Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 296: Chapter 292: Borrowing the Ninety Thousand Li of Heaven and Earth

Myriad Swords Return to the Sect was the Mountain Protection Array of the Myriad Swords Sect. At its full power, the array was strong enough to kill a Saint.

And while the simplified version Ning Jiang had deployed was inferior to the complete array, it was far more than met the eye.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

In an instant, the remaining five hundred Spirit Swords all began to vibrate violently. A terrifying Sword Qi erupted from them, soaring into the sky.

Myriad Swords Return to One.

This was the strongest transformation of the Myriad Swords Return to the Sect—its ultimate Decisive Killing Sword.

The so-called Giant Swordsmanship, Giant Snake Technique, and Giant Flood Dragon Technique were all just preliminary transformations. Compared to the Myriad Swords Return to One, they were mere child’s play.

RIIIIP!

An incomparably sharp Sword Qi shot straight into the firmament. With a deafening BOOM, a massive hole was blasted through the rolling thunderclouds in the sky.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

At the same time, cracks slowly began to appear on the five hundred Spirit Swords.

One after another, the swords shattered, transforming into pure Sword Qi.

The Myriad Swords Return to One technique had extremely high requirements. Its most basic prerequisite was the use of ten thousand swords. For Ning Jiang to forcibly execute it with a simplified version, the price was the destruction of all the swords involved.

As more and more swords shattered, the sharp Sword Qi continued to climb, making the skin of countless onlookers tingle painfully.

Within a hundred-zhang radius centered on Ning Jiang, the air howled as invisible Sword Qi zipped and tore through the space.

Faced with such power, Wang Qingcang’s expression grew incredibly grim.

’This power already far surpasses the previous Giant Swordsmanship, and this is just the build-up. Once it fully erupts, how terrifying will it be?’

”Boy, I’ll have you witness my strongest killing move as well!”

Wang Qingcang slowly exhaled. As a Sword Cultivator who had dominated his era, he naturally had a few trump cards of his own.

”Three Extremes Sword Qi!”

His eyes flew wide open as he spat out four words. Abruptly, three colors crawled up his face, continuing upward until they shot out from the top of his head.

The Three Extremes Sword Qi consisted of three streams of Sword Qi in different colors: silver, gray, and gold.

The cost of using the Three Extremes Sword Qi was immense. The attack didn’t consume Energy in the conventional sense, but a person’s very Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

After using it just once, he would be left completely drained and would need several months of recuperation to recover.

”Die.”

The three streams of multicolored Sword Qi tore through the air, ripping through the downpour as they charged toward Ning Jiang with lethal force.

SHHHIIING.

In the blink of an eye, the three streams of Sword Qi closed in on Ning Jiang, now less than ten zhang away and about to tear his body to shreds.

Yue Wenfu and the others felt their hearts seize in their chests, their pupils constricting to pinpricks.

But then, a shocking scene unfolded.

Just as the three streams of Sword Qi entered Ning Jiang’s vicinity, they abruptly froze, unable to move another inch.

”What is...”

The spectators were left speechless.

A dazzling Light Saber had appeared above Ning Jiang’s head. It was more glaring than a Thunderbolt, more brilliant than the Taiyang itself.

And the five hundred Spirit Swords had all been completely pulverized.

”Wang Qingcang, to witness the strongest sword of the Myriad Swords Return to the Sect... you should feel honored, even in death.”

Under countless shocked gazes, Ning Jiang slowly reached up and grasped the Light Saber above his head.

Then, without any hesitation...

He swung the sword down!

No words could describe the power of this strike. It felt as if heaven and earth were about to be split apart. In everyone’s eyes, there was nothing but a vast, white flash of sword light.

The Three Extremes Sword Qi bore the brunt of the attack and was instantly annihilated.

Next was Wang Qingcang.

Facing a strike that seemed capable of cleaving the very firmament, he descended into a complete frenzy.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

He threw out one Body-Protecting Treasure after another, trying to block the sword. But the strike shattered all of his defenses as if they were dry twigs.

”No!”

Amidst his despairing roar, the sword light slashed down, engulfing his body.

The rain began to fall even harder.

The atmosphere was dead silent.

All eyes were fixed on the spot where the sword light had struck. ’What happened to Wang Qingcang?’

”This is—!”

Suddenly, Lady Blood Crow’s expression changed drastically.

Immediately after, the other Earth Martial Realm experts’ faces also changed.

”What on earth is happening?”

The crowd widened their eyes, trying to see the scene clearly.

They saw the brilliant sword light slowly dissipate, revealing Wang Qingcang’s body.

He was standing there, perfectly intact, seemingly without a single injury. After a moment, a thin line of blood appeared on his brow and spread all the way down.

His entire body split in two, and blood gushed out wildly!

The world fell silent.

This scene left countless Martial Artists in disbelief.

’An Earth Martial Realm expert, the number one figure in Qing Province who single-handedly founded the Star Sword Sect... did he just perish like that?’

It was simply like a dream.

Because the one who had accomplished all this was a young man not yet twenty years old.

”That strike... not even his Primordial Spirit managed to escape.”

The Sect Leader of the Withered Blade Sect wore a grave expression. People of their Realm were extremely difficult to kill, as they could abandon their physical bodies to preserve their Primordial Spirit.

But Wang Qingcang’s Primordial Spirit had been annihilated by that strike. He was deader than dead.

’His own cultivation was on par with Wang Qingcang’s. Didn’t that mean Ning Jiang could kill him, too?’

”The Sect Leader won! That Sword Array is terrifying.”

Yue Wenfu and his companions let out a long breath, overjoyed.

The expressions of Lady Blood Crow and her cohorts had turned utterly grim. They had thought that an Earth Martial Realm expert taking down Ning Jiang would be a sure thing. No one had expected this outcome.

”A mere Divinity Transformation Realm cultivation... even if you relied on the power of a Sword Array, killing an Earth Martial is indeed extraordinary. But how many trump cards like that do you have? You still won’t escape death today.”

”Who told you I only have one trump card?”

Ning Jiang’s words were shocking.

’What? That Sword Array was already world-shaking, but he has other trump cards?’

’Even if he does, the situation isn’t optimistic. The Evil Spirit Sect was careless before and let Wang Qingcang fight alone. But what if they all attack together this time?’

Even if Ning Jiang had another killing move like Myriad Swords Return to One, the three Earth Martial Realm experts on the other side could stop it if they worked together.

The surrounding discussions didn’t affect Ning Jiang in the slightest. His white robes fluttered, his full head of white hair billowed in the wind, and his eyes were as deep and distant as the eternal Qingtian.

”The real battle is about to begin,” he murmured. He then stomped his foot fiercely and bellowed, ”Lend me the ninety thousand li of heaven and earth!”

When he shouted this, no immediate phenomenon occurred, unlike with the Myriad Swords Return to the Sect.

Everyone waited for a while, but there was no change in their surroundings.

’He’s bluffing. I bet he has no other trump cards.’

’I think so too. A trump card like that can’t be easy to prepare.’

The people sneered.

”Silence! And feel carefully!”

A sudden, cold shout made everyone shut their mouths. It came from the Earth Martial Realm expert of the Withered Blade Sect.

Slowly, the sneers on the faces of the crowd gradually turned into the sounds of people swallowing in astonishment.

”The wind... it’s gone!”