Chapter 900: Combined Sword Technique
Infinite Green could not figure out the answer, unable to understand how these two juniors, working together, could directly withstand a strike that contained her lifelong cultivation.
As the one directly involved, she could not understand it, so naturally, the people on the cliff plateau who had not even managed to see clearly understood it even less.
In truth, even Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong themselves had not yet figured out how all of this had happened.
They exchanged a glance, having some guesses, but not daring to be certain.
"This is impossible!"
Infinite Green was furious and unwilling to the extreme. She raised her horsetail whisk and struck it toward the ground again. The green lotus leaves danced wildly, scattering countless traces of the aura of annihilation. It was as if countless giant waves had arisen on the sea, rampaging toward the shore, like the principles of heaven and earth, enveloping the cliff plateau.
If it had been a cultivator of a slightly weaker realm, let alone resisting, even just looking at this scene would have shattered their Dao heart into dust, making it impossible for them to muster any will to fight.
Gou Hanshi and Hu Sanshier and the others knew that a battle of this level could no longer be interrupted, so they stopped at the periphery.
The battle had entered its most critical moment. Tang Thirty-Six could no longer control his emotions. He stopped staring at Bie Yanghong and turned his gaze to that side.
The young girls of Southern Creek Sect, the experts of the imperial court, the retainers of the two great clans, the elders of the various southern sects... everyone was looking in that direction.
The cultivators on the cliff plateau each had their own positions and inclinations, but at this moment, strangely enough, everyone vaguely shared a certain expectation.
Such a thing had never happened before. It was too shocking and extraordinary. Logically speaking, even thinking about it felt absurd.
But today, everyone had already seen that scene with their own eyes. Since it had happened once, could it happen again?
The wind howled. Infinite Green's horsetail whisk, carrying that illusory yet real lotus sea of annihilation, smashed toward Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong.
The Zhai Sword soared into the sky, scattering countless rays of holy light toward that lotus sea, exceptionally bright.
At the same time, or perhaps only after an extremely brief fragment of time, the Wugou Sword also soared into the sky, closely following the Zhai Sword, generating countless flames, exceptionally brilliant.
The two sword lights reflected each other, illuminating the dark lotus sea.
The two sword intents confirmed each other, becoming even sharper and more fierce than before, extremely cold and stern, cutting a large gash in the aura of annihilation that enveloped the cliff plateau.
Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong's two sword techniques seemed to merge into one. No, to be more precise, their swords seemed to become one sword.
The sword momentum suddenly increased countless times. Even if that lotus sea were the true principles of heaven and earth, it seemed as if it could be cut open!
Dust and smoke rose abruptly, then gradually settled.
Chen Changsheng stood in front of Xu Yourong, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, several tears in his clothes. He had suffered not insignificant injuries.
Xu Yourong's temples were also slightly disheveled, a few strands of black hair gently floating in the wind, half-covering her beautiful eyes.
Infinite Green was also somewhat disheveled. The front of her Daoist robe had been torn off, her Daoist bun had come undone, and her hair was scattered over her shoulders, blowing wildly in the wind.
None of this mattered.
What mattered was that Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong had not taken a single step back.
Infinite Green had not advanced a single step.
The two sides had fought to a draw.
This was something anyone could see, and also something no one could believe, even though they had seen it for the second time.
Two cultivators who had not yet stepped into the Divine Domain had actually fought to a draw in a direct confrontation with a Divine Domain expert!
They had not relied on any divine artifacts or means, only their own sword cultivation and realm to achieve this!
This was something that had never happened in history!
It had never happened since the Heavenly Book Monolith fell to the Central Continent!
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The cliff plateau remained silent, without any sound, because everyone was too shocked.
Whether it was Gou Hanshi or the Vice Dean of Huaiyuan Academy, whether it was the old matriarch of the Mu family or the head of the Wu family, whether it was the White Tiger Divine General or the Prince of Xiang, they were all too shocked to speak.
No one noticed that in a corner of the cliff plateau, a cultivator from some minor southern sect, dressed in green clothes and wearing a bamboo hat, had moved a bit closer to the battlefield. No one noticed that within the imperial envoy group, a very inconspicuous accompanying soldier had moved a bit closer to the White Tiger Divine General's position.
Infinite Green landed on the cliff plateau. Looking at the horsetail whisk in her hand, her expression seemed somewhat dazed.
She had been immersed in the Divine Domain for many years, and her history of cultivation was extremely long. She had seen countless strange things.
But nothing had impacted her spiritual world more than what had happened in the past two days.
How could someone dare to kill her most beloved son?
How could these two juniors actually fight her to a draw?
She searched her sea of consciousness, recalling every sword technique she had seen in her life, but she still could not understand what was happening.
Earlier, Xu Yourong had used what should have been the Eight Forms of Opening Zhai from the Southern Creek Sect's sword techniques, while Chen Changsheng had used what should have been Su Li's Burning Sword. These two sword techniques had no similarities whatsoever; in fact, they could be said to be completely opposite and incompatible in terms of both sword intent and form. So why, when the two sword techniques were combined, could they cooperate so perfectly?
This was absolutely not an ordinary joint sword technique. This perfection of cooperation could even be said to have far exceeded the level of intentional cooperation. It was more like a natural manifestation that secretly conformed to the principles of heaven and earth. In defense, it could be called seamless; in offense, it was profound and ineffable. The sword momentum suddenly surged, and the power increased by several times!
Like Infinite Green, many truly perceptive experts on the cliff plateau were pondering this question.
Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong were also thinking.
The first time, Xu Yourong had broken through the barrier, the Fire Phoenix dancing wildly, originally intending to rely on the sword intent she had accumulated through two years of secluded meditation to forcefully...
She had not expected that the sword Chen Changsheng had unleashed right after would have such a great impact.
When his sword and her sword met between heaven and earth, it was as if some kind of connection had been established between them.
It was a very mysterious connection, difficult to describe in words, only perceptible.
The sword techniques they used were different, but because of that connection, a certain cooperation naturally formed. Even their respective sword intents seemed to merge into one.
The second time, this feeling was even more pronounced and clear.
They could accurately detect what the other was thinking.
Between the two swords, it also seemed possible to determine the trajectory and angle of the next moment.
The sword techniques were still different, but the sword intents could communicate.
It was like two beautiful stones hidden beneath moss-covered rocks, revealing their true appearance through mutual polishing, then combining into a single peerless jade.
But what exactly was going on? How had all this happened?
Xu Yourong looked at him and asked with a smile, "When did you learn the Combined Sword Technique?"
Chen Changsheng replied, "Yesterday, when I went to the peak to see you, I had nothing to do, so I read a few books."
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(At Xi Xing's request, this chapter ends here. Apparently, this makes it sound particularly stylish?)