Chapter 374

Chapter 374: The Master of the Guanxuan Sword!

Don’t call anyone!

Upon hearing Ye Tianming’s words, Yang Jia’s expression immediately turned somewhat ugly.

In the first three encounters, had it not been for the Yang family’s deep foundations, he would have already died.

That was the truth!

He did not try to escape that truth.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Ye Tianming, “Ye Tianming, you can suppress me for a time, but not for a lifetime.”

With that, he suddenly opened his palm, and the sword in his hand seemed to sense his will, transforming directly into a streak of sword light that shot into the sky. The sword light was dazzling and brilliant, like a meteor slicing through the night sky, carrying a force that could shatter anything in its path.

Hum!

The sword’s cry shook heaven and earth, and at the same time, countless sword forces from all around began surging toward that sword. As the sword force poured in, an overwhelming sword dao will suddenly erupted from within the blade.

Yang Jia walked slowly toward Ye Tianming, and with each step he took, the terrifying sword dao will between heaven and earth doubled in strength!

Space and time themselves began to tremble at this moment.

Utterly terrifying!

At this display of sword dao, Jin Qing and the others on the far side all wore expressions of extreme gravity.

Yang Jia’s strength had truly exceeded their expectations.

Was this really a being who had walked out of the official residence?

Absurdly powerful.

Already far beyond an ordinary false god.

With each step Yang Jia took forward, that sword dao will grew several times stronger.

Gathering momentum!

Yang Jia looked at Ye Tianming, “Ye Tianming, I can feel it — your sword dao is weaker than it used to be. You’ve always been chasing after all kinds of grand dao concepts, but what I want to tell you is, real combat is the only truth.”

During this period, he had fought like a madman every day, tempering his own sword dao through battle after battle, and it was precisely through constant fighting that he had gained new insight into the sword dao.

Purity!

His sword dao in the past had not been pure enough, because his mind had been too cluttered.

All living beings!

The Yang family!

Honor!

These things weighed on him, placing all manner of shackles on his sword dao.

But after being stripped of his identity as the Yang family’s heir, he had actually felt relieved.

All of the Yang family’s glory had nothing to do with him anymore.

Once everything was set down, he could focus entirely on his own sword dao.

Yang Jia’s sword dao will grew more and more terrifying, and within that sword dao will there was also a ferocious battle intent.

That sword dao will and battle intent carried the force to crush everything between heaven and earth.

The onlookers around them saw Yang Jia’s terrifying sword dao will and battle intent, and all of their expressions turned extremely grave, because they discovered that Yang Jia’s sword dao will and battle intent seemed to have no upper limit.

Just then, Yang Jia’s body suddenly shuddered, and he leaped into the air, reaching out to grasp that sword. In the next instant, he fiercely slashed downward toward Ye Tianming below, and as the long sword fell, it actually left a massive gash across heaven and earth!

As the force of that slash descended, everyone felt an unprecedented sense of oppression!

A supreme sword cultivator!

Below, Ye Tianming slowly closed both eyes, and suddenly, the area around him was directly enveloped by an invisible force.

Domain of the Divine!

This already belonged to the realm of dao techniques!

He had naturally learned this from the Star God.

However, the moment that divine domain appeared, it was directly warped out of shape by the sword force of Yang Jia’s slash.

In that moment, even the Domain of the Divine could not withstand Yang Jia’s sword.

But right then, Ye Tianming suddenly released his sword, and in the next instant, a terrifying sword force swept out from within his body. The moment that sword force appeared, the faces of everyone present changed, because they discovered that the sword force had surpassed Yang Jia’s in an instant!

“The force of a myriad of stars!”

Chu Nai stared fixedly at Ye Tianming.

At this moment, Ye Tianming was no longer just one person — he was one with the stars, and the force of the stars was his force. Most terrifying of all, he had already fused the force of the stars with his own sword force.

The force of billions upon billions of stars!

The Star God dao!

The sword dao!

Ye Tianming had not merely cultivated the Star God dao — he had fused the Star God dao with his own sword dao. He had merged himself with the stars, and the force of the stars had become his, Ye Tianming’s, force.

What was his concept?

The stars are also living beings!

Merging with the stars was only one of his concepts, or rather, only his starting point, because his ultimate goal was not limited to the stars alone.

Boom!

With the terrifying sword force that erupted from within Ye Tianming, Yang Jia’s sword force was directly suppressed in return, and at the same time, Yang Jia’s sword dao will was also pushed back repeatedly in that moment.

The force of one person was clearly still no match for the force of billions upon billions of stars!

Yet when Yang Jia saw this, rather than retreating, he grew excited, “This is the Ye Tianming I know!! Haha!”

With that, his eyes suddenly turned blood red!

Boom!

In just an instant, the overwhelming sword dao will and sword force turned blood red.

The Demonic Bloodline!

But this time, Yang Jia did not fall into complete madness, because he was now able to suppress the Demonic Bloodline!

Empowered by the Demonic Bloodline, his sword dao will surged wildly once more, growing at a rate even more extreme than before. The terrifying sword dao will’s pressure combined with the bloodline pressure directly caused the space and time all around to boil — utterly terrifying!

Seeing this, Jin Qing and the others were all stunned.

At this moment, they were no longer merely shocked — they were awestruck, profoundly awestruck.

Damn!

This person was really only in their twenties?

This was absurdly powerful!

What kind of bloodline was this?

Not only Jin Qing and the others, but even Ling Shao and the other divine descendants beside Shen Qi were now wearing expressions of complete astonishment.

Because that bloodline power was clearly stronger than theirs — and by a great deal.

But how was that possible?

How could a being from the lower realm possess such powerful bloodline force?

Shen Qi’s gaze remained calm, without any surprise. His eyes instead fell on Ye Tianming, and regarding Ye Tianming’s fusion with the stars, he showed no surprise either. What truly surprised him was a certain possibility he sensed within that fusion.

He knew that the force of the stars was not Ye Tianming’s endpoint, but rather a starting point above it!

Shen Qi smiled faintly, “A concept needs the support of practice……if you continue to develop along this path, that would truly be something remarkable!”

Ling Shao heard Shen Qi’s words and felt somewhat puzzled, but he did not ask.

Below, empowered by the bloodline force, Yang Jia’s sword dao will instantly reached a state of equilibrium against Ye Tianming’s sword dao force.

Just then, Yang Jia suddenly and slowly sheathed his sword. The instant the sword entered the scabbard, time seemed to freeze — the sword dao will that had permeated his entire body all solidified as if dead, and Yang Jia’s scabbard suddenly began to tremble violently.

In that moment, Yang Jia slowly closed both eyes. He knew that this was his last chance to strike.

Having crossed blades with Ye Tianming multiple times, he knew him too well — you could never know just how many trump cards he had!

Without further thought, his body suddenly shuddered, and he charged directly at Ye Tianming. When he reached directly above Ye Tianming, he drew his sword and slashed down with full force.

Twenty thousand layers of the overlapping Heaven-Cleaving Draw Technique!

Hum!

The sword’s cry rang out across heaven and earth, and the instant he drew the sword, the space and time around him were actually shattered into cracks!

And the moment his sword fell, space and time were torn apart directly.

A single sword strike with every last ounce of his strength!

Almost simultaneously, deep within the cosmic star river, countless stars suddenly burst forth with brilliant starlight, and in an instant, that starlight transformed into sword light!

Ye Tianming thrust his sword forward!

The power of billions upon billions of stars erupted from the sword in his hand at that moment!

Boom!

A deafening thunderous roar rang out, and Ye Tianming and Yang Jia were both sent flying backward repeatedly. In the area where they had stood, countless streams of stellar sword energy and blood-red sword light transformed into shockwaves that spread outward in all directions.

Soon, both Ye Tianming and Yang Jia came to a stop.

The moment Yang Jia stopped, his physical body directly exploded apart, leaving only his soul.

But across from him, when Ye Tianming stopped, billions of streams of starlight poured out from within him and rapidly reinforced his physical body. In the blink of an eye, his body, which had been on the verge of shattering, was restored.

The Indestructible Star Body!

Not only the Indestructible Star Body, but also his own mortal body’s innate characteristics.

He had already fused the two together!

Seeing this, Jin Qing and the others all let out a breath of relief.

Chu Nai raised her head and looked toward the depths of the cosmos, saying softly, “As long as that divine formation stands, the High God will forever remain undefeated!”

The other hall masters all nodded.

That great cosmic formation continuously supplied Ye Tianming with an endless stream of stellar power and energy — as long as the cosmic formation stood, Ye Tianming would forever remain undefeated!

Because he was one with billions upon billions of stars!

In the distance, Yang Jia’s soul was very weak. He made no further move, because he no longer had the ability to do so.

He slowly raised his head and looked toward Ye Tianming in the distance, “I lost. I am not your equal!”

Defeated!

This was the first time he had ever conceded defeat in all their encounters.

When those words left his mouth, he suddenly smiled, as if admitting defeat was not so hard after all.

Losing to someone more skilled……was truly nothing to be ashamed of!

Yang Jia’s smile gradually widened, and in that moment, it was as if all the burdens on him had vanished, and the knot in his heart dissolved completely. He said nothing more, picked up his sword, and turned to leave.

Yet his sword dao aura was actually growing stronger and stronger!

Ye Tianming suddenly said, “Your sword dao is indeed stronger than mine.”

Yang Jia stopped in his tracks.

Ye Tianming said, “You were right — my sword dao is not pure enough. But I will correct that flaw.”

Yang Jia turned to look at Ye Tianming, “You could have killed me. Why didn’t you? I could feel that you had killing intent.”

Ye Tianming said calmly, “I still can’t beat your great-great-grandfather.”

Yang Jia was first taken aback, then broke into a smile — though this time, the smile carried a hint of bitterness, because he realized that the person before him no longer regarded him, Yang Jia, as an opponent. The other’s target……was his own grandfather!

Yang Jia said nothing more and turned to leave.

After Yang Jia left, Ye Tianming looked up at Shen Qi, said nothing unnecessary, then turned his gaze — and in his line of sight were the densely packed official residences!

Ye Tianming slowly closed both eyes, “The Guanxuan Sword Master opened a great path for the Guanxuan Universe’s official residence. Today, I, Ye Tianming, will open a great path for all official residence universes……”

With that, he suddenly snapped his eyes open, and in the next instant, he clenched both fists tightly, and a terrifying power began to spread across heaven and earth!

A power that far surpassed his sword dao and stellar force!

The power of faith!

Seeing this, Jin Qing and the others were all horrified.

Jin Qing said in a trembling voice, “The High God……is he going to oppose the Ancestral God’s laws? He……”

Chu Nai and the others were also utterly stunned.

The High God was going to break through the barriers between all official residence universes and the divine universe.

But very quickly, Chu Nai and the others became excited, because once the Ancestral God’s seal was broken and the cosmic barriers between all official residence universes and the divine universe were shattered, it would mean that this High God could connect with the faith power of all living beings across every official residence universe and summon the Divine Ranking Scroll.

Hum!

Just then, a sword cry suddenly rang out across heaven and earth, and in the next instant, a streak of sword light fell into the depths of the cosmic star river. In just an instant, that sword forcibly suppressed the great cosmic Star God formation that Ye Tianming had built!

A single sword suppressing billions upon billions of stars!

All the stars fell silent at that moment.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Crack!

A hundred zhang in front of Ye Tianming, space and time suddenly shattered, and in the next instant, a woman slowly walked out.The young woman held a long sword in her delicate hand.

Ye Tianming looked at the white-haired woman before him, paused for a moment, his expression somewhat complicated, “Long time no see!”