Chapter 384 - 366: Saber Technique Breaks the Limit

Su Yu’s gaze returned to the martial arts information panel above.

Currently, his main focus each day was still the Greenwood Shadow Ape Fist. This was the Cultivation Technique he used to raise his Realm, so he had to practice it.

The other was Vajra Fearless True Sound, a Sound Wave Skill.

[Martial Arts]: Vajra Fearless True Sound (Great Success 800/2000)

It had already reached the Great Success stage. He spent one or two hours practicing it daily, waiting for it to reach Perfection so he could use a Breakthrough Point on it.

If used well, this technique could instantly turn the tide of a battle. It was a supreme skill well worth cultivating.

’The next step in my plan is either to cultivate a new technique or to continue Breaking Limits!’

Su Yu weighed his options.

’Right now, my top priority is still raising my Realm, so I can’t neglect my training in the Greenwood Shadow Ape Fist. At most, I can practice one additional Cultivation Technique.’

’In terms of combat power, my Fist Technique is enhanced by the White Ape’s Apex Stance and the Ape Demon Evil Qi. I can defeat an opponent a minor realm above my own without any trouble.’

’Even a so-called ordinary genius would likely be no match for me.’

’My saber techniques are also enhanced by the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance and the Ape Demon Evil Qi. However, the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance has gotten a little weak, and the boost it provides isn’t enough.’

’Fortunately, Mo Yuan has already advanced to the Profound Tier. With its power, I can fight above my level and defeat an expert at the Tiger Tendon Realm.’

’Against a Jiao Tendon expert, I’m probably no match under normal circumstances. This is especially true for someone at the peak of the Jiao Tendon Realm, whose Great Tendons flow like a dragon, perfectly integrated throughout their body. I’d be hard-pressed to withstand even a few of their attacks.’

’If I really have to face a Jiao Tendon expert, I’ll have no choice but to use my trump card.’

’By coating Mo Yuan with the Taibai Primordial Magnetic Metal Qi, not even a Jiao Tendon expert could stand against a single slash.’

’However, I only have three wisps of this Taibai Primordial Magnetic Metal Qi at most. That means if I can’t kill my opponent in three moves, I have to run away immediately.’

’It seems, then, that if I want to keep increasing my combat power, my priorities should be improving my saber techniques and the Ape Demon Evil Qi!’

Su Yu focused his Divine Sense on his Dantian. Inside a mysterious space there, the Ape Demon Evil Qi had coalesced into a blood-red sphere, half a meter in diameter, floating above his Dantian.

’It should be soon. The Black Lotus Sect’s Incense Master I killed earlier provided another wisp of Evil Qi. It feels like this sphere of Evil Qi is about to expand again! Perhaps if I kill a few more people, it will trigger a new enhancement.’

’Aside from the Ape Demon Evil Qi, the next best way to increase my combat power is to Break the Limit of my Spiritual Ape Demon-Slaying Saber technique!’

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Yu pressed the [+] symbol next to Spiritual Ape Demon-Slaying Saber.

A light flashed before his eyes, and shifting, ink-wash text appeared:

[Spiritual Ape Demon-Slaying Saber has successfully Broken its Limit 1 time. 1 Breakthrough Point consumed.]

[You have awakened the Trait: Demon-Subduing.]

As the text materialized, Su Yu’s consciousness felt as if it were instantly ripped from his body. It crossed an endless river of time before plunging into a vast Martial Arts Illusion Realm.

The scene before him sharpened into focus.

He was in a deep mountain gorge filled with towering, ancient trees. A colossal iron-backed bear, the size of a house and covered in thick, black bone armor, charged toward him, its eyes crimson as it roared. Each of its steps made the ground tremble and sent soil flying.

Within the illusion, a figure who looked identical to Su Yu stood before the giant bear. He held a heavy long saber in one hand, its tip pointing to the ground, his presence as imposing and immovable as a mountain overlooking an abyss.

Just as the giant bear’s cavernous maw, reeking of blood, lunged at him.

The figure’s eyes narrowed slightly. He gripped the hilt with both hands and raised the saber high above his head.

BOOM!

The moment the saber was raised, an immense pressure suddenly descended, centered on him! Within a radius of several yards, the wildly dancing autumn leaves seemed to be instantly weighed down by lead, all slapping to the ground with a sharp THUD.

A slash to sunder flesh!

As the long saber swept down, the power and immense pressure concentrated in its blade surged violently, doubling in an instant!

BANG—

This slash held no flashy techniques, only the ultimate, purest form of astonishing power!

Like a mountain crashing down with unstoppable force, the iron-backed bear’s proudly resilient bone armor and its massive body couldn’t withstand the blow for even half a breath.

ROAR!

Amidst the iron-backed bear’s defiant roar, its tough bone armor and massive body were cleaved in two by that single slash. Beast blood instantly fountained out, dyeing the earth red.

The scene shattered and instantly reformed.

This time, Su Yu found himself on a cliff overlooking the turbulent Nu River.

Ahead of him, a massive bluestone boulder the size of a house stood firm in the middle of the rushing river, a bulwark that had withstood the constant erosion of the current for years.

The figure’s expression was cold and severe as he gripped his saber with both hands.

"A will of Vajra, a single slash to vanquish demons."

The low murmur scattered in the river wind.

The next moment, the long saber whistled through the air with a heavy, tearing sound as it slashed down ferociously toward the massive bluestone!

The Demon-Subduing power erupted, once again unleashing double the ultimate destructive force!

BOOM—

The blade slammed viciously into the bluestone!

Under the terrifying force of the blow, the house-sized, resilient bluestone was instantly sheared into two perfectly smooth halves. With a deafening rumble, the pieces scattered and disintegrated.

Even the churning river ahead was blasted apart by this astonishingly powerful slash, throwing up a colossal white wave over a hundred feet high!

It even parted the waters, creating a channel several feet deep that took moments to close!

...

As these shocking scenes flashed through his mind, a profound understanding of the ultimate killing power of the Spiritual Ape Demon-Slaying Saber’s Demon-Subduing Stance flooded every fiber of his being, a pure and sudden enlightenment.

Su Yu’s eyes snapped open, his gaze as sharp as lightning as it fell upon the brand-new text on his panel:

[1st Break Limit Trait]: Demon-Subduing

A will of Vajra, a single slash to vanquish demons. You have pushed the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance to an extreme that shatters the conventional limits of Martial Arts, sublimating it into the tyrannical Demon-Subduing Power.

When you strike, you can actively channel the "Demon-Subduing Stance" into your blade. Once activated, the long saber in your hand will be imbued with the Demon-Subduing Power, instantly doubling its destructive force and suppressive weight!

’Not bad luck. The very first Break Limit directly enhanced the Demon-Slaying Saber Stance!’

Joy flashed in Su Yu’s eyes as he gave the Mo Yuan in his hand a light swing.

SWISH—

An incomparably sharp, cold gleam easily tore through the air, letting out a hiss that could make one’s scalp tingle.

’The original Demon-Slaying Saber Stance wasn’t powerful enough and didn’t provide a big enough boost. Now, this stance has reached Perfection, and its power has doubled!’

’Time to test it out!’

With a flash, Su Yu activated Startling Swan Step and instantly appeared at the edge of the front courtyard’s Martial Arts Arena.

Here stood the last remaining Ironwood Stake in the entire Su Mansion.

When Mo Yuan had been successfully reforged, he had casually shattered a century-old Ironwood Stake in the courtyard. The one before him now, however, was a top-quality, 120-year-old Ironwood Stake with an even denser grain!

He had paid a hefty price for this particular stake, specifically to test blows that could withstand the full-force strike of a Jiao Tendon Realm expert! A full-power punch from an ordinary Tiger Tendon Realm Martial Artist would, at most, leave only a faint white mark on its surface.

"Zhenyue Slash!"

Su Yu took a deep breath, his hands gripping the hilt of Mo Yuan as if they were cast from iron.

In a single moment, he shed all finesse and agility, focusing completely. The rampaging Qi and Blood of his Muscle Forging Realm instantly and furiously converged into his arms.

Then, he unleashed a furious horizontal slash at the top-quality Ironwood Stake before him!

VMMMM!

The instant he swung the saber, Su Yu activated the Demon-Subduing Trait!

The 360-jin body of the Mo Yuan Saber let out a low, suppressed hum, leaving a blinding, blood-red afterimage in the air! The moment the blade was about to strike the Ironwood Stake, the twofold power amplification from the Demon-Subduing Power was pushed to its absolute limit!

BOOM!

A tyrannical destructive force erupted. With a deep THUNK, the blade bit into the Ironwood Stake, sending a shower of wood splinters flying.

CLANG!

Su Yu released his grip. The long saber remained where it was, embedded in the stake.

’It actually cut into it?’

Su Yu let out a long, slow breath. He stepped forward to inspect the damage and nodded in satisfaction.

’Striking an inanimate object like this Ironwood Stake doesn’t demonstrate the suppressive weight effect of the Demon-Subduing Power, but the doubled destructive force is still present.’

’The fact that this slash could cut into the 120-year-old, top-quality Ironwood Stake proves that my attack power has reached the level of the Jiao Tendon Realm.’

’It seems that after Breaking the Limit this time, my strength has officially reached the level of a Jiao Tendon Realm expert!’

’Fighting two minor realms above my own under normal conditions... In all of Black Stone City, even counting the Inner City, there can’t be more than a handful of people who can do that!’