# Chapter 230: Overlord's Wrath (Part 1)
Tian Jian Villa took swords as their weapons, and also took swords as their lives. The three Heavenly Xuan Swords renowned throughout the Cang Feng Empire—the Wuji Sword, the Tianyuan Sword, and the Tianyang Sword—existed as sacred objects within Tian Jian Villa. Although both the Tianyuan Sword and the Tianyang Sword were inferior to the Wuji Sword, these two swords originally belonged to the same master. The power of the two swords complemented and nourished each other; once united, they could unleash strength rivaling the Wuji Sword. However, in the past several hundred years, no one had ever been able to subdue both the Tianyang Sword and the Tianyuan Sword simultaneously.
The Wuji Sword was in Ling Yuefeng's hands. The Tianyuan Sword had been subdued by Ling Yun three years ago, while the Tianyang Sword had been subdued by Ling Jie. Now, under the soul guidance of its master Ling Yun, the Tianyuan Sword temporarily submitted to Ling Jie, allowing the Tianyuan Sword and the Tianyang Sword to become a perfect pair of mandarin ducks in Ling Jie's hands.
In his left hand, the Tianyuan Sword; in his right, the Tianyang Sword. One cyan, one orange—the two swords crossed and pressed against each other before Ling Jie's body. The surrounding space rapidly rippled with sword energy waves like water patterns. Ling Jie's eyes were cold and focused as he said in a low voice: "Boss, you're far more powerful than I imagined. Now I finally understand why your previous opponents were so easily defeated by just a few of your strikes. It turns out that this heavy sword, which most people call garbage, is actually this terrifying... I now hold two Heavenly Xuan Swords in my hands. In terms of weapons, I have a huge advantage, so even if I win, it won't be anything glorious. But without borrowing my big brother's Tianyuan Sword, I simply couldn't possibly defeat you."
When he had stabbed Yun Che earlier, to outsiders it appeared that he had been forced to immediately withdraw his sword to avoid Yun Che's heavy sword strike, only leaving a small, insignificant wound on Yun Che. But Ling Jie himself knew very well that it wasn't that he was forced to withdraw; rather, his Tianyang Sword simply couldn't pierce through the opponent's body at all. He could hardly imagine how Yun Che's body had been tempered to be so tough and resilient.
Yun Che's heavy sword was astonishingly powerful, but his defensive ability was utterly no less than his offensive power.
"Weapons are also part of one's strength. Being able to subdue a powerful weapon is itself a form of strength. There's no such thing as taking advantage or not. Moreover, simultaneously controlling two swords is much more difficult than controlling just one. There's even a chance that the power might be inferior to using only one sword. If you can fully unleash the power of both swords, that's your own skill... Come on, let me see your true full strength!"
Though Yun Che spoke lightly, his eyes were filled with caution. Because the power aura that Ling Jie was now releasing was more than twice as strong as before. After the two Heavenly Xuan Swords, whose powers complemented each other, were combined, the sword momentum they released was several times stronger.
Ling Jie's wrist moved slightly. Such a subtle action brought forth two streams of sharp energy that surged outward, causing the surrounding space to tremble faintly. At this moment, with his profound force fully raised and his sword intent completely unleashed, Ling Jie stood like a towering mountain peak reaching into the clouds, his formidable sword aura enough to sweep across the world.
Chi!!
The Tianyang Sword flew out from Ling Jie's hand, turning into a streak of flowing light that shot toward Yun Che. At the same time, Ling Jie's body transformed into a phantom, and the sword light in his hand condensed into an extremely thin line, finally disappearing completely, as if it had hidden entirely in the gaps of the air.
The two swords came one after the other, one left and one right, thrusting toward Yun Che. Even from ten zhang away, Yun Che felt a sharp edge pressing against his throat. But in his line of sight, he could no longer catch any trace of the two Heavenly Xuan Swords. He could only sense two extremely terrifying invisible cold glints. This time, he did not use the power of his heavy sword to forcibly counter them, because such two sharp sword strikes would most likely easily cut through his heavy sword's energy waves.
The mandarin duck united—this was no small matter. Its power was far, far stronger than that of a single Tianyang Sword alone.
Star God Remnant Shadow activated. Yun Che instantly transformed into three afterimages, causing both the Tianyuan Sword and the Tianyang Sword to pierce through empty air simultaneously. Ling Jie let out a low roar, swiftly spun around, and in the blink of an eye, the Tianyang Sword slashed out more than thirty sword lights, while the Tianyuan Sword descended like a meteor from the sky, falling behind Yun Che. One of the two Heavenly Xuan Swords was controlled by hand, the other by soul sword intent—flawlessly coordinated!
"Shriek, shriek, shriek!"
When Ling Jie only had the Tianyang Sword in hand, all his attacks were repelled by the heavy sword, never even touching Yun Che's body. But now, Yun Che clearly heard the sound of his heavy sword's storm being torn apart like silk. The Overlord Giant Sword quickly retreated, shifting from offense to defense. Dozens of sword lights from the two swords pierced through the power aura of the heavy sword, slashing like a storm against the Overlord Giant Sword.
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...
"Haah!!"
Yun Che swept his heavy sword horizontally. The once again erupted power of the heavy sword repelled all the sword lights, while his body rapidly retreated. His gaze fell upon the Overlord Giant Sword... On its pitch-black, thick blade, dozens of wounds of varying sizes were densely packed. The smallest were the size of rice grains, while the largest were up to two inches long.
The might of two Heavenly Xuan Swords united was simply not something a single Earth Xuan Artifact could withstand.
In the first few exchanges under the combined power of the two swords, Ling Jie held the upper hand. He gave Yun Che no chance to catch his breath. Grabbing the Tianyuan Sword in his left hand, he crossed the two swords before his chest. The orange and cyan sword lights at this moment became extremely intense, nearly dazzling...
"Heavenly Might Absolute Sword... Moon-Breaking! Haaah!!"
With a loud roar from Ling Jie, two different colors of sword light suddenly shot out from the united mandarin duck swords, transforming into two orange-blue crossed sword rays...
In most sword-using sects, the core principle of a light sword was not sharpness, but "speed." Tian Jian Villa was no exception. Swift body movements combined with swift sword light could easily control the entire situation and take a life in an instant. The Heavenly Might Absolute Sword had seven forms. Yun Che had already experienced "Piercing Sun" half a year ago. "Heavenly Might Absolute Sword—Piercing Sun" was the pinnacle of Tian Jian Villa's sword might, while this technique of Ling Jie's, "Moon-Breaking," was the limit of speed.
Moreover, it was a double "Moon-Breaking" under the united power of the two swords!
The distance between Ling Jie and Yun Che was already very close. Yun Che only saw a flash of cyan and orange, and the two Heavenly Might sword energies were already less than two feet away from him...
Boom!!!!
The light of "Moon-Breaking" crashed into the Overlord Giant Sword that Yun Che had swiftly raised to block in front of him. With a thunderous roar, the sword energy storm erupted violently. As the cyan sword light and the orange sword light exploded simultaneously, it was as if countless swords flew out from the sword lights, bombarding Yun Che all at once like a raging storm...
The Overlord Giant Sword shook violently. Yun Che also retreated as quickly as possible, then sharply drew in a breath. Activating Star God Remnant Shadow, he instantly teleported several dozen zhang into the air, finally escaping the grinding attack of the Moon-Breaking sword lights. But his clothes now had dozens of gashes, large and small, and his body bore many fine wounds. One cut ran across his forehead, from which a thin stream of blood slowly oozed before immediately stopping.
As expected of... Tian Jian Villa...
Yun Che marveled inwardly as he slowly landed. The moment his feet touched the ground, his hand suddenly felt lighter. Half the blade of the Overlord Giant Sword detached from the body and fell, crashing to the ground with a loud "boom," smashing a large crater filled with spreading cracks into the earth.
The entire Sword Discussion Platform fell into dead silence. Every person's eyes were wide open, their throats unable to produce a sound for a long time. Especially among the young profound practitioners, they could feel cold air hissing through their spines, limbs, and even between their teeth.
This battle allowed them to truly understand through their own eyes what Tian Jian Villa was and what the number one sect of the Cang Feng Empire meant.
The invisible and intangible sword lights, the sword momentum that made even those a hundred zhang away hold their breath and shiver with cold, the vast and boundless sword intent that should not belong to the Spirit Xuan Realm, and the incomprehensible, terrifying sword techniques whose might and power far exceeded imagination—every single one of these elements was deeply shattering their understanding of the "sword." The swords they were so proud of, which swept all before them, were as dim as fireflies before the bright moon in the face of such swords.
"This is... Tian Jian Villa," an old man said with immense emotion.
"He's only at Spirit Xuan Realm, Level 6, yet the sword in his hand is already this terrifying. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I simply wouldn't have believed it."
"Too frightening... That Yun Che is equally terrifyingly strong. He actually held out this long under Ling Jie's sword. If it were me, I probably couldn't last even two exchanges."
"But now that his heavy sword has been broken, the outcome should be decided, right?"
"Mm, well done. Being able to execute Moon-Breaking with such power already pleases me." Ling Yuefeng nodded, his expression relaxing slightly.
"To be honest, if he weren't borrowing the united power of the mandarin duck swords, Little Jie might not necessarily be his match." Ling Yun spoke up.
Ling Yuefeng fell silent, unable to refute.
"Junior Brother Yun..." At the moment the Overlord Giant Sword broke, Cang Yue's heart, which had been hanging high, seemed to plummet as well. The Overlord Giant Sword had always been Yun Che's weapon, like one of Yun Che's arms. Now that it was broken, Yun Che could no longer possibly contend with Ling Jie. She pressed her hand to her chest and said softly: "It's okay, Junior Brother Yun. You have already done amazingly well. I am proud of you, and the Cangfeng Imperial Clan will also be proud of you."
"Making it into the top four has already exceeded my expectations by countless times. For the Cangfeng Mystic Palace to have a disciple like this is truly a blessing of a hundred years. Princess Cang Yue, this person you brought back from New Moon City will surely become a great throne that shakes the world in the future." Qin Wushang, however, smiled exceptionally calmly and openly. That Yun Che had come this far was already more than satisfying for him.
"Mm, brother-in-law is already too amazing. His opponent is from Tian Jian Villa, after all. Losing is losing, but brother-in-law made it into the top four—that's enough to be proud of for a lifetime." Xia Yuanba clenched his fists and said with force, though there was still a hint of regret in his voice... Naturally, he couldn't bear to see Yun Che lose, but rather wished he could go further and reach even greater heights—to make all those who had once mocked him, driven him away... everyone, only look up to him from afar.
The Overlord Giant Sword was broken. Ling Jie was also startled. He did not immediately pursue but instead lowered both swords and said apologetically: "I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to... How about, how about... after the match, I'll compensate you with another one. On the Sword Control Platform, there are several heavy swords as well."
Looking at the broken Overlord Giant Sword, Yun Che was briefly distracted. Hearing Ling Jie's words, he shook his head and said with a smile: "No need. And you really don't need to apologize to me. I was momentarily careless and failed to protect it."
Yun Che stepped forward, picked up the broken half of the blade, and said softly: "Old friend, you have accompanied me as I grew, fought alongside me for so long. It's truly time for you to rest well. Don't worry. I won't let you break in vain. In this match, I will win it well—for you to see."
As he spoke, the broken half of the blade was already put into the Heavenly Poison Pearl. Just as he was about to put away the half-heavy sword still in his hand, a strong tremor suddenly came from it. The broken edge even faintly emitted a thin layer of dark light.
Yun Che was stunned... Most Heavenly Xuan Swords possessed a low level of spirit, but Earth Xuan Swords were basically incapable of having any spirit. Yet the strange phenomenon of the Overlord Giant Sword at this moment was clearly the stirring of a sword's spirit!
Although the Overlord Giant Sword was an Earth Xuan Sword, it was different from other Earth Xuan Swords because it was a sword of the "Overlord." In its day, the Overlord of old had wielded it across ten thousand miles, sweeping through countless armies countless times, shattering who knew how many enemies and drinking who knew how much blood. Under the countless infusions of killing intent, ferocity, dominance, heroism, and bloodlust on the battlefield, it had gradually and bit by bit developed a spirit of its own.
It was the sword of the Overlord, the king that swept through ten thousand troops on the battlefield. How could it accept defeat and destruction!
Feeling the tremors of the Overlord Giant Sword, Yun Che's expression shifted from surprise to calm, and then he smiled: "Good! I understand. You are a sword of protection, and even more so a sword of the Overlord. There is only death, never retreat! Even if the blade breaks, you will never willingly withdraw..."
Yun Che raised the half-length Overlord Giant Sword in his hand, pointing the broken edge at Ling Jie: "In this battle, I will finish it together with you! The grudge of your breaking—you shall reclaim it yourself!"
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