Chapter 725: To Break the Nine Forbidden Is to Be a Venerable

At that moment, Ye Tianling had already evolved his Battle Power, breaking through the barrier of the Nine Forbidden and stepping into the level of Breaking Ten!

In that instant, the world went dark.

SSSHHH—

As if a Dao Sound of thunder manifested, Ye Tianling’s figure instantly seemed to transform into an unparalleled Divine Spirit, becoming incomparably cold and indifferent.

He stood in the Void, looking down as if upon all living beings. His gaze, his Battle Intent, his very method of the Killing Dao—all seemed to freeze in that instant, perfectly preserved.

RUMBLE—

The Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao manifested, like Pangu splitting the heavens, like a Blood Axe cleaving Heaven and Earth.

At that same moment, Ye Tianling’s sword unleashed a strike of unparalleled elegance, its chilling light seeming to span the entire world.

Across Heaven and Earth, it was as if the sun and moon had vanished, with all things losing their color.

The Void dimmed, and Dao Principles withered away.

Laws faded, and the Celestial Dao collapsed.

Between Heaven and Earth, only Ye Tianling’s sword strike possessed an eternal, invincible, and unparalleled grace, eclipsing all other beautiful radiances in the World.

That strike shook the heavens and moved the earth. Even Ji Yun and the others were utterly shaken.

"Quick! Dodge it!"

Ji Yun roared like a madman, his voice filled with terror.

’Qianyu can’t die here!’

’Qianyu of the Qian Family absolutely cannot die here! And she certainly can’t die because she got dragged into the Ji Family’s business!’

’This would be a heaven-shattering catastrophe!’

Before this, whether it was Ji Yun, Duan Cangyue, or any of the others, no one had ever imagined that an Unparalleled Divine Lady like Qianyu could actually die.

How could an Unparalleled Divine Lady like her—one who had plucked a "seed," possessed the resources of two Worlds, and whose Three Souls and Seven Spirits had all transformed to Nine Forbidden Great Perfection Battle Power, an existence on par with a Young Empress Level prodigy—possibly die?

In the past, all the prodigies, including Ji Yun, had believed this to be true.

But now, the hearts of all the prodigies were reeling as if battered by monstrous waves. A profound unease and heart-pounding fear violently assaulted their bodies and minds.

"Kill!"

Ji Yun roared like a madman, instantly manifesting Storm Level Battle Power as he charged ferociously toward Ye Tianling.

He had to save Qianyu!

Although he didn’t know if Qianyu could block this strike, he didn’t dare gamble on it. He didn’t dare bet that she could withstand it.

The Battle Power of Ye Tianling’s strike had already surpassed imagination, broken through the Nine Forbidden, and far exceeded their expectations.

Although none of the prodigies, Ji Yun included, understood why Ye Tianling could be this strong.

But this was clearly not the time to ponder such a question.

BOOM—

Her wings of light beat as Qianyu, too, fully realized the terrifying nature of this strike.

She had originally thought that by unleashing her hidden reserves and manifesting an invincible Battle Soul, her boundless Defense Power would make her completely invincible.

She planned to then use her defense to manifest an Extreme Dao attack, turning the tables! But she never expected Ye Tianling to unleash a strike that shattered the limits of Nine Forbidden Battle Power.

The Nine Forbidden and Breaking Nine Forbidden—the difference was as vast as that between heaven and earth!

To break through the Nine Forbidden was to be a Venerable!

Ye Tianling wasn’t a Divine Child, but a living, breathing Young Venerable!

Before this, Qianyu had been incredibly conceited and arrogant, never deigning to give Ye Tianling a proper look.

Given her status, obtaining information on Ye Tianling had been extremely easy.

’An idiot. An "old man" nearly twenty years of age. A piece of trash who hadn’t even reached the Tribulation Realm by twenty. A test subject with an Innate Deficiency, abandoned by the Dragon Race...’

’In her eyes, such an existence was nothing more than an ant, an insignificant nobody not even worth mentioning.’

Yet now, this "nobody" was displaying the bearing of a Young Venerable, exhibiting unparalleled and domineering Battle Power that had plunged her into a fatal crisis.

"In my eyes, you and the Liu Xu’Er in your eyes are no different... You’re both just ants."

Ye Tianling’s words still echoed in Qianyu’s mind.

Before, she had disdained those words, dismissing them completely. She had even found them utterly laughable!

Now, she realized those words weren’t laughable at all. They were the truth!

Unfortunately, this was the kind of truth most people would never have the chance to learn.

And those who did learn the truth rarely met a good end. Most of them were already dead.

Like Ji Xian.

As for those who were still alive, they were often considered abnormal.

Like Ji Hui, who had frantically tried to stop them from attacking earlier.

All of this was truly the height of irony!

At this moment, even Qianyu’s heart was filled with incredibly complex emotions.

A thousand stray thoughts arose, only to be obliterated by Qianyu in a fraction of an instant.

Qianyu focused her mind, manifesting a Qinglian and switching from offense to defense. The unparalleled, invincible killing intent she had been preparing to unleash was now completely withdrawn.

As Ji Yun made his move, nearly thirty other prodigy Cultivators were spurred into action as well.

Among the hundred or so people present, some Cultivators continued to watch from the sidelines.

Other Cultivators were itching to make a move but hadn’t yet acted.

Yet another group of Cultivators had simply watched coldly from start to finish. They offered no opinions nor manifested the slightest hint of a domineering aura, obviously remaining neutral.

This group, led by Chu Shaocheng, numbered nearly forty people.

The remaining thirty or so Cultivators all wore excited expressions. They were like an audience watching a play, yet they also seemed poised to strike at a critical moment to reap some benefits.

A vicious glint flashed in their eyes. Their bodies were tense, their Battle Power gathering as they awaited the perfect opportunity.

Ye Tianling’s heaven-piercing strike, the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, carried an invincible killing intent as it brutally slashed toward the unparalleled, manifested Qinglian.

As the sword descended, endless Qinglian exploded one after another, as if the sword were mowing down dry weeds, slaughtering everything in its path.

In the dark Cosmos, swathes of endless Qinglian collapsed. Qianyu’s delicate body trembled violently as blood sprayed through the air. She was a miserable sight to behold.

She couldn’t block it!

With no other choice, the spot between her eyebrows split open, and a purple-gold Lotus Seed tumbled out, instantly manifesting a purple Dao aura.

BOOM—

Heaven and Earth trembled. Ye Tianling’s Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, empowered by his Destruction Killing Dao, was instantly blasted as if by endless Divine Thunder and sent flying backward.

PTOO—

Ye Tianling’s body and mind shuddered, and fine cracks appeared on his skin from the shockwave.

Bright red blood seeped out, and soon, streaks of it became visible on Ye Tianling’s Mirror Flower Water Moon Battle Armor.

Although Ye Tianling was bathed in the light of blood, his own purple-gold blood was particularly eye-catching.

Meanwhile, after the concussive blow, Qianyu’s eyes had grown extremely dim. Blood flowed from her seven orifices, and her light purple gauze dress was completely stained red, creating a truly tragic sight.

Not only that, but her Sword Tribulation Second Refining Realm had clearly dropped from the Middle Stage to the Early Stage. Her Realm had fallen!

For someone as proud as Qianyu, this was a massive blow.

At this moment, reeling from the shockwave, Ye Tianling’s body was slightly out of his control, as if paralyzed by a Thunderbolt.

But the Dao aura from the purple Lotus Seed’s shockwave was not Thunder Power. It was a terrifying power that Ye Tianling had never encountered before.

At that moment, Ji Yun’s attack arrived.

"Demon-Slaying God-Killing Technique!"

Ji Yun roared, unleashing his own invincible Killing Dao.