The Sword Saint dispelled the impact of Li Bai's sword intent, a mouthful of fresh blood nearly bursting forth, but he forcefully swallowed it back down his throat.
His figure barely stopped, and he thrust his longsword into the earth, using it to support his weakened body.
"Buzz~~"
He held the longsword in his hand, thrust into the ground, and it continued to tremble.
"Hoo... hoo..."
His black sleeves had already been torn to shreds by Li Bai's azure flowing light. Cracks covered his entire arm, which trembled faintly. His heavy panting made his face sallow.
He looked up at the void. The man in white still held the flowing light, gazing at the fine wine in his hand. At this point, he had no other path; either he would stake his reputation as the Sword Saint and draw his sword to fight again, or he would take a step back and become a laughingstock in the eyes of the world.
He, the Sword Saint of the Ten Great Dynasties, had just entered the Fusion Heaven Realm. With his longsword alone, he had fought the two Fusion Heaven Realm powerhouses of the Holy Origin Dynasty for three days and three nights, breaking free from capture. He hadn't felt ashamed that day; he hadn't lost, and he certainly hadn't lost his way of the sword.
But today, in a one-on-one duel, both sword cultivators, he was being pushed to the brink of defeat by a mere Minister of Rites from a great Han dynasty, by a Li Bai whose fame had never been revealed, and by a single sword energy, forcing him to sheath his sword!
Yet Li Bai, until now, had not unleashed his killing intent, and his three-foot green peak remained sheathed!
Li Bai drained a cup of wine. His dark hair fluttered in the void. What a scene imbued with sword intent, inspiring countless sword cultivators.
Slowly, more and more martial artists began to gather here. More and more martial artists clenched their fists. Thousands of sword cultivators were silently cheering for their god – the Sword Saint.
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The Sword Saint roared up to the sky, drew his sword, and swung it horizontally at Li Bai once more, the heavens stained with blood!
This sword, a bloody long river, with myriad swords surging!
With one strike, it seemed to tear apart the vast sky, fierce and unyielding!
The bloody long river, within a single breath, filled the nine heavens. The bloody long river drifted, its sword energy unparalleled, sweeping across ten thousand meters!
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"Not bad!"
Li Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the bloody long river filling the sky and the sword energy stretching ten thousand miles. He couldn't help but praise him a few times.
"Draw your sword!"
The Sword Saint, as if using all his strength, roared madly at Li Bai. His killing intent had greatly reduced at this moment; he only sought a fair fight. If his sword remained sheathed, even death would be a cruel shame upon a sword cultivator!
"Hahaha!"
Li Bai moved his wrist, and the azure flowing light suddenly dissipated. He looked at the Sword Saint on the ground, whose fighting spirit was intense and sword intent rampant, and couldn't help but admire, "What a true sword cultivator."
"As you wish!"
"Boom!!"
The moment Li Bai's words fell, a ten-thousand-zhang azure peak instantly condensed in the sky behind him. Li Bai laughed heartily, his spirit soaring. The ten-thousand-zhang azure peak surged, directly obscuring everything for the Sword Saint.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
The three-foot green peak at his waist was instantly drawn from its sheath. A faint ripple of light directly split the sky.
"Boom!"
"Crack crack crack!"
For a time, all the longswords in the city rustled in the void. In an instant, golden light permeated the bodies of the longswords, which then suddenly shattered.
Li Bai swung his sword, and the sky was filled with blooming azure lotuses. He leaped up, and the azure lotuses in his hand seemed like fleeting epiphyllums, instantly blooming and then withering, one after another. The three-foot green peak gleamed with faint azure light as he unleashed a strike!
Sword energy raged, lotuses bloomed!
"Hahaha!"
"Fight!"
The Sword Saint burst into mad laughter. Following the bloody long river that had just been fired, his body instantly shot up. He gripped his longsword tightly. The moment Li Bai's three-foot green peak was drawn, his sword nearly shattered. He hurriedly circulated his primal energy, wrapping it around the sword.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, the Sword Saint was blasted backward, completely losing his balance. Strands of blood sprayed from his mouth. He felt as if he had been captured by a god, losing control of his body and crashing through the city walls, his body continuing to hurtle into the distance.
"Boom!!"
The Sword Saint's eyes were dazed. Looking at the constantly spinning world, his sword heart began to tremble. His proud spirit suffered a cruel blow today.
"Boom!"
His entire body slammed into the ground, sending flying sand and stones, and dust billowed into the sky. Then his body was thrown high again, crashing for ten thousand meters before finally stopping. He braced himself with his feet on the ground. His sallow face instantly turned pale, and a sweet sensation filled his throat.
Li Bai watched this scene and slowly said, "You are good. You are the first person I have met since leaving the Great Han who was born for the sword. Your sword path is filled with killing intent, fierce and unyielding. Even when your opponent far surpasses you, you still draw your sword to meet the enemy!"
"You are good!"
"Are you willing to join my Great Han and follow me to cultivate the supreme sword path?"
"Hoo... hoo..."
The moment Li Bai finished speaking, a violent surge of primal energy spread outward from within him. The Sword Saint immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Li Bai, who was like a divine being in the void, and dispersed all his sword intent. The longsword in his hand instantly shattered, turning into faint spiritual light.
He knew he was defeated. Further fighting was meaningless. From the beginning, Li Bai had not treated him as an equal opponent. Just as he had said earlier, when his three-foot green peak was drawn, blood would be shed!
"May I have a glimpse of your supreme sword intent?" The Sword Saint knelt on one knee, looking up at Li Bai in the void, and asked. He wanted to know the vast difference between himself and the man in white before him.
"Hahaha!"
"Have a drink?"
Li Bai extended a finger, and a fine wine appeared before the Sword Saint. The Sword Saint struggled to his feet, bowed deeply to Li Bai, and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Hahaha!"
"Buzz!"
Li Bai held his sword and said softly, "This sword is named – The Mighty Sword Hidden in a Jade Scabbard!"
"It is the strike with which I slew the Marquis of Purple Mountain. Ponder it carefully!"
With that, his eyes turned sharp like cold sword energy. The three-foot green peak was instantly sheathed back into the sword box at his waist.
In an instant, a ten-thousand-mile expanse of yellow sand unfurled. The sky was filled with yellow sand, all containing sharp sword energy. Suddenly, it erupted violently, like streams of flowing light surging madly towards the sword box at Li Bai's waist.
"Buzz~~"
The sword box at his waist began to flash with azure light!
As streams of sword energy continuously poured in, Li Bai held his sword in one hand and his sword box with the other. Slowly, his white robe fluttered. Before long, the sword box's sword energy did not reach its peak before Li Bai drew it out and swung it towards the void!
A strike was unleashed!
The thick clouds directly split open, like the gates of heaven, looking down upon the common people!
This strike gathered the unparalleled sword intent contained within the ten-thousand-mile long river filling the sky!
If heaven blocks, break heaven!
If earth blocks, shatter earth!
"My name is Chen Qiu. I am willing to join the Great Han and follow the Minister of Rites of the Great Han – Li Bai – for all my life!"
The Sword Saint – Chen Qiu – knelt down with a resounding thud. With this bow, the Sword Saint turned into nothingness, leaving only Chen Qiu, who would follow Li Bai.