The Whiteblade Soul-Breaking Talisman erupted in radiant brilliance, transforming into a dazzling blade of light that slashed directly toward Elian's head.
This was a full-force strike from a fourth-rank treasure talisman—powerful enough to make even Golden Core cultivators wary and force them to respond seriously.
Elian's eyes narrowed. He had anticipated that his opponent would have formidable resources. After all, the Qingyang Sect had a thousand years of heritage and was far from comparable to wandering cultivators.
Facing such an enemy, Elian had prepared contingency plans.
As the Whiteblade Soul-Breaking Blade descended, Elian raised his hand and summoned his natal treasure, the Magnetic Treasure Mirror.
The mirror radiated magnetic brilliance, enveloping the heavens and earth and completely neutralizing the incoming blade light.
The blade light, being metallic in nature, was naturally countered by the Magnetic Treasure Mirror. Its power was reduced by ninety percent in an instant. The remaining ten percent was no longer a threat; Elian dispatched it effortlessly with the Grand Plough Celestial Sword before charging straight toward Elder Mo.
Elder Mo had already expended considerable magical power activating three high-grade magical treasures and unleashing various techniques. Now, after using the fourth-rank talisman, his magical power had dropped to a critical level, leaving him struggling to contend with Elian.
Seeing this, Elder Liu, who was being besieged, could no longer hold back his trump card. Seizing an opportunity for a decisive strike, he forcefully activated his most treasured possession.
"Boom—"
With a deafening roar, a crimson furnace soared into the sky.
The furnace exuded overwhelming power, like a crimson sun standing in the heavens. Its emergence radiated a suppressive force, releasing torrents of crimson true fire that swept in all directions.
"This is bad—it's the Red Sun Void-Searing Furnace!" Patriarch Qian exclaimed, hastily summoning his clan's supreme treasure and natal artifact before retreating.
Others, like Xu Qianyang and Patriarch Fang, also turned pale. They retreated rapidly, summoning their clan treasures to counter the Red Sun Void-Searing Furnace.
The Flaming Goldfire Dragon Shears, Whiteblade Star Orbs, and Left Void Heaven Seal—several top-grade third-rank treasures—were all deployed to suppress this powerful magical artifact.
However, the Red Sun Void-Searing Furnace was extraordinary. It was one of the Qingyang Sect's six fourth-rank treasures, representing millennia of accumulated heritage. It hovered in the sky like a crimson sun, suppressing all rebellious forces, instantly repelling the third-rank treasures.
Xu Qianyang and Patriarch Fang, though highly skilled, were still injured. Even with their natal treasures and clan treasures—two top-grade third-rank artifacts each—they couldn't withstand such a powerful assault. Both coughed up blood on the spot, their vitality significantly diminished.
The Chen clan patriarch, being the weakest, also suffered. Despite the protection of his natal array tool, the Whiteblade Star Orbs, his meridians ached from backlash. Further combat would only worsen his condition.
Fortunately, Pan Boyuan, who was hundreds of miles away, noticed the dire situation and hurriedly summoned his clan treasure, the Mountain River Diagram, to stabilize the battle.
"This is troublesome," Elian muttered, frowning. A pseudo-Golden Core cultivator fully activating a fourth-rank treasure could unleash power equivalent to half of a first-level Golden Core cultivator's strength.
In the past, when five Purple Mansion cultivators suppressed the Ink Snow Immortal Sword, they succeeded partly because the Magnetic Treasure Mirror countered the sword. More importantly, the Sky Python Demon King had been completely suppressed by Jiang Linglong, preventing it from channeling magical power into the sword.
Now, however, Elder Liu was pouring all his power into the Red Sun Void-Searing Furnace, turning it into a blazing sun illuminating the heavens and scorching all directions with crimson flames.
"We can't drag this out any longer," Elian decided.
"Heavenly Twin Swords, Grand Plough Celestial Sword!" Elian exclaimed. (Heavenly Twin Swords are Fiery Void Sword and the Heavenly River Deep Water Sword)
Without regard for the drain on his magical power, Elian activated all three high-grade celestial swords. Brilliant sword lights erupted continuously, each strike as dazzling as the heavens.
Elder Mo finally faltered. One of Elian's strikes dislodged the Kunwu Earth Bell, leaving him defenseless. In the end, the Heavenly River Deep Water Sword pierced through him, pinning him in the void.
"Junior Brother Mo!" Elder Liu cried out, tears streaming down his face. He channeled all his magical power into the Red Sun Void-Searing Furnace.
The crimson sun lit up the sky for hundreds of miles, unleashing an endless torrent of crimson flames. The inferno seemed determined to consume every enemy.
The cultivators were forced to retreat, coughing blood as they went. Pan Boyuan's Mountain River Diagram was set ablaze and reduced to ashes.
"Hahaha…" Elder Liu laughed wildly, his eyes burning with a final brilliance.
His hunched figure straightened as he held the furnace, wielding it like a blazing sun against all enemies in the sky. His laughter echoed as he roared:
"Come at me!"
The fiery wrath spread in all directions—a pseudo-Golden Core cultivator's final, defiant stand.
The cultivators retreated in silence. Even a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator would perish if they confronted the furnace head-on. Elder Liu, not being a Golden Core cultivator, couldn't reverse the tide of defeat. His only option was to take a few enemies with him in his last moments.
Elian walked calmly through the air, his white robes as pristine as snow. Two radiant celestial swords hovered beside him—the Heavenly Twin Swords, one blue and one green, glowing faintly, as though preparing for something.
"You are a worthy opponent," Elian said softly, his eyes reflecting the blazing sun in the distance. Battle intent surged in his heart.
"To die gloriously in battle is better than fading into obscurity."
The celestial swords seemed to resonate with his resolve, their lights trembling slightly.
A sharp whistle echoed across the heavens as the swords unleashed their might.
All eyes turned skyward. In the void, a figure dressed in white soared forward, sword in hand.
Two swords.
One blue, one green.
Yin and Yang.
The two hundred-foot-long sword lights intertwined and merged, forming a dazzling white sword beam. The combined power of the Heavenly Twin Swords stretched over three hundred feet, illuminating the heavens and earth for hundreds of miles.
"What is this…" the onlookers whispered, awe-struck.
Such an immense sword light was rarely seen in Chu Kingdom, leaving countless cultivators overwhelmed with awe.
The combined power of the Heavenly Twin Swords was unparalleled, radiating dominance that pierced through Yin and Yang. It was a force meant to vanquish demons and devils, an unmatched sharpness that held the heavens in contempt.
Time seemed to slow as the white sword beam streaked across the sky, cutting through the void and striking directly at the Red Sun Void-Searing Furnace.
The scene resembled an unrivaled Sword Immortal severing the heavens, as if attempting to cut down the blazing sun from the heavens.
...
85+ chapters ahead on patreon: patreon.com/David_Lord
I need POWAAA! Gimme Power Stones :D