Chapter 31: The Void Sword Realm

Ji Ning quickly reached the thirty-first layer of the Myriad Demon Abyss.

“Hmm?” The Myriad Demon Abyss, always filled with all kinds of baleful qi, suddenly showed this layer to be full of birdsong and floral fragrance, like a paradise, leaving Ji Ning somewhat startled.

“Whoosh.”

A white-robed man flew over from afar, drifting like a cloud. On his back were three divine swords—purple, gold, and white—and the aura he emitted was as elusive as the clouds in the sky.

Ji Ning’s expression immediately turned serious. Was it him?

Among the three deceased sword cultivators, besides the burly man leaning on a giant dark blue sword, the other two followers, also at the Eternal Emperor level, were one in green armor and the other in the guise of the white-robed man before him.

His appearance, temperament, and sword aura were all identical.

“Beiming?” the white-robed man spoke.

“Greetings, senior,” Ji Ning said with a bow.

The white-robed man’s gaze was gentle as he scrutinized Ji Ning. Smiling, he said, “Since you could break through my third brother’s obstruction to reach here, your strength must be considerable. Unfortunately, I am not my third brother.”

With that, he drew the purple and gold divine swords from his back, while the white divine sword unsheathed itself, turning into a streak of white light that hovered beside him.

“Senior, be careful,” Ji Ning said as he transformed, manifesting three heads and six arms, wielding six Purple Light Qiong swords.

“Boom!”

A fierce light flashed in Ji Ning’s eyes, and lightning and water light surged into the sky, instantly spreading to cover the surrounding ten thousand li, enveloping the white-robed man not far away. This domain of the Yin-Yang Sword Intent surged with immense power, constantly attacking the white-robed man.

The white-robed man stood motionless, but a faint sword light burst from his body, like clouds and mist, easily blocking everything.

“Hmm? Not good,” Ji Ning’s heart sank. “The green-armored figure earlier needed to use nine divine swords to form ripples of sword light to resist my domain, but this white-robed man only needs the sword light condensed from his sword intent to block it effortlessly. Clearly, he is far superior in defense to the green-armored figure.”

Ji Ning’s guess was correct.

The green-armored figure excelled in killing. Ji Ning had to use both the ‘Yin-Yang Sword Intent Domain’ and the close-combat defensive ‘Mind-Heart Sword Intent’ to withstand him, showing how ferocious the green-armored figure’s attacks were.

The white-robed man, in contrast, was much gentler.

“Emperor Sword,” the white-robed man said, instantly turning into a streak of light, the purple divine sword in his hand slashing at Ji Ning.

A slash that was elusive and unpredictable.

Yet its speed was so terrifying that even Ji Ning felt a chill. Too fast. Though the opponent’s power might not even reach the World level, the sword he wielded was this fast.

“Block.”

Ji Ning immediately executed the Mind-Heart Sword Intent. A dark black hole with faint sword light swirling within directly blocked the enemy’s slash. The power contained within the black hole was too strong, and it forcibly withstood the killing move head-on.

“Kill Sword,” the white-robed man said again.

Whoosh.

It was the gold divine sword in his left hand. As the gold sword emerged, it carried boundless sharpness, stabbing straight at Ji Ning.

This thrust was somewhat similar to Ji Ning’s Blood Drop Style, but after all, it was a sword strike at the Eternal Emperor level of sword intent. The moment the sword was unleashed, it carried a terrifying sharpness, and the destructive power made Ji Ning’s heart tremble. Ji Ning also understood that although these sword intents made him involuntarily tremble, the opponent’s own power probably hadn’t even reached the World level. Because of this huge deficiency in power, he could still fight.

“Whoosh——” The black hole formed by the Mind-Heart Sword Intent, with sword light swirling inside, still forcibly blocked this terrifying strike.

“Your defensive methods are truly remarkable,” the white-robed man said with a shake of his head and a smile. “Since you could block my third brother, my attacks are indeed somewhat inferior.”

Though he could suppress his third brother,

in terms of offense, his third brother was stronger.

“If you can break my third sword, I naturally won’t stop you,” the white-robed man said. As he spoke, the purple and gold divine swords in his hands moved simultaneously, and the streak of white light that had been hovering vanished without a trace.

“Whoosh——”

The purple and gold sword light blazed dazzlingly, covering the sky and blotting out the sun, like a huge gauze curtain surrounding Ji Ning from all directions.

“Break,” Ji Ning said. The thunder and water around him surged mightily, and he silently vanished without a trace.

He executed the Shadowless Escape Technique.

When Ji Ning reappeared, he was right before the purple-gold gauze curtain. The six Purple Light Qiong swords in his hands simultaneously slashed down on the curtain.

“Whoosh.”

Six streaks of white light materialized on the surface of the curtain, easily blocking Ji Ning’s swords.

“Hmm?” Ji Ning felt as if he had struck a cloud, with no force to resist.

“I don’t believe this,” Ji Ning said. He once again used the Shadowless Escape Technique to launch a silent ambush, but whenever he struck the purple-gold gauze curtain, streaks of white light would appear on its surface, all offering no resistance, leaving Ji Ning repeatedly frustrated.

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The purple-gold gauze curtain completely enveloped Ji Ning, and the streaks of white light hidden within the curtain left him helpless.

“Haha, Second Brother, you are indeed formidable, easily trapping this little fellow,” the green-armored figure appeared in the distance.

“If the master knew that I used his strongest killing move, the ‘Void Sword Realm,’ to trap an enemy, he would probably annihilate me,” came the voice of the white-robed man from within the purple-gold gauze curtain. By executing this technique, he had merged with the curtain.

This ‘Void Sword Realm’ was an extremely fearsome sword technique.

It was in no way inferior to Snow Gale Emperor’s strongest ‘Heart Seal Style.’ Unfortunately, when executed with only Ancestral God-level power, its might was naturally much weaker, barely enough to trap Ji Ning, a prodigy comparable to a two-step Daolord. If executed with Eternal Emperor power, the purple-gold gauze curtain would become completely ethereal and could easily envelop an entire territory!

“Swish.”

Suddenly, an extremely sharp sword light pierced out from within the purple-gold gauze curtain.

“What?” The white-robed man’s voice was filled with shock. “How could it pierce my Void Sword Realm?”

“Third Brother, how does he possess such terrifying offensive sword techniques?” the white-robed man exclaimed angrily.

“Ah, he does have a sword technique with extremely strong penetrative and destructive power,” the green-armored figure quickly said. “I have to meet it head-on to block it.”

“Damn it,” the white-robed man said anxiously.

The Void Sword Realm concealed a world within the void, offering no resistance to force.

Even the most violent attacks could be fully absorbed by the entire Void Sword Realm. Techniques like the ‘Shadowless Style’ from the Brightmoon Sword Art, though tricky, were ultimately weak in power. The ‘Mind-Heart Style’ and ‘Yin-Yang Sword Intent’ were more defensive. Only Ji Ning’s ‘Blood Drop Style’ was his most penetrative technique.

Even if Ji Ning later comprehended the ‘Heaven-Crumbling Sword Intent,’ the ‘Blood Drop Style’ would remain his most penetrative.

It destroyed all obstacles of the Dao, aiming to pierce through everything!

The ‘Void Sword Realm’ was not truly flawless. If it were, its creator might have become a Lord. The Void Sword Realm’s greatest weakness was against penetrative attacks.

“Whoosh.”

After discovering that the Blood Drop Style could counter the purple-gold gauze curtain, Ji Ning struck three times in succession, finally piercing a large hole in the curtain. He then turned into a streak of light and flew out through the hole.

Instantly, the entire huge purple-gold gauze curtain dissipated, transforming back into the white-robed man, whose three divine swords had returned to their sheaths on his back.

The white-robed man looked at Ji Ning with a complex expression.

The Blood Drop Style indeed countered the Void Sword Realm. Of course, the current Blood Drop Style was still immature, only able to bully the white-robed man because his power was at the Ancestral God level. If Ji Ning became an Eternal Emperor in the future and developed the Blood Drop Style to that level, he could also break the ‘Void Sword Realm’ executed by that Emperor himself.

“Sword techniques counter each other,” the white-robed man sighed. “You have comprehended a technique that just happens to counter mine. Whether this is a blessing or a curse for you remains to be seen.”

“Beiming,” the green-armored figure in the distance also said, “My second brother and I both wanted to stop you. Your talent is very high, and we truly don’t want you to go to the thirty-sixth layer and die.”

“Die?” Ji Ning frowned.

The green-armored figure said, “Listen to me. Our sword techniques both originate from our respective masters. Though our masters were Eternal Emperors, they were not Lords. Their sword techniques were not truly perfect. But the Lord’s sword technique is perfect—a technique without flaws.”

“You excel in defense, leaving me helpless.”

“Your sword technique has strong penetrative power, breaking the Void Sword Realm.”

“But when you reach the thirty-sixth layer, you will find that none of your sword techniques are of any use,” the green-armored figure shook his head. “You will die in despair. Over the endless years, many prodigies from the inner domain have come. A few managed to get past both my second brother and me, but they all died on the thirty-sixth layer.”

Ji Ning was startled.

What?

Those who could get past the green-armored figure and the white-robed man all died on the thirty-sixth layer?

“I advise you to give up,” the white-robed man also said. “Return now, go back to the twenty-fourth layer, and leave through the spatial passage. My master’s treasure will also be granted to you. My master’s sword techniques can also be passed on to you.”

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