Countless powerful forces were being absorbed by Ye Fan. As he continued to absorb these vast energies, Ye Fan himself grew stronger.
His entire body was now overflowing with an incomparably powerful aura of energy.
"The evil gods of the otherworld should all be dead by now," Ye Fan said quietly to himself.
After this battle, time passed in the blink of an eye, and decades had gone by.
During this time, Earth's power had grown stronger and stronger. Many new generations of martial artists were rising in strength, and humanity was constantly venturing into the otherworld, expanding and conquering new lands.
Everything seemed to be developing for the better.
However, one day, an immensely powerful force descended from the sky.
Terrifying lights instantly engulfed the entire Earth.
…
"Two quasi-saints fought, and countless particle worlds were destroyed."
"To beings of that level, particle worlds are nothing more than chess pieces."
"..."
Pain.
Ye Fan felt excruciating pain throughout his entire body.
[Detecting host's physical body has been destroyed.]
[Activating the Ultimate Demon Sword System…]
Familiar sounds echoed in Ye Fan's mind at that moment.
"What is this…?"
Before long, Ye Fan heard the system's prompts.
His physical body… destroyed?
How could his body be destroyed?
Ye Fan's face was filled with disbelief.
Wait.
Memories began slowly returning to him.
He vaguely remembered living on Earth for decades, witnessing the rapid growth of the planet as it expanded into the otherworld and developed at an unprecedented speed.
How had he suddenly died...?
"I didn't expect these particle worlds to be crushed into a mass, yet some of their solid materials made it through the gates of space and time."
"Let's take a look. Maybe we'll find something valuable for forging."
"Saints are truly incredible."
"If beings of that level affect our cultivation world, even we might not escape their influence."
"What are you worried about? There are plenty of golden immortals in our cultivation world. Even saints would give them some face."
"..."
Cultivation world?
Particle worlds?
What is…
Ye Fan was trying to recall everything.
It seemed he could finally piece together some of the puzzle.
That day, when the terrifying light engulfed Earth—
It seemed like the entire planet had been destroyed.
A battle between saints had wiped out Earth?
As he thought of his family on Earth, all of whom had been annihilated, Ye Fan was filled with immense fury.
He tried to move his body, but found that he couldn't move at all!
The saints they spoke of—were they the legendary saints from ancient times?
These saints could create chaos and reshape the heavens and the universe.
Such beings could destroy countless worlds with the mere flick of a finger, as if they were mere particles.
Damn it!
Ye Fan wanted to move, but he realized his body…
A sword!
He had once again transformed into a sword.
And this time, his body was a sword full of countless cracks and imperfections!
Ye Fan remembered now—back when the light had engulfed everything, his body had been completely consumed.
His physical form had been destroyed in an instant, and his soul had returned to the sword.
While the sword had not been destroyed, it was now severely damaged.
"Huh, there's still a weapon left intact?"
A cultivator dressed in white robes had noticed the sword buried in the ground ahead of him.
With a little effort, he pulled the sword out.
In front of him was an obviously damaged sword.
"A sword? Could it be a spiritual weapon? It hasn't been destroyed, even after all that."
"The power of the saints wiped out entire particle worlds, reducing them to countless fragments."
A man nearby spoke up.
"It's true, but aside from the special metal used to craft the sword's blade, everything else seems quite ordinary."
"It looks pretty broken too."
The man examined the sword carefully before speaking again.
"Is this sword really useless?"
He swung the sword at a nearby rock to test it.
Clang!
The sword was instantly deflected by the rock.
"It can't even cut through stone."
"I told you, it's a broken sword. Stop messing around and help me collect these metals!"
"Some of these metals are great materials for forging!"
The others had already begun gathering the sturdy metals ahead.
"Alright."
The man holding Ye Fan nodded.
Screech, screech—
Just then, a black insect-like creature crawled out from nearby.
"These filthy creatures are already picking up the scent?"
The man frowned and immediately stabbed the creature with the sword.
The insect was instantly pierced, and some of its blood splattered onto the sword, which then absorbed it!
"What's this…?!"
At that moment, the blood was absorbed by the sword, and a faint trace of energy transmitted from the blade into the man's body.
Wait, what was that?!
Feeling this, the man's eyes widened, shock filling his expression.
Because in that moment, he clearly sensed energy coming from the sword!
[Sword Master: Gu San]
Ye Fan's system interface flashed a name in front of him.
"So this guy's name is Gu San."
"Well, it seems I've become a broken sword again, but at least the system's functions are still working."
Ye Fan muttered to himself.
However, in his current state, no one else could hear him.
Gu San's expression shifted, eyes narrowing as he glanced around, then quietly walked away with the sword in hand.
He needed to verify whether what he just felt was real.
Before long, he found another of those black creatures.
Without hesitation, he stabbed the sword into it!
As the sword pierced the creature, Gu San could clearly see the blood being absorbed into the blade.
The blood splattered onto the sword and quickly vanished before his eyes.
What's going on?!
Shocked by what he witnessed, his eyes widened in disbelief.
The sword was truly absorbing the blood!
And the energy contained within the blood was being channeled through the sword, steadily flowing into his body.
So powerful.
His entire body was filled with immense energy!
This was… amazing!
This sword was definitely no ordinary weapon!
Realizing this, Gu San's eyes widened even more.
"How could a weapon like this exist in a mere particle world...?"