Chapter 152
"For top-tier treasures, there is no such thing as first come, first served."
"Whoever’s power is stronger, theirs is the genuine artifact."
"Well said!" A highly interested gleam revealed itself in the Evergreat Sword Ancestor’s eyes.
"Since that is the case, this old man will let you witness the true power of the Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword!"
"Annihilate!"
The already ten-foot-long giant golden sword in his hand violently expanded a hundredfold. Transforming into a pillar of golden light that pierced straight into the clouds.
However, with movements completely identical and perfectly in sync, Alex also pointed his violently expanded giant golden sword toward the sky.
Two pillars of golden light burst forth almost simultaneously. Illuminating the night-veiled Sunblaze Peak as brightly as broad daylight.
The next second, tens of thousands of golden sword beams descended from the sky simultaneously. Transforming into a golden rain of swords. Launching into a fierce, head-on bombardment.
The Evergreat Sword Ancestor was already one of the Saints of the Immortal Realm. His true body resided high above the Nine Heavens.
The Evergreat Sword Ancestor before them was nothing more than a clone. His strength almost identical to Alex’s. Both hovering right around the ninth level of the Supreme Realm.
And the Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword that Alex had summoned using the Asura Path was completely identical to the sword in the Evergreat Sword Ancestor’s hand.
Therefore, the two were practically evenly matched. Incredibly difficult to determine a victor.
Watching this duel between just two people create a shocking scene no less intense than a chaotic melee between two entire sects, everyone present watched completely dumbfounded. Unable to tear their eyes away.
Including Iris. She stared fixedly at mid-air, muttering to herself. "After absorbing the power of Heaven-Turning Peak and Venomscale Peak, Alex’s strength is already almost identical to the Ancestor’s."
"Coupled with replicating the Ancestor’s Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword through some unknown method, its power yields not in the slightest."
"Under circumstances where cultivation and weapons are completely identical, the greatest factor determining victory or defeat is strategy and scheming."
"If competing in strategy... can the Ancestor defeat Alex?"
Just as Iris was deeply worried, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of something. Her pupils shrank.
With a casual glance, she shockingly saw that behind Alex, there was actually a fox-like tail swaying non-stop in the sword wind.
"This Alex is..." Iris’s face filled with panic, she involuntarily cried out.
"Ancestor, be careful!"
However, separated by hundreds of meters, the Evergreat Sword Ancestor fundamentally could not hear her voice.
Seeing that the counterfeit in Alex’s hand actually possessed the same power as his genuine artifact made the naturally arrogant Evergreat Sword Ancestor feel intense humiliation.
"Little brat, although this old man does not know what method you used to forge this practically indistinguishable Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword..."
"Your tricks end here!"
He waved both hands. Summoning two golden magatama into his palms. "Vault of Divine Magatama!"
Amidst the densely packed sword beams, tens of thousands of jade swords were mixed in. More than doubling the tyrannical power.
Meanwhile, Alex only held a single Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword.
Without the enhancement of the Vault of Divine Magatama, continuing the head-on bombardment was naturally impossible.
The originally deadlocked battle instantly turned into a completely one-sided slaughter.
Countless jade swords shuttled straight through Alex’s body. Leaving behind hideous bloody holes.
After a round of bombardment, Alex could no longer hold on. The Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword in his hand shattered with a resounding bang.
His entire body was covered in over a hundred bloody holes. Looking like a bloody gourd. He panted hoarsely, completely on the verge of death.
"The Ancestor is mighty!" Vincent and the disciples of Sunblaze Peak all had faces full of excitement, thunderous cheers erupting.
Only Iris was so anxious that tears were about to fall. Desperately trying to warn the Evergreat Sword Ancestor to be careful.
But even if she screamed until her throat tore, she couldn’t transmit her voice to his ears.
Instead, it caused the group of deacons and elders beside her to reveal looks of deep hostility.
"When they were evenly matched just now, this woman didn’t say a word."
"Now that Alex is about to die at the Ancestor’s hands, she’s actually anxious to such a degree."
"Hmph, it’s certain she colluded with Alex long ago. Intending to coordinate from the inside and outside to annihilate our Sunblaze Peak."
"Once the Ancestor destroys Alex, he will definitely make this traitorous woman’s soul scatter as well."
A disdainful sneer curled at the corners of the Evergreat Sword Ancestor’s mouth. He instantly teleported right in front of Alex. Looking down imperiously from his high vantage point.
"Little brat, now do you understand the gap between you and this old man?"
"However, with your strength, you are more than worthy to be ranked among the top experts in the current world."
"Before you die, do you have any last words?"
"Last words..." Alex panted heavily. Slowly raised his head.
The instant he looked at the Evergreat Sword Ancestor, an incredibly exaggerated and ferocious smile broke out on his face.
"The one who should be leaving last words... is you, you arrogant and conceited old thing."
"...What did you say?!" The Evergreat Sword Ancestor froze slightly. At such close distance, he finally noticed the anomaly.
"Vault of Divine Mirror!" He waved his hand to summon the mirror. A beam of golden light shining onto Alex.
Under the illumination, Alex’s body rapidly became ethereal and twisted.
The Alex he had just heavily injured was shockingly a fox with an entirely crimson body and a beast’s face on a human body.
"This is..." The Evergreat Sword Ancestor’s pupils shrank. Terror in his voice.
"The legendary demonic beast capable of disguising itself as anyone’s appearance? The Thousand-Faced Strange Fox?"
"This... how is this possible?!"
The Thousand-Faced Strange Fox was merely a legend passed down from the older generation.
As early as when the Evergreat Sword Ancestor was just a young sword cultivator, the Thousand-Faced Strange Fox had already gone extinct in the world.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes today, he absolutely would not have believed it.