# Chapter 229: The Union of the Twin Mandarin Duck Swords
"Crack~~~"
The sound of space being torn apart was piercingly harsh. The Tianyang Sword in Ling Jie's hand swept horizontally, its sword aura tearing through the air. The hard surface of the Sword Discussion Platform was cut open like tofu in a straight line. A hundred zhang away, a sharp aura seeped from everyone's skin straight into their hearts, sending chills down almost every spine. The icy orange sword light and sword intent felt as if they were pressed right against their backs.
The moment Ling Jie made his move, it was indeed with full force. Facing the sweeping sword aura, Yun Che held his sword horizontally with both hands, circulating the total formula of the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture. His entire profound force erupted. With a low explosive roar, the Overlord Giant Sword swung out, meeting the sword aura of the Tianyang Sword head-on.
"Boom!!"
The sharp and powerful forces crashed violently together. A terrifying storm of profound force raged wildly, and the profound force barrier shook violently. Beneath their feet, the platform stones were instantly covered with cracks like a spiderweb.
The faint orange sword aura was constantly shattered, and the power storm of the heavy sword was also quickly torn apart. Through the chaotic intertwining forces, their gazes collided... one as sharp and unstoppable as a sword blade, the other as calm and towering as a mountain.
This clash of swords startled both of them inwardly. The spectators at the edge of the Sword Discussion Platform widened their eyes in shock and disbelief.
"So... so strong! Even from this far away, I can feel a terrifying sword aura!" said a disciple from a sect ranked in the top hundred, his voice trembling.
"I can feel it too! Ling Jie is this powerful? In his previous matches, he never used his full strength. No! He didn't even use half his power. If this sword strike were aimed at me, I wouldn't have the slightest ability to resist. He... is he really only at the Spirit Xuan Realm, Level Six?"
"The people of Tian Jian Villa really are a bunch of monsters! But... but Yun Che actually blocked such a sword strike!"
Ling Jie's fully unleashed sword momentum and intent, combined with the Tianyang Sword, a Heavenly Xuan artifact, made this strike more glorious than all eight battles yesterday! Not only the young profound practitioners, but also the elders who witnessed this scene were profoundly moved.
"Not only has he conquered the Tianyang Sword, but he is also exerting at least sixty percent of its power." Xiao Juetian's voice carried deep shock. "This child's future achievements will only surpass Ling Yun's."
Xiao Juetian's gaze shifted to Yun Che. Ling Jie's sword strike had even impressed him. And Yun Che, who had fully received Ling Jie's strike delivered with a Heavenly Xuan sword using only an Earth Xuan sword—he didn't know what words to use to evaluate him.
Bang!!
Both forces exploded simultaneously, and the two were knocked backward. Ling Jie touched the ground with his back foot and surged forward in an instant, as fast as a fleeting phantom. The Tianyang Sword in his hand vanished from sight... so fast it seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
"So fast!" Yun Che was slightly startled. Ling Jie's speed, both in movement and in his sword, far exceeded his expectations, reaching a level that even his eyes could not track.
Yun Che gave up trying to follow Ling Jie's sword shadow. His profound force surged, and the Overlord Giant Sword swung forward violently. Following the arc of the heavy sword, sword lights were shattered one after another. The heavy sword swept through Ling Jie's figure, but only touched a vanishing afterimage... At the same time, a cold sensation came from the back of his neck.
Crack!!
The orange-yellow sword aura stabbed down like lightning, leaving a black scar in the space and cutting Yun Che's afterimage in two. Yun Che's true body appeared three zhang away, and his counterattack came crashing down. The violent storm of the heavy sword collided densely with Ling Jie's sword aura.
Using a heavy sword as a weapon has many disadvantages. The most notable are its difficulty in handling and the fact that its excessive weight significantly slows down movement speed. However, the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture allowed Yun Che to handle the heavy sword almost flawlessly. Even with the Dragon Gate, a Heavenly Xuan heavy sword, it took Yun Che only a few days to fully master it. As for the drag on movement speed from the heavy sword, that was compensated by the unpredictable movement technique, Star God Remnant Shadow.
The simultaneous existence of the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture and Star God Remnant Shadow perfectly addressed the two biggest drawbacks of a heavy sword weapon, making Yun Che almost the most suitable person to wield a heavy sword. In comparison, the powerful arm strength granted by the Great Dao Pagoda Art was secondary—because as long as one's profound force level was sufficient, any heavy sword, no matter how heavy, could be lifted. But the handling and the drag on speed were things that profound force strength alone could not overcome.
And when these two drawbacks no longer existed, the heavy sword unleashed a power that no other weapon could ever match—a power wild enough to make gods and demons tremble.
The heavy sword had no edge, its movements grand and sweeping. Every strike shattered several or even a dozen chaotic and dazzling sword lights. The profound force barrier trembled violently; the storm stirred up by the heavy sword raged endlessly in the center of the Sword Discussion Platform. More and more cracks and trenches appeared beneath their feet. Broken platform stones were swept up by the storm, flying in all directions like arrows and darts.
The heavy sword swung countless times, and orange-yellow sword lights were shattered countless times as well. But under Ling Jie's astonishing speed, the heavy sword never touched even a corner of his clothes.
The two seemed to be locked in a stalemate, with Ling Jie apparently on the offensive. But in truth, he was suffering in silence. The speed of Yun Che's heavy sword was not fast in his eyes—the time it took Yun Che to swing once was enough for Ling Jie to thrust a dozen times. Yet those dozen thrusts, Yun Che could all shake off with a single swing. And when Yun Che swept at him with a sword, the terrifying force required Ling Jie to stab a dozen times to counter it—and only if he backed off far enough. If he ever retaliated too close, he had no confidence in blocking it head-on... even with the Tianyang Sword.
And every time he thought he had finally seized a good opportunity, what he stabbed was Yun Che's afterimage. Yun Che's counterattack would then put him in danger.
He absolutely did not dare to go head-to-head with Yun Che. In a direct clash, though he was confident he could stab a hole through Yun Che's body, if he took a hit from Yun Che's sword... losing half his life would be a light outcome.
In the past, once he got close to an opponent, Ling Jie's sword could easily seal their doom. But now, Yun Che seemed like a demon god who could not be approached. Ling Jie's attacks looked smooth and dazzling, but in reality, they were constrained and every move was nerve-wracking.
This unprecedented feeling made Ling Jie extremely uncomfortable. Before facing Yun Che, he had never encountered an opponent who used a heavy sword.
Clang!
The Tianyang Sword briefly touched the Overlord Giant Sword. Using the impact from the heavy sword, Ling Jie leaped far away. When he landed, the Tianyang Sword pointed to the sky, and a loud shout erupted from his mouth: "Tian Wei Sword Array—Heavenly Star Chaos!"
The Tianyang Sword shot out, glowing brightly in flight. Then, the light quickly scattered like a dream, splitting into a dozen identical Tianyang Swords, then dozens, and finally over a hundred. The hundred-plus Tianyang Swords, like chaotic shooting stars, flew toward Yun Che along different trajectories and directions. These were not mere illusions, because each one carried an extremely sharp sword aura.
This bizarre and fantastical sword array drained the color from the faces of many young profound practitioners. Yun Che narrowed his brows slightly but showed no fear. He lifted his heavy sword upward, and his entire profound force erupted like a volcano breaking through its seal, exploding madly on the heavy sword.
"Falling Moon and Sinking Star!"
The pitch-black heavy sword lifted a giant black moon, like a bottomless black hole, devouring the chaotic shooting stars flying toward it.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!...
The indestructible sword shadows, each carrying the power of a Heavenly Xuan sword, were shattered like fragile icicles one after another under the power storm stirred by the heavy sword, then ground to dust by the expanding storm. In just a blink, the once terrifying chaotic sword array, before even touching a single hair of Yun Che, was destroyed without a trace. All the sword shadows vanished within less than two breaths, leaving only the Tianyang Sword, which was knocked far away, flying back into Ling Jie's hand.
"What...?!" Ling Yun's brows sank deeply, his face full of shock. "Heavenly Star Chaos was broken that easily?"
"Because that is a heavy sword."
Ling Kun, who had spoken hardly a word over these past ten days, suddenly spoke up. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, fixed on Yun Che. He said calmly, "The might of a heavy sword is fully displayed in him, while its disadvantages are compressed to the extreme. This child's master must be an extraordinary person of unmatched skill."
"The Tian Wei Sword Array possesses the power to destroy the heavens, and no one is unafraid of it. In this world, the only thing that can suppress the Tian Wei Sword Array to such a degree is the heavy sword!"
The surrounding people were completely dumbfounded. That sword array, which looked so terrifying, was... completely broken just like that?
On the Sword Discussion Platform, Ling Jie had already leaped high, catching the falling Tianyang Sword. Midair, he spun his body, sword light flashing, and in that instant, he seemed to merge completely into the light, arriving right in front of Yun Che.
The limit instant-sword technique of Tian Jian Villa—Sword Light Lightning Extreme!
The earlier Heavenly Star Chaos was just half a feint; this was the true killing blow Ling Jie had been gathering momentum for!
Ling Jie's speed in that instant exceeded Yun Che's reaction range. In the flash of sword light, the Tianyang Sword had already thrust to Yun Che's front, leaving him no time to swing his sword to block, nor to activate Star God Remnant Shadow.
In that split second, Yun Che abandoned all thoughts of dodging or blocking. Without any instinctive retreat, his heavy sword did not pull back but instead swung forward without hesitation.
Crack!!
With a soft sound, the Tianyang Sword easily broke through Yun Che's protective profound force and pierced into his left chest. A spray of blood burst forth. Ling Jie had succeeded in his ultimate strike, and should have been delighted, but his expression suddenly changed. Because his Tianyang Sword had pierced through the protective profound force, through flesh and blood, and struck the bone... then stopped against an extremely hard piece of ten-thousand-year mysterious iron, unable to advance even a fraction.
It didn't even stab a hole through Yun Che's body... it had only pierced less than half an inch.
This was not some random strike from a nobody. It was a sword from Ling Jie, filled with surging sword intent, delivered by the Heavenly Xuan artifact Tianyang Sword. Even boulders and mysterious iron could be pierced like tofu! But it could not break Yun Che's bone!
Ling Jie's shock was immense. And at that moment, Yun Che's heavy sword swung toward him. Wherever the heavy sword passed, the airflow exploded wildly. Ling Jie quickly withdrew his sword with all his strength and retreated, simultaneously slashing out several sword auras to defend. But even so, he was still swept by the power storm of the heavy sword. The violent force choked his heart and severely shook his internal organs.
Ling Jie staggered as he landed, stumbling back several steps before barely steadying himself. A trickle of blood slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth. From the seats of Tian Jian Villa, Ling Yun furrowed his brows deeply and suddenly stood up, roaring, "Xiao Jie, take the sword!!"
At Ling Yun's shout, a fine sword shimmering with strange cyan light flew from his hand. Like a shooting star, it instantly crossed a hundred zhang, passing through the profound force barrier without obstruction, and was caught by the bewildered Ling Jie.
As the cyan sword entered his hand, the two swords seemed to suddenly gain sentience, both letting out excited sword cries. The orange and cyan lights intertwined, growing stronger and stronger. Also growing stronger were the two streams of surging sword auras, which merged together in their agitation.
"This is... Big Brother's Tianyuan Sword!" Ling Jie held the cyan sword in one hand and the orange sword in the other. At this moment, both swords seemed to have set aside all their pride, giving him a feeling of blood connection.
Gripping both swords, Ling Jie slowly raised his head. His eyes held none of the childishness expected of a sixteen-year-old, nor any excited expression. Even the previous sharpness was entirely hidden.
"Hm?" Yun Che narrowed his brows, a sudden wariness rising in his heart. Because the Ling Jie before him had undergone a massive change in aura. This change did not come from Ling Jie himself, but from... the two swords in his hands!