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This sword energy was different from Lin Yitang's single blade energy; it flowed continuously like water, endlessly, and like a raging flood, as if it would engulf her in the next second.

She was somewhat surprised. The sword cultivators of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect were indeed quite skilled. This was the first time she had ever seen such flowing sword energy. The sword energy of ordinary sword cultivators should be straight and masculine.

However, she was not swayed. Most of her fighting experience came from sparring with the disciples of One Sword Peak, and she was already extremely skilled at dealing with sword cultivators.

With a single slash, using thirty percent of her strength, Lin Yitang only wanted to test whether she could directly strike Hu Chuan and end the match.

However, the blade energy, upon merging with the sword energy, was neutralized by an unknown force within, instantly changing direction. The moment it touched Hu Chuan, it lost its offensive power and dissipated into scattered spiritual energy.

This made everyone's eyes widen.

These onlookers were also seeing such sword energy for the first time. Like an ocean, it formed vortexes on the arena, unlike anything used by sword cultivators.

Even some sword cultivators broadened their horizons, realizing that sword energy and saber energy could be used in this way.

However, given Lin Yitang's exceptional talent, after some testing and observation, he quickly analyzed the essence of this sword energy.

In fact, it is not flowing water. Hu Chuan's sword energy is separated into strands, dividing a single sword energy into millions of smaller sword energies that surround himself. Just like her Spirit Butterfly Technique, it is equivalent to converting mass into quantity.

Although its attack power is lower, it makes it impossible for the opponent to completely withstand all attacks.

To the enemy, being struck by sword energy was like being hit by a wave; although most of the spray was blocked, some still pierced the flesh, causing excruciating pain.

She naturally had ways to deal with this kind of attack.

Faced with such scattered attacks, the simplest method is to finish them off in one move—

Attack only one point, with the strongest strike!

The opponent's power is scattered, and unless they can reunite their power, they cannot withstand Lin Yitang.

Sure enough, Hu Chuan frowned slightly when he saw Lin Yitang's even more powerful attack. He hadn't expected that the last-ranked person on the Earth Ranking would have such a deep understanding of swordsmanship, recognizing his move so quickly, in less than a quarter of an hour.

He had initially thought that Lin Yitang was only a magic cultivator and that his understanding of weaponry was inferior to his own. Now it seemed that he had underestimated her; this person was proficient in both paths and her talent was indeed astonishing.

However, he was not afraid of Lin Yitang's attack.

In fact, many people have seen through his moves, but very few have defeated him. The reason is simple: the amount of sword energy within him is enormous, so even if an opponent uses their full strength to attack, it can be completely neutralized by him!

His fame within the Ten Thousand Swords Sect stems not from his offensive power, but from the sheer number of sword energies he possesses. Thus, countless strands of sword energy are the most suitable and readily available method for him.

As long as the amount of sword energy in the opponent's body is not as much as that of himself, he will never be able to defeat him. He will only exhaust his sword energy in vain and eventually be consumed to death by him!

He was very confident that Lin Yitang, who cultivated both magic weapons and cultivation at the same time, would have difficulty cultivating more sword energy than him, and his sword energy could not be completely defended against. He would definitely win in the end.

However, once Lin Yitang's slash entered the range of his sword energy, he realized he was wrong.

No, Lin Yitang's sword aura should not be underestimated either!

His confidence in victory stemmed from his extraordinary sword energy, but he hadn't expected Lin Yitang's saber energy reserves to be so substantial, far exceeding those of ordinary sword cultivators. Her attack was unstoppable, three times more powerful than the one he had just blocked!

He frantically gathered the sword energy within the arena to defend against the force of the strike. However, it was too late; the Sky-Splitting Blade easily pierced through his flowing sword energy, leaving a long wound on his body.

The intense pain made him grit his teeth and immediately shout, "I give up!"

And so, Lin Yitang successfully rose to eighty-eighth place on the Earth Ranking.

At this moment, Lin Yitang had basically realized the strength of the 88th on the Earth Ranking, which was far weaker than that Liu Hong.

The Liu Hong she had fought before was a complete exception. In fact, Liu Hong's strength was at least in the top few dozen of the Earth Ranking. She did some calculations and felt that her strength was probably also in the top fifty of the Earth Ranking, but she would need to find some corresponding cultivators to challenge.

At the same time, this competition with Hu Chuan gave her a bold idea, which she wanted to use to achieve her goal.

Unlike other Golden Core cultivators, Lin Yitang comprehended the cone-shaped Dao immediately after breaking through to the Golden Core stage. However, after three months of research, she discovered that her cone-shaped Dao was neither related to her own life experiences nor to external insights.

Rather, it is her own Primordial Spiritual Root—now it should be called the Early Heavenly Spiritual Root, a necessary step in the cultivation process, and the Great Dao Cone of the Primordial Dao.

As we all know, the path of the Heavenly Spiritual Root is smooth and there are no bottlenecks in breaking through. The same is true for the Golden Core to Nascent Soul stage. All Heavenly Spiritual Roots comprehend the Primordial Chaos Dao, which is related to the spiritual root. However, the Great Dao Cone also requires a certain level of comprehension. Most people can only comprehend their own spiritual root in the late Golden Core stage. Lin Yitang, on the other hand, achieved this opportunity earlier. She gained a deep understanding of the Primordial Chaos Dao in the early Golden Core stage, which is why she obtained the Primordial Chaos Cone ahead of time.

This was actually the culmination of her cultivation in the path of magic, because she was exceptionally talented in magic and spiritual energy, and could easily comprehend the great Dao inherent in her spiritual root. However, this was ultimately only her understanding of magic. She also possessed a powerful swordsmanship.

The way of the sword requires powerful sword energy, which she possesses due to her extensive combat experience. However, obtaining the Great Dao Cone still requires a certain opportunity.

Can a person cultivate two paths at the same time?

Lin Yitang rested her chin on her hand in thought.

She thought it was possible. After all, she wasn't the only one who had walked two paths throughout history. The female protagonist, Ye Qiuli, also walked the paths of alchemy and swordsmanship and successfully formed her Nascent Soul in the book. If Ye Qiuli could do it, then she could naturally do it too.

She wanted to use this competition with the top experts on the Earth Ranking to comprehend the cone shape of the Blade Path, even if it exposed this path! After all, she cultivated two paths, and as long as the Primordial Chaos Path was not exposed, she would ultimately have more trump cards up her sleeve.

With this thought, her eyes hardened. She had the Path of Hunyuan, and she wanted the Path of the Blade!

Meanwhile, the various sects had also privately discussed and reached an agreement with some of their own sect's top-ranked geniuses, sending some of their top-ranked experts to challenge Lin Yitang.

They refused to believe that even the most powerful cultivators have their limits, and that Lin Yitang couldn't possibly win every battle.

They must ascertain Lin Yitang's true strength in order to gather information and formulate corresponding strategies, and they cannot allow the genius of the Taique Sect to continue to develop!