Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Get Down!

Everyone in the entire universe was stunned.

Two sword cries had actually shattered the entire void of space and time?

What kind of sword was this?

All around, those powerful cultivators and prodigies were equally horrified, because in that very instant, their instincts told them that if those two sword cries had been directed at them, they would have had absolutely no chance of survival.

Every gaze fell upon the swords in the hands of Ye Tianming and Yang Jia, eyes filled with shock and curiosity.

As for the swords in Ye Tianming and Yang Jia’s hands, they actually knew nothing about them. All they knew was Qingxuan, since that had always been the sword the Sword Master of the Guanxuan Universe had carried.

While everyone was still caught in curiosity and shock, the prodigies and geniuses on the field began retreating one after another, distancing themselves from the core area.

These two geniuses were far too terrifying. They didn’t dare get close, and staying far away felt much safer.

In the shadows, Nanyuan and the others from the pre-ancient civilization let out a collective sigh of relief. Just moments ago, their hearts had been in their throats, because if Ye Tianming had truly not shown up, they would all have been finished.

They could already imagine it: if Ye Tianming hadn’t appeared, Yang Jia would have been a lock for first place, and once Yang Jia claimed first, he would likely have immediately launched a civilization war. At that point, the Guanxuan Universe would have been riding an unstoppable wave of momentum — who could have stood against that?

Thank goodness he showed up.

But soon, everyone’s expressions grew heavy again, because the gap in cultivation between Ye Tianming and Yang Jia was still far, far too wide.

On the other side, a young woman was gazing at Ye Tianming at this moment — it was Nan Lingzhao.

When she saw Ye Tianming, the calm that had settled in Nan Lingzhao’s heart suddenly stirred. Compared to before, Ye Tianming now carried far less of his former youthfulness, replaced by a certain maturity and weathered depth.

Something crossed her mind, and her expression suddenly dimmed.

At this moment, the eyes of the entire universe also fell upon Ye Tianming — this man who had once defeated Yang Jia at the same cultivation level.

When they saw how low Ye Tianming’s cultivation was, everyone was taken aback.

What was there even to fight?

Was Ye Tianming here just to throw his life away?

At that moment, an old man suddenly appeared on the field. It was Nalan Feng. He glanced at Ye Tianming with an indifferent look. “Ye Tianming, your cultivation is this low… What’s this? Last time, the young master showed you mercy and suppressed his own cultivation. Are you expecting someone to yield to you again this time?”

He had no choice but to step forward, because he was afraid Yang Jia might suppress his cultivation again.

At the last Wanzhou Grand Tournament, if Yang Jia hadn’t suppressed his own cultivation, there was no way he could have lost. And this time, Yang Jia absolutely could not do that. Because this time it wasn’t just a matter of the Yang family’s pride — it concerned the face of the entire Guanxuan Universe. If Yang Jia lost again, the entire Guanxuan Universe would be disgraced.

Most importantly, they were counting on Yang Jia to defeat Ye Tianming and then immediately launch a civilization war to unify the entire universe. This time, they had summoned every realm-breaking cultivator they could call upon.

Ye Tianming glanced at Nalan Feng and smiled. “No need.”

Nalan Feng stared at Ye Tianming, about to say more, when Ye Tianming suddenly said, “Old dog, get lost. Stop wasting everyone’s time. Understand?”

Everyone: “……”

Being called an old dog in front of the entire universe, Nalan Feng instantly flew into a rage. He glared at Ye Tianming. “Ye Tianming, you……”

Ye Tianming suddenly looked toward Yang Jia, cutting Nalan Feng off directly. “What’s this? You can’t even keep your own dog in line?”

Yang Jia glanced at Ye Tianming, then looked at Nalan Feng. “Stand down.”

Nalan Feng seethed with frustration. He naturally didn’t dare defy Yang Jia in front of everyone, so he shot Ye Tianming a fierce glare, then turned and retreated into the background.

Yang Jia’s gaze settled on Ye Tianming. “I have waited a very, very long time for this day.”

Ever since the Wanzhou Grand Tournament, he had been waiting for this day. He, Yang Jia, would defeat Ye Tianming in front of the entire universe. He wanted to show the world that the younger generation of the Yang family would never lose to someone of the same age.

But this time, he had chosen not to suppress his own cultivation.

To him, yielding was a matter of grace. Not yielding was simply a matter of principle.

Ye Tianming looked at Yang Jia. “I have waited a very, very long time for this day as well.”

As he spoke, his eyes slowly closed. In his hand, the Xingdao Sword trembled violently.

But then Ye Tianming suddenly put the Xingdao Sword away. Everyone looked on in confusion — what was this guy doing?

Ye Tianming looked toward Yang Jia in the distance. The next moment —

Boom.

Seven divine manifestations, each nearly four thousand zhang tall, coalesced behind him.

The Shadow Manifestation.

The Earth Manifestation.

The Stellar Manifestation.

The Sword Dao Manifestation.

The Bloodline Manifestation.

The Buddhist Manifestation.

Seeing this, everyone on the field froze. This guy had actually summoned seven divine manifestations?

What in the world?

The seven manifestations layered heavily upon one another, their overwhelming might rolling outward like a surging tide, causing the void of space and time to heave and undulate as though it were boiling water.

Seeing that Ye Tianming had not used the Xingdao Sword, Yang Jia also put away his ancestral sword. His eyes slowly closed, and his entire being entered a profound state. In that moment, he seemed to have merged with the very fabric of heaven and earth.

Behind Ye Tianming, a massive sheathed sword appeared in the left hand of the seven manifestations.

Ye Tianming roared, “Strike!”

His voice rang out like a clap of muffled thunder.

All seven manifestations drew their swords simultaneously.

Hum!

One hundred and sixty stacked Heavensplitting Draw techniques!

One hundred and sixty overlapping streaks of ten-thousand-zhang sword energy tore through the air and slashed ferociously toward Yang Jia in the distance. The terrifying sword energy instantly ripped a massive gash through heaven and earth, and the overwhelming sword force surged toward Yang Jia like a crashing flood.

Feeling the force of Ye Tianming’s sword intent, every powerful cultivator on the field was struck with awe.

This Ye Tianming was absolutely absurd.

This strike was simply not something someone at the Supreme Immortal realm should be capable of.

In the shadows, Nanyuan was also greatly shaken when he saw this strike, because it truly was something else. Seven manifestations combined, paired with this terrifying sword technique — the power it unleashed had already surpassed that of an ordinary realm-breaker.

But……. Yang Jia was a realm-breaker.

The gap in cultivation was far, far too great.

Not far away, Yang Jia suddenly opened his eyes. But just as he was about to make his move, Ye Tianming in the distance suddenly swept his sleeve. “Come down!”

Boom!

In an instant, Yang Jia’s cultivation was forcibly suppressed down to the Supreme Immortal realm by a terrifying power.

This sudden turn of events left everyone on the field completely dumbfounded.

What in the world?

Yang Jia was also stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly. When that streak of sword energy came slashing toward him, he stepped forward, and in an instant, countless sword energies erupted throughout the space around him, crisscrossing in every direction, cutting down everything in their path.

The Fangcun Sword Domain!

Boom!

Ye Tianming’s sword energy and Yang Jia’s Fangcun Sword Domain collided with savage force. In an instant, countless streaks of sword energy scattered in all directions, then shattered and vanished.

In the eyes of the onlookers, Yang Jia was blasted back repeatedly by that terrifying force, and the entire region of space and time where he had been standing was now pitch black.

Seeing this, the hearts of the Guanxuan Universe cultivators on the field instantly leapt into their throats.

Those watching from outside erupted into a frenzy — this was an all-out fight from the very first exchange.

After Yang Jia came to a stop, he slowly raised his head and looked toward Ye Tianming in the distance. “How is this possible.”

His cultivation had been forcibly suppressed by some mysterious power.

He had tried to restore it, but that force was simply too strong. He couldn’t break free from it at all.

Yang Jia stared at Ye Tianming without a word, then stepped forward. Just one step, and in an instant, countless streaks of sword energy erupted from every corner of heaven and earth.

Shhhk shhhk shhhk.

The entire expanse of heaven and earth was torn to shreds in an instant.

Not far away, the manifestations behind Ye Tianming let out a furious roar and drew their swords again.

Boom!

The power of both combatants converged once more. In just an instant, the space and time spanning tens of thousands of zhang around them collapsed entirely, turning pitch black.

The two entered the second layer of the void space and time.

This was the second battlefield. Because the Universe Grand Tournament featured world-class prodigies, the Immortal Treasure Pavilion had constructed a second battlefield to allow both sides to fight to their fullest. This second battlefield consisted of thirty-six layers of void space and time, each layer reinforced and fortified.

Within the second layer of void space and time, streaks of sword energy crisscrossed and tore through everything, and even the second layer could not withstand it, beginning to crack apart inch by inch.

“Break!”

At that moment, Yang Jia’s voice suddenly rang out from within the second layer of void space and time. The next instant, a surge of sword intent shot skyward, and in a flash it shattered the entire void. At the same time, Ye Tianming’s manifestations nearby were unable to withstand this terrifying sword intent either, and began exploding apart piece by piece.

“True Sword Intent!”

In the shadows, Nanyuan and the others stared fixedly at the second layer of void space and time, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Wasn’t this something that only existed in the true world?

But thinking about it, given the strength of the Guanxuan Universe, helping Yang Jia break through into true space and time in advance didn’t seem all that difficult.

In that moment, Nanyuan and the others couldn’t help but feel a surge of worry.

Within the second layer of void space and time, with the emergence of Yang Jia’s True Sword Intent, he instantly took on an overwhelming dominance. Not only did he shatter Ye Tianming’s seven manifestations, he also directly suppressed Ye Tianming himself.

Seeing this, Nalan Feng and the others in the shadows all broke into smiles. When Yang Jia’s cultivation had been suppressed by that mysterious force just moments ago, it had genuinely given them a fright. But now it seemed that even with his cultivation suppressed, Yang Jia was still not someone Ye Tianming could contend with.

Yang Jia walked slowly toward Ye Tianming in the distance. With each step he took forward, a terrifying sword force bore down upon Ye Tianming. And at this moment, with the enhancement of his True Sword Intent, his sword force had undergone a world-shaking transformation. The sword force alone was already more than the second layer of void space and time could bear, and it began collapsing bit by bit.

In this moment, Ye Tianming was completely at a disadvantage, utterly suppressed.

But just then, Yang Jia suddenly stopped. His True Sword Force enveloped Ye Tianming, yet he did not press forward any further. He stared at Ye Tianming and said calmly, “Even at the same cultivation level, I can defeat you.”

He paused, then added, “Don’t you still have that ‘Law of All Beings’? Why haven’t you used it? I’m giving you the chance to use it in a real fight.”