Free Web NovelChapter 373: Chapter 374: Silver Moon Shining
A giant sword reached for the heavens, poised to break the firmament!
The disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect were all utterly shocked, their eyes wide in disbelief. "Senior Brother Liuu actually managed to comprehend the fourth move of the Celestial Sword Technique!"
The Celestial Sword Technique had five moves in total: Celestial Sword Demon Slash, Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, Sword Reversing Nine Heavens, Sword Breaks the Firmament, and the final move, Sword Following Heart’s Desire—a single strike that could extinguish the world!
The final move was the most terrifying of all, with power comparable to a Saint-Level Middle-Grade Combat Skill. Upon reaching the state of Sword Following Heart’s Desire, a single sword strike could extinguish the world!
As for that final move, no one in the current Celestial Sword Sect had managed to comprehend it. Even Sword Breaks the Firmament had only been mastered by the Sect Master himself.
And now, Liuu Tianlan had become the second person after the Sect Master of the Celestial Sword Sect to master this move!
This sword strike... its Sword Intent tore through the heavens, its Sword Momentum soared above them!
Standing to one side, Ye Wushuang carefully observed the heaven-soaring Sword Intent. His gaze hardened as he sank into deep thought.
’A sword, when sheathed, is the sword of a gentleman. When drawn, it is a Killing Sword!’
’However, a Swordsman is defined by elegance and freedom. Sheathing the sword, killing with the sword—it’s all for the sake of being unrestrained. To soar above the heavens with a single strike, to be carefree in the Outer Heaven!’
’One sword to pierce the heavens, finding joy throughout the world!’
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Ye Wushuang’s eyes began to glitter. A sharp glint flowed within them, and if one were to look closely, they would see a heaven-soaring Sword Qi dancing wildly inside.
An aura of heaven-soaring Sword Intent erupted from Ye Wushuang. Though not as wild or domineering as Liuu Tianlan’s, Dii Qingxue still sensed it.
She turned to look and saw Ye Wushuang’s eyes locked onto the Heaven-Reaching Giant Sword!
Then, as if having made a decision, her slender, snow-white fingers began to trace profound patterns in the air. The patterns condensed into seals that flowed into her Crescent Saber.
The Crescent Saber exploded with light, like a true crescent moon rising into the sky. Then, to the astonishment of the crowd, it divided into ten copies. Ten moons appeared at once, hurtling toward the Heaven-Reaching Giant Sword.
"Perish!"
Luuu Tianlan’s eyes flashed with a sharp, arrogant light. With his Ancient Sword held high, he slashed horizontally again and again. His sword could break the firmament itself; how could ten mere moons hope to withstand it?
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH...
All ten crescent moons were shattered. The Crescent Saber materialized and was flung backward. A torrent of destructive Sword Intent surged toward Dii Qingxue, tossing her waterfall of dark hair as she stood firm, her robes whiter than snow dancing in the wind.
"Dii Qingxue, you cannot block this strike! Admit defeat."
Luuu Tianlan shouted. Sword Breaks the Firmament, the fourth move of the Celestial Sword Technique, could only be performed by someone at the Spiritual Spring Ninth Layer or higher. Its Sword Intent was indestructible, persisting until it shattered the very heavens!
"Senior Sister!"
Watching the terrifying sword close in on Dii Qingxue, the faces of Yangg Qing’er and the other disciples from the Ancient Spirit Sect turned pale with worry.
The crowd knew it as well. If this continued, Dii Qingxue would be gravely wounded!
"Just give up!"
The crowd shouted, but they knew that with Dii Qingxue’s cold and proud nature, she would never admit defeat so easily.
"Senior Sister Qingxue, just concede this match!"
The disciples of the Ancient Spirit Sect began to shout, unwilling to see Dii Qingxue suffer grievous injuries because of her persistence.
Dii Qingxue’s expression remained unchanged, but she turned her head to glance at Ye Wushuang again.
Seeing his eyes were tightly shut, she looked away. Liuu Tianlan’s sword was now only a hair’s breadth from striking her body.
Yet, she neither admitted defeat nor ceased her defense.
Her hands shot forward as she prepared to block once more.
But at that very moment, Ye Wushuang began to murmur, "A Heaven-Soaring Sword... a desire to pierce the heavens... this is what I’ve been seeking!"
Hearing his words, Dii Qingxue turned her head once again. Ye Wushuang had opened his eyes, and an intent that seemed to pierce the heavens erupted from him.
"What have you learned?"
Abruptly, a cool voice escaped Dii Qingxue’s lips, directed at Ye Wushuang.
"I’ve had a breakthrough!"
Ye Wushuang gave a faint smile and a small nod.
"Good. In that case, it’s time to end this battle."
Upon hearing this, Dii Qingxue turned her gaze back to Liuu Tianlan’s attack.
The sword was nearly upon her, its Sword Intent so suffocating it felt as though a single final blow would defeat Dii Qingxue.
Yet, in that very instant, Dii Qingxue moved again.
BOOM!
At the same time, the Crescent Saber and the clear moon hanging in the air rose and merged.
In a flash, a dazzling light illuminated the Barbarian God Battle Platform. A peerless power began to build, making the very air tremble and howl.
Silver Moon Shining!
A Silver Moon materialized, moving at incredible speed as it slammed into the sky-filling Sword Intent.
Instantly, the terrifying Sword Intent completely vanished within the moon’s glow.
The seemingly invincible Heaven-Reaching Sword collided violently with the Silver Moon and, with a sharp CRACK, shattered into nothing!
RUMBLE!
The sky full of Sword Intent and the peerless power transformed into a terrifying storm that raged in every direction. To prevent harm to the spectators, the giant Elder forcibly suppressed the tempest, causing it to vanish.
A moment later, everything was calm again, but an absolute, deathly silence had fallen.
"You’ve lost!"
A cold, indifferent voice cut through the silence, utterly clear. The two words were filled with absolute confidence!
The battle was lost. But the loser was not Dii Qingxue—it was Liuu Tianlan!
All eyes turned to the stage. The Crescent Saber hovered at Liuu Tianlan’s throat, while he crouched miserably on the ground. The crowd stared in trembling disbelief!
Just moments before, Dii Qingxue had used all of her powerful techniques against Liuu Tianlan’s attack and had failed to block it. Her defeat seemed certain.
They had all shouted for Dii Qingxue to concede, certain she would be defeated and gravely wounded!
But Dii Qingxue had persisted. At the very last moment, she unleashed the powerful technique, Silver Moon Shining, and effortlessly shattered Liuu Tianlan’s Sword Breaks the Firmament!
"This is unbelievable! Liuu Tianlan was a favorite to place in the top three, and he just lost like that? If he was defeated by Dii Qingxue, doesn’t that mean she can make it into the top three?"
At that thought, a tremor ran through the crowd. They realized they couldn’t predict the outcome of this Barbarian God Battle Platform at all. There were just too many variables.
"You had the strength to defeat me. Why didn’t you act sooner?"
Liuu Tianlan got to his feet, staring at Dii Qingxue. That final attack was even stronger than his Sword Breaks the Firmament. If she had used it from the start, his defeat would have been even more absolute!
But Dii Qingxue hadn’t, and that confused him.
"Because he was in the middle of Wujian!"
Dii Qingxue said, turning her head to look at Ye Wushuang.
’Originally, she had planned to defeat Liuu Tianlan with a single blow.’
’But then she discovered that Ye Wushuang, who was standing behind her, was in the state of Wujian, attempting to comprehend Sword Breaks the Firmament!’
’So, she held back, merely defending, to help Ye Wushuang!’
’He was in Wujian!’
Hearing Dii Qingxue’s words so abruptly, the crowd was slow to react. Then all eyes suddenly turned to Ye Wushuang, gazes narrowing. That guy... he was comprehending other people’s techniques while they were in the middle of a fight!
Previously, Ye Wushuang had learned the Seven Kills Fist from First Young Master Di and used it to kill him. And now, he had comprehended Liuu Tianlan’s Sword Breaks the Firmament!
This made Ye Wushuang even more of an enigma to the crowd.
"This kid’s a monster!"
Among the crowd from the Ancient Spirit Sect, Nangong Liuyun laughed in astonishment and shook his head. ’To achieve comprehension just by watching a battle... I’m afraid there aren’t many who can do that.’
But Ye Wushuang had done it. And he’d done it twice!
Nangong Liuyun chuckled and turned to glance at the Star Elder, only to see him stroking his beard, gazing at Ye Wushuang with a smile of his own.
Ye Wushuang offered a faint smile, his expression calm. ’The battle,’ he thought, ’has only just begun!’
