Divine Brilliance
chapter-192

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

The silence of the stone hall was suddenly broken by laughter. Everyone looked over to see Zong Shou holding a sword, walking step by step over. Each step was faster than the last, slowly becoming a brisk walk. His face had a smile for some reason. His eyes spread out, with no worry, like he had lost all consciousness.

However, in the hearts of everyone, they only felt a terrifying feeling sweep over them.

They felt that Zong Shou at that moment was extremely dangerous.

Xuanyuan Tong’s expression turned cold, immediately taking out the iron mace hanging by his waist.

He knew that he couldn’t block such a sword empty-handed.

However, in the next moment, he saw Zong Shou’s body speed up to the max.

If one said that he was like the soft Breeze before, then now he was like a storm, charging right over.

The sword light shone out, directly sweeping over. As it struck the mace, it gave out a crisp “ding”. Instantly energy surged around and a lightning glow lingered.

Xuanyuan Tong frowned and retreated one step. All the strength was dissipated beneath his feet, immediately leaving a deep hole in the Tiegang stone.

Zong Shou’s sword was only slightly forced back before he pierced forwards, heading straight on. Xuanyuan Tong was unfazed. He was extremely calm, holding up the mace in his hands in front of his body.

Then, another extremely sharp strength which crashed towards him. He had no choice but to retreat once more. On the stone slabs, shrapnels were randomly scattered once more. The wind blew all over, sword energy scattered, causing many stone pieces to be shaved off the roof.

These 2 strikes were just the beginning. Between the clash of sword and mace, there were also thin ringing sounds, like when one was refining iron, hitting with a tempo. However, after a moment it changed into a torrential storm that clean and crisp ringing continued on like raindrops falling down before the previous sound faded the next one broke out.

The current Zong Shou seemed to have transformed into a human-sized storm. Crazily saving his sword, crazily stabbing out. He seemed like he had no plan or idea what he was doing but each sword forced Xuanyuan Tong to defend and unable to attack.

Pretty much each sword would force Xuanyuan Tong back by a step, crushing a piece of the stone floor.

It was flipping over the situation from before. Xuanyuan Tong was like a rolling giant stone, forcing and suppressing Zong Shou with an unstoppable aura.

However at this moment, in front of the storm caused by Zong Shou. Although Xuanyuan Tong was still a mountain, he was being forced back and made to move.

“Impossible! Totally impossible!”

Xuanyuan Tong stabilized his footing, as he started to retreat step by step.

In these 10 breaths, blocking 90 swords, he was forced back 90 steps! Pretty much returning back to where the battle had originally begun.

And now Xuanyuan Tong’s eyes were filled with shock. He didn’t care about the victory, the strong Zong Shou’s sword techniques the happier he would be.

He couldn’t understand, during this round of attacks, his sword pretty much went against the common martial arts knowledge.

Even if he was a dual cultivator, spirit and martial arts combining, causing the power of his sword to be able to go up against him. But after all his body was only at the initial earth chakra level.

At that moment each strike was on the same level. Normally speaking, Zong Shou definitely couldn’t maintain such power for such a Long time. The recoil from each strike should be enough to crush his body.

How did he maintain such strong sword power? Why wasn’t he becoming more tired? But it felt like each sword seemed to be stronger than the last.

Speaking of which the energy who used, a portion would be absorbed by the lightning tooth sword every time he attacked.

The sword power of this sword was also really focused, spinning at high speeds like a drill, appearing really weird and special.

Xuanyuan Tong’s heart moved as he observed carefully. He realized that the recoil, the moment it touched the sword, it was wrapped outwards by the high centrifugal force of the fire and water spiral. As the spiritual energy dissipated, there was a portion that was directly absorbed by Zong Shou. Who knew what method he used to be able to counter-attack right at the next moment.

Less than a tenth of the power was truly reflected on Zong Shou’s body.

So that lightning tooth sword was continuously stabbing out, continuously chiseling its way.

…No wonder! No wonder he sword was like a wave, surging without stopping. No wonder these sword attacks keep getting stronger and stronger. If this battle continues wouldn’t he get stronger and stronger until no end?

His chest slightly shaking as he felt the meridians in his body starting to twist. His heart couldn’t help but sink.

“This is too perverted! He still hasn’t stopped, what medicine has our prince eaten?”

Similarly hiding in a corner, Hu Zhongyuan who was blocking for his niece only felt his heart turn numb.

Before this, he felt that Xuanyuan Tong was using strength to suppress Zong Shou like he was bullying him. However, now he empathized Xuanyuan Tong a little.

That spirit and martial arts combining were really so strong? How strong was it? Directly crossing 9 grades and suppressing Xuanyuan Tong such that he wasn’t able to use his strength.

…One must know that even if Xuanyuan Tong was unable to use true qi he was still really amazing.

The higher one got in the energy cultivation path one would understand the gap between each grade.

Not only was there pure strength, vital energy, bones, muscles, stamina, intuition, all-around upgrades. Apart from that, there was a comprehension of the martial path. Moreover, there was xiantian master, martial ancestor, Xuanwu ancestor, the gap between these 3 grades which couldn’t be measured.

Even if one considered Zong Shou’s Night Wandering spirit master cultivation it was the same!

Which was why Hu Zhongyuan directly labeled Zong Shou as sick.

And at that moment, threads of blood were streaming down Chuxue’s ears. The ringing and clashing sounds that went on and on in the hall might not have much influence on the martial ancestors but to her it was really unbearable, crashing at her eardrums.

Luckily she had Hu Zhongyuan protecting her by her side, like that of a wall, standing beside her. Although she felt warm and cold from the sword technique used by Zong Shou, she could still barely hold on.

However what she was more worried about now was Zong Shou, she sighed, “Young master probably lost his mind again!”

“Lost his mind?” Hu Zhongyuan was startled, “What do you mean? Did this happen before in the past?”

“He lost his mind and went evil!”

Chuxue casually explained, “The last time was on Pill Spirit Mountain due to Uncle Yin and I being humiliated. The young master was really angry and in the end, he destroyed the 18 puppets and drew out the 12 god talismans to take it out for me…”

“Puppets? God Talismans?”

Hu Zhongyuan was first filled with doubt following which he took in a deep breath, “Heaven Talisman Platform and Sky Sword Platform!”

It caused the people around to look over, their faces filled with disbelief.

Those 2 platforms that had been placed there for tens of thousands of years, said to be unbreakable by anyone were actually solved just like that? And it was done by the prince?

He had followed Zong Shou for so long but had never heard him mention about it. Why wasn’t there any news that came out from Lingyun Sect?

Looking at Zong Shou now, he really did have the skill to break it!

His heart filled with shock for a while before he exhaled a deep breath. He only felt that his heart realm was too weak. He decided that in the future no matter what the prince did he would remain calm.

Looking over for a moment, he heard Chuxue say, “I think the prince is about to lose. 45 minutes have already passed, let’s hope he doesn’t get beaten up by City Lord Xuanyuan instead.”

Hu Zhongyuan nodded his head in agreement. He had followed Zong Shou for so long and knew that his stamina was really weak.

Within 2 hours he could become terrifyingly strong. But once that time passed he would have to collapse.

However, as Zong Shou was a dual cultivator, even at such a time he couldn’t be underestimated.

Using the soul to drive the sword might be even stronger!

At this moment, since he was combining spirit and martial arts, he couldn’t only be left with spiritual techniques to battle. Xuanyuan Tong was after all much stronger and his martial cultivation was close to the ascended realm. He only needed to survive past this period before he could easily deal with Zong Shou.

Once again raising up that tiger king knife, Hu Zhongyuan was totally focused, storing up energy as he looked into the distance. He knew that even though it would be mostly useless if he tried, but he had to go for it.

He couldn’t just watch on to see Xuanyuan Tong hurt Zong Shou.

Zong Yuan laughed coldly at the side, “Why are you nervous? The prince has already won!”

Seeing Hu Zhongyuan look over in shock and despise, Zong Yuan’s brows furrowed in rage, pouting in disdain, “Your two are dumbasses, look at their legs!”

Hu Zhongyuan frowned, looking over along Zong Yuan’s line of sight, his eyes filled with shock.

Xuanyuan Tong was really stable and heavy before, his previously tight footsteps were now slowly becoming chaotic…

That mountain-like aura was showing signs of loosening and of collapsing!

The iron mace in his hand was hitting out left and right, not as calm and composed as before.

For some reason, Hu Zhongyuan thought back to the words of Xuanyuan Tong’s true qi going wrong. Were the weaknesses of his cultivation method showing themselves?

The sound of sword and mace clashing sounded out within the hall. However, it slowly became chaotic, the tempo totally changing.

In just 10 swords, Xuanyuan Tong was forced to the pillar at the back of the hall, Zong Shou’s clear voice sounded out once more.

“Move aside!”

Blood glow shattered as the tip of the lightning tooth sword stabbed into his left hand. Slightly using strength and the iron mace flew out.

Xuanyuan Tong couldn’t help but rest on the wall with his ashen white face. Zong Shou’s sword once again raised up in the air, like it was going to slash down.

Huge cold sweat appeared on Hu Zhongyuan’s head.

His young master had beaten up Tan Tao, Luo Xian, and Zhu Junhou. Wasn’t that enough. Was he going to beat up his future father in law too?

Father, how can he do this?

Just as he was rushing forwards in worry, only to see the spiritual energy gathered around Zong Shou dissipating. That thin body seemed to have lost his strength as he tripped forwards and fell into Xuanyuan Tong’s embrace.