Chapter 1511 - Victory And Defeat In An Instant (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

Chu Siyuan and the eight Heavenly Maidens retreated into the distance and stared at the two on the Merits Record Wall.

“Is Zhang Ruochen really able to counter Sword Saint Jiuyou?” One of the maidens was doubtful.

“Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation hasn’t reached the Saint King Realm,” G.o.ddess Siming said. “But his combat abilities aren’t any weaker than a Saint King. However, Sword Saint Jiuyou has cultivated in the Sword Way for more than 500 years. His knowledge is very deep. Zhang Ruochen hasn’t cultivated for a long time and he lacks acc.u.mulation.”

No matter how talented a swordsman was, they still needed to spend a great amount of time cultivating to get a result. It was impossible to become a strong swordsman in a day.

“Sword Way Xuangang is undefeatable. With just this one move, Sword Saint Jiuyou can look down one a first step Saint King. How can Zhang Ruochen be a match for him?”

Zhang Ruochen was strong, but no one believed that he could defeat Sword Saint Jiuyou.

…

Zhang Ruochen clearly knew how strong Sword Way Xuangang was too, so when their auras reached the peak, he moved sooner and attacked.

Whoos.h.!.+

The sword was like a ray of light.

All the Sword Qi in the sky converged to a point, becoming one with the tip of the Abyss Ancient Sword, s.h.i.+ning with brilliant light.

“In my eyes, your sword technique is filled with flaws. It’s no different than a kid playing with a sword. If you want to fix Xuanji’s reputation with your abilities, you’re still far from it.”

Sword Saint Jiuyou didn’t use the nine swords in his Sea of Qi. Instead, he released the sword intent inside of him. The strong intent formed a white saint sword and cut down at the Abyss Ancient Sword like a white beam.

Any Sword Saint could release a sword of intent.

Other Sword Saints could only form a projection of the sword, like a beam of Sword Qi. However, Sword Saint Jiuyou’s sword of intent was no different from a true sword. It could be tangible and intangible.

Boom.

Before the Abyss Ancient Sword could reach within three feet of Sword Saint Jiuyou, the power that burst from the intent sword sent it flying. The intent sword didn’t dissipate. Instead, it shone with even more dazzling light and flew toward Zhang Ruochen like a streak of light.

Zhang Ruochen naturally knew how terrifying the intent sword was. He quickly put out the Monument s.h.i.+eld.

Whoos.h.!.+

The intent sword didn’t clash with the Monument s.h.i.+eld. Instead, it pa.s.sed through directly.

At Sword Saint Jiuyou’s level, the sword intent could be a sword but was also a beam of intent. No physical objects could stop it.

The intent sword was about to penetrate Zhang Ruochen’s body. Suddenly, he dragged his finger and a spatial crack appeared.

Clas.h.i.+ng with the spatial crack, the intent sword’s power suddenly vanished.

Sword Saint Jiuyou’s eyes hardened. He suddenly realized that Zhang Ruochen wasn’t only a swordsman. He’d also cultivated the way of time and s.p.a.ce, two of the nine Ancient Ways.

This thought flashed past and he sensed spatial waves around him. The ripples grew stronger and stronger as if the sky was about to fall down.

“Oh, no.”

Sword Saint Jiuyou’s body turned into a streak of sword light and rushed into the air.

The s.p.a.ce where he’d been standing suddenly had densely-packed cracks and collapsed into a black hole. The void appeared and had strong devouring power.

Even with Sword Saint Jiuyou’s strong cultivation, he still couldn’t counter spatial power. He had to keep throwing back defensive runes. As the runes exploded and blocked the devouring force of the broken s.p.a.ce, Sword Saint Jiuyou finally escaped.

“I was too careless!”

He was covered in sweat. If he’d reacted half a beat slower, he probably would’ve died in that broken s.p.a.ce.

Zhang Ruochen must have purposely seemed weaker to make him lower his guard and then unleash this fatal strike.

Seeing Sword Saint Jiuyou escape, Zhang Ruochen naturally felt disappointed, but he couldn’t help it. The Supreme Saint power left in the Phoenix Nest placed heavy restrictions on cultivators. Even a Saint King couldn’t unleash horribly destructive power.

Plus, the s.p.a.ce in the Phoenix Nest was extremely st.u.r.dy. It was already a feat to make s.p.a.ce collapse like this.

If they were fighting outside of the Phoenix Nest, his advantage would be even greater.

When his attack failed, Zhang Ruochen unleashed a dozen more spatial cracks, battering Sword Saint Jiuyou so he had no chance to fight back.

The spatial cracks wove into a web, forcing Sword Saint Jiuyou to keep dodging.

“Sword Saint Jiuyou is in the Saint King Realm. How can he be at a disadvantage?” The Holy Maidens felt speechless. This was completely different from what they’d expected.

“Zhang Ruochen is getting craftier,” Chu Siyuan said. “He purposely used the Sword Way to attack Sword Saint Jiuyou in the beginning to make him lower his guard. Then he used the spatial power without warning and immediately got the upper hand. After that, he wouldn’t let Sword Saint Jiuyou have another chance to attack.”

“Is Sword Saint Jiuyou going to lose?” G.o.ddess Siming asked.

Chu Siyuan shook his head. “Sword Saint Jiuyou has gone through so many battles. He’ll definitely s.n.a.t.c.h the chance to fight back. Once that happens, Zhang Ruochen will most likely lose.”

The Saint Lady hid her hands in her sleeves. She clenched her fists, feeling very nervous.

The intensity of Zhang Ruochen and Sword Saint Jiuyou’s fight was comparable to that final battle between Sword Saint Xuanji and Jiyou. In this kind of battle, both sides would fight with all their might. It would be hard to pull back at the critical moment.

If defeated, they would most likely die.

Zhang Ruochen unleashed more than 200 spatial cracks in a row. Even with Sword Saint Jiuyou’s rich combat experience, he still had three b.l.o.o.d.y wounds.

“Boy, you actually hurt me. Not bad, huh.”

Fire burned in Sword Saint Jiuyou’s eyes. A bright light appeared on his forehead and nine saint swords rushed out, flying toward the spatial cracks.

“Nine Swords Devour the G.o.d.”

Sword Saint Jiuyou extended a hand over his head, controlling the nine swords remotely. Then he pressed down.

The nine swords emitted extreme power and the projection of nine flaming birds burst from his body. They produced deafening caws.

Then the nine birds pressed down at the same time.

Zhang Ruochen didn’t panic. He poured Holy Qi into the Hundred Saint Blood Armor and it started glowing.

One hundred mid-level Saints rushed out of the armor.