Chapter 245: Chapter 148: Celestial Sword Imprisons Demon Blade_2
Amidst the attention of the crowd.
The Blade Demon fell silent before the True Martial Sword Monument.
"What is the Blade Demon doing? Why hasn’t he challenged yet?"
Many people murmured in their hearts.
However, figures like the Sun Chasing Sword King were unsure, sensing something, with shock gradually rising deep in their eyes.
Amid the discussions.
A powerful, demonic blade intent surged from the Blade Demon into the sky, stirring the wind and clouds. Though the blade intent enveloped the sword monument, appearing to overshadow mountains and rivers, it gave an illusion of always being a notch below the sword monument.
This time.
Even those lower in cultivation vaguely sensed something amiss.
The Vast Sea Sword Sect individuals gaped in disbelief:
"Has True Man Tianjian truly taken that step?"
He hadn’t left Vast Sea Pearl Island for a long time and wouldn’t have come to True Martial Mountain if not for the Blade Demon’s challenge. He knew of True Man Tianjian by name, but this was the first time he felt it so directly.
The hearts of the crowd trembled.
The Blade Demon stood mid-air, his raging winds fluttering wildly as he looked up and howled:
"True Man Tianjian, please enlighten me!"
From his pitch-black pupils, everyone could feel an incredible fighting spirit and passionate anticipation.
Everyone held their breath, already noticing the Blade Demon’s changed attitude. In the previous dozen battles, he’d never spoken before the fight, but now he said ’please enlighten me,’ which speaks volumes.
Everyone looked expectantly towards the rear of the True Martial Sect; everyone knew True Man Tianjian was in seclusion there.
Ning Qi’s eyes flickered.
Though he could strike from afar at his current cultivation level without being noticed, defeating the Blade Demon wasn’t difficult.
But he didn’t want to be too ostentatious.
With a thought, a black-robed figure soared from the rear of True Martial Mountain.
After reaching the Celestial Human Realm, the Formless Gang Body secret technique had been further optimized, allowing him to easily exert 70 to 80 percent of Ning Qi’s strength. The control range was further, and the avatar was more agile. However, at this moment, the expression of the black-robed elder remained as cold and emotionless as ever.
Many people saw the true appearance of True Man Tianjian for the first time and exclaimed in hushed voices.
At this moment.
The Blade Demon and True Man Tianjian stood facing each other; an invisible aura swept out like waves crashing against mountains. In a trance, it seemed as if a terrifying roaring sound reverberated through the void, with strands of sword intent floating beside True Man Tianjian. The unparalleled swordsmen all narrowed their eyes, discerning some subtle clues.
And the usually reticent Blade Demon seemed to become a ’chatterbox,’ laughing uproariously into the sky:
"Good! I’m glad I left you for last; you haven’t disappointed me!"
Yet True Man Tianjian remained as indifferent and silent as always.
Everyone pondered over the meaning of the Blade Demon’s words.
They suddenly saw a terrifying blade intent rise skyward, gathering the power of heaven and earth, distorting into invisible vortexes within the void filled with demonic power—this was the Blade Demon’s signature Triple Demon Blade.
"Human Demon Blade!" The icy words echoed through the void.
The Blade Demon merged with his weapon, becoming a demon blade.
A black demon blade slashed upward, as if to cleave the void, carrying an all-consuming demonic nature.
Many strong figures trembled in their hearts; many weren’t even worthy of facing this blade from the Blade Demon. Mighty figures like Divine Wind Blade Venerate had fallen to this very blade, and now, the Blade Demon unleashed it directly, far stronger than during his battle with the Sun Chasing Sword King.
The Sun Chasing Sword King squinted his eyes; at that time, he had resisted this blade with all his might, with his Great Sun Sword Intent almost fully unleashed just to hold even.
He was eager to see how True Man Tianjian would respond.
Yet True Man Tianjian still stood with hands behind his back.
His expression remained unchanged as he raised a finger lightly; around him, infinite void teemed with sword intent. In an instant, a Celestial Sword coalesced, seemingly ordinary but horrifying upon closer inspection. Some saw its extreme sharpness, others saw an unending flow like rivers, and others still saw a tyrannical might like heavenly thunder...
A Celestial Sword manifesting myriad phenomena.
Ning Qi chuckled as True Man Tianjian raised his finger, and the Celestial Sword crashed down, as if a Saint from the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace was enraged, delivering divine retribution.
Reflecting in everyone’s eyes were the shattering and disintegration of the demon blade surging upward into nothingness.
The Celestial Sword crashed down.
And dissipated without a trace three feet before the Blade Demon.
True Man Tianjian’s indifferent words echoed:
"Bring out your strongest technique."
Everyone was astonished.
Just this one move made the winner and loser clear.
The Sun Chasing Sword King’s emotions were tumultuous; even having prepared himself mentally, he was still shocked, speaking with difficulty:
"Sword Path Ultimate Realm, everything can be a sword..."
Not only him, but many unparalleled powerhouses on the Celestial Being List saw it too, waves of turmoil rising in their hearts. They hadn’t expected True Man Tianjian to have truly reached such a realm, reportedly a condition for becoming a Martial Saint in bygone eras!
"Could it be True Man Tianjian has stepped into the Martial Saint Realm?" This thought alarmed everyone, but they quickly shook their heads.
Over two millennia, besides the Great Yan Martial Saint, no other Martial Saint had emerged, making it seem unlikely.
Everyone’s thoughts were anything but calm.
Yet the Blade Demon felt unprecedented pressure.
This was the realm he longed for.
At this moment.
He gazed at the Black Robed Taoist with feverish intensity, seeing a sort of dawn.
He realized his previous probes were utterly unwarranted.
The Blade Demon took a deep breath, unleashing his blade intent without reservation; at this instant, the void around him, the ground beneath him, and even his own body, all had terrifying blade intents elevating.