HomeGuardians of the DafengChapter 118: A World-Shocking Sword

Chapter 118: A World-Shocking Sword

Even in a large-scale battle, thirty Fourth Grade experts could play a decisive role.

As long as they weren’t specifically targeted by superhuman experts, they could determine the outcome of a battle.

This time, Xu Qi’an had summoned every Fourth Grade expert he could mobilize, gambling that no one would take advantage to disturb the rear.

Currently, the Great Feng capital doesn’t have a single superhuman expert, and the number of Fourth Grade masters has drastically decreased.

In Great Feng’s six hundred years of history, the capital had never been so poorly defended.

But the effect was immediate—upon seeing the gathering of superhuman experts and dozens of Fourth Grade experts in formation, the defenders on the battlements erupted in unprecedented roars.

Meaningless roars!

Simply to release the surging emotions in their hearts.

After losing Qing Province, the original Qing Province garrison’s morale hit rock bottom, followed by the fact of the Director’s death, rumors that Great Feng’s superhuman experts couldn’t match Cloud Province, and the court’s decision to submit and seek peace.

All of this told the soldiers who had retreated to Yong Province: you lost the battle, Great Feng is in peril.

Their dejection and fear were understandable.

The reason they could hold Xun City without widespread desertion, besides Yang Gong’s strict military discipline, was that all the soldiers held onto one hope.

That hope was called “Inspector Xu.”

The Director was the protective deity in the eyes of nobles and aristocrats—with him present, the court remained stable.

But for most people, the Director was too distant.

Xu Qi’an was the protective deity in the eyes of common people and soldiers—with him present, Great Feng wouldn’t fall.

Now, Inspector Xu had come!

He hadn’t disappointed, just as he hadn’t when beheading the Duke in the capital when single-handedly stopping the Witch God Cult’s army at Yuyang Pass when executing the foolish emperor in a fit of righteous anger in the capital.

He had never been disappointed.

Yang Gong, in his crimson robes, pressed both hands on the battlements, took a deep breath, and shouted:

“Better shattered jade than intact tile!”

And so the chaotic roars and howls on the battlements became a tsunami of “Better shattered jade than intact tile!”

Second Young Master Xu listened to the wave-like cheers, his gaze slowly sweeping his surroundings, the expressions of the defenders reflected in his eyes one by one.

Some raised their weapons high, shouting until their faces reddened and necks bulged; some had tears in their eyes, but the burning fighting spirit in their gazes; some were elated, eager to charge down from the walls to stand with Big Brother.

At this moment, Xu Xinnian knew this was a fearless army.

Emotions are contagious. When someone can stir up the soldiers’ emotions, and make their blood boil, then even knowing they face death, even facing an invincible enemy, they will follow their heart’s leader to a heroic death.

The leader in the hearts of the Great Feng defenders was Big Brother Xu Qi’an!

Ji Xuan was Cloud Province’s pride of heaven, and one of only two warriors of the younger generation to reach the superhuman realm.

But when he saw Xu Qi’an single-handedly summon so many experts, making transcendent figures like Luo Yuhen and Kou Yangzhou willingly stand behind him as supporters.

Making the previously demoralized, timid Great Feng defenders instantly surge with emotion and blind worship.

Ji Xuan couldn’t help but feel burning jealousy ignite in his heart. His hand gripping his sword hilt secretly tensed as he shouted:

“Xu Qi’an, in the realm of superhumans, human wave tactics have never been able to make up the difference.”

His shout, powered with full force, immediately drowned out the clamor on the battlements.

Then, Ji Xuan turned and pressed his palms together toward Karura Tree Bodhisattva:

“Please, Bodhisattva, make your move!”

If he only faced Xu Qi’an alone, with his mid-third-grade strength, he could have matched the Xu fellow, and even if slightly inferior, the gap wouldn’t be too large.

But now Xu Qi’an wasn’t fighting alone.

With a crowd of superhumans in formation, Ji Xuan didn’t believe he had the strength to charge through alone. Only the First Grade Bodhisattva Karura Tree could accomplish this.

Below Supreme Grade, he was number one in defense.

Of course, this didn’t mean Karura Tree’s offensive abilities were lacking. Sometimes, defense and attack were directly proportional.

The Empress has allowed Zhao Shou to enter court service. Great Feng will have a Great Confucian, a Second Grade Great Confucian in the Confucian system. A good move… Xu Pingfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, also turning to look at Karura Tree Bodhisattva.

“Trouble the Bodhisattva to test their abilities,” Xu Pingfeng said solemnly.

“Amitabha!”

The magnificent chant echoed in the heavens, drowning out all other sounds.

Karura Tree Bodhisattva took a step forward. Heaven and earth lost color, and the high clouds churned and took on a golden light, while golden ripples spread beneath his feet.

With each step he took, a “boom” rang out, as if space itself could not bear his weight.

After ten steps, all around had fallen silent. Whether Cloud Province army or Great Feng forces, all had fallen into an eerie silence.

Not that they didn’t want to speak, but that they didn’t dare. The “Immovable Wisdom King Dharma Body” symbolized mountain-like stability and ocean-like vastness; the “Vajra Dharma Body” symbolized power and fierceness, mastery of killing!

The two Dharma bodies overlapped, making people feel as if facing an abyss as if facing divinity.

Before divinity, how dare mortals speak?

This was the suppression of a higher existence, unmoved by mortal will.

So this was the terrifying enemy the Director faced… The defenders on the battlements, directly facing the two Dharma bodies, deeply understood the terror of a First Grade Bodhisattva.

All had heard that Buddhist Bodhisattvas were the peak existences in the world, each one could be called invincible, but for ordinary soldiers, Bodhisattvas were too distant—previously, the Director had always been there to face them.

They knew of Karura Tree Bodhisattva’s power but didn’t understand its essence.

Earlier, Ji Xuan’s one-man intimidation of the entire army had shown visible power, and within people’s range of understanding.

Karura Tree Bodhisattva’s mere pressure made warriors and ordinary soldiers below superhuman level fall silent like winter cicadas.

How will Inspector Xu respond to this… Some looked toward the cyan-robed figure below the city.

As if by tacit agreement, gazes focused on Xu Qi’an all at once, focused on this last backbone of Great Feng.

“Who will test him?” asked Xu Qi’an, standing with hands behind his back, wearing a smile.

“I will!” Sun Xuanji answered concisely and immediately appeared between Karura Tree Bodhisattva and Xu Qi’an using his transmission technique.

Then, Senior Brother Sun demonstrated to everyone what it meant for Bureau of Astronomy arrays to be flashy.

Array after array lit up beneath his feet, flashing like slides, small arrays forming large arrays, power layering upon power.

Simultaneously, his fingers drew rapidly in the void, drawing twisted array patterns that formed into arrays.

Clear light constantly brightened and dimmed, flickering like a slideshow.

As everyone watched dizzily, a giant array of sixty zhang in diameter appeared beneath Karura Tree Bodhisattva. This array took Greater Yin as its core, gathering the power of the Five Elements from four directions, rotating counterclockwise.

Above Karura Tree Bodhisattva’s head, an identical giant array appeared in the sky. This array took the sun as its core, gathering fierce winds and lightning, rotating clockwise.

Grinding Kill!

The two giant arrays were like millstones, gathering forces from different domains of heaven and earth, turning them into blades to grind and kill Karura Tree Bodhisattva within.

The arrays formed two distinct domains:

Above, fierce winds formed into tornados, lightning striking within, arcs of electricity flickering and spitting within the hurricane. Below, Yin-Yang and Five Elements formed into a vortex, rotating in the opposite direction to the tornado.

At the boundary of these two forces was Karura Tree Bodhisattva.

Ji Xuan raised his eyebrows. Having crossed hands with Sun Xuanji several times, he had a deep understanding of this white-robed Spirit Master’s strength and character.

Sun Xuanji was someone who always held back, rarely fighting to the death even against mortal enemies.

But now, this white-robed Spirit Master had erupted with battle power far beyond his usual standard, as if making a desperate gamble, ready to determine life or death.

At the front of the Cloud Province army, Qi Guangbo held a telescope, observing the magnificent arrays while sighing:

“Worthy of a Third Grade Spirit Master. Sun Xuanji has potential for Second Grade.

“Given time, he might become the second Director, if not for the National Preceptor.”

Ge Wenxuan’s heart stirred—compared to his unreachable teacher, the power Sun Xuanji displayed was more attractive, becoming his aspiration.

“But what use is it? Before Karura Tree Bodhisattva, power of this level means nothing.”

As if responding to Ge Wenxuan’s words, the Vajra Dharma Body above Karura Tree Bodhisattva raised both fists and violently crashed them together.

Dong!

A great bell tolled across heaven and earth.

Violent power ravaged outward from the fists as its core, tearing through invisible forces like dead branches, ripping through lightning, rending both arrays.

Throughout this process, Karura Tree Bodhisattva’s steps never paused.

Sun Xuanji, at the forefront, suddenly arched his body as this violent force threw him backward.

But he wasn’t injured, having condensed layer upon layer of arrays before him to neutralize the shockwave.

“Roar!”

In the far rear, tens of thousands of Cloud Province soldiers roared in unison, building momentum for Karura Tree Bodhisattva.

The Great Feng defenders on the battlements nervously watched the superhuman experts represented by Xu Qi’an.

Xu Qi’an’s eyes narrowed slightly as he clicked his tongue and said:

“The Vajra Dharma Body itself is indestructible, let alone with the purely defensive Immovable Wisdom King Dharma Body.

“Even a First Grade expert might not be able to break through his defense.”

Zhao Shou nodded:

“The Director was never able to truly severely wound Karura Tree.”

Xu Qi’an turned his head to look at the Scratch King Kou Yangzhou, smiling:

“Senior, want to try? Avenge your previous shame.”

After breaking through, Kou Yangzhou had been stabilizing his realm in Sword Province, honing his blade intent, and improving his overall strength.

But as for dealing with the Vajra Dharma Body… the old fellow grinned:

“Might as well try.”

Isn’t it more like “try and die”? Xu Qi’an said:

“I’ve roughly figured out the Vajra Dharma Body’s level. Senior, National Preceptor, Chancellor, let’s combine our four powers to break the Vajra Dharma Body.”

Breaking the Vajra Dharma Body required the explosive power of a First Grade warrior and not just one who had newly entered that realm.

Luo Yuhen and Kou Yangzhou nodded, simultaneously rising into the air to level with Karura Tree Bodhisattva.

Closed door cultivation for five hundred years, today I’ll make the Nine Provinces remember me… The old fellow’s white hair flew wildly as he slowly exhaled a breath of spirit.

Humm humm humm… The defenders on the battlements and the distant Cloud Province army simultaneously felt the swords in their scabbards vibrating, as if given life, trying to break free from their owners’ control.

“This old man is the current Sword Master, come!”

The old fellow shouted.

In an instant, sword after sword left their scabbards, breaking free from their owners’ constraints, and transforming into a vast tide of steel flowing toward Kou Yangzhou.

The steel floods from both Great Feng and rebel armies blocked out the sky.

“Divine technique…”

Miao Youfang stared wide-eyed, muttering.

Among both armies, those warriors who cultivated blade intent almost wanted to kneel before the old fellow.

On the other side, Luo Yuhen looked down at Xu Qi’an, her voice clear and cold yet pleasant:

“I can only strike three sword blows!”

After seeing Xu Qi’an nod, she said flatly:

“First sword, Heart Sword!”

As her words fell, another Luo Yuhen appeared. Unlike her physical body, this one wore a layered dress composed of Black Water Spirit, with Fire Spirit infused in her eyes, her gaze piercing as she blinked.

Earth Spirit supported her figure, willingly prostrating beneath her feet.

Wind Spirit lifted her beautiful hair, spreading it wildly upward and around, each strand distinct.

Daoist Yang Spirit!

Luo Yuhen’s physical body hung motionless as her Yang Spirit entered her sword.

In an instant, the rust-covered iron sword burst with brilliant light, the rust quickly peeling away.

Just as the two Second Grade experts employed their techniques, Xu Qi’an reached out his hand and roared:

“Sword, come!”

Golden light flew from the horizon, delivering itself into Xu Qi’an’s hand.

Great Feng’s supreme divine weapon, the Nation-Steadying Sword!

As he gripped the sword, Xu Qi’an pressed his finger to his brow.

What lit up wasn’t golden lacquer, but a deep black—the unique skin color of Asura bloodline.

Master Shen Shu’s power had fused into his body, instantly elevating the blood force and qi of Xu Qi’an, already a second-grade warrior.

He slowly said: “All beings, heed my command!”

Throughout Yong Province, the power of all beings swarmed like rivers joining the ocean.

This included the thousands of defenders on Xun City’s battlements, their power purer and stronger.

Then, Xu Qi’an collapsed his qi, and suppressed his emotions, his already-integrated various supreme arts ready to burst forth!

The Nation-Steadying Sword hummed and trembled, as if unable to bear this terrible power.

But Xu Qi’an still wasn’t satisfied. The arm holding the sword suddenly thickened by two circles, muscles swelling.

Force Insect—Berserker!

Xu Pingfeng’s expression changed slightly, seeming shocked:

“Power of All Beings! You can command the Power of All Beings?!”

The Director’s trump card was the Power of All Beings, allowing Xu Qi’an to possess this power.

Xu Pingfeng no longer hesitated. In the next moment, he calmed all surprise and anger, slapping the sachet at his waist with one hand.

Bronze components glowing with clear light flew out, rapidly assembling in the air as the circular array beneath Xu Pingfeng’s feet spread, trying to encompass all superhuman experts on both sides.

No need to probe further—now that the trump card was known, they would kill Xu Qi’an with lightning speed.

Seeing the objective achieved, Karura Tree Bodhisattva immediately stopped his probing slow steps and charged wildly toward Xu Qi’an.

At this moment, Zhao Shou flicked his finger against his Lesser Sage crown, his voice containing heavenly authority:

“Arrays are forbidden in this place!”

He didn’t say techniques were forbidden, as that would affect Xu Qi’an in his power-gathering state, as well as Luo Yuhen.

But arrays were unique to Spirit Masters.

The bronze disc quickly assembled, but without the matching array to drive it, it couldn’t manifest the Fate Master’s power to isolate this realm of heaven and earth.

Luo Yuhen’s iron sword and Kou Yangzhou’s sword formation struck first in sync, charging the vanguard for the world-shocking sword blow about to come.

“This sword shall be unstoppable!”

Zhao Shou, seemingly unsatisfied, employed his power of “words become law” to add another measure of force to the Nation-Steadying Sword.

Could this sword break the Vajra Dharma Body?

Qing Province, Criminal Investigation Commissioner’s Office.

In the damp and cold prison, screams constantly rang out, accompanied by women’s shrieks and pleas for mercy.

In-room after room of torture, inhumane torments were being carried out. Prisoners were bound and whipped, burned with red-hot irons, or had their flesh cut away piece by piece, revealing stark white bone.

Every torture implement was guaranteed use, fully displaying its characteristics for tormenting people.

The women’s screams came from the cells, where they suffered the ravishment of Earth Sect’s demon cultivators.

After occupying Qing Province, the Cloud Province army had extensively suppressed resistance forces, as well as uncooperative gentry and martial wanderers.

Of these people, some were killed outright, others imprisoned. Among them, the “criminals” in Qing Province City were all confined in the Criminal Investigation Commissioner’s Office, handed over to the Earth Sect demon cultivators.

This was torture worse than death.

Echoing the screams were the demon cultivators’ savage laughs and wild cackles as they freely vented the ugly malice in human nature, enjoying the prisoners’ expressions of pain and death-approaching screams.

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