Chapter 859.1: Taiyi (1/2)

Bai Zhaoju’s sword intent was sharp and straightforward. It drilled straight at its target with no regard for his own safety. Even when faced with an enemy whose level of strength he couldn’t comprehend, he showed no signs of backing down.

He became one with terrifying sword intent and transformed into a tremendously sharp sword to swing at the giant hand of frost.

“Insect,” snorted a derisive voice. The hand extended two fingers to flick Bai Zhaoju away.

Bam!

A violent ball of fire exploded from the sea of flames as the sword that was Bai Zhaoju cut into one of the fingers.

Hum.

Pure golden light flared from Bai Zhaoju’s figure, which collected into an unstoppable beam that shot through the void, connecting heaven and earth.

He seemed to be a fine sword unsheathed and stabbed repeatedly into the heart of the sea of flames, agitating it while endless sword energy boiled over and killed all of the dead spirits in the vicinity.

Among the great celestial army stationed by the sea of flames, many experts shot to their feet and turned to the sea with shock.

“The sword energy has gone heavenward to meet the great dao. To wield dao through the sword… this is a divine king’s great dao!”

“Who is it?” a chaos realm expert among the army called out in disbelief. “They’re forging their sword intent in the sea of flames and using it to ascend to the divine king realm!”

“In response to Celestial King Bai, it’s the Jin representative who’s come to retrieve His Majesty’s feather.” The burly man in golden armor who Lu Yun had encountered earlier walked up to Celestial King Bai—Bai Ze.

“Rushou sent him?” Bai Ze asked, his brows furrowed.

“Yes,” responded the soldier. “The boy’s name is Bai Zhaoju.”

“Bai Zhaoju, Bai Zhaoju...” Bai Ze nodded and sat back down. “Since he’s become a divine king and formed his sword intent, the dead spirits in the sea cannot hurt him. We’ll leave him be.”

“But!” hurried out the armored soldier. “Rushou may be a connate god, but he’s no good. The young man will surely be used up once he returns!”

“Only those with great perseverance and wisdom may acquire their own sword dao. Rushou is two-faced and plays a game of multiple sides. He wouldn’t even be an initiate in the great dao were he not a connate demon god. How would he possibly be able to scheme against a divine king who walks the path of sword dao? There is no need to intervene.” Bai Ze waved a dismissive hand.

The armored soldier bowed and turned away, but Bai Ze called out to him before he could leave. “How have your dreams been lately, Gongyou?”

“In response to the celestial king, Gongyou hasn’t been dreaming recently.” It seemed that he had more to say, but no other words came out of his parted lips.

“You may go.” Bai Ze waved him away.

……

Within the sea of flames, Bai Zhaoju had formed his own sword intent, pushing his cultivation by leaps and bounds and instantly ascending from the celestial divine realm to the divine king realm.

Unleashing his full might, his connate-grade flying sword shattered the giant frosty hand with incredible strength. He himself quickly shot backward, departing from the hand’s range of attack.