Batian Martial Soul

Chapter 14978 Sword 3

Chapter 14978 Jian San

The old man's soul swayed unsteadily, as if it might disappear at any moment. It was unknown how many years it had been wandering in this godforsaken place.

Moreover, his soul power seemed to be insufficient; he could only barely maintain his upper body, while his lower body could not be condensed and remained a cloud of white mist.

Ling Xiao guessed that the old man might have been killed by someone cutting him in half at the waist with a sword before his death, and his physical body was shattered, but his soul survived.

Moreover, they can only stay in this secret realm; once they leave, their souls may be scattered.

Long Muyu nervously drew her sword, ready to strike at any moment.

Ling Xiao stopped her, saying, "Don't panic. If this senior wanted to make a move, he would have already done so. He wouldn't have waited until we discovered him."

"What should I do?"

“It’s alright, I’ll talk to him. Maybe the old gentleman is the one who gave us this opportunity.”

With a smile, Ling Xiao stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting: "Junior Ling Xiao, may I ask how you are addressed, senior? Are you perhaps from the Sword Emperor Sect?"

The old man said, "I am Jian San, the gatekeeper of the Sword Emperor Sect. As for you two little ones, why are you only arriving now? I have been waiting for tens of thousands of years."

Ling Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then explained, "There was no other way. There was a sacred rune array blocking the outside, and we only managed to get in with great difficulty. Please don't blame us, senior. But I wonder why you called us over?"

Jian San sighed: "What's there to blame? The Sword Emperor Sect has long been destroyed and has lost its former glory. Now it's just a ruin buried underground. It's already quite remarkable that you were able to get in. However, if you want to enter and seek opportunities, I will have to examine you first."

How to test it?

Ling Xiao knew that obtaining opportunities wouldn't be so simple; that's how it's always written in novels.

Jian San smiled and said, "Passing the test is very simple. Just be able to withstand my sword strike. Although I have no body, the power of this sword strike is still considerable. If you can withstand it, I will not only not stop you, but I will also send you to the core of the Sword Emperor Sect."

As soon as he finished speaking, his illusory soul body suddenly unleashed an astonishing sword aura that swept across the entire square.

Long Muyu drew her sword again, which she had already withdrawn, because the sword energy in Jianwang 3 was too strong.

"Be careful, this old guy's sword intent is terrifying!"

Ling Xiao smiled slightly: "It's nothing, just sword intent. It's nothing to me!"

Immediately, he looked at Jian San and said, "Senior, it's not very interesting for me to just take one of your sword strikes. How about we make a bet?"

"A bet? You've got guts, kid. You're not afraid of my sword intent at all. Fine, I'll give you a chance to explain, since you're so bold. How do you want to bet?"

Swordsmanship of Three Paths.

Ling Xiao smiled slyly, then waved his hand, and the Soul of the God-Slaying Sword instantly condensed into the God-Slaying Sword, which appeared in his hand.

The God-Slaying Sword is specifically designed to counter souls, and the old man opposite him happened to be a soul. Even he trembled under Ling Xiao's God-Slaying Sword.

"Senior, I will only use one sword strike. If I win, then you must answer some questions for me. I absolutely cannot refuse. How about it?"

“If I lose, she and I will turn around and leave immediately, never to set foot in the Sword Emperor Sect ruins again, and we will not cause any trouble. What do you say? Why don’t you give it a try? It might be simpler this way, and we won’t waste our time.”

Jian San's gaze fell on the God-Slaying Sword. His previously tightly closed eyes suddenly opened a crack, two sharp beams of light flashed by, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"The God-Slaying Sword Soul! You actually awakened the God-Slaying Sword Soul! No wonder you're so confident! This sword soul is a legendary sword soul on the White Ze Continent that is said to be specifically designed to counter souls, and you actually managed to awaken it!"

“A long time ago, there was also a person in the Demon Sect who mastered this kind of sword spirit. With this sword spirit, he became one of the most feared beings by his enemies. Some people would rather fight the Demon Lord than provoke him, because his sword spirit was too terrifying.”

"If you encounter the Demon Lord and can't defeat him, you might still have a chance to escape. But if you encounter him, if you can't defeat him, your soul will be directly devoured, resulting in true annihilation of both body and soul!"

Ling Xiao was genuinely unaware of this story about the God-Slaying Sword Soul. He smiled and said, "Since you know so much about the God-Slaying Sword Soul, then I won't go into details. What do you plan to do next, Senior?"

After speaking, Ling Xiao calmly looked at Jian San, waiting for Jian San's decision.

Sometimes, it's better to leave things unsaid and not explain them too much, which can actually help you maintain control.

Jian San remained silent for a long time, his gaze shifting back and forth between the God-Slaying Sword and the Soaring Sky Sword.

After a long while, he took a deep breath: "Hmph, although you have awakened the God-Slaying Sword Soul, I do not believe that you can completely control it, much less compare with the one from the past. I'll bet with you."

As he finished speaking, he raised his withered right hand, and a wisp of grayish-white sword energy quietly condensed at his fingertips. The sword energy seemed weak, but it contained an incomparably pure sword intent.

This sword energy was more condensed and sharper than the previous bursts of sword energy, clearly his trump card.

Even knowing that the God-Slaying Sword was a natural counter to soul forms, he was unwilling to lose face as the gatekeeper of the Sword Emperor Sect.

Ling Xiao nodded: "Senior's courage is commendable, but I really didn't know how terrifying the God-Slaying Sword is, especially against souls, which is its natural enemy. So let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Xiao raised the Shanghai-Shenzhen Sword, and an even stronger and sharper killing intent quietly erupted, intertwining and colliding with the sword intent of Jian San in the air.

The next second, Ling Xiao moved!

Without the slightest hesitation, he flicked his wrist, and the God-Slaying Sword, accompanied by the sound of tearing through the air, slashed towards Jian San's soul!

The dark red patterns on the sword suddenly lit up, like burning blood-red flames.

A terrifying killing intent, specifically designed to destroy the soul, erupted from the sword, instantly tearing apart even the sword energy condensed by Jian San wherever it passed.

Jian San's expression changed drastically. The gray-white sword energy that he had gathered at his fingertips shattered instantly upon contact with the killing intent of the God-Slaying Sword, just like ice and snow meeting fire.

There was not even a sliver of room for resistance.

Only then did Jian San realize that he had not only underestimated the terrifying power of the God-Slaying Sword Soul, but also the young man in front of him.

This kid doesn't seem to be at a high level, only at the sixth level of the Returning to Truth Realm, but his strength is definitely no less than that of a Void Extinction Realm expert, and he is even more terrifying in terms of swordsmanship.

With such strength, coupled with the God-Slaying Sword formed from the God-Slaying Sword Soul, it directly created a formidable counter to him.

He didn't even have the courage to resist, let alone fight back.

"You are indeed cunning. Your cultivation is not weak to begin with, and with the God-Slaying Sword Soul restraining me, I really have no way to block your sword unless I want to be completely destroyed."

"Hehe, you can't say that. This God-Slaying Sword Soul is not a weapon, but my martial soul. Using it can't be considered cheating, can it?"