The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS-Chapter 1202 - 227: Sword God Takes Action

"The time has come."

On Jun Mountain, the Sword God who had been sitting in meditation for days, now stood up.

As he rose, the land within ten miles began to boil, countless Sword Qi spread from mountains, earth, and sky, continuously converging towards the Sword God.

He seemed like the source of ten thousand swords, absorbing all the Sword Qi of this surrounding heaven and earth into his body. Moreover, in the distance, dense Tribulation Qi materialized and surged like a tide; the aura of calamity cast darkness over the Heavenly Vault and drained the earth of its Vitality.

Since the Nine Heavens began promoting this catastrophic calamity, in just a few short years, the number of casualties has approached a hundred million; the sinking of Japan alone claimed nearly ten million lives.

Such massive casualties have immersed the entire world in Tribulation Qi; now, with Daqian obliterated and the Heavenly Capital slaughtered, the Tribulation Qi has finally reached its peak.

"Today—"

The Heavenly Talent was raised, pointing straight at the Heavenly Vault, the Sword God ordered as Tribulation Qi swarmed towards the Heavenly Talent Sword, "I, Yu Chen, shall open the Heavenly Gate with the Tribulation Sword!"

"Zing—"

A resonant and grim sword cry rang out, transforming into an intangible sound wave radiating in all directions. A gray-white Slaughter Sword Energy shot out from the Heavenly Talent, heading straight for the skies.

"Hum—"

The winds and clouds above seemed stimulated, swirling, forming a vortex around where the Sword Qi pointed. The Calamity Cloud, already darkened by the gathering Tribulation Qi, spun downward with an invisible pressure, like a hurricane, crashing straight towards the earth.

"Boom—"

The invisible pressure bore a real force, sinking heavily by ten feet, causing mountains to crumble and the earth to crack.

Yet, in the very center of this pressure, the Sword God did not descend but rose instead. He flew into the sky with his sword, as if attacking an enemy, plunging the Tribulation Sword formed from gathered Tribulation Qi deep into the sky.

"Clang—"

Another loud noise, the supposedly intangible Heavenly Vault resonated as if a peak emitted a sound when pierced by Sword Qi. Simultaneously, a mysterious fluctuation spread throughout the world.

On the other side of the Human God Limit, an invisible, formless realm.

A figure transformed from Xuan Yuan Qi silently sensed the sudden fluctuation.

"Someone is challenging the Limit of Human and God."

The Human God Limit is like a membrane; once one side is impacted, the other side can detect a reaction. Throughout these millennia, the Human God Limit has not been challenged for the first time; hence, this human figure is unsurprisingly familiar.

"Is it Qing Yu? No, doesn't seem like it. This intensely fierce Tribulation Qi isn't akin to Qing Yu's handiwork."

He had imparted some Martial Arts principles to Qing Yu, and he was somewhat acquainted with Qing Yu's approach to Martial Arts. Qing Yu's Martial Arts were based on the Principle of Taiji, a dualistic skill that greatly contrasted with this purely fierce Tribulation Qi.

Moreover, Qing Yu was also a Taoist; if he were challenging the Limit of Human and God, this figure would have another kind of sensing.

"Besides Qing Yu, it's someone else attacking the Limit of Human and God. Seems like this era is full of capable figures. Indeed, this time, the chance of breaking through the Limit of Human and God is the greatest."

"However, to tear through this limit, one must first confront the Heavenly Dao Spokesman." The Daoist shook his head again.

From the Ghost Emperor to the Three-faced God, all who had challenged the Human God Image failed. Even the Three-faced God, whose power was sky-reaching back then, ultimately lost to the Buddha, thanks to the Heavenly Dao opening a backdoor.

Now, the chance of this person surpassing the Heavenly Dao Spokesman is likely marginal.

An awakening Buddha in the Light of Ten Thousand Buddhas also sensed this fluctuation, his gaze lowered as if trying to peer through the Limit of Human and God to glimpse the other side's scenery.

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Not to mention the Two Ancestors above the Limit of Human and God, below the Limit of Human and God, the Extreme Strong People could also sense that intangible fluctuation. Among them, the Supreme Taoist, the Heavenly Dao Spokesman, was the clearest.

"Finally came."

The Supreme Taoist slowly raised his head, his silver-white pupils flashing with a trace of eagerness, a hint of yearning. Even as the harmonized Supreme Taoist, as he welcomed the long-awaited moment, his silent Heart Lake couldn't help but ripple, spreading waves.

It's been too long, he's waited far too long.

"Whether it's Qing Yu or someone else, they cannot stop me from achieving Dao."

His mist-shrouded face flashed with decisiveness; the Supreme Taoist dispersed into Xuan Yuan One Qi, merging into the heavens and earth, rapidly moving towards the source of the fluctuation.

Elsewhere, the Human Emperor, still appearing sickly, straightened up, gazed into the distance, showing surprise on his face, "How could it be so soon? According to my observations, Qing Yu should need a bit more time."

Although awakening not long ago, the memories of the other eight emperors were all integrated into the Human Emperor's mind at this moment. He vaguely sensed Qing Yu's prowess and Qing Yu's schemes; with the insight of the First Generation Human Emperor who once touched the Tao Realm, he could naturally tell Qing Yu was a step away from true Perfect.

In his estimation, Qing Yu should be taking more time to prepare, shouldn't be this quick.

"It should be someone else," the Human Emperor contemplated with closed eyes, "if it's someone else, that's good news. Tribulation Qi has reached its peak, if someone absorbs the Tribulation Qi now to challenge the Limit of Human and God, success would be good. If failure occurs, it will cause the calamity to peak and decline, entering its end.

If this person fails, the next challenger will face a difficulty incomparable to now."

The harder it is to break the Limit of Human and God the better; for others, this is bad news, but for the Human Emperor, this couldn't be any better.

"Xue Ya." The Human Emperor softly called.

A Blood Shadow rose from the ground, revealing Xue Ya's form.

"Infiltrate Northern Zhou, search under Huanglai Peak in Shusi Prefecture for the array foundation I set during that era, and activate it," the Human Emperor instructed.

"Back then?" Xue Ya exclaimed in surprise, "Pardon my directness, but even the most solid array foundation, after enduring millennia, would have long crumbled with the passage of time. Now, even the existence of Huanglai Peak is unknown."

"Who told you it's a millennia-old array foundation," the Human Emperor chuckled, "millennia ago, Shusi Prefecture didn't exist. Since I mentioned Shusi Prefecture, it suggests Huanglai Peak exists, and I'm sure the array foundation is still there.

Just go. Rest assured, with Xuanhuang Energy on your body, Emperor Zhou can't detect you through the Dragon Vein."

'Not millennia...' Xue Ya pondered, 'I recall the name Shusi Prefecture emerged after Northern Zhou's establishment; if this is the case, then the First Generation Human Emperor...'

Upon careful thought, Xue Ya immediately transformed into a Blood Shadow and vanished into the earth.

Though the First Generation Human Emperor has only recently awakened, his arrangements seemingly started long ago, now waiting for the net to be closed.

As for the Human Emperor's blueprint, Xue Ya did not know, nor want to know. At least for now, Xue Ya, whose life was controlled by others, just wanted to preserve his life first, and then seek other opportunities.

The Sword God's move has stirred all factions; whether the Supreme Taoist or the Human Emperor, they all act because of the Sword God. As for Qing Yu, what could he be doing at this moment?