Chapter 1991: Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with Ancient Geniuses

Everyone was dumbfounded, clearly not expecting Ye Yuan to continue the challenge.

Logically speaking, Ye Yuan had already proven himself and didn't need to take further risks.

Yet he chose to continue.

Song Yu's expression changed, and he said urgently, "Brother Ye, you..."

He was about to speak when Ye Yuan interrupted, "I promised Jian Sutong that I would get him the Emperor Bone."

Song Yu, Guo Jingyang, and the others all wore expressions of grief.

They had never felt so useless!

Did Ye Yuan's choice to continue have anything to do with Jian Sutong?

Certainly!

But they understood in their hearts that Ye Yuan was more concerned with protecting them!

If Ye Yuan gave up, under the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon's single sword strike, they would all die.

No one could escape.

So was there any risk in Ye Yuan choosing to continue the challenge?

Of course there was!

They knew Ye Yuan's strength too well. The first sword of the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon had forced out the move Sword Engraving, how powerful would the next two swords be?

Unimaginable!

"Recover your divine essence first. The power of the second sword will exceed your imagination!" the Bone Demon said calmly.

Ye Yuan said nothing, only nodded slightly, swallowed a pill on the spot, and began to recover his divine essence.

The others felt a chill in their hearts. Exceeding his imagination—how strong would that be?

But soon, they would see.

Half a day later, Ye Yuan's divine essence was fully restored, causing another stir.

Wasn't this recovery speed a bit too fast?

Ye Yuan came before the Bone Demon and cupped his hands, saying, "Senior, please make your move."

The Bone Demon nodded slightly and once again thrust his sword flatly.

Although his sword stance was exactly the same as before, everyone's expressions changed.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

...

Although these chosen ones stood extremely far away, the sharpness emanating from the sword edge still severely wounded them, and they spat blood profusely.

There was no earth-shattering fluctuation of divine essence, but wherever the sword edge passed, everything was annihilated.

This was the sword of death, capable of annihilating all!

Compared to this sword, the first one was like a baby learning to walk.

And this was merely executed at the True God Second Heaven realm.

At this moment, they had no doubt that even a True God Fifth Heaven powerhouse would have no chance of survival under this sword.

They were very curious about what Ye Yuan would use to withstand this sword.

Just then, Ye Yuan also made his move!

"Sword Engraving!"

Still this move!

This sword was indeed stunning, but under the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon's second sword, it paled in comparison.

Boom!

After resisting for a moment, Ye Yuan's Sword Engraving was ultimately annihilated.

However, the Bone Demon's sword continued unabated, heading straight for Ye Yuan.

"Roar!"

A heaven-shaking dragon's cry soared into the sky. Ye Yuan's body blazed with golden light, and his blood energy surged into the clouds.

At the same time, the Azure Rainbow Battle Armor was fully activated, radiating dazzling brilliance.

"Nirvana Dao Mystic Dragon Armor!"

Ye Yuan shouted and directly met the Bone Demon's sword.

Boom!

The two collided without any flourish, causing the void to tremble.

A sword aura and a mass of golden light clashed head-on in the void, neither willing to yield.

The energy of both was rapidly depleting.

The golden light on Ye Yuan's body dissipated at an alarming speed.

Everyone was stunned at the sight.

"Such formidable defense! Ye Yuan actually withstood this sword head-on!"

"He... he has the Perfect Six-Turn Golden Body! How many trump cards does this guy have?"

"A defensive Heavenly Sovereign spiritual treasure, the Perfect Six-Turn Golden Body, a top-tier dragon clan defensive martial technique... this guy is simply infuriating!"

...

At this moment, Ye Yuan no longer cared about holding back; he unleashed all his trump cards.

In terms of defense, he was second to none among his peers.

With these three things combined, even if he stood still and let a True God Fourth Heaven attack, that True God Fourth Heaven couldn't break his defense.

In this regard alone, Ye Yuan was far superior to Zhou Yu.

Unfortunately, this sword was not struck by Zhou Yu but by the Heavenly Sovereign realm Bone Demon.

Even suppressed to True God Second Heaven strength, and even with Ye Yuan using Sword Engraving to offset part of the force, Ye Yuan still couldn't withstand this fierce sword.

"Pfft!"

The light on Ye Yuan's body dissipated completely. He spat a mouthful of blood, and his body flew back thousands of feet like a kite with a broken string.

Song Yu's expression changed. He moved and quickly caught Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan's body was soaked in blood.

The power of this sword was terrifying to such an extent!

"He really withstood it!"

"Am I seeing things? He actually succeeded!"

"If it were me, I would probably have been instantly killed, right?"

...

Everyone looked at Ye Yuan in shock, their eyes full of disbelief.

Such a terrifying sword had actually been withstood by Ye Yuan.

Remember, they were two minor realms higher than Ye Yuan, yet a wisp of the scattered sword energy had severely wounded them!

No wonder the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon said the power of this sword would exceed imagination.

It truly exceeded imagination.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

A violent fit of coughing came, and Ye Yuan finally caught his breath.

But his internal injuries were extremely severe; he couldn't even stand up.

Since he had cultivated the Perfect Six-Turn Golden Body, he had never suffered such serious injuries.

The power of this sword had indeed exceeded his imagination.

The Bone Demon looked at Ye Yuan and said calmly, "Junior, you are quite good. Your potential, placed in my era, would be that of an ordinary genius. But... that's only 'quite good.' You are still far from a true genius. A true genius could withstand my third sword. And you... the second sword is your limit. Let me tell you, the power of the third sword is fifty times that of the second!"

Everyone was speechless, falling from one shock into another.

Ye Yuan withstanding this sword had already made them feel ashamed of their own inadequacy.

Yet in the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon's mouth, Ye Yuan's talent was merely so-so!

Just... an ordinary genius!

If talent like Ye Yuan's was only ordinary, what would a true genius be like?

These chosen ones all came from the Imperial Capital, and they understood in their hearts that Ye Yuan's talent would probably be top-notch even in the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Field.

But in the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon's mouth, it was merely ordinary!

How strong were the geniuses of that era?

What a terrifying era!

"Senior, I... want to challenge... the third sword!" Ye Yuan said weakly through gritted teeth.

"What? He... he still wants to challenge the third sword? Has he gone mad?"

"These should be his last trump cards, right? He was almost killed just now. There's no way he can withstand the third sword!"

"The second sword was already so strong it made people despair. How strong will the third sword be?"

...

Ye Yuan's words caused an uproar among the chosen ones.

Even the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon had concluded that Ye Yuan couldn't withstand the third sword, yet this guy unhesitatingly chose to take it!

Was this guy crazy, or tired of living?

Had he been provoked by the Heavenly Sovereign Bone Demon?

They guessed right!

Although Ye Yuan usually seemed indifferent to everything, his inner pride could not be slighted by anyone.

Originally, he only wanted to protect Song Yu and the others.

But now, he had a reason to take the third sword for himself!

He wanted to cross time and space and stand shoulder to shoulder with the ancient geniuses!