Chapter 335: Sword Comes |
Within the Imperial Capital, many ordinary people who did not know the truth felt the trembling beneath their feet, and their first reaction was:
“Is it an earthquake?”
But any citizen of the Imperial Capital, as long as they thought about it even a little, would feel that this was impossible.
The powerful Imperial Capital Grand Formation protected the entire city.
Even if an earthquake truly occurred, the formation would have been triggered immediately.
Little did they know—the problem lay precisely with the formation itself!
After the 【Nation-Suppressing Sword】 burst out of the ground, it instantly transformed into a streak of light.
Its speed was extremely fast—so fast that the citizens of the Imperial Capital could not even see what had flown past.
A massive sound of tearing through the air resounded across the entire city, astonishing in its momentum.
“The formation has a problem!”
The old State Preceptor with hollow eyes stood up directly, his face filled with shock!
Having merged his body with the formation, he naturally perceived the abnormality of the Imperial Capital Grand Formation the fastest.
Everyone first glanced at him in surprise, and then, in the next moment, Xiahou Yue and the others all had their expressions change drastically.
“Why has the 【Nation-Suppressing Sword】 flown here?!”
As the formation core of the grand formation, how could it suddenly head in this direction?
Interestingly, their first reaction was to think that the sword had been summoned by the Ancestor Emperor.
The founding emperor of Moon Country cultivated both spear and sword.
The Emperor Moon Spear obtained by Qin Xuanxiao had once been the Ancestor Emperor’s life-bound weapon several hundred years ago.
Although the Nation-Suppressing Sword was not his life-bound magical treasure, he had always carried it with him—it was a Supreme-grade Spiritual Sword!
Later, the Ancestor Emperor joined forces with three formation grandmasters of Moon Country at the time, investing immense resources to construct the Imperial Capital Grand Formation, placing this sword within it as the formation core.
This caused the sword to long surpass the scope of an ordinary Supreme-grade Spiritual Artifact.
But no matter what, it was originally the Ancestor Emperor’s sword.
Thus, after the Ancestor Emperor possessed Qin Xuanxiao, it was only reasonable that he could directly summon it.
However, what happened next was utterly unbelievable.
A streak of light tore through the air, rushing at extreme speed toward the platform of the Martial Arena.
Yet the one who received the sword… was not the Ancestor Emperor.
The divine sword named 【Nation-Suppressing】 landed steadily in the hands of Chu Huaixu.
“W-What is going on?!”
Even His Majesty the Moon Emperor on the high platform could not help but have his pupils tremble, his face full of disbelief.
The Nation-Suppressing Sword of my Moon Country flew through the air—not to find the Ancestor, but to fall into the hands of this young man?
At this moment, beneath the platform, the life-bound swords in the hands of those Sword Cultivators continued to emit sword cries, their blades trembling incessantly.
Chu Huaixu’s sudden breakthrough in Sword Heart had already shocked these cultivation powerhouses.
In the midst of such a death duel, he actually attained sudden enlightenment?
And in one stroke, advanced to the realm of Sword Heart Major Mastery?
Had he not just broken through once two months ago?!
Since when had breakthroughs in Sword Heart become so easy?
As for the phenomenon that followed, they were not too surprised.
Because when he had previously broken through to Minor Mastery, he had already caused a great disturbance within the Academy.
But judging from the scale, this time was clearly a complete upgrade.
The range of influence had expanded, and the reactions of these spiritual swords had become far more intense.
No one knew why Chu Huaixu’s Sword Heart was so special.
How could there be someone in this world who could make others’ life-bound swords submit to him?
What kind of absurd situation was this?
However, this did not affect the outcome of the death duel.
Everyone knew clearly—even if Chu Huaixu’s Sword Heart had risen by one realm, it would merely allow him to last longer.
He would only lose a little later, nothing more.
His opponent was the Ancestor Emperor—who was absorbing a vast amount of Fate of the Nation!
Let alone Sword Heart Major Mastery.
In their eyes, even if Chu Huaixu’s second Sword Heart also reached the realm of Sword Heart Clarity today, he would still not escape death!
After all, his cultivation was only at the Third Realm.
No matter how high the rank of his other powers, they would still be dragged down by this mere Third Realm.
But why could he summon the Nation-Suppressing Sword?!
And in front of its true former master, no less!!
As the long sword entered his hand, Chu Huaixu finally let out a complete sigh of relief in his heart.
“Dao Ancestor really didn’t trick me,” he said inwardly.
It seemed that everything simulated within the Dao Ancestor Secret Realm had been based on real conditions.
Under normal circumstances, Chu Huaixu could never have summoned the Nation-Suppressing Sword.
Even the distance between the sword and the Academy far exceeded the range his Divine Sense could cover.
This was precisely why, despite having ample Experience Points, he chose to upgrade his Sword Heart during the death duel rather than raising his realm during the three-day preparation period.
Everything had been for this very moment—the Heaven-and-Earth Phenomenon!
When he broke through to Minor Mastery, he had already triggered a phenomenon and vaguely sensed the existence of the Nation-Suppressing Sword.
Then today, upon reaching Major Mastery, that perception would surely become even clearer!
For a 【Swordless One】 like him—who had no life-bound sword—as long as he could sense it, he could borrow it!
So what if he had no sword of his own?
He would freeload off others!
I will use your former sword—to kill you!!
This Nation-Suppressing Sword was slightly longer and broader than a standard three-foot blade.
Deep violet patterns were engraved across its blade.
A dark violet gemstone was embedded in the hilt.
And most importantly—it contained an extremely vast amount of Fate of the Nation!
A large portion of the Imperial Capital Grand Formation’s power relied on the Fate of the Nation.
As the formation core, and bearing the name “Nation-Suppressing,” this sword naturally carried immense Fate—it was one of the carriers of the nation’s fate.
“Now, the fate of Moon Country is also in my hands!”
Among everyone present, if one were to ask who was the most shocked—who found it most unbelievable—it was undoubtedly the Ancestor Emperor.
No matter what, he could never have imagined that the sword he had personally placed into the formation hundreds of years ago would now fly here—and fall into the hands of that damned Chu Huaixu!
How could such an outrageous Sword Heart exist in this world?
The Ancestor Emperor was instantly engulfed in boundless fury.
Was this not a form of humiliation?
Though it was not his former life-bound weapon, it was still a beloved sword of his!
My beloved sword… has fallen into the hands of this wretch!
“Impudent!!!” The Ancestor Emperor, standing midair, immediately let out a furious roar.
His voice rolled like thunder, shaking people’s eardrums numb.
Meanwhile, Chu Huaixu—who still carried a somewhat player-like mentality—felt no great reverence toward a feudal emperor.
Instead, the thought that arose in his mind was:
“Haha, he’s panicking, he’s panicking!”
The Ancestor Emperor lowered his gaze, looking down at him, yet did not rush to act.
He only said coldly, “This sword—are you worthy of using it?”
He did not know how Chu Huaixu had summoned the sword.
Moreover, this sword was also emitting sword cries, just like the surrounding spiritual swords, showing submission toward this young man.
But he was the true master!
With him present, how could Chu Huaixu still use it?
The Heaven-and-Earth Phenomenon he had triggered would not last long.
It was likely related to the Origin Power within his body.
But it certainly would not persist.
Once the phenomenon ended, the surrounding spiritual swords—and the Nation-Suppressing Sword—would return to normal.
At that time, since you have summoned the sword…
I shall use it to cut off your head!
The situation indeed developed as the Ancestor Emperor expected.
Before long, the phenomenon ceased.
Almost just seconds after he finished speaking, the great disturbance caused by the Sword Heart breakthrough completely settled.
All the sword cries in the surroundings abruptly stopped.
Previously, the sword spirits of these spiritual swords had gone almost mad.
In such a gathering of tens of thousands, it was as if they had openly betrayed their masters.
Now, however, they all calmed down, reaffirming their loyalty to their respective masters.
A cold smile appeared on the Ancestor Emperor’s face.
“Come here!” He raised his left hand, formed a sword seal, and pointed at the Nation-Suppressing Sword in Chu Huaixu’s hand.
Yet, the sword did not move at all. It remained firmly held in the young man’s grasp.
The reason was simple.
At the very moment the Nation-Suppressing Sword entered his hand, the 【Heart Sword】 within Chu Huaixu’s body left him—and entered the sword!