Chapter 3080: Bullying the Weak?
Without any hesitation, Zhang Ruochen released the seven soul swords of Sword Ancestor.
This was the only means on him that could threaten a Grand Void realm Great God!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Ming Jian Shen stood motionless, condensing a sword of rules with his sword intent, knocking all seven soul swords away. Without a trace of worldly concern, he said, "The power of these seven swords is far inferior to that sword outside the Goddess Twelve Pavilions city! Could it be that before this god, you feel no fear?"
The sword outside the Goddess Twelve Pavilions city naturally referred to the "Love Sword."
At that time, although Zhang Ruochen's cultivation was low, he had a great love in his heart, wanting to save the people of a city and the inhabitants of a realm. Naturally, he could make the Sword Ancestor's soul swords erupt with unparalleled power.
Zhang Ruochen's current cultivation was more than ten times stronger than back then, and he could also make the Sword Ancestor's soul swords erupt with greater power, but he no longer had that same emotion.
As for the fear sword among the seven soul swords...
Towards Ming Jian Shen, Zhang Ruochen truly did not have much fear.
"Fear? With Xiu Chen here, escaping is not a difficult matter. Why should I fear you?"
Zhang Ruochen walked out from the Sundial, standing on the stone platform, surrounded by an increasingly bright sea of time. His gaze was calm as he met Ming Jian Shen's eyes.
"Good courage. This god will see how you escape today!"
Ming Jian Shen naturally knew that Xiu Chen was immensely powerful, using all kinds of secret techniques with superb skill. If it was determined to flee, there were few below the Infinite Realm who could stop it.
But now, they were only a hundred zhang apart.
At such a close distance, if a Sword Dao Lord God could not even detain them, how could the Sword Dao be called the path of slaughter?
"Whoosh!"
Ming Jian Shen did not underestimate his opponent. He slashed down with the Ming Jun Sword, the sword light dazzling to the extreme.
But when the divine sword fell above Zhang Ruochen's head, it was blocked by a layer of divine light. The waves of divine power spread outward like a tsunami.
"God King Talisman! The aura of Yu God King. This god understands. You came to find the Sword Realm, and behind it lies a scheme from the Heavenly Beginning Civilization."
"Ming Jian Shen, when this god's cultivation recovers, that day will be the day of your death. Let's go!"
Xiu Chen executed the Hunyuan Yiqi Escape Technique, transforming the Sundial and Zhang Ruochen into a jade-white Hunyuan Qi, like a dragon or flood dragon, breaking through the dense blockade of sword rules and divine power.
Ming Jian Shen knew that if he did not pay some price, he would absolutely not be able to catch up to Xiu Chen. But he was unhurried, saying, "You'd better not flee recklessly. If you get lost in the darkness, wouldn't that be a more miserable fate than dying at this god's hands?"
The special environment here, like an isolated island, destined that Zhang Ruochen and Xiu Chen could not escape.
"Boom!"
Relying on the God King Talisman, he blocked the second sword slashed by Ming Jian Shen.
But the God King Talisman had already consumed a great deal, covered in cracks, and could not withstand two more strikes.
Zhang Ruochen looked back at Ming Jian Shen, who was chasing after them like a cat playing with a mouse, a cold expression appearing in his eyes. He looked towards the dark void where the Dark Night Realm Gate was located and said, "Go inside."
"Are you crazy? Inside there, it's even easier to get lost than in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain."
Although Xiu Chen said this, it still steered the Sundial, rapidly fleeing towards the core area of the Dark Night Realm Gate, charging straight inside.
Although the time and space here were strange and fraught with countless dangers, if Ming Jian Shen was determined to kill them, he would also have to bear these dangers.
Conversely, Zhang Ruochen, as the Heir of Time and Space, had a huge advantage inside.
"Struggling in vain!"
Ming Jian Shen hesitated for a moment, but still manipulated the sword rules to open a path, chasing straight into the heart of the Dark Night Realm Gate.
Wherever he passed, the chaotic time rules and space rules were shattered by the sword rules. The complex space and disordered time seemed to be non-existent, unable to stop Ming Jian Shen's steps.
With Ming Jian Shen's cultivation, a single thought could change heaven and earth, a single sword could break the universe. Even time and space could not stop him.
The handsome, golden-haired man with a pair of dragon horns stood in the void, watching quietly, with no intention of intervening for the time being. Zhang Ruochen's performance had truly amazed him.
He had only just reached the Great God level, yet he could subdue a figure like Xiu Chen Heavenly God as an artifact spirit.
Facing a powerful enemy like Ming Jian Shen, he could remain calm and composed, instead using a divisive scheme to easily kill one of the opponent's Great Gods.
If any other cultivator were in his position, they could not have done better.
Just look at Shang Hong, who was also a newly advanced Great God, easily dealt with by Ming Jian Shen. Yet Zhang Ruochen could create countless troubles for Ming Jian Shen, forcing him to take certain risks and chase into the Dark Night Realm Gate.
Wait a little longer.
Perhaps there would be more surprises.
He wanted to see where Zhang Ruochen's limits truly lay. If he could avoid interfering in his growth path, he would try not to act.
In an instant, Zhang Ruochen and Ming Jian Shen, one after the other, had already advanced more than ten million li towards the Dark Night Realm Gate. There were Time Dark Lights that could instantly sever the lifespan of True Gods, and space storms that devoured countless sword rules mobilized by Ming Jian Shen.
Arriving here was extremely dangerous even for Great Gods.
The golden-haired man with dragon horns saw that the God King Talisman in Zhang Ruochen's hand had completely shattered, clearly pushed to his limit by Ming Jian Shen. He was just about to make a move.
But then, an extremely bright sword light flew out from within Zhang Ruochen's body, piercing through Ming Jian Shen's layers of defenses, forcing Ming Jian Shen to slash out with the Ming Jun Sword.
"Boom!"
The two swords clashed. The already chaotic time and space immediately collapsed, the impact surging from the outside in.
Ming Jian Shen spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward, falling into a spatial vortex.
On the other side, Zhang Ruochen was even worse off. Even the Buddha Emperor Relic could not protect his physical body. His entire skin appeared cracked like broken pottery, as if a light touch would shatter him into powder.
Even the golden-haired man with dragon horns, who was usually steady and composed, was startled at this moment. He never imagined that with Zhang Ruochen's cultivation, he could actually injure Ming Jian Shen.
Note that this time, he had not borrowed the power of Heavenly Mother or Void Heaven.
He could even imagine how much the proud Ming Jian Shen must be doubting his own existence right now.
This sword...
Had some substance.
Ming Jian Shen let out a long roar, nearly mad. He swung his sword to break through the spatial storm vortex, rushing out with disheveled hair, glaring at the dying Zhang Ruochen. "Zhang Ruochen, you little brat! Even the Sword Ancestor's soul swords could not be this powerful!"
"This god understands. This Dark Night Realm Gate must be related to the Sword Ancestor, which is why you can unleash such power here. Truly a pearl cast into darkness. The Sword Ancestor's soul swords should rightfully be inherited by this god."
"Die!"
Just as Ming Jian Shen's killing intent was fully exposed, and he was about to swing his sword to completely end Zhang Ruochen's life...
"Ming Jian Shen, bullying the weak, what kind of skill is that? In your current state, do you even deserve to be called the Gentleman of the Sword? How about this lord exchanges a few moves with you?" A deep yet somewhat free and easy, warm voice sounded in this void.
Hearing this voice, a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Zhang Ruochen's eyes. He closed his eyes to heal his injuries, no longer thinking about any of his worries or plans.
Since it was a conflict between ancient gods, why should a junior like him get involved?
"Who is it?"
Ming Jian Shen's expression changed drastically. He circulated his divine Qi, pushed the divine sword in his hand to its extreme, and formed a spherical light shield the size of a star with his sword rules.
There was another cultivator following behind?
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?
Which divine being was it, able to evade his divine soul perception?
The golden-haired man with dragon horns passed through a layer of Time Dark Light, clasping his hands behind his back, appearing before Ming Jian Shen. His golden pupils shimmered with a splendor like a sea of stars. "Truly, the mighty tend to forget. The Sword Dao Lord God puts on quite the airs. Don't you recognize an old friend from the past?"
"Ji Wang!"
Ming Jian Shen's face was already extremely ugly. The sword rules he had spread out immediately contracted inward.
Xiu Chen walked out from the Sundial, standing beside Zhang Ruochen, looking towards the distant, handsome dragon clan god whose beauty could move even men. He glanced at Zhang Ruochen and said, "Dragon Lord Ji Wang! I didn't expect him to come. It seems that this time, you people from the Kunlun Realm are truly determined to obtain the Sword Realm."
Dragon Lord said, "My fight with you shouldn't be considered bullying the weak, should it?"
Ming Jian Shen was rendered speechless by the question.
Because Dragon Lord Ji Wang was indeed a figure from the same era as him. In their youth, they were both dazzling and prominent figures.
But after the Great Saint realm, the gap between the two grew wider and wider.
By the time they reached the God Realm, Dragon Lord's cultivation speed was even more unmatched, looking down upon his peers. All realms seemed to have no bottlenecks, leaving those of his generation who considered themselves his equals far behind in the dust.
Even the Grand Void Three Stops could not stop Dragon Lord's cultivation pace.
As early as two hundred thousand years ago, Dragon Lord had broken through the Grand Void Three Stops, reaching the Infinite Realm, ascending to the pinnacle of the universe to contend with the heroes of the older generation.
One hundred thousand years ago, after the Kunlun Realm activated the Sundial, Dragon Lord's cultivation advanced rapidly again. In that universe-shaking divine war, he charged alone into the Hell Realm, shocking the world with a single battle.
It was said that he even managed to escape back from the Hell Realm.
Over the years, there were countless legends about him. Some said he was gravely wounded and had fallen in an unknown place. Others said he had returned to the Heavenly Dragon Realm to heal and had fallen into a deep sleep.
It wasn't until he entered the Hell Realm again and rescued Yunshen Daozhu from the Destiny Temple that this feat once again shocked the gods of the Heavenly Court and Hell.
Who could have imagined that when Dragon Lord was severely injured back then, he did not return to the Heavenly Dragon Realm, but went to the crumbling Kunlun Realm?
This was clearly a determination to live or die with the Kunlun Realm!
Who could have imagined that to rescue Yunshen Daozhu, Dragon Lord endured in the Kunlun Realm for a hundred thousand years? He was only waiting for the opportunity when the Jade Desolate Realm opened?
If he had returned to the Heavenly Dragon Realm, he would not have needed to take these risks. Instead, he could have obtained a large number of healing elixirs and enjoyed a transcendent status. But if he had done so, the Hell Realm would surely have been on guard, and Yunshen Daozhu would never have seen the light of day again.
It was precisely because no god in the Hell Realm thought that Dragon Lord was still alive, and would do something so bold and crazy for a broken, withered, and decaying Kunlun Realm, that he was caught off guard, leading to Yunshen Daozhu's escape.
From then on, Dragon Lord finally entered the view of the Twenty Heavens, reaching a point where all the gods of the world had to hold him in awe.
The question Dragon Lord asked—was it bullying the weak?
Of course, it wasn't bullying the weak.
It was simply too oppressive!
Ming Jian Shen instantly executed a secret technique, his whole body burning with divine flames, and charged forward.
Not to flee.
But to rush towards Zhang Ruochen, who was healing his injuries.
Dragon Lord shook his head, moved his body, and stood before Ming Jian Shen. He struck a palm on the top of his head, and instantly, human-shaped divine souls and refined essences were beaten out of his physical body, dissipating into the void.
(End of this chapter)