Chapter 446: Shitstirrer (1/2)
The strike had come precisely when Lu Yun’s strength was spent, right before he could recover. But he remained vigilant nonetheless, so the sneak attack from Sword Divine merely grazed past his left shoulder before landing on the Sovereign Arena, almost cleaving the giant edifice in two.
Blood flowed down Lu Yun’s left arm, and inside Jadeite Manor, a sinister wound likewise appeared on the left shoulder of Lu Yun’s real body.
“What’s the matter! Where did that sword light come from?!” shouted the immortals in Destiny City, including origin dao immortals. They hadn’t seen the attacker at all, nor could they tell where the sword light originated from.
“There’s a really formidable powerhouse inside the arena. We can’t even see him!” Cold wracked the bodies of the already-eliminated cultivators as shivers coursed down their spines.
……
Lu Yun turned his head to the left and observed the painful wound on his shoulder, surprised to find out he couldn’t immediately heal the damage with his current ability. Clearly, his true body had also been wounded.
The Sword Atlas appeared once again in a multicolored cloud of light that curled around him, a dense legion of illusory swords forming an impenetrable shield all around him.
Sword Divine slowly came into view. His figure was shrouded in hazy shadows that hid his true appearance. By comparison, the sword in his hand seemed exceptionally clear: the Sword of Chaos.
“I warned you not to meddle in my affairs.” Somewhat hoarse, Sword Divine’s voice had obviously been muffled on purpose to hide his identity. “But you chose to interfere anyway, so I must get rid of you.”
As his voice fell, he started moving once again.
Like a living thing, the Sword of Chaos streaked across the sky and hacked at Lu Yun. The Dusk lord’s eyes narrowed as he cried out despite himself, “Simplicity is the essence of dao! An attack that contains the greatest of dao itself, who on earth are you?!”
Simplicity was the essence of dao!
The same concept had been showcased by the long-haired black monster standing on the path of cultivation and preventing cultivators from entering the void realm!
However, from what Lu Yun knew, a weapon of dao was also required to perfectly execute such an attack. In the absence of said weapon, Lu Yun himself could at most blend the power of the great dao into his own sword technique in a pale imitation.
Yet Sword Divine had unleashed a perfect version of it!
Although thoroughly aghast, Lu Yun reacted at lightning speed. The moment the sword strike was about to land on him, the Sword Atlas curling around him fashioned a sword formation to block the incoming attack.
One couldn’t use supplemental daos in the Sovereign Arena, but Lu Yun’s sword formation had evolved into an authentic combat art in its own right.
Boom!
Carrying with it the essence of dao, the Sword of Chaos struck the Sword Atlas and instantly shattered it!
The sword slash lost none of its momentum in the process. It crashed heavily onto Lu Yun’s chest and sent him flying far away, an arc of spewed blood trailing behind him.
“This is all you amount to,” sneered Sword Divine. His figure suddenly vanished. By the time he reappeared, he was already standing in front of Lu Yun, his sword poised to stab down.
“Master!!” Silver radiance suddenly flashed across the sky as Yuan Tong’s giant frame landed in front of Lu Yun, a giant shield shaped like a turtle shell in its hand.
Yuan Tong and the Silvermoon Wolfking had been keeping a close eye on Lu Yun’s fight. While they couldn’t see Sword Divine, they could feel the terrible sword intent, so Yuan Tong had sprung into action the moment it’d seen the young man sent flying.
It was calling upon the full might of its Scarlet Ape bloodline; the giant shield refined through shamanic arts flickered with rays of blood-red light as it clamped protectively over Lu Yun.
Boom!!!