Chapter 112 - 99: Subduing the Chaos Sword Embryo, Everyone Stood Dumbfounded

Chapter 112: Chapter 99: Subduing the Chaos Sword Embryo, Everyone Stood Dumbfounded

In the blink of an eye, several more breaths passed. Inside the space of the Sword Embryo, unbeknownst to everyone outside...

BOOM!

Endless Chaos Qi invaded the Sword Embryo, frantically enveloping a ball of light that erupted with Chaos Power. This even more terrifying Chaos Qi compressed the ball of light until there was almost no space left, causing its glow to dim rapidly.

Clearly, this halo of light was the so-called Sword Spirit. At this moment, however, the Sword Spirit was slowly being suppressed, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.

Before long...

BOOM!

The Sword Spirit seemed to give up its struggle. Endless Cyan Lotus Chaos Qi instantly flooded into the ball of light, merging with it completely.

Meanwhile, Jiang Hao’s body shuddered as if he had just established a connection with something.

"The Sword... Sword Spirit?"

The Cyan Lotus had not only suppressed the Sword Spirit for Jiang Hao but had also forcibly forged a connection between them. Just as the Sword Spirit ceased its resistance, the entire Chaos Sword Embryo instantly quieted down, no longer erupting with Chaos Power.

Watching the ancient sword gradually settle down amidst the Spirit Peaks, the countless Cultivators were completely appalled. Leng Tianyu took a step forward, staring blankly at the figure in white who slowly opened his eyes. A tempest of shock surged in his gaze.

"Impossible. Impossible."

The Saint Son of the Ice Race shook his head frantically, clearly unable to accept this sight. It wasn’t just him; countless Cultivators were dumbfounded at this moment, so shocked that their breathing nearly stopped.

"Subdued? Was it really subdued by him?"

"My God, my God!"

A Cultivator cried out to the heavens twice in a row, as if words were no longer enough to express his inner shock. The crowd could not imagine that a Divine Artifact that even Leng Tianyu was helpless against had actually been conquered by a nameless nobody.

"Brother Jiang? He...?"

Beside Ji Qingxue, a peerless monster from Nanling gasped heavily, breathing rapidly as if he wanted to speak but stopped.

Ji Wufeng instantly thought of something and immediately exclaimed, "He must be harboring some untold secrets! Qingxue, where did you find this man?"

Even the Chaos Sword Embryo had been taken. What kind of world-shaking means was this? Even Ji Qingxue was stunned at this moment, completely numb with shock. Even she hadn’t expected that figure in white to possess such astonishing capabilities.

After a brief silence, the countless Cultivators snapped back to reality.

"The Sword Embryo has been subdued. Doesn’t that mean the Sword Spirit has become docile?"

Whenever a Magical Artifact was conquered, its Sword Spirit would no longer be as violent as when it was ownerless. In other words, even they could approach the Chaos Sword Embryo now. And if they could snatch it from his hands and erase the Divine Sense he had attached to the Sword Spirit...

For a moment, countless Cultivators grew restless. Obtaining such a Divine Artifact wasn’t the most terrifying part; what was truly terrifying was the horrific crisis it would bring afterward. Such a Divine Artifact could attract endless covetous eyes even before it was subdued; one could only imagine the consequences after it had been conquered. If the person who subdued it lacked sufficient strength, it wouldn’t be a fortuitous encounter at all, but a catastrophe.

Sure enough, even Leng Tianyu’s eyes instantly filled with boundless greed.

Just as the atmosphere began to sour...

BOOM!

From a certain direction, an earth-shattering explosion rang out, and a terrifying aura swept in all directions. The crowd looked toward the sound, only to see a spectacular screen of light collapsing between heaven and earth in the distance, sending ripples of fearsome power everywhere.

"It’s the Ancient Imperial City! The Ancient Imperial City has opened!"

Hearing the exclamations around them, Ji Qingxue and the others finally realized that this place was already infinitely close to the ruins of the Ancient Imperial City. And at this moment, the Ancient Imperial City had fully opened.

While the crowd was still in shock, at the Spirit Peak Summit, the Chaos Sword Embryo in Jiang Hao’s hand trembled violently, emitting bursts of sword cries and an astonishing sword pressure.

"You want to go to the Ancient Imperial City?"

Having established a connection with the Sword Spirit, Jiang Hao felt as if he could read its thoughts. It turned out that the Chaos Sword Embryo had stopped here to wait for the ruins of the Ancient Imperial City to open, waiting for that sky-high barrier to collapse.

Suddenly...

BOOM!

A staggering sword pressure rippled across the heavens. The Chaos Sword Embryo jolted abruptly and instantly shot toward the ruins of the Ancient Imperial City. And Jiang Hao, who was gripping the hilt, was dragged along, tearing through the air.

The sudden, shocking speed caught Jiang Hao completely off guard, making him cry out on instinct. Then came the following scene.

"UWAAAAH—AAAAAH!"

A scream echoed through the void as a figure was dragged by the Chaos Sword Embryo across the night sky. They flew over mountains and ridges, passing above the ruins of countless ancient buildings, heading straight for the Ancient Imperial City. This scene alarmed the innumerable Cultivators who had already been guarding the perimeter of the Ancient Imperial City ruins.

"What is that?"

"It looks like a sword dragging a person?"

"What terrifying sword pressure! What kind of sword is that?"

In an instant, the vast sea of Cultivators all paled in horror. Compared to the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins, the number of Cultivators gathered here was even more uncountable—so many that it made one’s scalp tingle. Yet at this moment, everyone looked up with eyes full of terror.

"Jiang Hao? It’s Jiang Hao!"

"The person behind that sword is Jiang Hao."

"My God, isn’t that the Chaos Sword Embryo that appeared in the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins?"

"What’s going on? Why would Jiang Hao appear together with the Chaos Sword Embryo?"

"Brother Qin Fan! It’s Brother Qin Fan!"

"It’s him? Damn it, this guy really left the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins early, otherwise he couldn’t have gotten here so fast."

"But how did he cross paths with that Divine Sword?"

Countless figures who had seen or known that figure in white were all filled with shock. But what shocked the crowd even more was that the Chaos Sword Embryo was dragging Jiang Hao straight toward the very center of the Ancient Imperial City.

Ahead of them, endless stretches of ancient buildings exuding an astonishing imperial majesty stood between heaven and earth, stretching as far as the eye could see. These were breathtaking ancient structures, radiating endless imperial dignity. They were resplendent, towering and magnificent, solemn and deeply imposing.

Not only that, but within the vast and boundless Imperial City, astonishing Arrays were slowly revolving, enduring without pause. The entire Imperial City seemed to recount its past grandeur and pinnacle.

Although the Ancient Imperial City was now open, the Arrays in the innermost core were still operating at near-peak condition, making it completely impossible to enter. Only the countless Cities of the Divine King surrounding the Imperial City revealed flaws in their Arrays. In other words, the Ancient Imperial City was fully open, yet not completely open; the Cultivators who could enter this realm were simply not strong enough to break through those Imperial Race Arrays.

But the following scene left everyone dumbfounded.

They saw the Chaos Ancient Sword carrying Jiang Hao, madly phasing through countless Arrays, flying straight toward the very heart of the Imperial City. That place was clearly the Imperial Palace of this ancient Dynasty.

"That sword... it doesn’t seem to be restricted by the Arrays. It can freely enter and exit the Imperial Race Arrays?"

"It might have once been a part of this ancient Dynasty. The Arrays sensed its aura and didn’t intercept it."

"What did you say? The Arrays won’t stop that Sword Embryo?"

"Doesn’t that mean that man will also enter the ultimate legacy grounds of the Imperial City along with the Sword Embryo?"

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, the endless, ocean-like sea of Cultivators came to a realization, their expressions changing drastically. Only at this moment did Leng Tianyu and the others, who were chasing from afar, realize that the figure in white had not merely subdued the Chaos Sword Embryo—he was very likely going to obtain the most core legacy of the Ancient Imperial City!

"How could this happen?"

"Jiang Hao. His name is Jiang Hao."

"A Spirit Transformation Second Alteration Cultivator! On what grounds does he deserve such a fortuitous encounter?"

"No!!!"

Even though countless Cultivators were unwilling to accept this, they could only watch helplessly as the Chaos Sword Embryo carried that figure through countless Arrays and into the innermost core of the Ancient Imperial City.

No one knew what kind of terrifying legacy lay within, nor what would happen to that figure in white once inside.