# Chapter 2628: Sword Emperor's Sword
With Mo Yi's cultivation level, even on the *Red Dust Peerless List*, he held a considerable ranking.
To save someone from under his blade required more than just some skill—it required heaven-defying ability.
Earlier at the Domain Mansion, those cultivators who thought Zhang Ruochen was speaking arrogantly were now stunned by this display, awe growing in their hearts. Wan Canglan, who had always looked askance at Zhang Ruochen, had her fair, delicate face filled with shock.
"Thank you for saving me, sir." Huo Shanhai cupped his hands toward Zhang Ruochen.
That had been far too dangerous. If Mo Yi's blade had struck him, even if he could have preserved his life, his cultivation would have been severely damaged.
Zhang Ruochen merely nodded calmly.
...
Mo Yi's spiritual power locked onto Zhang Ruochen, his blade intent pointing at him. "Who are you? State your name."
"Why should I tell you?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Mo Yi said, "Don't you know that no cultivator is allowed to interfere in a territory challenge?"
The Heavenly Palace Earth Official standing outside the domain battlefield was a white-robed old man. He said, "To ensure the fairness and justice of territory challenges, if any cultivator from either side interferes in the battle, they can be directly judged as the loser."
"I was just saving someone. Does that count as interference?" Zhang Ruochen said.
The Heavenly Palace Earth Official said, "By your intervention to save someone, it already means that Kunlun Realm's Great Saint Huo Shanhai has lost to Knife God Realm's Great Saint Mo Yi."
Zhang Ruochen's gaze fell on Huo Shanhai. "Since you're no match for him anyway, just concede directly."
"I can't concede! If I do, Kunlun Realm won't have a single sacred territory left in Wuji Heaven Domain!" Golden Feather Great Saint, with the resolve to die, charged toward the domain battlefield.
He had already made up his mind: once he entered the domain battlefield, he would self-detonate his sacred source.
Even if he couldn't kill Mo Yi, he would severely wound him.
Mo Yi saw through Golden Feather Great Saint's intention, a hint of amusement appearing in his eyes. A mere Hundred Shackles Realm Great Saint—admirable courage, but thinking he could injure him by self-detonating his sacred source was far too naive.
Since he liked self-detonating, let him do it inside the domain battlefield.
Just as Golden Feather Great Saint was one step away from the domain battlefield, he suddenly froze in place, still in his charging posture.
As if turned to stone.
Zhang Ruochen gently shook his head and looked at the Heavenly Palace Earth Official. "Do you mean to say that this Great Saint Mo Yi is now the lord of Golden Tree Sacred Territory?"
"Indeed," the Heavenly Palace Earth Official said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "If I defeat him, does Golden Tree Sacred Territory belong to me?"
The Heavenly Palace Earth Official shook his head. "Only Great Saints from the nine major worlds of Wuji Heaven Domain can initiate a lord challenge."
"Kunlun Realm is one of the nine major worlds, isn't it?"
"Naturally."
"Can cultivators from Kunlun Realm initiate a challenge?"
"Of course they can. Could it be that you, sir, are a cultivator from Kunlun Realm?" the Heavenly Palace Earth Official asked curiously.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head. "No."
"Then you have no qualification to challenge."
The saints of Knife God Realm all breathed a slight sigh of relief.
The technique Zhang Ruochen had just displayed had indeed startled them considerably. Fortunately, he wasn't a cultivator from Kunlun Realm, or he would have been a troublesome figure.
"But two of my friends are cultivators from Kunlun Realm."
Zhang Ruochen's gaze fell on Sword Emperor and Stone Emperor.
Upon hearing this, the saints of Kunlun Realm were astonished. Their eyes fell upon Sword Emperor and Stone Emperor, then showed expressions of confusion.
Did Kunlun Realm have such Great Saints?
Could these two be stronger than Wen Di and Huo Shanhai?
Luo Xu asked Jiang Yunchong, "Are they also awakeners from the medieval period?"
Jiang Yunchong shook his head, having no impression at all. "Something's strange. That figure with the blurry form is too mysterious. Could he be an external reinforcement that Tai Shang or Dragon Lord brought from another major world?"
Luo Xu nodded. "That's the only possibility! But if he's truly strong enough to contend with Mo Yi, he must be a figure on the *Red Dust Peerless List*. Such experts all have enormous reputations. Even if we haven't seen them, the Great Saints of Knife God Realm certainly would have. But look at them—they seem just as confused."
Territory challenges allowed external reinforcements.
As long as one temporarily joined a major world and became a cultivator of that world, they could fight on its behalf. For this reason, figures on the *Red Dust Peerless List* were all in high demand, able to become honored guests of deities.
But who would dare be an external reinforcement for Kunlun Realm?
Not to mention how many Great Saints dared to offend the Heavenly Realm Faction, even if they dared, they had to consider the pros and cons. Even cultivators from Dragon Heaven Realm and Western Buddha Realm, which had friendly relations with Kunlun Realm, didn't dare to participate in this conflict.
The interest relationships between major worlds were too complex, and within Dragon Heaven Realm and Western Buddha Realm, the factions close to Kunlun Realm couldn't have the final say.
For this reason, the cultivators of Kunlun Realm and Knife God Realm, including Shang Zihong and Michael, couldn't figure out what background that blurry figure had.
The Heavenly Palace Earth Official's gaze fell on Sword Emperor and Stone Emperor. "Are you two really cultivators from Kunlun Realm? Are your names on Kunlun Realm's Merit Roll?"
A ethereal divine voice came from beyond the heavens, resounding across both banks of the Golden River: "Their names have already been inscribed on the Merit Roll."
It was Tai Shang's voice.
Tai Shang had not come in person, but his voice had reached this place.
The Heavenly Palace Earth Official quickly bowed.
The saints of Kunlun Realm grew even more curious.
Tai Shang knew about this? Could these two really be cultivators from Kunlun Realm? And what was the origin of that blurry figure? Which major world did he come from?
Sword Emperor stepped forward, his posture straight, faint divine might surging around him. His aura was imposing as he said, "Now, do I have the qualification to fight?"
"Naturally, you do."
...
Sword Emperor walked step by step into the domain battlefield, facing Mo Yi directly. Under the suppression of the opponent's powerful blade intent, he still remained calm and composed.
The saints of Kunlun Realm and Knife God Realm all focused their gazes on Sword Emperor.
"Sh-sh-sh."
Countless sacred dao rules surged out from within Mo Yi, condensing into a blade domain.
Powerful blade qi flew rapidly, forming a massive vortex dozens of miles in diameter above his head. Within the vortex, sharp blade qi flew out like a storm.
Sword Emperor looked at the blade light filling the sky flying toward him, reached out with his hand, and a bolt of lightning appeared in his palm.
No!
It wasn't lightning!
It was a sword like lightning!
This sword had no fixed form, because its form was constantly changing.
He swung it out.
A purple bolt of lightning dozens of miles long flew from Sword Emperor's hand, splitting the overwhelming blade qi storm in two.
The electric light extended to Mo Yi's front.
Mo Yi realized that what was flying toward him wasn't electric light, but a sword in the form of electric light. He quickly drew his blade and slashed horizontally.
"Boom."
The electric light collided with the blade's edge, then the light continued to extend, stabbing straight toward Mo Yi's heart.
Mo Yi's expression changed slightly. He quickly used his speed and explosively retreated backward.
He landed a hundred miles away.
Even though his reaction speed was extremely fast, the electric light still struck his sacred robe, causing protective secret patterns to appear on it.
From the Kunlun Realm camp, a loud cheer erupted.
A single strike had driven Mo Yi back!
How exhilarating!
Only Zhang Ruochen frowned and gently shook his head.
Mo Yi had never seen a sword in the form of lightning before. In their first clash, with the element of surprise, Sword Emperor could have pierced through Mo Yi's protective sacred robe and wounded him.
Having failed to succeed the first time, Mo Yi would now be on guard, making it much harder to win.
In the end, although Sword Emperor's cultivation had reached a level close to the peak of a half-god over this thousand years, his combat experience was still too lacking.
Just like Bai Qinger back then.
Of course, Zhang Ruochen wasn't worried that Sword Emperor would lose. With a supreme sacred artifact-level war sword and sword dao esoterica, that was enough to compensate for the lack of combat experience.
Moreover, unlike other sword cultivators, Sword Emperor had not only cultivated a sword soul but also a sword spirit.
As Zhang Ruochen expected, Mo Yi, who had experienced countless battles, quickly saw through the mysteries of Sword Emperor's war sword and stabilized his position amid Sword Emperor's attacks.
"This is bad. A variable has appeared," Shang Zihong said.
Michael said, "Although that sword cultivator from Kunlun Realm is strong, Mo Yi's cultivation still has a slight advantage. His chances of winning are greater."
Shang Zihong's gaze had been fixed on the blurry figure beside Ling Feiyu. Suddenly, he clearly felt the other party glance at him.
That glance gave Shang Zihong an indescribable sense of familiarity.
The ominous premonition in Shang Zihong's heart grew even stronger.
Suddenly, from within the domain battlefield, an overwhelmingly powerful supreme might erupted.
Purple radiance made it impossible for all cultivators below the Great Saint realm to open their eyes.
The piercing sound of sword humming caused blood to flow from the ears of countless saint-level cultivators.
"It's a supreme sacred artifact." Mo Yi's expression changed instantly.
Sword Emperor had activated the power of the supreme sacred artifact. He hovered in midair, surrounded by dense electric light. All the electric light converged, forming a giant sword hundreds of thousands of meters long that slashed down fiercely.
Mo Yi, standing on the ground, only managed to resist for a moment before his body was shattered by the lightning sword, turning into bloody powder.
"Not good, it's a doppelganger," Sword Emperor thought to himself.
Mo Yi's true body appeared like a ghost above and behind Sword Emperor.
He gripped the blade handle with both hands and silently slashed downward.
Sword Emperor sensed it. Without turning around, he swung his war sword forward.
But the sword blade directly curved, turning into an arc of light that struck Mo Yi's chest, sending him flying backward. Mo Yi's protective sacred robe was extremely extraordinary, with starry sky-like patterns appearing on it, dissolving most of the force.
Mo Yi landed on the ground and shouted, "Triple Unity Blade Technique: Blade and Earth United."
From the earth beneath his feet, streams of heaven and earth rules surged up, merging with the war blade in his hand. The blade merged with the earth, releasing an immensely heavy aura.
With one slash, the ground beneath Mo Yi's feet cracked open.
"Boom."
In the sky above, a thunderous divine sound rang out.
A bolt of lightning tore through heaven and earth, carrying condensed and sharp supreme power, flying straight toward Mo Yi.