Chapter 146 – Zhoutian Sword Notion (2/2)

“This is way too powerful!” Ye Wei looked in Jian Chen’s direction; their eyes met.

The starlight in Jian Chen’s pupils iridescently brightened. The Zodiac Blades’ presence enhanced as they became one with his Qi. It looked as if Jian Chen was becoming a sharp-edged weapon himself! He mentally envisioned himself into reality.

The growing sharp presence applied significant pressure on Ye Wei.

‘Supernova first evolution!’

Ye Wei grunted as his Qi presence steeply exploded, empowered, and enlarged the Selenic Triple-Primal Sword stance, allowing the runes engraved on his bones to shine like the sun. He was absorbing Jian Chen’s Zhoutian Sword Notion.

The Glacial Emperor created the Selenic Triple Primal Sword stance. The stance infused three different kinds of energy and the Emperor’s Supreme Sword Notation. Thus, Ye Wei’s technique took advantage of Jian Chen’s rune array, absorbing the bursting energy and strengthening itself.

The selenic primal swords flashed before Ye Wei’s dark eyes. He was studying the movements and patterns of the sword and would soon mimic them.

Although it was not a high-grade stance, the stance contained infinite unknown sword strikes based on the Glacial Emperor’s swordsman experience.

The Supernova evolution’s effect boosted Ye Wei’s cultivation power three times higher.

“What is going on?!” Jian Chen discerningly frowned. He could feel his sword notion being slowly absorbed by Ye Wei’s selenic swords. Additionally, he noticed Ye Wei’s cultivation exploding into a four-star condensed prime level.

‘So, this is his real strength?’ Jian Chen felt threatened as Ye Wei’s Qi fell onto him like a rising tide, ‘Bloodmoon Tri-Eye stance!’ He grunted from the strain of the massive energy levels require to create a new-moon-shaped third eye. This eye appeared on his forehead while three bolts of sharp, transparent Qi sped towards Ye Wei.

Ye Wei startlingly felt the density change in the Sword Notation.

“Fine then, Let’s go!” Ye Wei shouted.

A majestic force wave emerged from the fusion of Ye Wei’s three selenic swords. The wave came rushing towards Jian Chen at an incredible speed.

Jian Chen’s stance penetrated Ye Wei’s Qi swords at lightning speed; nonetheless, its initial momentum was slowed down by Ye Wei’s solid and powerful stance, the fight slowly developed to just a battle of swords.

‘Even if I lose, my sword mustn’t!” Jian Chen looked fiercely determined. He began to continuously inject Qi into his Bloodmoon Tri-Eye stance, stubbornly trying to dismantle Ye Wei’s threat.

“Break!” Ye Wei’s eyes glowed hysterical as he screamed.

“Boom! Boom!”

All three of Jian Chen’s newly formed runic swords imploded and swiftly disappeared; they were incinerated by Ye Wei’s blazing sword. The selenic swords then absorbed Jian Chen’s energy, gathering an unstoppable momentum.

“It’s been broken?” A flash of confusion and disappointment appeared in Jian Chen’s eyes. He did not expect Ye Wei to beat him at his own game. The average audience was unable to see the epic battle of their runic powers under all the dust stirred up from the epic clash of energy swords.

However, Jian Shi Yu, City Lord Chen Yuan, and a few other powerful cultivators could discern the great advantage Ye Wei had due to his strange stance, from what they could understand, he turned Jian Chen’s swords hostile to their user.

Technically, it was a Machiavellian maneuver to turn opponents’ stances against themselves almost akin to cheating; the technique remained acceptable because Ye Wei was essentially empowering his stance.

Since the tournament began, Ye Wei had displayed an astounding ability to grow and adapt quickly: from learning Qi Xiu’s Starshifter form, to using Jian Chen’s sword notion, the City Lord was shocked by Ye Wei’s speed and his ability to observe and copy.

Ye Wei was like a dry sponge, soaking all the energy, stances, and forms he fought against in his quest to become stronger.

Without Jian Chen’s stance infused with his own, Ye Wei’s Selenic Triple-Primal Sword was just an advanced mid-level Myst stance; but, with the sword notion, it became as dominant as forbidden-level.

Feeling the sharp edges of Ye Wei’s stance, Jian Chen stumbled and leaped backward as Ye Wei’s three selenic swords merged into one and dug a deep scar onto the mountain top.

Jian Chen dodged the incoming attack as fast as he could; however, Ye Wei eventually pushed him to the edge without him realizing it.

Ye Wei did not appear exhausted after this extraordinary energy display. Instead, he felt energetic and alive.His runes and stance were shining even brighter, burning even hotter than the beginning of the match.

Staring admirably at Ye Wei, Jian Chen showed his respect with a slight nod and a soft gaze.

“Like I told you earlier Ye Wei, I will use all my strength against you as a token of respect, please do the same so that we can learn from each other!” Jian Chen said solemnly. Then the moon-shaped third eye on his forehead shone brightly while a pale-red, circular ball of energy slowly formulated.

The whole mountain top was painted red.

The silenced audience felt like time had stopped flowing, haunted by the stillness and suffocation.

“What eerie stance is this?! It is an impressive moon-shaped globe of energy!”

“Scary!”

None of the youngsters around could ignore the presence that was now crushing them physically; they all pitied Ye Wei as they could imagine what kind of power he will soon have to confront.