Chapter 438 - 317: Betrayal of the Sword Ape, A Sudden Twist!

The Sword Pill stood in the void, motionless, but nine strands of sword light suddenly split out, the golden fire flowing, forming a sword array, and in an instant transformed into a brilliant golden sword array, meeting it head-on.

"Boom!"

The sword light array unfolded, mirroring each other perfectly, like a reflection.

But the sword light split off from the Sword Pill was even more agile, containing more resilient mana. As the two collided, countless golden fires spewed and Sword Qi exploded.

The void trembled, that Spirit Sword quivered slightly, then retreated a few yards.

Yet the Sword Qi split from the Sword Pill merely flickered briefly before coalescing again, as if it would never extinguish.

"An Upper-class Sword Pill?!"

Seeing this, the Ape Demon was startled, a glint of greed appearing in his eyes as he gazed at the Sword Pill in front of Gu Yuan.

Sword light splitting, only Upper-class Sword Pills can be manipulated at will.

Besides, to control different Sword Techniques, one needs different Spirit Swords engraved with different Sword Patterns.

This was the reason for the nine Spirit Swords carried in the sword box on his back.

Although this method was cumbersome, it had one advantage.

That is, by controlling nine Spirit Swords, he could simultaneously use Nine Paths Swordsmanship, whereas to use nine sword techniques with a split Sword Pill, would require splitting into at least eighty-one strands of sword light!

Eighty-one strands of sword light, what a terrifying number, he couldn’t believe anyone in the Mid-Stage Golden Core could split into eighty-one strands of sword light.

If such a person exists, he would willingly expose his neck to be slaughtered, without complaint!

"Rise!!"

The thought flashed through his mind, and the Ape Demon clapped his hand, causing eight Spirit Swords from the sword box on his back to fly out together, sword light rotating instantly, each Spirit Sword splitting into eight identical sword shadows.

In an instant, within the void, eighty-one sword shadows stretched across the world, the Sword Qi so sharp it seemed like it could pierce through the clouds.

"Nine Laws Sword Array!"

Not only this, the Ape Demon shouted, and the eighty-one strands of sword light ceaselessly danced. In no time, the formations of Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui from the Eight Trigrams were all derived using Sword Techniques.

Additionally, there was an "invisible" sword array that flickered indistinctly, swimming through the void.

The brilliant, unceasing sword light, as if a "Little World" made of Sword Qi, shattered layer upon layer of the void, pressing down toward Gu Yuan.

Controlling so many sword shadows at once was extremely taxing for the Ape Demon, despite having practiced the Secret Technique, sweat forming on his forehead, but seeing his sword light shining like the sky, his heart surged with heroism, unable to help but shout:

"I’ve practiced my Sword Technique to this point, transcending my Demon Race body, am I not one destined for greatness?!"

"The Yin Yang Sword Seal is destined to be mine!"

Yet, what answered him was equally brilliant and sharp Sword Qi.

"Zheng!"

Gu Yuan’s sword light split into only thirty-three strands, but his mana was abundant; as long as the Sword Pill remained intact, the sword light could continuously split.

With twenty-seven strands of sword light, he evolved three Gen Earth Sword Arrays. As the sword light danced, it was like three great ochre cocoons, firmly protecting him inside.

"Boom!"

The Ape Demon’s eighty-one sword shadows pressed down together, their power truly overwhelming, tearing everything apart.

The outermost layer of the sword light cocoon was shredded in a brief moment, but just as quickly, in the innermost layer, another sword light cocoon split out.

Whenever one layer of the sword cocoon was torn apart, another layer would swiftly emerge.

In a moment of illusion, the sword cocoon seemed endless, inexhaustible.

Seeing this, the Ape Demon’s expression immediately changed.

Although the Nine Laws Sword Array had boundless power, it ultimately wasn’t a splendid path of one sword defeating all; its essence was still the "wearing away method" of dividing the sword light.

With numerous sword lights forming nine arrays, attacking the Enemy Cultivator all at once, at the peak of cultivation, one could fight nine at once in the same realm, but it was difficult to exert power beyond one’s own realm.

At this moment, although the sword light split from Gu Yuan’s Sword Pill wasn’t comparable to his nine Spirit Swords in number, it was more agile and mysterious, the sword light perpetually appearing and disappearing. The thirty-three strands of sword light created the illusion of three hundred and thirty strands of sword light.

Most crucially, the opponent’s manipulation of the split sword light was more refined, moving seamlessly like silk, forming a sword array that truly could evoke the Heaven-Earth Spiritual Mechanism, transforming into a Sword Cocoon.

The nine strands of sword light felt as smooth as an egg.

Otherwise, eighty-one versus thirty-three, he would surely win!

But after creating the sword light array, the nine strands of sword light could protect the entire surrounding world, impenetrable, as smooth as an egg, and the eighty-one strands of sword light had to shatter this barrier before they could harm the enemy, otherwise there was no opportunity.

The Ape Demon originally thought that because Gu Yuan hadn’t undergone the Nine Paths trials, his Sword Technique must be inferior to his own, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

"It must be the work of that High-grade Sword Pill!"

Furious thoughts raced through his mind, he pointed his finger, and a black light surged out from his fur, merging into the eighty-one sword shadows.

"Let me show you the power of my Soul-Devouring Demon Light!"