Chapter 198 - 145: Great Hall
Jiang Changge gasped for breath, his heart pounding with excitement.
He stood atop the city wall, Spirit Sword in hand.
He himself was shocked by the power of his own sword strike.
’Is this the power of the Supreme Sword Dao?’
’Can I finally be mentioned in the same breath as the Saint Demon Sect Master and the Daliang Sword Saint?’
’The Divine Sword Sect, Jiangnan Prefecture... are they finally saved?’
For a moment, countless possibilities flashed through Jiang Changge’s mind.
Pei Yuanshi’s figure appeared before the Battle Array.
A new, red Spirit Sword materialized in his hand. With the full power of the Daliang Country behind him, it wasn’t difficult to find a new Spirit Sword for Pei Yuanshi on short notice.
Pei Yuanshi frowned as he looked at Jiang Changge. He had seen this young man in the previous Battle Array. His Swordsmanship was exceptionally profound; despite being only at the Primordial Spirit Body Realm, he could already wield an Advanced Martial Arts True Intent—a visualized Sword Intent.
And now, it seemed this young man had made an even more remarkable breakthrough on the path of Swordsmanship.
’This attempt to devour Jiangnan Prefecture is really full of twists and turns.’
Jiang Changge saw Pei Yuanshi as well. Facing the Daliang Sword Saint, Jiang Changge cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts.
Both had comprehended Advanced Sword Intent.
But it was obvious that Pei Yuanshi’s level of comprehension of his Advanced Sword Intent was higher than Jiang Changge’s.
If Jiang Changge was at Level 1, and Clone Yang Jingtian could reach Level 2 under Lu Changfeng’s control, then Pei Yuanshi and a peak Yang Jingtian were both at Level 3 of Advanced Martial Arts True Intent.
They were just one step away from breaking through to the level above Advanced Martial Arts True Intent.
But now, Jiang Changge had overtaken them on the curve, directly condensing the Supreme Talent, Supreme Sword Dao.
This Supreme Talent elevated the power of Jiang Changge’s Sword Energy to a terrifying level.
"Supreme"—the highest, with none above it. Back in Qin City, just hearing the name "Supreme Sword Dao" was enough to guess the ability this Supreme Talent corresponded to.
"The Sword Dao, the Sword Dao Law... I never expected you to actually reach this stage. In the legendary Ancient Era, not many were able to achieve this," Pei Yuanshi said slowly.
Clearly, Pei Yuanshi had his own understanding of the Sword Dao.
It wasn’t that no one in history had ever condensed a Sword Dao or a Saber Domain.
Most of the related information was recorded within top-tier Martial Arts Powers like the Divine Sword Sect and Daliang Country.
Jiang Changge took a deep breath. "What do you mean? Are you going to fight me or not?"
"Fight you?" Pei Yuanshi retorted.
"Yes. If I win, you retreat. If I lose, then naturally, the Divine Sword Sect and Jiangnan Prefecture are finished."
Pei Yuanshi shook his head. "You’re too naive. Do you think the Daliang Army, after sacrificing hundreds of thousands of soldiers, would retreat at the final step because of you alone?"
"You think far too highly of yourself."
"Even if I were truly defeated today, do you really believe you could single-handedly hold back the entire Daliang Army?"
Hearing this, Jiang Changge froze.
’That’s right, I’m completely different from the Saint Demon Sect Master.’
The Saint Demon Sect Master not only had the personal strength to suppress Pei Yuanshi, but he now also controlled an entire prefecture, with a strong and powerful army at his command.
But what about him? It was debatable whether he could even defeat Pei Yuanshi, and the Martial Arts Powers of Jiangnan Prefecture had already been crushed.
They could no longer muster the forces to resist the advance of Daliang Country’s army.
His idea of stopping the war with his own power was clearly extremely naive.
It wasn’t Jiang Changge’s fault.
Most of his thoughts before this had been focused on whether or not he should even step forward.
It took immense courage to stand alone on the walls of Jiang City, just like Lu Changfeng had.
"So, now, are you still going to block our way on this wall?"
Pei Yuanshi spoke slowly. As expected of the Daliang Sword Saint, with just a few words, he had shattered Jiang Changge’s do-or-die resolve.
Jiang Changge, holding his Spirit Sword, finally lifted his head slowly. "You still have to take one strike from me."
Pei Yuanshi said no more and flew forward.
A hundred meters away, Pei Yuanshi raised the red Spirit Sword in his hand.
"True Unrivaled Spirit Sword!"
"Supreme Sword Dao! The Unsurpassed, Ultimate Sword!"
The red Spirit Sword, dozens of meters long, clashed with the white Sword Energy, a hundred meters long.
RUMBLE!
A series of deafening explosions rang out one after another.
Shockwaves of Sword Energy radiated out from the collision.
They riddled the city wall and the ground below with holes.
BOOM!!
After one final, massive explosion, the Sword Energy Jiang Changge had condensed disintegrated.
Pei Yuanshi’s red Spirit Sword also shrank, returning to its normal size as it fell back into his hand.
"I will allow the Divine Sword Sect to keep one city."
"Your Divine Sword Sect will choose a city and send someone to inform me within three days."
Pei Yuanshi sheathed his Spirit Sword and turned to leave.
With a complicated expression, Jiang Changge watched Pei Yuanshi depart, then turned, leaped off the city wall, and his figure vanished into the distance.
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"Oh? Let them keep one city?"
"This must be because Pei Yuanshi wasn’t confident he could kill Jiang Changge, so he gave him some leeway to avoid having him act out of desperation."
Lu Changfeng, having received the news, saw through Pei Yuanshi’s intentions at a glance.
"The Saint Master is wise!" Lin Erfeng said, clasping her hands and blatantly flattering Lu Changfeng.
At this moment, Lu Changfeng was in Yong City, Yunyang Prefecture!
Yong City had also been renamed the Holy City, a fitting title for the Capital City of the Saint Demon Sect.
Lu Changfeng had come to Yong City to see the development of Yunyang Prefecture with his own eyes.
The other reason was to experience the Holy Sect palace that Lin Erfeng had built for him.
After more than half a year, the main structure of the Holy Sect palace was complete.
The part that most attracted Lu Changfeng was the Saint Master Hall.
The Saint Master Hall was originally designed to meet the cultivation needs of Lu Changfeng and the various Demon Sects and Demon Generals.
The hall was designed with the needs of the various Demon Sects and Demon Generals for the Root Bones of Ancient Heroes in mind.
Lu Changfeng’s Saint Master throne was in the very center.
The positions for the nine great Demon Generals and nine great Demon Sects were arranged around Lu Changfeng’s.
The Saint Master Hall was open to the sky, so one could gaze at the stars when bored of cultivating.
In the center of the hall was a flowing pool, in which a school of Dragon Fish was raised.
Dragon Fish were a rare type of fish possessing a Demon Fiend Bloodline. Their flesh was delicious, but more importantly, their scales emitted a faint glow that could illuminate the entire hall brilliantly.
Of course, there were also private, secluded Cultivation Chambers at the back of the hall.
The Cultivation Chambers were all forged from Profound Iron, with extremely thick walls. Even a Rebirth Realm expert would have to expend some effort to break out.
"Bring Ni Wei to me," Lu Changfeng said.
The final purpose of this trip to Yunyang Prefecture was, naturally, to fuse his third Supreme Talent.
The second system interface update of the year was already complete.
Once he copied Ni Wei’s "Soft Body" Talent, Lu Changfeng could synthesize his third Supreme Talent.
This time, if all went according to plan, the Supreme Talent would be a powerful defensive one.
Then, it would complement his [Annihilation Saber Domain].
If things went smoothly, his strength would reach an unprecedented level after this.
"Ni Wei? It seems she has gone out to adventure," Lin Erfeng said cautiously. Clever as she was, she already realized she had likely made a mistake.