SHIING!
The ring of a sword echoed out.
It wasn't a loud sound, yet it fell clearly upon everyone's ears.
Wang Xiao stood before Chen Tiangang, sword in hand.
A line of text flashed before his eyes.
[Analysis successful. You have obtained "Celestial Spirit Divine Fist."]
In that instant, all the various techniques and power-generation methods of the Celestial Spirit Divine Fist flooded into Wang Xiao's mind.
This was the very Martial Arts Chen Tiangang had comprehended upon becoming a Martial Saint.
To name a martial art after himself was a testament to Chen Tiangang's domineering nature!
And indeed, this Fist Technique was renowned for being unyieldingly fierce and domineering.
Therefore, Chen Tiangang had no Weapon; his strongest weapons were his own two fists.
However, Wang Xiao was utterly unafraid. In fact, his will to fight only grew stronger!
After witnessing the battle between Ming Xu and Chen Tiangang, Wang Xiao felt the ball of energy that had long been gathering in his chest grow even more scorching hot.
When he saw Ming Xu defeated, his Dao heart shattered, completely losing his chance to become a Martial Saint, that ball of energy had reached its absolute peak!
Everything he had seen and heard, thought and felt over the past six years surfaced in his mind!
The land was shattered, engulfed by the smoke of war.
'I entered the path of the Dao through Martial Arts, so what can I do?'
'Should I remain a bystander, or should I carve a path forward for the common people?!'
The moment Wang Xiao drew his sword, he made his choice.
And in that same moment, the culmination of his six years of experience erupted, coalescing into a Martial Arts that was his and his alone!
He had come from beyond the heavens. He had received the grace of this Heaven and Earth and learned a lifetime's worth of skills.
Therefore, he had to give back to this Heaven and Earth and bring an end to this age of chaos.
This was the true essence of Wang Xiao's Martial Arts.
With one sword, cleave a path between life and death; with two fists, uphold a sky of peace!
This Martial Arts was named: Celestial Flying Immortal!
"He... he actually dared to draw his sword in a Martial Saint's presence! Is he insane?!"
"He must be scared stiff. Or maybe he's just trying to make a name for himself?"
"Heh, the Chief just became a Martial Saint and someone's already here to challenge him. Looks like this guy wants a tour of the Imperial Prison."
Seeing Wang Xiao draw his sword to block Chen Tiangang, the crowd of Jinyi Guard first revealed looks of shock, which quickly twisted into sneers.
In their hearts, the title of Martial Saint was synonymous with invincibility.
Even if their Chief had only just become a Martial Saint, he was not someone that just anyone could trifle with.
Especially not some boy who looked barely out of his teens!
An act like this was simply courting death!
"Young Hero, you... you..."
Zhang Yuanzhu stared at the back before him, his expression one of utter astonishment.
He had already been planning to take his own life to avoid the torment of the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison.
When he suddenly saw Wang Xiao step in front of him, he was completely stunned.
He simply couldn't understand why Wang Xiao would do such a thing.
Wasn't this just a blatant death wish?!
"Young man..."
The proprietress gazed at Wang Xiao's profile, a flash of surprise in her beautiful eyes.
She had known Wang Xiao for over half a year, but they had never once had a deep conversation.
In her memory, she only recalled that Wang Xiao would come for a bowl of beef noodles every day. He was a man of few words who would leave as soon as he finished eating.
The sword at his waist seemed like a mere ornament; he had never drawn it, not even when provoked.
She never imagined that Wang Xiao would draw his sword now, of all times.
And against a Martial Saint, no less!
Of all those present, only Daoist Ming Xu and Chen Tiangang could perceive Wang Xiao's current state!
Both men felt a heaven-piercing Sword Intent erupt from within Wang Xiao's body, merging with Heaven and Earth!
At this moment, the entirety of Heaven and Earth seemed to transform into a sea of swords!
Even they felt a sharp pain with every breath, as if they were inhaling and exhaling Sword Qi.
"This is the Sword Sect's True Understanding of Sword Dao! So, you're from the Sword Sect!"
A brilliant light gleamed in Ming Xu's aged eyes.
However, what surprised him wasn't that Wang Xiao was from the Sword Sect, but Wang Xiao's current Realm.
For one's Martial Arts to merge with Heaven and Earth... that is the first step a Grandmaster takes toward becoming a Martial Saint!
He truly hadn't expected that Wang Xiao, at such a tender age, had already become a Grandmaster.
Moreover, this Grandmaster's aura was anything but ordinary; it was so potent that even he found it difficult to breathe.
This meant the youth before him must have perfected many Upper-Grade Martial Arts to the Transformation Realm, not just the basic three.
'But... how is this possible?'
'This boy looks to be only fourteen or fifteen. How could he possibly possess such skill?!'
'Even Wu Shengtiang, hailed as the greatest of all time, couldn't have possibly exuded such a powerful aura at the Grandmaster Realm!'
For a moment, Ming Xu felt dizzy, unable to believe the scene before him was real.
"The Sword Sect... what a fine Sword Sect, to have silently cultivated a monster like you!"
Chen Tiangang stared at Wang Xiao, a thick killing intent erupting from his eyes.
As a Martial Saint, he could perceive far more than anyone else—even more than Ming Xu.
This youth hadn't just taken the first step toward becoming a Martial Saint; he had unified his Martial Arts with the very rhythm of Heaven and Earth!
This was a sign of ascending to the Martial Saint Realm!
'How old is this boy, to have already reached such a Realm of Cultivation?'
'It's simply inconceivable, utterly unheard of!'
'For the Sword Sect to produce such a monster... he is a grave threat to the Great Xuan Dynasty. He must be eliminated!'
Therefore, Chen Tiangang attacked without a moment's hesitation!
His fist was like a Meteor falling from the heavens, whipping up a gale as it whistled through the air!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
It was accompanied by terrifying sonic booms!
All of Heaven and Earth seemed to howl, kicking up a massive sandstorm!
The ground buckled and collapsed.
Chen Tiangang's fist seemed to carry the weight of Heaven and Earth itself, threatening to obliterate everything in its path!
Including Wang Xiao!
At this moment, the distance between Wang Xiao and Chen Tiangang was less than three feet.
The fierce winds from the attack sent Wang Xiao's robes flapping wildly, his black hair whipping in the gale.
His eyes shone with a brilliant light, and the sword in his hand hummed and trembled as if it were leaping for joy!
The instant he drew his sword, Wang Xiao felt as if he had become one with Heaven and Earth.
The sound of the wind, the sound of the fist, the sound of his own breathing... all the sounds around him ultimately resolved into a single, rhythmic heartbeat.
It was the rhythm of Heaven and Earth!
So melodious, so comforting, so full of life!
Then, following this rhythm of Heaven and Earth, the Inner Strength in Wang Xiao's body surged into it!
In that one instant, Wang Xiao felt as if all of Heaven and Earth had merged into his blade, completely under his command!
He raised his sword and brought it slashing down diagonally!
The next instant, a brilliant flash of sword light filled everyone's vision.
The light of the blade was like a flash of lightning, a rainbow streaking across the sky!
With every inch it advanced, it seemed to slice Heaven and Earth asunder.
It teemed with infinite variations, yet at the same time seemed utterly unchanging, making it impossible to fathom.
It was like a Banished Immortal descending upon the mortal world, exuding a magnificent, divine might!
The sword light was both glorious and swift, at once unyieldingly hard and infinitely gentle.
Before this one sword strike, it felt as though all darkness would be torn asunder.
All obstacles would be sundered!
Everything else paled in comparison!
No one could describe the speed of this strike.
It was as if this was no longer merely a sword, but a law of nature—a form of divine punishment!
SHIING!
Celestial Flying Immortal—a single strike to shake the heavens!