Chapter 512: Wielding the White Bone Sword and Annihilating the Stronghold

Chapter 512 -229: Wielding the White Bone Sword and Annihilating the Stronghold

It even created countless illusions.

Before his eyes, seas of blood and mountains of corpses seemed to materialize—crimson, viscous, and reeking of a putrid, acrid stench.

But Chen Xuan’s Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 2) activated instantly.

In a near instant, all the illusions vanished without a trace.

Then, with an injection of True Essence, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner—originally over ten meters tall—swelled in the wind, instantly growing to match his titanic form. As he swung it, roiling black light surged forth like an apocalyptic wave, sweeping directly toward Qin Xiong.

“Die!!”

BOOM!

The black energy let out a deafening howl, shattering the very space around it.

Qin Xiong’s expression changed drastically. He let out a long cry and desperately activated the White Bone Sword in his hand. A terrifying, malevolent aura billowed from it. The White Bone Sword seemed to come alive, unleashing a deafening roar as it projected an immense wave of Sword Qi to meet the black light sweeping in from Chen Xuan.

BOOM!

Another terrifying, unfathomable burst of energy erupted.

The earth quaked and the mountains shook as space itself shattered.

It was impossible to tell how many miles the powerful energy spread.

The power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in Chen Xuan’s hands was a completely different matter from when it was in Feng Wuji’s.

If its power in Feng Wuji’s hands was 1.0…

…then in Chen Xuan’s hands, it reached at least 1.8 or so.

On top of that, Qin Xiong had fought one battle after another, leaving him severely drained and internally injured. Now, facing Chen Xuan’s brazen assault, the immense Sword Qi he unleashed shattered in a single clash.

The terrifying black light then swept directly toward his body. With a BOOM, Qin Xiong was sent flying, violently spewing blood. He almost lost his grip on the White Bone Sword.

Countless tendrils of sinister, cold energy invaded his body, causing him excruciating pain.

Qin Xiong scrambled to his feet and hastily tried to flee.

But Chen Xuan, wielding the Ten Thousand Souls Banner with godlike prowess, wasn’t about to let him escape.

Almost immediately after the first strike, he charged forward again and violently shook the banner.

WHOOSH!

This time, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was even more dreadful.

The black light that erupted blazed ferociously, now laced with lightning and fire as it blotted out the sky.

Qin Xiong’s face turned ashen. He spun around and desperately tried to defend himself.

CLANG!

BOOM!

But he was blasted backward once again, half his body on the verge of exploding.

Qin Xiong scrambled up once more, raising his White Bone Sword. He then spat three mouthfuls of his lifeblood essence onto the blade.

After absorbing his lifeblood essence, the White Bone Sword became even more ghastly and terrifying, as if a supreme Demon King was reawakening within it. The entire surface of the blade was engulfed in blazing, sinister flames.

It seemed to possess the power to devour everything.

“Chen Xuan, I’ll fight you to the death!”

Qin Xiong roared, swinging the burning White Bone Sword and hacking at Chen Xuan once more.

But Chen Xuan just swung the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, sweeping it out with vicious force once more.

WHOOSH!

The collision of their energies was like two worlds crashing into each other.

A terrifyingly powerful aura swept madly out in all directions once more.

This time, Qin Xiong could no longer withstand it.

The force of the blow actually knocked the White Bone Sword from his grasp, sending it flying high into the sky.

He himself was blasted dozens of miles away by a powerful surge of energy.

“My White Slaughter Sword!”

Qin Xiong, his face covered in blood, crashed into the ground in the distance. He cried out in horror and activated a Secret Technique, trying to recall the White Bone Sword.

But just as the White Bone Sword was knocked loose, a colossal dragon-python had already emerged from the darkness mid-air, moving as fast as lightning.

It extended a draconic claw and seized the White Bone Sword on the spot.

No matter how desperately Qin Xiong tried to recall it, the White Bone Sword refused to return.

In the meantime, Chen Xuan had already closed the distance again, shaking the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand for a fourth time.

BOOM!

Endless black energy erupted, sweeping ferociously toward Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong let out a cry of agony and struggled frantically, but without the aid of his White Bone Sword, he was like a lone boat in a stormy sea.

Any and all of his struggles were futile.

He could only watch helplessly as the endless black mist enveloped and consumed him.

“No…”

CRACK!

BANG!!

With a sickening thud, Qin Xiong’s body exploded on the spot, torn limb from limb.

A terrified soul appeared, letting out a desperate scream before being drawn toward the banner. It transformed into a green light that, with a SWISH, vanished into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

In that instant, Chen Xuan felt the power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner grow even stronger.

It was as if it had been energized.

‘It was originally version 1.0.

Now it’s at least version 1.2.’

‘This thing can evolve by continuously absorbing souls?’

Chen Xuan was inwardly surprised.

‘So it really is a Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

The more souls it absorbs, the stronger it gets?

If someone were to go on an endless killing spree with a weapon like this, couldn’t they just… refine the entire world into it?’

For a moment, he felt a pang of reluctance to part with it.

‘Now I finally understand what “love at first sight” is. The moment I grabbed it, I couldn’t bear to let it go.

But no matter how reluctant I am, there’s nothing to be done about it.

This belongs to someone else, after all.

They lent it to me. If I get greedy and just take it, there’s no way I could justify that.

But at least I’m not walking away with nothing.

At least there’s still the White Bone Sword, right?’

[You have killed a forbidden existence from the Qin family Village. Exceptional retribution! Retribution points +250000!]

Another line of text appeared.

“Return!”

Chen Xuan formed a seal with his hands.

His entire body, which had been in its colossal Heaven and Earth form, immediately began to shrink.

In the blink of an eye, he had returned to his normal form.

Even the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand quickly shrank along with him, returning to a height of about one meter.