God Emperor

“It looks like a war corpse isn’t enough, probably need another one. Can’t bring them out anyway, so might as well just use them to block Xuetu for a while.”

Seeing Zhang Ruochen rush toward the snowy mountains, Luo Yi summoned another war corpse again.

After entering the secret grounds, he had only managed to find two Supreme Saint corpses, and now both of them were deployed, they should be able to block Xuetu Shenzi for a moment.

The second Supreme Saint war corpse looked frail and appeared very old. The war corpse held two long swords in both hands, and its offense was a brutal flurry.

“A mere two Supreme Saint war corpse and you think of stopping me? Begone and turn to ash!”

A thick surge of blood Qi exuded from Xuetu Shenzi and transformed into raging flames as they fused together with the Infernal Purgatory Tower.

He was able to control the Infernal Purgatory Tower because he had mastered the Purgatory Flames. It was a type of flame even more terrifying than the Divine Purification Flames, and only a few people had managed to master it.

A tide of Purgatory Flames rushed out of the Infernal Purgatory Tower and engulfed two of the war corpses, incinerating them into ashes. Even the swords were not spared.

Boom!!

A Purgatory Flame orb flew out and transformed into a fireball as it crashed into the secret ground where Luo Yi stood.

The mountain top collapsed but Luo Yi had long disappeared.

Xuetu Shenzi did not bother to look for him. Instead, he drove the Infernal Purgatory Tower as he pursued Zhang Ruochen and the others.

In the depths of the secret grounds, Luo Yi’s figure reappeared and murmured, “Zhang Ruochen, I trust that you will not die so easily.”

On the other side, just as Xuetu Shenzi was about to catch up to them, they have arrived at the foot of the snowy mountain.

“Why did you lot stop running?”

Xuetu looked down at Zhang Ruochen and the rest, breaking into a cruel smile.

In his eyes, the reason why Zhang Ruochen and his group stopped was entirely due to despair. There was also nowhere to run.

Zhang Ruochen raised his head and shouted, “Because the one that will be running after this is you.”

As he said, the Dreadblade appeared in his hand as countless sword precepts converged upon him.

“I beseech you, ancient masters, help me defeat my foe.” Zhang Ruochen soared into the air as he summoned the ancestral masters of the Dreadblade’s lineage.

At that moment, all of the tips of the blades on the ground were pointing toward Zhang Ruochen, and they shook slightly as if worshipping him.

This was the so-called Advent of the Sword Saint, and all swords needed to bow.

Between the layers of clouds, an ancient voice rang out. “The Immortal Vampires dare to step foot into the Sword Vault! Slay them, show no mercy.”

Suddenly, a series of tyrannical auras appeared and formed into the shadows of sixteen humanoids. They were the Saint Souls of the Dreadblade’s sixteen masters.

“Saint Soul Possession.”

The Saint Souls of the sixteen ancestral masters rushed toward Zhang Ruochen and formed a humanoid shadow that was thousands of feet tall, radiating a majestic aura.

Zhang Ruochen was floating between the Saint Shadow’s brows, surrounded by a powerful Saint Qi. His entire body was brimming with power.

Back then, when he first came to the Sword Vault, he was just a first-order Demi Saint, and he could only borrow the Saint Soul of one ancestral master. Now, he could borrow the souls of sixteen ancestral masters.

In the past, Ling Feiyu had used the Saint Souls of the Heavenfall Blade line and fought against the Qingtian Blood Emperor, desperately preventing the Immortal Vampires from releasing Lord Ming.

Now, it was his turn to do the same thing. It was a mission that a Swordbearer must shoulder.

“Hmmm?” Xuetu Shenzi revealed a surprised look in his eyes.

He could feel Zhang Ruochen’s aura soar after fusing with the sixteen Saint Arts. Zhang Ruochen’s aura was comparable to that of a Neverwither Supreme Saint.

“A ghost should just stay in your tomb. You dare to hinder me, then perish from this world for good!”

Xuetu Shenzi had a look of contempt in his eyes, as a terrible murderous intent burst out from his body.

Even if Zhang Ruochen had borrowed the Saint Souls of the sixteen ancestral masters and was as strong as a Neverwither Supreme Saint, he still did not view him on the same level.

Xuetu had even defeated a Supreme Saint who had reached the Neverwither rank before, so what of Zhang Ruochen who had reached this state using borrowed powers?

“All of you, fall back. I might not be able to take care of you after this,” Zhang Ruochen said very seriously.

Everyone knew very well that if they were to join in the fight now, not only would they not be of help to Zhang Ruochen, they would hinder him instead.

So, without any hesitation, all of them backed away and gave Zhang Ruochen a wide enough berth to fight.

The sixteen ancestral masters’ soul continuously mobilized the spiritual Qi of the heaven and earth and converged them toward Zhang Ruochen. That made the power within him grow even stronger, transforming into a five-colored chaotic cloud.

Now that he had cultivated to this stage, his five-element chaotic body had naturally gotten even stronger, and he could carry a vast amount of Saint power.

Whoosh!

The sword spirit awakened.

The Dreadblade unleashed a blinding glow, as it triggered millions of sword precepts.

Instantly, with Zhang Ruochen at the center, the entire area transformed into a sea of swords, with tens of thousands of swords flying, and Zhang Ruochen was like the sword emperor, supreme and unparalleled.

“Is this the power of a Supreme Saint?” Zhang Ruochen murmured as a wave of pride subconsciously emerged in his chest.

This was his absolute home ground, and he would never allow Xuetu Shenzi to step over.

Raising the Dreadblade, a powerful sword dominion stretched across all directions.

“Sword Nine.”

Zhang Ruochen swung the Dreadblade and unleashed the Sword Nine.

While he had yet to fully understand the final techniques of the Sword Nine, its strength was still not to be underestimated when unleashed.

At that moment, the thousands of ancient swords around him shot out at the same time, and under the Sword Will’s lead, they formed a torrent of swords.

Similarly, aided by the ancestral masters and coupled with the boon given by the precepts inside the Sword Vault, the Sword Nine’s power was completely different from what he unleashed normally.

Xuetu Shenzi stood above the Infernal Purgatory Tower as a large amount of Purgatory Flames rushed out of his body and blasted out as a fist.

Boom!!

The flaming fist mark clashed with the torrent of swords, exploding with an annihilative might.

It could be seen that the fist mark was disintegrating, and the torrent of swords was also disappearing at the same time.

A moment later, both the fist mark and the torrent of swords disappeared without a trace, with no one gaining an advantage.

“Purgatory Fire God’s Fist.”

Zhang Ruochen murmured as his gaze was locked onto Xuetu Shenzi.

Xuetu Shenzi had learned this fist technique through the Infernal Purgatory Tower, and it was powerful. Barely anyone in the same realm as him was able to take a hit from it.

“True Thunder-fire Sword!”

Zhang Ruochen did not stop and struck again.

With the aid of the ancestral masters, naturally, the True Thunder-fire Sword, which was from their own technique lineage, possessed the most powerful strength.

After all, the ancestral masters all have cultivated the True Thunder-fire Sword to its apex level, and the Sword Will could be linked together.

Xuetu Shenzi continued to unleash the Purgatory Fire God’s Fist. The fist technique was unpredictable, and every fist carried the power to shock the heavens.

For a time, the two fought fiercely against one another as a terrifying force raged and spread across all directions.

However, the environment of the Sword Vault was extremely special, so no matter how brutal the fighting was, it would not cause too much damage.

If not, the moment the two struck, the entire Sword Vault would have been annihilated.

“Xuetu Shenzi is indeed powerful for him to still be able to display such strength after entering the Sword Vault,” Bao Lie said solemnly.

A glint flashed past Ji Fanxin’s eyes as she said, “It is true that Xuetu Shenzi is very strong, but for him to be able to deploy such strength, it is all due to the Infernal Purgatory Tower. That is a complete Supreme Sacred Artifact. Its vessel spirit is extremely powerful, and it has greatly weakened the suppressive effect of the Sword Vault.”

“His Royal Highness is a sword cultivator, and he is also borrowing the power of the Dreadblade’s ancestral masters; he will definitely be able to defeat Xuetu Shenzi.”

Murong Yue spoke and had full confidence in Zhang Ruochen.

Ever since she followed Zhang Ruochen, no matter what sort of powerful enemy he had encountered, Zhang Ruochen could always figure a way to deal with them.

“Damn it, it’s a pity that the metal demonic crown does not have a vessel spirit, or else I’ll be crushing that bastard.” Xiang Chunan was extremely anxious yet helpless at the same time.

In the past, he had used his Supreme Sacred Artifact to bully people, and now the tables were turned on him instead.

They were both Supreme Sacre Artifacts, and the difference between having a vessel spirit or not was heaven and earth.

A Supreme Sacred Artifact with a vessel spirit, in the hands of a top-tier elite, was more than enough to kill a god. Like the Godslayer Cross Shield, which once crucified a god.

There were too few Divine Artifacts, and most of the artifacts the gods have were mostly Supreme Sacred Artifacts.

However, for some unknown reason, all of the Supreme Sacred Artifacts passed down in Kunlun Realm, all of their vessel spirits were missing, and could not unleash their full power at all.

“If Zhang Ruochen cannot defeat Xuetu Shenzi, we may need to give up the Sword Vault,” Ji Fanxin said grimly.

If they really were no match to him, then they could not just stay there and wait for their death.

There was a saying, as long as they live, they have an opportunity to turn things around.

Hearing that, Shi Qiankun’s expression turned sorrowful, as he clenched his fists, his eyes affixed on Zhang Ruochen.

As the patriarch of the Zhenyu Clan, if the Sword Vault fell to the Immortal Vampires, how could he face his ancestors?

The only regret was that the Zhenyu Clan was in decline, and there were no top-tier powerhouses, resulting in them unable to protect the Sword Vault.

Xia Wenxin, the Nine-eye Heavenly Lord, and the rest appeared out of thin air on top of a mountain peak. They then looked at the battle between Zhang Ruochen and Xuetu Shenzi from afar.

The Immortal Vampire army had rallied and regrouped. Once the battle was over, they would launch another assault.

“The Sword Vault sure is mysterious. Thankfully we were not the one rushing in here first, or else we will really be in trouble.” The Nine-eye Heavenly Lord frowned slightly.

In his current state of combining with the spirits of the ancestral masters, Zhang Ruochen was incomparably powerful and beyond his ability to fight against.

Xia Wenxin smiled and softly said, “The Sword Vault has six Swordbearers, and all of them can unleash powerful strength inside the Sword Vault. Zhang Ruochen is just one of them.”

“The six swords owned by the Swordbearers are also the keys to release Lord Ming. Back then, the Ten Clans had expended a lot of effort in Kunlun Realm to seize five of the swords, and the only one missing is the Dreadblade in Zhang Ruochen’s hands.”

“If all six Swordbearers were around and defending the Sword Vault together, we would be in real trouble.”

Before attacking the Sword Vault, he had a very detailed understanding of the situation in the Sword Vault, and so he had expected that even Xuetu Shenzi would not be able to take down the Sword Vault that easily.

Since Xuetu Shenzi was so aggressive, he was happy to let the former take the vanguard and was not afraid that Xuetu Shenzi would take all of the credit.

“Zhang Ruochen, you can’t stop me.”

Xuetu Shenzi growled as he raised his hand and blasted out the Infernal Purgatory Tower.

Being unable to kill Zhang Ruochen after a long while made him lose his patience, and he did not want to let things drag on.

Forget Zhang Ruochen with his borrowed Neverwither Supreme Saint power, even a real Neverwither Supreme Saint would fall once he used the Infernal Purgatory Tower.

Those who stood in his way would die.