Within a room in the courtyard of the city lord's estate.
"I've finally become an overgod!" Nie Tian murmured, unable to contain his excitement.
After fusing with the Heart of Darkness, he had finally become an overgod. Naturally, he was overjoyed.
Early overgods and peak highgods seemed to only be separated by a single minor level, but the difference was like the difference between the heavens and the earth.
Overgods produced overgod laws within their bodies. While that power wasn't particularly impressive in battle, it was a huge improvement to a cultivator's martial body. It was a qualitative leap for a cultivator.
Becoming an overgod was even more significant for Nie Tian.
His current battle prowess was countless times greater than before.
After becoming an overgod, Nie Tian's various abilities had experienced a qualitative improvement.
The Nine Extremities Wargod Art had originally been stuck at the sixth division, the Extreme Wind Firmament Realm. Now, it had risen to the seventh, the Extreme Lightning Violet Sky Realm.
Although it was only a single level of improvement, Nie Tian's defense and offense had skyrocketed several times over.
Another important factor was that Nie Tian's Origin Star Stone had opened up to the eighth of the nine galaxies. He had awakened the power of eight hundred billion stars.
Not only did the awakening of the power of the stars strengthen Nie Tian's martial body, but it also greatly increased the abilities he had obtained from the Origin Star Stone.
But to Nie Tian's dismay, there was nothing else in the eighth galaxy apart from the power of the stars.
Every time the previous seven galaxies had opened, a heaven-defying ability would appear. However, there was nothing in the eighth, which made Nie Tian very curious.
However, he had encountered such a situation before. When the Starry Sky Ancient Martial Art appeared in the fourth layer of the Galaxy, a similar situation had occurred.
Nie Tian suspected that there must be a close connection between the eighth and ninth starry rivers. Only by opening the ninth starry river would he be able to gain new abilities.
Of course, he had no idea how long it would take for him to reach the Paramount God level before he could open the ninth planetary river.
"Nie Tian, do you feel anything strange now?" At this time, Little Fat Cat's voice sounded, asking very cautiously.
"No," Nie Tian shook his head. He was confused. He had no idea why Fat Cat would ask that.
"That's good," Fat Cat snickered. He did not say anything else, but he was extremely confused inside.
He was still wondering why Nie Tian had suddenly awakened nine thousand strands of power.
"The darkness of the Heart of Darkness must have impacted the Ocean of Demons and Gods, causing the power to awaken instantly," guessed Fat Cat.
Nie Tian had completely recovered now. After becoming an Overgod, he had awakened five hundred and twelve strands of power, which was just what his martial body could endure.
The might of nine thousand gods and devils awakening at the same time was so great that even a powerful expert like Gongsun Shengji couldn't contend against it.
After all, back then, Nie Tian had only been an early Overgod.
If Nie Tian became a peak Paramount God, he could unleash the power of nine thousand gods and devils at the same time, and crush anyone under the level of a Sage.
The God-Devil Nascent Embryo truly lived up to its reputation as the number one taboo of the ancient times.
"I wonder if I can fight someone like Canglan Sage Sword now that I have my three forbidden magics?" Nie Tian murmured to himself, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
He was looking forward to fighting Canglan Sage Sword.
The following day, the Swordsman Tournament continued.
It was the third day of the tournament, and more than half of the five thousand competitors had been eliminated. Only about two thousand remained.
Nie Tian appeared with Jian Jingyun and Gui Wucan. However, Jian Jingyun had been seriously injured, so he wouldn't be participating.
Nie Tian was in a very good mood right now. He was looking forward to the upcoming battle, as it would be his first battle since becoming an Overgod.
A moment later, the referee's voice rang out. "Sword Arena Seven. Number ninety-five versus Number seventeen seventy."
When Nie Tian heard that, his lips curled up into a smile. Blurring into motion, he flew toward the Sword Arena Seven and landed on one of the stone pillars.
As soon as Nie Tian took the stage, he attracted a lot of attention. Even Gongsun Sheng and the others in the spectator stands were looking over.
Gongsun Sheng looked over at Nie Tian, a look of surprise on his face.
Nie Tian had expended a lot of blood energy the previous night, and yet, in just one night, he was back to his peak condition.
Not long after Nie Tian landed, a black-garbed figure appeared and landed on the stone pillar in front of him.
"Not bad." The corners of Nie Tian's mouth curled up as he looked at the person in front of him.
It was a black-garbed swordsman, an early Paramount God with an elementary level of sword and martial arts.
The swordsman was glaring at Nie Tian with a venomous expression, and pulsing with undisguised killing intent.
"Hmm?" Nie Tian couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the other party's attitude. Then, he smiled and said, "Do we have enmity?"
The black-garbed swordsman's face darkened, and he said in a Cold voice, "You killed my Sect Second Uncle, you filthy brat. Do we have a grudge against each other?"
"Sect Second Uncle?" Nie Tian couldn't help but laugh. "You've got the wrong person. I don't even know who your Sect Second Uncle is. Why would I kill him?"
It was at this point that a familiar voice rang out from outside the sword arena. "Cut the crap, Liang Fei. Kill him for your Master!"
Upon hearing the voice, Nie Tian turned and saw a familiar face. It was none other than Yang Sen, one of the Three Fierce Beasts of the North Sea.
As it turned out, Nie Tian's opponent was Liang Fei, who was Yang Sen's apprentice.
Needless to say, the Sect Second Uncle Liang Fei was referring to was none other than Yang Lin, who had been killed by Nie Tian.
Back when the Three Fierce Beasts of the North Sea had provoked Lian Wuyi, Nie Tian had killed their second brother, Yang Lin, and their eldest brother, Yang Mu, had been killed by Xuan Zangfeng. Only the third brother, Yang Sen, had been spared by Xuan Zangfeng.
Who could have guessed that Yang Sen would be so daring as to come back and let his apprentice participate in the Wretched Peak Sword Discourse?
"Do you really think he can kill me, Yang Sen?" Nie Tian said, looking at Yang Sen with a Cold, disdainful expression.
Yang Sen had seen how strong Nie Tian was, and for him to send Liang Fei to kill Nie Tian would be like sending his apprentice to his death.
"Cut the crap," Yang Sen said. "Do you really think you're invincible?" Without waiting for Yang Sen to reply, Liang Fei let out a strange cry as the sword intent in his body surged even more violently.
The corners of Nie Tian's lips twitched as he coldly laughed, "I'm not invincible, but to you, I am."
"Arrogant!" Liang Fei's countenance turned cold as he howled in a low voice. A long and thin sword appeared in his hand as he directly pierced towards Nie Tian. Instantly, his sword intent surged like the waves of the sea, condensing into a sharp sword shadow that shot towards Nie Tian.
"Astral Soul Shield." Facing Liang Fei's fatal attack, Nie Tian merely smiled. He didn't dodge, nor did he retaliate. Instead, his body trembled as boundless astral energy gushed out from his body.
Instantly, a shield of astral light appeared around Nie Tian, enveloping him within.
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