Chapter 388: Blade Slays Tier Nine (Part 2)

More importantly, a faint golden light had appeared around the illusory figure—a light he had never seen before.

Liang Cheng opened his eyes.

He tightened his grip on his saber.

He slashed out.

He didn’t use any Pill Qi—it was just a simple slash.

But the instant he slashed, the void itself tore apart.

A gash in the air lingered for three breaths before slowly dissipating.

Liang Cheng sheathed his saber.

[Blade Intent: High Level]

Peak Perfection, Unity of Man and Blade, Blade Intent Profound.

His Blade Intent had stalled after reaching the High Level, but this immersive battle had allowed him to truly touch upon a higher realm. Now, he just had to wait until he reached the Nascent Soul Realm for his Blade Intent to become profound and evolve into one of his Divine Abilities.

He took a deep breath. All was silent.

After a long silence, Liang Cheng faced the empty space and solemnly cupped his fist in respect.

However, the stable balance of his Three Talents Martial Dao True Intent had now collapsed.

His Blade Intent had reached Peak Perfection, but his Fist Intent and Sword Intent lagged too far behind.

Even so, Liang Cheng’s combat prowess had risen to a whole new level.

‘Any enemy he faced could be slain with a single strike.’

Three breaths later, he turned, tightened his grip on his saber, and strode out of the great hall.

‘My Blade Intent has reached Peak Perfection. Wouldn’t it be a disservice to the gift of the nameless senior’s inheritance if I didn’t test it out?’

‘The time for revenge is now.’

Outside the hall, the gray mist churned.

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape was still standing guard.

Its blood-red eyes were locked onto the doors of the hall.

The moment Liang Cheng’s figure appeared, it let out an earth-shattering roar.

ROAR!!!

It pounded its fists on the ground, making the very earth tremble.

Liang Cheng watched it calmly.

The next moment, he stepped forward.

Outside the hall, the gray mist churned.

The moment Liang Cheng stepped out of the great hall, a blood-red gaze locked onto him.

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape.

It was still standing guard.

Its hundred-zhang-tall body stood like a small mountain, its pitch-black fur bristling like steel needles. Those blood-red eyes were locked onto the figure emerging from the hall.

It had been waiting for this human for a very long time.

ROAR!!!

With a single roar, the sound wave became almost tangible, shattering the ground and sending shards of rock flying.

Liang Cheng stood his ground, unmoving.

His robes whipped about in the blast, but his expression was placid as he simply watched the behemoth before him.

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape raised its giant palm and slammed it down!

The force of the blow was like a descending mountain, making the very air pop and shriek under the pressure!

Liang Cheng looked up, watching the massive palm blot out the sky as it fell.

He didn’t draw his saber.

He simply clenched his fist.

And threw a punch!

Fist Intent as solid as a mountain!

BOOM!!!

Fist and palm collided head-on!

A violent shockwave erupted in all directions, shattering the ground and sending debris flying!

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape stumbled back three steps, each footfall collapsing the ground into a massive crater.

It looked down at its palm, its eyes filled with disbelief.

‘This human… he blocked my strike with his bare fist?’

Liang Cheng was also forced back three steps, but his expression remained unchanged.

He shook out his hand, his knuckles letting out a faint crackle.

‘As expected of a Tier Nine Spirit Monster. Its strength is terrifying.’

‘But I only used thirty percent of my strength.’

‘So this is the Golden Core Realm!’

ROAR!!!

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape was thoroughly enraged.

It attacked with both palms, striking out madly!

Palm strike after palm strike!

Each blow had the power to shatter mountains, but Liang Cheng advanced instead of retreating, his Fist Intent fully unleashed!

One punch!

Two punches!

Three punches!

Every punch found its mark!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The man and the ape traded blows, a head-on clash of pure force!

The earth quaked and space itself trembled!

The surrounding, dilapidated stone pillars were caught in the shockwaves and collapsed one by one. The more the Three-Eyed Demon Ape fought, the more horrified it became.

‘How did this human’s body become so strong?’

An indestructible Golden Core, an eternal Jade Bone!

When its giant palm struck Liang Cheng, he didn’t budge an inch. But when Liang Cheng’s fists slammed into the Demon Ape, the pain was excruciating!

Liang Cheng, however, only grew more valiant with every exchange.

His Fist Intent was as solid as a mountain, each punch carrying immense power. He was drenched in blood, but it was the Demon Ape’s, and the crimson stains on his robes only fueled his will to fight!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Another round of earth-shaking blows!

Finally, the Three-Eyed Demon Ape could take no more.

It staggered backward, its palms dripping with blood. The skin was split and the flesh torn open, revealing the stark white of bone beneath. It looked down at its hands, then back up at the blood-soaked human.

For the first time, a flash of fear appeared in its eyes.

‘Is this human a monster?’

ROAR!!!

It let out a frenzied roar. ‘I can’t keep fighting like this.’

‘If this goes on, I’ll die.’

It suddenly snapped open its third eye, and a beam of pitch-black light shot out!

Its Talent Divine Ability, the Void-Breaking Demonic Light! Space itself collapsed wherever the beam passed!

A web of pitch-black spatial fissures spread out in all directions!

This was its strongest attack!

An ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivator would likely be annihilated by this light.

Liang Cheng watched the beam of black light shoot toward him and stopped in his tracks.

This time, he finally raised a hand and placed it on the hilt of his saber.

The Zhenxian Saber left its sheath.

A flash of blade light shone.

The light wasn’t dazzling. It was simple and profound, tinged with a faint golden glow, as if it were the ultimate strike, distilled from countless eons of bloody battle.

The instant he slashed, the world seemed to lose its color.

The blade light collided with the Void-Breaking Demonic Light.

BOOM!!!

An earth-shattering explosion ripped through the air!

The entire Ancient Wilderness Battlefield trembled!

Violent energy swept out in all directions from the point of impact, shattering the ground and turning rubble to dust in its wake!

The Fierce Beasts hidden in the gray mist fled in terror, scrambling even further away!

The dust settled.

The Three-Eyed Demon Ape stared wide-eyed at the scene before it.

Its Void-Breaking Demonic Light had been completely shattered.

It was forcefully torn to pieces by the blade light.

And yet, the blade light continued on, slashing straight toward it!

It summoned all its remaining strength and slammed down with both palms!