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Chapter 234 Intermediate Divine Weapon, Severing the Nascent Soul (5K)

This move was somewhat driven by personal grudges, after all, this guy had hit him twice in a row, and Su Chen kept it in mind.

Judging from Du Bei's behavior, Su Chen guessed that the other party must know about his plan and had come back specifically to verify it.

He did not hesitate, even at the risk of being discovered by the Yuanbing Pavilion, he would not allow anyone to stop the forging of the divine weapon at such a critical moment.

Therefore, Su Chen's first move was a fierce killing move, with surging Yuan Power rushing towards Du Bei like a tidal wave.

The few seconds felt like half a century. The ball of light reflected in Du Bei's eyes seemed to have condensed into the form of countless elements, and the immense power contained within it shocked Du Bei completely.

"The power of the serpent spear!" After a moment of stunned silence, a survival instinct originating from the serpent spear awakened Du Bei.

Du Bei gripped the serpent spear and slashed it heavily in the void ahead, instantly unleashing a near-perfect divine weapon aura.

boom!
The immense power of countless elements collided violently with the power of the divine weapon, creating shocking waves of sound.

Under this roar, the plants on the ground withered and turned to dust at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ok?"

Du Bei, who had blocked Su Chen's attack, did not feel relieved; instead, his expression became serious.

“My divine weapon technique is already perfected, while his Yuan power technique is only at the minor level. Even if I reacted on the spur of the moment and struck casually, the power would still be extraordinary. I didn’t expect him to be able to withstand it!” Du Bei looked at the person in front of him again with a strange look in his eyes.

But he soon realized the reason: although Su Chen used few types of Yuan Power, there were still over a hundred of them.

It was only by combining the power of hundreds of different elemental forces that they were able to withstand the power of his perfect-level divine weapon.

"I only have one divine weapon technique, but this person has cultivated hundreds of elemental power techniques. How did he do that?"

He was even more surprised that such a quantity of Yuan power could probably only be matched by Yuan Wu, the one in Shangyuan Palace who was known as the number one person below the True Meaning.

However, he also knew that Su Chen was not a Yuanwu, and there was a gap between the two. Just in terms of understanding the power of Yuan energy, Yuanwu was far superior to Su Chen.

Not to mention realms of understanding!

"You are not a disciple of Yuanbing Pavilion, so who are you?" Du Bei did not make a move immediately, but instead questioned him.

It would have been fine if Su Chen hadn't made a move, but as soon as he did, Su Chen noticed something was off. He didn't have the aura unique to disciples of the Yuanbing Pavilion at all.

Su Chen did not answer. That was just one move; Du Bei still owed him one more.

So, Su Chen slightly closed his five fingers, opened his palm, and his Yuan Power surged forth, instantly transforming into a forty-meter-long Yuan Power longsword.

The Yuan Power Longsword took shape in his palm. Without giving Du Bei any time to think, Su Chen raised the longsword high and slashed down diagonally.

Annihilation Sword Drawing Technique!
Before the Yuanli longsword even fell, the surrounding air surged and trembled beneath it, emitting bursts of whistling sounds.

"Hmph!" Du Bei snorted coldly upon seeing this, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Su Chen's initiative was seen as a provocation, so he immediately swung his spear without hesitation.

The spear whistled, piercing the air and creating layers of light and shadow. With a soft shout from Du Bei, it thrust towards the Yuanli longsword with a deafening roar.

This time, he held nothing back.

He thought that with such a full-force attack, Su Chen would definitely be unable to withstand it, but what happened next left him speechless.

The power of the Yuan Force and the power of the divine weapon collided violently in mid-air, generating a dazzling light, followed by a deafening sound that resounded throughout the sky.

Whether it was the power of divine weapons or the power of elemental energy, they displayed a worthy opponent at the moment of impact, and after a short while, the two terrifying attacks dissipated like the receding tide.

"This is... the power of a divine weapon!" Du Bei, standing at the center of the aftershocks, did not retreat even a step.

Feeling the spreading power of the divine weapon and the momentum of the elemental energy, a look of surprise and doubt appeared in his eyes.

Su Chen unleashed the power of a divine weapon using his Yuan energy, which quickly stirred up waves in his heart.

"The two-move agreement has been fulfilled; it's time to send you on your way."

Just then, Su Chen's indifferent voice rang out, startling Du Bei.

What do you mean?
Without needing to say more, while Du Bei was stunned, Su Chen was about to make another move. The previous two moves had only used half of his strength.

After all, Du Bei had attacked him twice, so he had to fight back. What if he was too fierce and killed his opponent?
After two moves, he no longer had any reservations and unleashed the power of countless elemental forces and the Annihilation Draw Sword Technique simultaneously.

In an instant, a chilling power surge emanated from Su Chen, tearing through the air with the force of his Yuan energy, hurtling out with the speed of thunder.

Seeing such a powerful offensive, Du Bei was dumbfounded. How come Su Chen's attacks were getting stronger and stronger?
Su Chen made three moves, each one stronger than the last. Does that mean that if Su Chen makes a few more moves, he will be able to crush me?
how can that be!

Without time to think, Du Bei dared not be careless in the face of Su Chen's attack and roared as he made his move.

Sensing Du Bei's anger, the Serpent Spear erupted with an even more dazzling light, its terrifying divine weapon power surging forth like a volcanic eruption.

Then, pushing aside the air in front, it burst out like a tidal wave, and in just a few milliseconds, it collided head-on with the Yuan Power Blade.

There was no earth-shattering event as one might have imagined; instead, there was only a devastating crushing defeat.

Under Du Bei's astonished gaze, the Yuan Power Blade, so sharp it could cut through the air, directly shattered his spear's momentum.

To be precise, the spear's momentum was crushed into dust by the surging momentum and annihilation aura emanating from the blade of Yuan energy before it even touched it.

Then the Yuan Power Blade hurtled towards Du Bei with unstoppable force. Du Bei frantically raised his Serpent Spear, hastily unleashing the power of a divine weapon. With a loud bang, all sound ceased at that moment.

Including Du Bei's life!
The power of the Yuanli Blade was weaker than Du Bei had imagined, but Su Chen's underhanded tricks were beyond Du Bei's expectations.

He hadn't expected that behind this one Yuan Power Blade, there were actually more than a dozen other Yuan Power Blades.

He blocked one attack, but not two, three... even a dozen or dozens of attacks!

terrible!

This is so frustrating!
Even in death, Du Bei's eyes were filled with deep resentment.

The spear, now without its master, hummed and instantly slipped from Du Bei's hand. Surrounded by a surge of violent divine weapon power, it tried to avenge Du Bei and kill Su Chen, but Su Chen grabbed it and forcefully suppressed it.

“Divine weapons possess spirits, so they will express various emotions after losing their masters, and may even avenge their masters.”

This spirit is not the spirit of the weapon, but a spiritual essence. Du Bei was able to use the power of a perfect divine weapon, which clearly shows that he had a deep bond with the Serpent Spear. Therefore, the Serpent Spear took the initiative to attack after his death. Su Chen did not care. After subduing the Serpent Spear, he flicked his finger to start a fire and burned Du Bei's body.

Rumble.

As he disposed of the body, the long-sealed giant stone gate slowly opened, releasing a sharp and cold glint.

Then a familiar feeling welled up in his heart, and Su Chen's eyes lit up with joy, guessing that Elder Mo had successfully forged the Heaven-Severing Blade.

The stone gate opened, and the figures of Elder Mo and Li Mu'e appeared before him. Su Chen immediately noticed the Heaven-Severing Blade in Li Mu'e's hand.

The Heaven-Severing Blade seemed to notice Su Chen's gaze, and its blade trembled violently before transforming into a beam of light that shot directly at Su Chen.

Su Chen's expression froze for a moment, then he revealed a joyful smile, stretched out his arm, and grabbed the Heaven-Severing Blade in mid-air.

The Heaven-Slaying Blade felt cool to the touch, and then a feeling of divine inspiration arose spontaneously.

Su Chen gripped the Heaven-Slaying Blade in his right hand and the Serpent Spear in his left, unconsciously comparing the auras of the two divine weapons. He then discovered that the Heaven-Slaying Blade was in no way inferior to the Serpent Spear in terms of aura, and was even a bit stronger.

"I have fulfilled my mission!" Old Mo stroked his beard and sighed.

After more than ten days of hard work, the Heaven-Severing Blade was finally successfully forged, which could be considered as repaying Su Chen for saving his life.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen said gratefully, "Thank you, Elder Mo!"

"No need to thank me, you should thank Mu'e." Old Mo smiled, revealing a playful demeanor.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu'e's eyes flickered for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure, smiled gently, and accepted Su Chen's thanks.

Seeing that Su Chen was very fond of it, Elder Mo introduced it, saying, "This broken... steel knife has now been upgraded to a mid-level divine weapon. Its material, feel, and power are all different from before. You need to familiarize yourself with it before you can unleash the power of a divine weapon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen casually swung his sword, and the divine weapon aura contained in the sword startled Elder Mo.

He chuckled softly: "It seems you really have a deep affection for this sword, as you were able to unleash the power of a divine weapon even at the very beginning."

Even so, Old Mo was still somewhat surprised, knowing that it had taken Li Mu'e three days to unleash the divine power of the Demon-Slaying Sword.

Although the Heaven-Slaying Blade has been upgraded to a mid-level divine weapon, it is still no match for the Demon-Slaying Sword in any aspect. Unexpectedly, despite such a gap, Su Chen managed to unleash the power of a divine weapon in just one use. Even he had to admit that this guy was truly a born swordsman!
Su Chen wasn't surprised at all. Before the Heaven-Slaying Blade was upgraded to a mid-level divine weapon, he often used the Annihilation Blade Drawing Technique.

The power of annihilation is similar to the power of divine weapons. Now that the Heaven-Severing Blade has been upgraded, it has a familiar feeling and can naturally use the power of divine weapons.

"May I ask Elder Mo, what level of divine weapon was this Heaven-Slaying Blade?" Su Chen asked curiously.

The number of a divine weapon is related to its potential; the more numbers it has, the greater its potential and power. Naturally, he was concerned about this.

However, the term "divine weapon" is generally used to describe low-level divine weapons, and there is no such description for mid-level divine weapons, hence this question.

Master Mo replied, "The Heaven-Severing Blade is one of the Five Profound Divine Weapons."

Hearing this reply, Su Chen nodded. Not bad, at least it was on par with the Xuan Shu of the Demon-Slaying Sword. But just then, Elder Mo's voice rang out: "It's still two points inferior to Mu E's divine weapon."

"Huh?" Su Chen asked, puzzled.

Seeing this, Li Mu'e explained softly, "The Demon-Slaying Sword has been upgraded to a Seven Mystic Divine Weapon."

Su Chen: "..."

He was surprised, his eyes filled with even more doubt: "So fast?"

“Hmm.” Li Mu’e nodded. “With your help before, the Demon-Slaying Sword was upgraded to a Five-Profound Divine Weapon, and later to a Six-Profound Weapon. This time, because the Yuanling Gilded Stone you brought back is of high quality, Elder Mo helped me upgrade it to another level.”

At this point, her expression changed slightly. The fact that Su Chen had promoted her twice in a row made her feel uneasy.

"I see." Su Chen suddenly realized, but didn't pay much attention, only sighing.

"How is things going at Yuanbing Pavilion?" Old Mo interjected.

Su Chen briefly explained the situation, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that everything was alright for the time being.

"Alright, I've packed my things. Let's hurry up and leave," said Old Mo.

"Ah."

The two had no objections.

After closing the stone door again, Su Chen led the two away.

"All roads have been blocked by the Yuanbing Pavilion people."

After scouting the area, Su Chen brought back the latest news.

The Yuanbing Pavilion had discovered their plan and sent people to guard various road intersections to prevent Su Chen and his two companions from being blocked.

Su Chen looked at Elder Mo and asked, "Elder Mo, are there any hidden caves nearby that lead to the outside?"

This idea came from Zu Peng, after all, this guy had confessed that he and his grandson had dug hundreds of tunnels throughout Qingyang Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Old Mo seemed to understand something and said, "That is indeed a good idea."

He paused, then shook his head and said, "But unfortunately, no."

He only prepared a cave for himself, unlike Zu Peng who dug a tunnel.

"How about I lure these Yuanbing Pavilion disciples away while you escape?" Li Mu'e suggested.

Both Mo Lao and Su Chen rejected Li Mu'e's proposal, which undoubtedly put Li Mu'e in danger.

Su Chen thought for a moment and said, "Let's work together. As long as we're fast enough, the disciples of Yuanbing Pavilion might not be able to relay the message."

"Okay!" the two agreed.

Su Chen deliberately found a crossroads with fewer guards, and with the three of them attacking at the same time, several Yuanbing Pavilion disciples were killed before they even had a chance to send a signal.

The three of them quickly crossed the road, and just as they were about to leave Tiger Back Mountain, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

The visitor was Elder Tian.

"It's you!"

Old Mo recognized the man as the powerful man in black who had chased them before.

"Where is Du Bei?" Elder Tian asked with a gloomy expression.

After learning the whole story, he realized that this was a ploy by Su Chen and his two companions to lure him away from the mountain, so he went back to the cave to search for them.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find him, but he inadvertently discovered that Du Bei's aura had disappeared, which made him feel uneasy.

While searching the vicinity, they inadvertently noticed that the auras of several disciples had disappeared. They immediately tracked them down and found Su Chen and his two companions.

His gaze swept across the room and quickly landed on the serpent spear in Su Chen's hand. His pupils contracted slightly; it was indeed Du Bei's serpent spear.

"You killed Du Bei?" Elder Tian demanded, his eyes blazing with fury.

Su Chen took a step forward, his cold eyes narrowed, and the Heaven-Slaying Blade in his hand suddenly slashed out.

"You two step back!" he said, intending to finish the fight quickly.

Li Mu'e gripped the demon-slaying sword tightly, not making a move, but her beautiful eyes remained constantly vigilant.

Seeing Su Chen take the initiative to attack, Elder Tian's eyes darkened, and he said sternly, "You're courting death!"

His divine weapon was an iron pot, which, even before it was revealed, released a terrifying aura far surpassing that of the serpent spear.

Zheng.

Su Chen's slash failed to cause any damage to the seemingly unremarkable iron pot, and Elder Tian, ​​who was inside the pot, was completely unharmed.

"Su Chen, be careful. This iron pot is a high-grade divine weapon, far stronger than your steel knife."

Even without Elder Mo's reminder, Su Chen discovered in just one exchange that Elder Tian, ​​who possessed the iron pot, was as strong as someone at the Lesser Completion of the Nascent Soul realm.

It is even more powerful than the Golden Phoenix and the Cloud Sky Sparrow!

"Huh? This broken sword is a mid-level divine weapon?" Elder Tian looked at Su Chen's Heaven-Slaying Blade after hearing Elder Mo's words.

However, he didn't linger on the Heaven-Slaying Blade for long. Instead, he turned to the Demon-Slaying Sword in Li Mu'e's hand, sensing that the sword was very mysterious.

It seems to be even stronger than his iron pot.

"Broken Blade?" Su Chen sneered upon hearing this, and said to the Broken Sky Blade, "Did you hear that? He's talking about your broken blade!"

The Heaven-Slaying Blade heard this and expressed strong dissatisfaction. Its divine weapon power was released on its own initiative without Su Chen having to mobilize it.

"Heh, I'm really lucky today. By killing you all, I can get not only a precious sword but also a broken knife!"

Elder Tian ignored Duan Tiandao's anger and said with a smile.

Yuanbing Pavilion only needs to keep Mo Yu; the rest don't matter.

If he kills Su Chen and Li Mu'e, he can obtain their divine weapons and then sell them for a good price.

hum!
Once again called a broken blade, the Heaven-Slaying Blade erupted in intense rage.

Su Chen sensed this anger, clenched his fist, and suddenly struck out, unleashing a blade of light as dazzling as a star.

Zheng.

It made the same buzzing sound, but it didn't shake Elder Tian in the slightest.

"It's useless, you're too weak!" Elder Tian sneered, disdainful of Su Chen's initiative to attack.

It is a pipe dream for a mid-level divine weapon to try to break through the defense of a high-level divine weapon.

"Heaven-Severing Blade, let him see your power!"

The Heaven-Severing Blade trembled violently, and a sharp aura spread out. Su Chen's eyes were calm as he slashed out with the blade again.

This strike contains the power of a divine weapon, the form of countless elemental forces, the momentum of a divine weapon, the momentum of countless elemental forces, and the technique of annihilation!
The sheer amount of energy gathered together created an incredibly powerful force; the mere instant of the attack caused a fierce wind to rise and the air currents to surge.

boom!
The terrifying blade struck the iron pot, finally breaking its stillness. The pot emitted a deafening sound and trembled violently.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't break through the iron pot's defenses.

"This move..." Elder Tian murmured, disbelief welling up in his eyes.

But what shocked him even more was just the beginning. One move was only the beginning; then came ten, twenty, thirty moves…

"what?!"

Upon seeing the overwhelming barrage of sword light sweeping across the sky like a torrential downpour, Elder Tian's old eyes widened in disbelief, as if he were seeing things.

He blinked, staring intently at the dozens of blades of light. It was real!
Snapped!
Under such relentless attacks, the once indestructible iron pot finally developed cracks, which quickly spread to the edge of the pot.

"No!"

Upon hearing the cracking sound, Elder Tian exclaimed in alarm and tried to stop it, but it was too late.

The next moment, the iron pot dimmed, cracked open, and more than ten blades of light landed precisely on him.

After holding out for only a second, Elder Tian's primordial spirit and physical body were completely destroyed, and the iron pot fell to the ground with a bang.

On the other side, witnessing Elder Tian being brutally murdered by Su Chen in such a dramatic manner, Elder Mo opened his mouth, speechless, and asked himself, "How come I didn't know that the divine weapon I forged had such powerful strength?!"

(End of this chapter)