Devouring Soul Emperor

Chu Qingyun was no stranger to Tier One Martial Spirits.

He had crossed blades with Liu Canghai alone twice. Both times, however, Chu Qingyun had given it his all just to barely block a single one of Liu Canghai’s moves before someone else intervened.

But now, he could finally rely on his own strength to truly fight a Tier One Martial Spirit—an expert in the genuine Martial Spirit Realm!

"Profound Celestial Divine Pattern!"

A cyan light flared around him. Gripping the Thundercloud Sword with both hands, Chu Qingyun met the massive Elemental Battle Saber head-on!

BOOM!

Saber and sword crashed together.

A fierce gale erupted from the impact. Shockwaves of Primordial Power scattered like shrapnel, blasting the ground around Chu Qingyun until it was riddled with holes.

But when that same Primordial Power struck Chu Qingyun’s body, it only managed to tear his clothes before ringing out with metallic clangs, as if hitting the hardest stone. The Profound Celestial Divine Pattern had blocked it all.

Fueled by the pure Primordial Power of a Half-Step Martial Spirit, Chu Qingyun had pushed the Third-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern to its absolute limit. His strength and defense were massively enhanced, allowing him to forcefully block Mo Yuntian’s powerful strike!

However, Chu Qingyun had a faint feeling. ’To accomplish this much is probably the limit of the Third-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern.’

’If Mo Yuntian’s Primordial Power were any purer, or his strength any greater, the Divine Pattern probably wouldn’t have held.’

’The Third-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern is, in the end, still a bit too weak.’

’To be truly effective in the Martial Spirit Realm, I’ll need the Fourth-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern!’

His full-power strike, using all his Primordial Power, had been blocked by a mere Half-Step Martial Spirit.

Mo Yuntian couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

He didn’t dwell on it, though. After all, he was a true Martial Spirit Realm expert, while Chu Qingyun was nothing more than a half-baked Half-Step Martial Spirit.

"You little bastard, you’ve got a few tricks up your sleeve to be able to block that strike."

"But it’s useless! Die!"

Mo Yuntian roared, swinging the massive, twenty-meter-long Elemental Battle Saber down with immense pressure. At the same time, he poured even more pure Primordial Power into the saber, causing it to become blindingly bright and its aura even sharper.

Mo Yuntian was now using his full strength, and Chu Qingyun immediately felt the pressure skyrocket!

Beneath the Elemental Battle Saber, the Thundercloud Sword began to SIZZLE. Streaks of Thunder Power erupted uncontrollably, a clear sign of the immense pressure it was under.

On Chu Qingyun’s body, the cyan Wood Pattern of the Third-Layer Profound Celestial Divine Pattern was shining at its brightest, but the cyan light surrounding him was flickering violently, on the verge of collapse.

’Clearly, the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern and the Thundercloud Sword alone aren’t enough to withstand a Tier One Martial Spirit!’

But under the immense pressure, Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but let out a cold smirk. "Mo Yuntian, you’re celebrating too soon. Did you really think that just blocking your saber was the extent of my abilities?"

"Thunder Light Sword Qi!"

With a low shout, Chu Qingyun finally unleashed his Thunder Light Sword Qi.

Pure Primordial Power from his Primordial Liquid surged forth. All the flashes of lightning on the Thundercloud Sword instantly converged, and a gray Sword Qi erupted from the blade.

CRACK!

The moment the Sword Qi appeared, a small notch was forcibly blasted into Mo Yuntian’s massive Elemental Battle Saber. A crack appeared, spreading rapidly up the edge of the blade.

The sharpness of the Sword Qi had actually cracked Mo Yuntian’s Elemental Battle Saber!

"How is this possible!?" Mo Yuntian couldn’t help but cry out in shock.

He had seen the lightning on the Thundercloud Sword fade and assumed Chu Qingyun was about to break. He never expected that his own Elemental Battle Saber would be the first to give way!

"Hmph. Mo Yuntian, nothing is impossible. You think you’re guaranteed to win just because you’re a Tier One Martial Spirit?"

"How naive!"

"Thunder Light Power, erupt!"

Chu Qingyun let out a low roar. Within the Thunder Light Sword Qi, faint purple patterns began to glow with a shimmering violet light. In an instant, an incomparably sharp and ferocious aura exploded from the Thundercloud Sword!

Activating the Thunder Light Power within the Sword Qi—this was the true Thunder Light Sword Qi.

Fused with the power of ten Thunderlight Stones, this was the first time the Thunder Light Power could truly reveal its might!

CRACK, CRACK, CRACK... BANG!

Under the fierce edge of the Thunder Light Sword Qi, more than ten cracks shot up the Elemental Battle Saber, quickly spanning the entire length of the blade. Finally, with a loud BANG, it shattered completely!

"Hmph!"

His Primordial Power construct was broken. The backlash traveled up his arms and into his body, forcing a muffled groan from his lips. A tightness constricted his chest, and he felt the urge to vomit blood.

"Mo Yuntian, die!"

After shattering the Elemental Battle Saber, Chu Qingyun gripped his Thundercloud Sword and shot toward Mo Yuntian. On the sword, the Thunder Light Sword Qi, now tinged purple by the Thunder Light Power, radiated a ferocious, heart-pounding aura.

"Don’t get cocky, you little bastard! Witness my Soul Technique!"

"Flaming Hand!"

Mo Yuntian suppressed the tightness in his chest, his face grim as he activated his Martial Soul and unleashed his Soul Technique.

As the mighty chieftain of his stockade and a true Tier One Martial Spirit expert, to have failed to take down Chu Qingyun in a single move had left him humiliated and enraged. He pushed this Soul Technique to its absolute limit!

A massive amount of crimson flame rapidly condensed in front of Mo Yuntian, quickly forming a giant, four-meter-tall hand of fire.

The giant flaming hand radiated waves of scorching heat, leaving a charred black trail on the ground as it flew howling toward Chu Qingyun.

The very air seemed to grow blistering hot.

’As expected of a Tier One Martial Spirit. Even though it’s just a Tier Two Soul Technique, its power surpasses that of his previous Blazing Flame Pillar...’

’But it’s still not enough!’

"Break!"

Facing the howling, fiery hand, Chu Qingyun leaped into the air. He pushed his Thunder Light Sword Qi to its limit and brought his sword down in a single chop!

The strike carried an unrivaled sharpness!

It was as if space itself was being split in two.

The giant flaming hand was silently split in half. After the Thundercloud Sword passed through, the flames on either side of the cut surged, attempting to merge back together.

But even though the sword had already passed, the residual Sword Qi and its ferocious edge continued to tear at the flames, preventing them from fusing.

"Annihilate!"

Chu Qingyun let out a soft cry.

The residual sharpness instantly detonated, storming into the two halves of the flaming hand like a thousand blades, completely shredding it into a fiery tempest.

Chu Qingyun passed through the storm of fire, swinging his sword down at Mo Yuntian’s head!

From their two previous clashes, Mo Yuntian had fully witnessed the terror of this sword. Faced with such a tyrannical strike, his eyelids twitched in alarm. Not daring to be careless in the slightest, he immediately used his signature palm technique.

"Mountain-Opening Palm!"

Mo Yuntian thrust his palm forward. Primordial Power surged, gathering a force capable of splitting mountains and cracking stone as he brazenly met Chu Qingyun’s sword.

PFFT!

With devastating ease.

The Thunder Light Sword Qi, erupting with Thunder Light Power, instantly shattered the force in Mo Yuntian’s palm. Even the Primordial Power protecting his hand was torn apart and broken!