Chapter 3414

After Chen Mo had fought two battles, Ye Liuyun continued to take his place so that Chen Mo would have more time to recover.

The opponent who came out this time was still the strongest of the soldiers, but this soldier wielded a sword.

With his golden eyes, Ye Liuyun could see that the seed of sword intent in the soldier’s sea of consciousness was far weaker than his own. He even felt relieved, thinking that it should not be a problem for him to fight a few more battles.

But he had not expected the soldier’s sword to draw upon even greater power from heaven and earth when he struck.

Although Ye Liuyun’s blade intent was powerful enough to suppress him, the soldier made up for the difference with his own power from heaven and earth. Thus, when Ye Liuyun sent out one blade-intent strike after another, he gained not the slightest advantage. Instead, he was struck by the aftershock of his opponent’s sword strike.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, immediately using Spatial Force to stack layers of void before him and block the sword strike.

But he immediately began comprehending the power from heaven and earth that his opponent drew upon when striking with his sword, as well as the cultivation technique he had obtained through soul-searching, and then studied how to apply it to his own blade intent.

Thus, in their second exchange, he was still at a slight disadvantage to his opponent and had to use Spatial Force to help defend himself.

He also carefully observed his opponent’s swordplay and discovered that the soldier had already incorporated the power from heaven and earth into his sword strike while building momentum. His momentum was therefore accumulated much more fully than Ye Liuyun’s, who only incorporated the power from heaven and earth after striking with his blade.

“I see!” Ye Liuyun understood at once.

He had worked out all his previous techniques on his own, so he was already accustomed to studying cultivation techniques. Once he found the key, he could apply it to his own attacks and defenses.

Thus, in their third exchange, Ye Liuyun began incorporating the power from heaven and earth into his blade intent while building momentum, just as his opponent did.

Sure enough, the result was far better than before. He no longer needed to borrow Spatial Force for defense and could completely block the sword strike.

In the fourth and fifth exchanges that followed, Ye Liuyun became completely immersed in cultivation, and the power from heaven and earth drawn forth by his blade intent grew stronger and stronger.

By the time he raised his blade again, his blade intent had completely suppressed his opponent, leaving him unable even to raise his sword.

“Open the heavens and split the earth—none can stand against me!”

Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled these words from his blade intent.

“It seems that blade intent alone isn’t enough to open the heavens and split the earth. Only by merging the power from heaven and earth into it can I fully unleash the domineering blade intent of this strike. That’s right—borrow the might of heaven and earth!”

As Ye Liuyun thought this, his blade intent suddenly surged once more. This time, even the soldiers around them could feel its domineering force.

When Ye Liuyun’s blade intent had reached the World of Taixu, it itself had not been affected, but its power had been suppressed by the power of heaven and earth here, greatly diminishing its domineering aura.

Now he had found that domineering blade intent again, and he could not help feeling overjoyed.

The seed of blade intent in his sea of consciousness had completely transformed into a blade, flashing with dazzling white light. Within that mass of white light, only the vague outline of a blade could now be seen. It was no longer clearly defined and showed signs of beginning to turn ethereal.

But his opponent was suffering terribly at that moment. Under the pressure of his domineering blade intent, the soldier could not even raise his sword, and his face had turned deathly pale with fright, terrified that Ye Liuyun might bring his blade down.

Xiao Han had finally seen it clearly this time: Ye Liuyun’s cultivation talent truly far surpassed that of ordinary people. He had only just learned this by studying his opponent.

“In just six strikes, he learned his opponent’s technique, applied it flexibly to his own moves, and ended up stronger than the opponent himself. This fellow is a cultivation genius!” Xiao Han marveled inwardly.

But then he began to worry that Ye Liuyun would bring that blade down. After all, the opponent was also one of his soldiers. It would be a great pity if such a powerful subordinate were cut down by Ye Liuyun.

But he also knew that Ye Liuyun was now completely focused on his own blade intent. If anyone tried to interfere, they might only make things worse and cause that blade to come down instead.

So everyone waited anxiously for Ye Liuyun to withdraw his blade.

Although Ye Liuyun was excited at that moment, he had only lingered a little longer to experience that domineering blade intent that drew upon the might of heaven and earth. He was not so exhilarated that he had lost his senses.

After experiencing it, he slowly withdrew his blade intent as well.

Sweat had broken out on the soldier’s forehead. Only then was he able to move again, and he repeatedly cupped his fists to thank Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun exchanged a few courteous words with him before going down to rest.

“How did you cultivate that blade intent?” Chen Mo asked Ye Liuyun expectantly, reacting even faster than Liao Yaotian this time.

He also wielded a blade, so he yearned for blade intent even more. But his blade intent was still far behind Ye Liuyun’s; he had only just condensed a blade-intent seed.

The main reason was that he had seen too little in the military camp and had not had many opportunities to fight.

“Blade intent is forged through repeated real combat!” Ye Liuyun answered truthfully.

Chen Mo nodded solemnly, taking the lesson to heart. He felt that he should fight more in the future to improve his blade intent.

After that, Chen Mo and Ye Liuyun took turns going into battle, until the opposing side sent out its last and strongest soldier.

As soon as the soldier came out, he was very courteous. He first clasped his fists and introduced himself to Ye Liuyun.

“My name is Qi Tianlin, and I’m at the peak of the first level of the Taixu Realm. I know you’re strong, and I want to have a true contest with you, so I won’t hold back when we fight later.

You don’t need to have any reservations either. If you defeat me, you won’t need to fight the battles that follow. It will count as your victory!”

Qi Tianlin felt that it was rare to encounter an evenly matched opponent, and he wanted to fight Ye Liuyun with all his strength and enjoy himself.

“All right!” Ye Liuyun readily agreed.

He had yet to use his full strength, so he also felt that the fights had been somewhat unsatisfying.

Only after seeing him agree did Qi Tianlin make his move. He immediately tried to use his power of bloodline to suppress Ye Liuyun.

But Ye Liuyun also suddenly unleashed his power of bloodline, suppressing Qi Tianlin’s power of bloodline in return. Ye Liuyun’s power of bloodline was already powerful to begin with, and he had also fused it with the power of bloodline of one of his clones.

If he had not restrained himself, Qi Tianlin would not even have had a chance to attack.

“So strong!” Qi Tianlin felt Ye Liuyun’s power of bloodline suppressing his own, but Ye Liuyun immediately withdrew it, making it clear that he had been holding back. Even so, Qi Tianlin could not help exclaiming inwardly.

His power of bloodline was already considered strong in the army, yet he had never expected Ye Liuyun’s to be so much stronger than his!

Xiao Han was even more shocked at that moment.

Ye Liuyun had never used his power of bloodline before. When he suddenly unleashed it just now, Xiao Han had felt his own power of bloodline being suppressed despite being so far away.

“His power of bloodline is this strong too? Could this fellow, like me, be a disciple from some great clan who came out to gain experience?” Considering Ye Liuyun’s strength in every aspect, Xiao Han had already begun to suspect this.

Although he would not look down on martial cultivators from the lower realm, in his impression, martial cultivators from the lower realm could not possibly be this strong.

The World of Taixu called the God Realm the Lower World, or simply the lower realm. The World of Taixu itself was what they called the Upper World, or simply the upper realm.