his bones.
“What the…”
The audiences were speechless.
“He really lived up to his reputation as the most powerful Sword Master in China. He had nourished this Qi Blade for sixty years, hoping to use it on Ye Qincang, but it was used on Chen Beixuan instead. ”
Li Changsheng heaved a sigh.
“Lin Shuming has concentrated sixty years of his hard work on this one blow. Using the power of a Mortal Deity as a catalyst, he could unleash explosive energy on par with an Earth Level Deity,” Yao Daoyi said with a heavy expression. However, his voice was filled with admiration for Lin Shuming.
Azure Dragon was taken aback by the development. He exclaimed in his mind, “I wonder if General Ye could handle this attack.”
Meanwhile, the North Qiong Sect members watched the battle with great trepidation. They worried about Chen Fan’s life despite their unswerving confidence in his abilities.
Although Lin Shuming commanded the Essence Qi in nature earlier, the energy was spread over a large area. The effect of the art was similar to that of a Fuel Air Explosive. Despite its large area of effect, it couldn’t harm Chen Fan. In contrast, a large caliber armor-piercing bullet could cause much greater damage to Chen Fan.
Lin Shuming had packed all of the energy he had harnessed over the last sixty years in this one attack. It would be able to crack open mountains and was even deadlier than missiles.
“Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!”
Chen Fan cheered for his opponent as his battle will surged.
He curled a finger and then flicked it out.
“Pixiu, Rosemallow, and Asura !”
Three small swords appeared in front of Chen Fan. They were created by the Exalted Cultivator using the most exotic metals he could find on Earth, and each of them carried a memorable story with it.
Chen Fan flicked his fingers again.
“Red Skirt, White Drake, Black Tortoise!
“Yellow Peony, Azure Snake, and Violet Clouds!”
The three sets of flying swords formed a triangular formation right before Chen Fan’s chest. Chen Fan’s expression grew heavier as he flicked his finger one last time.
“Essense Restoring!”
With a loud clang, a golden ray of light shot out from the Blade Strengthening Gourd. It soared up and around until it reached the back of the other nine swords. Inside the ray of light was a small sword with tiny inscriptions on it that read: Essense Restoring.
This was Chen Fan’s famous sword of Essense Restoring.
The energy of the Essence Restoring Sword breathed new life into the other nine blades, and all ten swords were connected by a humming current of energy. Then, a ray of golden light shot out from the tip of the Essence Restoring Sword, and it spread across s.p.a.ce and covered the other nine blades, painting them gold.
“Sword Formation, arise!”
Chen Fan closed his fingers.
Suddenly, the ten blades lined up in a horizontal line that divided the sea and the sky. It was as if a golden thread separated the Earth from heaven.
“This Sword Array is called Autumn’s Deluge of Ten Lands. It will crush your Sword Art,” Chen Fan said in a deep voice.
“We will see!”
The moment Lin Shuming finished his sentence, his body had completely succ.u.mbed to Blade Qi. Energy gushed out from his body and shot up with a great degree of ferociousness. It dispersed the rain and the dark clouds, revealing the cold moonlight.
Kaboom!
In that moment of great enlightenment, Lin Shuming committed his corporeal body to the power of his attack. The Blade Qi surged up, turned around, and then plunged into Chen Fan.
The pale blade aura was over thirty meters in length and looked like a thread that connected the Moon with the stars. It swooped down with unstoppable force.
Even the audiences who stood a few thousand meters away were a.s.saulted by the belligerent energy coming off from the Blade Qi. Many Grandmasters were so overwhelmed by the incredible sight that they broke down into tears.
“I would give up anything to see such a splendid display of power!”
The development even shocked the Immortal State Warriors as they fixed their gazes on the attacker.