CHAPTER 547: CHAPTER 531: LI BAI’S ENLIGHTENMENT_1

Primordial Spiritual Treasures are unlike ordinary weapons. They coexist with heaven and earth, born from the world’s power, possessing immense spirituality and the ability to choose their own masters. However, the principle of loyalty to a single master also applies to Primordial Spiritual Treasures. Under normal circumstances, a Primordial Spiritual Treasure that has acknowledged a master will not actively abandon them! For countless years, when had a Primordial Spiritual Treasure ever been known to forsake its master? But today, it happened!

Thinking of this, Old Man Qiudao’s face turned deathly pale, and a wave of dizziness washed over him. He was a scholar who valued his reputation above all else. If word of this spread, his name would be eternally marked by this scandal. Naturally, it would be a mark of infamy, making him a cautionary tale for generations to come! This was more agonizing than death itself!

"Die!" Han Xin declared coldly, tightening his grip on his war sword and thrusting it toward Old Man Qiudao.

It was an ordinary thrust!

However, after the previous two rounds of attacks, Old Man Qiudao’s Spiritual Energy was depleted. He could only watch helplessly as the sword of death descended, awaiting his doom.

BOOM!

Sword light flashed!

This legendary figure, who had existed for seven eras and personally founded the Saint Heaven Institute, met his end. Undeniably, he had once been a great man, revered by countless scholars. He had also nurtured many artificers; it could be said his disciples were widespread. Yet, in the end, he still perished! It would be more accurate to say he died not at the hands of the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court, but because of his own obsession!

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This is big trouble!

Hundreds of miles away, on another battlefield, Jin Yinduo frowned, his scalp prickling. He desperately scanned his surroundings, searching for an escape route.

With the deaths of Old Man Qiudao and Lin Xiao Yun, he knew the situation was hopeless. Escape! Escaping was his only way out! Every extra second he remained within the Great Qin Saint’s Court territory increased his risk of demise! But would the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry give him that chance?

"Military Divine Skills—Besiege!" The battle-hardened leader of the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry immediately detected Jin Yinduo’s intent and issued a cold command.

The thundering of hooves shook the heavens as the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry rapidly changed formation, completely encircling Jin Yinduo. Their curved blades whirled, like crescent moons arrayed across the Nine Heavens. Bloody light erupted from above the heads of the eighteen horsemen. Beneath the horses’ hooves, the yellow sand turned blood-red. The fierce winds of the northern desert howled as the bloody light intensified, obscuring the sun and sky.

At the zenith of the Nine Heavens, the crescent moon hanging beside the scorching sun visibly transformed into a full moon, like a disc of white jade exuding mystical power.

Eighteen streams of Sword Qi, indistinguishable in their advance, struck at Jin Yinduo, threatening to shatter heaven and earth. Simultaneously, eighteen beams of moonlight descended from the Nine Heavens!

The Sword Qi, like moonlight, enveloped everything! It was as if the entire world had transformed into a domain of lethal Sword Qi, suffused with killing intent and the aura of death.

In the blink of an eye, this terrifying Sword Qi engulfed Jin Yinduo, striking the Gold and Silver Male and Female Basin and producing a piercing shriek that echoed for leagues.

It has to hold! Jin Yinduo cowered beneath the Gold and Silver Male and Female Basin. Gazing at the dazzling Sword Qi, his heart pounded with fear, terrified that the overwhelming onslaught would shatter the basin’s defenses.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

With eighteen deafening blasts, a hole was torn in the sky.

Soon, the Sword Qi dissipated, revealing Jin Yinduo’s portly figure. Protected by the Gold and Silver Male and Female Basin, he was unharmed, though his face was a shade paler.

"We failed?" The leader of the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry panted, his brow furrowed.

A Primordial Spiritual Treasure! Truly worthy of the name ’Primordial’! Its defensive power is unparalleled! The combined full-power attack of all eighteen of us could easily slay a Martial Artist of the Great Emperor Realm, yet we couldn’t even breach the defenses of the Gold and Silver Male and Female Basin.

"General Han, His Majesty awaits the ancestral worship ceremony. We must trouble you to act!" the leader of the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry said with a cold smile, turning to Han Xin. We may not be able to break the Gold and Silver Male and Female Basin’s defenses, but that doesn’t mean others can’t.

"Very well." Han Xin nodded, a bloody light flaring in his eyes. He raised his war sword again. The blade, still stained with the fresh blood of two Great Emperors, resembled a blood crystal, pulsating with boundless Evil Qi.

BOOM!

The war sword thrust forward.

A peerless Sword Qi, imbued with king-slaying intent, descended with crushing force. At that instant, heaven and earth shattered, the cosmos inverted, and myriad beings seemed to turn to ash!

"NO!" Jin Yinduo shrieked, utter despair filling his eyes as an overwhelming aura of death enveloped his heart.

This strike... he couldn’t dodge it! This was a death-dealing sword!

THUD!

The ’King-Slaying Sword’ descended, pierced through the Gold and Silver Male and Female Basin, and impaled Jin Yinduo’s heart, extinguishing his life force.

"Truly the God of Soldiers!" The Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry were inwardly astonished, sighing in admiration. They too were considered once-in-a-millennium prodigies, but before Han Xin, they seemed exceptionally weak.

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About five hundred li from the Imperial Capital, on another battlefield, Li Bai and the Di Ancestor were locked in a fierce battle. Their clash was exceptionally intense due to their deep-seated blood feud. Overwhelming killing intent surged, shaking the Nine Heavens. The Di Ancestor, especially, burned for revenge. He attacked with all his might, his Golden Crow Sword slashing horizontally and vertically, as if to sever celestial barriers. He relentlessly entangled Li Bai, fighting with suicidal desperation.

But with the deaths of Old Man Qiudao, Lin Xiao Yun, and Jin Yinduo, he began to panic, his offensive rhythm falling into disarray.

Flee!

Without hesitation, the Di Ancestor turned to escape. Only by surviving could he hope for revenge!

But he overlooked one truth: when the will to retreat takes root and fear sets in, can one still unleash peerless combat strength? In truth, a battle between Martial Artists is somewhat akin to a confrontation between two armies. If their strength is equal, an army devoid of morale will undoubtedly fall to one with soaring spirits. By the same token, can a Martial Artist with no will to fight overcome an opponent of the same realm?

The opportunity to attain my Dao is now! Li Bai’s expression was cold, his eyes erupting with brilliant divine light. His three-foot azure sword slashed out abruptly, the Chaos Azure Lotus Sword Intent condensing and revealing a terrifying sharpness.

CLANG! CLANG!

As the Sword Qi passed, it emitted a clear sword hum that resonated throughout the Heavenly Universe.

For a moment, heaven and earth were suffused with an azure hue. From afar, this azure light took the form of a massive azure lotus flower, blooming in the Nine Heavens, exuding an aura of purity and transcendence. The colossal azure lotus completely enveloped the Di Ancestor, obscuring him from the sight of all beings!

"AARGH!" A bloodcurdling scream echoed from within the azure lotus.

A dense, bloody Evil Qi drifted in the Void.

BOOM!

Immediately, an azure sword beam erupted from the Chaos Azure Lotus, soaring towards Purple Hell. It summoned vast thunderclouds, flickering with lightning, which, along with the azure lotus, created a spectacle of two distinct worlds.

"The Great Dao is like the azure heavens; at last, I re-emerge!" A hearty laugh echoed through the Heavenly Universe, filled with heroic spirit and soaring pride!

Li Bai stood within the Chaos Azure Lotus, sword in hand. He unexpectedly produced a wine gourd and, ignoring the Heavenly Tribulation, tilted his head back for several deep swallows.

Wine to fuel heroic courage, then on to battle the Heavenly Tribulation!

At his feet lay the Di Ancestor, felled by a single sword strike to the throat. His consciousness had not yet fully dissipated; his pupils were wide, his face ashen, and the aura of death clung to him. As he watched Li Bai break through, he was consumed by unwillingness, resentment, hatred, and venom!

He was dead! Yet his enemy had achieved a breakthrough! How tragic was this? How utterly despairing?

"Great... Qin..." With a heart brimming with resentment, the Di Ancestor shrieked mournfully. His body convulsed one last time, and his life force was utterly extinguished.

"Your greatest mistake was making an enemy of Great Qin!" Hearing the Di Ancestor’s dying howl, Li Bai gave a cold sneer, devoid of pity. Sword in hand, he charged towards the Heavenly Tribulation.

With every step he took, a new Sword Lotus bloomed in the Void!

Each petal of these lotuses was a stream of Sword Qi!