The Art of Chaotic Divinity

"Roar!"

With a savage roar, Long Xingye lunged straight at Ling Feng.

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At that very moment, an incomparably sharp aura erupted from Ling Feng's body and shot into the heavens. It shattered the crushing pressure descending upon him in an instant, slicing it into scattered fragments.

"It's Sword Force!"

"Holy hell! That kid from the Dongling Region actually possesses Sword Force too!"

"Heavens! I heard he comprehended the Slaughterous Sword Will. Don't tell me... No way!"

Everyone's faces paled with shock. As martial practitioners from the Xijian Region, they understood better than anyone what it meant to possess the Slaughterous Sword Will.

Even within the Xijian Region, that particular Sword Will was exceedingly rare. Comprehending it was not necessarily a blessing, because it was almost impossible to improve through ordinary means. Worse still, once someone was discovered to possess it, they were either hidden away in absolute secrecy or eliminated before they could grow. It was a power that could never be allowed to come into the open.

After all, the Slaughterous Sword Will could only grow stronger through relentless slaughter.

One city after another.

One nation after another.

The martial arts world thrived on the law of the strong devouring the weak, but no one truly wished to see an age of endless chaos descend. Compared to that, the current balance and stability gave martial practitioners far better conditions to cultivate and survive.

That was precisely why allowing someone with the Slaughterous Sword Will to mature into a true powerhouse was such a terrifying prospect.

Of course, there were certain special secret arts capable of advancing one's Sword Will without regard to its attribute. However, treasures like those were even more valuable than ordinary sacred-tier cultivation arts.

Even most sacred-tier experts were not qualified to possess a sacred-tier cultivation art.

Yet Ling Feng had somehow raised his Slaughterous Sword Will to the Great Perfection Realm and had even comprehended Sword Force.

To every martial practitioner of the Xijian Region, the revelation struck like a thunderbolt.

"I thought his Slaughterous Sword Will had only reached Minor Perfection. I never imagined it had already advanced this far!"

Xiao Juanyun drew a deep breath. Once again, Ling Feng's strength had surpassed everything he thought possible.

"I'll kill you!"

His first attack having failed, Long Xingye seemed completely enraged. Bloodthirsty light flickered within his scarlet eyes as he raised his sword, filling everyone nearby with an overwhelming sense of danger.

At once, streams of yellow earth surged from the battlefield, twisting into earthen dragons that coiled around Long Xingye.

"This talent is somewhat similar to Yu Linglong's Earth Spirit Guardian, but it's undergone some kind of mutation. It's become far stronger, yet much more difficult to control."

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes and refused to lower his guard. In the blink of an eye, he activated eight Primordial Locks of Qi-Refining.

Taking a single step forward, his figure became ghostlike. He slipped through more than a dozen charging sand dragons in an instant and closed the distance to Long Xingye. The Eradicator of Realms flashed from its sheath, and a sword light as swift and terrifying as lightning slashed toward Long Xingye's throat.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, both fighters pushed their speed to the absolute limit. To the spectators, all they could see were showers of sparks bursting across the arena while waves of yellow sand surged like a raging sea, rolling forward in an unstoppable tide.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Then another.

Even after a full half hour, neither side had gained the upper hand.

"My heavens! That guy actually lasted half an hour against Long Xingye!"

"Unbelievable! This is absolutely unbelievable!"

Every martial practitioner watching stood frozen in astonishment. None of them could believe what they were seeing, yet the truth was right before their eyes. Ling Feng had truly fought that monster, Long Xingye, to a complete standstill. Neither held the slightest advantage over the other.