Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 294: Chapter 290: Myriad Swords Return to the Sect Versus Wang Qingcang

The Evil Spirit Sect’s army was bearing down, its experts as numerous as the clouds. By now, even a fool could see the immense disparity in strength between the two sides.

One was the heavens, the other the earth.

Yet at this moment, Ning Jiang declared that he alone could fight an army of thousands!

This was utter nonsense!

Countless people present thought Ning Jiang had gone mad.

"What a truly indomitable man."

Watching Ning Jiang, some of the young people in the crowd felt their hearts surge. His words infected them, making their blood boil with admiration and yearning.

To face over ten thousand powerful enemies from the Evil Spirit Sect without a change in expression, and to even dare claim he could fight them all—what kind of courage was this?

It was a spirit that could swallow heaven and earth, that looked down upon the very dome of the sky.

’If it were me, I’d probably be too scared to even utter a single word, wouldn’t I?’

Duan Lengya of the Withered Blade Sect had also arrived. He gave a wry smile, feeling humbled.

’I finally understand why he’s so far ahead of us. This fearless aura alone is far beyond anything we can match.’

Many among the proud younger generation present began to feel a sliver of respect.

But with so many people present, how could their opinions possibly be unanimous?

"Hmph. It’s good for the young to be passionate, but they must also learn to face reality. How could one person possibly stand against a force like this? To say such a thing is utterly laughable."

More people shook their heads in private, convinced that Ning Jiang had lost his mind.

"Shut up. We’ll soon find out whether it’s laughable or not. Don’t be so quick to jump to conclusions."

Someone snorted coldly. This was a Martial Artist who held a favorable opinion of Ning Jiang. ’No matter what, Ning Jiang has the courage to challenge the Evil Spirit Sect. What right do you have to mock him?’

A look of deep disdain appeared on Lady Blood Crow’s face. She had seen her share of arrogant people, but never in her life had she met someone like Ning Jiang.

’Even if that Sword King Body from the Celestial Sword Sect were here, he wouldn’t dare claim he could fight ten thousand alone, would he?’

"If you want to fight ten thousand, let’s first see if you can survive against Wang Qingcang," Lady Blood Crow said coldly.

As she spoke, the Sect Leader of the Star Sword Sect, Wang Qingcang, stepped forward from beside her.

His gaze was as sharp as a blade, and within it raged a towering inferno of fury, as if he wanted to slice Ning Jiang into a thousand pieces.

It was only upon arriving in Qing Province and rushing here that he had learned his Sect had been annihilated by Ning Jiang. The devastating news had made him so furious he had coughed up blood on the spot.

"Ning Jiang, you and I cannot exist under the same sky! You dared to destroy my Star Sword Sect, so I will slaughter everyone from the three major sects! Then I will imprison you, cripple your Cultivation, and torture you day and night until you wish you were dead!"

The Star Sword Sect was his life’s work, yet Ning Jiang had destroyed it in a single stroke. How could he not be filled with hatred?

A chill ran down the spines of many who heard his words.

They knew that the only Earth Martial Realm expert in all of Qing Province was well and truly enraged.

"Wang Qingcang, before you spew your hatred, have you ever considered that your Star Sword Sect brought all of this upon itself? This is the price for trying to kill me!"

Ning Jiang’s voice was detached, as if descending from the heavens. "Make your move. The Star Sword Sect will be your grave!"

"HAHAHAHA! What a joke! You’re a mere Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator. What could you possibly do to me?"

Wang Qingcang laughed boisterously. With a grasping motion of his hand, the rain in a hundred-zhang radius around Ning Jiang instantly froze solid, as if time itself had come to a halt.

Domain Power!

The power of an Earth Martial Realm expert lay in their mastery of a Domain. Once a Domain was released, even those in the Immortal Realm would be suppressed.

"You can’t even break my Domain Power, yet you want to kill me?" Wang Qingcang sneered.

Ning Jiang remained silent. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to speak, but that he was unable to.

The Domain Power had sealed his entire body. He felt as if he were encased in an invisible block of ice, unable to even move a finger.

’Is it over already?’

’All that big talk about fighting an army of thousands, and it’s over in a single exchange. How laughable.’

Disappointment filled the eyes of many in the crowd.

They had come hoping to witness a spectacular, evenly matched battle, not a one-sided slaughter.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, the crowd’s murmurs died away.

From the center of the Star Sword Sect grounds, a razor-sharp Sword Qi suddenly erupted, soaring into the sky.

CRACK.

The Domain shattered, and Ning Jiang was free once more.

"Hm? What’s happening?"

Wang Qingcang stared at the ground in stunned disbelief. He could faintly sense a terrifying Sword Momentum steadily building.

"Wang Qingcang, this is the grand gift I’ve prepared for you." Ning Jiang’s eyes blazed. "The Sword Arrays you laid out in the Star Sword Sect are laughably childish—mere child’s play. Now, I’ll show you what a true Sword Array looks like!"

As his words fell, Ning Jiang clapped his palms together sharply!

"Myriad Swords Return to the Sect, arise!"

The vast command echoed through the heavens like rolling thunder. In its wake, a terrifying wave of Sword Qi erupted with the force of a long-dormant volcano.

SHIIIIING!

Piercing whistles filled the air as five hundred Spirit Swords, like bolts of lightning, shot into the sky and hovered behind Ning Jiang.

Then, from these five hundred swords, streams of Sword Qi began to divide—one splitting into two, two into four, four into eight.

Until there were ten thousand streams of Sword Qi!

In that instant, the disdain of the many Martial Artists in the crowd was replaced by the sharp, collective intake of cold breaths.

’So this was his trump card?’

’The boy is also a master of Arrays!’

The ten thousand streams of Sword Qi hovering behind Ning Jiang—to many, such a technique was godlike, simply unbelievable.

Countless faces were filled with horror. It was a spectacular sight that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

’This boy is trouble.’

The disdain on Lady Blood Crow’s face vanished, replaced by a deep frown.

"Myriad Swords Return to the Sect... Let’s see what it can do." Yue Wenfu and his two companions looked on in anticipation.

Meanwhile, Wang Qingcang stared at the Sword Array hovering behind Ning Jiang, his expression grim.

He had never in his life witnessed an Array of such might.

He had dabbled in Sword Arrays himself, but the most powerful one he had ever mastered possessed less than one percent of the power of the one before him now.

"Wang Qingcang, I will pit this Sword Array against your Sword Dao! Let’s see whether your Heaven-Reaching Sword Dao is superior, or if my Sword Array is truly invincible!" Ning Jiang enunciated each word, then with a mental command, shouted, "Go!"

WHOOSH.

A great wind rose.

It was a gale kicked up by the whistling Sword Qi. A full thousand streams of Sword Qi shot forth, each one powerful enough to injure a Divinity Transformation Realm expert.

And with a thousand streams of Sword Qi converging, they could even kill an Immortal Realm expert in a single blow.

"The power of a Sword Array is, in the end, an external force! I, Wang Qingcang, have dominated this world for a lifetime. What difficulty could there be in breaking this meager Array of yours?"

SCHING.

With a metallic ring, a Treasure Sword was unsheathed.

The blade was just over three feet long, and its entire length shimmered with starlight.

"That’s the Star Sword."

"I heard it was forged from a piece of rare and precious Celestial Meteorite Iron. Wang Qingcang has slain countless powerful foes with that sword."

"I wonder who will win—Wang Qingcang’s Sword Dao, or Ning Jiang’s Sword Array."

Everyone’s hearts leaped into their throats!