Chapter 2035: Reusing An Old Trick

Chapter 2035: Reusing An Old Trick

Thanks to his ability to imbue his divine perception on abyssal dust, Yun Che’s perception range far exceeded even Hua Qingying’s, a peak Divine Limit Realm profound practitioner. That was why he could vaguely sense Hua Caili even from such a distance.

After finding a sufficiently big black stone and scanning the surrounding abyssal beasts, Yun Che sat down beside the rock, withdrew his aura, and waited.

When he closed his eyes, he recalled the amazing attack Hua Caili had executed. As he replayed it over and over again in his soul sea, Li Suo suddenly said, “That’s the Heaven Breaking Sword.”

Yun Che opened his eyes and exclaimed in surprise, “You know it?”

Mo Su, the young man in Ni Xuan’s memory fragment, had once brought up the “Ninety Nine Heaven Breaking Swords”. Naturally, it reminded him of the Heaven Breaker Kingdom of God immediately.

“Mo E had created a good number of sword arts.”

Li Suo said slowly as her memories grew clearer with direction, “The Heaven Challenging Sword... the Heaven Subjugation Sword... the Heaven Controlling Sword... the Heaven Breaking Sword...”

“And finally... the Heaven Punishing Sword.”

Yun Che’s pupils contracted a little. He was shocked not because that the Heaven Breaking Sword the Heaven Breaker Kingdom of God cultivated really was the sword art Mo E created, but because their names... antagonized the heavens every step of the way.

All four Creation Gods were bestowed a mission by the Ancestral God. The Creation God of Life was responsible for creating and protecting life, the Creation God of Order kept the order, and the Creation God of the Elements maintained the balance of the elements. In that case, what about the Heaven Punishing God Emperor?

Was he given the mission to “punish” the heavens?

“Mo E is the only one who can cultivate the Heaven Punishing Sword as it was the pinnacle sword art bestowed by the Ancestral God herself,” Li Suo explained. “As for the four sword arts I mentioned, they are all created by Mo E.”

“The scene you replayed in your head just now is the first technique of the Ninety Nine Heaven Breaking Swords, the First Sword. Its form is acceptable, but its essence is less than one-hundredth of the real thing. That said, mortals are much inferior to gods, and for one to successfully cultivate even a sliver of its essence is deserving of praise.”

“Say,” Yun Che probed, “would you happen to know... the Heaven Breaking Sword as well?”

A short silence later, Li Suo replied, “Xi Ke preferred to be alone, so I rarely made contact with him. Ni Xuan, Mo E and I are very close, and we never hid anything from each other. As soon as Mo E finished creating the Heaven Breaking Sword, he immediately taught it to Ni Xuan and me. He claimed that it was because peer review is important, but in reality he just wanted to brag about his achievement.”

Mo E was too upright and outspoken, and Ni Xuan and Li Suo knew him too well. They could literally guess what he was going to say or do just looking at his expression.

“However, I don’t get involved with powers that kill, and Ni Xuan didn’t like the Way of the Sword. Therefore, he memorized it but never cultivated it.”

Yun Che’s mouth twitched. That was what Li Suo thought, but not only did Ni Xuan master the Heaven Breaking Ninety Nine Sword, he even used it to make a bet with Mo E.

It was that bet that finally convinced Mo E to set aside his pride and entrust Mo Su to his hands.

“Do you still remember the sword art?”

“No.”

Li Suo’s answer was expected yet disappointing. However, she added, “I can only recall... the First Sword.”

“That’s all I need!” Yun Che’s eyes immediately lit up again. “Tell me now. And if you remember any other sword art, don’t hesitate to imprint them into my soul sea immediately.”

Li Suo advised, “To learn the Heaven Breaking Sword, you must first master the Heaven Challenging Sword, the Heaven Subjugation Sword, and the Heaven Controlling Sword. But you—”

“I’m not bound by the limits of others,” Yun Che interrupted her rudely, “and mastering the Heaven Breaking Sword isn’t my goal.”

......

Four hours later, Yun Che finally sensed Hua Caili rising back to her feet.

Although she was exhausted, her injuries weren’t actually that severe. Add to the fact that she was given the best healing and recovery pills a Kingdom of God could afford, she had regained almost half of her profound energy already.

Yun Che finally opened his eyes as well.

It’s time to begin.

He summoned the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword and struck the ground, shaking the earth and sending rocks flying everywhere.

The surrounding abyssal beasts were immediately alerted by the loud noise and charged him instinctively. Roars immediately filled his ears.

Multiple abyssal beasts were approaching him from multiple directions, but instead of sending them away like he normally did, he actually lowered his protective profound energy and allowed them to strike him with their power of destruction.

Shred! Boom!

The timing of their appearance must be perfect...

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration entered his mind.

No, I think I have a better option.

He raised his hand and summoned a big abyssal crystal. It was a priceless treasure to profound practitioners exploring the periphery of the Endless Fog because the chances that a Divine Sovereign abyssal beast would carry one was less than one in a hundred, and less than one in fifty for a Divine Master abyssal beast. Moreover, they usually weighed one or two catties at most.

The abyssal crystal Yun Che was holding easily weighed over thirty catties. Even a Half-God would have difficulties procuring an abyssal crystal, but for Yun Che, it was all too easy because he could sense exactly which abyssal beast had an abyssal crystal in them.

All he needed to do was to command all abyssal beasts that carried abyssal crystals in them to his side. Then, he could just rip them right out of their bodies. The abyssal beasts wouldn’t resist or perish. Even their breached bodies would heal swiftly thanks to the abyssal dust.

This was why there was a literal hill of abyssal crystal in the Sky Poison Pearl. His hoard had grown to the point he couldn’t even be bothered to procure an abyssal crystal that had taken form naturally.

He dropped the abyssal crystal between the severed halves of a gigantic abyssal beast and made sure that it wasn’t tainted by the blood. It shone a strange, grayish light as it lay quietly on the ground.

He exhaled slightly, and the blood started draining away from his face. His aura had also become exceptionally weak.

Hua Caili was walking very slowly. Her nerves were still as taut as a string because she hadn’t recovered from the harrowing experience from before.

She didn’t think that the danger would increase so dramatically just because she had ventured a little deeper into the Endless Fog.

For the past half a year, the greatest number of abyssal beasts she had triggered at the same time was seven. But this time, she had triggered over twenty abyssal beasts in one go.

If it wasn’t for Yun Che, she might have perished already.

No wonder her aunt told her to never act beyond one’s competence.

That said, it was thanks to the fatal crisis that she managed to glimpse a wisp of the Heaven Breaking sword intent and unleashed the First Sword.

It was at this moment that the air entering her nostrils changed a little. She could smell not just abyssal dust, but also the blood stench of an abyssal beast.

Sword lights appeared in her eyes immediately. The Glass Cloud Sword was already standing by her side.

Blood, bone and gore were everywhere. There were also signs of massive destruction.

Judging from the abyssal dust dissipating from the corpses, it had only been a while since they had died. Clearly, a terrific battle had just taken place here a while ago.

Hua Caili withdrew her aura completely and slowly continued forward. It was at this moment she caught a glimpse of vermillion.

It was a massive sword that was stabbed into the ground. Hua Caili immediately recognized it as the sword Yun Che used to save her earlier. Its vermillion glow was so distinct that it was impossible not to remember it.

Could it be...?

Her heart clenched, and she broke her concealment and rushed forward.

When she got close to the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword, she saw a bloodied silhouette slumped against a piece of jagged rock. His pale, scarred face caused her to hold her breath.

It is him...

Is he... dead...?

She was in a daze when the vermillion sword abruptly let out a metallic shriek and flew to Yun Che’s side. At the same time, Yun Che opened his eyes. The light in his eyes was weak, but it was sharp like the glint of a hungry eagle.

When he saw Hua Caili though, he froze for a second before relaxing completely. The arm he just barely raised fell back to his side as he rasped, “It’s... you...”

“Are you alright?” Hua Caili let out a small sigh of relief when she saw that he was still alive.

Yun Che didn’t answer her. Instead, he asked in a weak voice, “You... weren’t following me, were you?”

It had only been less than six hours since they last met, and the Endless Fog was a vast, vast place. His suspicion was perfectly reasonable.

Hua Caili hurriedly shook her head. “No! I was just passing through as I was heading back to the periphery. I promise!”

A smile flickered across Yun Che’s bloodless face seeing how serious she was. “I was just kidding.”