Chapter 424: Can't Stop

SWOOSH!

The Ta'e Sword flew up, circling Shen Daoxing as if re-examining him with some surprise.

Suddenly, the Ta'e Sword soared high into the sky. Mysterious runes on its bladeless body lit up, bursting with a dazzling light.

It then expanded, becoming like a colossal, sky-piercing pillar.

BOOM!

It slammed violently onto the ground.

In an instant, an invisible force enveloped the entire mountaintop.

Shen Daoxing felt the gravity around him abruptly intensify, as if a mountain of immense weight was pressing down on him.

CREAK! CRACK!

The pressure made the bones all over his body creak and crack, threatening to crush him into the ground.

Watching from the side, Wan Hai and Tang Yi couldn't bear the load. With a THUD, they were forced to their knees, finding it difficult to even breathe.

The two struggled to their feet and hurriedly retreated, backing all the way into the Sword Intent Forest. Only after they had exited the Ta'e Sword's domain did the pressure on their bodies ease, and they gasped for air.

"Get up!"

Shen Daoxing suddenly let out a great roar and slammed a fist into the ground.

With a thunderous BOOM, stone fragments exploded outward.

Under the immense pressure, Shen Daoxing forced his entire body upright.

But the next moment, the pillar-like Ta'e Sword shot up from the ground and swung down, smashing toward Shen Daoxing like the legendary Tianze falling from the heavens.

RUMBLE!

A deafening explosion rocked the entire mountaintop.

Then, a massive shockwave erupted from Shen Daoxing, kicking up a vast cloud of dust.

A moment later.

As the dust settled and the scene was revealed, Shen Daoxing stood with both hands raised, having caught the descending Ta'e Sword.

And in the next moment.

Shen Daoxing forcefully lifted the Ta'e Sword in his arms.

A brilliant black-gold light flared between his arms, accompanied by the CRACKLE of black lightning arcs. Shen Daoxing slowly began to turn his body, actually managing to swing the colossal, pillar-like Ta'e Sword.

Round and round he went. Shen Daoxing's small frame swung the Ta'e Sword, an object dozens of times his size, before executing an over-the-shoulder throw.

BAM!

The Ta'e Sword was violently slammed onto a nearby peak.

Boulders shattered and dust flew everywhere.

Before the Ta'e Sword could react, Shen Daoxing heaved it up with both hands and performed another over-the-shoulder throw. BAM!

It crashed heavily against a cliff face on the other side, shattering the entire rock wall and making the mountaintop tremble.

At this moment, the colossal, pillar-like Ta'e Sword was like a mere toy in Shen Daoxing's hands, being tossed about at will.

When in the thousand years it had followed Ancestor Dan Chen had the Ta'e Sword ever been treated this way?

Without any warning, the Ta'e Sword began to sway from side to side, shaking violently.

The vibrations were so intense that Shen Daoxing's hands went numb, and he could no longer hold on to the Ta'e Sword, forcing him to let go.

The Ta'e Sword immediately soared up, ascending high into the sky.

HUMMM...

A low hum emanated from the Ta'e Sword.

It seemed angry.

Faint and intangible, a tremendous suction force emerged from the Ta'e Sword.

On the brown earth of the mountaintop, the dilapidated, rusty swords suddenly began to tremble, then shot into the air.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

One after another, the broken, rusty swords flew up, gathering around the Ta'e Sword. All the ruined Treasure Swords on the mountaintop had taken flight.

Suddenly, the colossal, pillar-like Ta'e Sword shone with brilliant light, forming a mountain of swords made of countless Treasure Swords, hanging inverted in the sky.

Down on the ground, Shen Daoxing felt himself about to lose control and fly up toward the Ta'e Sword as well.

But just as suddenly, Shen Daoxing faltered. The immense upward pull vanished, and the crushing pressure of a great mountain descended upon him once more.

Shen Daoxing's movements stuttered.

The next moment, his vision suddenly went dark as the sword mountain that was the Ta'e Sword smashed down upon him.

Shen Daoxing hurriedly crossed his arms to protect himself.

BAM!

A heavy impact rang out.

Shen Daoxing was sent flying like an arrow loosed from a bow.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

He flew backward, crashing straight through several massive boulders before his momentum finally stopped.

But instead of fear, Shen Daoxing laughed heartily. His figure paused for an instant before shooting up from the ground, soaring high into the sky until he was above the Ta'e Sword.

Then, he abruptly raised his arm.

CRACKLE!

Black arcs of lightning flickered into existence.

The light grew brilliant.

Shen Daoxing's raised arm had turned completely black and gold, gleaming like metal under the sun.

"Venerable Invincible, Venerable Fist!"

Shen Daoxing roared as he clenched his hand into a fist and suddenly smashed it downward. The very space around his fist seemed to stretch and distort as it fell.

RUMBLE!

Shen Daoxing's fist slammed into the body of the Ta'e Sword's sword mountain.

Black lightning arcs flashed, and the ruined Treasure Swords that formed it began to shatter one by one.

The Ta'e Sword's entire form shuddered and plummeted downward.

BAM!

It crashed heavily onto the ground, sending rocks and debris flying everywhere.

But the sword mountain that was the Ta'e Sword paused on the ground for only a moment before it suddenly shot up again, viciously slamming into Shen Daoxing.

Like an arrow loosed from a bow, Shen Daoxing was sent flying high into the air once more.

And so it went, Shen Daoxing and the Ta'e Sword, trading blow for blow—a fist for a sword strike—in a brutal, relentless melee.

Amidst the constant, thunderous impacts, Pengze Immortal Mountain was battered with enormous craters—a sight too horrible to behold.

Before long, there wasn't a single intact spot left.

Meanwhile, in the Sword Intent Forest, Wan Hai and Tang Yi stood atop two ancient trees, watching completely dumbfounded. They found it hard to imagine how, with their level of strength, they could possibly last even an hour against the Ta'e Sword.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

BOOM!

BOOM!

As Shen Daoxing and the Ta'e Sword clashed violently, the entire mountaintop shook, sparks flew, and boulders were sent flying.

Soon, an hour had passed. Technically, Shen Daoxing had passed the trial.

But the Ta'e Sword and Shen Daoxing were still going at it, trading blow for blow in a fierce exchange.

The Ta'e Sword showed no sign of stopping, and Shen Daoxing had even less intention of doing so.

Wan Hai and Tang Yi were stunned. They exchanged a glance, their expressions peculiar.

BAM!

An explosive sound erupted.

The sword mountain that was the Ta'e Sword leaped high into the air and slammed down violently, smashing Shen Daoxing deep into the ground with a loud thud.

Then, the Ta'e Sword's light flared as it pressed its advantage. All the ruined Treasure Swords on the sword mountain suddenly lit up, unleashing countless sharp blades that descended like heavenly punishment, smashing down into the crater where Shen Daoxing lay.

RUMBLE!

A deafening explosion sent debris flying and sparks showering everywhere.

The entire mountaintop trembled violently.

From within the hazy cloud of dust kicked up by the explosion, Shen Daoxing suddenly flew out.

TAP! TAP! TAP!

His toes tapped lightly and continuously, moving rapidly up the body of the sword mountain.

In a flash, Shen Daoxing reached the peak of the sword mountain. He threw his arms out and suddenly wrapped them around the hilt of the Ta'e Sword.