Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"I only know some inferior magic techniques."

Cheng Er said indifferently, "Like ’Spirit Capturing and General Summoning,’ like ’Drawing the Ground as Prison,’ these talisman magic, divination techniques, and soul summoning skills that can’t appear in elegant settings... naturally can’t compare with the Great Killing Divine Power of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace. But there’s one point I can be sure of."

"Hmm?"

Jiang Huang slightly furrowed her brows.

"Your excellency in the Yin God Realm is not truly invincible."

Cheng Er smiled slightly, stood up, and gently placed a hand on the pitch-black coffin.

With a snapping sound.

A massive amount of pitch-black Dao Intent, like a waterfall, spilled out in all directions...

As if something had completely unlocked the shackles.

Jiang Huang’s expression grew serious, fixating on that black coffin with a heavy stare. For the first time, her Heart Lake showed signs of unease.

If she guessed correctly, the one lying in this black coffin should be the ’Xuan Jin’ that the Heavenly Phoenix Palace had been searching for tirelessly for a year!

Many have said this is her biggest competitor for the throne.

But once Jiang Huang returned to the Demon Country, she didn’t sense hostility from Xuan Jin; Chi Fu Dragon Lord trained this disciple extremely well, being gentle, refined, innocent, and kind. Yet, at this moment, Jiang Huang felt an extremely intense killing intent from the coffin...

Sizzle!

A crack suddenly echoed through the void.

A strand of pitch-black Sword Intent appeared without warning, directly piercing toward Jiang Huang’s forehead.

"!!!"

Jiang Huang’s expression changed dramatically, reacting swiftly to block with the Fire Axe.

This strike was not only fast but also heavy.

Just one strike, colliding on the axe’s surface, almost shook this treasure out of her hand!

Jiang Huang exclaimed as she retreated.

The next moment, the void in front of her shattered completely, countless Sword Qi buzzing and rushing from all directions, truly pouring like a waterfall.

"Path of Destruction!"

Jiang Huang’s expression darkened; she was too familiar with this Dao Intent.

Damn Xie Xuanyi...

He cultivated this path.

There are always coincidences in the world. Under Chi Fu Dragon Lord’s meticulous arrangements, Xuan Jin also cultivated the ’Path of Destruction’ and successfully reached Great Success.

In an instant.

Countless Paths of Destruction twisted in the void, sealing an area of dozens of zhang.

Jiang Huang drew out the [Lotus] Dao Realm to counterattack. Previously, she could still gain the upper hand one against five, but now, in the one-on-one combat scenario, the [Lotus] Dao Realm had lost its suppressive power. Even if she exerted her full efforts, she could only maintain a balance.

Beside Cheng Er, the black coffin was opening bit by bit.

The pitch-black Sword Qi in the void grew more numerous and dense.

Finally.

With a bang!

The coffin wrapped in numerous Paths of Destruction flew out horizontally, heavily crashing in front of Jiang Huang. The young throne dodged insufficiently and was knocked flying. With her Treasure protecting her body, she suffered no injuries, but her momentum had fallen to a disadvantage... Jiang Huang gazed darkly at the distance.

Thousands of strands of Annihilation Sword Qi surged, forming a heavy black cloud.

In the cloud.

A tall figure stood upright, impressively ’Xuan Jin’.

Shadows enshrouded.

Xuan Jin’s face could not be seen, his expression unclear, only the cold, indifferent killing intent emanating from him could be seen.

"Is it... you?"

Cheng Er gazed complexedly at the man beside her and asked.

This was a sentence hard for outsiders to understand.

"..."

Xuan Jin slowly turned his head.

He gazed at the woman in blue, after a long while, nodded, and raspily said, "It’s me."

"Boom."

As the words fell.

Xuan Jin turned to gaze at Jiang Huang, eyes full of indifference.

He flicked his sleeve abruptly, sending forth a torrent of Path of Destruction!

"So strong..."

Jiang Huang gritted her teeth.

At this moment, Xuan Jin gave her an immense sense of oppression.

She had an illusion.

It now seemed the man standing before her was not the same gentle, foolish guy she had met at the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

But a brutal and violent demon.

Jiang Huang lifted the Jade Axe and mounted an exceedingly forceful resistance.

She forcefully stood her ground, without retreating a step.

The entire sky vault was painted anew, first it was ice thunder against blazing fire... and now ink and crimson battled on equal terms, countless Annihilation Sword Qi pressed down the Karma Fire Lotus.

"You are not Xuan Jin..."

Jiang Huang fixed her stare on the man in the coffin, coldly saying, "Who are you?"

She trusted her intuition.

Her judgment even more.

The person before her, although bearing the identical appearance of Xuan Jin, using the same Dao Intent...

But he’s definitely not the Xuan Jin I know.

"..."

Xuan Jin did not answer the question, only coldly increased his power, maintaining the suppression on the Dao Domain.

"Is this question important?"

Cheng Er spoke from the side.

She stared expressionlessly at Jiang Huang, "Hasn’t King Jiang always wanted a battle of equal strength? Didn’t she want to harmonize her Dao and prove she’s better than Xie Xuanyi? This current battle is the best opportunity."

This sentence struck a chord with Jiang Huang.

Indeed.

She always longed for an opportunity.

An opportunity to prove herself... Harmonization requires a catalyst, and a formidable enemy also requires a catalyst.

Xie Xuanyi has already ascended, no matter what she’ll never again have the chance to fight with Xie Xuanyi of the Yin God Realm.

But now the appearance of "Xuan Jin" has filled that void.

The being before her, whether in Taoist Intent or power, is very similar to Xie Xuanyi of the Yin God Realm back then.

The same Path of Destruction.

The same level surpassing Great Perfection.

This is the perfect Heavenly Pride meticulously crafted by the Paperman Sect.

Yet...

He’s also the opponent she’s dreamed of.

"You’re right."

Suddenly, Jiang Huang laughed, squinting her eyes as she gazed at the Sword Qi in the darkness, quietly saying, "I’ve indeed longed for this battle for a very long time..."

She knew the reason Cheng Er was saying these words.

It’s a very basic Provocation Technique.

This Paperman Dao Strategist before her was never afraid of her, but rather the Heavenly Phoenix Order she carried.

With just one Communication Order.

The Great Palace Master will arrive immediately.

"Rest assured."

Jiang Huang reached out her hand, took down the Heavenly Phoenix Order, and threw it into her Forehead Cave Heaven.

"In this battle, I will not use the ’Heavenly Phoenix Order.’

As her words fell.

She suddenly stepped forward, the fire axe in her hand abruptly expanded!

Her previously exhausted Primordial Energy suddenly surged, Jiang Huang’s eyes shone brightly, seemingly transforming into a War God. Everywhere the fire axe swept, trees were uprooted, and both Karmic Fire and Lotus, two Great Success Dao Realms, descended instantly, locking the area of a hundred feet.

Xuan Jin stepped out of the coffin, engaging in combat with the woman King.

Between heaven and earth.

Only the black sword and phoenix fire colors remained.

...

...

"This battle might take quite a while."

Xie Xuanyi withdrew his gaze, speaking with meaning.

Ao Ying looked frustrated, because the battle was too intense, many of the array talismans set outside the temple were shattered by the aftermath. The demoness who lost half her sight was still planning to escape but didn’t have the nerve to speak up. She weighed it three times before cautiously asking, "How long roughly?"

"Two days, three days?"

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyelids, "These two are evenly matched, neither can defeat the other. Though Jiang Huang has many cards, unless she uses that ’Communication Order,’ a true winner can’t be decided..."

It’s not that Jiang Huang isn’t strong enough.

But...

The opportunities Xuan Jin has obtained are no less than Jiang Huang’s!

The Path of Destruction in the Ancient Tree Cave Heaven is truly a divine Creation, placed by the mysterious Sword Holder whose strength surpasses the Holy Empress’s by far.

As a matter of fact.

This is something the Yin God Realm shouldn’t be able to absorb.

Yet Cheng Er oddly thought of using "Divine Travel" to let "Xuan Jin" prematurely absorb these comprehensible only to Yang God Realm individuals.

"Aren’t you afraid Jiang Huang will use the Communication Order?"

Ao Ying couldn’t help but ask.

"This isn’t an ordinary Dao Inquiry battle, but a Dao Heart contest. If Jiang Huang uses the Communication Order, it would be admitting defeat."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head, "If she concedes in this battle, how will she harmonize her Dao in the future?"

"That’s true..."

Ao Ying suddenly said, "Is that guy Xuan Jin? I feel something’s off about him."

She had heard that Xuan Jin was a Great Demon with an extremely gentle disposition.

Though born in the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, he lacked a violent aura.

Today’s encounter was the exact opposite.

"Correct... you’re actually smarter than I thought."

Xie Xuanyi chuckled.

Ao Ying pursed her lips.

"This guy isn’t Xuan Jin."

Xie Xuanyi calmly said, "Cheng Er went to great lengths to place him in the coffin and let him Divine Travel... all to awaken the Second Divine Soul within him."

Xuan Jin is the reincarnation of one of the Nine Venerables—

In his past life, he was named ’Jinli’!