"Four against one?" Pangu grinned.
"I love a crowd!"
He swept his axe sideways, its light plowing through the four puppets and blasting three Card Puppets apart.
The last Card Puppet lunged with a tower in hand, only for his backhand axe stroke to cleave it in two.
"Old Su, just flip his cards! I'll take every last one of these small fry!"
The card formation exploded with a thunderous roar. The power of order scattered, shaking the ruins.
The Card Lord staggered back three steps, his robes bloodstained and his expression dark.
"My card formation can no longer trap you." The Card Lord stood above the ruins, his expression dark.
"Then let me show you my true card."
He raised his hand, and fifty-four broken card images shattered at once.
The shattered images turned into a streak of golden light and sank into his palm.
An entirely new card emerged from his hand.
The card was pitch-black, its face painted with countless sword shadows, ten thousand swords bowing in homage.
There were no words on the card, yet its terrifying aura pressed the entire expanse of ruins downward.
"This is the Origin Card I forged over endless ages using the Sword Lord's true spirit."
"I have never shown it to anyone. Today, I unseal it for you."
"Ten Thousand Swords Paying Homage."
The card lit up. Hundreds of millions of sword shadows surged out, blanketing the sky as they bore down on Su Changqing.
Every sword shadow was a complete strand of sword intent.
The swords surged like a tide, as though the sword dao of all the heavens were descending at once.
Around the ruins, countless powerful figures turned deathly pale and retreated together under the crushing sword intent.
"That's... the sword dao of all the heavens!"
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