Chapter 754: Two Swords as One, Turning Defeat into Victory

Chapter 754: Chapter 739: Two Swords as One, Turning Defeat into Victory

Seeing the hesitant look on Jun Tianyu’s face, Shen Lang couldn’t help but snap at him.

Then, he continued reciting the Heart Method.

‘In any case, Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun are as good as dead today, so it doesn’t matter if they overhear this.’

‘Worst case scenario, even if Jun Tianyu fails to deal with them and they escape…’

‘…Shen Lang would still find a way to kill them using the power of the sealed underground Ghost Venerable and Ghost Souls.’

‘Every member of the Demon God Hall that he could kill was one less to worry about. How could Shen Lang possibly pass up such a golden opportunity?’

‘More importantly, Shen Lang wanted to eliminate these two so he could extract the memories from their souls and learn more about the Demon God Hall!’

‘These two were subordinates of Taotie and had reached the Emperor Martial Realm Eighth Heaven Peak. Even if their status within the Demon God Hall was ordinary, he could at least extract plenty of valuable information from their memories.’

‘Right now, the Hungry Ghost Dao was cut off from the outside world, isolating all auras. Even if the battle here turned the world upside down, Candle Dragon, Taotie, and the others on the other side of the Dragon Scale Divine Hall would remain completely oblivious. It was the perfect place to deal with the experts from the Demon God Hall!’

After reciting the Heart Method, Shen Lang saw that Jun Tianyu was already circulating his Spiritual Power as instructed. A faint smile touched his eyes.

“Fiery Fire and Arrogant Sun Sword, Heaven-Burning Sea-Boiling!”

“Nine Netherworld Ice Sword, Icebound Ten Thousand Miles!”

“Ice cannot stop flowing water, and a withered tree can see spring again. It is said that ‘all phenomena are born, and all things are determined by will.’ If you can endure the crippling agony, your cultivation will surely transcend the Emperor Martial Realm and reach a completely new level! Jun Tianyu, you must be prepared!”

Shen Lang’s impassioned, soaring voice made Jun Tianyu’s blood boil.

With just a few simple words, Shen Lang had opened a brand new window for him onto the path of Martial Arts, allowing him to glimpse the unique scenery that lay beyond!

Jun Tianyu hesitated no longer. With a jolt of his right palm, he violently activated his Profound Skill!

An uncanny, cold aura erupted from his body. The right half of Jun Tianyu’s body was instantly enveloped in a blue, frosty mist as it began to transform rapidly!

VMMMM!

A pale blue Ice Sword quickly materialized in his palm!

At this moment, both a scorching aura and a bone-piercingly cold one emanated from Jun Tianyu, creating a dreamlike, surreal sensation. It was impossible to tell whether it was searing heat or uncanny cold…

At the same time, the sound of crashing ocean waves echoed from within Jun Tianyu’s body, and a Powerful Qi billowed around him, sweeping across the entire area!

This terrifying Momentum was easily ten times greater than what it had been before!

“Nngh!”

One side of Jun Tianyu’s body blazed with fire while the other was ice-cold to the bone. Just as Shen Lang had predicted, the two mutually repulsive forces within him reached a state of equilibrium, causing his qi and blood to flow in reverse. It felt like Burning Scripture and Breaking Meridians, as if his very organs were being twisted into knots…

The inhuman agony immediately caused beads of sweat to pour down Jun Tianyu’s face!

But he clenched his jaw, forcing himself to hold on and not let his Spiritual Power dissipate!

“Damn it, how can something like this even be possible!”

The watching Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun, on the other hand, wore looks of utter horror.

They never would have imagined that one of the Ghost-faced People, someone they had completely disregarded at first, could utterly transform the cornered Jun Tianyu with just a few sentences!

It was the same Cultivation Technique Jun Tianyu had always used, but with a few slight modifications from this Ghost-faced Person, its power had not only increased manifold, but the two sides could now be used simultaneously, balancing and complementing each other!

The two brothers had only wanted to see what this Ghost-faced Person outside was all about, what he was capable of…

They never expected that in such a short time, Jun Tianyu would manage to manifest two swords with such terrifying auras!

“Damn it all!”

Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun immediately began channeling their Netherworld Demon Claw, accelerating their absorption of the Dark Energy within the Hungry Ghost Dao!

Seeing Jun Tianyu manifest the Fiery Fire and Arrogant Sun Sword and the Nine Netherworld Ice Sword so quickly, and with such pure Primordial Power, Shen Lang couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.

“The Nine Netherworld Ice Sword’s power lies in technique, seeking sharpness—this is ‘opening.’ The Fiery Fire and Arrogant Sun Sword’s power lies in Momentum, seeking substance—this is ‘closing.’ Opening and closing, this is the Dao of Heaven and Earth.”

“Unite the swords, merge the Sword Intents, and borrow the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi for your own use. You will be unstoppable! Kill!”

As Shen Lang uttered the last word, Jun Tianyu, his aura surging, let out a wild laugh as he unleashed both the Fiery Fire and Arrogant Sun Sword and the Nine Netherworld Ice Sword!

High in the sky above…

A fiery red streak of Sword Qi shot across the sky, looking as if it could incinerate the very void;

A deep blue streak of Sword Qi tore open the Azure Vault, as if it could freeze space itself;

The entire Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier was engulfed by the scorching flames and the bone-piercingly cold frost!

The moment the two swords appeared, the Dark Energy within the Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier was violently stirred, churning and roiling as it was madly absorbed by the two blades!

It was like a stick stirring cotton candy…

The Sword Qi, originally only about an acre in size, swelled several times over in an instant after absorbing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy!

Its power increased severalfold as well!

But that wasn’t the most shocking part…

High above, the fiery red and pale blue streaks of Sword Qi showed no signs of repelling each other. Instead, at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, they spontaneously merged, unleashing a peerless, sharp aura!

A power that made heaven and earth themselves tremble blossomed forth!

VMMMM!

This peerless sword strike forcefully tore an opening in the oppressive, deathly still, and dim sky of the Hungry Ghost Dao, slashing down furiously at Zuo Feng!

‘How powerful can a Sword Technique he just learned be? I refuse to believe it! Trying to scare me with such a flashy, impractical technique? Impossible!’

Zuo Feng was extremely confident in the Energy gathered by his Netherworld Demon Claw and didn’t truly believe in the power of Jun Tianyu’s attack.

A savage and tyrannical expression appeared on his face. He crossed his arms, concentrating the power in his right hand, and swiped a claw at the Sword Qi in the air!

CLANG!

A deafening sound reverberated within the Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier.

The entire Hungry Ghost Dao seemed to shudder violently!

The magnificent Sword Qi, as if tearing through silk, instantly ripped apart the pitch-black claw mark and continued its descent straight toward Zuo Feng!

“Impossible!”

Zuo Feng’s soul nearly fled his body in terror. He shot backward, crossing his hands in front of him to erect a translucent barrier in a split second!

BOOM!

The fused sword of ice and fire slashed down upon the barrier.

Instantly, cracks spiderwebbed out across the barrier in all directions.

After holding for barely more than a second, the barrier shattered with a deafening CRACK!

His eyes bulging, Zuo Feng let out a pained grunt. He sprayed a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying backward, crashing toward the distant Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier!

The breastplate on his chest abruptly split into two pieces and fell away, flying off to either side!

“Brother!”

Zuo Yun roared at the sight, abandoning his own attack on Jun Tianyu. He shot forward and caught Zuo Feng as he was sent flying!

Amidst the raging winds, the two brothers crashed to the ground, carving out a long, deep trench until they finally slid to a halt just a few meters from the edge of the Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier!

“Damn it, this is impossible!”

Zuo Yun roared hysterically.

Zuo Feng, cradled in his arms, was covered in blood and his aura was faint, but his glare at Jun Tianyu was just as venomous and sinister as ever.

Jun Tianyu stared at the Fiery Fire and Arrogant Sun Sword and the Nine Netherworld Ice Sword materialized in his palms, then glanced at Zuo Feng, who had been grievously wounded by a single blow. He could hardly believe that he himself had unleashed such an attack…

He was an expert of the Emperor Martial Realm Ninth Heaven. Although that strike had condensed all the power in his body, its destructive force, its unimaginable might, had far surpassed the limits of the Emperor Martial Realm!

‘Everything that Ghost-faced Person said was true!’

A single sword strike had grievously wounded Zuo Feng, even after he had spent time absorbing Dark Energy from the Hungry Ghost Dao with his Netherworld Demon Claw!

However, unleashing those two seemingly simple sword strikes had consumed an immense amount of Jun Tianyu’s Spiritual Power, and his aura had grown even fainter.

‘Pulling that off again anytime soon would be incredibly difficult…’

“Simply unimaginable!”

Jun Tianyu quickly popped an Elixir Pill into his mouth. As he looked at Shen Lang outside the Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier, the shock in his heart was written all over his face.

Just then, Zuo Yun shot to his feet. With his hands raised as if to prop up the heavens, he roared, “Jun Tianyu! I refuse to believe someone with your level of cultivation can launch such a devastating attack! There’s no way you can use a technique like that a second time!”

“Come on! I’ll make you pay a thousand times over for the injuries my brother suffered!”

The Powerful Qi of the Netherworld Demon Claw surged from Zuo Yun’s hands, forming a massive vortex that began to frantically absorb the Dark Energy of the Hungry Ghost Dao!

The Dark Energy that had accumulated in the Hungry Ghost Dao for countless years, along with millions of Ghosts, all began to converge uncontrollably toward the vortex between his hands!

Instantly, the winds howled and the clouds churned, filled with the wails of ghosts and the cries of demons!

‘I can’t let this bastard absorb all this immense energy!’

A sharp glint flashed in Jun Tianyu’s eyes. Although he had very little Power left, he channeled his Profound Skill once more, causing the longswords in his hands to flare with brilliant light!

He couldn’t use the Dual Swords United technique again so soon, but the Fiery Fire and Arrogant Sun Sword and the Nine Netherworld Ice Sword were incomparably sharp. In many ways, their miraculous applications truly far surpassed the Imperial Artifact he had used before!

Just as Jun Tianyu was about to channel his Profound Skill to stop Zuo Yun from absorbing the Dark Energy…

…Shen Lang jumped down from Duanmu Xie’s shoulder outside the Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier.

He waved his hand, and both Duanmu Xie and the Evil Ghost King immediately retreated to a safe distance, not daring to approach.

“A moment ago, weren’t you dying to know what power I possess that can completely nullify your Netherworld Ghost Claw?”

Shen Lang let out a long laugh. “As you wish!”

The moment his voice fell, a furious wind erupted. In an instant, a violent hurricane formed around Shen Lang, completely enveloping him!

An Earth-Shattering bang echoed, as if a furious thunderclap had exploded in the sky. Within a hundred-mile radius of the Hungry Ghost Dao, all the ambient energy—the Killing Intent, the Corpse Qi, the Death Qi—began to sweep toward Shen Lang!

Shen Lang became like a black hole, drawing all the surrounding energy toward him. The air filled with dust and smoke, swirling like a dense fog…

Jun Tianyu, who had just begun to channel his Profound Skill, froze once more. He stared at the scene, completely dumbstruck!

Jun Tianyu’s reaction was perhaps a little less severe, as he had already come to view Shen Lang as a godlike figure.

But the other two inside the Ten Thousand Demons Black Flame Barrier were completely petrified…