Eternal Saber

"I heard people say that just now, in Murakumo Hall, he killed the Moon Night Country’s Military Lord with a single slash, and now he’s going to try pulling out the Clouds Gathering Saber!"

"Ah!"

This piece of news spread rapidly through the crowd, stirring up waves of noise and a chorus of exclamations.

Under countless gazes, they saw Chen Tang standing on the stone stele, his feet astride the Clouds Gathering Saber, one hand gripping the saber hilt.

The instant Chen Tang’s palm touched the hilt, a mass of blazing, dazzling flames flared up, wrapping his entire body inside.

In the blink of an eye, fierce flames burst out over Chen Tang, turning him into a humanoid fireball!

"Ah!"

Amaterasu Chizuru covered her red lips, her face full of anxious worry.

Cries of alarm also rose from the crowd.

Just then, that figure standing atop the stele suddenly erupted with streaks of purple-gold radiance that pierced through the surrounding crimson flames!

The flames that had been scarlet a moment ago clearly shrank by a large margin.

Immediately after, under the illumination of that purple-gold light, crackling sounds rang out from the stone stele, and that figure suddenly swelled to a height of ten feet, like a giant spirit of flame, qi surging up to the heavens!

Crashhh!

From above the stone stele came the roaring sound of the tide.

Sss sss sss!

Next came the sound of flames being extinguished.

The flames that had been swirling around Chen Tang rapidly died out.

Chen Tang was bathed head to toe in purple-gold divine radiance, not so much as a hair harmed!

Clang!

An unusual sound rang out from the stele and spread through every corner of the Old Capital.

Before all eyes, Chen Tang actually drew a long saber out of the stone stele with one hand!

This legendary Divine Artifact finally revealed its complete form before the world!

This long saber looked as though it had been burned for a long time—entirely scarlet, red to a translucent sheen.

On the blade, scarlet flames were still burning.

But soon, those flames vanished.

The red glow of the Clouds Gathering Saber also gradually dimmed.

Amaterasu Chizuru couldn’t help widening her eyes, her cherry lips parting unconsciously.

This scene was extremely similar to what had happened to the Celestial Mirror back then.

"He actually pulled it out! With one hand at that!"

Murakumo Chai Chuan’s mind trembled. "Could it be, he really is..."

At this moment, even he was wavering.

"Could what Chizuru said really be true?"

Amaterasu Senno stared, dumbfounded, shock written all over his face.

If he were not a reincarnated deity, how could he possess a body a zhang tall, like a giant spirit?

"We pay respects to the Sea God!"

"The Sea God descends to the world!"

The surrounding crowd had already knelt densely to the ground, each of them incomparably devout and respectful, shouting to the deity like mountain cries and tsunami roars.

This stone stele was already several zhang tall, and with Chen Tang’s enormous figure on top of it, he was simply too eye‑catching.

The people of Celestial Cauldron Continent in the Old Capital, no matter where they were, upon seeing this scene, all knelt down one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the only ones still standing were Murakumo Chai Chuan and Amaterasu Senno.

The two exchanged a glance.

Things having come to this, they had no choice but to bow their heads and acknowledge him.

Chen Tang stood on the stone stele, motionless.

Within the Clouds Gathering Saber there was indeed a certain power contained; he was sensing this power and was unaware of the situation around him.

Having cultivated to this Realm, the so‑called Three Great Divine Artifacts, once you lay it out clearly, aren’t anything mysterious.

They are simply the personal weapons of Grandmasters of Transformation Realm, following them through years of battle, steeped in Sword Intent or Sword Intent, lingering without dispersing.

Thus Grandmaster‑level experts are unable to draw this saber, unable to contend with it.

It’s equivalent to three Grandmasters of Transformation Realm having left their own inheritances in these three weapons.

In other words, every personal weapon of a Grandmaster of Transformation Realm could be considered such a Divine Artifact.

But there was something strange here.

The Three Eastern Sea States once actually produced three Grandmasters of Transformation Realm?

This made no sense.

The Transformation Realm was deduced later by Emperor Wu.

These three Grandmasters of Transformation Realm clearly existed before Emperor Wu.

Moreover, if the Three Eastern Sea States had produced three Grandmasters of Transformation Realm, they should have left more traces.

Yet for these three, only three legends of deities remained.

A thought stirred in Chen Tang’s heart.

The reason these three could cultivate to the Transformation Realm might be that they came from the Outer Realm and already knew of this Realm long ago.

As for the legends about the three of them—those so‑called tales of Ascension in broad daylight—perhaps it was because the three left this world and returned to the Outer Realm!

But why here, in the Three Eastern Sea States?

Chen Tang thought of something else.

Back then, when he was cultivating in the depths of the East Sea, he had once accidentally broken into a certain abyss where the seawater was cut off.

There, he had once seen a strange "volcano."

The Sea of Wisdom Enlightenment Map was picked up near that "volcano."

Perhaps the three of them ascending here in the East Sea had something to do with that strange "volcano"?

As Chen Tang pondered, he continued refining the Mental Realm within the Murakumo Saber.

Unknowingly, that faint blood mark at the center of his brows had already vanished.

His Divine Soul returned to its original state, completely healed.

He had opened the Mud Ball Palace early and entered the Divine State.

He had also comprehended the Visualization Method and cultivated his Divine Soul.

Before this, he had devoured two remnant souls from the purple Demon Blood and the Vajra Relic, and his Divine Soul had grown another step stronger.

Now that his Divine Soul was healed, the Power of his Divine Soul had already far surpassed that of Grandmaster experts, and had even reached the level of a Grandmaster of the Transformation Realm!

Of course, he had not yet condensed the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, nor built the Bridge of Heaven and Earth to achieve resonance between inner and outer heavens and earth, so it did not count as the Transformation Realm.

Chen Tang abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze blazing, and his whole aura suddenly surged by a large margin!

Just as he had expected, once his Divine Soul healed, he would step into First Grade and achieve Grandmaster!

Murakumo Chikawa and Amaterasu Senno seemed to sense something, and subconsciously raised their heads to look, secretly clicking their tongues in amazement.

In just this short while, Chen Tang had become even more terrifying!

"Sea God, Sea God..."

Chen Tang took a deep breath, dispersed his Body Radiance, and his figure returned to normal.

Hearing the chanting from the surrounding crowd at his ears, he couldn’t help but frown slightly.

"I’m not some Sea God Susa."

Chen Tang looked around and said calmly, "My name is Chen Tang, just a Blade Master."

With that, Chen Tang suddenly drew the "Eternal" from his back and slashed horizontally.

Clang!

Eternal collided with the Murakumo Saber, emitting a crisp sound that drew the attention of countless people.

The next moment, the Murakumo Saber snapped with a crack!

The entire venue was in an uproar!

Murakumo Chikawa, Amaterasu Senno, Shen Che and the others were all dumbfounded.

This Divine Artifact that had been passed down for many years on the Celestial Cauldron Continent was actually cut in two by Chen Tang in front of everyone’s eyes!

"You, you, you..."

Murakumo Chikawa was so furious his lips were trembling, yet he didn’t dare lose his temper.

This was way too wasteful!

Even if you don’t admit you’re Sea God Susa, you shouldn’t have cut the Murakumo Saber!

This slash also completely cut off the crowd’s chanting of the Sea God.

Sea God Susa naturally wouldn’t sever his own saber.

Nothing could be a more powerful response than this.

But immediately after, another thought involuntarily rose in everyone’s minds.

If the Divine Artifact left behind by Sea God Susa was severed by the long saber in Chen Tang’s hand.

Wouldn’t that prove that Chen Tang was stronger than Sea God Susa?

And that seemingly ordinary saber at his waist was stronger than the Divine Artifact Murakumo Saber?

"I understand now!"

Someone suddenly said, "He’s not the Sea God, he’s a new god, above the Sea God, Moon God, and Sun God! He’s the Martial God!"

"Martial God!"

"Martial God!"

The crowd once again broke into cheers.

The whole Old Capital was extremely stirred.

After years of silence, the Celestial Cauldron Continent had birthed another god.

And he was even stronger than the Sea God, Moon God, and Sun God!

Chen Tang was somewhat speechless.

So fond of making gods—what a bunch of lunatics.

Besides, he had just clearly said he was a Blade Master.

Even if you’re giving him a title, it should be Saber God...

Chen Tang couldn’t be bothered with these people.

He had serious matters to attend to.

Chen Tang leapt down from the stone stele, came before Shen Che, Murakumo Chikawa, and Amaterasu Senno, and said, "I’ll leave things here to you three, I’m making a trip to the Hermit Continent."

"My lord, what are you going to do?"

Murakumo Chikawa asked.

"Kill."

Chen Tang replied flatly with a single word.

Shen Che’s heart trembled.

Thinking of the blood-deep hatred for his father, his hot blood surged; he volunteered loudly, "My lord, that Hidden Sect and I have a father-killing feud, let me go with you!"

"No need."

Chen Tang waved his hand and said, "You’ll just slow things down if you come. Over there is a bunch of life-despising Hermits, and I’d have to look after you. Just wait here."

Shen Che’s old face darkened, and his boiling blood instantly cooled by half.