Chapter 238 : Soul-Severing Blade Meets Magnetic Mirror

In that instant, the Venus Soul-Severing Talisman blazed to life, transforming into a dazzling blade of light that descended, aiming directly for Eldrin Chen's head.

Such a full-force strike from a fourth-rank treasure talisman would make even a Golden Core Cultivator [a master cultivator whose power is condensed into a radiant golden core] frown and respond with utmost seriousness.

Eldrin Chen's gaze also sharpened. Fortunately, he had long anticipated that his foe would possess such hidden reserves. After all, the Verdant Sun Sect had a heritage spanning a thousand years; they were no ordinary rogue cultivators.

Facing such an adversary, he naturally had a contingency plan ready.

Now, as the Venus Soul-Severing Blade light slashed towards him, Eldrin Chen raised his hand and summoned his Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force], the Magnetic Treasure Mirror.

The treasure mirror erupted with Magnetic Treasure Radiance, its brilliant radiance enveloping heaven and earth, completely engulfing the Venus Soul-Severing Blade light.

That Venus Soul-Severing Blade light was a metal-attribute Divine Ability [a supernatural technique powered by profound cultivation], and it happened to be perfectly countered by the Magnetic Treasure Mirror. In an instant, ninety percent of its formidable power was decomposed and weakened.

The remaining tenth was no longer a concern. Eldrin Chen swept it aside with a flick of his Great Geng Immortal Sword before directing the sword's edge straight at Patriarch Mo.

Patriarch Mo had already been continuously activating three superior-grade magical treasures and unleashing Divine Ability after Divine Ability, his spiritual energy reserves [the vital power cultivated by adepts] depleting significantly.

Now, having forced the activation of the fourth-rank treasure talisman, his energy immediately plummeted past a critical threshold, leaving him struggling to cope with Eldrin Chen's relentless assault. Discover more cultivation stories at AUDIO-NOVEL.COM.

Seeing the situation, the besieged Patriarch Liu could no longer afford to hold back his trump card, waiting for a fatal strike opportunity. He forcefully unleashed his ultimate, hidden ace.

"BOOM—"

A deafening roar echoed as a crimson Treasure Furnace soared into the sky.

That Treasure Furnace possessed an imposing, majestic aura, standing within the Heavenly Vault like a crimson sun. The moment it appeared, it unleashed a formidable power capable of suppressing heaven and earth, erupting with raging crimson True Flame [a potent, purified flame used in cultivation and alchemy] that swept across all directions.

"Trouble! It's the Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace!"

Patriarch Qian cried out in alarm. He hastily summoned both his Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure [the most powerful artifact a clan possesses, used to protect its legacy] and his Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force, growing with them], then swiftly retreated.

The others, such as Xavier Xu and his companions, also paled dramatically. They all frantically fell back while simultaneously unleashing their own Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure to strike against the Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace.

The Golden Fire Dragon Shears, the Venus Stellar Pearl, the Zuo's Void and Kun Heaven Seal—a full several Third Rank Superior Grade Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure were jointly unleashed to suppress the formidable artifact, attempting to block its advance.

However, that Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace was no ordinary treasure. This object was one of the mere six Fourth-Rank Magical Treasure possessed by the Verdant Sun Sect, representing the powerful foundation accumulated by the Verdant Sun Sect over a millennium.

At this moment, the Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace hung in the sky like a crimson sun, suppressing all opposing forces. In an instant, it sent the several Third-Rank Magical Treasure flying back with a powerful shockwave.

Although Xavier Xu and Patriarch Fang possessed profound foundations, each wielding both a Lifebound Magical Treasure and a Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure—amounting to two Third Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts] between them—their grievous wounds had yet to fully heal.

Under such a ferocious assault, they inevitably suffered a backlash. Blood sprayed from their mouths on the spot, and their auras visibly withered and weakened.

The Old Patriarch, with the lowest cultivation base, fared no better. Though shielded by his Lifebound Formation Artifact [a magical treasure bound to one's life force], the Venus Stellar Pearl, his meridians now throbbed with a dull ache—a clear sign of spiritual backlash. Continuing the fight would only worsen his condition.

Fortunately, Percival Pan, observing the dire situation from several hundred Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] away, swiftly intervened. He summoned his Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure, the Mountain and River Chart, and charged forward, barely managing to stabilize their crumbling formation.

"This is troublesome,"

Eldrin Chen frowned. A Pseudo-Core Realm Cultivator [a cultivator at the peak of the Violet Sanctum realm, approaching Golden Core] pouring all their power into a Fourth-Rank Magical Treasure could unleash combat prowess nearly equivalent to a large portion of a true Golden Core 1st Tier [the first stage of the Golden Core realm] expert.

Back when five Violet Sanctum [the third major cultivation realm] cultivators had joined forces to suppress the Ink Snow Immortal Sword, their success was not solely due to the sword's vulnerability to the Magnetic Treasure Mirror [a divine ability that disrupts or severs connections to magical treasures].

The primary reason was that the Heavenly Python Demon King [a powerful serpentine demon monarch], the sword's wielder, had been completely subdued by Exquisite Jiang, preventing it from continuously channeling spiritual energy to unleash the Ink Snow Immortal Sword's full might.

Now, however, Patriarch Liu was channeling his full power into the Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace, causing the treasure to blaze like a miniature sun in the sky. An endless torrent of Crimson Sun True Flame [a divine flame of pure yang energy] incinerated everything in its path.

"We cannot afford to drag this out any longer,"

Eldrin Chen's heart grew heavy with solemn resolve. These two cultivators from the Verdant Sun Sect were worthy of respect. The Formless Immortal Sword excelled in ambush, a tactic he was unwilling to employ against such honorable foes.

Thus, he could only give his all, vanquishing them with overwhelming, righteous force, granting them a dignified end.

"Celestial Abyss Twin Swords, Great Geng Immortal Sword!"

In that instant, Eldrin Chen disregarded the immense drain on his spiritual power, forcefully driving all three high-grade Immortal Swords in a relentless assault. Torrents of sword light surged forth, cleaving through the air with dozens of consecutive strikes.

Patriarch Mo could endure no longer. A final, precise flick of a blade sent his Kunxu Bulwark Earth Bell spinning away, and he was ultimately pinned and slain within the void by the Heavenly River Positive Water Sword.

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Witnessing Patriarch Mo's fall, Patriarch Liu wept bitter tears, his aged face streaked with grief. Pouring every last drop of his remaining power into the Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace, he unleashed its final fury.

A crimson sun ignited, illuminating the heavens and earth for hundreds of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters]. An endless cascade of Crimson Sun True Flame rained down, a conflagration that seemed intent on incinerating every last enemy.

The allied cultivators were forced back, coughing blood from the backlash. Percival Pan's Mountain and River Chart was caught in the blaze, the True Flame [a pure, potent spiritual fire] consuming it utterly, reducing the treasured artifact to drifting ash.

"Hahaha…"

Patriarch Liu roared with maniacal laughter, his eyes blazing with a final, resplendent light.

His stooped frame straightened in that moment. Clutching a Treasure Furnace that blazed like a miniature sun, he charged across the Heavenly Vault, striking out at the encircling foes. With a furious roar, he bellowed a challenge.

"Come at me again, all of you!"

Raging flames swept in all directions. This was the final, desperate aria of a Pseudo-Core Realm Patriarch.

The others retreated explosively, a heavy silence hanging over them. Forcing a fourth-rank treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact] to such extremes, he would not last long, even if he burned through all his spiritual energy and his very Vital Essence Blood [the foundational life-force and blood essence of a cultivator].

Faced with utter collapse, Patriarch Liu was, in the end, not a Golden Core Cultivator. He could not reverse the tide of defeat. The only thing left for him was to drag a few down with him.

At this moment, even a great cultivator at the Great Perfection of Violet Sanctum would be courting death by facing him head-on.

Eldrin Chen approached calmly, treading upon the void. Clad in robes white as snow, he was flanked by two dazzling Immortal Sword [swords of immense power used by immortal cultivators].

The Celestial Abyss Twin Swords—one azure, one cyan—gleamed with an otherworldly beauty. Their sword-light lay dormant, as if gathering itself, brewing something profound.

"You are an opponent worthy of respect."

"To perish in a blaze of glory at the peak of battle is far better than fading away in silent obscurity."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, his pupils reflecting the distant sun, an unparalleled battle fervor boiling within his heart.

Immortal Sword possess spirit. The sword-light of the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords trembled faintly, as if comprehending something.

"Hymn—"

The hymn of the sword rang out, traversing a hundred Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] of void to echo across the celestial firmament.

The crowd gazed up at the Heavenly Vault, witnessing only a figure clad in snow-white robes riding a sword through the void.

Two swords.

One azure, one cerulean; one embodying the lunar principle [the passive, receptive, and dark aspect of cosmic duality], the other the solar principle [the active, creative, and bright aspect of cosmic duality].

Two beams of sword-light, each a hundred Zhang-lengths [one Zhang-length equals three point three three meters] long, crisscrossed and intertwined in the sky, merging into a single, pure-white, dazzling sword radiance.

The Celestial Abyss Twin Swords united, their combined span stretching over three hundred Zhang-lengths. The unleashed sword-light instantly flooded the horizon, inundating hundreds of Li-lengths of heaven and earth.

"This is..."

The crowd gasped in astonishment, then fell into a stunned silence.

Across the vast expanse of Chu Nation, such a majestic and overwhelming sword radiance was truly a sight rarely seen in the world, causing their hearts to surge with tumultuous thoughts.

The Sky-Severance Sword Union cleaved a path through heaven and earth.

In their perfect union, the Polarity [the fundamental opposing forces of yin and yang] converged, their combined edge naturally meant to slay demons and vanquish fiends, its peerless sharpness disdainful of all under heaven.

Time seemed to slow to a crawl. The onlookers watched as the white sword light, unleashed from hundreds of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] away, shot across the sky to strike directly at the Crimson Sun Void-Burning Furnace [a legendary artifact resembling a blazing crimson sun] upon the Heavenly Vault.

The scene painted a picture of a peerless Sword Immortal [a supreme master of the sword path] wielding his blade to sever the heavens themselves, aiming to strike down the blazing scorching sun that was the Nine Heavens Above. This content originates from audio–novel.com. Please respect copyright.