"What's happening!" Death True Lord's expression shifted slightly.
He raised his hand, pouring death flame into the blade to suppress the two fragments' struggles.
Death flame surged like a tide into the blade, pinning the two fragments down.
But the fragments struggled ever more fiercely. Cracks lit up across the blade, writhing like dragons and serpents.
"I refined it for endless ages. It has long since become mine-"
"No amount of refining can give you a sword bone," Su Changqing said.
"It belongs to the Thousand River Mountain Sword, not you."
"Today, I'll reclaim my sword right before your eyes."
He stepped forward, raising saber and sword high. The Seed of Creation lit up, its emerald light merging with sword intent and saber intent.
"Blade and Sword Fusion-Peerless Pair Returns to the Origin!"
Saber light and sword shadows fused into an edge that pierced the heavens, slashing straight at the Death Sword.
Before that edge arrived, the two fragments inside the Death Sword rang out in unison.
For the first time, Death True Lord's sword hand began to tremble.
He abruptly raised his sword, bringing the Death Sword up to meet the blow.
BOOM-!!
The two swords collided. The Death Abyss shattered, and the void exploded.
A crack split through the Death Sword from the center of its blade.
The Thirteenth Fragment and the Fourteenth Fragment broke free together, turning into two streaks of sword light that plunged into Su Changqing's brow.
HUM-!!
All fourteen fragments returned to position at once.
The Thousand River Mountain Sword throbbed violently in his palm. Its sword light blazed, and crack after crack slowly healed.
Su Changqing stood amid the ruins, sword qi crisscrossing around him, his edge aimed straight at Death True Lord.
Death True Lord stared at the Death Sword, broken in