Chapter 741 - 730: Twenty-Third Sword vs. Ten Tribulations of the Evil King
The second tiger died silently, without even a scream from beginning to end.
Only the two Ferghana Horses facing the tiger seemed to sense something, whinnying in fear.
Yet, the tiger attacking the Ferghana Horse remained oblivious, possibly thinking it had intimidated the Ferghana Horse, and intensified its attack.
"Hmm."
Ding Ling suddenly felt a strong force of tearing and rejection.
"Is it because I intervened, and now this space-time and the Heavenly Dao are rejecting me?"
If he intervened again.
Ding Ling would likely face Celestial Punishment.
He thought for a moment and just pointed at the position of ’Ding Ling’ again.
Clang!
Clang clang clang!
The sound of swords ringing pierced the ears of ’Ding Ling’!
’Ding Ling’ lying on the ground was struck by a thunderbolt, instantly opening his eyes. He surveyed his surroundings, suddenly reached out to point at the tiger, and a ray of Six Meridian Sword Qi shot out, striking the tiger’s heart!
The tiger fell instantly dead on the ground.
"Such a familiar feeling."
A cycle of reincarnation.
Ding Ling gave ’Ding Ling’ a deep look, then stopped resisting the pull and rejection of space-time, leaping upward as if bouncing out of this space-time, headed to another space-time realm.
In his thoughts.
He always wanted to learn the Twenty-Third Sword.
Therefore.
In the realm he stepped into.
He saw an elderly man with sharp eyes and a tall, upright stature, his hair white.
He sat on a stump, looking spirited and full-faced, yet the vitality in his body visibly decreasing, Ding Ling knew he wouldn’t live much longer.
But despite the rapid decrease in vitality, another soul-stirring Sword Qi on him was changing at an extremely fast pace, becoming stronger, ethereal, and unfathomable.
Suddenly, pong!
The old man seemed to see Ding Ling, and thrust a sword toward Ding Ling.
Once this sword was unleashed.
Time and space seemed to be locked!
With Heaven and Earth Destruction, it seemed capable of destroying the soul, mercilessly stabbing toward Ding Ling.
Crack crack!
The membranes of time and space were crackling under the stab of this sword!
A halo fluctuated around Ding Ling, unharmed by the aftershocks of the sword!
"Remarkable young man! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"
After the old man’s exclamation, his face suddenly turned solemn:
"You truly deserve to die. You killed the successor of my Unrivaled City. With no choice, I must kill you!"
"You can see me?!"
Ding Ling was very surprised!
This was a conversation across time and space!
Even ’Ding Ling’ couldn’t see him, yet the old man could see him! Moreover, he made a precise strike, this was truly extraordinary!
"I’m almost dead. I’ve already felt the Sword Heart Hell calling me! In such a strange state, how could I not see you?"
The old man looked up at Ding Ling:
"This next sword of mine, you absolutely can’t block! We’ll settle our scores, and with your death, our grudges will be resolved!"
With the last of his words!
Boom!
Sword Qi shot out from the old man’s body, stabbing toward Ding Ling with greater speed and density!
The next moment, the old man’s soul stepped out, strolling in the void, his whole being shining with a white light that soared to the sky, resembling a Saint from the Immortal Realm, embodying an indescribable supreme ease and transcendence!
A Sword Qi Barrier condensed around him!
Within it, everything paused as Sword Qi danced around him!
This move, upon execution, seemed capable of destroying everything.
"Twenty-Third Sword. You are the Dugu Sword Saint!"
Ding Ling realized.
He was curious about who could possess such methods.
Yet, that Dugu Sword Saint knew it was he who killed Dugu Ming, apparently someone had informed him.
No matter how.
Since it was destined to be enemies.
Ding Ling felt no need to hold back, as he flipped his palm down in a chopping motion!
Ten Tribulations of the Evil King!
Evil across the world, everything returns to emptiness!
With this move, a decaying, evil, chilling, and empty aura condensed, cleaving through space-time with fierce Sword Intent, shrouding the Twenty-Third Sword.
Boom!
Rumble!
Two unparalleled forces clashed and collided in the void.
One could freeze everything, annihilate all with Sword Intent Space! Within this space, Dugu Sword Saint was the invincible Sword God, able to crush opponents with ease;
The other could destroy everything, collapse the world with Absolute Destruction Sword Intent Space!
The two spaces clashed fiercely in the void for only a moment!
Boom!
The Sword Intent Space was crushed by the Sword Intent Space with absolute superiority, falling onto the soul body of Dugu Sword Saint like a mountain, then pierced through him and landed on Dugu Sword Saint’s body.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Dugu Sword Saint’s soul and body were shattered into nothingness, leaving not even a drop of blood, the entire person dissipating into mist and vanishing completely.
[Achieved D-level Achievement Medal: Overwhelming the Dugu Sword Saint.]
[Annotation: Dugu Sword Saint learned from the Alien and Emperor Shitian Disciple that you were responsible for the death of Dugu Ming and further knew from Mud Bodhisattva that he would meet you here. So he waited for you here. Approaching death, he finally awaited your arrival! He decisively launched what he deemed his most powerful attack.
However, he still lost, defeated utterly.
He was stunned, incredulous. He admired and marveled at your Martial Arts, Cultivation, and Divine Techniques, mixed with anger and shock.
He couldn’t let go and perished unwillingly.]
"How could the Twenty-Third Sword lose?"
In a hazy whisper, Ding Ling seemed to hear the sigh of the Sword Saint.
Ding Ling hadn’t expected the last move of the Ten Tribulations of the Evil King to be so powerful, even more malevolent and terrifying than Four Defeats to Void.
"Even fighting across time and space, it easily shattered the Dugu Sword Saint. The true Ten Tribulations of the Evil King, worthy of being a Primordial Spirit Level skill!"
Ding Ling’s Ten Tribulations of the Evil King was full-level, and a complete version.
Thus he could unleash the true power of the Ten Tribulations of the Evil King.
This was secondary.
Most importantly, Ding Ling was now already a First-grade Golden Core Strongman, even people like the Primordial Spirit Level Limu were easily wiped out by him.
The Dugu Sword Saint was just a Grandmaster who broke through last minute, not even a Shattering Strongman, how could he withstand his absolute strike?
Twenty-Third Sword is very strong.
But it depends on who uses it.
In Ding Ling’s hands, it would undoubtedly become powerful enough to destroy everything.
"The rank difference is too great. If the Dugu Sword Saint’s cultivation were as strong as mine. The outcome of this battle would still be hard to predict."
"It’s just a pity for the Twenty-Third Sword. I ultimately couldn’t learn it."
Ding Ling glanced at the Sword Saint.
The Sword Saint of this world, it was obvious that here he truly comprehended the essence of the Twenty-Third Sword.
Ding Ling wanted to learn the Twenty-Third Sword.
He could only learn it here.
Unfortunately, the Sword Saint is dead!
"But the Ten Tribulations of the Evil King is also very strong. Not being able to learn the Twenty-Third Sword doesn’t matter."
Ding Ling did not ponder further but looked toward another direction.
He remembered that place was the World Association.
"Unexpectedly, after going in circles, I discovered that the Sword Saint was actually killed by me."
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