Chapter 421: Dual Swords Merge

The Steward Elder at the side spoke slowly, "Alright, this second stage of the trial has no other requirements. As long as you can pass through this Sword Intent Forest, you will have passed the assessment. You may enter now."

Hearing this, Wan Hai and Tang Yi exchanged a glance and nodded to each other before slowly stepping forward.

The moment they entered the Sword Intent Forest, Wan Hai and Tang Yi immediately felt a piercing pressure bear down upon them. All around, they saw streaks of Sword Intent crisscrossing through the forest like shooting stars, filling the air with a boundless, murderous aura.

However, Wan Hai and Tang Yi were the famed Cyan Flame Twin Swords of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect. They wouldn't fear even an expert at the Seventh Layer of the Earth Profound Realm.

Tang Yi tapped her toes lightly on the ground, and a cyan wind began to swirl around her. Her body moved with ethereal grace as she dodged the incoming streaks of Sword Intent, effortlessly leaping toward the summit of Pengze Immortal Mountain.

Wan Hai followed close behind. Though he lacked Tang Yi's nimble Body Technique, a light spin of his Flame Thunder Sword unleashed a burst of fiery lightning. BANG! He knocked aside the Sword Intents attacking from both sides and leaped upward.

But as Wan Hai and Tang Yi entered the Sword Intent Forest, Shen Daoxing, still at the foot of the mountain, hadn't moved a single step. He just stood there, staring blankly at Pengze Immortal Mountain. One moment his brow was furrowed in concentration, the next a smile touched his lips. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

This prompted the Inner Sect Disciples on the side to start gossiping:

"What's that kid from the Outer Sect doing? Why isn't he moving at all?"

"Hahahaha, don't tell me he's scared stiff?"

"If he can't hack it, he should just give up! Stop making a fool of himself here! Does an Outer Sect disciple really think he can become the master of our Cyan Nether Sword Sect's Immortal Island?"

"Hahahaha, he's not going to get lucky like last time! There's no one to help him now!"

Only the Steward Elder at the side noticed Shen Daoxing's unusual state. He sized up the young man with a profound look, raising a hand to stroke his beard.

Meanwhile, on Pengze Immortal Mountain, Wan Hai and Tang Yi, who knew what Shen Daoxing was capable of, weren't worried about him. Their current priority was to focus on themselves.

"Qingfeng Yue!"

Tang Yi shouted softly, swinging her Cyan Wind Sword with a flourish and unleashing gusts of cyan wind.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A wide swath of Sword Intent in the forest was instantly scattered, and Tang Yi leaped lightly, rushing forward.

"Flame Thunder Strike!"

Wan Hai also shouted. He unleashed his Flame Thunder Sword, which spun through the air in a graceful arc before flying back, leaving a trail of crimson thunderflame in its wake.

A huge patch of Sword Intent before him had been cleared away.

The pair continued upward, soon reaching the midpoint of Pengze Immortal Mountain, deep within the Sword Intent Forest.

This was the very spot where Xiao Fei had been eliminated. Not far off, that same wisp of Extreme Fire Sword Intent danced through the woods. Wherever it passed, towering ancient trees, thorny bushes, and even the very air began to slowly combust.

There was no way Wan Hai and Tang Yi could confront the Extreme Fire Sword Intent head-on. They slowed their pace and proceeded with caution, attempting to bypass it.

"Clear Wind Moon Shadow!"

Tang Yi, who was in the lead, let out a soft cry. She slowly swung her Cyan Wind Sword, and a magnificent moon of cyan wind burst forth. It advanced with unstoppable momentum, knocking aside every streak of Sword Intent in its path.

Tang Yi's agile figure deftly weaved between the ancient trees as she hurried onward and upward.

Wan Hai followed close behind.

The two moved with extreme caution, not daring to make the slightest sound for fear of attracting the attention of the Extreme Fire Sword Intent.

Before long, they had moved past the Extreme Fire Sword Intent.

"Clear Wind Moon Shadow!"

Tang Yi swung her Cyan Wind Sword, sending out a moon-like shadow that knocked aside the Sword Intent ahead and carved a path toward the summit. Tapping her toes lightly, she hurried up and through the opening.

Just as Tang Yi was about to make it completely through.

At that moment, a point of yellow light suddenly flared from a nearby patch of bushes. A sharp, swift, slender streak of Sword Intent shot out as fast as lightning, aimed straight at Tang Yi's back.

"Yi! Look out!"

Startled, Wan Hai spun around and instantly appeared behind Tang Yi, swinging his Flame Thunder Sword.

"CLANG!"

With a muffled clang, the Flame Thunder Sword struck the yellow Sword Intent. The wisp of intent suddenly flared with brilliant light, its power surging.

Wan Hai found himself locked in a stalemate with it.

And at that very moment.

Another point of yellow light flared nearby, and an identical streak of yellow Sword Intent shot out with unstoppable momentum, heading straight for Wan Hai.

Not only that, but its emergence stirred the other chaotic wisps of Sword Intent nearby. They followed the yellow streak, forming a torrential rain of swords that descended upon Wan Hai.

Seeing this, Tang Yi quickly turned. "Wan, I'll help you."

As she spoke, she swung her Cyan Wind Sword, bringing it together with his Flame Thunder Sword.

Instantly, a gale erupted. Roiling thunderflame burst forth from the two swords. Fanned by the fierce wind, the flames swelled, spiraling upward into a fiery lightning tornado that seemed to descend from the heavens, ready to sweep away everything in its path.

"CRACKLE!"

The rain of swords descending from the sky instantly shattered against the fiery tornado, dissolving into motes of starlight that vanished into the air.

However, such a massive commotion was bound to attract the attention of the nearby Extreme Fire Sword Intent.

Just as Wan Hai and Tang Yi shattered the rain of swords, a "VMMMM!" sound, like the excited hum of a blade, rang out in the sky without warning.

WHOOSH! The Extreme Fire Sword Intent circled Pengze Immortal Mountain in a wide arc, then excitedly streaked toward Wan Hai and Tang Yi. It left a long tail of fire across the Immortal Mountain, and everything in its path—towering ancient trees, thorny bushes, and the very rocks on the ground—burst into flame.

"This is bad!"

Alarmed, Wan Hai and Tang Yi simultaneously raised their Treasure Swords.

"Cyan Flame Merge!"

Suddenly, the Cyan Wind and Flame Thunder swords erupted with brilliant light.

SHIIING!

For a moment, it sounded like the cry of a dragon.

Then, two ethereal dragon phantoms—one cyan, one red—flew out from the swords and coiled around each other.

Instantly, a fierce wind whipped up around them, and a scorching, fiery tornado formed around the dragon phantoms.

SKREEE!

SKREEE!

The sudden draconic cries resounded throughout the entire forest.

The two ethereal dragon phantoms, one cyan and one red, suddenly shot forward, carrying the monstrous, flaming tornado with them. They charged ahead fearlessly. In their wake, ancient trees, thorny bushes, rocks, and rubble were all ripped from the ground and sucked into the vortex.

The magnificent power of their attack was in no way inferior to the Extreme Fire Sword Intent; in fact, it may have even surpassed it.

And yet, the Extreme Fire Sword Intent, so small it was but a single point of light, simply went "PSSH!" as it traced a crimson streak across the sky.