I Have A Sword-Chapter 1691: Ye Qing

Didn't even last three moves? What the hell?

Everyone in the hall thought they must have misheard. After all, the strength Ye Guan had shown before was terrifying beyond belief.

Even Shendao Chen, a monstrous genius from a Supreme Divine Civilization, couldn't put up any resistance in front of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion's young master.

Yet such a heaven-defying figure like Ye Guan claimed he couldn't withstand three moves from the young lord of the Guanxuan Domain?

Did that Guanxuan heir have three heads and six arms or something?

Yun Wuzai asked solemnly, "Brother Ye, are you saying... you really couldn't last three moves?"

Yang Seng also looked at Ye Guan with an unusually serious expression.

Ye Guan replied earnestly, "Yes. He's just that powerful. Perhaps an existence like him won't appear even once in several eras. Sigh, to live in the same era as him... what a tragedy."

Everyone fell silent. Was the young lord of the Guanxuan Domain really that monstrous?

Yun Wuzai and Yang Seng grew visibly serious. When Ye Guan fought Shendao Chen, he hadn't even used his full strength. If this man couldn't survive three moves against the Guanxuan Domain's heir, then just how terrifying was that heir?

Unimaginable. Monstrous! Could it be that the heir had already reached the Ninth Level of the Circle Breaking Realm? That thought made everyone's faces grow even more grave.

"Brother Ye," Xiao Yuanqi suddenly said up from the side.

Ye Guan looked at him. Xiao Yuanqi chuckled awkwardly, "Um... about what happened before... I feel pretty bad about it."

Tuogu Yuan added, "Brother Ye, back then, when we claimed to be your brothers, we were just trying to act cool... We didn't mean any harm..."

Ye Guan smiled. "We weren't brothers then, but aren't we now?"

The two immediately broke out into smiles. They could feel that Ye Guan held no grudge. The burden in their hearts finally lifted.

Ye Guan raised his wine cup, stood up, and looked around at the gathered geniuses from various civilizations. With a smile, he said, "Everyone, on behalf of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion, I welcome you all. Tomorrow is the Ascension Battles.

Tonight, enjoy yourselves to the fullest. Tomorrow, we shall ascend together and create miracles."

The entire hall raised their cups in response and drank.

Seeing how approachable Ye Guan was, the others relaxed and began to approach the main table to toast him.

Ye Guan and his companions accepted all drinks without exception. No one suppressed their alcohol with spiritual power, which loosened everyone up, and the banquet grew even more lively.

Tuogu Yuan and Xiao Yuanqi soon found themselves surrounded. Many realized that while Ye Guan was out of reach, these two were still "approachable."

Befriend them now, while they were still relatively weak.

Yang Seng didn't usually drink, but even he was surrounded by people. Eventually, he gave in and took a sip. Finding the taste agreeable, he kept drinking... No one knew how much he had.

At one point, he grabbed a man and declared, "I have my ambitions! I'll make the Gate of Bitterness the strongest organization out there! I'll surpass the leader San Xiang! I want a whole new page in the records! Do you believe me?!"

The man shouted back, "I believe you! But who the hell is San Xiang? Anyway, you're still a legend!"

Yang Seng exclaimed, "Damn right! Screw San Xiang, I'm a legend! Cheers, brother!"

Meanwhile, Xiao Yuanqi and Tuogu Yuan were also red-faced from drinking.

Someone asked, "Brother Yuan, how did you first meet Brother Ye?"

Tuogu Yuan took a big swig and replied, "When I first saw Brother Ye, he had just gotten his legs broken..."

***

Late at night, Ye Guan, Tuogu Yuan, Xiao Yuanqi, and the Mu Xinghe siblings were all on the balcony, gazing at the stars. Their faces still carried traces of drunkenness and joy. It was clear that they were genuinely happy tonight.

Mu Xinghe suddenly asked, "Brother Ye, I heard that every era will eventually reset. Our Clan Leader said this era is almost over. Is that true?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Mu Xinghe sighed bitterly, "I haven't even lived enough yet."

Xiao Yuanqi clenched a fist and shouted, "To hell with it, we'll fight to the end!"

Tuogu Yuan nodded. "Yeah, screw it. Just go for it!"

Ye Guan said nothing, quietly looking toward the Ascension Battles Road.

The others turned toward him. Mu Xinghe hesitated, then asked, "Brother Ye, if a powerful being does descend from the Ascension Battles Road... can we win?"

Ye Guan glanced at them and smiled. "Do you want the truth or a lie?"

Mu Xinghe replied, "Of course, the truth."

"This battle... won't be easy."

They all fell silent, expressions turning serious.

Ye Guan looked at the Ascension Battles Road again. "We have no way back."

Mu Xinghe suddenly grinned. "If there's no retreat, then we just go for it."

Ye Guan laughed too. "Exactly. Just go for it."

The group kept talking, and one by one, they eventually dozed off on the balcony.

Ye Guan rose and walked away. Not far off stood a black-robed man. He turned to Ye Guan and smiled, "Brother Ye Guan, long time no see."

It was Ye Qing.

Ye Guan smiled. "When did you get here?"

Ye Qing said, "Not long ago."

"Why didn't you come over for a drink?"

"I'm not familiar with your brothers yet..."

"You're my brother too."

Ye Qing looked at him for a moment, then smiled. "Brother Ye Guan, how about a spar?"

Ye Guan nodded. "Sure." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

In a flash, they vanished into a mysterious, unknown space.

Ye Qing looked at Ye Guan and smiled. "Don't go easy on me."

Ye Guan nodded. "Of course."

Ye Qing raised his hands. Instantly, countless Great Dao laws emerged from the void and began evolving.

A flood of Great Dao power surged in, blanketing the space and converging toward Ye Guan, attempting to crush him.

The manifestation of the Great Dao!

Ye Guan was surprised. Ye Qing had already reached at least the Seventh Level of the Circle Breaking Realm.

The Great Daoist Brush Owner had clearly helped him. Without him, Ye Qing wouldn't have grown so fast.

Ye Guan focused. He opened his palm, and two strands of sword intent appeared. At the same time, two bloodline powers in his body surged to life.

Four types of Dao, all at the Circle Breaking Realm.

With a single slash, his sword fused two Order Daos with two bloodlines.

That sword ignited the entire spacetime realm. The overwhelming power of his strike shattered countless laws of the Dao, completely obliterating them. Ye Qing was blown back tens of thousands of meters.

As soon as he stopped, he raised his hands again, and all the laws that had been destroyed re-formed, stronger than before. In the next instant, they exploded, reducing that region to ash.

Just then, a blood-red sword light tore through the shattered void, like a thunderclap, annihilating everything in its path.

All Dao laws were obliterated in that instant.

Boom!

A muffled roar echoed as Ye Qing was blasted back again, tens of thousands of meters, before stopping.

Just as he was about to reforge the Dao, a sword appeared, hovering half a meter from his chest, its pressure locking him in place.

Ye Qing stopped and let go of his condensed laws, smiling bitterly. "Still can't beat you."

Ye Guan waved, and the sword vanished.

Moments later, the two stood side by side in a starry sky, each holding a wine flask.

Ye Qing's face was flushed, clearly drunk.

Ye Guan suddenly stopped walking, turned to Ye Qing, and asked softly, "These years... have they been hard?"

Ye Qing revealed a bitter smile.

He'd had one goal all these years—to defeat Ye Guan. For that, he endured untold hardships. No matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't win.

Ye Guan took a sip of wine. "Honestly, you've given me a lot of pressure, too. I don't want to lose to you either!"

Ye Qing turned to him, surprised. "Really?"

Ye Guan nodded seriously.

"Hahaha!" Ye Qing burst out laughing. "In that case... I guess I'm doing pretty well after all. Haha..."

They clinked their wine flasks and laughed together.

After a long while, Ye Guan asked, "Are you joining the Ascension Battles Road?"

Ye Qing shook his head. "My master told me not to. Said I'd only hold you back."

Ye Guan paused, then said, "You won't hold me back. But still, listen to him. Don't go. Leave this place."

He turned and walked off.

Ye Qing called, "Brother Ye Guan."

Ye Guan stopped.

Ye Qing said, "Stay alive."

Ye Guan paused, then said, "I'll do my best."

***

The next day, countless prodigies gathered before the Ascension Battles Road, tens of thousands in total. Nearly every top-level civilization had sent its best talent.

Everyone looked up at the massive road, eyes brimming with excitement and determination. The Ascension Battles Road was 99,999 meters long. At the 90,000-meter mark stood a stone stele with the name "Shendao Tian," the ancestor of the Divine Dao Clan.

He climbed the Ascension Battles Road in his youth and held the current record. Behind his stele stood others, each inscribed with names of once-great geniuses.

To all, the Ascension Battles Road represented the ultimate path. The farther one traveled, the stronger their martial path became. In truth, the final goal of all civilizations that reached the Origin Universe was to walk this road to its end.

"Ascend the heavens!"

A shout rang out.

Following it, everyone stepped onto the Ascension Battles Road in sequence.

Ye Guan stepped onto it and immediately furrowed his brow.

It felt like he was walking into a swamp. Some mysterious force was dragging him down, trying to sink him.

Still, to him, it was nothing.

He pressed forward.

Behind him, many others struggled, barely taking a few steps before they were frozen in place, drenched in sweat, and grimacing in pain.

People began dropping out. Those eliminated were clearly just there to observe.

Suddenly, two powerful auras streaked across the crowd, charging straight toward the road's end.

Ye Guan looked up.

There were two youths, one in a black robe, with sword-like brows and piercing eyes. He recognized him. He was Shi Wu, the heir to the Nothingness Sect, their most monstrous genius.

To Shi Wu's right was another youth, wearing a tattered kasaya, eyes deep and calm. His aura rivaled Shi Wu's. He was Zhong Jin, the top prodigy of Gate of Bitterness.

The two raced hundreds of meters ahead, leaving others far behind.

Following close behind them were several others. Ye Guan recognized two: Shendao Chen and Jun You from the East Desolates.

He was surprised to see that Jun You was already a Circle Breaker.

Shi Wu and Zhong Jin moved nonstop, and soon, they were over a thousand meters ahead. Shendao Chen and the others followed closely behind them.

The rest of the crowd surged forward, desperate to leave their names on this road.

Ye Guan didn't rush. He walked calmly, sensing the road. It was built from time, karma, and reincarnation.

In the shadows, Qin Guan silently observed the road. She wasn't alone.

The leaders of the three Supreme Divine Civilizations were there too. Shendao Zong, Clan Leader Apo of Gate of Bitterness, and Clan Leader Hou Ci of Nothingness Sect.

All the top leaders had gathered.

Apo asked, "Pavilion Master Qin, are you sure the Supreme Will is making a move today?"

Qin Guan nodded. "If anyone gets within a hundred meters of the end, it will restart the vast expanse."

Within a hundred meters...

They exchanged glances and all turned to look at Ye Guan in the distance.

Shendao Zong said, "Our ancestor could have gone farther back then. But he felt a sense of dread and stopped." Shendao Zong said. "That Will wants to reset the era to grow stronger. But we must break through the barrier that it has placed on our civilization. A final battle is inevitable."

Civilization seal!

Silence fell.

They had all reached the ninth level of Circle-breaking Realm, yet could go no further. Was it because they lacked ability?

No, it was because someone had sealed their path forward. That someone... was the Supreme Will at the end of the Ascension Battles Road. It had always been like this. If one wanted to break the seal, one had to fight for it.

"Hahaha!" Shendao Zong laughed. "We are the strongest era so far, so let's go all out."

Apo laughed too. "We, the Gate of Bitterness, have waited a long, long time for this. Our founder has ordered us to support the Immortal Treasures Pavilion and the Guanxuan Domain with everything we've got."

Hou Ci added, "Our Nothingness Sect founder has given the same order."

Shendao Zong looked at Qin Guan. "We, the Divine Dao Clan, are ready to act at any time."

Qin Guan nodded. She looked at Ye Guan on the road and whispered, "This time, you're not alone. Mother is with you."