Chapter 1721: A Mysterious Expert
"Join forces! Otherwise, we're all going to die!"
Song Yang spat out a mouthful of blood and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Wang Bodang and Xu Jie both drew deep breaths.
Although they were still rivals, the gray figure before them was simply too terrifying.
If they did not work together, none of them stood a chance.
They might even die at his hands.
"Attack!"
Xu Jie and Wang Bodang roared simultaneously.
Their companions immediately drew their swords.
With a powerful enemy standing before them, the previous three-way stalemate vanished in an instant. All sides united against a common foe.
"Hahahahaha!"
Before the mysterious figure had even fully revealed himself, a wild and arrogant laugh echoed throughout the entire space.
The sound sent chills down everyone's spine.
The crowd frantically unleashed their strongest attacks, bombarding the void with everything they had.
"You fools."
The gray figure flashed forward.
In an instant, he appeared behind one of the swordsmen.
His hand twisted sharply.
The man's head was torn clean from his body.
Though he attacked with claw-like fingers, each strike carried a terrifying Sword Will.
It was as if his swordsmanship had fused completely into his five claws.
They had become one.
Such a realm, where anything could serve as a sword, proved that this person had already reached the level of a Sword Dao Grandmaster.
He far surpassed everyone present.
"K-Kill him!"
One of the Xijian Region geniuses trembled in terror.
His companion's blood had splashed across his face.
It was hot.
Sticky.
Bright red.
That desperate blood seemed to drain all strength from his body.
His legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.
"Myriad Sword Forest!"
Xu Jie let out a furious roar and activated a secret art.
At once, countless massive sword blades erupted from the earth.
They formed a dense forest of swords that temporarily trapped the gray figure within.
"Purple Firmament Heavenly Thunder Sword Array!"
Wang Bodang no longer cared about concealing his trump cards.
Brilliant lightning exploded across the entire space.
Song Yang directly drew out a low-grade celestial artifact.
It was his final ace.
The other geniuses of the Xijian Region also revealed all their hidden cards.
If they failed to suppress the gray figure today, everyone present would likely die.
Under the combined restraint of the Myriad Sword Forest and the Purple Firmament Heavenly Thunder Sword Array, they finally managed to expose a slight opening in the mysterious opponent's defenses.
"There!"
A sharp light flashed through Song Yang's eyes.
He shouted loudly.
"Let's see if you survive this!"
"Asura Instant Prison Kill!"
Boom!
Under the combined assault of everyone present, the gray figure was finally blasted away.
However, the mysterious expert took advantage of the impact.
His body slammed directly toward the sword tomb.
Stretching out a hand, he snatched the treasure from within.
Then his figure suddenly exploded into countless fragments.
Thousands of identical images scattered in every direction.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished completely from everyone's sight.
"Damn it! Chase him!"
Wang Bodang was so furious that his face twisted violently.
The moment he sensed the direction of the gray figure's escape, he immediately led the others in pursuit.
...
Elsewhere.
A solitary sword tomb stood upon the black earth.
It radiated an ancient and weathered aura.
Ling Feng retrieved the treasure hidden inside.
It turned out to be a sword manual.
Primordial Unity Sword Scripture.
Swordsmen of the Xijian Region cultivated differently from ordinary martial practitioners.
They fused Sword Qi into their elemental force, creating a special energy known as Sword Essence.
Because of this fusion, their elemental force was no longer pure in the traditional sense.
The Primordial Unity Sword Scripture was a cultivation art specifically designed to refine Sword Essence.
Its grade was quite high as well.
It could be considered a top-tier King-grade cultivation art.
Unfortunately, Ling Feng was not a martial practitioner who focused solely on the Sword Dao.
As a result, this cultivation art held limited value for him.
Moreover, now that he possessed a heaven-defying technique like the Heaven-Seizing Sword Condensation Art, there was no need for him to start from the basics and slowly cultivate a pure Sword Dao path through Sword Essence.
Ling Feng curled his lips slightly.
Without much thought, he tossed the manual into his storage spirit ring.
Even if it was useless to him, he could always gift it to a suitable friend in the future or put it up for auction.
Ancient Sword Dao manuals were treasures that would find buyers anywhere.
Besides, all paths ultimately led to the same destination.
Ling Feng harbored ambitions of creating his own Sword Dao one day.
For that reason, a Sword Dao cultivation art like the Primordial Unity Sword Scripture still possessed some value in helping him perfect and broaden his understanding of the Sword Dao.