Chapter 226

Chapter 226: This Sword Strike, Unmatched!

When that sword struck on its own, the sword dao power it displayed directly surpassed the understanding of everyone present.

It was a sword dao power capable of driving every single person there to despair!

Even old Yang’s expression grew solemn at that moment, but soon he shook his head, his gaze falling on Yang Jia again, unable to hide his disappointment. “He has not only become a slave to his own bloodline, but also a slave to this sword.”

In his view, Yang Jia had not become the master of the mad demon bloodline, nor the master of this sword. On the contrary, he had become their slave instead.

And one should know that Yang Jia’s parents’ generation had once done everything they could to avoid becoming slaves to this sword and the mad demon bloodline.

Yet now, Yang Jia was undeniably choosing to become their slave of his own accord. Even if he won the victory, this victory…

On the other side, when Xin Gongzi saw Yang Jia let the sword strike on its own, his brow furrowed deeply.

If Yang Jia had held the sword and defeated Ye Tianming, that could still barely be counted as his own victory. But if he let go of the sword and let it fight on its own, then it could no longer be counted as his victory at all — it would be his great-grandfather’s victory.

This kind of victory held little real meaning. Not only that, but as Tower Lord had said, it was a tremendous blow to his state of mind.

Yet at this moment, the desire to win combined with the influence of the mad demon bloodline had completely robbed Yang Jia of his reason.

And within that dark and boundless spacetime battlefield, when Ye Tianming saw that sword strike coming for him, he stopped and fell silent.

The moment he saw Yang Jia release his grip on Sword Ancestor, he knew — this sword was not something he could resist right now.

Not even the Law of All Beings could do it!

The current power of this sword still exceeded Ye Tianming’s understanding.

This was no longer Yang Jia striking with the sword. It was the equivalent of Yang Jia’s great-grandfather striking.

This strike could not be opposed!

No matter how unyielding Ye Tianming’s will was, how lofty his convictions, or how many daos he had established — before this strike, he understood clearly that for where he stood right now, this strike could not be opposed.

That was simply the truth.

Of course, even if he could not change the outcome, he could change his own attitude.

His attitude in the face of life and death!

Ye Tianming gripped the Tianming Sword, his gaze calm. Though he knew he could not win, he still did not choose to sit and wait for death. His eyes slowly closed, and a mysterious power began to stir around him.

It was the power of the Law of All Beings!

And this power was different from the power of the previous two laws.

On the other side, old Yang seemed to sense this power. His expression suddenly changed, and he stared at Ye Tianming in disbelief. “This……..”

Jidian also noticed something unusual at that moment. He fixed his gaze on Ye Tianming, waiting for him to release that power.

But at this critical juncture, the Sword Ancestor suddenly stopped.

Boom!

All of Yang Jia’s sword momentum and power collapsed in an instant.

Everyone froze.

The Sword Ancestor suddenly transformed into a streak of sword light and flew back above Yang Jia’s head. Then a terrifying force directly forced its way into Yang Jia’s body, forcibly suppressing the mad demon bloodline within him.

With the Sword Ancestor’s suppression, the power of the mad demon bloodline within Yang Jia receded like a tide, and the sea of blood filling the surrounding spacetime rapidly withdrew at that same moment.

Before long, Yang Jia’s gaze gradually cleared, the bloodline power around him completely dissipated, and everything returned to normal.

Everyone stood stunned.

What had just happened?

Yang Jia’s face was somewhat pale. He coughed violently for a moment, then slowly raised his head to look at the Sword Ancestor floating not far before him. “Sword Ancestor, thank you.”

The Sword Ancestor trembled slightly but did not respond.

It would naturally not allow Yang Jia to stray further and further down the wrong path. Its intervention at this moment was to bring Yang Jia back to his senses and salvage his dao heart.

With the mad demon bloodline suppressed, Yang Jia’s gaze gradually became clear. By now, he had already recalled everything that had just happened.

He naturally understood the Sword Ancestor’s intention as well.

He slowly raised his head and looked toward Ye Tianming not far away, said nothing, and with a gentle wave of his right hand, the Sword Ancestor transformed into a streak of sword light and shot into the sky, disappearing into the deepest reaches of the void.

Seeing this, everyone was stunned.

Was Yang Jia choosing not to use this sword anymore?

The expressions of those powerful figures from Guanxuan Domain and Xianbao Pavilion darkened, for they had already realized that without this sword, Yang Jia would likely find it very difficult to defeat Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming had now established two daos!

On top of that, Yang Jia’s mad demon bloodline was at a disadvantage when facing Ye Tianming’s special bloodline.

How was he supposed to fight?

Yang Jia looked at Ye Tianming and said with some weakness, “I originally thought you would use the Law of All Beings. I never expected that even now, you still haven’t used it.”

Ye Tianming had not used his Law of All Beings. He too had stopped. He glanced up at the Sword Ancestor in the void above and said nothing.

He had just sensed the sword dao contained within that sword — a sword dao that completely surpassed his current understanding.

He felt no discouragement, nor was he arrogant enough to assume he would definitely surpass it in the future. What he thought was: that is an ultimate sword dao.

So this was what the pinnacle of sword dao could look like — a single sword alone could be this terrifying.

The great dao has no end!

And so it is with sword dao!

Not far away, Yang Jia suddenly slowly looked around. Through the empty void of spacetime, he saw pairs of eyes watching him.

All of them were people supporting him.

Guanxuan Academy and Xianbao Pavilion governed countless civilized worlds, and at this moment, everyone was watching him, Yang Jia.

Was there pressure?

There was, in truth.

From the very beginning, he had appeared very confident, and that confidence was genuine. But the further the fight went, the more he found that Ye Tianming’s rate of growth had also exceeded his expectations — for instance, the other party had not only established a dao, but had established two.

Beyond that, the other party was actually a mortal body, and he could feel that this mortal body was even stronger than it had been before.

Ye Tianming’s rate of growth had completely surpassed his expectations.

And could Yang Jia afford to lose?

Right now, everyone was watching him, Yang Jia!

The Yang family!

Three generations of destined ones from the Yang family — the younger generation had never lost. Each generation had opened a brand new era and created countless legends. As the fourth generation, he had not only yet to open his own new era, but had already lost to Ye Tianming twice in a row.

If he lost again, how many people would Yang Jia disappoint!

And what face would he have left to show his parents?

No matter what, he could not lose again.

He could not let his parents down, and even more so, he could not let all living beings down.

Yang Jia drew back his thoughts. He slowly raised his head and looked toward Ye Tianming not far away. He said nothing more. At this point, any words between them had lost all meaning.

Yang Jia’s eyes slowly closed.

Boom!

Suddenly, one terrifying aura after another surged out from within him.

The power of his bloodline!

The power of the Imperial Great Dao!

Beyond that, his three thousand great dao powers also emerged at this moment. Not only that, but behind him, the power of nine True Word Laws also condensed and took form.

In this moment, all of his power converged. One terrifying pressure after another surged out from within this dark and boundless void of spacetime, shaking the entire space.

At this moment, everyone was watching Yang Jia. They knew — Yang Jia was likely about to go all out.

Boom!

Just then, Yang Jia’s entire being suddenly ignited. No — it would be more accurate to say that all of his power ignited at that moment. And as he burned, one terrifying wave of blood flame aura after another swept up like a tsunami. Within those blood flames was boundless ferocity and resolve, as if to devour everything in the field.

At this moment, Yang Jia radiated an air of absolute resolve.

He could have used the Sword Ancestor, but he still chose not to, because he still had his own pride. Defeating Ye Tianming with his great-grandfather’s sword was meaningless — after all, Ye Tianming did not have a divine sword right now.

He would use his own power!

With Yang Jia’s resolve, those blood flames churned and surged, pushing all of his power to an extreme.

Outside, when those powerful figures from Guanxuan Domain and Xianbao Pavilion saw this, worry immediately surfaced in their eyes. They knew — Yang Jia was going all out.

And going all out meant that Yang Jia no longer had full confidence in defeating Ye Tianming.

At this moment, those from Guanxuan Domain and Xianbao Pavilion could not help but feel some resentment. He clearly had the chance to finish Ye Tianming — why give it up?

As long as Yang Jia took that sword, Ye Tianming would have had no chance at all!

Behind Xin Gongzi, the old man could not help but grumble, “Young master, why won’t the young lord use that sword…….”

Xin Gongzi said calmly, “Using that sword to defeat Ye Tianming has no meaning.”

The old man said in a low voice, “The winner is king. As long as you win, it has meaning. And even if it has no meaning, it can be made to have meaning.”

Xin Gongzi glanced at the old man — just one glance — and the old man felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately bowed and dared not speak another word.

Xin Gongzi turned to look at Yang Jia in that dark spacetime battlefield, lost in thought.

On the other side, old Yang saw that Yang Jia had not taken the sword again and immediately nodded. “He still has a bit of pride.”

Jidian’s expression was blank. “If he truly had pride, he would never have taken it in the first place. So it’s clear — he has pride, but not much.”

Old Yang smiled. “Actually, you should understand him, shouldn’t you?”

Jidian fell silent.

He did understand Yang Jia.

Why?

Because from the moment he was born, he too had carried a halo. When he was among the Sacrifice Clan, he also could not allow himself to fail.

He could not afford to lose!

Countless eyes had been on him from the moment he was born!

Growing up in that kind of environment, he had never allowed himself to fail. The reason his dao heart had shattered before was precisely because of this.

So he truly did understand Yang Jia. The entire universe was watching Yang Jia right now, and on top of that, there was the honor of the Yang family across several generations…

How could he lose?

But what about Ye Tianming?

Jidian couldn’t help but look toward Ye Tianming. “What is his weakness?”

It was the first time he had asked old Yang.

Old Yang’s gaze settled on Ye Tianming. After a moment, he said softly, “Being too perfect — that is his greatest weakness!”