Chapter 517: Chapter 517

Sima Yi hovered in the air, a multitude of Sword Qi permeating the surroundings, emanating a crisp sound of sword resonance. His gaze was unwavering as he channeled his Spiritual Energy to its limit, releasing a single, devastating sword strike.

This sword strike seemed to split heaven and earth!

The power it exuded vaguely surpassed the limits of a Ten-thousand-year Emperor, possessing the might to slay one from a lower cultivation base.

However, this unparalleled sword strike, in the face of the palm print descending from the heavens, seemed utterly insignificant. Before it could even approach, it was completely annihilated by the palm’s qi, shattering inch by inch. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel⟡fire.net

The peerless might of the Origin Emperor Realm was transmitted from the palm print, pressing down so heavily that Sima Yi struggled to breathe.

Sima Yi watched the palm print fall, thinking in despair, Am I to meet my end here, even before I can return to the Great Qin Dynasty?

At this moment, he felt like a mere ant, utterly incapable of escaping the Ancestral Emperor’s grasp, no matter what he did.

At the pivotal moment!

An azure Sword Qi descended from high above, radiating a dazzling light. It possessed the purity of a lotus emerging from mud yet remaining unstained, the heroic spirit of one who would set sail straight through the clouds, and the killing intent to slaughter all heroes beneath the heavens.

The Sword Qi fell, its razor-sharp edge splitting the palm print in two.

The Void exploded as nine-headed dragons soared high, pulling a carriage that roamed the nine heavens.

The Ancestral Emperor stood upon the carriage, wielding a uniquely shaped battle sword. His body pulsed with spiritual light as a Golden Crow phantom materialized behind him. A torrent of fire blazed forth, threatening to incinerate the world.

His sharp gaze, harboring murderous intent, was fixed on a tall tower dozens of miles away.

"Just an unknown nobody from the Great Qin Saint’s Court!"

A ripple spread through space, and a figure robed in white emerged. His face was slightly flushed; he held a sword in his right hand and a wine pot in his left, exuding an air of untamed freedom.

He stared groggily at the Ancestral Emperor and took a large swig of wine.

The rich aroma of the wine spread, so potent it seemed to intoxicate time itself and leave the very world in a drunken stupor!

"Then you can go and die!"

A flash of murderous intent gleamed in the Ancestral Emperor’s eyes. The war sword in his hand was unsheathed, accompanied by a bird’s cry. It emanated a peerless sharpness, as if capable of severing the three thousand laws of the world.

This Immortal Sword was forged using the corpse of a peak-tier divine beast, the Golden Crow, combined with countless precious ores. An Immortal-rank Artifact Refiner had spent a thousand years meticulously crafting it.

The Ancestral Emperor had obtained this Immortal Sword in a mystic realm during his youth.

Besides the Golden Crow Sword, he had also received the legacy of its original owner.

It was precisely this opportunity that enabled him to secure his place on the turbulent Primeval Continent. He went on to establish the Taiyi Saint’s Court and become the renowned Ancestral Emperor.

"Golden Crow Sword Technique—Slash!"

The Ancestral Emperor roared. A terrifying Sword Qi emerged, creating the illusion of a Golden Crow looming in the sky. Possessing an terror-inducing high temperature, it incinerated the heavens and earth, baking the world.

The Golden Crow, a divine beast fabled to be born of the sun, could transform itself into a sun!

Naturally, its Sword Qi carried an extremely high temperature!

An Immortal Sword, so what? Watch me shatter it with a single strike! Li Bai’s hazy eyes suddenly sharpened, and a peerless Sword Intent erupted from him, traversing the vast sky and shaking the nine heavens.

What did an Immortal Sword matter?

Just watch him destroy it in one move!

Li Bai swung his longsword.

Above in the Void, a white Sword Qi appeared. Strands of terrifying Sword Intent permeated the sky, seeming as if it could split the very heavens and earth in two.

Two unparalleled streams of Sword Qi collided fiercely, sparks flying in all directions, producing a piercing metallic shriek. Many low-level Martial Artists within the Imperial City grimaced in pain, blood streaming from their ears.

Terrifying sword light swept out, scouring the nine heavens and covering a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles!

One hundred thousand Yellow Turban deathsworn warriors vanished in an instant, obliterated without a trace!

The nine Emperor Realm dragon demons, amidst mournful howls, exploded and perished!

The Imperial City trembled. Countless buildings collapsed. Myriad lives were caught in the devastation, their souls dispatched to the Yellow Spring!

"Such powerful shockwaves!"

Sima Yi’s face turned pale. He channeled his Spiritual Energy to its utmost limit, erecting a defensive shield of Spiritual Energy to ward off the endless shockwaves, ensuring Zhang Jiao would not be disturbed.

In the boundless aftermath, the Spiritual Energy shield he released was like a fragile skiff in a raging sea, constantly at risk of shattering.

"Another world-shaking monster!"

The Ancestral Emperor retreated half a step, a glint of malice in his eyes, his killing intent growing even stronger.

From their brief exchange, he had discerned that Li Bai’s cultivation was merely at the Ten-thousand-year Emperor Realm. However, his attainments in the Sword Dao had reached a terrifying level, capable of posing a lethal threat to him.

I’m also about to break through to the Origin Emperor Realm! Then I shall use your blood to forge my supreme Sword Dao! Li Bai hooked the wine jug onto his belt. In his eyes, as bright as the moon, a soaring Sword Intent was revealed. He lifted his battle sword, and countless azure sword lotuses emerged.

Within a ten-thousand-zhang radius, sword lotuses bloomed one after another!

Every petal of these lotuses was an unparalleled Sword Qi!

Strands of Chaos Qi enveloped the sword lotuses, making it seem as if time had reverted to the beginning of the universe: before heaven and earth were sundered, before heavenly secrets were manifest, before the Great Dao itself existed!

Suddenly, a razor-sharp Sword Qi erupted, as if to cleave open the world of Chaos and reshape the universe.

Chaos Azure Lotus Sword Technique!

The Ancestral Emperor’s expression shifted slightly. He felt countless terrifying streams of Sword Qi sealing off the heavens and earth, imprisoning all of creation, as if intending to shatter the world itself.

Countless sword lotuses drifted, suspended in every direction, like a thousand lotus worlds arrayed to suppress the cosmos!

This strike was enough to make myriad Swordsmen revere him as a deity!

The Ancestral Emperor cursed inwardly, his actions unceasing. The Golden Crow Sword danced in the air, unleashing a ten-thousand-zhang Golden Crow. With a flap of its wings, a blinding radiance shone upon the world, like a blazing sun rising.

In that instant, even the light of the actual sun seemed to dim!

Every feather on the Golden Crow’s body exuded a sharpness capable of annihilating all existence.

An earth-shattering sound erupted.

Two streams of Sword Qi, pregnant with boundless might, clashed ferociously. In the massive shockwave, the azure sword lotuses exploded one by one, and fireballs surged into the sky, enveloping the universe.

Li Bai shouted, his expression unusually serious, a chilling killing intent swirling around him.

Behind him, time seemed to flow in reverse, returning to the primordial Chaos. The universe itself appeared to explode as Chaos Qi drifted aimlessly. There was not a single trace of life, only utter, profound desolation.

After an unknown passage of time, a streak of azure profound light pierced through the dim, chaotic void!

Within the Chaos storm, a twelve-petaled azure lotus bloomed. It stood firm in the cosmos, radiating peerless sharpness, brilliantly illuminating all heavens—a terrifying sight to behold, pushed to the absolute extreme.

The colossal Golden Crow Sword Qi shattered!

Not good! The Ancestral Emperor’s expression changed drastically; his heart filled with terror. His full-strength attack had actually been shattered!

A potent sense of impending doom made his mind tremble. "You just wait! I will be back!" he shrieked. Without a second thought, he tore open the Void and fled, disappearing from sight.

A gentle breeze blew.

The Sword Qi that had filled the sky dispersed, and the Void, which had been fragmented countless times, gradually began to reassemble.

Li Bai scoffed, unhooking his wine jug. He tilted his head back for a drink, his drunken demeanor returning.

A swig of wine after a battle is better than being a Great Luo Immortal!

"Thank you for your assistance, Master Li!" Sima Yi said, cupping his fists in gratitude.

Li Bai waved his hand dismissively. He looked at Zhang Jiao, who was in seclusion, and said with a smile, "He’s about to achieve his breakthrough. Continue to stand guard; I will go hunt down the Ancestral Emperor!"

A dense killing intent erupted from his body!

He intended to use the Ancestral Emperor’s life to attest to his peerless Sword Dao and break through to the Origin Emperor Realm!