by Feng Yise
There was no fierce divine essence collision like imagined. The long spear in the child of destiny's hands turned into a pile of dust under this sword.
Then, his entire person was also sliced into countless chunks, dissipating with the wind.
His entire person seemed to have been weathered away.
Everyone's pupils, including Ye Yuan's, all shrunk.
They knew that this Empyrean's sword move would be very strong. But they did not expect that it would be strong to such an extent.
That child of destiny also stormed over together with them.
Not saying that his strength was extremely strong, but it was at least not considered weak among this group of people.
However, he could not even block the Empyrean bone devil's one sword move!
The power of this sword move absolutely far surpassed the standard of a Fourth Firmament True God.
Even a Fifth Firmament True God was likely also completely not a match.
This was still just the first sword move. Then the second sword move and third sword move, how terrifying would they be?
Everyone could not help feeling a chill run down their spines. This Empyrean bone devil's strength was too horrifying.
"Next!"
The Empyrean bone devil clearly did not plan on giving everyone time to be afraid and directly wanted to start the next round.
This time, no one jumped out.
No one dared to go and receive this sword.
"If there's no one, this Empyrean will pick," the Empyrean bone devil said coolly.
Everyone's faces changed but saw the Empyrean bone devil extend his bone finger, and then he pointed at one of the children of destiny.
That child of destiny immediately felt his scalp tingle. The others also slightly heaved a sigh in relief.
That child of destiny stood there, his feet seemingly rooted to the spot, unable to even more.
"Not accepting the battle, directly annihilate." The Empyrean bone devil went straight to the point.
That child of destiny's face changed. Directly being annihilated, that was annihilating with the strength of Empyrean Realm.
If that was the case, he had even less of a chance.
Bracing himself, he stepped forward.
Then, the result did not have the least bit of surprise. He was obliterated with one sword move!
Following that, the Empyrean bone devil started picking several more people. But no one could receive a single move of his.
These Fourth Firmament True God proud sons of heaven were as feeble as tofu in front of this sword.
There were roughly close to 40 people who made it through the bone devil army.
The remaining were virtually all elites among elites. But in a blink of an eye, another seven to eight died.
The Empyrean bone devil's finger was just like a death-hastening talisman.
Whoever it pointed to, they died!
After the Empyrean bone devil annihilated a child of destiny, his finger pointed, landing on Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu's face changed, toughening his scalp and stepping out of the ranks.
Chapter 1990 - Different Appraisal
Zhou Yu's complexion was somewhat pale. No one knew whether it was because he was somewhat nervous or because he was afraid.
Walking in front of the Empyrean bone devil, Zhou Yu took out that empyrean spirit treasure and drew a deep breath.
Suddenly, he swung his rod horizontally, with the aura on his body suddenly changing. A profound power of law wrapped around him.
"What powerful law undulations! It turned out that this is his true strength!"
"Those people previously are far too lacking compared to Zhou Yu!"
"Maybe he can really block this sword."
...
When experts make their move, the genuine and the fake would become clear at a glance.
Although Zhou Yu was still acc.u.mulating momentum, the law undulations on his body clearly far surpassed those powerhouses of the same rank.
Him striking a powerhouse of the same rank dead with a blow, what he relied on was not just an empyrean spirit treasure.
When fighting with Ye Yuan previously, he did not use his full strength either.
The Empyrean bone devil still stabbed indifferently, sweeping away all obstacles in the way.
Zhou Yu gave a loud cry and suddenly slammed his rod out.
At the places where the rod passed by, fine cracks would appear in space.
"One Staff Questioning the Heavens!"
Two formidable forces collided together directly, immediately stirring up a horrifying air billow, blowing until everyone's face hurt.
A muffled groan came out of Zhou Yu's mouth as if being hit by a sledgehammer, directly being struck to the ground. He was wildly spewing out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Zhou Yu's complexion was white as paper, already sustaining heavy injuries.
However, he did not have despair on his face. Instead, he had a look of joy.
He blocked this sword, completing this impossible task.
Up to this point, he was the first genius martial artist to perform to this step.
He had reason to be proud!
But right at this time, the bone devil lightly spat two words out of his mouth, "Too weak!"
That tone seemed to be rather disappointed.
Zhou Yu's expression turned stiff. The joy from a moment ago immediately evaporated into thin air.
This … This was weak?
Then how strong was the power that the other party was comparing with?
Everyone drew a mouthful of cold air. Someone as powerful as Zhou Yu actually could not receive this Empyrean bone devil's sword move either.
Just how strong was this sword move?
In their eyes, the Zhou Yu who was already close to being invincible actually became too weak when reaching the Empyrean bone devil's mouth.
This appraisal made people breakdown!
"Senior displayed this sword with Empyrean cultivation realm but appraised me as too weak, I … I'm unconvinced!" Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said.
To them, these proud children of heaven, this kind of humiliation was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
Hence, even though he knew that the Empyrean bone devil was exceedingly powerful, Zhou Yu still expressed his refusal to give in.
The Empyrean bone devil looked at him and said coolly, "The geniuses in our era, they should be able to easily defeat me with regards to the first sword move."
When these words came out, the audience burst into an uproar.
Such a horrifying sword move, it could easily be defeated?
Just how horrifying were the geniuses of that era?
They did not doubt the truth of these words, because the Empyrean bone devil completely did not have a need to lie about this sort of thing.
"Next one."
The Empyrean bone devil ignored everyone's astonishment, raised his bone finger, and actually pointed at Song Yu.
Song Yu's complexion was deathly pale. With his strength, he absolutely could not block this sword.
Suddenly, a figure blocked in front of him and said coolly, "Senior, let me try."
Looking at this back view, Song Yu's eyes were full of gratitude. Somewhat choking, he said, "B-Brother Ye."
Ye Yuan turned his head and said smilingly, "This sword is rather interesting, I want to give it a shot. Let me do it."
Song Yu had a touched expression, and with a nod, he said, "Be careful, Brother Ye!"
Ye Yuan nodded his head, turned to look at the Empyrean bone devil, and said, "Senior, make your move."
The bone devil did not say a word and stabbed another sword out.
Directly facing this sword move, Ye Yuan finally experienced the might of this sword.
The Empyrean bone devil launched this move with Second Firmament True God divine essence. But the power of this move was sufficient to instantly kill Fourth Firmament True Gods.<
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Within the same realm, it was simply an invincible existence.
Feeling the piercing cold sword intent, Ye Yuan immediately drew his sword and made his move.
"Sword … Hollow … Etch!"
A space annihilating aura instantly spread out.
All of the children of destiny, their faces changed drastically.
Too terrifying!
Feng Xiaotian's pupils constricted and he cried out in shock, "It's here! It's this move!"
This was his first time seeing Ye Yuan display this sword from start to finish. That breathtaking feeling was like he saw a beautiful girl, causing his heart palpitating with excitement.
This sword was peerless among its contemporaries!
The last time, he only saw the conclusion and did not see the process.
This time, he saw it all.
He was really unable to imagine that there was actually someone in this world who could display such a perfect sword.
After witnessing Zhou Yu's One Staff Questioning the Heavens, he knew that if there was someone capable of truly blocking this sword, it would be none other than Ye Yuan.
Originally, he did not know Zhou Yu's trump card.
He knew that perhaps Zhou Yu could have the strength to rival Ye Yuan. After all, his realm was much higher than Ye Yuan.
But now, he knew that even if Zhou Yu displayed One Staff Questioning the Heavens, he was likely not Ye Yuan's match either.
Because he had seen Sword Hollow Etch's terrifying power with his own eyes before.
One Staff Questioning the Heavens could not do it.
But now, the Empyrean bone devil was displaying this sword at Second Firmament True God. Facing the same rank Ye Yuan, he might not be able to win!
Zhou Yu looked at Ye Yuan's proud figure and actually felt ashamed of his unworthiness.
It turned out that this was Ye Yuan's true killing move!
Compared to Ye Yuan, he was nothing!
"Go!"
Two swords were akin to two comets, colliding in the air in a blink of an eye.
Bang!
Sword Hollow Etch smashed the bone devil's sword like crushing dead leaves, carrying an imposing momentum that pressed forward with an indomitable will, aiming straight for the bone devil's main body.
But right at this time, the bone devil casually waved, like chasing away flies.
Sword Hollow Etch evaporated into thin air as if it had never appeared before.
The power of an Empyrean was unbelievably formidable!
The crowd was silent.
No one could have thought that such a conclusion would actually occur.
Suddenly, the Empyrean bone devil slowly opened his mouth and said, "Not bad, you're … very strong!"
Everyone turned pale with fright. This appraisal was extraordinary!
About Zhou Yu's breathtaking rod move earlier, the Empyrean bone devil's evaluation was that the former's move was too weak.
But now, his appraisal of Ye Yuan was actually very strong!
"How can this Ye Yuan be so strong?"
"According to the Empyrean bone devil's criteria, can Ye Yuan's strength already rival their era's geniuses?"
"Is … this a true genius?"
...
Hearing this evaluation, all of the children of destiny were dumbstruck with shock.
Each one of them grew up amidst praises. Their strength had also always overpowered their peers.
But now, their brilliance was overshadowed under the Empyrean bone devil's one comment.
The only dazzling light was Ye Yuan!
Zhou Yu's pupils constricted. He wished to find a hole in the ground to tunnel into right now.
He had always viewed Ye Yuan as an enemy. Only now did he understand that he did not have the qualifications to become Ye Yuan's enemy at all.
Ye Yuan's complexion was rather pale. This sword practically drained his divine essence dry.
"Thank you very much for Senior's praise!" Ye Yuan cupped his fists and said.
"Do you still want to continue?" The bone devil asked.
Ye Yuan nodded his head and said firmly, "Continue!"
Chapter 1991 - Competing with Ancient Geniuses!
Everyone stared wide-eyed and tongue-tied. Clearly, they did not expect that Ye Yuan would actually continue challenging.
Logically speaking, Ye Yuan already proved himself and did not need to take the risk anymore.
But he actually chose to continue.
But Song Yu's expression changed, and he said anxiously, "Brother Ye, you …"
He was just about to speak, but then he was interrupted. Ye Yuan said, "I promised Jian Sutao that I'll definitely get this emperor bone for him."
On the faces of Song Yu, Guo Jingyang, and the rest, revealed doleful looks.
They had never felt that they were so incompetent before!
Ye Yuan choosing to continue, was Jian Sutao the reason?
Definitely!
But they understood in their hearts that Ye Yuan did it more so in order to protect them!
If Ye Yuan gave up, under the Empyrean bone devil's sword, all of them would have to die.
No one could be spared.
Then, was there danger with Ye Yuan continuing to challenge the Empyrean bone devil?
Of course there was!
They were too clear about Ye Yuan's strength; just the Empyrean bone devil's first sword move forced out Sword Hollow Etch this move. So how powerful were the two swords at the back?
Unimaginable!
The bone devil said coolly, "You recover divine essence first then. The power of the second sword will exceed your imagination!"
Ye Yuan did not say anything. He just nodded his head slightly, swallowed a medicinal pill on the spot, and tried to recover his divine essence as fast as he could.
But the others had the jitters when they heard it. Exceeding their imagination; how strong was that?
But very soon, they would see it.
After half a day, Ye Yuan's divine essence was recovered fully, causing another commotion.
This recovery speed was a little too fast, right?
Ye Yuan came before the bone devil and said with clasped hands, "Senior, please make your move."
The bone devil nodded slightly, stabbing a sword out indifferently once more.
Although his stance of stabbing the sword was exactly the same as before, everyone's faces changed.
"Puhwark!"
"Puhwark!"
"Puhwark!"
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Even though these children of destiny stood extremely far away, the sharpness exuding from the cutting edge of this sword still made them suffer serious injuries, all spurting fresh blood wildly.
There was no earth-shaking divine essence undulation, but the places that the sword edge passed by, everything was buried in oblivion.
This was the sword of death; it could annihilate everything!
The first sword move was like a baby learning how to walk compared to this sword.
And this was merely just displayed with the strength of a Second Firmament True God.
At this moment, they did not doubt in the slightest that even if it was a Fifth Firmament True God powerhouse, they also absolutely could not escape by a fluke under this sword.
They were very curious just what Ye Yuan would use to block this sword.
Right at this time, Ye Yuan also made his move!
"Sword Hollow Etch!"
Still this move!
This sword was indeed breathtaking, but under the Empyrean bone devil's second sword, it also paled in comparison.
Bang!
After blocking for a moment, Ye Yuan's Sword Hollow Etch was ultimately still annihilated.
Then, the remaining momentum of the bone devil's sword did not reduce, heading straight for Ye Yuan.
"Roar!"
A heaven-shocking dragon roar rose to the sky. Golden light burst forth brilliantly on Ye Yuan's body, his vitality
billowed to the clouds.
At the same time, the Qinghong Battle Armor was also completely activated, releasing a dazzling light.
"Nirvana Dao Profound Dragon Armor!"
Ye Yuan roared, directly meeting the bone devil's sword.
Bang!
The two collided together without any flashiness; the void was quaking.
A streak of sword energy and a ball of golden light met squarely in the void, neither willing to give in.
The two energies were both being rapidly depleted.
The golden light on Ye Yuan's body was dissipating at a rapid speed.
When everyone saw this scene, each and every one of them was shocked until they stared dumbfoundedly with their mouths agape.
"What formidable defensive power! Ye Yuan he actually forcefully resisted this sword!"
"He … He has the perfect sixth transformation golden body! Just how many trump cards does this guy have?"
"Defensive-type empyrean spirit treasure, perfect sixth transformation golden body, dragon race's pinnacle defensive martial technique; this guy … simply makes people go crazy!"
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At this moment, how could Ye Yuan still care about holding anything back? He displayed all of his trump cards in their entirety.
In terms of defense, he was number one in the same rank.
These three things added together, even if he stood there and let Fourth Firmament True Gods hit, Fourth Firmament True Gods still could not breach his defenses.
Just this aspect, Ye Yuan was stronger than Zhou Yu by no idea how many times.
But unfortunately, this sword move was not released by Zhou Yu, but the Empyrean Realm bone devil.
Even if suppressed to a Second Firmament True God strength, even if Ye Yuan neutralized a portion of the force with Sword Hollow Etch, Ye Yuan still could not withstand this swift and fierce sword.
"Puhwark!"
The light on Ye Yuan's body directly dissipated, wildly spewing a mouthful of fresh blood, his body directly flying out several tens of thousands of feet like a kite with a broken string.
Song Yu's face changed. His figure moved, hurriedly going over to catch Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan's body was already drenched by fresh blood.
The power of this sword was utterly horrifying!
"Really received it!"
"Are my eyes failing me? He really succeeded!"
"If it were me, I'd probably be one-shotted immediately. Right?"