# Chapter 747: The Nineteenth Sword Style
Qin Mu's sword strike was the first form of his Calamity Sword, the Calamity Initiation Sword, the most powerful sword technique he had ever created through his sword dao.
The sword pellet spun faster and faster. This sword pellet was a spirit weapon he had recently refined. It rotated at an astonishing speed, skimming across the sea surface as countless fine swords leaped out from the pellet, their tips aimed toward Heavenly Lord Hao.
Behind the sword pellet, Qin Mu was erupting with full force, sprinting wildly!
His divine power surged into the sword pellet, and between the flying swords, primal energy connected them. The sword bodies displayed countless interweaving runes, like bolts of lightning leaping from one flying sword to another.
Meanwhile, the positions of the flying swords constantly shifted and changed, like a school of fish swimming through the sea. The flying swords were silver fish, leaping and darting up and down, perfectly revealing the charm of sword techniques.
At this moment, his countless flying swords seemed to form a single entity. The interweaving runes and surging primal energy displayed unparalleled change and agility.
The racing sword stream transformed into a brilliant streak of light across the sea surface, while the changes in the flying swords perfectly manifested the eighteen most basic sword forms!
Viewed from afar, it appeared as a single astonishingly long flying sword executing a very simple technique—a thrust.
But examined up close, countless variations hidden within that simple move could be discovered.
This was the first time since he had created the Calamity Sword that he had executed this sword technique and divine ability so perfectly.
However, at this moment, space suddenly seemed to become viscous. Space itself had no resistance—only air did—but now, an inexplicable force filled the void, causing his sword technique to encounter tremendous resistance as it raced forward.
Qin Mu charged forward with all his might, and the Calamity Initiation Sword pierced ahead like splitting bamboo, the sword tip getting closer and closer to Heavenly Lord Hao!
Yet Qin Mu felt the resistance increasing sharply!
This power was not simply the force of a divine ability, but an unusual pressure from the rules themselves.
Qin Mu had encountered this kind of pressure before at the Southern Heavenly Gate of the Bullfighting Palace in the Bullfighting Realm. The pressure from the Southern Heavenly Gate came from all directions, affecting every aspect of the physical body and primordial spirit.
Even his Calamity Initiation Sword!
This was the first time Qin Mu had ever encountered a situation where his sword dao divine ability was suppressed!
The tip of the Calamity Initiation Sword continued thrusting forward, but its speed grew slower and slower. By the time it reached Heavenly Lord Hao's face, the sword light had slowed to a crawl, like a snail.
At that moment, behind Heavenly Lord Hao, countless rays of multicolored light soared into the sky, thousands upon thousands of strands converging from all directions.
It was not the true body of Heavenly Lord Hao's mother descending, but her projection.
Her true form should be in the Heavenly Court, but she had not personally come here.
She was a divine maiden, with rays of light like colorful ribbons fluttering before and behind her, extraordinarily beautiful.
Her figure was graceful, unlike the rough and bold style of Heavenly Lady Yin. Her makeup was very delicate.
The rays of light formed colorful ribbons that fluttered about, effectively covering her body while also accentuating her beautiful curves.
Heavenly Lady Yin, on the other hand, directly and crudely used divine radiance to cover her private parts, leaving everything else exposed. Moreover, Heavenly Lady Yin wore not a single piece of jewelry, while this divine maiden had many ornaments, all exquisitely crafted.
There were over a dozen accessories: hairpins and hair sticks in her hair, a tasseled jade belt on her forehead, a moon-bright pearl pendant at her collarbone, jade bracelets on her wrists, a thumb ring on her finger, and Liuzhu with bells hanging from her ankles.
Heavenly Lord Hao looked at the sword light stopped before him and breathed a sigh of relief, while Qin Mu was still struggling to advance, trying to unleash the power of the Calamity Initiation Sword and forcefully break through the divine maiden's suppression.
Yet this sword still could not advance. It only moved a fraction of an inch before reaching the limit of Qin Mu's strength.
Heavenly Lord Hao smiled.
"Imperial Lord Yu, you have overstepped your bounds."
The divine maiden's projection spoke, her voice clear and bright, piercing the heart, calm yet indifferent: "Having been resurrected from the dead, you should tread carefully as if walking on thin ice. Have you forgotten how you were suddenly suppressed by a force before your death? The Winding Corridor Pavilion was where I stayed while visiting my sister. Do you not recognize this as my power?"
Qin Mu was still struggling to advance, stubborn as an ox, determined to kill Heavenly Lord Hao.
The divine maiden frowned. "Ungrateful. Hao'er, send him on his way. This time, leave no loose ends. Destroy the body directly."
Heavenly Lord Hao bowed in acknowledgment and walked around the ten-mile-long sword light.
The sword light was frozen in the air, as if solidified.
Heavenly Lord Hao relaxed and walked toward Qin Mu, who was ten miles away, laughing: "Mother, he is not Imperial Lord Yu."
The divine maiden was surprised and turned her head to look at Qin Mu, but could not see his true appearance.
Heavenly Lord Hao was in a very good mood. "He is Heavenly Lord Mu. The real Imperial Lord Yu is probably still in his coffin, buried underground."
"The Heavenly Lord Mu that His Majesty just enfeoffed?"
The divine maiden nodded. "His divine abilities are indeed extraordinary, encompassing all kinds of unimaginable mysteries."
Heavenly Lord Hao reached the center of the ten-mile sword light and said, "He uses a strange divine ability to change his face, making himself look like Imperial Lord Yu. Imperial Lord Yu might have passed the method of becoming a god to him before his death, allowing him to impersonate Imperial Lord Yu. However, I am more curious whether his original face is his true face. I suspect that the face of Heavenly Lord Mu he uses is also a false face."
The divine maiden smiled. "My son is clever. Kill him, and he will have no choice but to reveal his true face. Mother has already suppressed him. You may proceed without worry..."
Just then, the sword light suddenly contracted!
The ten-mile-long sword light abruptly condensed into a ball, stopping right in front of Heavenly Lord Hao!
Heavenly Lord Hao was stunned, a chilling sensation running down his spine.
The sudden contraction of the sword light made him feel as if he were being stared at by an extremely ferocious ancient god, or as if he had fallen into a deadly calamity!
Qin Mu was five miles away, frozen on the sea surface by the divine maiden, unable to move. His teeth were grinding with a cracking sound, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
The sword pellet moved!
Suddenly, Qin Mu let out an earth-shattering roar.
"Calamity Ascension—"
The divine maiden was startled and quickly increased her divine power, pressing down on the sword pellet!
Her power was immense and overwhelming, instantly sealing the sword pellet in place. However, strangely enough, although the sword pellet was suppressed, flying swords leaped out from within it.
The divine maiden pressed down again, but the leaping sword light could not be suppressed no matter what. The dancing sword light shot straight toward Heavenly Lord Hao!
Heavenly Lord Hao retreated rapidly, but those sword lights leaped along bizarre trajectories—a sword technique that did not belong to the eighteen basic sword forms, one that even the ancient god's projection could not suppress.
Chi chi chi—
Heavenly Lord Hao's body was pierced through by the sword light, opening bloody holes.
The second form of the Calamity Sword, the Calamity Ascension Sword!
After initiating calamity comes ascending calamity, and ascending calamity inevitably kills the son!
Facing the projection of this ancient god, with no ability to fight back, Qin Mu finally comprehended the second chapter of his sword dao, taking another step forward on the path of the sword!
Not only that, but his sword technique had finally produced a nineteenth basic sword form, pushing the world's sword dao one step further!
Blood light burst from Heavenly Lord Hao's body. The Calamity Ascension Sword leaped unpredictably, breaking free from all suppression. Its sword techniques were bizarre and unfathomable, leaving him unable to defend.
Not only was he unable to defend, but even the divine maiden was completely helpless against these sword lights.
In this era, sword techniques had not yet created the fourteenth form, let alone the nineteenth!
At the same time, the divine maiden's projection struck a palm toward the imprisoned Qin Mu. Since she could not suppress the sword light, she would first crush Qin Mu, which would naturally dismantle his attack!
Her palm strike was swift. As her hand pressed down, the sea suddenly sank for over a hundred miles, forming a giant handprint.
Almost simultaneously, she saw another young man sprinting across the sea surface toward them, the sea exploding beneath his feet with every step.
The young man ran wildly, his hands flying as countless divine abilities surged ahead of him, rushing toward Qin Mu like a tidal wave!
"Too weak."
The divine maiden looked away dismissively, but suddenly an enormous fist filled heaven and earth. Before the young man's divine abilities could arrive, it met her palm with a thunderous boom!
The Jade Pool shook. Countless lotus flowers in the sea had their petals scattered. Many old turtles on island divine mountains were flung into the air by the massive waves, struggling helplessly.
"Witch, Old Ox Niu Ben is here!"
A thunderous roar rang out. The old ox transformed into a bull-headed humanoid divine demon, his sinewy body fierce and terrifying, muscles bulging. With a boom, he landed on the sea surface.
The sea water surged, smashing countless divine abilities from the Kai Emperor into pieces, sending Qin Mu, the Kai Emperor, and Heavenly Lord Hao flying far away.
The Kai Emperor struggled to move through the air, leaping to catch Qin Mu in his arms.
On the other side, a ray of multicolored light swept up Heavenly Lord Hao, blocking the terrifying impact.
Heavenly Lord Hao was bleeding from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, his body riddled with holes—wounds caused by the unpredictable Calamity Ascension Sword.
That ray of light shot into his body with a swoosh, sealing the wounds and stopping the bleeding, then sent him to a distant jade terrace by the sea.
Heavenly Lord Hao lay sprawled there, motionless.
The Kai Emperor carried Qin Mu and charged outward frantically. In his arms, Qin Mu's bones were all broken, but his flesh kept writhing, pushing out the broken bones and growing new ones.
"Under this kind of pressure, you can still survive?" the Kai Emperor asked in surprise.
"My sword..." Qin Mu said weakly, his voice low.
"To hell with your sword!"
The Kai Emperor roared angrily, "I told you long ago not to mess around! If I hadn't been clever and called Senior Niu Ben to come search for you in the Yao Sea, you would have died already!"
Qin Mu smiled. "You seem like a living person now. I'm very happy..."
The Kai Emperor was momentarily stunned, then also showed a faint smile. "Don't talk. Heal your wounds."
Qin Mu stretched out his hand and waved behind him. Countless tiny sword lights flew rapidly, clinking and clattering as they collided, forming a sword pellet that followed them, quickly approaching.
"Let's go kill Heavenly Lord Hao."
Qin Mu coughed blood, speaking weakly: "He's about to die. One more strike will be enough..."
"Compared to him, I think you should be more worried about our lives."
The Kai Emperor sighed. Looking around, more and more demigods were gathering. He said in a low voice: "You don't have to kill him. In the future, I will personally kill him to avenge Imperial Lord Yu. Right now, I'm only worried about how we're going to escape."
Qin Mu suddenly shed tears. He turned his head away, thinking silently in his heart: "Ancestor, you didn't... I don't know if you're still alive... I once thought you should have fought bravely, even if you died on the battlefield. But now, I hope even more that you can live in the Land of No Worries..."
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