System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

107: The sword cuts through five layers, and the illusion is about to begin.Three Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level experts from the Dark Hall merged their auras, pressing down like three demonic mountains to completely seal off this airspace. The Devilish Qi was thick and somber, twisting the light, and even the sound of the wind seemed to be shut out. The leader, a Black-Robed Figure at the Fifth Level Peak codenamed ’Gloomy Fiend,’ was the Deacon responsible for the operations in the Qinglan City area; his strength was far beyond that of the small fry from before.

Facing such a lineup, Ye Chen showed no trace of panic. Deep within his eyes, there was only a condensed Battle Intent and a chilling killing intent.

”Something decent?” Gloomy Fiend’s raspy voice carried a hint of anger at being slighted. ”A mere First Level Earthly Fiend, relying on a bit of strange swordsmanship, dares to be so arrogant? You have killed many of my Dark Hall’s people; today, I shall let you know what true despair is!”

He did not act immediately. At his level, he could feel the dangerous aura emanating from Ye Chen—an aura restrained to the extreme, yet one that vaguely made his Divine Soul tremble. He was testing the waters, searching for the moment to strike with a killing blow.

The other two Black-Robed Figures were not so cautious. One of them grinned maliciously, ”Deacon, why waste words with him? Once I capture him and perform Soul Search and Spirit Refinement, everything will be revealed!”

Before his voice had even faded, his body suddenly swelled. From beneath his black robe, a giant claw covered in black scales lunged out. Its five fingers were like hooks, bringing a spatial-tearing whistle as it clawed toward Ye Chen’s head! Before the wind from the claw even arrived, the bone-chilling demonic intent was enough to freeze the Protective Aura of an ordinary Earthly Fiend Realm Cultivator.

The other person formed hand seals and chanted under his breath. An invisible Divine Soul shockwave, like an unseen poisonous needle, silently attacked Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness! It was actually a rare Soul Cultivator technique!

Facing the dual pincer attack on his Physical Body and Divine Soul, Ye Chen finally moved.

He did not dodge; he simply and directly thrust out his sword.

The guixu sword drew a profound trajectory. At the tip of the blade, a small Chaos vortex quietly emerged—not for devouring, but for evolution! In an instant, the Sword Intent split: one produced two, and two produced three!

One sword qi was extremely Yin and cold, invoking the Nirvana Intent of the Nine Nether as it met the tearing demonic claw!

One sword qi was extremely void and non-existent, transforming into an invisible barrier to protect his Sea of Consciousness, silently neutralizing and annihilating the Divine Soul impact!

And the final one, the most condensed Main Chaos Sword Aura, was like a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss. Striking after yet arriving first, it bypassed the frontal confrontation and pierced directly toward the brow of the Black-Robed Figure using the Soul Cultivator technique!

”What?!” That Soul Cultivator Black-Robed Figure turned pale with horror. He had never seen anyone who could utilize Sword Intent to such an exquisite degree, splitting it at will! In his haste, he could only interrupt his Soul Technique as a pitch-black small shield appeared before him, its demonic light surging.

”Chih—!”

The Chaos Sword Aura struck the small shield. There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a slight tearing sound. That Soul-path defensive Magic Treasure of extraordinary quality was easily pierced by the sword qi as if it were made of paper! The sword qi’s momentum did not decrease, instantly sinking into his brow.

The Black-Robed Figure’s body stiffened, the light in his eyes rapidly dimming. The Devilish Qi surrounding him dissipated like a punctured balloon as he fell straight from the sky. His Divine Soul had been completely obliterated by the Guixu Sword Intent under that single strike.

In a single exchange, an Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level was instantly killed!

”Old Fourth!” The Black-Robed Figure using the claw was filled with shock and rage. His offensive became even more ferocious as the giant claw reached the top of Ye Chen’s head.

”Nirvana,” Ye Chen spoke indifferently. That extremely Yin and cold sword qi collided violently with the demonic claw.

”Crack!”

The expected stalemate did not occur. The moment the scaled giant claw came into contact with the Nirvana Sword Intent, the Devilish Qi, life force, and even the energy structure of the claw began to rapidly disintegrate and annihilate! It was like snow meeting a blazing sun!

”Ah!” The claw-wielding Black-Robed Figure let out a shrill scream. His entire arm shattered inch by inch under the erosion of the Sword Intent, turning into fly ash! The terrifying power of Nirvana followed the Meridians of his arm, flooding madly into his body!

He frantically circulated his Devilish Protective Aura to resist, but that Nirvana Sword Intent was like a maggot on the bone, overbearingly powerful as it directly dismantled his Foundation.

”Save me! Deacon Gloomy Fiend!” He looked in terror at the still-motionless Gloomy Fiend.

Gloomy Fiend’s expression was terrifyingly dark. He hadn’t expected Ye Chen’s strength to be so formidable, and his Sword Intent was even more unpredictable. He knew he could wait no longer!

”Junior, you have thoroughly enraged me!” Gloomy Fiend roared. His Devilish Qi erupted like a volcano, and a black devil saber wrapped in countless resentful Souls appeared in his hand. ”Soul-Eroding Slash!”

The devil saber swung out, and a pitch-black saber light spanning heaven and earth tore through the sky. Within the saber light, countless resentful Souls hissed and roared, forming a powerful mental impact. Meanwhile, the corrosive and destructive power contained in the saber light itself even etched ripples into the space!

This strike had already utilized his Origin Devilish Protective Aura; its power far exceeded the attacks of the previous two!

Facing this full-strength strike, Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. The full-power blow of an Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level Peak was not to be underestimated. The chaos primordial fetus within his body rotated at an unprecedented speed, and a massive amount of Chaos Gang Qi flooded into the guixu sword.

He did not choose a head-on clash. Instead, he shifted his sword stance, fully activating the Guixu Sword Intent to draw a harmonious Chaos vortex in front of him.

”Guixu—Absorption!”

The pitch-black saber light, carrying the wails of ten thousand Souls, slashed violently into the Chaos vortex. The expected explosion did not immediately occur. After the violent saber light and the impact of the resentful Souls rushed into the vortex, it was like a clay ox entering the sea; their speed plummeted, and the terrifying energy they contained was forcibly decomposed, absorbed, and converted by the Chaos vortex!

Although it couldn’t be completely neutralized, the power was weakened by nearly thirty percent! Furthermore, a portion of the pure Devilish Qi and Soul Power was forcibly stripped by the chaos primordial fetus and turned into nourishment for Ye Chen!

”How is this possible?!” Gloomy Fiend’s eyes nearly bulged out. His Soul-Eroding Slash had actually been partially neutralized by the opponent in such a bizarre manner? What kind of Cultivation Technique was this?!

Just as his mind was shaken—at the moment when his old strength had just been spent and his new strength was not yet born—

”My turn.”

Ye Chen’s cold voice rang in his ears. Borrowing the recoil from neutralizing the saber light, Ye Chen’s figure closed in like a ghost. The Chaos light on the guixu sword was restrained, leaving only a point of extreme darkness at the tip of the blade, as if it could pierce through the end of all things.

”One Sword, Guixu.”

This sword strike had no flourishes; it had only the ultimate speed and power, as well as that Guixu True Intent which transcended ordinary Nirvana!

Gloomy Fiend was scared out of his wits. It was too late to bring his devil saber back for defense, so he could only frantically condense his Protective Devilish Aura while a scale-armor defensive Magic Treasure automatically emerged.

”Puchi!”

The guixu sword struck the scale-armor Magic Treasure. The treasure’s light instantly dimmed as it let out a wail, followed by being pierced by that point of darkness at the sword tip! The sword’s momentum did not stop, easily tearing through the hastily condensed Protective Devilish Aura and accurately striking Gloomy Fiend’s brow.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Gloomy Fiend’s charging figure suddenly froze, his face still etched with shock and disbelief. He opened his mouth but could not make a sound. He could clearly feel his life force, cultivation, and Divine Soul being madly drawn out and decomposed from that single point on his brow, returning to eternal silence and void.

”You... just who...” He used the last of his strength to spit out a few blurred syllables.

Ye Chen sheathed his sword and looked at him indifferently.

Gloomy Fiend’s body was like a weathered sand sculpture; starting from the head, it disintegrated inch by inch, finally turning into a wisp of blue smoke that dissipated into the world. The devil saber let out a wail, its spirituality lost, and fell down.

On the other side, the Black-Robed Figure who had been eroded by the Nirvana Sword Intent also finally had his body completely collapse into fly ash amidst despair.

In the blink of an eye, three Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level experts from the Dark Hall were completely wiped out!

Ye Chen levitated in mid-air, breathing slightly. Using killing moves consecutively, especially the final forced absorption and counterattack against Gloomy Fiend’s Soul-Eroding Slash, was no small drain on him. He quickly took a Medicinal Pill, and the chaos primordial fetus slowly rotated, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to replenish himself.

His gaze swept over the desolate mountains below. After confirming there were no more ambushes, he turned his attention to the cloud key in his hand.

After this battle, he had a clearer understanding of his current strength. The Chaos Sword Dao combined with the intent of Guixu was enough for him to fight across levels; even an Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level Peak could be slain!

”Flowing Cloud Illusionary Realm...” He stroked the warm cloud key, feeling the faint fluctuation within it that was connected to a certain space in the distance. According to the information left by the Flowing Cloud Hermit, holding this key at a specific location or under certain conditions would open the passage to the illusionary realm.

”It seems that before heading to Tianfeng City, I need to find a safe place to explore this Flowing Cloud Illusionary Realm.” Ye Chen thought to himself. The chaos spirit pearl was vital to him; he had to get his hands on it as soon as possible.

He did not stay any longer. Choosing a direction, his figure turned into a stream of light and quickly disappeared into the horizon. He needed to find a place with abundant Spiritual Qi that was hidden enough to begin this unknown trial.

Meanwhile, in a distant and unknown Dark Hall.

A Soul Jade Slip representing ’Gloomy Fiend’ shattered into powder with a ’crack.’

The Priest guarding the Jade Slips snapped his eyes open, a flash of shock and anger in his gaze.

”Even Gloomy Fiend failed... The target possesses Chaos power and is suspected of having the key to open the ’Chaos Source Eye’... Authority level raised, report to the Council of Elders!”

A larger undercurrent began to quietly surge. Ye Chen’s name had truly entered the vision of the Dark Hall’s upper echelons for the first time.