God Emperor - Chapter 783

Chapter 783: 783

Half-Saint Xuanlong entered the square with a staid stride . Each step released streams of Holy Qi to the surroundings .

His momentum and confidence increased as he strode down to the center of the square .

Suddenly, the sword at his back flew out of its sheath . The 169 inscriptions floated around the blade making it illuminate in green .

Lightning strikes flashed from the sword as if dragons were rambling around the divine sword .

The combat hadn’t started but Half-Saint Xuanlong had already proven his prowess, inspiring fear in the other young sword warriors around him .

The cultivation level of a half saint was incredibly high, and even more so for a reputable half-saint . An ordinary monk of the Ninth Change would never dare to challenge him .

“Xuanlong is a veteran swordsman, yet he respects his opponent to the extent of summoning Thunder Sword even though the opponent is only a monk of Eighth Change . ”

Every half-saint of their respective sects was confused at his action and thought he was being excessive .

He was already a second level half-saint and also a sword warrior .

The attacking power of a sword warrior was the most powerful among peers of the same level . Furthermore, he was one of the few finest level two half-saints . He could defeat any monks of Fish-Dragon Realm easily, including the nine Kunlun’s heirs that weren’t half-saints yet .

No matter how skillful Lin Yue was, he had only mastered the Eighth Change . Without his Void Sword, could he be Half-Saint Xuanlong’s rival?

When Zhang Ruochen gave Shao Lin a deadly attack, everyone thought that it was the power given to him by wielding the Void Sword . He would never be able to defeat a level two half-saint on his own .

Half-Saint Xuanlong looked at Zhang Ruochen who was opposite him and asked with a laugh, “Junior, are you not going to unsheathe your sword?”

“I have no other sword than Void Sword,” Zhang Ruochen replied in a laid back and carefree tone .

Beneath Spatial Ring, there were two other swords, namely Golden Snake Divine Rapier and Abyss Ancient Sword . But there were too many veterans around for him to activate the Spatial Ring .

At the camp of Central Region Saint Academy, Beigong Lan stood up from his seat, holding his green sword with both hands . “My Blue Cutthroat Sword is ranked seventh in the Hundred-Pattern Saint Weapon Guide . If you need it, I can lend it to you for this fight,” he offered to Lin Yue .

The truth was that Zhang Ruochen had saved Beigong Lan once . Lending his weapon to him would mean paying his kindness back, but more importantly, Beigong Lan was taking this opportunity to make friends with Lin Yue, the talented swordsman .

Zhang Ruochen thanked Beigong Lan with a grateful look, then turned to Half-Saint Xuanlong . “As a sword warrior, having a fine sword is important, but a true sword warrior relies on his understanding of sword techniques . As long as I have mastered the technique, anything could be my sword . ”

Zhang Ruochen tugged out a strand of his hair and pinched it between his index finger and thumb .

Beep!

Clouds of Holy Qi came floating out of his fingertips and formed an energy bubble around the strand .

In the next instance, the thin strand of hair turned into a fine metal sword pointing at Half-Saint Xuanlong .

Zhang Ruochen emanated a powerful brooding aura . His sword intent was ever increasing and filled the air with sword energy .

No doubt all the sword warriors could comprehend what Lin Yue had just said .

Yes, anything could be used as a sword . A powerful divine sword would nonetheless increase the strength of a sword warrior in folds .

Had their positions been exchanged, a level two half-saint fighting against a monk of Eighth Change with a strand of hair, the crowd would not have been surprised . In fact, Half-Saint Xuanlong would earn his reputation as skillful and respectable .

Everyone found Lin Yue laughable when things were the other way around .

“Kid, you are digging your own grave . ”

Half-Saint Xuanlong’s pupils dilated, his Green Divine Sword and his Holy Qi were in perfect synchronization . Then, a massive lightning bolt struck at where Zhang Ruochen was at .

A full force strike from a half-saint was incredibly powerful and terrifying .

With rolling and cascading slopes, his sword energy was pouring at Zhang Ruochen, drowning him like a forceful waterfall .

Without any fear, he responded with a move .

“Sword Two!”

Twiddling his fingers in fast circular motion, his hair-sword motioned along with his fingers releasing waves of sword energy . Each wave released weakened Half-Saint Xuanlong’s attacking power bit by bit .

In the end, the cascade of sword energy disappeared as all had been resolved by Lin Yue’s counterattack .

This had left those who thought Lin Yue laughable in the first place in shock . No one had ever thought that the move could be performed in such a brilliant way .

Ning Xuandao stroked his beard and grinned while his eyes disappeared into squints . “His Sword Two technique must have achieved mastery level . Indeed, this young man never fails to bring us surprise . ”

Moon-Burier Sword Saint was better than Ning Xuandao in terms of understanding sword technique mastery . Thus he commented, “Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength . A sword could be as hard as a fine metal, but wielded differently with a touch of gentleness, it could overcome its hardness . I am surprised and amazed that Lin Yue’s sword technique has achieved such an advanced level . Bet he is close to achieving Human Sword already . ”

On top of Moon-Burier Sword Saint’s comment, other sword saints gave similar compliments .

It was obvious that Lin Yue’s sword mastery impressed them and they admitted that someday the youngsters would surpass them .

“No wonder Lin Yue is called the ‘Junior Sword Saint . ’ He might have a small chance of defeating Half-Saint Xuanlong . ” Half-Saint Lingshu commented .

At the center of the square, Half-Saint Xuanlong channeled more of his Holy Qi to increase his attacking speed and strength .

To everyone’s surprise, Zhang Ruochen could keep up with Half-Saint Xuanlong . The hair-sword kept changing its shape between a sword and a whip, avoiding direct attack from Half-Saint Xuanglong while defending himself .

“Wind Chaser . ”

Half-Saint Xuanlong switched his move to superior-class Ghost Level technique, his Green Divine Sword was separated from his hand and flew towards Zhang Ruochen’s chest at lightning speed .

Zhang Ruochen quickly reacted by using Sword Two of Mastery Level .

“Yin-Yang Infinition . ”

In just a moment, with his body as the pivot point, his Taichi sword energy grew and formed a big round circle, covering the whole square .

Half of the square became dark and the other part was brightly lit .

Even monks that were standing below the Ancient Gods Mountain could see a black and white Taichi symbol rotating at the peak of the mountain .

“Break it . ”

Half-Saint Xuanlong roared, pushed his palm against his chest and broke a large piece of the Taichi symbol .

When he was about to propel his second blast of attack, he was already above Zhang Ruochen . His fingers turned blood red, thrusting all the way down towards Zhang Ruochen who was on the ground .

Zhang Ruochen reacted by extending his left palm to reach Half-Saint Xuanlong’s, and the two clashed in mid-air .

BOOM!

A massive blast of energy was fired off from the palm of Half-Saint Xuanlong, pushing Zhang Ruochen miles away . His left arm went numb, while his Holy Qi vibrated inconsistently .

His Yangwei Saintly Meridian, which connected to his left limb, was burning in pain, as if it was torn into pieces .

Indeed, the attacking power of a Level Two Half-Saint was terrifying .

In terms of attacking power, Zhang Ruochen was far behind Half-Saint Xuanlong .

Half-Saint Xuanlong gave a loud victory cry, and channeled his Holy Qi yet again . His arms grew stronger, bigger and much longer, as if he had transformed into a gibbon .

Two large handprints were scorched on the ground as both his palms fired off .

Zhang Ruochen responded quickly by positioning his hair-sword, targeting the center of Half-Saint Xuanlong’s brows . The moment the hair-sword was released, it escaped through the gap between the two palms and went all the way towards its targeted bullseye – the center of Half-Saint Xuanlong’s brows .

The center of the brows was where the lower abdomen acupuncture spot was located . One might suffer severe injuries if it was disrupted, or even lose all of his cultivation .

“Damn you!”

Half-Saint Xuanlong had to withdraw his attack and retracted his arms, shrinking himself to a size ten times smaller, which was about the size of a watermelon, to dodge the attack of the hair-sword . He retreated backwards .

“Saint Soul Territory . ”

Half-Saint Xuanlong opened his palms and released the power of saint soul, then shaped the flow of energy into a territory .

An unseen wave of energy expanded rapidly and covered a large area .

Once one attains the half-saint level, the monk’s martial soul will transform into the stronger saint soul, allowing control of energy from the heaven and earth .

A Level One Half-Saint controlled the energy around himself and absorbed it .

Due to the absorption of the energy, any sect would want a half-saint to be their leader, in order to transform their location into a sacred place via the sacred energy absorbed .

With the sheer amount of energy absorbed, the half-saint would be able to create Saint Soul Territory .

The stronger the cultivation, the stronger the territory .

In the territory, not only can the half-saint control all physical matter and forms of energy, but the enemy’s power would also be weakened .

The simplest example would be gravity pull on the enemy .

A Fish-Dragon Realm monk who stood in the territory of a Level 1 half-saint will feel the gravity pull of a hundredfold, amplified to a thousandfold in the Level 2 territory .

This will continue to amplify with each higher level . If a monk stepped into a Level 4 territory, the monk would feel the gravity pull a hundred thousand times higher than normal .

As long as a Level 4 half-saint releases his Saint Soul Territory, you will be incapacitated, with your face pressed to the ground . No matter how strong your cultivation is, you will be helpless .

If a half-saint’s saint soul has a Deity Print, then the Saint Soul Territory will be even stronger .