Chapter 680 - 512: Fall

As soon as the words were spoken, a thunderous explosion occurred, and rays of gold, red, and purple suddenly rose, with Yang Jiye applying "Breaking the Sky" directly before the Blood Tree Master!

A sharp whistling sound echoed through the mountains, and everyone instinctively covered their ears, showing expressions of pain. The light exploded, and the spear formed by the branches shattered completely, while the hundred-foot radius Tree-Man turned into dust in an instant.

The Blood Tree Master only had time to let out a terrified scream before a storm-like tornado of Sword Qi roared up, swallowing it instantly!

Rumble!

The incomparably violent force spread widely, and over a hundred Tree-Men shattered amidst the Sword Qi fluctuations. The dense thickets of trees and flowers turned to ashes, shaving a layer off the entire hillside.

Xiao Tianci's eyes widened in shock at the formidable Sword Qi. Even the residual wave of Sword Qi caused the entire Vast Sea Star Grand Array to vibrate violently, sending the disciples reeling.

As the light receded, the furious Blood Tree Master and the fierce tide of trees beside him vanished, leaving only a massive hundred-foot-deep crater in their place!

In the crater, there hung a short sword one foot and three inches long. The hilt was inlaid with dense gemstones, and within the blade, clouds of gold, red, and purple swirled and pulsed, ceaselessly humming.

Everyone stood in awe, staring blankly at the short sword.

Yang Jiye came to and sighed. With a pull of the Purple Qi Celestial Net, the short sword flashed with light and returned to its scabbard inscribed with mysterious seal scripts.

It was none other than the Secret Treasure: Heavenly Urgent Three Light Sword!

This was the trump card Lu Qian had him carry before setting out. The more Spiritual Power the Celestial Urgent Sword accumulated, the stronger its might would be. After charging for a year by Lu Qian, it was finally full of Spiritual Power. With one strike, the Sword Qi was so powerful that it reached the strength of a full-on strike from someone at Golden Core Perfection!

The Blood Tree Master, at the Early Stage of Golden Core, caught completely off guard without any anticipation, was instantly turned to ashes upon facing the sword.

The remaining Tree-Men around suddenly came to a halt, re-rooting into the soil. Tree-Men returned to trees, blunt elongated swords turned back into plants, and jingling whip locks grew into lush vines.

This was the best proof that the Blood Tree Master was dead.

Yang Jiye wore a complicated expression. He didn't know the Blood Tree Master was already injured internally and wasn't all that powerful. Naturally, he hadn't thought the Blood Tree Master would be so inept, nor had he expected the Heavenly Urgent Three Light Sword to be so strong. He never intended to directly kill the Blood Tree Master.

The Yunshan Sect had forced Spirit Veins this time, an unjust act resulting in the Blood Tree Master's century of hard cultivation being destroyed in an instant, making Yang Jiye feel deeply guilty. Though the conflict could no longer be avoided, Yang Jiye had to use the Heavenly Urgent Sword to protect the Yunshan disciples' lives.

The original intention was to use force to stop the battle, severely injure the Blood Tree Master, and force both sides to cease fighting so they could sit down and discuss compensations.

Who knew that with just one strike, the Blood Tree Master wouldn't even have time to utilize his Golden Core Divine Techniques before dying directly?

With the enemies gone, the Yunshan disciples, their Spiritual Power nearly depleted, disbanded the battle array and panted heavily. Xiao Tianci glanced a few times at the Heavenly Urgent Sword, then at the giant crater, remaining silent while gripping the Cyan Rainbow Sword tighter.

Li Da shook his head, realizing Elder Yang was carrying such a treasure, but regrettably, he hadn't used it well. If he had brought it out earlier, perhaps he could have forced the Blood Tree Master to retreat solely with the treasure's might, preventing things from reaching this point.

What he didn't know was that the treasure, once activated, couldn't be stopped and had to be fully released; it couldn't just be used to intimidate opponents.

Just then, the mountain's Spirit Vein suddenly trembled!

Everyone turned their heads simultaneously, looking toward Tan Yunxing, who had been protected at the array's core.

Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Vein surged forth like a fountain, whistling as it gathered around Tan Yunxing, forming a massive Spiritual Qi vortex above his body, rushing into his Dantian and infusing the Spirit Flower within.

Li Da, standing closest to Tan Yunxing, suddenly felt dazed, thinking he saw a flash of black in the Spiritual Qi vortex. But when he looked again, there was nothing.

Perplexed, in the next moment, all the Spiritual Qi had merged into Tan Yunxing's body, and a gloomy, oppressive Spiritual Pressure rose from him.

Ah, it seems I strained my eyes due to excessive Spiritual Power depletion.

Tan Yunxing opened his eyes, unable to conceal his excitement.

He had captured Dao Rhyme, inscribed Dao Patterns, supplemented his Dantian, and enhanced his Spiritual Pressure – the Foundation Establishment was a success!

Everyone felt a weight lift from their hearts, even Xiao Tianci's furrowed brows relaxed a bit. Despite the wrongs committed for Tan Yunxing's Foundation Establishment, it had succeeded regardless.

Yang Jiye exhaled and smiled. Stepping forward to speak, a sudden crackling sound behind him caused him to just barely turn ever so slightly when a large, sharp wooden stake pierced through his chest!

Yang Jiye let out a cry, spewing a mouthful of blood.

The looks of joy from everyone turned into horror, finally seeing a figure suddenly emerge from the ground behind Yang Jiye, one arm transformed into a sharp, green wooden stake that pierced right through him!

It was the Blood Tree Master!

But how had his Spiritual Pressure become that of Foundation Establishment Perfection?

None of them knew that facing the lightning-fast strike of the Heavenly Urgent Three Light Sword, the Blood Tree Master had managed to activate his Divine Techniques successfully.