Chapter 75: Xuanyuan Sword Emerges—Heaven Shattering Break!
"Xuanyuan Sword emerges… Mountains and Rivers Shatter!"
A dreamlike, illusory murmur sounded out, and in the next moment, the Xuanyuan Sword embedded in the ground erupted with intense golden light.
At first, the light was only a point, but it rapidly expanded. In a very short time, it transformed into a massive golden sphere, like a blazing sun, releasing unimaginable heat and radiance.
At the same time, a golden shockwave imbued with the might of the Sacred Dao spread outward in all directions.
Before this terrifying shockwave, within a radius of one thousand meters, nearly one hundred dragon souls began to disintegrate.
Originally, the weakest of these true dragon remnant souls were at the Soul Saint level, while the strongest were even Titled Douluo. A single Mountains and Rivers Shatter strike should have been far from enough to eliminate them.
If the dragon souls present had been living human experts, this move would at most have killed several dozen Soul Saints who were too close, and would have found it extremely difficult to kill even a single Soul Douluo.
However, as a sword of the Sacred Dao, the Xuanyuan Sword was specifically designed to counter evil entities, possessing destructive power against them hundreds of times greater than usual. The remnant souls of dead true dragons, akin to specters, naturally fell within the category of evil entities.
"Roar!!"
The dragon souls swept by the golden shockwave let out wails of agony before death. Their soul structures had already been destroyed, and complete annihilation was only a matter of time.
"Retreat!"
In the distance, the Fire Dragon King and the Water Dragon King both let out furious roars. That single strike had killed several percent of the dragon souls, filling them with rage.
Upon hearing the command of the two Dragon Kings, all remaining dragon souls retreated far away, withdrawing beyond the attack range of the Xuanyuan Sword.
Although they were only remnant souls, they still possessed basic intelligence and could clearly sense the terrifying destructive power that the ancient golden sword held over souls.
However, retreating with their souls was useless.
That was because the dragon souls' skeletal remains were still on the original ground. The Xuanyuan Sword's Mountains and Rivers Shatter shattered the ground itself.
Boom!!
Amid a thunderous collapse of earth and stone, the small hill upon which Zhou Chen had been standing completely collapsed, crushing dozens of true dragon remains.
In an instant, the dragon souls corresponding to those shattered dragon bones let out terrified roars. Immediately afterward, their souls began to collapse.
True dragon remains were the anchor for dragon souls. Once destroyed, the dragon souls had nowhere to reside and would immediately dissipate.
And this was only the beginning.
In the next moment, continuous cracking sounds rang out as the entire dragon graveyard began to tremble violently. Centered on the hill where Zhou Chen had stood, dense spiderweb-like fissures spread outward.
In the blink of an eye, within a radius of ten thousand meters, the dragon bones of several hundred true dragons were destroyed amid the violent upheaval of the earth, buried, or plunged into fissures and shattered to pieces.
The dragon souls corresponding to those hundreds of dragon bones also began to disintegrate amid terrified roars.
Xuanyuan Sword emerges—Mountains and Rivers Shatter. This single strike, making use of the Xuanyuan Sword's ability to counter evil and fracture the earth, killed several hundred true dragon remnant souls.
Huff! Huff! Huff!
At this moment, Zhou Chen stood on the ground ten thousand meters away, supporting himself on his sword with one hand, breathing heavily.
Earlier, at the instant the hill collapsed, he had activated Golden Light Vertical Shift and relocated to this position.
Bang!
With a dull thud, Zhou Chen dropped to one knee, his face deathly pale.
The Central Wu Earth Apricot Yellow Qi within his body had been completely exhausted. His entire body felt weak and sore, and he no longer had the strength even to stand, making him nothing more than a lamb awaiting slaughter.
In truth, this was already far stronger than he had been six years ago. At the very least, he had not been severely injured by the Xuanyuan Sword's backlash.
In the distance, the dragon souls had been utterly terrified by Zhou Chen's earlier strike. For the time being, not a single dragon soul dared to attack him, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
"Fortunately, I have medicine."
A faint light flashed in Zhou Chen's right hand, and a cyan pill appeared in his palm.
This was a Qi Gathering Pill from a certain cultivation world. It could restore half of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's stamina, energy, and mental strength, and was one of the pills Zhou Chen had accumulated over the past six years.
After swallowing the pill, Zhou Chen immediately felt warm currents flowing through his torso and limbs. In just a few seconds, he recovered half of his combat strength.
Unfortunately, half his stamina was still far from enough to support the use of the Xuanyuan Sword's second soul skill. Otherwise, he might have been able to break out of this deadly situation.
Turning his head, Zhou Chen looked toward a location one thousand meters away, a trace of tenderness appearing in his eyes.
With his Heaven Vision and Earth Hearing technique, Zhou Chen could see through the shadow plane. Zhu Zhuqing was hiding there.
That foolish girl was silently crying at this moment, tightly gripping her Shadow God Spear, her expression stubborn yet resolute.
Clearly, if Zhou Chen encountered a fatal danger, Zhu Zhuqing would rather cancel her stealth soul skill and expose herself than refrain from coming out to save him.
"System, if I burn my flesh and soul, can I unleash the second sword?" Zhou Chen asked inwardly.
"Ding… Host need not do so. As long as you detonate the third soul ring, you can activate the Xuanyuan Sword's soul skill. Restoring the third soul ring requires one million Gold Soul Coins."
"Then let's begin. Today, even for Zhuqing, I will carve out a path of escape!"
Zhou Chen said with resolute eyes. All along, he had been selfish, seeking profit for himself and constantly calculating others.
Today, surrounded on all sides, he might not be able to escape. For Zhuqing to leave safely, let him be selfless this once.
Clang!
Pulling the Xuanyuan Sword from the ground, three resplendent golden soul rings rose and fell around Zhou Chen. Among them, the third soul ring began to release dazzling golden light.
He was going to detonate the third soul ring and use the immense energy of a million-year god-tier soul ring to unleash a world-shaking second sword.
If the second sword still failed to carve out a bloody path, then he would detonate another soul ring and release the Xuanyuan Sword's third soul skill.
Until death!
Boom!
In the next moment, the third soul ring suddenly exploded. Vast golden soul power instantly surged through Zhou Chen's entire body and continuously poured into the Xuanyuan Sword.
In an instant, an aura from ancient primordial times emanated from the Xuanyuan Sword in Zhou Chen's hand. It was the boundless antiquity and endless ages the Xuanyuan Sword had endured.
An ancient, desolate aura spread out, and Zhou Chen himself, bathed in the Xuanyuan Sword's radiance, transformed into a humanoid figure of golden light.
Seeing Zhou Chen like this, the two Dragon Kings let out furious roars and charged forward at once.
Thousands of dragon souls, seeing the two Dragon Kings lead the charge, also surged forward in a dense swarm.
They would absolutely not allow Zhou Chen to unleash another divine technique capable of destroying countless dragon souls.
"Sorry, you're too late."
Looking at the dragon souls filling the sky, Zhou Chen smiled faintly. His tone was calm, yet it pierced through the ages.
"Second soul skill, Xuanyuan Sword emerges… Heaven Shattering Break!"
End of Chapter
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