Chapter 493 - 474: That’s Not How You Use a Flying Sword

Chapter 493: Chapter 474: That’s Not How You Use a Flying Sword

As a Tier Five Flying Sword, the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword had been rooted in the depths of the Blood Sea for tens of thousands of years.

The cultivators of the Blood Sea Sect had known of its existence from the very beginning. No matter how the Blood Sea churned, that Sword Light always stood tall and unyielding.

Even from thousands of miles away, one could feel its vast Sword Intent, as deep as an abyss and as fearsome as a prison.

Yet for all those years, the Blood Sea Sect cultivators were sitting on a treasure they couldn’t access. Not a single one of them could get close to the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword; a mere glance from afar would be enough to have their minds stolen.

It wasn’t until the Blood God True Monarch rose to power that someone was, for the first time ever, able to borrow a portion of the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword’s strength.

After many years of refining and communing with it, he could even carry the Demon Sword out of the Blood Sea and remain in the outside world for long periods.

However, the relationship between the cultivator and the Flying Sword was reversed. It was more like the Demon Sword was the master, and it could hardly be called a case of a man controlling his sword.

Seeing that he couldn’t defeat his opponent, the Blood God True Monarch beckoned with his hand, and the Blood-Colored Flying Sword landed in his grasp.

With a single slash, a Blood Dragon roared, and the very heavens and earth changed color.

Wherever the Blood Dragon passed, chains of the void followed, sealing off any possibility of spatial travel.

Moreover, nature’s spiritual energy gathered on its own, allowing the Blood Dragon to grow stronger without even draining the power of the Blood Sea.

This was the power of a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure—it could directly manipulate the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, a trait it shared with Divinity Transformation Great Powers.

Bai Zichen’s Realm was like a lone boat tossed about in the center of a storm, becoming utterly insignificant.

Before the Blood Dragon even reached him, he was overcome with a sense of impending doom.

His eyes widened, shot with blood, as the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword in his hand unleashed its own most brilliant strike.

Streaks of Thunder Radiance madly overlapped, forming a colossal thunder dragon. It was much smaller in size, but its aura was no less imposing.

As it advanced, the Thunder Radiance Sword Light continuously flickered and reformed, steadily eroding the Blood Dragon.

The Blood Dragon extended a Dragon Claw, pinning the thunder dragon. With a roar from its draconic head, thousands of Sword Lights shot out from the Blood Sea, bombarding their target in an overwhelming deluge.

BOOM!

Following the massive explosion, a mountain several thousand feet high vanished completely, and it seemed even the last glimmer of light within the Blood Sea was extinguished.

’Though I haven’t earned the true acknowledgment of the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword, by continuously nurturing our bond, I can already unleash eighty percent of its power...’

The Blood God True Monarch’s True Essence was completely drained, with not even a few drops left inside him.

This was the price for not having the acknowledgment of a Tier Five Flying Sword; he had to use his own True Essence to activate it.

An ordinary strike wouldn’t have been so draining, but he already knew Bai Zichen’s strength was extraordinary—even greater than he had anticipated. How could he dare to hold back?

He had already given it his all, pushing the Tier Five Flying Sword to its most powerful state.

Of course, countless crimson tentacles from the Blood Sea caressed his body, allowing his True Essence to recover at a rapid pace and his complexion to grow ruddy again.

"How is that possible!"

The Blood God True Monarch had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw another point of light push back the bloody water within the Blood Sea.

His Daoist Robe was in tatters and covered in blood, but his skin was as smooth as new, as if forged from perfect crystal iron. A five-colored radiance flowed across his body.

A Platinum Radiant Flame, only a few inches thick, clung to the surface of his body, incinerating any approaching Blood Shadows into wisps of green smoke without giving them a chance to even struggle.

"Nothing is impossible. In fact, I should thank you, True Monarch. If you actually knew how to use a sword, I might truly have been annihilated by that last strike..."

Bai Zichen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his tone casual. No one would have guessed he had just taken a stroll past the Ghost Gate.

"To have this sword in your hands is a truly terrible waste!"

’This is the first time I’ve directly faced a Tier Five Flying Sword. Even though I’d already held Treasures of the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure class in high regard, I realize now that I still greatly underestimated them.’

’That last strike from the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword put me in a state where the world itself was my enemy. I couldn’t absorb even a shred of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power.’

’At the same time, the immense blood qi contained within the Blood Dragon was more than twice as powerful as the two Tier Five Flying Swords I encountered on Meili Snow Peak back then.’

’It must have unleashed all the power it had accumulated in the Blood Sea in one go. That wasn’t a normal attack.’

Faced with such might, Bai Zichen had dared only to meet it head-on with his Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword, unafraid of his own Flying Sword being damaged.

He pushed his Swordsmanship to its absolute limit, each streak of Thunder Radiance seeming to have a life of its own as it blocked and eroded the advancing Blood Dragon.

Fortunately, there was a great disparity in their Sword Dao Realms, which significantly closed the gap between them.

His words weren’t just to provoke the Blood God True Monarch; they weren’t complete nonsense. In the True Monarch’s hands, the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword was little more than a Sword-Shaped Magical Treasure.

If the True Monarch had truly reached the Realm of Refining Sword into Silk, how could the attack have been so easily neutralized? Even the Five Crystal Glaze Body would have been unable to withstand the aftershock.

Although he appeared unharmed on the surface, an internal examination would have revealed that many of Bai Zichen’s bones had been shattered. However, a shimmering, glazed light was forcibly holding the pieces together.

Even the bones that weren’t shattered were covered in hairline fractures, which threatened to break completely with another impact.

A full-power strike from a Tier Five Flying Sword was just that terrifying.

If not for his Five Crystal Glaze Body, the aftershock of the Sword Light alone could have easily destroyed an Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Of all the bones in his body, only two were completely unscathed, without so much as a scratch or a chip.

They were the Celestial Might Star Bone in his forehead and the Sun Element Copper Bone in his shoulder.

’It seems the Immortal Bones refined by the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Techniques are of a higher grade than the Five Crystal Glaze Body.’

’But that makes sense. The Nine Heavens Bone Forging Techniques only refines a total of seven Immortal Bones, each with its own profound mystery.’

’The Five Crystal Glaze Body, on the other hand, raises one’s overall physical strength, leading to a Realm of earth-shattering power, impervious to all techniques.’

"Arrogant whelp!"

The Blood God True Monarch’s expression darkened. A finger flew off his hand, transforming into a streak of blood-red light that was devoured by the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword.

With a flash of blood-red light, space froze, and the world was reduced to monochrome black and white.

Feeding the sword with his own body to awaken its demonic nature was a desperate and dangerous measure.

This was especially true for a Tier Five Flying Sword like the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword, which he hadn’t truly mastered through Refinement. It was akin to drinking poison to quench one’s thirst.

If it became a habit, the sword would require a meal of Blood Food before it could be drawn, which would easily nurture its demonic nature.

The next time, it might demand an entire arm before it would move. The time after that, its appetite might grow to demand a Nascent Soul.

The Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword was born in the depths of the Blood Sea and fed on its filth. It was a Demon Sword among Demon Swords. Even Cultivators from the Demon Realm would find it exceptionally difficult to control, let alone a Human World cultivator like the Blood God True Monarch, who had only practiced a modified Demon Skill.

"You seem rather unconvinced, True Monarch. In that case, let me show you with my actions that this is not how you use a Flying Sword..."

The Supreme Qingwei Sword Box appeared. Bai Zichen’s brow furrowed, as every movement brought on the excruciating pain of his body threatening to fall apart.

Before the Blood God True Monarch’s astonished eyes, twelve Flying Swords flew out one by one, taking their rehearsed positions in an array.

The black and white world was shattered by a gleam of starlight, and then, one after another, stars leaped up from the horizon.

In an instant, the situation was reversed. A Star River descended, transforming all of Luofeng Mountain into a starry cosmos.

Even the boundless Blood Sea became a mere river beneath the starry sky, unable to break through no matter how it surged.

The Blood Sea may be boundless, but could it possibly extend beyond a starry cosmos?

"What is this Array... Did you set up an Array on Luofeng Mountain in advance, lying in wait for me?"

The Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword slashed through empty space. The starry sky shook violently, and two stars were so affected they nearly fell.

But two new stars immediately took their place. Looking closely, one was pockmarked and desolate, the other was cold and frosted with silver.

The Blood God True Monarch tightened his grip on the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword, his heart sinking uncontrollably. He felt like he had fallen into a trap.

Even if he pushed the Demon Sword again, the result would be the same. It was simply impossible to shatter this starry sky.

"How could anyone in the world simultaneously control twelve Flying Swords for Array Formation? Not even someone at Nascent Soul Perfection could do that... Unless they were using a preexisting Array and twelve Top-Grade Spirit Stones to provide the Spiritual Power. Only then would it be possible to set up such a Sword Array!"

Bai Zichen couldn’t help but laugh. It seemed this Blood God True Monarch truly knew nothing of the Sword Dao, or at least hadn’t bothered to put much effort into understanding it.

’If any other Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator were here, their first reaction upon seeing this would be: ’A legacy of the Taibai Sword Sect has appeared in the world again! Someone can actually form a Sword Array by themself!’’

"I don’t have the ability to see the future. How would I have known you were coming after me, True Monarch, and set up an Array in advance? On the other hand, perhaps now you can tell me who ordered you to capture me. You and I have no past grievances, so why not explain the situation and we can turn hostility into friendship?"

As Bai Zichen spoke, he manipulated the Star River Sword Array. The Twelve Stars revolved, and countless motes of starlight rained down, transforming into sharp Sword Lights just before they hit the ground.

The Blood Sea boiled, riddled with holes by the celestial starlight. Its crimson color faded considerably.

Furthermore, the celestial bodies descended lower and lower, shrinking the Blood Sea with each passing moment.

It was like a great millstone of heaven and earth, grinding the defiant creature within into dust.

Despite his words, a resolute killing intent had already risen in Bai Zichen’s heart.

’He almost forced me into a dead end, making me reveal both the Star River Sword Array and my Five Crystal Glaze Body. How could I possibly let him leave alive?’

’I just want to trick him into revealing the identity of the person behind him. Otherwise, even if I get through today, I won’t be able to rest easy.’

’With the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword in hand, the Blood God True Monarch wouldn’t fear an ordinary Great True Monarch, let alone run errands for someone.’

’Besides offering him something he couldn’t refuse, this person must also possess outstanding strength. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to keep a vicious character like the Blood God True Monarch in check.’

’If I hadn’t just finished mastering the Star River Sword Array, I would have had no choice but to flee. It would have been difficult enough just to survive a direct confrontation.’

The Blood God True Monarch said nothing, his gaze only growing more savage. In just a short while, only the thumb on his left hand remained.

But while the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword’s repeated strikes looked immensely powerful, they all landed on empty space, failing to cause any substantial damage to the Sword Array.

An entire starry sky separated the two of them, a distance that not even a Tier Five Flying Sword could close.

The streaks of blood-red light only managed to tear open thin spatial rifts and shatter swathes of starlight; they couldn’t even touch the corner of Bai Zichen’s robes.

The Blood God True Monarch simply gave up on the Abi Heavenly Prison Demon Sword. His body shifted, transforming into a Blood Shadow as he threw himself back into the Blood Sea.

Countless Blood Beasts roared and lunged forward. At the same time, all the Divine Techniques derived from his Hundred Demons Blood Sea Technique were unleashed, actually managing to slow the descent of the stars.

"As long as the Blood Sea does not run dry, I am immortal and undying... Allow me to ask, True Monarch, what happens on the day the Blood Sea *does* run dry?"

A hollow voice traveled from a great distance, as if passing through countless layers of space.

The Twelve Stars shook violently. The rotational speed of the Star River Sword Array rose to a new level, and the infinite starry sky began to rapidly writhe and contract.