A thousand sword artists were divided into groups of a dozen, and Ye Chen had to deal with sixty to seventy groups. There was no gap between the groups. The consciousness of all the sword artists seemed to be connected as one. Before the former could be killed, the latter would have already taken their place, forming an endless cycle of battle.
Under such circumstances, sword arts and movement arts were useless. The only thing that could be used was Sword Domain.
Using Sword Domain to distort the trajectory of the opponent's sword, leaving them vulnerable, Ye Chen could easily kill them without much effort.
Puff!
The sword light flashed like lightning, and the last sword artist fell down.
"Twelfth floor!"
The hearts of the spectators fiercely twitched, and Marquis Sword Star tightly clenched his fists.
The sword artists of the twelfth floor had Sword Domain at mid first layer realm. Without any exaggeration, even a peak Sword King without Sword Domain would not be the opponent of these sword artists. Of course, this did not mean that Ye Chen could fight a thousand peak Sword Kings alone. The main issue was that he only had a dozen sword artists at a time, and none of them could release their Zhen Yuan and use sword Qi to injure the enemy.
He didn't even release his Sword Domain to the limit, and it was only about seventy to eighty percent. However, under such circumstances, the sword artists close to Ye Chen couldn't injure Ye Chen in the slightest. Their swords would either miss or collide, creating dazzling sparks.
Sword after sword …
Ye Chen seemed to be harvesting rice straws, cutting one after another.
"Heavens! He reached the thirteenth floor! "
Beside the Heavenly Sword, the spectators saw the numbers flashing on the barrier and cried out in alarm.
The eleventh floor was the initial stage of the first layer, the twelfth floor was the mid stage, and the thirteenth floor was the late stage. Ye Chen had entered the Life and Death realm not even half a year ago, but his Sword Domain had already advanced from the first layer to the late stage of the second layer. This kind of improvement speed was simply incomprehensible.
Wood Sword King and the other Sword Kings also held their breaths and exchanged glances.
When he arrived at the 13th level, Ye Chen finally felt a little strenuous. It wasn't that he couldn't handle it, it was just that he wasn't as calm as before. The swordsmen surrounding him had reached the late stage of the 1st level of Sword Domain, and it was slightly counteracting his Sword Domain. Ye Chen's advantage was gradually shrinking.
"What happened?"
The place where the Sky Sword was located was the holy land of the Sky Sword Continent. There would be people rushing over at all times. Those who had just arrived did not understand the situation and asked.
"Ye Chen is challenging the Sword World."
Someone answered.
"How many levels have you challenged the Sword World? Have you passed the tenth level?"
"It's already the thirteenth floor."
"What?!"
All kinds of answers were the same and repeated.
The thirteenth floor was a high ground. Ye Chen stood at the highest point of the high ground. Below him, swordsmen surged up like a tide. They were like ants returning to their nest, advancing wave after wave.
Sword light crisscrossed and figures moved.
All of the swordsmen collapsed without exception, dissipating into nothingness.
Thirteenth floor, cleared.
Upon reaching the fourteenth floor, Ye Chen's strenuous effort increased by several folds. According to common sense, this was already Ye Chen's limit. This was because the fourteenth floor represented the peak of the second layer of Sword Domain. If he wanted to pass the fourteenth floor, he would have to reach the third layer of Sword Domain. Otherwise, it would be impossible.
However, Ye Chen didn't plan to stop here. His goal in challenging the Sword World was to break through to the third layer of Sword Domain. Once he obtained the third layer of Sword Domain, his battle strength would surpass four stars and reach five stars. In the future, he would no longer be powerless against titled monarchs like Nirvana Demon Emperor.
On the fourteenth floor, Ye Chen finally revealed all his cards, no longer being careless.
Kill!
Wave after wave of swordsmen collapsed, and several faint sword scars appeared on Ye Chen's body. These sword scars were caused by the sharp Qi flow of swords. Although they didn't directly hit him, they were still extremely dangerous. A slight carelessness would result in a sword strike. Perhaps, a slight deviation might not be enough to kill him. However, he wasn't facing a single swordsman, but countless swordsmen. If he was hit once, he wouldn't be able to escape a second time.
"The fourteenth floor of Sword World is indeed the limit of the second layer of Sword Domain. I've only killed five or six hundred people, but I can't hold on any longer."
Ye Chen's Sword Domain was extremely powerful, but it also had a limit. When dozens of swordsmen at the peak of the first layer attacked him at the same time, it was hard to avoid some openings. Fortunately, Ye Chen's soul was ten times stronger than ordinary Life and Death Kings. The more dangerous the situation, the calmer he could be. At the critical moment, he could always turn the tide. If it were another King with a weaker soul, Ye Chen would have already been killed by the swords.
Seven hundred!
Eight hundred!
Nine hundred!
Ye Chen's mind was extremely focused. The numerous swordsmen's sword arts seemed a bit slow in his eyes, while his sword pierced out at an extremely fast speed.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine!
Thousand!
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Chen's eyes turned red, and blue veins popped out on his forehead. His body emanated an unapproachable murderous aura and sharpness.
"Huff!"
After killing all the swordsmen, Ye Chen's taut nerves immediately relaxed, and he began to pant heavily.
The benefits of Sword World were simply too many. It made Ye Chen's sword arts more practical and more intrinsic. The ultimate goal of sword arts was to kill. Whether it was to do evil or to do good, it couldn't change its intrinsic nature. And Sword World stimulated the potential of one's sword dao, allowing one to enter a state of selflessness. Under this state, every move and style would possess extreme destructive power, making it even more perfect than usual.
After passing through the fourteenth layer of Sword World, Ye Chen's close combat strength might not have undergone a complete transformation, but it had at least risen by a level or two, allowing him to easily crush his previous self.
Fifteenth layer …
Ye Chen arrived at the fifteenth layer.
The outside world was in an uproar.
Everyone was incomparably shocked.
Fifteenth layer … Ye Chen had actually reached the fifteenth layer! Could it be that his Sword Domain had already reached the third layer? How could this be? In the entire Elysium, only Azure Sky Sword Emperor had reached the third layer. What kind of person was Azure Sky Sword Emperor? He was a god-like figure in Sky Sword Continent.
"Fifteenth layer … not to mention me, even Marquis Sword Snow will feel a trace of despair!" Marquis Sword Star felt helpless for the first time. Even when Ye Chen was the first to enter Life and Death Realm, he didn't have such a feeling. After all, entering Life and Death Realm earlier didn't mean much to him, as he would have done so sooner or later. Sword Domain was the embodiment of a sword artist's sword dao talent. No matter how high one's cultivation base was, if one's sword dao talent wasn't high, one wouldn't be able to obtain a good result in Sword World.
Such a feeling flickered for a moment, and Marquis Sword Star soon regained his composure. Ye Chen, I hope you can stay far ahead. If you're even a bit slower, I'll immediately catch up.
Marquis Sword Star was indeed worthy of being called one of the top sword geniuses of Sky Sword Continent. Frustration and helplessness couldn't extinguish his fighting spirit, only making him stronger.
Ye Chen had no idea about the uproar outside. He only knew that the current him could be killed by a flurry of swords at any time.
The reason he could reach the fifteenth floor wasn't because his Sword Domain had broken through to the third layer. If he had, he wouldn't have had to suffer so much.
The reason he could reach the fifteenth floor was because apart from his Sword Domain reaching the peak of the second layer, his soul was also ten times that of ordinary Kings. This allowed his concentration to be even more focused, and his perception of the outside world became even sharper. Sometimes, a slight error could lead to a huge error. The slightest advantage in soul could be magnified by a hundred folds, let alone Ye Chen's soul, which was ten times that of others.
However, it was clear that a powerful soul could only support Ye Chen to the fifteenth floor. Wanting to pass the fifteenth floor was a pipe dream, unless his Sword Domain made a breakthrough.
Thirtieth …
Thirty-first …
Thirty-second …
…
Fortieth!
Puchi!
After killing forty sword artists, Ye Chen had finally been hit by a sword, and his left arm had disappeared.
Under such circumstances, Ye Chen still didn't give up. Holding the sword in his right hand, he killed two sword artists charging at him. However, he was immediately stabbed in the left abdomen by another sword artist. Puchi!
Puchi! Puchi!
In the next moment, Ye Chen was pierced through by a flurry of swords.
Inside the invisible barrier, Ye Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes.
"I didn't expect the fifteenth floor to be so difficult. Each sword artist's Sword Domain has reached the early second layer, and I'm only at the peak of the second layer. Within the same layer, killing forty-two is my limit."
"Alright, if I can't make a breakthrough once, I'll make it twice. If that doesn't work, I'll make it a third time. This time, I won't easily return until my Sword Domain reaches the third layer."
Closing his eyes, Ye Chen directly sat cross-legged on the ground of nothingness, recuperating and storing up his energy, preparing for his next adventure in the Sword World.
After a long time of silence, everyone knew that Ye Chen had failed to pass the fifteenth floor. That's right, Ye Chen was able to pass the fifteenth floor because his Sword Domain had reached the third layer. However, it was impossible to pass the fifteenth floor in one go. Ye Chen's failure made everyone heave a sigh of relief. No matter how monstrous Ye Chen was, he was still a human. If Ye Chen had passed the fifteenth floor, they wouldn't have believed that Ye Chen was a human.
How could they know that Ye Chen hadn't reached the third layer of his Sword Domain?
Of course, Ye Chen couldn't explain it to the whole world.
"What's going on? Why hasn't Ye Chen come out yet?"
"Don't tell me he still wants to adventure!"
The land of nothingness inside the invisible barrier was very mysterious. No matter how many people entered, they wouldn't run into each other. This way, even if their consciousness entered the Sword World, their bodies outside wouldn't encounter any mishaps. However, since they couldn't see Ye Chen, everyone became somewhat anxious.
One day.
Two days.
…
Soon, a week had passed.
Most of the people who had been waiting here had gone back. Marquis Sword Star had gone back three days ago. Only a small portion had stayed behind. They were either waiting for the Sword World or waiting for their friends. However, there were still a few who were really waiting for Ye Chen to come out.
In this week, the news of Ye Chen reaching the fifteenth layer of Sword Realm spread like a storm throughout the Sky Sword Continent, causing an uproar.
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