Chapter 245: The End of an Era
As the battle reached its climax, Xiao Yu's swordsmanship continued to evolve. His techniques shifted unpredictably, his sword aura was sharp and unstoppable, and his sword light shone brilliantly like gemstones.
The sword energy flowed like a vast, interwoven river, surging with boundless momentum.
Facing an ever-stronger Xiao Yu, Tang Chen dared not be careless. He focused all his attention and unleashed the full power of the Clear Sky Nine Extremes:
Void Technique: Embracing all, echoing through empty valleys.
Seal Technique: As steady as a drawn bow, sealing and solidifying force.
Flow Technique: Continuous momentum, attacks following in succession.
Pierce Technique: A fusion of motion and stillness, striking the core.
Entangle Technique: Coiling silk force, where curves and straight paths coexist.
Shock Technique: Redirecting force, utilizing vibrations for buffering.
Break Technique: Harnessing combined power, shattering with swiftness.
Stop Technique: Moving freely, vanishing in an instant.
Collapse Technique: Radiating like a falling meteor, bringing mountains down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Each clash between sword and hammer grew fiercer than the last.
The power erupting from Xiao Yu intensified with every strike, his momentum becoming more and more overwhelming.
Finally, he felt himself touching the long-sought barrier that had eluded him.
"Good boy, are you using me as a whetstone to break through to Titled Douluo?"
Tang Chen finally realized Xiao Yu's true intentions and roared.
Apart from maintaining his Martial Soul True Body with his seventh spirit ring, his remaining eight spirit rings detonated in an instant.
The immense energy stored within them surged into his body, his aura becoming far more terrifying than before.
At this moment, Tang Chen was no longer a mere half-god.
He had stepped into the realm of a Quasi-God, just a single step away from the true Rank 100.
And at this moment, he finally wielded his ultimate weapon—the Asura Divine Sword.
The Nine Extremes—Void, Seal, Flow, Pierce, Entangle, Shock, Break, Stop, and Collapse—merged into one, their immense force channeling into the divine blade.
"Brat, let me show you the power of a weapon that stands above all in this world!"
With a furious roar, Tang Chen slashed downward with the Divine Sword.
"Come! I've been waiting for this moment too!"
The Underworld King Sword in Xiao Yu's hand erupted with an unprecedented sword intent.
The eight spirit rings on his body flared simultaneously—this was the Fusion Ring Skill he had learned from Huo Wu.
As an overwhelming tide of soul power surged into his body, Xiao Yu's aura skyrocketed to an unprecedented level.
Meeting the descending Asura Divine Sword, he swung with all his might, unleashing his most powerful strike.
That sword—
Like a thousand peaks collapsing, like roaring thunder stirring the heavens, its grandeur was immense and unrestrained.
The sword light, as dazzling as falling stars, cut through the sky, scattering fragments of radiance across the void.
The sword aura, like an unrelenting river, surged forward with boundless ambition and pain.
Its force was unstoppable—like towering mountains bearing down, shaking the soul and mind alike.
That sword—
A poetic brilliance, crafting a breathtaking spectacle of awe and wonder.
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, the Asura Divine Sword and the Underworld King Sword clashed head-on.
The black death aura radiating from the Underworld King Sword interwove violently with the slaughter energy coating the Asura Divine Sword.
In an instant, the entire City of Slaughter trembled with unprecedented devastation.
Countless towering structures disintegrated into nothingness under the impact, vanishing without leaving even the tiniest fragment.
The Fallen Ones screamed in terror, fleeing in all directions, as the same thought echoed in their minds—
Could this be the end of the City of Slaughter?
The deafening explosion roared for ten whole minutes.
Both Xiao Yu and Tang Chen gave their all, neither yielding an inch.
In the end, the terrifying energy backlash sent them both flying in opposite directions.
Tang Chen spat out a mouthful of blood as he struggled to stabilize himself.
Yet when he lifted his gaze, Xiao Yu's figure had already disappeared from sight.
Where was that brat?
Had he failed to withstand the energy shock and perished?
Just as a hint of satisfaction crept onto Tang Chen's face, a sudden warning surged through his spiritual sea—
A sense of imminent danger!
Swish!
In the next instant, a sharp sword light suddenly shot out from nowhere.
Although Tang Chen sensed the danger, he was ultimately a step too slow. The Underworld King Sword pierced straight through his chest.
Xiao Yu slowly withdrew his longsword. A faint glow emanated from his right leg—the ability granted by the fourth soul bone he had absorbed in the Underworld, the hundred-thousand-year Underworld Dragon Right Leg Bone.
Like a certain lovesick rabbit, this soul bone also granted him the skill—Teleportation!
Tang Chen looked at the bloody hole in his chest in disbelief and muttered, "I… I lost!"
"Yes, you lost."
Xiao Yu let out a long breath.
The reason he was able to recover faster than Tang Chen and seize the initiative was partly because he had forcefully suppressed his physical discomfort and activated his soul bone ability.
But more importantly, in that final clash, he had finally broken through the last bottleneck and advanced to level ninety.
He was now just one soul ring away from becoming a Titled Douluo.
Xiao Yu slowly retracted his martial soul and looked at Tang Chen.
"Tang Chen, you are old. This era belongs to the young. The once strongest soul master in the world should step down from the stage now."
"Am I… old?"
The light in Tang Chen's pupils gradually began to fade.
At the final moment of his life, he did not think of his sect or his descendants.
Instead, he remembered the one person who had always been in his heart.
Struggling to lift his head, he used his last breath to call out in the direction of Sea God Island.
"I'm sorry, Bo Saixi… In the end, I failed to fulfill my promise to you. Farewell… I really wish I could see you one last time."
Boom!
Xiao Yu could hardly tolerate Tang Chen's lovesick words.
No wonder Tang Xiao and Tang Hao were both hopeless romantics—it all traced back to Tang Chen!
With a single punch, he blasted Tang Chen's body into nothingness.
All that remained were six soul bones gleaming with a brilliant light, along with a golden token.
It was a hammer-shaped token—the legendary Clear Sky Order.
For the members of the Clear Sky Sect, the Clear Sky Order was a symbol of the sect's authority.
Whoever possessed the Clear Sky Order had the right to become the sect's chief elder and could intervene in any major decision within the sect.
This was also one of Xiao Yu's objectives for this trip.
Without hesitation, he collected the Clear Sky Order and the six soul bones.
As expected of the strongest sect master in the history of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen did indeed have something of value.
None of the six soul bones had a lifespan below fifty thousand years.
The most important ones—the torso soul bone and the left arm soul bone—were both at the hundred-thousand-year level, purely focused on strength.
Several of Xiao Yu's subordinates would be able to choose from them.
After securing the soul bones and the Clear Sky Order, Xiao Yu turned his gaze toward the sword radiating a bloodthirsty aura—the Asura Divine Sword.
This was the divine weapon left in the mortal realm by the Asura God.
It was also another one of his targets.
Without the Asura Divine Sword, let's see how the Asura God would cheat for Tang San and hand over the Asura God's position without any trials.
(End of Chapter)
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