NOVPUBAt the Dragon Leap Gate.
As soon as Shen Feng’s words were spoken!
Whether they were Cultivators from the Lower Realm or the Middle Realm, all their hearts were filled with shock and uncertainty.
The pressure exerted by the Ascending Sky Ladder on Cultivators and Monster Beasts from the Lower Realm was obvious, with Zhao Qingyuan not coming down.
After Shen Feng temporarily boosted the combat power of the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk, even if it really could rush to the high skies, it would probably be easily killed by Zhao Qingyuan!
However.
Having just witnessed Shen Feng creating miracles over and over again, now nobody would think he was spouting nonsense.
Eyes from all around focused intently on him, and Shen Feng, who was sitting cross-legged, continued to play the first part of the Soul Ignition Battle Tune with his left hand, causing the aura of the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk to grow increasingly terrifying.
In his right hand, he held the Hidden Edge Sword, with Spiritual Energy from within his body continuously flowing into the blade.
When he had killed Fan Lizhou of the Condensing Immortal Stage before, Shen Feng had triggered forty percent of the Immortal Artifact’s power, which was nearly his limit.
Meanwhile, the Hidden Edge Sword, which had not been continuously triggered afterward, had its places where nearly half the rust had flaked off covered in rust once again.
Shen Feng continued to play the Soul Ignition Battle Tune while trying his utmost to activate the Hidden Edge Sword.
This sword had its sharpness concealed within, and even when Shen Feng used it to kill Fan Lizhou just before, due to the speed being too fast, the sword’s edge only burst forth for an instant, and nobody noticed it was an Immortal Artifact!
The entire rust-stained Hidden Edge Sword, although still without any change, in reality, had been activated to forty percent. Once the sword struck its target, the rust on its blade would naturally fall off.
However, high above, Cultivators like Hua Lingfei and Zhao Qingyuan from the Middle Realm could not sense the hidden power within the sword.
In principle, now that Shen Feng had activated the Hidden Edge Sword to forty percent, it should be at his limit, yet he continued to stimulate it unwaveringly, as the endless surge of Spiritual Energy from within his body flowed into the blade through his right hand gripping the hilt.
He was trying to break through the limit of what he could activate, wanting to kill that old man Zhao Qingyuan with a single strike!
Multitasking!
Additionally, with a large volume of Spiritual Energy flowing into the Hidden Edge Sword, beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on Shen Feng’s forehead, and his teeth were tightly clenched in his mouth, while his left hand playing the zither began to tremble slightly.
This scene caught the attention of many onlookers, causing their brows to furrow slightly.
Especially those exalted Middle Realm individuals, who simply could not understand Shen Feng’s intentions. No matter how they tried to sense it, they could not feel any change in the Hidden Edge Sword. Could it be that this youngster was just showing off by playing with one hand?
Hua Lingfei was similarly filled with confusion in her beautiful eyes, unable to see through the boy below her, which made her feel somewhat frustrated.
Zhao Qingyuan, who was initially a bit panicked, now calmed down considerably. After all, up to this point, Shen Feng hadn’t shown anything special.
As time passed.
Shen Feng, still sitting cross-legged, appeared as if he had been fished out of a lake, his entire body soaked with sweat, shaking increasingly violently!
The music from the zither began to tremble as well!
Despite the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk’s aura being terribly strong, with this state of affairs, once it flew up into the high skies, it would have absolutely no chance of winning.
It seemed this time Shen Feng really was just bragging without substance!
Just as this thought arose in many people’s minds, Shen Feng desperately infused the Hidden Edge Sword with the last wave of Spiritual Energy, merging the Heavenly Blast Sword’s techniques into it.
The Heavenly Blast Sword was a Sword Skill he had once created, its power comparable to that of a Five Stars Immortal Technique!
After the final wave of Spiritual Energy was injected, the Hidden Edge Sword was finally triggered to fifty percent. However, the Spiritual Energy within his body was completely depleted, and in his attempt to forcefully break through the limit of what he could stimulate, a surge of Blood Qi rose within him, as he struggled to prevent blood from spurting out of his mouth.
He roared toward the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk, "Lend me your strength!"
At the sound of his voice,
Shen Feng released the Hidden Edge Sword and slapped its hilt, at the moment the sword flew out.
The power within the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk erupted to its peak, striking the hilt of the Hidden Edge Sword with all its might.
With a "whoosh!"
Under the full impact of the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk, the Hidden Edge Sword transformed into a black shadow, rocketing toward Zhao Qingyuan in the sky with incredible speed.
Fifty percent of its power, stimulated by Shen Feng and infused with the might of the Heavenly Blast Sword, remained tightly contained within the blade.
The energy swirling around the surface of the blade was endowed by the power of the Mysterious Fire Phoenix Hawk.
The force on the surface of the sword seemed formidable, but as it ascended higher, the oppressive force intensified, slowing the Hidden Edge Sword’s momentum and continuously weakening the power on its surface.
Seeing that Shen Feng had ultimately launched only such an attack,
Hua Lingfei felt slightly disappointed. In her view, there was no need for Shen Feng to have played the tune single-handedly just now. The giant sword charging at Zhao Qingyuan would probably not cause any disturbance in the end.
At this moment,
Almost everyone believed that no miracle would happen this time.
Zhao Qingyuan, standing on the top of the Demon-Suppressing Zhao Family’s Ascending Sky Ladder, faced the oncoming giant sword. Feeling the power on its blade weaken, a contemptuous cold smile lingered on his lips, and his body showed no intention of dodging—even though the sword’s tip was aiming precisely at his heart.
"Bang!"
When the Hidden Edge Sword reached Zhao Qingyuan, its speed and power had become extremely weak. Although the tip struck his heart position, the Spiritual Energy that protected his body kept even his chest clothing from being damaged.
"I’ve already said, you can’t even harm a single hair of mine!" Zhao Qingyuan let the Hidden Edge Sword pause at his chest.
Below, Shen Feng’s lips curled into a cold smile as he saw the rust on the Hidden Edge Sword falling off.
Suddenly,
About half of the rust on the entire Hidden Edge Sword flaked away, and a vast and unmatched sharpness burst forth from the tip.
Shen Feng’s incorporated Heavenly Blast Sword erupted with power at this moment, following the surge of the Hidden Edge Sword.
Zhao Qingyuan’s protective aura was instantly penetrated by the Hidden Edge Sword.
Upon sensing this, his face changed dramatically and a sensation of impending death spread throughout his body.
Endless Sword Qi coalesced into a single point and struck right at his heart, finally resulting in a massive explosion!
"Boom!"
But in the instant of the explosion, a golden paper appeared in Zhao Qingyuan’s hand and he activated it without hesitation.
Waves of the majestic Immortal Emperor’s prestige gushed from the golden paper, severely shaking the sky!
Then, a large "Stabilize" character suspended above Zhao Qingyuan’s head.
After the hidden power within the Hidden Edge Sword burst forth, the entire sword quickly fell toward the ground.
At Zhao Qingyuan’s chest, a massive hole had been blasted open, revealing half of his heart was left.
From the "Stabilize" character above his head, stabilizing power continuously entered his body, firmly securing what was left of his half heart.
This was an Immortal Emperor’s True Words!
Generally speaking, characters written by an Immortal Emperor and imbued with certain functions are known as Immortal Emperor’s True Words!
This piece of Immortal Emperor’s True Words was a reward an Immortal Emperor from the Zhao Family bestowed upon Zhao Qingyuan’s grandfather for his contributions to the family.
His grandfather passed this Immortal Emperor’s True Words on to him hundreds of years ago!
The function imbued in this Immortal Emperor’s True Words was to stabilize! It could solidify many things in the world, including people of course!
This Immortal Emperor’s True Words was extremely precious to Zhao Qingyuan, a symbol of honor within their lineage. And now, it had just been wasted in the Lower Realm, the only piece of Immortal Emperor’s True Words?
He was about to go mad with rage.
When the Immortal Emperor’s True Words was activated a moment ago, half of his heart had been destroyed.
If he had not activated the Immortal Emperor’s True Words, it wasn’t only his heart that would be at risk—he might have been exploded into pieces by the Sword Qi in the high sky, ending up as a pile of flesh!
