Chapter 488: Green Firmament Drifting Sword—Rain of Ten Thousand Blades

"What are they talking about? Invading the Boundless Realm?"

"That seems to be it! But... what's going on? Who would invade the Boundless Realm for no reason?"

"I don't know. Their conversation is rather baffling."

Ye Yuan's words, however, stirred no small commotion among the crowd.

The true face of the Purple Firmament Sect had yet to be exposed, and these martial artists still believed that the great upheaval in the Southern Domain was merely an internal affair of the Boundless Realm.

Although Ye Yuan had not spelled it out, his meaning was already quite clear. How much of it they believed depended on their own fortune.

If it were possible, Ye Yuan would have liked to relocate everyone from the Southern Domain to the north, but time was pressing. He could barely take care of himself, so how could he find the time to convince each of them?

Meanwhile, the atmosphere between the two figures in the air had grown somewhat eerie.

Earlier, they had been chatting and laughing, but now both wore expressions of unprecedented gravity.

The surrounding atmosphere shifted accordingly.

Some of the stronger martial artists, affected by this mood, deliberately moved further away from the two.

Soon, someone guessed that Ye Yuan or Dai Yuhen was about to unleash a technique!

At that moment, Dai Yuhen moved.

This time, Dai Yuhen held nothing back. His full strength erupted, and the primal energy around him surged wildly toward him.

"Look, what's that!"

"Heavens, he's actually condensed a primal energy phantom! How much heaven and earth primal energy must he have gathered!"

"A crane phantom! The power of this move truly shows the gap between the Soul Sea Realm and the Transformation Sea Realm! I wonder how that youth will respond!"

As Dai Yuhen's palm technique rose, a faint crane phantom gradually took shape.

This meant that Dai Yuhen had condensed primal energy into a tangible form, showing just how powerful this move was!

And condensing primal energy into form was a hallmark of the Soul Sea Realm!

A Soul Sea Realm expert could gather terrifying amounts of primal energy with a wave of the hand, a level completely beyond that of a Transformation Sea Realm expert.

The gathered primal energy could take tangible form, illustrating the might of the martial technique they employed.

However, for Dai Yuhen, who was only at the early Soul Sea Realm, condensing primal energy into form was still somewhat forced, which was why he had saved this move for last!

Even so, that faint crane phantom was enough to astound everyone!

On the other side, after a long period of preparation, Ye Yuan finally moved!

And this movement shocked everyone!

"What? This... this... this youth can also condense primal energy into form! Isn't he only at the Transformation Sea Realm?"

"Damn, that's insane! He's actually condensed so many blades!"

"Who on earth is this youth? His talent is terrifying! Throughout history, I've never heard of anyone condensing primal energy into form at the Transformation Sea Realm!"

Using the Canghua Sword as a guide, Ye Yuan condensed tens of thousands of tiny blades around him!

The blades were small, like fragments of a sword, but they were genuinely formed!

The martial artists below knew nothing of Ye Yuan's past. If they knew that he had already been able to mobilize heaven and earth primal energy at the Spirit Liquid Realm, they might not find it so remarkable that he could condense primal energy into form at the Transformation Sea Realm.

Of course, the difficulty of condensing primal energy into form was on an entirely different level from mobilizing heaven and earth primal energy; otherwise, Dai Yuhen would not have saved it as his final trump card.

However, Ye Yuan's cultivation level was still somewhat lower, so he had to control the primal energy with extreme precision, condensing only tiny blades, which greatly reduced the difficulty.

Seeing this, Dai Yuhen's expression was indescribably grave.

The impact Ye Yuan had brought him today was simply too great!

"I never expected you to reach such a level. You've truly opened my eyes! Let's settle this with this move! Crane Immortal Comes, go!"

Dai Yuhen urged his palm force, and the faint crane phantom chirped softly as it charged toward Ye Yuan!

Seeing the menacing crane phantom, Ye Yuan unhurriedly activated his technique.

"Green Firmament Drifting Sword—Rain of Ten Thousand Blades!"

The blades shot toward the crane at incredible speed, almost as if they were arriving before it.

In that moment, to the martial artists below, a crane and a dense rain of blades collided violently, like a celestial phenomenon.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out in the sky, and both figures fell from the heavens.

Seeing this, Tianyu quickly leaped up and caught the falling Ye Yuan.

"Junior Brother Ye, are you all right?"

The disciples of the Nethercloud Sect hurried over, asking after his health.

Ye Yuan's face was extremely pale, and his mouth and body were stained with blood. He looked to be in very bad shape.

Seeing his fellow disciples' concern, Ye Yuan waved his hand weakly and said, "I'm fine, Senior Brother Tianyu. Please help me over there."

Dai Yuhen did not receive such treatment; his body slammed heavily into the ground.

But such an impact was nothing to a Soul Sea Realm martial artist.

Dai Yuhen's injuries came mainly from the earlier battle.

His body was covered in wounds, as if stabbed by swords—clearly the marks left by Ye Yuan's technique.

Seeing Ye Yuan approach, Dai Yuhen smiled bitterly and said, "I never thought I would lose to a Transformation Sea Realm today! But... you are truly strong! To condense primal energy into form at the Transformation Sea Realm—if not unprecedented, it is certainly unparalleled, isn't it?"

Dai Yuhen's words immediately caused an uproar.

This Soul Sea Realm expert had actually lost?

Because both Ye Yuan and Dai Yuhen were severely injured, the martial artists could not immediately tell who had won.

Now that Dai Yuhen had admitted it himself, they realized that this Transformation Sea Realm youth had indeed defeated a Soul Sea Realm expert!

Though they had already witnessed Ye Yuan's strength and knew he could contend with Soul Sea Realm experts, the fact that he had still won after Dai Yuhen used a technique that condensed primal energy into form made it all feel like a dream.

So Soul Sea Realm experts were not invincible after all!

Dai Yuhen's Crane Immortal Comes was powerful, but in the battle, a small portion of Ye Yuan's blades had broken through and landed on Dai Yuhen!

Thus, although both were severely injured, Ye Yuan had ultimately proven superior.

Ye Yuan's face was as pale as paper, not only from the massive impact of Crane Immortal Comes but also from the excessive consumption of primal energy.

This Rain of Ten Thousand Blades technique was extremely draining. Even with Ye Yuan's precise control over primal energy, it was barely enough.

Ye Yuan took a pill from his storage ring and tossed it to Dai Yuhen, forcing a smile. "Elder Dai is an upright man, so I will not kill today. I hope you will act wisely and not collude with those from the Gale Realm!"