Chapter 178: Sword, Come!

Your eyes suddenly lit up. You slapped the armrest of the seat and shot to your feet, pointing at the Vice Sect Master as you shouted, "In front of everyone, you dare strike an Elder of my Heavenly Blade Sect! You have already embarked on the path to death!"

Then, your late-stage Return-to-Void cultivation erupted, and you challenged a Fusion realm powerhouse above your station!

After trading a palm strike with the Vice Sect Master, you were sent flying backward, crashing onto the Sect Master's throne.

"Heh, overestimating yourself!" The Vice Sect Master glanced at you and sneered.

You climbed to your feet, a spirit sword appearing in your hand, and attacked once more.

Boom————!

You were repelled once again. Faced with such a vast gap in strength, even you could not bridge it.

If the Return-to-Void realm could only grasp the Power of Law, then Fusion realm cultivators could fuse with the Great Dao of Law and become part of the Dao itself!

The gap between the two was like a chasm!

"Stop, you two, stop fighting!"

"What should we do? Should we invite the Ancestor here?"

"No! If we invite the Ancestor, the Vice Sect Master won't have right on his side!"

"What are we supposed to do?"

"Since ancient times, there has never been a Return-to-Void cultivator who managed to Reverse-Slaughter a Fusion realm powerhouse!"

"How is the Sect Master still able to stand?"

"What's going on? The Sect Master's aura is getting stronger the more he fights!"

"Look, it's the Law of Heaven and Image of Earth!!!"

"Terrifying, truly terrifying!"

"A Return-to-Void cultivator, yet able to deploy the Law of Heaven and Image of Earth. Our Heavenly Blade Sect is destined to rise!"

The probing was over. You no longer concealed anything. Ninety-nine strands of the Power of Law condensed into the Law of Heaven and Image of Earth, manifesting behind you.

The Vice Sect Master looked at the massive phantom behind you, and his expression turned exceedingly grim.

"So that's why, so that's why!"

"This one did not lose unjustly!!!" The Vice Sect Master roared toward the heavens. Upon seeing the massive phantom behind you, he already understood why you had been able to become the new Sect Master.

"This one is willing to..." Before the Vice Sect Master could finish, you cut him off.

"Willing your mother!" You bellowed, and the phantom behind you struck, blasting toward the Vice Sect Master.

You naturally knew what the Vice Sect Master was about to say. But things had already reached this point. You had no intention of leaving a hidden danger within the sect, especially not a Fusion realm powerhouse who had repeatedly shown killing intent toward you.

How could there be a reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days?

The Vice Sect Master's pupils violently constricted. Struck by your sudden blow, he was blasted out of the Sect Main Hall.

You quickly gave chase, throwing punch after punch, giving the Vice Sect Master no room to resist whatsoever.

"Am I seeing things? The Vice Sect Master was actually sent flying?"

"Hiss, the Vice Sect Master is a Fusion realm cultivator!"

"Could it be that today, the Sect Master intends to Defy the Heavens and Slay the Saint?"

"A historic moment! We must bear witness!"

"Move!" All the Elders left the hall, closely following your battle, but none dared to get too close for fear of being caught in the aftermath.

"Sword, Come!" At your shout, the spirit swords in the hands of the disciples cultivating throughout the sect flew out. Over ten thousand spirit swords streaked through the air above the sect, arriving directly overhead.

"My sword!"

"What's happening?"

"The artifact I just bought, and it just leaves me like that!"

"Pain, too much pain!"

"Wait, that direction seems to be the Sect Main Hall!"

"What happened? Let's go see!" Because the commotion of your sword-borrowing was too great, Inner Sect and Core Disciples alike came to investigate.

These spirit swords were far stronger than the Profound-rank lower-grade spirit swords you had casually prepared!

The fused Returning Unity Sword was naturally greatly enhanced in power as well.

The Immortal Sword's power was too great. You could not control it, and you did not want to harm the innocent within the sect.

Therefore, what you brought out was a Heaven-Rank Spirit Sword!

As the Sect Master, bringing out a Heaven-Rank Artifact was only reasonable, no?

Over ten thousand spirit swords merged into the Heaven-Rank Spirit Sword. The sword qi surged into the clouds, and the surrounding void could not withstand the pressure, twisting and distorting.

Were it not for the Sect-Protecting Grand Formation, the entire expanse of void would likely have been torn open!

Sensing the power of that sword, the Vice Sect Master's expression changed slightly. He looked at you with a dark face and said, "Does the Sect Master intend to kill this one?"

The consumption for this sword was immense. Your face was somewhat pale. You poured all your focus into controlling the Returning Unity Sword, with no attention to spare for the Vice Sect Master's questioning.

The Returning Unity Sword flew out, its tip aimed at the Vice Sect Master's head!

"Ignorant child, what do you know of the might of Fusion!" The Vice Sect Master said proudly. Behind him, the Law of Heaven and Image of Earth threw a punch, colliding with your Returning Unity Sword.

Two powerful energies collided, and the entire heaven and earth within the sect changed color.

The power of the Law Image and your Returning Unity Sword were locked in a prolonged stalemate. Seizing the opportunity, your figure vanished.

When you reappeared, you had somehow arrived behind the Vice Sect Master!

"Not good!" Your figure manifested, and you threw a punch at the Vice Sect Master's back!

The Vice Sect Master's expression changed drastically. He had no time to react, because bolstered by the Law of Time, your speed was far too fast!

The physical power of your late-stage Return-to-Void cultivation erupted in full. With pure physical strength alone, you threw punch after punch at the Vice Sect Master's back.

From the First Elder's account, you knew that in that battle three years ago, although the Vice Sect Master had successfully escaped, his foundation had been damaged.

At the same time, the largest and hardest-to-heal wound was on his back!

This was one of the reasons you dared to act personally. A Fusion realm powerhouse at full strength was indeed something you did not dare touch. But a Fusion realm powerhouse with a damaged foundation and old injuries was another matter entirely!

The Vice Sect Master gritted his teeth and endured several of your punches through sheer force, finally seizing a sliver of opportunity to put distance between you.

"How do you know where my wound is!"

You paid him no attention. Seizing this moment, the Returning Unity Sword in the sky, still locked in stalemate with the Vice Sect Master's Law Image, suddenly erupted with its full power.

One sword strike pierced through the Law Image's right hand, heading straight for the Vice Sect Master's head!

Chi! The Returning Unity Sword was blocked by the Vice Sect Master's outstretched hand, but he lost an arm in the process.

Blood soaked his back. His old wound had reopened. Enduring the intense pain through clenched teeth, the Vice Sect Master said, "In that case, do not blame this one for being merciless!"

A Heaven-Rank lower-grade spirit artifact surfaced. A Fusion realm cultivator's spiritual power poured in, the Power of Law coiled around it, and then a single sword strike was unleashed!

Facing this sword head-on, a sense of helplessness welled up within you, as if beneath this strike, you truly had no room to resist.

For a fleeting instant, you seemed to see Ancestor Yunyi, asking whether you needed him to act.

You shook your head. The Returning Unity Sword returned. Your right hand gripped it tightly. You chose to face this all-out strike from a Fusion realm powerhouse alone!