Chapter 126 - 106: Sword Nine Falls, The Great World Trembles

Chapter 126: Chapter 106: Sword Nine Falls, The Great World Trembles

Over a year had passed. Jiang Hao had cultivated the *Eighteen Forms of the Heavenly Hand* to the Great Success Realm. Coupled with the breakthrough in his own strength, the power of the *Eighteen Forms of the Heavenly Hand* was now unfathomably more terrifying than when he was at the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins.

At this moment, he revealed his ultimate trump card. He poured all of his Spirit Transformation Power into the gigantic golden palm print, making it truly resemble the hand of heaven.

"My god, it’s him? It’s actually him?"

The moment the *Eighteen Forms of the Heavenly Hand* appeared, the expressions of countless young Cultivators changed drastically. Clearly, someone had recognized the identity of the figure in white.

"The Ghost-faced Asura! He is the Ghost-faced Asura!"

"That mysterious and terrifying existence within the Ancient Emperor Sect was actually Jiang Hao!"

"It really is him! Even though he disguised himself and concealed his aura that day, I recognize that huge manifested handprint."

They were not the only ones to recognize the white-clad figure’s alternate identity. At this moment, countless older generation Cultivators from Nanling, who had arrived late along with Ji Qingxue and her group, also appeared in the sky above the mountain range within the Earth Realm of Xingyue City. They watched the shocking scene from afar. It was evident that even the countless ancient clans, Saint Races, and Longevity Families of Nanling were interested in the Ancient Imperial Race’s inheritance and that Sword Embryo.

"The Ghost-faced Asura from that day on the Nine Mountains... it’s him?"

Among the camps of countless peerless freaks and top-tier peerless prodigies from Nanling, Ji Qingxue and her brother shuddered as they looked at the golden handprint that towered thousands of zhang high. Ji Qingxue’s delicate body trembled slightly as she recalled how the figure hidden beneath the black robe had shown her mercy that day. The siblings originally thought the person was some terrifying Saint Son of a Nanling Saint Race. They never imagined he was the inconspicuous peerless freak who had once traveled alongside them.

"The *Eighteen Forms of the Heavenly Hand*? He’s actually executing the legendary *Eighteen Forms of the Heavenly Hand*?" an older Nanling figure exclaimed in shock, seemingly knowledgeable about this martial art.

The moment the gigantic golden handprint emerged, the expressions of countless older figures from the Eastern Domain changed even more drastically.

"One Vein Eighth Transformation! It’s the Realm of Spirit Transformation Nine Changes after achieving the One Vein Eighth Transformation!"

"What did you say? One Vein Eighth Transformation?"

At those words, the older figures were deeply shaken, as if struck by lightning. Only Cultivators who had reached their level of cultivation seemed to understand the true horror of what the One Vein Eighth Transformation meant.

While the crowd reeled in shock, figures were already plummeting from the peak of the night sky like rain. In just a brief moment, countless top-tier peerless prodigies and peerless freaks were heavily injured or killed, dead beyond belief. As for Jiang Hao, he had also suffered multiple blows, his white clothes soaked red with blood. As time passed, the top-tier peerless prodigies brought by countless factions were nearly wiped out, and even the peerless freaks had suffered over half casualties.

"What kind of monster is this kid? How can a human be this strong?"

"An invincible bearing. This is a true invincible bearing."

"In millions of years, this old man has only seen such an invincible bearing once before. And that person is now the Saint Master of a Saint Race, looking down upon the entire Eastern Domain."

"My god!"

BOOM!

Towards the end of the slaughter, Jiang Hao slew a peerless freak from the Celestial Sword Sect with a single strike. He was nearly exhausted. His body swayed unsteadily, and he dropped to one knee in the void, relying on the Sword Embryo to support his weight. The toll of such an earth-shattering battle was unimaginably terrifying.

Even though the blood-drenched figure had come to a halt, the remaining peerless prodigies and peerless freaks all stopped in their tracks. While they continued to encircle him, no one dared to step forward. Their eyes were filled with panic and unease, their breathing ragged from sheer dread.

Looking at the crowd who did not dare to advance, Jiang Hao revealed a cold sneer. That smile was filled with contempt and disdain, carrying an aura that looked down upon the world.

"So you also know what fear is?"

At his words, the entire night sky instantly fell dead silent. One man had fought until the heavens and earth trembled, awing the skies and intimidating a sky full of peerless prodigies and freaks, slaughtering until everyone’s hearts quaked. What kind of bearing, what kind of magnificence was this?

"Impossible, this is impossible." Over at the Celestial Sword Sect camp, Zhao Wuji shook his head frantically, his face ashen.

During the preceding slaughter, that figure had clearly paid special attention to the Cultivators of his Celestial Sword Sect. Out of their dozens of peerless freaks, over a dozen had already fallen to his sword. What was even more terrifying was that among these dozen-plus people, there were no survivors. It was a true death toll, not merely a casualty count.

"Elder Zhao, you can go back and explain this to the sect’s higher-ups yourself. Losing so many peerless freaks is a loss our Celestial Sword Sect cannot bear." Beside Zhao Wuji, Elder Alexander could no longer hold back and spoke up.

However, Zhao Wuji had already gone completely mad at this moment.

"Kill him! As long as we kill him, I will still have rendered a merit! If this kid is kept alive, he will definitely become a huge threat in the future.

"All disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect, listen to my command! I order you to kill Jiang Hao at all costs!"

Hearing Zhao Wuji’s command, the seven most terrifying younger generation figures of the Celestial Sword Sect furrowed their brows, yet they did not dare to disobey a sect order. After all, Zhao Wuji was an elder of the sect who held the conscription order in his hands. If they disobeyed him, they would be traitors to their master’s sect, those who deceive their masters and destroy their ancestors. With these thoughts in mind, Sword Nine, one of the Nine Great Sequences of the Celestial Sword Sect, was finally moved to act.

"I will go face him."

The moment Sword Nine finished speaking, he suddenly teleported hundreds of meters. As he tore through the air, he unleashed a strike that was inconceivably fast. All of a sudden, a Sword Qi over two thousand zhang long shattered the world. The strike descended, slashing right towards Jiang Hao’s position. On the eve of that Sword Qi’s descent, countless peerless freaks and prodigies frantically retreated far away to avoid its sharp edge.

"The Sequence freak of the Celestial Sword Sect has made his move!"

Watching that earth-shattering sword strike, everyone’s hearts leaped into their throats.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao furrowed his brows tightly. He immediately chugged down pills into his stomach. The Sword Embryo in his hand buzzed as he slashed out a strike of his own.

The two evenly matched streams of Sword Qi collided. The terrifying shockwaves sent countless peerless prodigies flying, and the energy rippled down to the ground, causing a massive number of houses to tremble and collapse.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The two figures instantly engaged in a thrilling slaughter at the peak of the night sky. In just a few dozen breaths of time, the two of them had already fought for hundreds of rounds. Wherever they passed, it was nothing short of a disaster. However, at a certain moment, an opening appeared.

BOOM!

SQUELCH!

Sword Nine thrust his sword into Jiang Hao’s shoulder, and blood spilled across Changkong. Yet, this strike was impressively a flaw that Jiang Hao had intentionally exposed. The next second, a sharp hum rang out.

SHING!

The Sword Embryo tore through the horizon, falling straight toward Sword Nine’s head. The Sequence peerless freak of the Celestial Sword Sect immediately dodged. The Sword Embryo fell past his ear and instantly severed his sword-wielding arm.

"Aaaargh!"

A wildly agonizing scream echoed through deep space as blood sprayed out. Jiang Hao seized this opportunity to suddenly shift his blade. A ray of sword light swept across Sword Nine’s neck, bringing the battle to an abrupt halt.

Sword Nine shuddered all over. Clutching his neck, he stared fixedly at that face full of resolute killing intent, his eyes brimming with disbelief.

"Sword Nine?"

"Nine?"

Seeing the slowly falling figure, the hundreds of Celestial Sword Sect members turned pale with fright, and Zhao Wuji’s face became completely ashen. Behind him, a large number of the Celestial Sword Sect’s older generation stood frozen in place.

Sword Nine, one of the Nine Great Sequences of the Celestial Sword Sect, had actually fallen!