“Mo Chenzi, your Divine Sword Sect was originally a part of the Sword Realm Continent, but you are as treacherous as wolves and dogs, colluding with the Blade Realm, betraying from within to destroy our Sword Realm Continent. Your Divine Sword Sect is a traitor to the Sword Realm Continent! Your Divine Sword Sect does not deserve to remain on the Sword Realm Continent!”
Sword Elder soared into the air, his gaze sweeping over the assembled forces of the Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm outside before finally landing coldly on Mo Chenzi.
A large contingent of Heavenly Sword Sect members followed behind Sword Elder, with Ye Yunfei standing close by his side.
“Hahaha... Sword Elder, you are wrong! Starting from now, it is our Divine Sword Sect that deserves to remain on the Sword Realm Continent the most, because we will become this continent's sole masters. Your sword dao sects have already been destroyed, leaving at best a few wandering souls and wild ghosts. You are simply not qualified to question whether our Divine Sword Sect is deserving or not!” Mo Chenzi let out a wild laugh.
“Your Divine Sword Sect is less than pigs and dogs. Retribution will come for you soon,” Sword Elder said slowly, watching the cackling Mo Chenzi.
“Sword Elder, I never imagined that even after becoming a wandering ghost, you would remain as stubborn as you were back then. In this world, only strength matters. What dogshit retribution! Our Blade Realm doesn't believe in such things. We only believe in one principle: whoever has the hardest fist is the boss. Back then, your Sword Realm was inferior to our Blade Realm, so you were wiped out by our Blade Realm's armies. Today, representing the Blade Realm, I will exterminate all wandering ghosts on the Sword Realm Continent, so that you won't even have the qualification to reincarnate in the future. Talk of retribution? Only pitiful weaklings like you believe in such nonsense.” Having heard Sword Elder's words, Chihu Daozun took a step forward, unleashing towering sword lights as he roared with laughter. The massive phantom of a fierce tiger materialized behind him. Everyone recognized it as the legendary divine beast, the White Tiger.
“But retribution does exist in this world. Divine justice is clear, and retribution is inescapable. You betrayed your word and attacked me back then, and now your retribution will soon be upon you.” A cold voice rang out.
Then, everyone saw the ground in the distance suddenly erupt as tens of thousands of Earth Dragons burst forth from the earth simultaneously. A figure stood with hands clasped behind his back atop the dense swarm of Earth Dragons, a vast ocean of yellowish-brown Earth Qi Energy swirling beneath his feet.
“Shoudi Laoren!” Seeing that figure, Mo Chenzi's eyes narrowed in recognition—it was the Shoudi Laoren he had been seeking.
“Old dog Mo, are you prepared for my revenge?” After appearing, Shoudi Laoren immediately directed his gaze toward Mo Chenzi.
“Shoudi Laoren, so you are hiding in the Heavenly Sword Sect’s headquarters! It was indeed the Heavenly Sword Sect that rescued you!” Mo Chenzi also fixed his gaze on Shoudi Laoren, grinding his teeth as he spoke.
“Indeed, it was the Heavenly Sword Sect that saved me. Mo Chenzi, rest assured, I will settle every account from these past years with you clearly. Until your Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm are completely eradicated, I, Shoudi Laoren, will be locked in a life-and-death struggle with you,” Shoudi Laoren said with a flat tone, looking at Mo Chenzi.
His words seemed calm on the surface, but they carried an immeasurable depth of hatred.
“Shoudi Laoren, you actually managed to break all those magical chains on you. But do you think that gives you the right to challenge our Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm? You overestimate yourself. Shoudi Laoren, I advise you to recognize the situation. If you can return the control of the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation to me, then I might consider turning enemies into friends, even compensating you with cultivation resources that will satisfy you,” Mo Chenzi declared.
“Haha...” After listening to Mo Chenzi's words, Shoudi Laoren stared at him intently for a moment before suddenly bursting into loud laughter.
“Old dog Mo, you would consider turning enemies into friends with me? That is the biggest joke I have ever heard in my life. Listen here, old dog Mo, for the remainder of my life, I will devote all my time and energy to your Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm. Everything you and the Blade Realm have inflicted upon me over these years, I will demand full repayment.” As he laughed, Shoudi Laoren's voice rang out loud and clear.
After speaking, he stomped his foot. The tens of thousands of Earth Dragons suddenly soared into the air together, a mighty tide sweeping toward the combined forces of the Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm. This legion of Earth Dragons formed a massive battle formation, each dragon enveloped by copious amounts of yellowish-brown Earth Qi Energy. Across the land, one after another large nets woven from the laws of earth rose, cast from all directions toward the people of the Divine Sword Sect and Blade Realm.
“Old dog Mo, listen well! I, Shoudi Laoren, have returned!” Shoudi Laoren stood with hands behind his back, infinite waves of yellowish-brown Earth Qi Energy surging beneath his feet like a roiling yellow ocean.
“Young Master Ye, the divine pills you gave me have been immensely helpful. Now both my physical body and Soul Body have recovered significantly.” Standing atop the churning Earth Qi Energy, Shoudi Laoren savored the long-lost feeling of strength, a sense of comfort in his heart, and couldn’t help but thank Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei had previously specially refined a large batch of divine pills to help restore physical bodies and Soul Bodies. After refining them, Shoudi Laoren had indeed recovered substantially in both aspects.
“Shoudi Laoren, daring to oppose our Blade Realm is seeking death!” Seeing the dense tide of Earth Dragons crashing toward him, Chihu Daozun flew into a rage. Drawing his long blade, he swung it forward.
A massive blade light materialized, instantly filling a vast stretch of space. The thick blade energy, carrying terrifying blade dao power, surged forward, exploding one Earth Dragon after another in its path.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Suddenly, several hundred gigantic stone fists erupted from beneath the ground, smashing toward Chihu Daozun.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Near the Heavenly Sword Sect headquarters, dozens of enormous mountain peaks tore free from the earth and soared skyward, rumbling as they hurtled toward Chihu Daozun.
Empowered by Earth Qi Energy, each of these mountain peaks was unimaginably heavy, possessing fearsome attack power. Instantly, Chihu Daozun found himself besieged by a multitude of Earth Dragons, stone fists, and mountain peaks.
This Chihu Daozun was a Chaos Deity, possessing formidable strength and extremely profound blade techniques.
But Shoudi Laoren had already been a powerhouse of the same rank in ancient times. Although Shoudi Laoren had been imprisoned in the underground palace for years, suffering endless torment, and though his body was still very weak having just broken free, as a Divine Earth Master, as long as he stood upon the earth, he possessed an inexhaustible source of energy and could command the very land to battle. Therefore, even in his weakened state, Shoudi Laoren already possessed strength capable of battling a Chaos Deity.
“The strength of a Divine Earth Master truly is formidable,” Ye Yunfei thought inwardly, impressed as he saw Shoudi Laoren's opening moves forcing Chihu Daozun into a somewhat awkward position.
Although Ye Yunfei could also lift surrounding mountain peaks for combat, the ones Shoudi Laoren brought forth each contained combat energy at the Chaos Deity level—something Ye Yunfei currently could not match. Ye Yunfei noticed that every attack from Shoudi Laoren could instantly mobilize the energy and laws of the entire Sword Realm Continent. Without relying on the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation, Ye Yunfei himself could only harness the energy and laws of a small area of land during battle.
“Attack! Destroy the Heavenly Sword Sect!” Seeing the combat prowess Shoudi Laoren displayed, Mo Chenzi's face darkened considerably. This indicated that Shoudi Laoren had already recovered a significant portion of his strength, making it far more difficult for Mo Chenzi to control him again. In his fury, Mo Chenzi directly issued the order to fight.
“Kill for me! Wipe out the Heavenly Sword Sect!” Immediately, several elders of the Divine Sword Sect took the lead, charging toward the Heavenly Sword Sect headquarters.
The rest of the Divine Sword Sect forces brandished their longswords and surged forward on currents of sword energy.
Massive sword lights shot into the sky like a violent downpour, targeting the Heavenly Sword Sect headquarters.
“Our Heavenly Sword Sect’s sect-protecting grand array, after such a long, long passage of time, will finally be used to repel enemies once again. Today, it will surely display its true might.” Sword Elder waved a hand. An ancient, tattered formation banner appeared before him as he spoke softly.
Then Sword Elder pointed a finger. The formation banner transformed into a streak of light and shot skyward.
With the appearance of this banner, the sword formation enveloping the Heavenly Sword Sect headquarters instantly swelled explosively. Brilliant light circulated as countless sword lights soared upward, whistling as they slashed toward the masses of the Divine Sword Sect and Blade Realm forces ahead.
This sect-protecting grand array of the Heavenly Sword Sect headquarters was named the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation. In the ancient Sword Realm Continent, this grand array was already renowned. In the great battle of that era, it was precisely because of this Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation that the Soul Bodies of many Heavenly Sword Sect members were not utterly annihilated. Under the protection of this sword array, Sword Elder and a large group of Heavenly Sword Sect powerers' remnant souls had the chance to escape into some Small Worlds or hidden realms to conceal themselves. Later, this Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation was also hidden deep within space.
It was only recently that Sword Elder had restored this Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation, bringing it back to its original state.
“The Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation of the Heavenly Sword Sect from back then is actually preserved so completely!” Mo Chenzi’s face turned somewhat grim as he watched the dense barrage of sword lights erupting from the array ahead. Of course, he recognized its origin at a glance.
“Let me break this array!” Chihu Daozun strode forward, gripping his long blade. A White Tiger materialized behind him. The divine energy released by the tiger fused with the blade dao energy unleashed by Chihu Daozun, coalescing into a gigantic blade light that whistled as it struck, colliding with the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation.
To Chihu Daozun’s surprise, his frontal assault was actually blocked by the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation.
“I truly never imagined the Heavenly Sword Sect still possessed such a foundation. But today, this formation will not stop my advance.” Chihu Daozun spoke coldly, then swung his blade for another strike.
“Primal Divine Sword, heed my command!” Mo Chenzi suddenly formed a hand seal with both hands and shouted.
With a *clang!*, a longsword shot out from the Divine Sword Sect headquarters, instantly piercing through space to arrive before the Heavenly Sword Sect headquarters.
“Today, I will use our Divine Sword Sect’s Primal Divine Sword to break your Heavenly Sword Sect’s Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation!” Holding that longsword, Mo Chenzi strode forward, radiating murderous intent.
“That is the Divine Sword Sect’s Primal Divine Sword! Everyone, join forces to maintain the defense of the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation!” Seeing the longsword in Mo Chenzi’s hand, Sword Elder’s expression turned grave. That sword was one of the Divine Sword Sect’s guardian treasures—the Primal Divine Sword.