Chapter 430 - 429: Arrival
After this brief interlude, the Celestial Cloud Divine Hall continued flying toward the Netherworld Empire without pause. Of course, no one dared to intercept them along the way. Who would dare to clash head-on with Yi Tianyun at a time like this? No one at all. To do so was simply courting death.
Spirit Swords had been floating around him near the Celestial Cloud Divine Hall, but he soon recalled them into the hall, planning to use them again later.
"Whew... The consumption is really intense."
Yi Tianyun took a breath. Controlling ten thousand Spirit Swords was an astonishing drain on his energy. Fortunately, his cultivation was relatively high; if it were any lower, he estimated that controlling a few thousand Spirit Swords would be his limit. Forcibly controlling too many Spirit Swords would certainly consume a great deal of Spiritual Power, and the technique could not be sustained for long.
As the Spirit Swords flew in and piled up on the ground, Yi Tianyun couldn’t help but reflect on how, with a higher-grade set, he could snatch an opponent’s weapon with a single thought. ’That’s just domineering. How are they supposed to fight when their weapons are instantly stolen?’
’The only limitation is that it only works on sword-type weapons; I can’t control anything else. After all, this is the Sword Master Set, not an Omnipotent Set. It can only control sword-shaped weapons, but that’s already incredibly powerful.’
When he checked the Sin Mall, he found a brand-new set of equipment had appeared after the Sword Master Set, just like what had happened with the Evil Dragon Set. After buying one set, a new one would become available. The Sword Master Set was no exception.
**Sword Saint Set:** Level 50 Equipment. Allows the user to become a Sword Saint. All Longswords up to the High-Grade Sacred Artifact level within a ten-li radius will fall under your control to attack enemies. You can control up to ten thousand Longswords. Includes the skill *Sword Array: All Swords Return to One*, which consumes 100,000 Madness Value to detonate all controlled weapons, unleashing all their power to kill the enemy.
**Price:** 1,000,000 Sin Value!
’As expected. Only after buying a new piece of Sin equipment does the next set in the series appear. Otherwise, it wouldn’t show up at all. Following that logic, an even more powerful set will only appear after I buy the Evil God Set or the Sword Saint Set.’
’This system of having to buy one set to unlock the next is a bit rigid. It would be much better if higher-grade Sin equipment just appeared as my level increased. Then I could skip these lower-level sets and buy the advanced ones directly. That would be perfect.’
’I guess the reason I can’t buy them out of order is probably because these sets are just too overpowered...’
Yi Tianyun was only making a simple guess. He didn’t know the exact reason, but in any case, he just had to buy them one by one.
"Prince Yi, how on earth do you do it? How can you control so many Spirit Swords to fight your enemies?" Ren Long couldn’t help but ask.
His question made many people turn to look. They had never seen such a powerful control ability. Controlling swords to attack an enemy wasn’t the issue—cultivators at the Core Formation Stage and above could basically do that. However, none of them could possibly control so many weapons at once.
"Well, it’s not easy to explain. It requires immense Spiritual Power, combined with a specific Martial Art," Yi Tianyun explained simply. He wasn’t just making things up; it truly did require tremendous Spiritual Power to achieve perfect control.
He himself felt the heavy drain on his Spiritual Power; without it, he wouldn’t be able to maintain control at all.
"Immense Spiritual Power, huh? You would need to be at a very high level for that. If someone could master that, it would be absolutely devastating in a fight." Ren Long’s eyes were filled with envy, but he didn’t press Yi Tianyun to share the technique for them to practice.
The others nodded in agreement. If all of them had such control, wouldn’t they be invincible? If each person could control ten thousand Spirit Swords, who would dare to stand against them?
"How should I put this... The truth is, besides me, no one else can actually learn this," Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile. He wasn’t lying. It was purely an issue with the Sword Master Set; without it, even he wouldn’t be able to control so many Spirit Swords.
’It’s just that I can’t give this thing to them to equip. It only works when I equip it myself. These sets aren’t like other Martial Arts that I can buy from the mall and give to them to practice. The sets from the Sin Mall can only be placed in the special equipment slots of the Sin Mall; they can’t be taken out and given away.’
’If I could just hand them out, that would be completely broken. If I gave them a few sets, we really would be invincible.’
Unfortunately, that was impossible. It wasn’t that he was being stingy.
However, some of the people there didn’t quite believe Yi Tianyun. ’Perhaps *we* can’t learn it,’ they thought, ’but surely Shi Xueyun or Ren Long could?’
They didn’t voice these thoughts, only entertaining them internally. Ren Long and the others, for their part, didn’t press the issue. They just nodded, indicating their curiosity without making any demands.
Everyone had their secrets. It was perfectly normal not to reveal them. Why should anyone be forced to share something they had worked so hard to obtain?
In any case, seeing Yi Tianyun’s overwhelming power put everyone’s hearts at ease. They felt that as long as he was by their side, they could definitely win this fight! Even if they couldn’t secure a complete victory, they could at least inflict a devastating blow on the Netherworld Empire.
With that, they all began to prepare themselves. They would soon arrive at the Netherworld Imperial City—a place that many factions could not even approach. Those forces had been utterly annihilated on the outskirts before they even got close. Such was the terror of the Netherworld Imperial City.
As time passed, they rapidly drew closer to the Netherworld Imperial City. From a great distance, they could already see the massive metropolis. An invisible aura emanated from it, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere. It didn’t look much different from an ordinary city, yet it exuded an undeniable sense of pressure.
Paradoxically, those with lower cultivation levels felt nothing, while those with slightly higher cultivation felt a distinct sense of suppression. This was a result of their different realms; what one could perceive depended on their level.
"We’re almost at the Netherworld Imperial City!"
Yi Tianyun’s gaze burned as he stared at the massive Netherworld Imperial City, and his heart couldn’t help but beat a few clicks faster. He was about to go head-to-head with the Netherworld Imperial City, a Fourth-Grade Faction. It was impossible not to feel a little thrilled.
The others were no different. Their hearts were all pounding. The slightest misstep would mean certain death; how could they not be nervous?
On the distant walls of the Netherworld Imperial City, the National Preceptor stood holding a Magic Wand, his gaze fixed on them like a viper. He sneered, "You’ve come to my domain. If I can’t deal with you even here, then I might as well just kill myself!"
The next moment, he viciously slammed the butt of his wand into the ground. THUD! The entire city wall began to RUMBLE, and a jet-black power surged out from it, spreading rapidly across the ground. In less than an instant, a massive, black grand array materialized on the ground beneath the Celestial Cloud Divine Hall.
BOOM! A pillar of jet-black light shot up toward the heavens, slamming directly into the Celestial Cloud Divine Hall!