Chapter 607 - 580: Great Advancement in Saber Technique, Domineering Saber Technique

Zhaang Ye watched Shui Daimai’s attack, secretly astonished.

The conch in Shui Daimai’s hand was actually an extremely powerful True Artifact—one that specialized in Sound Attacks. As she waved the conch, soul-stirring notes emerged, transforming into Sharp Swords and blades that shot forth like an avalanche.

Shui Daimai’s greatest strength was her ability to transform illusion into reality, using sound to attack. When you thought the sounds from the conch were illusory, they would suddenly materialize into an invisible sword and stab at you viciously. But when you believed the Sound Attack was real and went all out to block it, you would find you had only intercepted intangible sound.

Illusory and real, a seamless blend of both—this was the most formidable aspect of the Sound Realm. Even someone as powerful as the Flower King had to be extremely cautious when facing Shui Daimai’s bizarre attacks.

BUZZ!

Zhaang Ye was observing the battle between the two masters when the space around him suddenly warped. A pitch-black Short Sword shot toward him silently.

’Zi Nuhou’s sword!’

Zi Nuhou had two swords in total, one long and one short. This black sword that had suddenly appeared was his Short Sword, which excelled at long-range attacks!

Zhaang Ye’s Spiritual Sense was astonishing. Although Zi Nuhou’s Short Sword was as fast as lightning, it couldn’t escape his notice. Zhaang Ye laughed heartily and flicked his Long Whip. The tip of the whip coiled back like a spiritual snake and struck the Short Sword head-on!

BOOM!

The force contained within the Short Sword knocked Zhaang Ye back, while the sword itself was sent flying by the whip, returning to Zi Nuhou’s hand.

"Kid, watch my palm!"

Zhaang Ye had just retreated about thirty feet when the Iron Hand Marquis suddenly appeared behind him, raising a pair of jet-black palms and striking directly at his back.

The Iron Hand Marquis was known as "Iron Hand" because all his skills were concentrated in his palms. The moment he struck, his palms swelled to the size of millstones, completely pitch-black. The immense power they carried was like two massive mountains crashing down on Zhaang Ye!

’This Iron Hand Marquis seems to be a Body Refiner as well. His strength is even more terrifying than Ba Xiongfei’s!’ Zhaang Ye sensed the Iron Hand Marquis’s power from a distance, and a competitive urge instantly ignited within him.

Zhaang Ye abruptly put away his Long Whip, turning his hands into blades and fiercely chopping down on the Iron Hand Marquis’s palms!

BOOM! BOOM!

In this collision, neither the Iron Hand Marquis nor Zhaang Ye used any specific techniques. It was a pure clash of strength against strength.

THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD! The Iron Hand Marquis’s palms were struck by Zhaang Ye’s chops, and the force sent him stumbling back seven or eight steps, his palms burning with pain. Looking at his slightly reddened palms, the Iron Hand Marquis was horrified. ’This Zhaang Ye’s Body Technique is unparalleled, but I never expected his strength to be this terrifying!’

After taking the Iron Hand Marquis’s two palm strikes, Zhaang Ye also felt his arms go numb and his blood churn slightly. He was secretly shocked, thinking, ’This Iron Hand Marquis has astounding strength! It seems his power is by no means inferior to mine!’

After clashing once, Zhaang Ye, the Iron Hand Marquis, and Zi Nuhou all realized how freakishly strong their opponents were. The three of them grew warier.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Zi Nuhou threw his Short Sword straight at Zhaang Ye and shouted, "Iron Hand Marquis, I’ll pin him down with my sword! You attack from the front!"

It was unknown what material Zi Nuhou’s Short Sword was made of. It was silent and as fast as lightning when thrown. If struck by an opponent, it could smoothly return to his hand, a truly marvelous ability. While the Short Sword was in the air, Zi Nuhou could use his Long Sword to launch a fierce assault. The coordination between the two swords was terrifying to the extreme.

Seeing Zi Nuhou go all out, the Iron Hand Marquis lunged forward without a word, his two millstone-like palms bombarding Zhaang Ye head-on.

The Iron Hand Marquis’s attacks were simple, but they contained terrifying power. Each palm strike had the might of Moving Mountains and Leveling Seas and covered an area dozens of feet wide.

Under the assault of the two young powerhouses, Zhaang Ye didn’t dare to clash head-on. He could only fully utilize his Body Technique to perform unparalleled evasions.

With the Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou joining forces, their combined combat power was frightening. However, Zhaang Ye’s Body Technique was second to none, and his strength was immense. Although he was at a disadvantage, he was in no real danger.

The fight between Shui Daimai and the Flower King was at a stalemate, as was the fight between Zhaang Ye and the Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou. At that moment, the stars overhead began to move again. The fourth wave of the Sword Array’s attack was coming.

The five young powerhouses glanced at each other and simultaneously stopped fighting. Their reasoning was exactly the same: ’Our strengths are comparable, making it difficult to succeed even with a sneak attack. In that case, we might as well comprehend a few more of the mysteries here and then kill our opponents in one fell swoop!’

The stars slowly revolved and transformed. Within these rotations and transformations were all sorts of mysteries of the Sword Dao, emitting strange fluctuations.

Zhaang Ye once again called upon the Four Spirits and focused all his effort on memorizing the patterns. With his previous experience, his coordination with the Four Spirits was even more seamless. No matter how the stars transformed, Zhaang Ye could record every change to analyze and comprehend them slowly.

As Zhaang Ye entered a state of sudden enlightenment, the Flower King, Shui Daimai, the Iron Hand Marquis, and Zi Nuhou also entered a state of comprehension. All five young powerhouses stood with their eyes closed, using their entire Heart Spirit to perceive the mysteries of the Sword Dao.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The Sword Gang from the fourth wave of attacks was even more terrifying. But all five of them had, to varying degrees, comprehended some of the Sword Dao’s mysteries. With slight flickers of their bodies, they dodged each strand of Sword Gang. Unconsciously, they had completely evaded all the Sword Gang from the Sword Array.

After the fourth wave of attacks passed, the five young powerhouses began to fight once more.

The Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou had clearly comprehended many mysteries of the Sword Dao. Their attacks were now extremely sharp and domineering. Unfortunately for them, Zhaang Ye had gained even more. No matter how formidable they became, they were still unable to do anything to him.

The battle between Shui Daimai and the Flower King was the same. Both had comprehended many mysteries, but their strengths were equal, and neither could defeat the other.

Time passed slowly, and the Sword Array’s attacks came wave after wave.

Whenever the Sword Array activated and launched an attack, the five young powerhouses would stop to comprehend the Sword Dao. And when the Sword Array temporarily ceased its operation, they would resume their battle, vowing to kill their opponents.

The fifth wave, the sixth wave... the seventy-first wave!

Before they knew it, the Supreme Profound Mysterious Blade Array had reached its seventy-second wave of attacks. The clothes of all five young powerhouses were stained with blood, and each of them was exhausted. The prolonged battle had consumed a massive amount of their Innate True Qi, and they were all stuffing handfuls of Elixirs into their mouths to recover it.

Although utterly exhausted, their gains were surprisingly huge. Tempered by the Sword Array and their opponents, the five young powerhouses comprehended more and more mysteries, and their combat power grew stronger and stronger.

In this long battle, everyone reaped great rewards, but Zhaang Ye’s were undoubtedly the greatest.

Zhaang Ye cultivated the Sword Dao and had a complete record of the stars’ transformations. His understanding of the Sword Dao was far deeper than that of the other young powerhouses. Various Sword Dao mysteries accumulated in his mind, and all sorts of difficult questions about the Sword Dao were resolved one by one. Zhaang Ye’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

If Zhaang Ye’s previous level in the Sword Dao was equivalent to an apprentice, then now, his Sword Dao level was equivalent to a Swordsmanship Master. He had truly entered the hall of mastery!

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

When the seventy-second wave of attacks ended, Zhaang Ye finally broke through a difficult problem in the Sword Dao. He let out a long laugh and, using his palm as a blade, unleashed seven incomparably profound strikes!

These seven strikes were supremely domineering and condensed to the extreme, landing squarely on the weaknesses of the Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou. Although the two of them were incredibly powerful, Zhaang Ye’s seven strikes forced them into a constant retreat!

"Hahaha, take seven more of my strikes!"

Zhaang Ye let out another long laugh and unleashed another seven strikes. These seven strikes were executed casually, yet they were profound to the extreme. The Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou couldn’t even follow the Sword Force with their wide-open eyes. They couldn’t even clash with it head-on and could only retreat again and again, feeling utterly suppressed.

"AHHHHH—"

The Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou were forced back repeatedly by Zhaang Ye. Their expressions turned ugly to the extreme, and they couldn’t help but let out enraged roars.

The Flower King’s expression also became extremely grim. His vision was exceptionally sharp. With just a single glance from afar, he immediately knew that Zhaang Ye’s Saber Technique had reached a level of mastery. Although his Cultivation was still at the Peak of True Dao Fourth Layer, his combat power had increased by fifty percent!

The Flower King roared, "Iron Hand Marquis, Zi Nuhou, hurry up and finish Zhaang Ye! This kid’s Comprehension is astounding, and he cultivates the Sword Dao himself, so he’s comprehended far more than we have! You must kill him, even if you get injured in the process! Otherwise, his combat power will only grow stronger and stronger!"

The Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou looked at each other and shouted in unison, "Let’s risk it all!"

Zhaang Ye laughed. "Only thinking of going all-out now? It’s too late! Iron Hand Marquis, Zi Nuhou, take another seven of my strikes!"

Having comprehended numerous mysteries of the Sword Dao, Zhaang Ye’s understanding of the Sword Array deepened, and his movements became as natural as a fish in water. As he spoke, his figure suddenly vanished, and seven supremely domineering streams of Sword Gang slashed toward the Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou!

If the sword is the king of weapons, then the saber is the overlord. Zhaang Ye’s seven strikes looked simple, but they carried an aura that filled the heavens and the earth, a domineering might that could shatter anything!

Zhaang Ye’s self-created "Cloud-Breaking Slash," while undeniably powerful, had always lacked a certain domineering air. Now that his Sword Dao level had risen several steps, he could finally execute a Saber Technique brimming with domineering might!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Although the Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou were determined to fight to the death, they were completely unable to counterattack under this supremely domineering Saber Technique. They used every trick up their sleeves and managed to deal with Zhaang Ye’s seven strikes, but before they could even catch their breath, their vision was filled with the shadow of a blade once more!

As it turned out, Zhaang Ye had followed his seven strikes with another seven, giving his enemies no time to breathe!

"No!"

Facing Zhaang Ye’s overwhelmingly domineering and flawlessly executed Saber Technique, the faces of the Iron Hand Marquis and Zi Nuhou turned ashen, their eyes filled with utter despair.