Chapter 313 - 171: Great Dream of the Stars, Like a God

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Two supremely powerful attacks violently collided, instantly triggering a terrifyingly catastrophic explosion. Vast swathes of the surrounding space shattered, revealing a pitch-black abyss of void where a terrifying chaotic aura surged forth.

Powerful shockwaves swept out in every direction. The light born from the weaving collision of sword shadows and Thunder was as brilliant as fireworks. The world within the Sword Array seemed to tremble as if two planets had collided, the sheer force of it shaking the heavens!

But just a moment later, countless bolts of Taiyi Thunder, as devastating as a Celestial Punishment, annihilated the sky-filling sword shadows with overwhelming ease. Then, with unstoppable momentum, they blasted toward the Sword Array’s Barrier.

However, the myriad sword shadows, saturated with terrifying Sword Intent, reformed mid-flight. With their supreme sharpness, they pierced through the sky toward the Taiyi Thunder, only to be pulverized once again by its terrifying Divine Power.

The attack then slammed into the boundary of the Sword Array, which enveloped the world for a thousand li. An earth-shattering sound erupted, and the entire thousand-li space trembled violently. Under the terrifying impact, several menacing cracks even appeared on the Sword Array’s Barrier, looking as if it was about to shatter!

But in the next moment, a ceaseless flow of energy mended the menacing cracks, restoring the Barrier to its original state. Within the Sword Array, thousands of sword shadows materialized once more. This time, however, they were joined by six colossal, pure-silver sword shadows, each a hundred li long, that pierced through heaven and earth! The power they emanated continuously warped the space around them.

The entire Sword Array teemed with an endless killing intent, filled with sky-blotting Sword Qi and sword shadows. Its power source was self-sustaining and inexhaustible. If an ordinary expert at the Tongxuan Realm Early Stage were trapped in this array, they would surely die a bitter death.

To break out of the array, one must either unleash an attack far exceeding the array’s power level to shatter it by force or find and destroy the eye of the Sword Array.

"Truly impressive," Qin Wushuang remarked, hovering in the air. A Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent powerful enough to shatter the world radiated from his body as his sharp gaze took in the scene before him.

"However," Qin Wushuang said, his voice steady with confidence, "now that you are inside my array, even with your heaven-defying power, you are doomed to die here!"

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Simultaneously, within the Sword Array, thousands of sword shadows brimming with ultimate Sword Intent, along with the six colossal, hundred-li-long silver swords, unleashed their terrifying power. They pierced through the sky, descending upon Gu Yun with vast Divine Power, blotting out the heavens in an attempt to annihilate him!

Gu Yun stood upon the void, his robes fluttering and his hair whipping wildly in the wind. Yet his face was as calm as still water, showing no emotion. His gaze was utterly indifferent, his expression ice-cold.

With the Great Dream Star Soul Refining Technique active, the entire world became crystal clear to his senses. The overwhelming assault of sword shadows, which blotted out the sky like a meteor shower, moved as if in slow motion to his eyes.

"Once I shatter this, you will be defeated!"

After speaking with cold indifference, a frigid gleam flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes. He stomped on the void, sending ripples spreading outwards. With a powerful kick, the space beneath him collapsed as he launched himself forward. His body became a streak of lightning, moving with unimaginable speed. As agile as a roaming dragon, he weaved through space, vanishing in an instant. With an Instantaneous Flash, he bypassed the thousands of sword shadows!

"Break!"

In the next instant, Gu Yun had crossed nearly a thousand li, appearing before the crimson Spirit Sword that formed part of the Sword Array. A Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent erupted from his body as he gripped his long blade and slashed.

A colossal, incomparably sharp Sword Qi shot forth, tearing through space at extreme speed. Accompanied by the terrifying power of Wind and Thunder, this Sword Qi, imbued with Heaven-Reaching Divine Power, instantly struck the hovering, rotating crimson Spirit Sword!

BANG!

A tremendous sound echoed as the entire Sword Array began to tremble violently.

CRACK! CRACK!

Immediately after, countless dense, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the Sword Array’s Barrier that enveloped the thousand-li expanse.

BOOM!!!

With a final explosive sound, the Sword Array’s Barrier shattered completely. The hovering sword shadows and countless streams of Sword Qi vanished in an instant!

"It... It broke!"

"How is this possible?!"

Qin Wushuang’s eyes flew wide open at the sight, his face a mask of disbelief as he cried out in shock.

He had used his Half-Step Tongxuan Cultivation to deploy the Nine Tribulations Celestial Sword Array, a technique powerful enough to match a Tongxuan Middle Stage expert. And now, it had been shattered. This was far more shocking than simply being defeated by brute force.

But Gu Yun gave him no time to recover. The very instant the Nine Tribulations Celestial Sword Array shattered, Gu Yun executed the Three Thousand Roaming Dragon Steps. His body moved like a roaming dragon, as fast as Thunder, instantly appearing in the sky directly above Qin Wushuang. A cold glint flashed in his icy eyes.

Channeling the Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent within him, he raised his hand and unleashed a Star Blade Qi. The attack, shining like a star, tore through space as it shot toward Qin Wushuang, aimed to kill!

But at that moment, Qin Wushuang was still lost in shock from his Sword Array being broken.

Suddenly, Qin Wushuang sensed an extreme danger welling up from within. ’Not good!’ He snapped his head up, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpricks.

He saw a colossal Star Blade Qi descending from the heavens as if it had traveled from the depths of the cosmos. It tore through space, annihilating everything in its path with ultimate Sword Intent, and came crashing down upon him like an avalanche!

At the critical moment, Qin Wushuang formed a hand seal. Nine silver sword shadows erupted around him, spinning frantically to form a Sword Qi Defense Shield.