The ground shook slightly as a beam of bright sword light pierced through it, as if it was cutting through steel. It was then sent flying into the air by a powerful force.
His figure flashed as he shot through the air from the cave entrance and landed lightly on the ground.
His powerful aura was restrained in that moment, becoming completely still. His body was filled with power, and his pure yang qi and blood were like a raging tide and rumbling thunder.
Chen Zong looked into the distance with a faint smile on his lips. Greater strength brought greater confidence.
He took a step forward, and his figure swept past like the wind. The scenery to his left and right flew past him at an astonishing speed.
Although it hadn't been long since he'd entered the secret realm, he'd definitely gained a lot.
Not only had his body refined to the early fifth level of the earth spirit realm, but the Heavenly Will Sword had also been upgraded from a low rank to a mid rank spirit weapon. However, due to the unique nature of the Heavenly Will Sword, Chen Zong had used up a whole kilogram of spirit gold to upgrade it.
After the upgrade, the Heavenly Will Sword was only a mid rank spirit weapon, but its sharpness and power had reached the level of an ordinary upper rank spirit weapon.
There was an obvious difference between a low rank spirit weapon and a mid rank spirit weapon, and the difference between a mid rank spirit weapon and an upper rank spirit weapon would only be greater.
The upgraded Heavenly Will Sword was enough to increase Chen Zong's already powerful attack power by a lot.
If Chen Zong could only cut through wood before, he could now cut through stone.
As for the remaining two kilograms of spirit gold, Chen Zong didn't use it. He kept it for now, and perhaps it would come in handy in the future.
Chen Zong also absorbed the information within the white jade that seemed to be an inheritance.
There was indeed some inheritance inside, but it wasn't a cultivation method or a sword method. It was a secret method called the Miniature Explosion Sword Art. The principle of this secret method was to gather energy in an instant, condense it, and then explode it, causing the speed and power of the sword to increase.
The Miniature Explosion Sword Art was a secret method passed down from ancient times, and it gave Chen Zong a different feeling than the current secret methods.
Nowadays, all the secret techniques had all sorts of obvious side effects, but the Miniature Explosion Sword Art didn't have any. If there was a side effect, it would be that every time he condensed and unleashed his power, it would consume his strength by several folds.
Chen Zong had also spent some time cultivating, and he had also reached the beginner level. When he attacked with his sword, his power had increased by about 10%.
Ten percent!
It seemed to be quite low, but for experts, even a 10% increase was an advantage. It was extremely impressive.
Chen Zong also spread out his soul sense, which was distributed within a radius of ten thousand meters. If there was any abnormal aura fluctuation, he would be able to detect it immediately.
Everything had its own aura fluctuation. Some were strong and some were weak, but as long as there was a fluctuation, Chen Zong was confident that he could sense it.
Suddenly, a shocking chill appeared, like a cold current in the extreme north. It made Chen Zong's soul sense tremble slightly, as if it was frozen.
At the same time, a frosty blue sword light pierced through the sky. It was like a huge icicle that carried with it an extremely terrifying destructive might. Wherever the sword light passed, frost would spread and quickly spread, freezing the sky and the earth.
The killing intent of this sword was extremely strong, and it only wanted to kill Chen Zong.
From its appearance to its arrival, it was too fast. If Chen Zong hadn't improved his cultivation, he probably wouldn't have been able to react.
He twisted his body and moved in midair. The huge icicle sword light blasted past him, and the chill penetrated his bone marrow, as if even his soul was about to be frozen.
After that, the frost swept out like a violent wave and swiftly spread out to cover the heavens and the earth. Only intense rumbling surged endlessly in the heavens and the earth. In an instant, Chen Zong felt tiny, and it was as if he was facing the mighty icy cold force of nature.
However, this feeling only lasted for an instant before disappearing. It was because this was not the true might of nature. Instead, it was a powerful sword move that was executed with great power. It contained the fourth level of the Great Ice Force, as well as the second level of the manifestation level of the True Meaning of Ice and other powers.
As the sword passed, everything within a radius of ten thousand meters was swallowed by a raging wave of frost. The ground was frozen, and the air was filled with ice shards. The chill was astonishing.
The moment his opponent attacked, Chen Zong had already recognized his identity — Fei Niu Xie, the Sword Marquis of Ice Prison from the Skyscraper Society.
Chen Zong didn't find it strange that he wanted to kill him.
Firstly, he was from the Skyscraper Society, which had always been hostile to the Skyscraper Society. It was normal for them to fight to the death when they met.
Secondly, he had killed his younger brother with his own hands, and the hatred of killing his younger brother was irreconcilable.
However, Chen Zong wasn't going to wait for his death.
The Heavenly Will Sword was unsheathed, and a terrifying Sword Qi surrounded the sword. This was not Chen Zong's Sword Qi, but the Heavenly Will Sword Qi itself.
An upper-grade Spiritual Sword was more powerful than a middle-grade Spiritual Sword. Firstly, it was its spirituality, and secondly, it was its power.
When a spiritual sword reached the upper grade, the spirituality it contained and the material it was made of had been enhanced. Together, the sharpness of the sword had been enhanced. That combination allowed the spiritual sword to emit sword qi of its own accord. That sword qi was not just for show. Chen Zong had tested it out, and the sharpness of the sword qi of the Heavenly Will Sword was not inferior to that of an ordinary lower grade spiritual sword.
The bursting Sword Qi almost left the sword and broke through the air, but Chen Zong controlled it to increase the power of the sword.
He slashed out.
Heaven's Scar!
The gigantic sword light, which was hundreds of meters long, immediately split the sky apart. It even split the surging cold wave into two.
Chen Zong stood on the ground, and the cold wave rushed from both sides. The cold wind blew, and Chen Zong's robe rustled.
Most of the shocking cold was blocked by the Protective Spiritual Power, and a small part of it invaded Chen Zong's body. However, it did not cause any damage, because Chen Zong's Pure Yang Qi and Blood was so shocking that it could not be shaken by such cold.
The cold wave swept out, shattering and freezing the ground behind it. In the biting cold wave, two figures faced each other from a distance of a thousand meters.
One was Chen Zong, holding the Heavenly Will Sword in his right hand. The tip of the sword was slanted low, and a ray of dazzling Sword Qi pulsed on the blade. The terrifying aura even pierced the ground under the tip of the sword.
The other figure was a man in a frosty blue robe. He looked young, but he was not young. His face was cold, and his eyes were filled with bone-chilling killing intent.
The Marquis of Glacial Hell, Fei Niuxie.
An astonishingly cold Sword Qi circled around Fei Niuxie's body, constantly moving and freezing everything around him.
Fei Niuxie's eyes were incomparably cold, as if he could freeze Chen Zong's life and soul with a single glance.
"Today … you must die!" Fei Niuxie's extremely cold words came out of his mouth. Although he was surprised that his two attacks did not work, he was more confident in himself.
As soon as his voice fell, an astonishingly cold killing intent erupted from Fei Niuxie's body, and the surrounding air froze.
Fei Niuxie then swung his sword, becoming one with the sword and turning it into a blazing giant icicle. It pierced through the sky, and his killing intent and strength were all integrated into the sword.
"His cultivation is at the sixth level of the earth spirit realm, but his strength is at the seventh level of the earth spirit realm." Chen Zong thought to himself.
This was Fei Niuxie's strength. An ordinary seventh level of the earth spirit realm could probably reach the late seventh level of the earth spirit realm.
In the past, Chen Zong would have to activate the Tower's power to deal with such an expert. But now, Chen Zong did not intend to do so.
Whether it was the explosive increase in his cultivation or the Heavenly Will Sword, both had improved his strength significantly. The combination of the two made the increase in his strength even more obvious.
The sword pierced forward like a flaming star.
It was as urgent as a flaming star!
The speed of the sword was faster than usual, piercing through hundreds of meters of the sky and heading straight for Fei Niuxie.
The blazing star emitted an astonishingly high temperature in the cold, melting the frost in its path in the blink of an eye. Wisps of white mist rose in spirals, like clouds or mist.
"Icebound Thousand Miles!"
The icicle shattered and exploded, and countless ice shards sputtered out, turning into wisps of frost that covered the sky and earth. In an instant, everything within a radius of tens of thousands of meters was frozen, turning into an icy land.
Fei Niuxie's figure suddenly flashed as he used the Earth Shrinking Art. He abruptly appeared behind Chen Zong, his sword piercing through the air.
The sword seemed to carry the power of tens of thousands of meters of frozen land. It was bone-chilling, freezing to the bone, and had an indescribable forcefulness.
Chen Zong's body suddenly stiffened. The shocking coldness assaulted him, and even his pure yang qi and blood couldn't completely resist it.
But in an instant, pure yang qi filled the air and immediately dispelled the coldness. The sword pierced through the air and froze the air. Chen Zong's figure was also pierced by the sword. The moment it pierced through him, he was also frozen into an ice sculpture.
However, Fei Niuxie wasn't happy at all. Instead, he was bewildered.
This was because he didn't feel that the sword had pierced through his opponent. What was frozen was only an afterimage.
A strong sense of danger suddenly assaulted him. Fei Niuxie didn't even turn his head. He burst out with his fastest speed, spraying out a stream of frost as he rushed forward.
At the same time, a beam of blazing sword light flashed past. Just a little bit more, and that blazing sword light would have pierced through him.
Coldness and heat intertwined and collided with each other.
The two constantly used the Earth Shrinking Art, appearing around each other in an untraceable way and attacking with their swords.
Fei Niuxie's strength was very strong. He was once a King-Ranked martial artist, and his control of his own strength had reached an astonishing level. Moreover, he had rich battle experience. Using all his strength, Chen Zong couldn't do anything to him. However, Fei Niuxie was very shocked. He had used all of his strength, but he still couldn't threaten his opponent.
A strong opponent!
This was a frightening opponent. Fei Niuxie also knew that his opponent hadn't been in the Earth Spirit Realm for long. It had only been two or three years, but he already had such strength. If he was given another five or ten years, wouldn't he become even more terrifying?
When that time came, it would be more than ten times harder for him to take revenge. He might not even be able to do so.
This wasn't the ending Fei Niuxie wanted. He and his younger brother, Fei Mingyu, had gone through hardships when they were young. They relied on each other and had a very good relationship. They had both agreed to step onto the peak of the martial dao. He practiced the sword while his younger brother practiced the saber. The two of them had worked hard towards their goal. He had planned to celebrate his younger brother's ascension to the Earth Spirit Realm, but he hadn't expected to be killed.
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