Chapter 615: Contesting for Supremacy

“Yehai, you flooded Luofu State, causing a massacre of untold proportions. With such brutality and bloodlust, do you have even a shred of righteousness left? If you are allowed to rise to power, it will be a repeat of the Blood Moon Demon Palace catastrophe!”

Hu Guang spoke out, taking the moral high ground with a harsh rebuke.

“Whether I am righteous or wicked is not for you to decide…” Su Ye said slowly, completely unfazed. His ice-silver eyes swept across his surroundings.

Hu Guang, the Master of Tingchao Pavilion, Xuanming, Chixiao, Fu Nanzi!

Among the seven people besieging him, a full five were Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!

The other two were also powerful Nascent Soul cultivators. They were at the Mid-stage, just a step away from the Late-stage, and Su Ye assessed their strength to be no less than that of Shishanzi.

“Tsk, tsk… What a grand display,” Su Ye clicked his tongue.

‘Considering the Jade Void Sword Sect’s vast territory and many enemies, the fact that they could spare so many experts showed just how wary of me they were, and how seriously they took this!’

“Don’t waste words on him!”

“Form the Beidou Cangjie Sword Array!”

“Red Sky Golden Brilliance Sword, rise!”

Chixiao let out a low roar. He raised his hand, and a streak of red light shot forth—it was his flying sword. The blade was a brilliant golden-red, covered in mysterious, shimmering runes that resembled flowing lava.

“Hu Guang!”

“Arctic Ice Soul Sword!”

Seven Dao Artifact Level flying swords transformed into seven streaks of light, screaming through the air as they radiated an intense Sword Intent!

The flying swords wove around one another, drawing upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to form a ring of runes that enveloped the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

“Oh?”

Su Ye raised an eyebrow.

Once the Sword Array formed, a sensation of being bound and suppressed immediately washed over him.

Even the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s divine domain was affected by some strange, unknown power, and it seemed to wilt.

“Beidou Cangjie Sword Array…”

Su Ye’s eyes flickered as he dredged up information from his memory.

‘As the dominant sect, everyone’s eyes were on the Jade Void Sword Sect. Under such scrutiny, it was extremely difficult for them to quietly pull out a completely unknown trump card.’

‘A fragmented legacy from Beichen, who was suspected to be a Divinity Transformation cultivator. The Sword Sect acquired and completed it, turning it into the Beidou Cangjie Sword Array.’

‘When formed by seven people, its power is immense.’

‘According to the records, the last master of the Blood Moon Demon Palace, in a fit of desperation, activated a Forbidden Technique Orbit. He transformed into a half-step Tier 6 abomination and was slain by the Sword Sect cultivators using this very array…’

Su Ye’s gaze flickered.

‘In the Jade Void Sword Sect’s eyes, I’m just an Early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, yet they’re going to all this trouble…’

“Should I be honored?” A strange smile played on Su Ye’s lips.

SSSHK!

The Beidou Cangjie Sword Array combined its seven swords into one, forming a dragon-shaped beam of sword light that roared as it charged the Ghostly Flood Dragon!

The speed of the sword light was faster than any attack Su Ye had ever seen!

It struck the Ghostly Flood Dragon almost instantly. The draconic maw snapped shut, and with a resounding CRACK, a gaping hole was torn in the ship’s black-and-red shield.

WHOOSH!

The sword light flashed and lunged at Su Ye!

Su Ye raised his hand, and the newly reforged Dao Artifact Level Moonfall Halberd appeared in his grip!

Moon Arc Twelve Strings!

He swung the Moonfall Halberd. An ice-silver Moon Arc Slash condensed on the blade’s edge and slashed toward the beam of sword light!

The halberd’s blade and the beam of sword light clashed violently. It was as if time itself froze for a moment, creating an eerie stillness.

The next moment, BOOM!

A deafening roar, like the boom of a thousand thunderclaps, erupted!

A furious blast wave and shockwave radiated in all directions, blowing a massive, dark crater into the deck of the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

Only the small patch of deck beneath Su Ye’s feet remained, standing alone.

After a moment of silence, Su Ye raised his hand. A cylindrical hole, about the width of an index finger, pierced straight through the blade of his Moonfall Halberd.

The Beidou Sword Light was overwhelmingly powerful; it had blasted right through.

After blasting through the Moonfall Halberd, the beam of light had mercilessly struck Su Ye’s right arm.

‘Can we kill him?’ The minds of the Sword Sect Nascent Soul cultivators were heavy with tension.

However, Su Ye raised his right arm, revealing a clear wound several inches long on his forearm.

This was the full extent of the damage the Beidou Sword Light had inflicted on him.

“How is that possible?”

“Even for a Tier 5 physique, this…”

Hu Guang’s pupils contracted sharply.

At this moment…

DRIP. DROP.

Su Ye raised his arm, staring at his wound.

Ice-silver blood, as thick as liquid mercury, beaded up on the wound into Blood Pearls before dripping to the floor.

“I’m wounded…”

Su Ye murmured softly.

He flexed his right arm. The Regeneration Skill activated, and the injury healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, Su Ye looked toward the group of Sword Sect Nascent Soul cultivators. The corners of his lips slowly curled into a smile.

“Finally…”

“This is getting a little interesting…”

HUMMM!

An ice-silver light, magnificent and mysterious, began to glow within Su Ye’s eyes!

Behind him, an utterly bizarre, thousand-armed, thousand-eyed Dharma Body materialized—a fusion of ‘sea spawn’ and the ‘night sky’!

Celestial Dharma Body!

A terrifying wave of Magical Power swept out. The Beidou Cangjie Sword Array trapping the Ghostly Flood Dragon failed to hold for even a single second before it violently shattered!

As he revealed his Celestial Dharma Body, Su Ye’s true Cultivation Realm could no longer be concealed.

“Late-stage Nascent Soul?!”

“How is this possible?!”

Hu Guang’s eyes widened in shock, looking as if they might pop out of his head.

The Master of Tingchao Pavilion, Xuanming, and the others were horrified. At that moment, even Chixiao felt a cold chill shoot up his spine.

As great cultivators themselves, they knew better than anyone the immense power boost that came with reaching this realm!