Whose Sword Heart Could Destroy His?

Outside the Mirror.

At this moment, the entire venue was dead silent, every face filled with utter shock.

Whether Supremes, Quasi-Emperors, or even Great Emperors, their expressions were exactly the same.

"How... could that be possible?"

Only after a long while did a cultivator finally sigh.

Those brief four words were also the thought in everyone's heart at this moment.

Yes, how could it be possible!

That had been a peerless Supreme with terrifying talent!

Every Supreme possessed profound blessings and aptitude, favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Yet even so, they needed tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of years of bitter cultivation.

But the Heavenly Emperor had only entered the path of the sword four years ago.

And yet with a single sword strike, he had instantly slain that peerless Supreme?

Was he even fucking human?

Ye Chen's face was incomparably grim. The expression of this heaven-blessed prodigy had never looked so ugly.

His cultivation had never lacked opportunities or fortuitous encounters, yet even so, attaining the Supreme Realm had cost him endless years.

But what about Gu Changqing?

He had cultivated in that tower for four years. Four years to hone one sword, and one sword to annihilate a Supreme?

Moreover, this monster had received no guidance whatsoever and had relied entirely on his own exploration.

Compared to him, this heaven-blessed prodigy of his seemed so thoroughly crushed that he was less than shit!

"I never imagined the Heavenly Emperor's swordsmanship would be this terrifying."

"To slay a Supreme with one sword strike—such overwhelming domination could probably only be achieved by a Quasi-Emperor, right?"

Everyone fell silent, unable to say a word.

To enter the Quasi-Emperor Realm after merely four years of cultivation was simply too dreamlike.

At that moment, someone suddenly spoke. "No, that's not right."

"Wasn't the Heavenly Emperor's Sword Heart destroyed later on?"

"If he had entered the Quasi-Emperor Realm, who could possibly destroy his Sword Heart? Only a Great Emperor could likely accomplish that!"

"But in ancient times, there were only a handful of Great Emperors, and they seemed to have no entanglement whatsoever with the Heavenly Emperor before us. Why would they possibly make a move against him?"

Those words made everyone freeze.

That was right. In ancient times, Great Emperor-level powerhouses were beings who simply did not emerge into the world.

The Northern Profound Continent of that era was not like it was now.

Back then, the world's power was unstable and space-time often fell into disorder. That was why, when Gu Changqing slew the White-robed Saint King, he had been able to blast open a corner of the River of Time and Space, allowing an expert from an ancient sect to arrive in this realm.

In ancient times, many places on the Northern Profound Continent vanished from this world for no apparent reason. Swept away by space-time, countless experts were trapped within it, unable to return.

And the Great Emperors of that era, as the most supreme existences in the world, bore the responsibility of suppressing the Northern Profound Continent.

It was precisely because so many Great Emperors had held it down that the Northern Profound Continent was able to enjoy stability afterward.

Not to mention that such powerhouses would not emerge in that era at all—even if they did, no matter how great the karma involved, they would not concern themselves with it.

Because this world needed Great Emperors!

And someone as astonishing as Gu Changqing would only receive the protection of the Great Emperors. How could they possibly destroy his Sword Heart?

At this moment, everyone felt a chill creep into their hearts.

In other words, Gu Changqing, who could slay a Supreme with one sword strike, was practically invincible on the Northern Profound Continent at this point.

Even his master, the Sword Saint, or even the Heavenly Secrets Sect Master, was not qualified to kill him, much less destroy his Sword Heart.

At this moment, everyone turned their gazes toward Jiang Minghuang.

They were even beginning to suspect that Jiang Minghuang's claim that the Heavenly Emperor's Sword Heart had been destroyed was a lie!

The Heavenly Emperor's Sword Heart had never been destroyed at all!

Yet Jiang Minghuang nodded with absolute certainty. "Impossible. The Heavenly Emperor's Sword Heart truly was destroyed. I stayed by his side through ages untold, and he never used a sword. He concealed that past, when his Sword Heart was destroyed, extremely deeply. Even to me back then, he never revealed the slightest thing."

Hearing Jiang Minghuang's words, everyone began doubting themselves again. They could not understand how the Heavenly Emperor's Sword Heart had been destroyed in the end.

Ye Chen's expression was somewhat unsightly.

He had originally been certain that Gu Changqing must have committed some act of betraying his master and exterminating his ancestors. But now it seemed that, even if he had done such a thing, did Gu Changqing's so-called sect even have the qualifications to destroy his Sword Heart?

Still, Jiang Minghuang's words gave him some comfort.

The Heavenly Emperor had concealed this past so deeply, which could only mean that he did not want the world to know of it.

If he had not committed some monstrous evil, why would he need to deliberately cover it up and hide it?

"Perhaps once this past is uncovered, there will be an unexpected delight. Perhaps the evil deeds he committed were far more loathsome than merely betraying his master's sect."

Ye Chen muttered to himself, and inexplicably, anticipation began to rise within him.

Gu Changqing stood within the sea of stars.

Yet from the moment Wang Teng fell, every star in the entire sea of stars had dimmed into darkness.

Countless pristine white Nether Flowers fluttered down from the heavens.

At the end of that ancient land within the stellar river, faint weeping could be heard, like the grief-stricken wail of the Heavenly Dao itself, stirring boundless sorrow in one's heart.

This was a Heavenly Dao phenomenon!

A Sovereign was peerless beneath the heavens. For the Heavenly Dao to nurture a single Sovereign, who knew how much foundation and how many resources it had to expend.

Such a powerhouse was like a child of the Heavenly Dao.

After dissolving Cao Yuwei's attack this time, Mei Gongzi did not rush to counterattack. She merely stood where she was without moving.

Cao Yuwei's brows furrowed slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so keen? After he had forged armor from flames, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not advanced, forcing the ability he had been building up to interrupt.

The battle saber slashed out again, its surging saber intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and saber becoming one as he charged straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand formed the Heavenly Mysterious Circle once more, and with an instantaneous shift, she switched positions. While neutralizing her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already on the other side. A golden-red glimmer flashed across Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not dodged so swiftly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed intent on competing with Cao Yuwei in endurance.

Yet no one questioned the origin of this ability. After all, the Peacock Demon Race's greatest innate gift was Stellar Transposition. Her technique shared the same marvelous essence through a different path as Stellar Transposition.

After dissolving Cao Yuwei's attack this time, Mei Gongzi did not rush to counterattack. She merely stood where she was without moving.

Cao Yuwei's brows furrowed slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so keen? After he had forged armor from flames, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not advanced, forcing the ability he had been building up to interrupt.

The battle saber slashed out again, its surging saber intent even stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and saber becoming one as he charged straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand formed the Heavenly Mysterious Circle once more, and with an instantaneous shift, she switched positions. While neutralizing her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already on the other side. A golden-red glimmer flashed across Cao Yuwei's body. Had she not dodged so swiftly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed intent on competing with Cao Yuwei in endurance.