Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 1490: Ten Thousand Flowers Swordsmanship
"What a fierce sword."
Xiao Yi was instantly forced back. After steadying himself, his face showed a look of surprise.
However, Xiao Yi quickly gathered himself, his expression confident.
He clearly sensed that the level of that previous sword was the same as his own strength.
Whoosh...
Xiao Yi’s figure flickered, and he once again rushed out with his sword.
This sword was astonishingly domineering.
There weren’t too many flourishes, just a simple sword strike.
Seemingly without any mystery, yet it revealed incredible Sword Intent at every corner.
This is the Domineering Sword Technique.
Boom...
The elder blocked with his sword.
The clash of the two swords did not produce a metallic clang, but rather a fierce booming sound.
Evidently, both held immense power in their swords.
"Watch carefully, senior." Xiao Yi chuckled.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
Xiao Yi slashed out one sword after another, or more accurately, blasted out one sword after another.
The elder simply wielded his sword to block them effortlessly.
But unlike Xiao Yi’s straightforward strikes, the elder’s sword momentum kept changing.
"Break for me," Xiao Yi shouted furiously.
With both hands gripping his sword, he brought it down with a powerful blow.
Thud... A loud explosion.
The elder was forced back dozens of steps, clutching his sword.
Xiao Yi smiled triumphantly.
The elder, seeing Xiao Yi’s smile, chuckled lightly, "Kid, you seem very confident."
"Naturally, I’m confident," Xiao Yi replied with a smile.
"If I’m not mistaken, senior, you can only exert a power level equal to mine, correct?"
Indeed, whether it was that first sword or the subsequent exchanges, Xiao Yi could guess that the elder could only exhibit strengths equal to his own.
It made sense, if this senior could display his full power from when he was alive, Xiao Yi wouldn’t have been able to withstand even a single strike.
The Sword Stele clearly possesses a special power, or rather a Prohibition.
From the moment Xiao Yi began to comprehend it, the Sword Stele already knew his strength level.
Yes, it’s about strength, not merely Cultivation.
That is to say, this senior before him is equal in strength.
Setting aside Primordial Power, techniques, and many other factors.
Their contest was purely a duel of Sword Dao.
Which naturally filled Xiao Yi with immense confidence.
"Huh," the elder scoffed, "Even if it’s just equal strength, with my Sword Dao mastery, it’d be ridiculous if I couldn’t overwhelm you."
After the words fell, the elder took immediate action.
This time, it was the elder who struck first.
The Star-cutting Sword came forth, its force massive and weighty.
The hallmark of Star-cutting Sword Dao and Domineering Sword Technique is their massive and weighty force, incredibly fierce.
But Star-cutting Sword Dao is aggressive for the sake of aggression.
Whereas Domineering Sword Technique is purely fierce, simplistically domineering.
The two have a stark difference.
Xiao Yi blocked with his sword.
Boom...
With their swords clashing, neither Xiao Yi nor the elder retreated; they were evenly matched.
But in the next moment, the elder’s sword momentum changed suddenly.
The striking sword was instantly withdrawn.
The elder’s figure transformed into a gust of Gale.
"So fast." Xiao Yi’s expression changed slightly.
Clang... A stunning sword hum suddenly attacked from behind Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi hurriedly turned around, striking out with his sword.
However, he was ultimately slower and was instantly pushed back numerous steps by the elder’s strike.
"How is this possible?" Xiao Yi’s face showed surprise.
The elder’s previous strike was so swift, evidently carrying the meaning of Gale Sword Dao.
Yet at the same time, when the Sword Edge truly reached his front, the Sword Dao Power was amazingly fierce, clearly hinting at Star-cutting Sword Dao.
The power of Star-cutting Sword Dao, the speed of Gale Sword Dao, was exhibited by the elder in such consummate fashion.
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...
The elder’s figure suddenly transformed into a series of illusions.
The illusions flickered within two meters outside of Xiao Yi.
With each flicker came a fierce sword strike.
Xiao Yi’s face changed dramatically, his Cold Flame Sword rapidly wielding continuously.
Almost immediately, Xiao Yi found himself at a disadvantage.
For now, the only thing he could do was constantly defend against the elder’s fierce and rapid sword strikes.
In just a moment, Xiao Yi was repeatedly forced back, left with only defensive power.
This was the Sword Dao mastery of Senior Zhanxing.
Even within the same strength level, he still crushed Xiao Yi.
Another point, the reason why Xiao Yi was so quickly disadvantaged...
is due to his Domineering Sword Technique not being adept at speed, while his Star Illusion Swordsmanship is fast but also not specialized in speed.
Yet the elder’s sword, though at the same strength level...
This meant that whether it was his Star-cutting Sword Dao or Gale Sword Dao, they were equal to Xiao Yi’s strength.
In other words, in Gale Sword Dao, the elder’s speed was an indisputable advantage.
"Kid, where’s your confidence?"
The elder’s figure was now a series of illusions.
Yet his disdainful words clearly reached Xiao Yi’s ears from within the illusions.
"If this continues, you’ll be exhausted and defeated in an hour."
"Your comprehension will also halt here."
The elder’s voice was filled with mocking and disdain.
Xiao Yi squinted, "The outcome isn’t certain yet."
Xiao Yi could only block with his sword.
Star Illusion Swordsmanship, the sword danced forth.
Countless starlights surrounded him, firmly blocking the elder’s phantom-like Star-cutting Sword.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi suddenly let out a voice of surprise.
He suddenly recalled the elder’s words, ’Your comprehension will halt here.’
"Indeed." Xiao Yi suddenly shivered.
"Thank you for the reminder, senior."
"I came not to defeat you, but to comprehend the Sword Dao."
Xiao Yi kept blocking with his sword while sensing the elder’s phantom-like Star-cutting Sword.
The elder heard Xiao Yi’s revelation, yet showed no discontent; instead, he smiled and nodded approvingly.
"Kid, my first Sword Dao is the Star-cutting Sword Dao."
"And Gale Sword Dao is my one-hundredth Sword Dao."
Xiao Yi nodded upon hearing this.
The elder’s current assault appeared to be a blend of Star-cutting Sword Dao and Gale Sword Dao. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
In truth, the two Sword Dao had long since merged.
And it seemed to be only these two Sword Dao.
Yet, actually, between the first Sword Dao, the Star-cutting Sword Dao, and the one-hundredth Sword Dao, Gale Sword Dao; the other 98 Sword Dao had long been merged within.
The elder’s flickering figure, phantom-like sword shadow, power and speed perfectly matched, with stunning potency.
This was the potency of the fusion of 100 Sword Dao.
Time gradually passed.
Xiao Yi remained undefeated.
An hour later, Xiao Yi’s mouth curled slightly.
His figure suddenly transformed.
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...
Xiao Yi’s figure also resembled an illusion.
The sword in his hand, equally massive and weighty.
The elder and Xiao Yi both kept flickering.
The sword shadows in the air resembled boundless clashes of Sword Qi.
Clang...
With a clang resounding in the air.
Xiao Yi stood firmly in place, while the elder was pushed back several dozen steps.
"Impressive, your insight is truly remarkable," the elder nodded.
In the next second, he charged out with his sword again.
This time, the Sword Edge was fierce yet fast, swift yet profound.
"This is my one-thousandth Sword Dao, Ten Thousand Flowers Swordsmanship."
The air was filled with Sword Qi, resembling sword flowers.
The sword flowers suddenly ’bloomed’ in an instance.
Numerous Sword Qi surged forward.
"Not good," Xiao Yi’s face changed dramatically.
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Fourth update. (Added)
