Chapter 795: Revealing Sword Intent!
"Very well."
Absolute Sword Path laughed loudly.
His brows rose like drawn blades, and his gaze became even sharper.
"I even defeated Ye Wuhen. Why would I fear a mere Li Yun? Within three moves, I will surely defeat you."
As his voice fell, the pitch-black longsword in his hand erupted with dark light.
"Absolute Sword Fifth Strike, Rashomon."
A black strand of Sword Qi shot upward and rapidly wove itself into a gigantic dark gate in midair. The gate looked like a demonic portal rising from hell itself. Eerie patterns crawled across its surface as it slowly rotated, and overwhelming pressure poured down from it as it crashed toward Li Yun.
The atmosphere around the arena changed instantly.
Everyone could tell that although Absolute Sword Path had spoken with contempt, he did not dare underestimate Li Yun in the slightest. Otherwise, he would never have used the move that defeated Ye Wuhen right at the start.
However, Li Yun did not move immediately.
He looked at the descending black gate with complete calm.
Then, for the first time before all the geniuses gathered there, he released his Slaughter Sword Intent.
Boom!
In an instant, a terrifying crimson aura erupted from Li Yun’s body.
The entire arena seemed to shake.
An invisible pressure swept outward like a blood-red tide, and the expressions of the surrounding cultivators changed dramatically. Countless people felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads. Some felt their breathing become difficult, while others felt their hearts tremble violently.
A few weaker sword cultivators even found that the swords at their waists were trembling faintly, as if they had encountered a natural ruler of slaughter.
"What terrifying Sword Intent."
"That is Slaughter Sword Intent."
"No, this is not ordinary Slaughter Sword Intent. This pressure is far too terrifying."
An old expert in the audience suddenly stood up, his face filled with disbelief.
"Seventy percent mastery at the Xiantian Stage. He has actually comprehended Slaughter Sword Intent to seventy percent mastery at the Xiantian Stage."
The moment those words were spoken, an uproar swept through the crowd.
Seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent.
Even among true sword geniuses, that was an astonishing level of attainment.
No one had expected that Li Yun, who had never shown this Sword Intent before, would reveal such a terrifying trump card in this battle.
Absolute Sword Path’s expression changed as well.
He naturally sensed the danger the moment Li Yun released that crimson Sword Intent. In front of that aura, even his own confidence wavered for the first time.
But it was too late.
Li Yun slowly raised his sword.
There was no unnecessary movement.
There was no flashy display.
He simply swung his sword once.
A crimson Sword Qi slashed out.
It looked simple, but the instant it moved, the entire arena seemed to be submerged in boundless slaughter. The Sword Qi carried a pure and merciless will, as if everything standing before it would be cut down without exception.
Bang!
The dark gate of Rashomon shuddered the moment it collided with the crimson Sword Qi.
Then it exploded.
There was no stalemate.
There was no prolonged clash.
The terrifying move that had defeated Ye Wuhen was simply torn apart in a single encounter, as if it had never deserved to stand before Li Yun’s sword.
The crowd was stunned.
Absolute Sword Path’s pupils contracted sharply.
However, before anyone could properly react, Li Yun’s Slaughter Sword Intent surged again.
The blood-red pressure became even heavier. It no longer only affected the body. It seemed to invade the heart, the mind, and even the soul.
Everyone watching felt as if they had been dragged into a sea of corpses and blood. Countless broken swords lay buried in the ground, and endless killing intent howled through the air like a storm from an ancient battlefield.
Absolute Sword Path gritted his teeth and roared.
"Sixth Extinction Sword, Demonic Dragon’s Wail."
His pitch-black longsword trembled violently, and infinite Sword Qi erupted from it. This time, those black strands of Sword Qi were accompanied by a strange and shrill sound, like the scream of a demonic dragon.
The sound attacked both the ears and the mind, and weaker spectators instantly turned pale.
Yet Li Yun remained expressionless.
The Slaughter Sword Intent around him became even sharper, and the sword in his hand let out a low hum that sounded like the cry of a weapon eager to reap lives.
He swung his sword again.
It was still only one move.
It was still only the power of Slaughter Sword Intent.
The crimson Sword Qi shot out with unstoppable momentum.
The black Sword Qi that formed Demonic Dragon’s Wail was split apart from the center. The strange shrill sound was abruptly cut off, and the black energy was shredded into countless fragments by the crimson sword light.
In front of Li Yun’s Slaughter Sword Intent, Absolute Sword Path’s second attack was no different from the first.
It was destroyed just as easily.
At this moment, the expressions on everyone’s faces changed completely.
Before the fight, many of them had believed that this battle would decide the strongest sword genius of the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly below the Spirit Manifestation Realm.
Now, they suddenly realized something.
This was not a close contest at all.
Absolute Sword Path might be powerful. He might stand proudly above many sword cultivators.
But in front of Li Yun, he was not on the same level.
At least not when it came to the sword.
At least not when competing for the title of the strongest Sword Dao genius below the Spirit Manifestation Realm.
Absolute Sword Path’s face turned ugly.
For the first time, the arrogance in his eyes disappeared completely, replaced by shock and unwillingness.
"Impossible," he muttered. "How can your Sword Intent be this strong?"
Li Yun looked at him indifferently.
"You wanted to defeat me in three moves," he said calmly. "Now, show me your strongest sword."
Absolute Sword Path’s expression became ferocious.
He had already realized that if he continued holding back, he would lose beyond all dignity.
𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"This sword was originally prepared for Huang Tianlin and Luo Zhenting," he roared. "But since you forced me to this point, I will bury you with it."
"Silent Eternal Night."