Chapter 905 - 401: Ten Thousand Years! (Part 2)
Even though she has vast knowledge and experience, even though she is a visible genius specialized in spiritual power.
As the saying goes, different fields are like separate mountains.
Even if Junior Sister is a prodigy specialized in Soul Power, now it seems her understanding is still somewhat lacking!
The Second Senior Brother, upon seeing this scene, quickly made his own judgment.
"Whether Xu Ran can pass the swordsmanship trial depends on this one strike!"
Although he is not an expert with the sword, he has basic observational skills.
You have to know.
He has personally seen a Sword Immortal, a legendary being who existed since Ancient Times with unmatched talent.
As the saying goes.
If you haven’t seen pork, haven’t you at least seen a pig run?
Moreover, back in Ancient Times, it wasn’t just the Sword Immortal cultivating the Sword Dao, there were countless other geniuses as well.
So, he can quickly analyze some important details.
As for the First Senior Brother, it’s needless to say.
As a sword wielder himself, he naturally knows what’s about to happen.
For a moment.
The three of them stared intently at Xu Ran on the dueling arena.
...
In a fraction of a second.
Xu Ran noticed the vortex appearing high in the sky.
However, he didn’t expect such sudden and terrifying pressure to erupt, causing his Great Success Innate Saint’s Sacred Body to tremble, even his bones inside his flesh started to vibrate!
Enduring the immense pressure, Xu Ran looked up to the sky, where the hundreds of feet long Blood-Red Iron Sword completely came into view.
The enormous sword body seemed to be an unmatched weapon forged from an entire mountain range, with the blade flowing with lava-like viscous blood light.
On the sword’s surface appeared patterns resembling sword patterns, each crack looked like imprisoned magma rivers, winding scorching lines over the dark sword body.
Gradually, his gaze fell to the end of the hilt, where there was an extremely smooth object, about the size of a human head.
When this human head-sized bone fully emerged, a countless amount of dark red mist instantly spread across the sky.
In an instant, the air became heavy as lead, making it hard to breathe, a flush of purple appeared on Xu Ran’s face.
He looked as if something was choking his neck, causing his consciousness to blur!
In such chaotic thoughts, visions flooded Xu Ran’s mind: war horses collapsing with a neigh, fragments of chainmail falling off like beetles crushed by an invisible giant hand.
Suddenly, the scene changed, and Xu Ran’s small body was trapped under a guillotine, hearing a string of curses he couldn’t fully make out, only hearing the sound "chop," as his head rolled to the ground, seeing his infantile body still crawling and kneeling on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Xu Ran’s mind quickly cleared, and his vision returned to the dueling arena.
He saw the gigantic Blood-Red Iron Sword in the sky, with sword patterns engraved on its blade, flickering with black light as if blinking, and every flash painted Xu Ran’s eyes with a blood-red hue.
It seemed less like sword patterns and more like murderous intent solidified over tens of thousands of years.
"Look at the sword patterns!"
Suddenly, Junior Sister, observing Xu Ran’s trial, shouted loudly.
In an instant.
The other two’s gaze instantly shifted to the sword patterns on the massive Blood-Red Iron Sword that blotted out the sky.
As they watched, the trenches winding over the Blood-Red sword’s ridge suddenly gushed out liquid light, cascading down like an inverted blood-colored Milky Way.
The moment this blood-like liquid light touched the ground, black lines emerged.
From high above, these black lines looked like the earth was splitting in a web-shaped wound, bubbling magma freezing into black crystalline clusters before it could even erupt, under the chilling sword shadow’s influence.
Of course.
The formation of the Blood-Red Iron Sword was not that simple.
The most terrifying was the dark red vortex appearing around the sword’s edge, like a giant flipping a sea of blood into the sky, its every spin releasing a deafening roar.
Rumbling---
With each rumbling roar, ghostly skeletons struggled within the already spinning dark red vortex, seemingly trying to break free.
Just as these skeletal illusions were about to escape the dark red vortex, a blood-red sword light appeared suddenly, piercing into the vortex’s center.
Thereupon, a sound more terrifying than thunder followed—a sharp screech as space itself was torn, the dying wail of the Law when its chains snapped.
The instant this sound arose, tens of thousands of blood-red lightning bolts simultaneously exploded, and the skeletal illusions over the dark red vortex vanished completely as if they had never been.
At the same time, the massive Blood-Red Iron Sword in the sky solidified entirely.
Its stillness was more oppressive than any movement, like a guillotine poised above all living beings.
A head that Xu Ran and the others had ignored for some time appeared over the giant Blood-Red Iron Sword in the sky.
"This is the Sword Intent left behind by the Sword Immortal in life!"
The bald head at this moment resembled a god who could arbitrarily manipulate others, hanging high in the sky.
"This Sword Intent, for the Sword Immortal, is hardly a fraction, but for you, a child not even two years old, it’s more than enough!"
The bald head hung there in the sky, eyes disdainfully gazing at Xu Ran below.
At this moment, Xu Ran.
Still half-squatting on the ground, tightly gripping the Silver Light Iron Sword, the immense pressure like Mount Tai pressed upon him.
Even so, he still did not lower his noble head, his gaze defiantly fixed on the bald head.
This confrontation seemed to transcend a millennium.
Moments later.
The bald head, who was staring him down, suddenly blinked, and a swallowing sound only he could hear resounded in his ears, "Gulp."
"Impossible!"
Suddenly appearing agitated as if provoked, the bald head started to act manically, thick fingers pointed at Xu Ran like lightning.
"Buzz---"
The massive Blood-Red Iron Sword’s pressure was immediately and fully unleashed, converging towards one point, assailing Xu Ran.
Seeing this, Xu Ran’s pupils constricted, and he glanced at the Silver Light Iron Sword in his hand.
"Hopefully you are just as I thought!"
He murmured in a whisper only he could hear.
As the overwhelming pressure of the Blood-Red Iron Sword converged to strike at the brink of reaching him.
Suddenly.
The pressure on Xu Ran, who had been half-squatting on the ground until now, seemed to vanish without a trace, and he stood up abruptly.
With a reverse grip on the Silver Light Iron Sword in his right hand, he seized the sword hilt and swung it backwards.
In an instant.
The previously dim Silver Light Iron Sword suddenly burst forth with a dazzling silver light.
This light, like a beacon in the dark, shone directly into Xu Ran’s heart, providing him warmth.
"It really is so!"
The First Senior Brother witnessed this scene, jumped up from his seat, and his voice was somewhat excited.
As they guessed, the key to passing lay in that Silver Light Iron Sword always clasped by Xu Ran.
The Silver Light Iron Sword, wielded by Xu Ran, created a brilliant arc of silver light in front of him.
Rumbling----
At its formation, the blood-red soundwave released by the Blood-Red Iron Sword fractured before Xu Ran, filling the surroundings with endless dark red mist, dispersing across the dueling arena.
However.
No matter how that dark red mist spread, it couldn’t approach the silver-white barrier in front of Xu Ran!
Watching this scene, Xu Ran exhaled a long breath.
"Just as I suspected!"
His heart relaxed immensely.
Although from the beginning, he thought there was something peculiar about the Silver Light Iron Sword in his hand, he couldn’t precisely say what.
During the final trial, Xu Ran even considered discarding the Silver Light Iron Sword, but then decided to keep it close.
Unexpectedly.
In the midst of various trials, he discovered that the Silver Light Iron Sword was truly extraordinary.
Even more unexpected, it could directly destroy the attack from the giant Blood-Red Iron Sword!