Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 136 - 035: Slaying the Ancient Genius!

"It seems you all have made your choices as well!"

Xi Yu Yang, suppressing his killing intent, saw Feng Lingzhu still ignoring him and lost his patience.

"Everyone, is content to just stand by and watch, is that right?"

Zhou Yan, with his hands clasped behind his back, took a step forward. He hadn’t made a move, but the Blood Qi within his body seemed ready to ignite.

A surge of Blood Qi from an ancient Wilderness Beast soared to the heavens, giving Zhou Yan a glow like that of a War God in this environment.

Threads of terrifying Purple Flame Breath circulated around his body, making him appear even more formidable.

His pitch-black hair was casually tied back, and his piercing eyes were as black as stars and as bright as diamonds, exuding an ancient light and heat, swirling with endless ancient Sword Intent!

Zhou Yan raised the question, already manifesting a strong state of Battle Intent.

No one spoke; everyone just watched this scene of battle unfold!

No matter how imposing Zhou Yan appeared, without actual combat ability, it was all empty talk.

It seemingly needed confirmation whether the previous cultivator’s words—that Zhou Yan was all bluster without real strength—were true.

"Now, you still want to bluff? If you really had the strength, would you talk such big talk? Die!"

Xi Yu Yang sneered with certainty, already concluding that Zhou Yan was all bark and no bite.

Feng Lingzhu was about to take action again, but at that moment, Zhou Yan’s hand shot out like lightning, suddenly resting on her shoulder!

"Watch the young master take action and learn well; this is a rare opportunity!"

Zhou Yan’s voice resonated softly, and Feng Lingzhu’s delicate body trembled, her gaze flashing with surprise, shock, delight, and worry.

Zhou Yan stepped out, and at that moment, his Blood Qi suddenly peaked.

On his journey, he had studied the Ancient Array, and his ancient Sword Intent had built up to a degree where he had touched the barrier of the Sword Spirit Realm. Now he was finally ready to take action, naturally intending to shock everyone with a single stroke!

At that time, Xi Yu Yang suddenly unleashed his swordsmanship, recognizing that Zhou Yan might have some capability. Finally not taking him lightly, his attack was a powerful Sword Soul strike!

With this technique unleashed, it actually manifested a giant hand with five fingers like celestial hooks, emitting a deep blue light with a sound like thunder, abruptly reaching for Zhou Yan’s head.

Sword Soul, the physical manifestation of Sword Intent, could be a life form, a hand, foot, fist, or sword, but regardless of the form, it was all extremely fearsome.

This grasp seemed to shroud all of Heaven and Earth, with the divine fire blazing fiercely.

Flames twisted around, blocking out the sky, enveloping Zhou Yan’s every escape route with a mixture of reality and illusion.

This was a terrifying attack, and even Zhou Yan had to treat it seriously.

Indeed, there was no such thing as worthless talent among geniuses.

Zhou Yan thought, instantly feeling the killing intent twist the Void and arrive in a blink.

Zhou Yan’s heart tensed, as he directly applied the Body Manipulation Technique from the True·Hawk Sword Technique, combined with the Concealing Technique, twisting his body and transforming it into a wisp of smoke. Carrying the still somewhat stunned Feng Lingzhu, he narrowly avoided the terrifying strike.

"Boom—"

The deep blue lightning arc from the Sword Soul was truly invincible; that single strike created a huge pit over ten meters wide in the ground of the fearsome ancient Array that had been tempered over time!

The pit seemed bottomless, with wisps of blue smoke occasionally rising, as if a nuclear bomb had been detonated.

The force of this strike made numerous genius cultivators at the scene gasp involuntarily.

"You do have some skill after all. For that reason, you must not be left alive!"

Xi Yu Yang’s eyes flashed coldly, continuously controlling the Sword Soul, launching successive waves of deep blue Sword Soul light like an unending barrage, slashing through the Void.

"Clang—"

This time, Zhou Yan didn’t dodge but instead activated the defensive ancient Array of the Spiritual Lotus Armor!

With a deafening roar, Zhou Yan’s Spirit Armor vibrated intensely but miraculously absorbed all the deep blue electric arc energies!

The Spiritual Lotus Armor had terrifying defensive capabilities and was forged from Purple Flame. In front of Purple Flame, these deep blue electric arcs were, in fact, not such a terrifying attack.

However, Zhou Yan did this while waiting for an opportunity.

But at that moment, to everyone else, Zhou Yan appeared to have no chance to counterattack.

"Zhou Lingzhe, why bother with this? Why not just concede? After all, struggling is painful; better to let Seated Spirit give you a swift end."

Next to Feng Yunyan, a talented young female cultivator had just opened her lips to speak these words.

This seemed to be the thought of all the cultivators.

Zhou Yan frowned, his figure trembling for a moment before stabilizing.

For him, Xi Yu Yang’s Realm was powerful and his strength profoundly deep, utterly unbeatable head-on. Just two moves in, and he already felt it was too much to bear.

But the opportunity he had been waiting for had come.

As the young female cultivator spoke, Xi Yu Yang also settled on this resolve, providing Zhou Yan the fleeting chance he needed to seize.

Others might miss it, but Zhou Yan’s sensing power could almost directly discern the human heart. This was akin to a compliment from someone on a certain occasion—though one may not care, if the words are agreeable, there is still a momentary delightful feeling.

In this instant, Zhou Yan seized the moment; the opportunity to counterattack finally arrived.

At that moment, Zhou Yan’s Blood Qi erupted, directly charging out with ancient Sword Intent, reaching the pinnacle with the Supreme Water Sword Technique.

A desolate, sad, evil, and cold breath suddenly filled the air, impacting the minds of nearly everyone present.

Zhou Yan’s Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent also activated at that moment!

Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent was Zhou Yan’s most profound Sword Intent, crafted from the essence of all his skills, aimed specifically at the soul, unpredictable and unstoppable!

Once the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent was unleashed, the heaven and earth fell into a deathly silence, as if immersed in a tranquil stillness.

"Buzz~~~"

Heaven and earth trembled as if ancient time itself had paused, carrying on to the present!

The immensely powerful Xi Yu Yang was struck as if by lightning at this moment; his mind suddenly roared and instantly went blank!

"Not good!"

He was alarmed and intended to dodge at high speed, but abruptly he lost all consciousness.

In that instant, he saw that amidst heaven and earth, terrifying Wilderness Beasts were roaring as they launched their attack on him.

Before losing consciousness, he could only try his best to reinforce all his defensive Spiritual Artifacts on himself—this was the immediate decision he made as his will faded away!

His heart was filled with extreme shock. How could Zhou Yan be this strong? At this moment, his breath was like thunder, his mighty Blood Qi as vast as the ocean!

This moment, this scene, was permanently etched into his heart.

Zhou Yan’s expression was detached, his emotions as motionless as an ancient well.

In the instant the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent fixed the void and soul, his ultimate move was finally unleashed!

This time, he aimed to slay this ancient genius and herald the renown of Zhou Yan’s genius!

This world is cruel, kill or be killed. For strength and position, for dignity and fame, he must make his move and establish his authority!

This Xi Yu Yang, in seeking him out, did so for the same reasons, and he was determined to launch the strongest counterattack!

"True·Desolate Dragon Sword Technique!"

Zhou Yan softly exclaimed, as a terrifying ancient Desolate Dragon suddenly manifested in the void, with spikes of Purple Flame Breath shining dazzlingly bright.

"Roar—"

The Desolate Dragon roared, dominating the heaven and earth, ancient Sword Intent trembled in the dragon’s roar.

At this pinnacle of his power, Zhou Yan’s understanding of the Sword Dao had reached its limit, the True·Desolate Dragon Sword Technique had attained Great Perfection, and the power it wielded was truly unparalleled!

The Desolate Dragon roared, a Divine Beast’s massive claw struck down mightily!

The claw was tyrannically powerful, radiant and eclipsing the sun, aimed solely at Xi Yu Yang.

With his soul bombarded by the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent, Xi Yu Yang had no time to react and was squarely hit!

This strike was terrifying; although Xi Yu Yang had many defensive treasures, as the giant claw struck down, the sound of "crack, crack, crack—" as the treasures shattered was unceasing.

A series of loud, crisp sounds followed one after another, the treasures were completely pulverized into dust.

Xi Yu Yang, jolted severely by the impact, finally regained consciousness and his body twisted as he suddenly flew away, attempting to escape.

But the claw seemed to leap through space-time; it still brutally struck Xi Yu Yang.

"Pfft—"

As if sliced at the waist, without the protection of Spirit Armor, even the mighty Xi Yu Yang was severely hit by the claw, his body nearly torn to pieces, and blood instantly stained the void red.

His Spirit Armor was completely and violently shattered!

Xi Yu Yang spit out a large mouthful of blood, hurled back thousands of meters!

His heart filled with intense shock, he almost instinctively fled further away.

But then, another surge of terrifying Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent struck out, so dreadful that it filled him with extreme horror, his eyes nearly bursting with rage. The mere thousands of meters distance gave him a chance to escape; with sheer determination, he burned his Essence Blood and transformed into a streak of light.

However, the horror of the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent far exceeded his imagination. The moment his terror manifested, he was affected once again, his mind plunging into Chaos.

He inwardly cursed, sensing trouble.

Sure enough, he felt the roaring Sword Soul of the giant beast coming at him once more.

"Zhou Lingzhe, that’s enough."

At this moment, a woman’s voice came through, and to Xi Yu Yang, it sounded like the most beautiful music! Overjoyed, even after losing consciousness, he continued to desperately flee forward.

Following that, the giant beast, as if restrained by Heaven and Earth, did not continue its pursuit!

Xi Yu Yang’s heart soared with relief, he breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did his consciousness gradually return after being lost.

It seemed that the woman had not only immobilized his Sword Intent but also pinned down his Sword Soul.

Xi Yu Yang, feeling a reprieve, sensed the flow of an Array around him and no longer concerned himself, rushing straight into the Ancient Array...

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"Feng Yunyan, what is the meaning of this?!"

Zhou Yan was on the verge of killing Xi Yu Yang when Feng Yunyan suddenly intervened, infuriating him, which caused his expression to turn rather unsightly.

And at this time, a group of Cultivators seeing the terrifying Xi Yu Yang being forced to flee in disgrace, and then looking at Zhou Yan who had only reached the Sword Heart Third Layer Heaven, all felt a bone-chilling coldness in their hearts!

This man was terrifyingly formidable and not to be provoked!

"Zhou Lingzhe, this man, you cannot kill here."

Feng Yunyan replied very calmly.

"When I was in a disadvantageous position before, did you intervene? Are you now deliberately becoming my enemy?"

Zhou Yan sneered.