Nine Realms Sword Emperor

Chapter 1969: Chapter 1972: Battle of the Heavenly Human Realm

However, as Chu Fengmian’s mind stirred, his physical body was instantly reshaped.

After condensing the indestructible true body, Chu Fengmian could instantly restore his form.

This bit of minor injury couldn’t affect Chu Fengmian at all.

The power of this sword strike, in terms of subtlety, had already surpassed ordinary Immortal Techniques.

Of course, Chu Fengmian’s realm was too low, and the power he could unleash still fell short of a true Heavenly Human Realm expert. However, when it came to the subtleties of swordsmanship, there was no difference, truly containing the power of Immortal Techniques.

A Nine Tribulations Ancient Emperor could unleash such a sword strike, which was already incredibly terrifying. This was also the strongest sword Chu Fengmian could unleash, as his power had reached a bottleneck. Only by breaking through and stepping into the half-step Heavenly Human Realm could he unleash more powerful strength.

Chu Fengmian couldn’t withstand it, and on the other side, Lan Ming fared no better. He also continuously retreated, his body shaking slightly, suffering some minor injuries.

This Lan Ming had also cultivated some secret techniques of the Body Refining Path. Combined with the profound whale bloodline he contained, his physical body was incomparably resilient, yet he still suffered a few minor injuries in this clash of powers.

This collision, nearly comparable to the Heavenly Human Realm, was difficult to withstand as he was, after all, not a true Heavenly Human Realm expert.

"This Lan Ming is really formidable. He’s only at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm and hasn’t yet transcended the Heavenly Tribulation. It’s hard for me to defeat him even now, and if he transcends into the Heavenly Human Realm, I’m afraid even the Mad Dragon Emperor and I couldn’t kill him."

Chu Fengmian looked at Lan Ming, amazed by Lan Ming’s strength.

Lan Ming was only at the half-step Heavenly Human Realm and hadn’t yet transcended the Heavenly Tribulation. Once he did, his strength would increase exponentially.

By then, no one would have the chance to kill Lan Ming.

At least not before Chu Fengmian stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm.

Right now, since Lan Ming hadn’t transcended the Heavenly Tribulation, it was Chu Fengmian’s last chance to act.

In a one-on-one fight, it was indeed very difficult for Chu Fengmian to kill Lan Ming.

However, Chu Fengmian was completely prepared today, and he wasn’t the only one coming to slay Lan Ming.

"Dragon Emperor, take action!"

Chu Fengmian shouted coldly, and the Mad Dragon Emperor suddenly struck.

Strike while he’s weak.

Lan Ming had just sustained a minor injury while clashing with Chu Fengmian’s power. His attention was now focused entirely on Chu Fengmian, making it the perfect opportunity for the Mad Dragon Emperor to strike.

Surging dragon might erupted downwards, and each strand of dragon might transformed into the form of an ancient war dragon, resembling a group of dragons roaring as they charged toward Lan Ming.

Each ancient war dragon was a manifestation of the Mad Dragon Emperor’s power, and with several dozen ancient war dragons erupting at once, the combined power far exceeded the ten fist winds Lan Ming had just unleashed.

"Damn it! Whale Transformation Art! I become the profound whale!"

As the ancient war dragons descended, directly striking toward Lan Ming to kill, Lan Ming keenly sensed this. A slightly crazed smile appeared on his face, and suddenly his entire body expanded.

Mysteriously, Lan Ming merged with the phantom of the profound whale behind him, transforming into the form of a true profound whale.

Transforming into a profound whale, Lan Ming’s strength instantly multiplied countless times. Facing the descending ancient war dragons, he showed no fear, charging directly with his massive body, smashing all the ancient war dragons into pieces.

"Transforming into a profound whale?"

Chu Fengmian furrowed his brow, thinking that he had already pushed Lan Ming’s strength to its limit. But unexpectedly, in an instant, Lan Ming’s strength surged a hundredfold.

This person’s accumulated depth was nearly unfathomable, and his strength increased a hundredfold in such a short time.

Normally, even in his regular state, Lan Ming was almost invincible within the half-step Heavenly Human Realm.

Unexpectedly, Lan Ming had hidden his strength so deeply, with his true power a hundred times more formidable than in his regular state.

Upon transforming into the profound whale, Lan Ming’s full strength was now hardly inferior to that of the Mad Dragon Emperor, stepping truly into the level of the Heavenly Human Realm.

"This isn’t the complete Whale Transformation Art! Lan Ming can’t maintain the profound whale state for long!"

The Sea Princess observed Lan Ming’s transformation into the profound whale, her voice quickly spreading out.

She could see that Lan Ming hadn’t fully transformed, merely utilizing the power of the Whale Transformation Art to achieve this temporarily. It was considered a secret technique for a short-term boost in strength.

"So what if he can’t maintain it long? This period is enough to kill you all! You people have disrupted all my plans, letting me fail at the final step. Today, I will kill you all to make up for my loss!"

Lan Ming sneered repeatedly, when suddenly thunderclaps sounded in the sky.

Simultaneously, in the sky above the entire Wild Sea, tribulation clouds began to form.

Upon hearing the thunder, Lan Ming’s face showed a hint of arrogance.

"No matter how powerful you are today, you won’t be able to kill me! As long as you don’t kill me today, soon enough it’ll be your doomsday."

"Heavenly Tribulation!"

Chu Fengmian saw the forming tribulation clouds and immediately recognized what it was— the Heavenly Tribulation, Lan Ming’s Heavenly Tribulation.

With nowhere left to turn, Lan Ming no longer repressed his strength, unleashing all his power and triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.

Initially, Lan Ming didn’t want to break through due to cultivating the Whale Transformation Art, but today, surrounded by Chu Fengmian and the Mad Dragon Emperor, he couldn’t afford to hold back anymore.

Once the Heavenly Tribulation was triggered, both Chu Fengmian and the Mad Dragon Emperor had to retreat. Otherwise, they would perish in Lan Ming’s Heavenly Tribulation.

"What do we do?"

The Mad Dragon Emperor looked at Chu Fengmian and asked.

Their initial plan was to give Lan Ming no chance to trigger the Heavenly Tribulation, striking him down with thunderous force.

Yet both Chu Fengmian and the Mad Dragon Emperor had underestimated Lan Ming.

Now Lan Ming had triggered the Heavenly Tribulation.

Continuing the fight could only lead to mutual destruction.

But if they let Lan Ming go today, aside from worrying about Lan Ming’s crazy vengeance upon returning to the Sea Sacrifice Sect, they would have to face the threat posed by Lan Ming’s power after transcending the Heavenly Tribulation and stepping into the Heavenly Human Realm.

Lan Ming had acquired countless fortunes, his foundation was terrifying, and these fortunes would all come into play once Lan Ming stepped into the Heavenly Human Realm.

In an instant, Lan Ming’s strength would explode even tenfold.

At that point, he alone would pose a significant threat.

At this moment, they found themselves in a dilemma.

"We must not let him go!"

Chu Fengmian’s eyes were extremely cold. Letting Lan Ming go now would be tantamount to letting a tiger return to the mountain.